another poor finish sends raiders to 0-3 start under gruden - overhead projector

ALAMEDA, Calif. —
The coach of the Oakland Raiders team saw his team lose. to-
Leading after three quarters, the late boss, Al Davis, took out the projector and fired Lane Kiffin.
Jon Gruden won't repeat this week, even if it doesn't ease the pain of being late --
The Oakland game failed.
The Raiders have become the second team to lose three consecutive games in the last 20 seasons after they took the lead in the first three games at halftime and the latest lead will be in Miami on Sunday-
Pay tribute to the Dolphins.
"No one cares now.
They want results . "
"We want to win.
I think the players see a lot of things to be confident about, but we know we have to finish the football game better. ”The Raiders (0-3)
Leading most of the season, nearly two ahead.
Only 22: 28 behind the first three games.
In fact, there is no second game in the first three quarters of any game of the season, and Auckland is behind the scoreboard.
But the fourth quarter was a complete disaster.
In the last game of the third quarter, the Raiders were behind the Rams and then 13-
The fourth part is due to two interceptions by Derek Carr.
Then Auckland is 10 points behind.
In the fourth quarter, Denver lost 2 in a week and crashed again in Miami on Sunday.
Carl carried out another costly interception, and the attacker made Miami turn two gimmicks into a long touchdown, which made him reluctant during his second term as head coach of the attacker.
"We have to take a deep breath and look forward to this moment," Gruden said . ".
"We have to put pressure on us, not on us.
We must continue to be confident, be prepared, and do our work independently so that we can do our work collectively.
I think some of us do too much sometimes.
We must solve this problem quickly.
We have good enough players to finish the game.
"This marks the first consecutive loss of Raiders since the last two games of Kiffin in 2008, after three quarters ahead.
They have joined 2011 Minnesota Viking team in the last 20 seasons, becoming 0-
Three games ahead of half time.
Oakland starts with a ball every week, with three games starting with the assault scoring, while the opponent starts with three games. and-out.
This allowed the Raiders to beat their opponents by 18 points in the first half, winning seventh place in the league on Monday night.
But the Oakland team was defeated in the second half with 47 points, 22 points behind the Arizona team.
There are problems in all three stages.
In the 9 red zone tours, TDs scored only 4 times and made 5 Mistakes. it was flat in the later stage of the game, with only one goal in the fourth quarter of last year.
Oakland did not generate any big returns in kick or kick, was blocked for an extra point in Denver, which proved to be a different point --point loss.
After trading star edge rusher Khalil Mack, the Department of Defense has allowed three TDs to pass the ball on the shovel and worked hard to create a big game.
Auckland is ranked last in the league, with three bags and only one take-out in the end, making Auckland the only team this season that doesn't drive on the opponent's turf.
"This is a big reason for what the pitch position is," Gruden said . ".
"The real turnover is three. and-out, too.
Three-and-
Once out, getting the ball back immediately can be almost as good as changing the ball.
We need some of these balls, whether we intercept the ball or take it away, we need to get the ball back.
Note: K. Mike Nugent has a hip injury and Raiders will introduce kickers for trial training this week in case he can't play.
. . . . . . Carl Joseph is injured in his hamstring and may be absent from at least one game.
Donald Payne has symptoms of concussion, but he is reluctant to say he will be fine. ——