Raiders report: Rich Bisaccia hopes to establish team’s identity

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RAIDERS REPORT

Schedule

All practices astatine Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, unless noted:

Saturday — Off

Sunday —vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Allegiant Stadium, 1:05 p.m.

Monday — Off

Tuesday — Off

Wednesday — Off

Thursday — Off

Friday — Off

Saturday — Off

Sunday — Bye week

Quote of the day

Rich Bisaccia is astir to pb the Raiders connected the tract for the 2nd clip arsenic the interim coach, but he’s been successful the assemblage for astir 4 decades.

He’s had a accidental to deliberation astir what helium wants his squad to look similar erstwhile he’s successful charge.

“I’d similar them to play similar they truly attraction astir each other,” Bisaccia said of what he’s hoping is his team’s identity. “I’d similar them to cognize what to bash and however to bash it. I’d similar them to play with relentless effort and I’d similar them to play together.

“I deliberation that’s what they’re moving connected time successful and time out.”

Injury report

Tight extremity Nick Bowers is the lone Raiders subordinate who volition transportation an wounded designation into Sunday’s game.

He is retired with a cervix injury.

“We’ll measure wherever he’s astatine successful the adjacent fewer days,” Bisaccia said.

Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins is expected to play done a hep wounded that forced him to miss the triumph implicit the Broncos.

Hankins was a small spot constricted connected Wednesday, practiced a small spot much connected Thursday and helium was a afloat subordinate (Friday),” Bisaccia said. “We’re excited to get him back.”

Safety Dallin Leavitt took a akin way to afloat information connected Friday and is expected to beryllium disposable contempt a quad injury. Tight extremity Darren Waller was constricted Friday with genu and ankle injuries.

For the Eagles, information Anthony Harris has injuries to his hands and groin. He is listed arsenic questionable, arsenic is defender Jack Anderson aft helium was added to the wounded study with a hamstring wounded that caused him to miss Friday’s practice.

Tight extremity Dallas Goedert is expected to play aft coming disconnected the COVID database and getting successful a constricted signifier connected Friday. Lane Johnson got successful afloat signifier sessions connected Thursday and Friday and is expected to commencement astatine close tackle aft taking permission from the squad and missing the past 3 games.

Jefferson expected to return

Defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson has not practiced this week, though helium is not dealing with an injury.

Bisaccia said helium returned location to his ma and dada to woody with a household issue.

“We’ve been successful changeless interaction with him,” Bisaccia said. “I spoke to him this morning. We judge he’ll beryllium backmost time and we’ll person a speech with him and spot wherever he’s astatine going into Sunday.”

Just different game

Bisaccia downplayed the idiosyncratic value of his first-career triumph past week and deflected a question astir what it volition mean to beryllium caput manager successful a location crippled for the archetypal clip connected Sunday.

“We’re going to get successful the writer and I anticipation it feels the aforesaid way,” helium said Friday. “I inactive person the aforesaid responsibilities I had past week. We inactive person (defensive coordinator Gus Bradley), we inactive person (offensive coordinator Greg Olson). We person our coaches intact.

“I’ve played against the Eagles for a agelong time. I cognize the individuality they have, precise alert of it. And surely the players they have. They’re well-coached and play highly physical. It’s a big-time opponent. We’re excited astir getting an accidental to play again.”

Adam Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal

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