Raiders starting QB is now Gradkowski

After the Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable had a meeting with all the three quarterbacks possible to start in their Raiders jerseys Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he announced after Wednesday practice that journeyman Bruce Gradkowski will be the starter.

As Cable said this was not a temporary move, that his plan is to stick with Gradkowski, former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell may have lost his starting job for the season. What is his feeling to Cable’s decisions, including the one to bench him in last Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs? The player was not available to make a comment during the media access period but Cable said that Russell was disappointed but still worked hard in practice.

Russell will be the No. 2 quarterback this week against the Bengals. Unless he made significant improvements in his effectiveness, accuracy and decision-making, it is unlikely that he would get the starting job back this season.

Cable is still Raiders Coach after talking with Davis

It seemed that nothing changed after the Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable talked with owner Al Davis. He remains the team’s coach, and his superiors continue the “serious evaluation” of domestic-abuse claims against the coach.

But that does not mean Cable need not worry about losing his job. The Raiders fired Coach Lane Kiffin during last year's bye week, for some conflicts with the same assistant stuff allegedly assaulted by Cable, Randy Hanson. We have reason to guess there is no security for Cable’s job.

Although Cable did not get charge for the alleged assault Hanson, he soon faced claims from women. His first wife, Sandy Cable, and former girlfriend, Marie Lutz, told ESPN that the coach physically abused them at various times during their relationships. That was something happened about 20 years ago, and why the women came out to accuse the coach of violence just a few days after his dispute with Hanson ended?

Coincidence or not, Cable just needs to get prepared for anything that could happen.

Raiders Gallery to undergo surgery and will miss 4 to 6 weeks

On Monday, the Oakland Raiders right guard Robert Gallery underwent a surgery on his left leg, in which there was a broken bone, and that would cause him to miss four to six weeks of the season.

The injury occurred in the second half of Oakland’s 13-10 victory in Kansas City on Sunday. The operation was performed the next day and sounded that he would miss the game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

The Raiders coach Tom Cable has not decided who would replace Gallery by so far. And on last Sunday’s game, he moved center Chris Morris to guard and used Samson Satele at center after Gallery left the field. As for the next games’ starters, he would have choice among Khalif Barnes, Erik Pears and Paul McQuistan.