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Richie Incognito’s ‘incentive based, prove it’ deal, possible looming
suspensionKirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsLike it or not, Richie Incognito is now a
member of the Silver and Black. It’s an out of sorts move by Mike Mayock and Jon
Gruden to bring someone in with the type of red flag character issues that
Incognito brings but here we are anyway. The Oakland Raiders GM is not blind to
the flaws that Incognito has in his past. However, Mike Mayock felt comfortable
taking this shot on signing the former Pro Bowl offensive linemen after doing
his research by contacting various former coaches of Richie Incognito’s and
crafting a one year incentive based deal to prove he can excel for the Raiders
on and off the field.Mayock spoke on the signing with the media attending the
Organized Team Activity practices, including Silver & Black Pride’s own Levi
Damien. There is no doubt that Mayock appears confident and comfortable with his
decision to sign Incognito, even if not all of the fan base feels the same way.
It does make it very interesting now to see if the NFL does step forward with
discipline for Incognito after he was arrested at a funeral home last
August.There is definitely one thing made clear about this signing as well
though, the Raiders have a lot of faith in their character driven locker room to
be able to handle the presence of a guy with the past like Richie Incognito has.
The Oakland Raiders spent the first quarter of the season getting close before
finally breaking through for their first win against the Cleveland Browns.A
lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers looked like a step back, even if coach
Jon Gruden tried to put a positive spin on the game Monday.“I think there’s a
lot of good things, honestly, that happened yesterday
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up some big plays that was not good. Terrible interception in the red zone.
There’s some negative things that are still resonating with me and Raider
Nation.”Gruden then went on to praise the play of eight rookies, including
tackle Brandon Parker and defensive tackle P.J. Hall, fill-in left guard Jon
Feliciano, and some good plays made by Derek Carr outside of a costly
interception on first-and-goal from the 1.“I’m going to continue to emphasize
the good and do everything I can to fix the things that are bad, because most of
the things that are bad, my fingerprints are all over,” Gruden said.It was not
easy to sugarcoat this game, which marked the first time all season the Raiders
(1-4) never held a lead. The pass rush generated little pressure, the defense
created no turnovers, special teams provided no short fields, and Carr threw an
interception at the worst time possible.With the Raiders trailing 20-3 and
looking to mount a comeback late in the third quarter, Oakland had the ball
first-and-goal from the Los Angeles 1. Despite the presence of powerful back
Marshawn Lynch
Ted Hendricks Jersey , Gruden opted to call for a play-action pass on first down.When no one broke open immediately, Carr held onto the ball before trying
to force it to Derek Carrier in the end zone instead of throwing the ball away.
Melvin Ingram was right there for an interception, marking the second time this
season the decision to use Lynch as a decoy at the goal line backfired.Fullback
Keith Smith was stopped on a fourth-down run from the 1 in a 20-19 loss at
Denver last month. And of course, Lynch is still smarting from another goal-line
interception that cost him a Super Bowl title in Seattle back in the 2014
season.Lynch tossed his helmet up in frustration as he left the field and didn’t
play the rest of the day as the Raiders were in their hurry-up offense for their
only remaining drive.Gruden said he threw his visor and helmet in anger as well,
and that frustration was something he had in common with Lynch. He still stood
by the play call even if the execution didn’t work.“We were down 20-3. It wasn’t
the last play of the Super Bowl. We were down 20-3,” he said. “It was
first-and-goal, trying to save as much time as we can with a play-action
pass.”The Raiders have little time to dwell on this loss with a trip to London
coming up this week to face the Seahawks. Rather than request an East Coast game
before the long trip and either practice there or in London for the week, the
Raiders opted to stay at home for most of this week.They will practice Tuesday
through Thursday at their facility in the Bay Area before taking the long trip
to London on Thursday night. They will arrive Friday afternoon and then get
ready for the game Sunday night.“I hope I can make it, honestly,” Gruden said.
“I’m not great. I get claustrophobic. My son was a weightlifter and he won a
powerlifting competition in Belarus. I had to fly 14 hours. I had to fly home 14
hours. I had vertigo for a month. I couldn’t even lay down, the house was
spinning. I am hoping I don’t get vertigo. I’m not a great traveler. I’ll be
honest with you, I hate it. I’m not good. I’m concerned. I’m more worried about
that than our goal-line offense right now.”___
