I Told You So: Raiders’ Lack of Intensity Dooms Team in Preseason Week Three

Raider Nation, let me be very clear. This game was unavoidable. The Raiders have been giving us glimpses of this for several weeks.

The problem is not JaMarcus Russell. It is not a lack of capable personnel. The last two games have been a very accurate reflection of the level of effort put forth by most of the team.

Admittedly, Tom Cable has spent training camp getting back to the basics of the game on both sides of the ball. I believe this is where the Raiders needed to begin the season. Oakland is a young team and will count on its youth to carry the team through the toughest schedule it has seen in years.

It is my unqualified, but confident, opinion that the coaching staff spent more time educating and not nearly enough time preparing the team to actually "Cowboy...

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