Raiders cornerback Smith says he understands being benched

Yes, Drew Brees went off for 423 yards and 4 TD’s, but, taking away from the always good, Brees, there were a number of positives resonating for the Silver & Black.

It’s why Cooks was still answering questions about it Monday, nearly 24 hours after the heartbreaking 35-34 loss to the Raiders. NY gets the home win and advances to 2-0 on the 2016 National Football League season.

“I definitely didn’t see it coming”, Spiller said of the move.

“I would have loved to stay in, fight that thing out, but coach made the decision which was best for the team, so I’m going to ride with it”.

Once he crossed the goal line, he went into his touchdown ritual, pretending to shoot a bow and arrow into the stands.

That enjoyment was at least partly due to the nature of the game itself. Until they show otherwise, continue to exploit them. Something in that verse stuck with me.

“We don’t take what the defense gives us; we take whatever the hell we want”, Davis once famously said. “It’s one of those motivational factors”. But the Saints found him lacking on deeper balls to smaller receivers.

His lightning speed was cast forth as soon as the ball was snapped. I’ve studied him and watched him forever. “He looked like Usain Bolt”.

“We weren’t good at all, defensively, in any phase of the game, at any part of the game”, linebacker Jonathan Casillas, a survivor of last year’s disaster, said this week.

And at the time, the touchdown seemed to have destroyed the Raiders. Craig Robertson posted 11 tackles to led the Saints. The Saints gave up 167 yards on the ground to the Raiders, including a huge 75 yarder by rookie Jalen Richard.

But then came the fourth quarter.

A year ago Eli Manning passed for 350 yards and a career-high six touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints, but it wasn’t enough. “This organization really believed in me during free agency”.

But for now, Cooks will just have to settle for breaking a record that had been around as long as the Saints. “It’s the first week, but I guess that’s why you have to expect the unexpected”. “It’s a special time for a special moment”.

Without Breaux, the Saints have a group of young, largely unknown players at cornerback. Last year Manning had one of the greatest games any Giants quarterback has ever enjoyed.

SAINTS defense among worst in league past year continued to struggle in season opener, allowing 486 yards, including 167 yards on ground (6.4 ypc). It’s usually when their teams play one another or at Pro Bowls.

Yet, Spiller was a healthy scratch in the Saints’ Week One loss, wherein New Orleans piled up 35 points but relied more on RB Travaris Cadet in the passing game in addition to Mark Ingram and Tim Hightower. With that said, let’s breakdown who to start and who to sit for the Oakland Raiders as they host Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons.

Webb likely won’t jump right into the starting lineup.

Delvin Breaux, a Saints player, will not be present as he is still nursing a broken fibula.

New Orleans Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Joe Vitt and Giants Offensive Line Coach Mike Solari served on the same coaching staff in Kansas City. Williams was a third-round pick in 2015, but missed last season with a hamstring injury. On average last season, the Saints scored more than two touchdowns less when they were playing on the road.

“They’ve got some options (at receiver), but I think we in the Giants defensive secondary feel like we can match up”, added cornerback Janoris Jenkins.