Raiders Del Rio expects Bears to start Cutler

Oakland coach Jack Del Rio said he is impressed by the way Carr handles his work. “It’s hard to believe a team so new could be so close-knit, but we are. I had time to really focus on that, so I’m looking forward to go out and trying to apply it”.

It may not be must-see TV for a lot of people in week 4, but the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears still hold a few intriguing subplots ahead of their showdown at Soldier Field. “It’s just more we’re beating other teams when they’re going man-to-man on us”. Acho said McPhee’s message to his teammates has been that they need “make up our mind as a defense” as to what they are going to be. On the offensive side of the ball, second year quarterback Derek Carr earned high praise going into the season but struggled early, throwing for only 61 yards and no touchdowns in a Week 1 33-13 loss to the Bengals.

Fullback Marcel Reece has been on the roster for all 16 of the eastern time-zone losses, and when the Raiders beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 on December. 6, 2009, he was inactive and didn’t even make the trip. “I want to beat him real bad”. Head coach John Fox listed both players as “limited” in practice and we don’t know if either player took any reps in team drills because those periods of practice are closed to the media.

Asked if he’ll have to change his cleats this week against the Raiders, Bennett said: “Possibly, which will affect my game and affect my health”.

What’s old: Charles Woodson is the oldest defensive player in football, yet quarterbacks still should be hesitant when throwing his way. Playing a second-straight road game should prove that. If someone had told me that a few years ago I would have never spoken to him or her again.

Fox praised Del Rio during his press conference Wednesday. Del Rio was hired the next year as Jacksonville Jaguars head coach but left with strong impressions from Fox that were reinforced during their time together in Denver. Cooper beat the defensive back out of the break and made him fall. Foxy is pretty tough and he might still take me.

The transactions also cemented inside linebackers Shea McClellin and Christian Jones as starters and further indicated the Bears’ belief in rookie safety Adrian Amos.

“It’s us, it’s our personality, we’re close-knit”, Reece said.

Fullback Jamize Olawale, who has also missed the past two games with an ankle injury, was a full participant as well.

-DT C.J. Wilson missed practice with a calf injury and his status against Chicago is uncertain.

Nose tackle Jeremiah Ratliff returns to the field after serving a three-game suspension, per ESPN’s Jeff Dickerson.

“Whether it is acquiring additional picks or signing players, we will continue to be aggressive in finding ways to improve our football team”, rookie general manager Ryan Pace said. The Raiders will look to spread the field and allow Derek Carr to spread the wealth among receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree in particular.

Ahh, the good ol’ Chicago Bears defense.

Defensively, the Raiders will concentrate their efforts on Chicago’s Matt Forte, their best and most consistent weapon, then look to rush the Bears quarterback of choice – whether it’s Cutler or Jimmy Clausen – with the advantage in down and distance presents itself.