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ALAMEDA -- Dallas free safety Roy Williams doesn't need to wait for Sunday's game to determine whether the Raiders intend to attack the Cowboys defense with an assortment of deep passes.
The success the Washington Commanders and 49ers had doing so against the Cowboys the past two weeks pretty much makes that a no-brainer, Williams said.
"They watch film, they see what other teams did to us," Williams said in a conference call Wednesday. "I'm sure they're going to install it in their game plan. But the Raiders, they go deep dang near every play so they're probably champing at the bit to play us. We understand that."
The Commanders rallied from a 13-0 deficit late in the fourth quarter for a 14-13 victory over the Cowboys on Sept. 19 on the strength of two long scoring passes from quarterback Mark Brunell to wide receiver Santana Moss.
Last Sunday, the 49ers torched the Cowboys secondary for 269 passing yards and three touchdowns. Dallas has allowed seven touchdown passes. The 49ers are the only team that has allowed more this season.
The Raiders are going to discover that passing against the Cowboys is far from a sure-fire recipe for success, Williams said.
"I'm not concerned at all," said Williams, who attended James Logan High School and Oklahoma. "I trust my teammates. The big plays we gave up, we were just out of position. We knew our mistakes when they happened, and they're very easy to correct. We corrected them."
Dallas coach Bill Parcells doesn't sound so convinced.
"How would you not be concerned? Yeah," Parcells said.
Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins has thrown for six touchdowns and no interceptions in three games. Even so, he said, it won't be easy duplicating the success other teams had against the Cowboys secondary.
"We always look for it," Collins said. "They've got the speed, they've got the guys back there to defend it, and we expect it's going to be hard to get those big plays."
Parcells on Moss
"I don't think you can defend him successfully with any one particular method without compromising yourself in a lot of other areas. You have to do some different things, change coverages and change the way you approach him because he's pretty crafty now. He's not a rookie receiver anymore. He knows what's going on." -- Parcells on Raiders receiver Randy Moss
Extra points
Fullback John Paul Foschi (knee) and defensive lineman Ed Jasper (ankle) didn't practice Thursday. Running back LaMont Jordan (calf) participated in all but six or eight plays, Raiders coach Norv Turner said. "He looked pretty good," Turner said. Foschi and Jasper will be game-day decisions.
-- Steve Corkran
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/football/nfl/oakland_raiders/12781433.htm
ALAMEDA -- Dallas free safety Roy Williams doesn't need to wait for Sunday's game to determine whether the Raiders intend to attack the Cowboys defense with an assortment of deep passes.
The success the Washington Commanders and 49ers had doing so against the Cowboys the past two weeks pretty much makes that a no-brainer, Williams said.
"They watch film, they see what other teams did to us," Williams said in a conference call Wednesday. "I'm sure they're going to install it in their game plan. But the Raiders, they go deep dang near every play so they're probably champing at the bit to play us. We understand that."
The Commanders rallied from a 13-0 deficit late in the fourth quarter for a 14-13 victory over the Cowboys on Sept. 19 on the strength of two long scoring passes from quarterback Mark Brunell to wide receiver Santana Moss.
Last Sunday, the 49ers torched the Cowboys secondary for 269 passing yards and three touchdowns. Dallas has allowed seven touchdown passes. The 49ers are the only team that has allowed more this season.
The Raiders are going to discover that passing against the Cowboys is far from a sure-fire recipe for success, Williams said.
"I'm not concerned at all," said Williams, who attended James Logan High School and Oklahoma. "I trust my teammates. The big plays we gave up, we were just out of position. We knew our mistakes when they happened, and they're very easy to correct. We corrected them."
Dallas coach Bill Parcells doesn't sound so convinced.
"How would you not be concerned? Yeah," Parcells said.
Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins has thrown for six touchdowns and no interceptions in three games. Even so, he said, it won't be easy duplicating the success other teams had against the Cowboys secondary.
"We always look for it," Collins said. "They've got the speed, they've got the guys back there to defend it, and we expect it's going to be hard to get those big plays."
Parcells on Moss
"I don't think you can defend him successfully with any one particular method without compromising yourself in a lot of other areas. You have to do some different things, change coverages and change the way you approach him because he's pretty crafty now. He's not a rookie receiver anymore. He knows what's going on." -- Parcells on Raiders receiver Randy Moss
Extra points
Fullback John Paul Foschi (knee) and defensive lineman Ed Jasper (ankle) didn't practice Thursday. Running back LaMont Jordan (calf) participated in all but six or eight plays, Raiders coach Norv Turner said. "He looked pretty good," Turner said. Foschi and Jasper will be game-day decisions.
-- Steve Corkran
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/football/nfl/oakland_raiders/12781433.htm
