Raiders report: Waller calls past month ‘shocking’

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Each and each Raiders subordinate who stepped to the podium connected Sunday was adamant the events of the past period were not to blasted for Sunday’s 23-16 nonaccomplishment to the Giants.

But choky extremity Darren Waller conceded determination has been a batch to process betwixt the tragic nonaccomplishment of beingness successful the clang that led to Henry Ruggs’ dismissal from the team and the resignation of manager Jon Gruden successful contention aft the merchandise of violative emails.

“Personally, it’s decidedly blown maine backmost a bit,” Waller said. “Coach Gruden was idiosyncratic that took a hazard to bring maine successful to springiness maine a accidental to play shot again. And past Henry is idiosyncratic that everybody liked, not conscionable due to the fact that helium was the fastest idiosyncratic you’ve ever seen tally connected a field, but helium was a bully person, a respectful person, idiosyncratic you liked being astir connected a regular basis.”

The prima choky extremity has battled done his ain idiosyncratic adversity to go 1 of the champion players successful the league astatine his position. He believes the challenges tin marque them stronger if they find the close mentality.

“It is shocking and you cognize it does wounded a small bit, but each we tin bash is the champion we tin to determination guardant and absorption connected football.” helium said. “Nobody asked for this, but astatine the aforesaid time, arsenic acold arsenic grooming successful resilience and adversity, I consciousness similar we’re getting the champion signifier and grooming you could perchance get successful that. So we conscionable person to support moving forward.”

The Raiders volition get a accidental to bash that connected the signifier tract this week earlier different trial Sunday nighttime astatine location against rival Kansas City.

Old friend

Giants’ moving backmost Devontae Booker, who spent the 2020 play with the Raiders, haunted his aged teammates connected Sunday.

He ran for 99 yards and added 3 catches for 23 yards, though helium was implicit 100 earlier losing 3 yards connected a transportation and past heading to the sideline with an injury.

Booker said aft the crippled helium felt good and enjoyed having occurrence against his aged teammates.

“It was conscionable going retired determination and having amusive with these guys,” Booker said. “Really, it was similar backyard football. Talking smack to them and conscionable moving up and down the field. It was great.”

Taking the lead

Yannick Ngakoue had 2 sacks, including a forced fumble that led to a tract goal.

It was the 3rd clip successful the past 4 games he’s recorded aggregate sacks and gave him the squad pb successful the class up of bully person Maxx Crosby.

That was of small solace for the standout antiaircraft end.

“At the extremity of the day, I conscionable privation we would person won,” helium said. “I privation to spell to the playoffs. That’s what I’m successful it for.”

Ngkoue, who concisely near the crippled with an undisclosed wounded but said helium was fine, deflected recognition for his caller tally of beardown performances to his teammates.

“When you’ve got guys connected the other broadside similar Maxx and guys connected the interior similar (Quinton Jefferson), (Solomon Thomas) and (Darius Philon), that helps a lot. Especially connected the backmost end, those guys assistance a batch and are doing their thing.”

Injury report

The Raiders entered the crippled with a cleanable wounded report, but didn’t permission MetLife Stadium that way.

Interim manager Rich Bisaccia volition supply updates connected Monday, but indicated cornerback Keisean Nixon, linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski and antiaircraft tackle Darius Philon each suffered ankle injuries successful the game.

Bye, bye, bye

The Raiders well-documented struggles aft a bye week continued with Sunday’s loss.

In the past 19 years, the Raiders are present a league-worst 3-16 aft a bye.

Carr declined to work overmuch into the struggles erstwhile asked if helium had an mentation for the trend. “I don’t know,” helium said. “This was our archetypal 1 with this team.”

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