Oct 18th 2008 1:15PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: RaidersFollowing Sunday’s beat down in New Orleans, Raiders coach Tom Cable had an awakening of sorts when he realized his quarterback, JaMarcus Russell, is still developing. He also came to the conclusion that his receivers can’t catch, which tends to be a problem for young (and experienced) quarterbacks. Here’s what he had to say then:”But I do know this. We’ve got to catch the ball when it’s thrown to us and we’ve got to run the right routes that we’re supposed to and be where we need to be on time.”Cable claims there were eight dropped passes in the loss to the Saints, though, I’m not sure if he was counting dropped balls by the Raiders receivers, or dropped balls by the Saints secondary. But Cable is correct, the receivers have to catch the ball, and thus far, nobody is catching the ball.

Having said that, there’s going to be a few changes on Sunday when the Raiders host the New York Jets. Ronald Curry is going to be grabbing a seat on the bench, while rookie seventh-round pick Chaz Schilens will be making his first NFL start.Continue Reading