The Oakland Raiders Control Their Destiny: It Starts Against the Miami Dolphins

November 27, 2010   ·   big ROC Stockton, CA   ·   Jump to comments

At 5-5 the Oakland Raiders aren't exactly where they would like to be, but as we all know, things could be worse.  Oakland currently sits one game back of the Kansas City Chiefs, who are 6-4.  The Raiders are a missed 32-yard FG away from still being in first, but it is what it is and they sit a game back in the AFC West.
The Oakland Raiders need to just do their job and not worry about the Chiefs or Chargers.  As long as the Raiders get back to what they do best, they should be alright.  The return of Nnamdi Asomugha will shore up the problems in pass defense we saw in the loss against the Steelers.  The absence of Brandon Marshall this week will also help the Raiders against the Dolphins passing game.
The Raiders have done relatively well against opposing RBs as of late.  Their run defense is ranked 25th right now, but that doesn't reflect the current defense and the way they are getting after the ball carrier.  Rashard Mendenhall is...

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