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It has been an affectional week, to accidental the least, for the Raiders and their fans.
But arsenic the nine returns from the bye week, inactive reeling from the Henry Ruggs situation, the absorption needs to beryllium connected football, starting connected Sunday against the New York Giants.
The fans, though, person questions. Here is simply a sampling of what arrived successful this week’s mailbag:
Vlasi (@vlasi21): What are your thoughts connected Odell Beckham for the Raiders? I’m connected the obstruction owed to injuries and however helium whitethorn disrupt squad chemistry. On the flip side, I cognize Carr tin bring retired the champion successful him. Thoughts?
VINCENT BONSIGNORE: Since the Browns person released Beckham, it would behoove the Raiders to astatine slightest footwear the tires. Remember, the Ruggs concern isn’t conscionable a 2021 deal. The Raiders were counting connected him to beryllium a focal constituent into the future. Two weeks agone his presumption was solidified for years, present helium is wholly retired of the representation and the Raiders request to find a semipermanent replacement.
Beckham would lick that problem.
But they would person to fig retired if Beckham volition beryllium a squad subordinate and acceptable successful alternatively than the distraction he’s turned retired to beryllium successful New York and present Cleveland.
Steve G. (@GladsonSteven): With Henry Ruggs gone, volition the Raiders instantly determination Zay Jones into the starting receiver spot? Will they usage Darren Waller much arsenic a receiver and person Foster Moreau instrumentality implicit much TE packages?
VB: Yes, Zay Jones is the contiguous replacement for Ruggs. He is simply a coagulated enactment fixed his velocity and familiarity with the offense. Waller typically lines up each implicit the field, truthful that won’t change. Point taken connected Moreau, though. This tin unfastened the doorway for much groupings successful which helium is simply a part.
Mikey BSloth (@mikeyb_03): What’s the wounded presumption of Trayvon Mullen and Damon Arnette?
VB: Both players stay connected the injured reserve list. While some are eligible to instrumentality to the progressive roster, neither practiced this week.
More accusation connected their situations is expected adjacent week
★Andrew ✎ Jimenez★ (@AndYMoMoney): Any update connected Nicholas Morrow oregon Richie Incognito? When are they coming back?
VB: Much similar Mullen and Arnette, some Morrow and Incognito are connected the injured reserve list. There has not been an update connected either subordinate for awhile, though it feels similar Incognito is person to a imaginable return. If helium tin springiness the Raiders thing implicit the 2nd fractional of the season, it would beryllium vital.
Seth Lorenzo (@SethLorenzo8): Do you deliberation it was a mistake for the Raiders not to person had a nonstop replacement speedster for Henry Ruggs already connected the roster fixed however severely they struggled erstwhile helium was retired past year?
VB: It is hard to store distant that benignant of talent, arsenic players similar Ruggs are hard to travel by.
That said, determination has ever been a content successful Zay Jones successful a stop-gap concern similar the 1 the Raiders face. Chances are, they volition travel up with a semipermanent replacement, but for now, Jones is astir arsenic bully arsenic you tin find connected the backmost extremity of a roster.
greeneyedbandit (@ThirdCoast409): When volition we find retired if Javin White has cleared waivers truthful we tin re-sign him and volition we motion different WR?
VB: White cleared waivers and is backmost connected the signifier squad. He practiced this week. At immoderate point, it is highly apt the Raiders volition bring successful a seasoned wide receiver.
Contact Vincent Bonsignore astatine vbonsignore@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VinnyBonsignore connected Twitter.
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