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Last year’s quick flight trip didn’t go so well for the Raiders https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-antonio-brown-jersey , so they’re heading over a week early." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders changing up their London trip plans hoping for better resultsNew,79commentsLast year’s quick flight trip didn’t go so well for the Raiders, so they’re heading over a week early.PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Raiders changing up their London trip plans hoping for better resultsTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Ben Hoskins/Getty ImagesFor the third time in six years the Raiders will be headed to London for one of their regular season games. This time they play the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hostpur Stadium. It’s also the second time in two seasons under head coach Jon Gruden they’ve played in London. The first time didn’t go so well.With these international games, you have two choices — to acclimate or not to acclimate.This goes for the game in Mexico City as well. You may recall when the Raiders faced the Patriots in Mexico City in 2017, the Patriots decided to play the Broncos at Mile High the week before to attempt to acclimate to the extreme Mexico City elevation, while the Raiders chose to fly in a and fly out quickly so the thin air didn’t affect them as much. The Raiders lost the game, but probably more because the Patriots were a better team than any acclimation issues. There are schools of thought for both.That quick in and out schedule was what the Raiders did in London last year. Then they went out and played flat against the Seahawks, losing 27-3. Cornerback Daryl Worley recalls how difficult it was to make the long flight the day before a game.“I feel like the short turnaround last year might have took a toll on some guys bodies compared to being able to have a lot more time to unwind,” said Worley. “Not so much of being a tourist, but just having that body to be able to be fully adjusted going into a game on Sunday.”Gruden listened to his players on this one. So, he had the Raiders scheduled to play in Indianapolis the week before and will leave immediately afterward to make for a shorter flight, easier time change, and longer recovery from the flight before the game.“I probably won’t do what I did last year,” said Gruden. “You try to research it, some people go and try to stay the least amount of time as possible because they want to put the preparation in at home and not be in a foreign country, in a different bed for five or six nights Womens Derek Carr Jersey , but this year I think we will probably go over after that game (at Indianapolis Colts) and get acclimated to the time zone and get ready for Chicago, but will address that here in the next couple months.”You might also recall this is what the Raiders did with their first trip to London. They played in New England and left straight from there to old England. They played the Dolphins and the result wasn’t much better. They lost 38-14 to the Dolphins. Though, to be fair, that was the fourth loss for a team featuring rookie QB Derek Carr who got injured, the team fired Dennis Allen the day after the game, and would go 0-10 before getting their first win.Not sure there’s much proof one way or the other which plan works better. But Gruden has tried one, so he’s now going to try the other.Follow @LeviDamien CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Although Jon Gruden is still settling back into coaching, he watched more than enough football from the broadcast booth over the past decade to know that the only logical thing to do with the ball on the goal line is to give it to Marshawn Lynch.And no matter what happens, definitely don’t call a pass instead.Just ask Pete Carroll — or, better yet, don’t.But the Oakland Raiders‘ new boss deliberately didn’t activate Beast Mode with first down on the Chargers‘ 1 late in the third quarter Sunday while the Raiders (1-4) were desperately trying to cut into a 20-3 deficit.Gruden called a play-action pass for Derek Carr, who promptly threw an end-zone interception to Los Angeles star Melvin Ingram.The Chargers also stole the Raiders’ momentum, made a 96-yard touchdown drive and cruised to a 26-10 victory over their longtime AFC West rivals, who still haven’t figured out how to maximize their opportunities during Gruden’s first year back.“The decision there was to throw it, and if it’s not open Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , to throw it away,” Gruden said. “It just didn’t work out. We expected to have a wide-open receiver on the play. Obviously that will be second-guessed. Rightfully so. But we should have made that (deliberately incomplete) throw down there, and live to hand the ball off on the next play.”Gruden’s brazen defiance of conventional Lynch wisdom dearly cost him and his team — and he can count his workhorse running back among those second-guessers he mentioned.Lynch was visibly upset on the sideline, tossing his helmet in the air and yelling loudly to himself while undoubtedly reliving memories of his Seattle Seahawks’ final play in the February 2015 Super Bowl.Carr also realized the folly of what happened. After all, when Lynch joined his hometown Raiders last year, Carr famously said there was “no way we’ll be on the 1-yard line and I won’t give it to Marshawn.”Gruden took the blame for the call, but also gently chided his quarterback for not executing at the pivotal moment.“First-and-goal at the 1, faking to Lynch has been a great call for a lot of years,” Gruden claimed. “I think (Carr) just presses at some moments.”Carr, who went 24 of 33 for 268 yards and one late touchdown, readily agreed with his new boss’ assessment of his predilection for pressing.“Absolutely. There’s no doubt,” Carr said. “That’s always been a problem of mine. It’s not a problem, it’s a weakness, is I’ve always just tried to do too much. It’s not always about heart. I just want to win so bad.”Carr also gave the Chargers credit on the interception, noting that his first two options were covered.“They did a great job, because on film it looked great Womens Bo Jackson Jersey , to be honest with you,” Carr said. “Obviously, Marshawn, we love to give him the ball and stuff like that, but we had seen some things they showed on film, and it was like, ‘This should be good.’ Obviously they covered it. Didn’t work.”The Raiders’ offensive failures weren’t limited to that one play-call on the Chargers’ goal line. Los Angeles outgained Oakland 412 yards to 289, and the Raiders’ offense managed only 14 first downs and a mere 41 yards rushing.After Amari Cooper had eight catches for 128 yards and a touchdown last week against Cleveland, the receiver had one catch for 10 yards on his only target against Los Angeles. Carr defended his inability to get the ball to Cooper, saying the Chargers were keyed on stopping the playmaking pass-catcher.they still appear to be connecting on the plan to build a long-term foundation for the Raiders.“We’re in such a production-oriented business,” Carr said. “We forget the process of things, and if you start getting down during the process, there’s never going to be any production. So when it happens like this, you stay the course and you keep going. You come out here and you don’t quit on what you’ve been doing.”