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McFadden inactive, Gradkowski No. 3

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at 11:47 am in Oakland Raiders.

No surprises or miracles. Darren McFadden is inactive for the second consecutive game with a hamstring injury and Bruce Gradkowski was designated as the No. 3 quarterback, meaning Kyle Boller is a play away from seeing action today against the 49ers at Candlestick Park.

It’s rainy and wet _ should be a good game for guys who should be heavy-footed mudders such as Michael Bush.

The bulk of my time during the game will be with a live chat. I’ll try and check back here from time to time at quarter breaks. Be forewarned _ wireless here is supposed to be pretty erratic. We’ll hope for the best . . .

Other Raiders inactives: CB Walter McFadden, RB Michael Bennett, LB Travis Goethel, LB Thomas Howard, DT John Henderson and WR Chaz Schilens.

For the 49ers, inactives are WR Kyle Williams, S Curtis Taylor, TE Delanie Walker, T Barry Sims, G Tony Wragge, T Alex Boone and WR Jason Hill.

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192 Responses to “McFadden inactive, Gradkowski No. 3”

  1. SnakeStabler Says:

    Holy Diaper Sandwiches!!!

  2. weaselbit Says:

    RRRRRRAAAAAIIIIIIDDDDEEEERRRRSSSSSS!!!!!!!

    (first)

  3. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Lets trade mitchell for a ham sandwich

  4. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Mitchell recovered the fumble last week after wiffing on the tackle and being out of position.

  5. ORaiders Says:

    God Luck today Jerry, Let’s hope for the best. With it being wet, how do you think this fares for Alex Smith and the 49ers offensive?

  6. Raider75 Says:

    Chiefs now up 21-7 on Texans.

  7. Plunketthead Says:

    No way DHB & Mitchell set us back like JaTeamwrecker did

  8. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    Either Houston is garbage or KC is decent.

    Houston can’t stop them

  9. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    I am a broken record on this….DHB has to at least contribute.

    I am not buying that clear out stuff

  10. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Ph,
    high second rouund picks should end up as starters…Mitchell was a bad reach. He would never start for any NFl team.

  11. Thec07 Says:

    Kc is a good team…

  12. 89052RAIDER Says:

    DHB and Mitchell wasted picks

  13. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Dhb looks like he is fighting off a swarm of bees when thrown to.

  14. Thec07 Says:

    Dhb looks like he is fighting off a swarm of bees when thrown to.

    HAHAHAHAHAHHA…..

  15. 89052RAIDER Says:

    DHB also needs to take the boxing gloves off.

  16. Raider O Says:

    MM had a great game against the Dischargers, so I do see him improving.

  17. Raider75 Says:

    21-14 Chiefs. Texans offense in better rhythm, but defense needs to make a play.

    Beat the Chiefs!

  18. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Raider O,
    MM did not play well against the Chargers. He is a bad fb player.

  19. Raider O Says:

    MM is one my fav Raiders. He has the size & speed that Al loves, he loves contact, and he loves Football. No Way he is a Bust!
    WTF are you smoking?
    DHB is in his 2nd season, he is a hard worker, he is improving, so he is not a bust, but he war a reach at 7.

  20. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Raider O,
    DHB 20 catches 16 starts….He is a complete bust,in particular, because Al makes him start. MM would have went undrafted….He takes bad angles and gambles for a big hit..Should have been cut. Quit sniffing Al’s dirty jumpsuits.

  21. Raider O Says:

    He is not a bad FB player. He is young and has potential, and the coaches agree that he had a good game against SD.

  22. Kirk Says:

    MM and DHB are busts.

  23. 89052RAIDER Says:

    7 years 11 losses or more…just look at the draft…DHB and MM plain stupid

  24. aig-raiders Says:

    SD is trailing STL 17-10. Where are all these guys who pumped up SD and trashed STL all week? As Bill Parcells like to say, you are what your record says you are.

  25. 89052RAIDER Says:

    The coaches say what al tells them to say

  26. Thec07 Says:

    # aig-raiders Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    SD is trailing STL 17-10. Where are all these guys who pumped up SD and trashed STL all week? As Bill Parcells like to say, you are what your record says you are.
    +++++++++

    Truth, sd is not A GOOD TEAM…

  27. Raider O Says:

    LOL

  28. aig-raiders Says:

    Hard to say MM is a bust right now since the coaches seem to be in love with Shavonn Branch. Other than that fum recovery last week, I can’t recall impact plays that Shavonn has made in the last 2 years.

  29. 89052RAIDER Says:

    We should have had at least one OL starter rather than draft DHB or MM…..Michael Oher?

  30. 89052RAIDER Says:

    We have many bad players…DHB, MM, and trevor scott, mario henderson are bottom of the barrel.

  31. aig-raiders Says:

    Thec

    they are a terrible roadteam this year. Got busted by Sea, KC, and us. It bugged me all week how people were trying to pump up SD while trashing STL. STL is a lot better than Raider fans realize this year. They have only had 1 bad game all year.

  32. aig-raiders Says:

    We should have drafted Oher. I thought he was the best Oline prospect his year and maybe I was biased for his story. However, He turned out better than Smith in STL and Smith in Cinci.

  33. Thec07 Says:

    they are a terrible roadteam this year.

    Truth, they are looking AT 0-4…but it appears the lambs have stopped pressuring rivers…

  34. aig-raiders Says:

    If we have drafted Oher and still got Murphy, then we’d still be much better off than drafting either dhb or craptree.

  35. Raider O Says:

    T Scott is not a bad player, but he should be used as a pass rusher only.

  36. morilla Says:

    Gates is out, rolled his ankle.

  37. Thec07 Says:

    Next five years we need to draft oline dline…

  38. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Raider O,
    You are in Denial. Trevor Scott is not a legit NFL linebacker and may be the worst DE in all of the NFL…Just watch him….Weak, slow, cannot hold edge, cannot cover..

  39. Thec07 Says:

    # aig-raiders Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    If we have drafted Oher and still got Murphy, then we’d still be much better off than drafting either dhb or craptree.

    Truth…

  40. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    I haven’t given up on DHB. I think he’s being used incorrectly. ALl they do is run him deep. No screens, few slants…nothing…just deep azz routes….freekn stupid.

    I don’t blame DHB for that. He does block well.

    Drafting receivers high is a Huuuuuge risk.

    Hopefully DHB can turn it around….but he’s got to make catches….I’ve never heard of a hall of fame clear out receiver!

  41. Thec07 Says:

    I am not big on drafting “skill players” as those guys are a dime a dozen, but we could have had calvin johnson

  42. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    Thec,

    You know what ticks me off….watching Calvin Johnson. About the only time a HWS guy was worth a top pick and good ole JaDavis was available.

    DAMN!

  43. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Didn’t Trevor Scott have more sacks than any other rookie in his draft class?

  44. Raider O Says:

    We need to draft:
    1- OL
    2- DT/NT
    3- QB
    4- CB
    5- Blocking FB, but keep Reece

  45. Thec07 Says:

    I haven’t given up on DHB. I think he’s being used incorrectly. ALl they do is run him deep. No screens, few slants…nothing…just deep azz routes….freekn stupid.

    Shows the ineptness of this org…

  46. Raider O Says:

    That’s right Vegas. Draft class included Gholston & Long.

  47. Thec07 Says:

    SNB, calvin johnson, or dz bryant are the only “skill players” i would have taken in the previous draft years…Otherwise I take the best OL, DL left on the board…

  48. Raider O Says:

    I thought Dez Bryant was going to be a bust.

  49. Nnamdi21 Says:

    The hits keep comin’….hear me now Chargers, “Your reign is OVER!!!”

    TE Gates injured

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-chargers-gatesout

  50. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Look at our line…all journeymen except Gallery

  51. Nnamdi21 Says:

    Raider O Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
    I thought Dez Bryant was going to be a bust.

    ===============

    He’s a nut job. Have to see if he can handle the game off the field.

  52. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Mcfadden was a bad pick too, given our needs..but he can actually play football unlike DHB

  53. 89052RAIDER Says:

    I doubt any nfl team would continue to start a guy with 20 catches after 16 starts.except AL

  54. Thec07 Says:

    dez bryant > crabtree and dhb

  55. Nnamdi21 Says:

    89052RAIDER Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
    Look at our line…all journeymen except Gallery

    ======================

    Yeah and they play like it all too often. Worried about our Lines on both sides getting bullied by the physical 49ers. we fought hard last week but Charger linemen are more dancers than maulers. Other way round in SF.

    Rookies on that line though. Hope we can drag em into the deep and and finish them though…

  56. Raider O Says:

    Nnamdi,

    That’s exactly why I thought he would be a bust, but he is playing well on the field.

  57. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    47.Thec07 Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
    SNB, calvin johnson, or dz bryant are the only “skill players” i would have taken in the previous draft years…Otherwise I take the best OL, DL left on the board…
    =====================================================
    Unless the skill guy is “can’t miss” you wait to draft skill guys in the top 10.

    DHB and Crabtree are not outperforming guys like DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Hakeem Nicks and others….

    I’ll take a strong O and D Line and staff the rest with mediocre skill position guys.

    Then fill in the skill guys when your lines are bossin it up

  58. Nnamdi21 Says:

    Thec07 Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
    dez bryant > crabtree and dhb

    =================

    Agreed. Amazing talent. Reall ygreat, but again, have to see if he goes bonkers or not.

  59. Nnamdi21 Says:

    56. Time will tell…

  60. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    Rams defense is ball’n

  61. Nnamdi21 Says:

    We need this win in a big way…

  62. Raider O Says:

    I agree Thec, but he is a Drama Queen.

  63. Kirk Says:

    Starting Shaughnessy is a huge deal for us.

    He blew up the o line on running plays and caused a fumble last week.

    Keep blitzing and run the ball on offense.

  64. morilla Says:

    SD had a field goal blocked.

  65. 909RaiderLifer Says:

    Go Raiders!

    Key to victory:

    Score more points than the 9er’s…

    A fail-safe formula, that works EVERY time…

  66. Thec07 Says:

    lambs finally dial it up,and what do you know they stop rivers…..For all you know nothings out there blitzing works….

  67. Thec07 Says:

    I will take Dez and all of his drama, vs DHcant, and crabs…

  68. sirblitzalot Says:

    I just want to document why I know the Raiders are going to lose today:

    1. The NFL is corrupt as any other corporation. Their #1 goal is to make money
    2. An 0-6 teams is NOT good business.
    3. S.F. is in fire because the Giants won the game last night. The city is pumped and that could of good fortune is going to have an affect on this game.
    4. The Raiders are going to get phantom fowls that are going to stall our drives and the 9ers are going to be benefactors of calls that keep their drives alive.
    5. The Raiders lost to the 9ers in pre-season and Alex has victory over them in the regular season. Therefore, they have the “vision” of what it is like to win against the silver and black and that will be a factor.
    6. TC sounds like he has his team ready to do battle today but history speaks for itself. Consecutive victories are a no-no.
    There are many other reasons the Raiders will lose but that is my prediction.

  69. El Tato Says:

    WR Mike Williams has 10 catches and 123 yards against Chicago today, not bad for a player even Oakland cut.

  70. Thec07 Says:

    The Raiders will win today…Period…

  71. Thec07 Says:

    St. Louis is dismantling the rams….

  72. Thec07 Says:

    opps sorry st louis is dismantlement the disc…

  73. Guy Says:

    Houston down 3 at their 30 with a little over 2 minutes, they better come through.

  74. RaidingTexas Says:

    First down Rams! 2 minutes left. Need one more first down and they can safely run the clock out, not give Rivers another chance.

  75. Thec07 Says:

    like i said SD is now 2-4…We will be 3-3, the disc will be in dead last by themselves…

  76. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    yeahhhhhhh_ chiefs lose!

  77. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    helluva game though….classic finish

  78. Guy Says:

    TD Andre Johnson!

  79. SnB offense defense specialteams Says:

    Freeekn WOW! That drive by Houston is part of why football is great!

  80. sirblitzalot Says:

    34-28 Texans!!!!1

  81. Roch R Says:

    Go RAIDERS!!

    Rainy day at the bay!! And Gannon’s doing color!!!!

    RAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIDDDDEEERRSSSSS!

  82. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Get Ford out of there.

    Confidence is shot, he is jogging at the box

  83. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Awful pass, got bailed out by the PI though….

  84. 89052RAIDER Says:

    crap throw

  85. Roch R Says:

    Its running game vs running game

  86. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Props to Hue though, great call

  87. Plunketthead Says:

    Someone remind me who has the noodle arm?
    Is it Grads or Jason?

  88. 89052RAIDER Says:

    tough play by jc..

  89. Ghost2Post Says:

    I guess no blocking today.

  90. Plunketthead Says:

    The noodle worked that time with his head being chopped off. I hope he doesnt take many more hits like that

  91. morilla Says:

    where is that big arm?

  92. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Death by butterknife wounds!!!!

    Man he throws a crappy deep ball and a beautiful check-down, lol

  93. Roch R Says:

    This game could come down to a kicker.

  94. 89052RAIDER Says:

    feed bush

  95. Carl Weathers Says:

    link for the game anyone?

  96. Plunketthead Says:

    Give Mike a Valium before he drops his drawers again

  97. 89052RAIDER Says:

    horrible ref

  98. Just Fire Baby Says:

    If it is not reviewable than why does it stop the action?

    Bogus!!!

  99. RaidingTexas Says:

    Usual streaming sites are providing bogus links. Goodell must have his top people working on blocking this one . . .trying to get that stadium deal.

  100. Roch R Says:

    MICHAEL BUSH!!!!

    Gotta luv’em

  101. RaiderDebo Says:

    Complete bllsht!!

  102. Thec07 Says:

    like i said WE ARE GOING TO WIN…

    ALL DOUBTERS DO NOT POST….

  103. Guy Says:

    Singletary’s stupidity cost us 14 yards

  104. RaiderRockstar Says:

    punch it in Bush!

  105. Plunketthead Says:

    lol what a sissy

  106. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Have we checked Louis Murphy for a v@gina? This guy is USELESS over the middle!! GO for the FK’n ball alligator arms!!!!

    Jacoby Francis, can you make 1 guy miss ? Too much to ask ?

    lol @ Singletary’s red flag for forward progress, mope!

  107. williamsburg raider Says:

    Greetings form NYC. Anyone have a video feed? the usual suspects aren’t working. Thank you in advance

  108. Plunketthead Says:

    I take that back
    Nice slide

  109. Ghost2Post Says:

    finally a good slide.

  110. morilla Says:

    there you go buddy, someone taught you how to slide.

  111. Carl Weathers Says:

    I got cash on the Raaaaaaaaaaaidahs! Where the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk is the game?? I’m hunting and will post if I find one…

  112. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Great ground control drive.

    Need 7 out of it

  113. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Thank you Houston!

    :D

  114. williamsburg raider Says:

    never mind i found one

  115. 89052RAIDER Says:

    walker efing up? no way

  116. RaidingTexas Says:

    Fumble inside the five. Followed by another false start. Jesus.

  117. Thec07 Says:

    Ground and pound the 9ors into submission…

  118. r3nay3p83 Says:

    Let’s stop on them we need a touchdown now

  119. raidergo Says:

    williamsburg whats the link you found

  120. RaidingTexas Says:

    Woops, I mean illegal formation. Even worse.

  121. Mistabr0wn Says:

    If L Murphy had a set of balls he would be a VERY nice WR!

  122. RaiderRockstar Says:

    Murphy has some of the worst hands in the league … for a starting NFL WR

    but still may be BY FAR the best receiver on the team

  123. RaidingTexas Says:

    atdhe.net link is now working!!!

  124. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Thec, are you done with Ford yet?
    Insert N Miller!

  125. Carl Weathers Says:

    Williamsburg share the wealth!!

  126. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Why can’t we ever get a play-in inside the 10?

    Every week!!!

  127. Thec07 Says:

    # Mistabr0wn Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Thec, are you done with Ford yet?
    Insert N Miller!
    +++++++

    nope..

  128. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Thec,
    Ford HAS to make that first guy miss!!!

  129. lefty12 Says:

    Notice all the empty seats.

  130. RaiderRockstar Says:

    make it Seabass!

  131. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Ford has the same look and body english in him that Phil Buchanan and JLH had when they went to hell on returns.

  132. Carl Weathers Says:

    that fade play is a horrible call… we don’t have a WR that can pull it off.
    If only we still had Mike Willaims!!

  133. Mistabr0wn Says:

    A few more drives like that will keep our defense from being shredded but 7 is a MUST!

    Not sure about the play calling inside the 10..

  134. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Where is Z Miller inside the 10!!!!!!!!!
    H JACKSON????????

  135. Thec07 Says:

    # Mistabr0wn Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Thec,
    Ford HAS to make that first guy miss!!!
    ++++++=

    Truth…

  136. 89052RAIDER Says:

    Sam Williams is so awesome!

  137. r3nay3p83 Says:

    Let’s go defense play your best game of the season

  138. 89052RAIDER Says:

    lets trade Mike Mitchell, Trevor Scott, and Sam Williams to the Jets for the rights to Jenn Sterner.

  139. djohnnyg Says:

    The great Hue Jackson strikes again…Horrible call on 3rd and goal. What the hell was that?

    Campbell of course content to just “settle” for 3 pts. Feels like he’s really done something.

    Pathetic!

  140. Try Some Reality Says:

    That pass to the back of the endzone was garbage. Pure garbage

  141. RaiderRockstar Says:

    djohn – 3 pts might beat SF

    haha!

  142. Thec07 Says:

    Campbell of course content to just “settle” for 3 pts. Feels like he’s really done something.

    +++++++++

    How do you know this????

  143. Raider75 Says:

    Stupid penalty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  144. Raider75 Says:

    2 penalties to start.

    Stupid!!!!!!

  145. RaiderRockstar Says:

    49ers at midfield already

    puke

  146. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Houston = ignoramus

  147. RaiderRockstar Says:

    thank you Morgan!

  148. RaiderRockstar Says:

    http://atdhe.net/25890/watch-oakland-raiders-vs-san-francisco-49ers

    = sucks!

  149. beach Says:

    Stop the run!

  150. RaiderRockstar Says:

    there goes Gore – that didn’t take long!

  151. RaidingTexas Says:

    Penalties. Bad tackling. It just continues. We have got to get rid of Cable. He just can’t get through to these guys. They need a disciplinarian.

  152. r3nay3p83 Says:

    Keep blitzing it work

  153. Roch R Says:

    Tom Kelly got blown up on the gore run

  154. Thec07 Says:

    Ro Mac looked like a rookie on that run by gore…

  155. Ghost2Post Says:

    hands of stone

  156. lefty12 Says:

    Kelly was held

  157. Guy Says:

    seymour was doing good against the double team on that gore run, Kelly thrown aside. Good defense thought except for what should have been a pick. Pass rush looks nice

  158. Just Fire Baby Says:

    Rich Gannon = Rolando McClain fan

  159. Guy Says:

    Lol why was DHB covering Gore?

  160. RaidingTexas Says:

    After all that, at least they got the stop. This only works against bad teams, though. You can’t do this against the Pats and Colts and expect their drives go out with a whimper.

  161. Carl Weathers Says:

    Nice to see pressure early!

  162. beach Says:

    Good pressure up front! Keep it up for 60 minutes!

  163. Thec07 Says:

    Ro mac should have made that play on the gore run, he was completely out of place….the run went right where he should have been…Rookie mistake…

  164. Thec07 Says:

    DONT WANTTO SEE THE DOUBTERS POSTING DUMB SH1T TODAY LIKE LAST GAME SOUNDING LIKE A BUNCH OF WOMEN

  165. Roch R Says:

    Rich Gannon: “…nice…”

    awesome

  166. Roch R Says:

    second that

  167. Guy Says:

    Bush better not be hurt too badly. I think our only other back is Cartwright

  168. RaidingTexas Says:

    Zach Thomas and Shawne Merriman didn’t make those mistakes as rookies, though. Not that I ever saw. I hope Ro gets it together. I hate to think another top 10 pick . . .

  169. lefty12 Says:

    Thec,they already are.

  170. RaiderRockstar Says:

    Cartwright & Reece at RB = BCamp at FB ???

  171. RaiderRockstar Says:

    thanks SF #38

    15 yards

    wb BUSH!

  172. RaidingTexas Says:

    Alright, DHB!!

  173. Roch R Says:

    Who did the dive-roll on the oline??

  174. morilla Says:

    I know it’s early. But we’ve got this.

  175. RaiderRockstar Says:

    DHB: 2 catches in 1 quarter?

    playa !!!

  176. morilla Says:

    breaking news, SD Police dept calls all cars to Coronado Bridge.

  177. beach Says:

    Maybe not a pretty, quarter, but effective!

  178. IslandRaider Says:

    Anybody know if Bush is on the sidelines or went off to the locker room?

  179. RaiderRockstar Says:

    quarter 1 = Raiders win

  180. Try Some Reality Says:

    RaiderRockstar Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    DHB: 2 catches in 1 quarter?

    playa !!!

    ———————–

    LOL!

  181. IslandRaider Says:

    Ah. Bush returns.

  182. Roch R Says:

    Go Raiders.

  183. Thec07 Says:

    # morilla Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    breaking news, SD Police dept calls all cars to Coronado Bridge.
    +++++++++

    several people wearing powder blue and yellow jersey have been spotted walking against traffic on the 805 north

  184. Roch R Says:

    WOW!!! What a great call!

  185. RaiderRockstar Says:

    new post!

  186. raidermarty Says:

    Are we feeling better about Hue’s play calling?

  187. Try Some Reality Says:

    Coaching staff has no fking confidence in Campbell.

  188. Mistabr0wn Says:

    Truth.
    And he should have intercepted that 3rd down pass.
    _____

    # Thec07 Says:
    October 17th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Ro mac should have made that play on the gore run, he was completely out of place….the run went right where he should have been…Rookie mistake…

  189. beach Says:

    Come on, Hue! What the eff is that after a great run? 3 runs up the middle. Come on! Field goals suck!

  190. armond Says:

    so i see hujackman is back to his usual schit. where the hell i some misdirection or zach miller plays called down there? he acts scared to attack them so close to the endzone.

  191. beach Says:

    That’s the kind of defense I want to see. They’re rattling that QB Bust!

  192. beach Says:

    Doesn’t look like the Campbell I saw in the 2nd half last week! Come on. Be consistent!

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