It just gets worse and worse for the Raiders. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_y...slug=ap-raidersquarterbacks&prov=ap&type=lgns ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Aaron Brooks will be sidelined two to four weeks with a strained pectoral muscle, giving the Raiders' starting quarterback job to second-year player Andrew Walter. Brooks hurt himself Sunday after fumbling his second straight snap from center in the first quarter of a 28-6 loss to Baltimore. Originally, the Raiders thought it was a rotator cuff injury, but an MRI on Monday showed it was just a muscle strain. The Raiders have a much-needed bye this week after getting outscored 55-6 in their two losses to open the season. Walter will start Oct. 1 against Cleveland. After that, it will depend on Brooks' health, coach Art Shell said. "Right now the job is Aaron's," Shell said. "Andrew will come in and fill in and do the best that he can to help us win. That's where we are. I don't want to start, 'If he does this, will we do that?' I don't want to do that right now. If there's a decision to be made down the road then we'll do that. But right now Aaron Brooks is our starting quarterback." Brooks has had a rough start in his first season in Oakland and hasn't made it through an entire game yet. He was sacked seven times in a 27-0 season-opening loss to San Diego before being pulled in the fourth quarter. He lasted only two drives against the Ravens, not throwing a single pass. That gave Walter his most extensive action in the NFL since the Raiders took him in the third round in 2005 out of Arizona State. Shell said Walter had an up-and-down performance against the Ravens, but acknowledged it was difficult to get a true read on him because of the constant pressure he was under. Walter has sacked six times and under pressure from the Ravens numerous others throughout the game. The Raiders have allowed 15 sacks threw two weeks. "It's difficult to get a feel for them," Shell said of his quarterbacks. "I think we have a feel for what they're capable of doing, if given the time. So we have to have the time for them consistently. It can't be every now and then. It has to be a consistent situation where we're giving them the kind of time that's necessary to get the ball down the field." Walter put together a few effective drives against the Ravens, leading the Raiders to a pair of field goals for their only points of the season. But he also lost one of his three fumbles and threw three interceptions. He finished 10-for-27 for 162 yards and has an anemic quarterback rating of 19.0 through two weeks. Walter said his mistakes were "unacceptable," including missing an open Randy Moss in the end zone and committing four turnovers. "Those are all things that kill you," he said. "They killed us. It's fine moving the ball, but if we don't score any points at the end of the day, it's who scores the most points." The biggest problem for the Raiders has been on the offensive line. They've struggled to pick up constant blitzes from the Chargers and Ravens. Shell said the coaching staff would use the week off to evaluate the scheme and work on fundamentals with the linemen. Oakland already is without starting left tackle Robert Gallery, who missed the Ravens game with an injured calf and is questionable against Cleveland. Now their most experienced lineman, left guard Barry Sims, has an injured hip. He was to undergo an MRI and Shell did not know what his status would be. Oakland has also been without Jerry Porter, last year's leading receiver, for the first two games. Shell has benched Porter, who clashed with his new coach in the offseason and demanded a trade. Safety Jarrod Cooper was one of a few players who questioned the move in the wake of the two poor offensive performances and said it was time for Shell and Porter to get over their bad blood so the receiver could get back on the field. Shell wouldn't say when, or if, Porter would play, but downplayed the impact of his absence on the offensive struggles. "It's not the receivers. That's not the problem," Shell said. "The problem is, giving our quarterback the time to throw the ball, and the problem is, also, once you get the time, making the connection. So, the receivers are not the problem. We got guys that can catch the ball, but we got to make sure that we have an opportunity to get the ball to them." Shell said the Raiders would consider bringing in a third quarterback to be ready in an emergency while Brooks is sidelined. He said it could be Jeff George, who has not thrown a pass in the NFL since 2001, but spent a week in Raiders camp during the preseason. For now, Marques Tuiasosopo is the backup and receiver Ronald Curry, who played quarterback in college at North Carolina, would be the emergency third-stringer.
I'll bet Raiders fans are jumping up and down with joy - Brooks has been beyond terrible for them, and Walter actually looked vaguely like an NFL QB yesterday.
That is a straight-up recipe for disaster. How many more games before one of the WR is lining up under center? :lol:
He actually reappeared on Sunday, posting mostly in this thread: http://forums.theganggreen.com/showthread.php?t=11434
Only two games into the season. Way too early to panic . Raiders have two units playing at a very high level. The defense and special teams. (these units are only going to get better as season progresses) They have to get the offense on track(been really bad) . The slow start on offense is not unexpectly, as raiders have four olineman playing a new position ,a new QB under center, and played two very tough defenses. Those things just take time. Still no one could foresee the offense being that bad.(first twogames) Big question on offense is can the coaching staff make the adjustments needed. Thats going with 3-5 step drops(than 7) and incorporating more short routes. Everything can't be deep ,because Qb just dosen't have that much time. Keep throwing short to set up your deep pass. Raiders when they have thrown short have been sucessful, but for some reason, aren't patient enough. Seems like they want the quick strike and it just not there(because defense aren't going to let Wrs get behind them) BTW I look for a couple changes on oline down the road helping. If they want to run the ball they are going to have to strengthen their interior. C hulsey has twenty pounds on C jake Grove and matches up better to massive DT and K boothe (already in for rookie P MC quistan)at RG.(Jordan ran best when he was in lineup)
WTF are you talking about Jeaux??? Two units playing well, and at a high level? My bloody ass you have two units playing well. If you haven't noticed you have been outscored something like 55+ - 6. Your team isn't doing anything that even remotely resembles the game of football out there. :rofl:
Number 10 defense in football and special teams unit has been excellent this year. Just when the offense right now real horrible(look at about of turnovers-turnover ratio) IF Raiders defense wasn't playing pretty good than the score would defintely been alot worse.(thats how bad the ofense is right now. Raiders coaches have to change the scheme some , make some minor adjustments on oline, and the offense will be good to go.
Number 10 defense in football and special teams unit has been excellent this year. Just when the offense right now real horrible(look at about of turnovers-turnover ratio) IF Raiders defense wasn't playing pretty good than the score would defintely been alot worse.(thats how bad the ofense is right now. Raiders coaches have to change the scheme some , make some minor adjustments on oline, and the offense will be good to go. Raiders have some serious weapons at skill positions.
I'm going to tell you right now. Grab that #10 Defense, wrap it back up, cram it into the box it came in, and drive as fast as you can, right to the local K-Mart you bought it at. You are getting robbed man. 27-28 points a game from a #10 Defense. :smile:
In case you didn't know - the idea behind a defense is to PREVENT the other team from scoring points. :up:
Again you're turning football over as much as Raiders have(first two games its not hard to give up that many points. currently minus 6 in turnover ratio- 4 fumbles and 3 interceptions which alot of times happens very close to their endzone) Raiders defense has been good enough, to hold them majority time, to just field goals. That number ten ranking on defense was built with their two top Defense players being out, the last game. LB sam williams(arguely their best LB) and their starting CB(N Asomugha) . In fact their other starting CB (F washington0was banged up and misssed a good portion of game also.
a top 10 defense at what? losing? last in takeaways and near last in points allowed. but they haven't. they given up alot of TDs and alot of FGs. Yes it's early in the season, but thinking your defense is top-10 at this point is missing out on the fact that there are alot of great defenses in the AFC and realizing that the Raiders aren't one of them.
Have to do a better job reading . Raiders are the top ten defense in football. http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-TOTAL/2006/regular?sort_col_1=4 Maybe someday Jets will have a top ten defense.
