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Ten Raiders who need to make big impact this season
Inside Bay Area, CA - 1 hour ago
TOWARD THE end of his 9-23 reign as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Norv Turner could be heard lamenting his rotten luck of having only one of 53 men having ...


Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:45:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

For the most part, this list contains the usual suspects - Moss, Brooks, Sapp, Porter, Jordan, and so on. Two really stood out to me, though, and that's T Robert Gallery and K Sebastian Janikowski.

Of Gallery, this article says, "He was moved to left tackle by Shell, who expects him fulfill his status as the No.2 overall pick in the draft and become a dominant player... If Gallery were to indeed join the Jonathan Ogden-Willie Roaf-Walter Jones club, the ripple effect across the line would be substantial and go a long way toward establishing the physical presence up front Shell is counting on."

In terms of the kicker, meanwhile, it reads, "If Janikowski does not ascend to the status Shane Lechler enjoys among the NFL's punters, he could be on his way out after this season. Never mind the mystery surrounding his inability to consistently produce touchbacks — what the Raiders need is someone who converts everything inside of 45 yards plus the occasional clutch kick from 50 and beyond... If Janikowski had done that last year, the Raiders might have won seven games, and Turner might still have a job."

What do you think? Can either or both of these guys step it up in '06?

[thundrwagn]

I think Gallery being put back at LT will benefit him and the team greatly this year.

Jano's already feeling pressure and heat from Shell to step it up. For every field goal he misses during practice, the team is required to run a lap. The team knows this as well as Jano. Since then, Jano has not missed a practice kick. Pretty motivating....

Nuff.


Thundrwagn

[Lefty Noob]

Hey, that's a good trick, and it sounds like its whipping the kicker into shape already!