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On offense with AJ out
* Jacoby Jones needs to grow up and be the guy that Kubiak has instilled so much confidence in. Make a good amount of plays and give this team at least 75 yards and maybe a TD.
* Walter needs to return to the consistency in the passing game that he had in his 2nd year here when he had like 900 yards. He can catch great, but he needs to get open and insert himself. We'll need at least 80+ yards from him and that isn't to much to ask.
* Bring in some two TE sets perhaps so we can let Daniels and Thor both loose. Thor has proven he can make plays for this team and that he is a gamer. Allow him to be what we drafted him for. Make this guy a weapon as well as Daniels, because we know what Daniels is capable of on any given day.
* Get Foster involved in as many screens as possible so we can get him in space. Holes in the running game won't always be there, but a good screen pass can make up for it a lot of the time. Hopefully the holes are there in the running game, but we're going to need a heavy work load from Foster this week.
On Defense
* Limit and contain Mcfadden to about 120 yards and one TD tops. This guy is on fire, so shutting him down is a lot to ask, and I'll be okay if we can limit him to about 120 on the ground.
* Get after Jason Campbell like crazy. He's not a QB that can make a ton of plays on his own when nothing is there. Give us 5 sacks and about a ton of other QB hurries and this passing attack shouldn't do a whole lot.
* Make it a point to light a spark in Mario before the game. This will be Kubiak and Wade's job. I'm liking what I'm seeing thus far with him in this new system, but he has a tendancy to disappear after a good game or two. Let's keep this high energy from him consistent and get him pumped. When Mario is all over the place this defense is a much better unit.
This isn't to much to ask. If these things can happen I think this is a very winnable game. The Raiders are no push over this year and need to be taken very seriously. They're not world beaters either though, so we should be able to take care of business and go 4-1 for the first time in history.
* Jacoby Jones needs to grow up and be the guy that Kubiak has instilled so much confidence in. Make a good amount of plays and give this team at least 75 yards and maybe a TD.
* Walter needs to return to the consistency in the passing game that he had in his 2nd year here when he had like 900 yards. He can catch great, but he needs to get open and insert himself. We'll need at least 80+ yards from him and that isn't to much to ask.
* Bring in some two TE sets perhaps so we can let Daniels and Thor both loose. Thor has proven he can make plays for this team and that he is a gamer. Allow him to be what we drafted him for. Make this guy a weapon as well as Daniels, because we know what Daniels is capable of on any given day.
* Get Foster involved in as many screens as possible so we can get him in space. Holes in the running game won't always be there, but a good screen pass can make up for it a lot of the time. Hopefully the holes are there in the running game, but we're going to need a heavy work load from Foster this week.
On Defense
* Limit and contain Mcfadden to about 120 yards and one TD tops. This guy is on fire, so shutting him down is a lot to ask, and I'll be okay if we can limit him to about 120 on the ground.
* Get after Jason Campbell like crazy. He's not a QB that can make a ton of plays on his own when nothing is there. Give us 5 sacks and about a ton of other QB hurries and this passing attack shouldn't do a whole lot.
* Make it a point to light a spark in Mario before the game. This will be Kubiak and Wade's job. I'm liking what I'm seeing thus far with him in this new system, but he has a tendancy to disappear after a good game or two. Let's keep this high energy from him consistent and get him pumped. When Mario is all over the place this defense is a much better unit.
This isn't to much to ask. If these things can happen I think this is a very winnable game. The Raiders are no push over this year and need to be taken very seriously. They're not world beaters either though, so we should be able to take care of business and go 4-1 for the first time in history.