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Raiders.com Week 2 Mailbag Questions Answered

JK: Energy. Call it what you will, but the only word I can come up for last week is “flat.” I think the team will come out fired up and ready to go, flying around on defense and having a lot of steam in their stride.

From Roy D: What happened to the smashmouth running game we heard so much about?

JK: Once a game turns a certain way, it’s understandable that the game plan kind of goes out the window. Also, when you don’t have early success running the ball, and the score starts to get away from you, the tendency is to go to the air.