Bold Predictions for Vikings vs Raiders in Preseason Week 2

Heeney flew round making performs with the second-team protection and large receiver Cooper had 4 touches on the workforce’s opening drive.

Even if it didn’t appear that way, the game is flying at a faster pace than any rookie is used to.

“We signed Christian to be our backup, but we’re not handing out”, Del Rio said.

“He was really positive about everything he did in life, and everything that went on here”, Rhodes said.

The Raiders wasted no time getting Cooper some experience with three catches and an end-around handoff on the opening drive against the St. Louis Rams on August. 14. Cooper stated that helped settle him in.

“It’s always to have the ball in your hands, to get involved early, to have a feel for the game”, Cooper said. Coach is giving you an opportunity, so it’s up to you to take advantage of it.’ This week in practice he’s shown that he has that confidence. “If you’re a confident player out there, you can be lethal”. He was studying his upcoming opponent.

“I attempt to get higher day by day”, Cooper stated. “Start focusing on Minnesota, look at their DBs, look at the defense they run, how they play situational football and adjust to it and try to execute my assignment”.

Heeney said Del Rio told him he could’ve had 13 tackles, so he’ll be searching for those other five. I block it out. “I didn’t play as well as I should have”.

Carr’s progression from a solid rookie season to establishing himself as one of the league’s better quarterbacks will factor heavily into the Raiders’ chances at success this year.

As for the Vikings, they actually played their second preseason game last weekend, which ended in a 26-16 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “They will begin to see progress in themselves”. However the third-round decide hasn’t practiced since.

“I would not add any drama to it”, Del Rio stated.

“We want to educate them the best we can, leaning on our veterans, (so they can) understand what it looks like, what to expect”, he said. He’s one of those guys.

Offensive coordinator Invoice Musgrave held the identical place with the Vikings from 2011-13 and offensive line coach Mike Tice was the Vikings’ head coach from 2002-05.

When Minnesota hosts Oakland at 7 p.m. Saturday, it will be a year and two weeks after Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made his NFL debut against the Raiders to open the 2014 preseason.

While the Raiders have been relatively healthy in training camp, the same can’t be said for the Vikings.

“I thought it went well”, Ponder said. “There were the four quarterbacks where they didn’t know where they were going to fall and we were the last two – which I’ll never forget – but I just know that he is a great competitor and a great quarterback”.