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laiyongcai92 Nov 15 '18

Last week performance by running back Chris Warren III against the Detroit Lions didn’t come out of nowhere. His performance this week showed why the undrafted rookie running back should make the Oakland Raiders’ roster. Warren is just the kind of grinder head coach Jon Gruden loves to have on his team. In that Week 1 preseason game www.raidersauthorizedshops.com , Warren had 86 yards on 13 carries including a 26-yard run. Then he followed it up with 110 yards including a 23-yard run and a 3-yard touchdown run on 18 carries in week 2 against the Rams.From training camp to now, he has looked more and more like the Raiders’ back of the future. Marshawn Lynch is the back of right now and at 32, we don’t know how much longer he’ll play. After him, who knows?Doug Martin will turn 30 during the season and has averaged 2.9 yards per carry each of the last two years. And if you want to look at the totality of his 6-year career, he has only averaged over four yards per carry twice. DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard are both scat-backs so regardless of which one makes the team, neither is able to carry the load in the future.But the 6’2” Oakland Raiders Womens T-Shirt , 253-pounder with 4.5 40 speed can be the next Raiders’ do-it-all back when Lynch is done. With his size, speed and power, he can run effectively inside and outside. He’s more elusive than you think once he gets into the secondary too. So when his vision and patience help him find the big hole when it’s there, he’s a threat to take it the distance. The Raiders only threw him one pass last week and he caught it for seven yards. But at Texas, he showed he can be a weapon in the passing game when he moved to tight end and H-back. He protects the passer well when he knows his assignment too. But both he and Gruden agree that there is work to be done in order for him to become that guy. “He’s a good back, isn’t he? I mean Oakland Raiders Hats , he’s run for almost 200 yards in two weeks. And I know he’s not playing against the regulars but he’s not playing with the regulars either,” Gruden said after the game Saturday. “He’s a big powerful back that’s taking care of the ball. He’s got to get better without the football—that’s what it’s all about with him. We know he can run, we know he’s powerful and fast and elusive, but he’s got to get a lot better without the football to be an NFL back.”Still, Warren looks like he could have as bright a future as any rookie at their position. Neither Doug Martin, Jalen Richard nor DeAndre Washington have the kind of future he has so Gruden has to keep him. He’s Mike Alstott with breakaway speed so Gruden will Oakland Raiders Womens Hoodie , even if that means keeping four tailbacks and a fullback.Warren could play fullback too if needed.Raiders PR Dwayne Harris named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week With all the offense and all the turnovers in the Raiders wild overtime win against the Browns, I bet you didn’t expect the award to come from it would be Special Teams Player or the Week.That award goes to Dwayne Harris who, among other things, had a 49-yard punt return in the fourth quarter that set up a field goal that gave the Raiders a 34-28 lead.A shout out goes to Keith Smith and Kyle Wilber for laying huge blocks to help spring Harris on that return.It was a fine return, but Harris made this team for a lot more than is return abilities. He is also an outstanding gunner. He made two tackle Sunday, one to stop the Jabrill Peppers for just one yard.Raiders PR man (that’s public relations Womens Customized Oakland Raiders Jerseys , not punt returner) Evert Geerlings had some more notable stats for Harris.Another notable stat for Harris is his 5 combined return tackles (3 solo) are tied for second in the NFL over the first four weeks. Good to see him get recognition for his contributions.Follow @LeviDamien

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