SF Chronicle: Running woes doom Raiders' Carson Palmer

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By Art Spander
Special to the San Francisco Chronicle

It wasn't the old Raiders, it was the newly revised old Raiders, unable to stop the run and thus unable to stop the bleeding; out of running backs and, when Carson Palmer missed Denarius Moore, out of luck.

You know the adage, the only stat that matters is the final score, which Sunday at O.co Coliseum was Tampa Bay 42, Oakland 32.

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© 2012 Hearst Communications Inc.

 

RealClearSports: Leinart's Role as Raider: Advise, Back Up

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A Matt Leinart bobblehead, with the likeness attired in an Arizona Cardinals uniform, can be found on the Internet at prices ranging from $28 to $80. Leinart may have been a disappointment — the word "bust'' is simply too harsh — but he has not gone unrecognized.

Or, once more, unwanted.

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SF Examiner: It all comes down to one game for the Oakland Raiders

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

Oh, those Raiders. So many penalties. “After the flags, guys come up to me on the sidelines, and say, that’s what happens when you play for the Raiders,”  mused quarterback Carson Palmer.

Oh those Raiders, blown out by Green Bay, giving up a late lead to Detroit, ranked fourth-worst in the NFL in total defense.

Oh those Raiders...

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SF Examiner: When big plays are needed, Raiders are unable to deliver

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

The Raiders had the game, and then they didn’t.

“We let it slip,” Raiders safety Tyvon Branch said.

They had the game, then the Detroit Lions had it.

“We can’t finish,” said Oakland coach Hue Jackson. “To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.”


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RealClearSports: Palmer Gets 'a Little Piece of the Action'

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Carson Palmer called the week surrealistic, an appropriate word when one begins by getting on a plane in one city and ends by throwing three interceptions in another.

Maybe Palmer indeed will prove the quarterback savior the Oakland Raiders thought was so desperately needed they sent off a couple of first-round draft picks to wedge him loose from the Cincinnati Bengals and the inactivity he had imposed on himself.

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RealClearSports: For Raiders, Future Is Now Or Never

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Of course it’s a smart move. Maybe it wouldn’t have been for the New England Patriots or Green Bay Packers, but these are the Oakland Raiders, who went out and traded a couple of first-round picks for Carson Palmer.

The Oakland Raiders who suddenly are grabbing at brass rings, grabbing headlines and most of all grabbing games.

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