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Raiders comfortable carrying 2 QBs
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)Despite a roster tilted heavily toward the offense,Raiders coach Hue Jackson said he's comfortable carrying only two quarterbacksinto the regular season.Oakland's decision to cut Trent Edwards(notes) on Sunday left the team with onlystarter Jason Campbell(notes) and backup Kyle Boller(notes). The Raiders also have TerrellePryor(notes), but the former Ohio State star can't practice with his teammates untilafter serving a five-game suspension.That leaves little margin for erroror injuryas Oakland prepares forits season opener at Denver on Sept. 12. "I feel comfortable where we are right now, I really do," Jackson saidfollowing Kids New England Patriots Jerseys practice Sunday. "This is all about our team, just making sure wehave enough good players to play. And Youth New England Patriots Jerseys I'm very happy with the two quarterbackswe have."Jackson spoke with reporters for the first time since the Raiders Men New England Patriots Jerseys trimmedtheir roster to the 53-player limit.While most of the moves were expected, the decision to part ways withEdwards was mildly surprising. He and Boller had been splitting time with thesecond offense during training camp and both played behind Campbell in thepreseason.The Raiders instead opted to go with two quarterbacks, six running backs,seven wide receivers and four tight endssomewhat perplexing consideringapparent needs on defense."They say I'm an offensive coach, right?" Jackson said with a laugh."There's no doubt some decisions could have gone the other way but at this timewe did what we think is truly best for our football team right now."Letting go of Edwards, Jackson said, was one of the toughest calls he made.Edwards signed with Oakland just before training camp and was listed thirdon the Patriots Jersey Youth depth chart but put up better numbers than Boller did in the preseason.Edwards completed 22 Patriots Jersey Womens of 39 throws for 254 yards with one touchdown and a 74.1rating, while Boller was 27 of 45 for 268 yards and a 67.6 rating."That was a tough call," Jackson said. "Trent did some good things, hereally did. He's a good player and he deserves NFL New England Patriots Jerseys an opportunity in this league.But at this time this is kind of where we are."Jackson said Sunday that six-time Pro Bowl punter Shane Lechler(notes) would beemergency quarterback. Lechler played Patriots Jersey the position in high school but has neverthrown a pass in the NFL.Lechler routinely works in training camp throwing passes to wide receiversor defensive backs during positional drills."I trust him," Jackson said. "He takes snaps, he's done it all. I know hecan get it done in a pinch if we need him to."A more pressing concern is the health of tight end Kevin Boss(notes).Boss was signed to replace Zach Miller but hasn't practiced since injuringhis knee while making a catch against the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 20.With his status uncertain for the opener in Denver, the Raiders opted tokeep holdover Brandon Myers(notes) and rookies David Ausberry(notes) and Ben Gordon."What we're doing is just making sure that if he's not (ready) that we'recapable of doing what we need to do," Jackson said. "All those guys aredeserving. It's not Womens New England Patriots Jerseys like they didn't earn the right to be here. We're not givinganybody anything."The Raiders made a few roster moves a day after final cuts were made,signing linebacker Ricky Brown(notes) and releasing tackle Seth Wand(notes). The team alsoplaced wide receiver Shawn Bayes(notes), fullback James McCluskey(notes), guard Roy Shueningand cornerback Jeremy Ware(notes) on injured reserve.Additionally, cornerback Sterling Moore(notes), defensive tackle Jamie Cumbie(notes),defensive end Mason Brodine(notes), fullback Manase Tonga(notes), offensive lineman AlexParsons(notes), tight end Kevin Brock(notes), linebacker Jeremy Leman(notes) and wide receiver EddieMcGee(notes) were added to Oakland's practice squad.
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