Sunday, October 17, 2010

Oakland Raiders @ San Francisco 49ers: Pre-Game



Date: October 16, 2010

Time: 1:00PST
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco
Records: Raiders (2-3) 49ers (0-5)
Spread: 49ers (-7)

Injuries

Oakland: Out - RB Michael Bennett (hamstring), LB Travis Goethel (back), DT John Henderson (foot), LB Thomas Howard (knee), WR Chaz Schilens (knee); Questionable - QB Bruce Gradkowski (shoulder), LB Quentin Groves (hamstring), WR Johnnie Lee Higgins (knee), RB Darren McFadden (hamstring); Probable - OG Robert Gallery (hamstring), OG Daniel Loper (ankle), CB Jeremy Ware (ankle)

San Francisco: Out - S Curtis Taylor (quad), TE Delanie Walker (ankle); Probable - OT Joe Staley (shoulder), QB Troy Smith (abdomen), OG Adam Snyder (quad), OG Adam Snyder (quad)

Inactives

Oakland: QB Bruce Gradkowski (3rd QB), RB Michael Bennett, LB Travis Goethel, DT John Henderson, OLB Thomas Howard, RB Darren McFadden, DB Walter McFadden, WR Chaz Schilens

San Francisco: QB Troy Smith (3rd QB), OT Alex Boone, WR Jason Hill, OT Barry Sims, FS Curtis Taylor, TE Delanie Walker, WR Kyle Williams, OG Tony Wragge

News out of San Francisco is that the players have finally given up and stop listening to head coach Mike Singletary.  It was just a matter of time until this happen.  How long can you listen to a head coach who is not willing to make changes and just blame players for inability to execute when in fact it's your philosophy that is the problem.

If the 49ers continue to lose, Jed York will not have any choice but to get rid of Singletary at the bye week.  York cannot afford to lose the fans and making one of the assistant coaches the head coach is better than keeping Singletary in at the helm.

On the other side of the bay, the Raiders are doing there best to show up the 49ers.  Adam Schefter is reporting that the Raiders are calling teams to advise them that they are ready to make a deal and no one player is untouchable.  This is a annual event for Al Davis' but it seems very interesting at this point when the Raiders are 2-3 and with a win could be .500.

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