Friday, August 22, 2014

Dress Rehearsal Preseason Week 3: RAIDERS @ Green Bay Packers Q-by-Q Reaction


Q4:

Score: OAK 21 GB 31

Score in garbage time always tries to cover up how terrible the game went. McGloin and Butler, they've been cooking it up last preseason and they're doing it again this preseason, just fantastic chemistry even if they're playing against a 3rd string defense. Good to see GAIII run it up for the two point conversion doing his daddy proud carrying on that legacy in the S&B. Stay tuned for the full recap.

Q3:

Score: OAK 7 GB 25

Schaub needed that TD from James Jones to give the Raider Nation a reason to have trust in him and didn't happen after the score was reversed after the review. The 2nd-3rd stringers took over this quarter, little scoring was expected. Usually heading into the 4th, both stringers want to go guns blazing to secure a spot on the roster.

Q2:

Score: OAK 7 GB 22

Arguably the story of the quarter, Sio Moore's neck injury. You don't want to see a stud of a player like Moore be carted off on a stretcher in the preseason. Overall, rough first half, passing game has been extraneous so far, and penalties are killing the team yet again. Onto the halftime report.

Q1:


Score: OAK 7 GB 8


Both teams engaging each other in a chest match with both scoring on their opening drives. MJD showed a vintage big run in the opening drive for the Raiders. Didn't like how the Raiders ended the quarter on two penalties for 15 yards because they were doing a great job on defense and special teams. Two dumb penalties have marred the Raiders' impressive sequences on defense after they allowed a score on the Packers' opening drive. You can't do that, especially against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, even if it is preseason.

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