Oakland Raiders’ Toughest Roster Decisions After Preseason Week 4

September 4, 2015   ·   Maurice Moton   ·   Jump to comments

Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is faced with some tough roster decisions when finalizing the 53-man roster for the September 5 deadline.
You can overlook the score in Thursday night's 31-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4 of the preseason, which mostly featured reserves battling for a job. Del Rio looked for players capable of adding depth to his starting unit.
Some of the potential backups made the decisions easy, for better or worse, while others put themselves in contention for expanded roles.
Here are some of the issues Del Rio must tackle within the next 24-to-36 hours.
 
Matt McGloin vs. Christian Ponder
The competition between Matt McGloin and Christian Ponder became a one-sided battle as the weeks progressed.
McGloin outplayed Ponder in three of the four preseason games and put an exclamation point on the debate Thursday night against the Seahawks.
Both quarterbacks had to work with a subpar offensive line, but McGloi...

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