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Baker/Getty ImagesOne of the tougher jobs in the league in terms of continuity
is that of special teams coordinator. The level of turnover from one season to
the next is considerable. So, to be in the situation the Raiders are in this
season is rare. Seven players on the roster played the majority of snaps on
special teams last season and all of them are back this year. Those players are
Marquel Lee, Erik Harris, Derek Carrier, Kyle Wilber, Keith Smith, Nicholas
Morrow
Clelin Ferrell Oakland Raiders Jersey , and Dwayne Harris.“I think their performance pounded the table for them,” said Raiders special teams coordinator
Rich Bisaccia. “The guys are going into the second year in our program and the
way we’re trying to practice and play games. I thought we were solid a year ago
and I think they feel like we can improve on what we did, so we can all play
better. So, we’re excited about the group we have coming back and competing for
a roster spot.”Players like Wilber, Smith, and Dwayne Harris had played under
Bisaccia in his previous coaching stops, so there is even more continuity for
Bisaccia. Harris in particular displayed some outstanding, heads-up return and
flier abilities. Harris’s abilities as well as that of the rest of unit helped
the Raiders have the fourth best punt return average in the league (11.6). His
99-yard touchdown return against Denver and the killer blocks along the way
certainly helped with that average. Those blocks came from Wilber, Lee,
Morrow
2019 Cheap Clelin Ferrell Jersey , and Nick Nelson.Special teams abilities take a backseat to those abilities on offense and defense, but earn players roster
spots. Of these players, only Erik Harris saw significant starts, but he made
the squad originally based on his standout gunner abilities.The questionable
areas on the team last year were kicker, punter, and long snapper. Kicker was
figured out in week six when the team signed Daniel Carlson who had been the
Vikings’ fifth round pick in 2018 and cut after one bad game. His spot is secure
after going 16 of 17 with the Raiders last season.Punter and long snapper are
currently an open competition. Johnny Townsend was statistically the worst
punter in football last season and will have to beat out undrafted rookie AJ
Cole or whomever else the Raiders may decide to bring in before the season
starts. “He’s really done a tremendous job working on his hang time,” Bisaccia
said of Townsend. “That’s improved tremendously over the course of the year.
Now, we’ve given up a little bit of direction to get his hang time where we’d
like it to be and hopefully we can get him both the hang and the direction going
into training camp.”Long snapper was in good shape last season with veteran
Andrew DePaola tore his ACL in the season opener and they had to sign rookie
Trent Sieg who had been in Ravens camp and he held down the position well the
rest of the season.“Yeah it’s definitely a competition,” Bisaccia said of long
snapper. “Andrew is coming back from an ACL surgery and he’s really had a
tremendous offseason, not only in the training room but in the weight
room
Bo Jackson Jersey , and he hasn’t missed a day of OTA’s or any of our training camp days. Trent came in as a rookie and was a solid player, he got a lot of
funky looks that he had to protect against and got a lot of help from the two
guards that where in there and had some experience, but it’s certainly a
competition right now. I think they understand that and well make some decisions
as time goes on.”Townsend will have to show marked improvement to get the
punting job and Sieg would figure to have a tough time taking DePaola’s spot
considering the Raiders investment in him last year and their high opinion of
him.And of course, there will be a few young players who will figure to break
onto the squad as well. But it won’t be so easy to knock any of this core group
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PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ?Antonio Brown has filed
another grievance with the NFL to get to wear his old helmet for another
yearNew,282commentsI just can’t.PDTHere we go again. Or rather still. Once
again, Antonio Brown can’t let this helmet shit go. He wants to have his way and
that’s all there is to it. He wants to wear his old helmet and so he is filing a
another grievance with the NFL to try and get to wear it.This time he is asking
the league to allow him a one year grace period which he claims he wasn’t
afforded.Brown was given the same one-year grace period as every other NFL
player prior to last season. So, essentially what he wants is not equal
treatment but rather special treatment. And how exactly would one more year
allow him to find a helmet when he and his agent Drew Rosenhaus claim they have
been trying for months to work with the league and in so doing have tried out
some 15 helmets? Would another year change that? Not likely.Follow
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