Raiders DE Richard Seymour is questionable for Thursday's game in Dallas with a lower back strain.
Seymour suffered the injury in Sunday's win against the Bengals. Coach Tom Cable said that "he (Seymour) was feeling pretty good today" and the team will "just kind of take it day to day." Seymour, 30, is in a contract year and can't afford to miss much time.
Raiders WR Louis Murphy described QB Bruce Gradkowski as "punctual" with a great command of the huddle.
It's an interesting choice of words considering JaMarcus Russell's history of tardiness and lack of preparation. While Gradkowski is no great shakes, he's clearly superior as a leader and a scrambler, knows the offense better, goes through his progressions, and shows better accuracy. Needless to say, he'll start against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
Raiders LB Isaiah Ekejiuba left Sunday's game with a "pretty serious" knee injury.
Ekejiuba doesn't see much time on defense, but he's a special teams ace for Oakland.

Michael Bush carried four times for 27 yards in Week 11.
He started, but was used less than both Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden. Bush should confidently be left on fantasy benches going forward.

Darren McFadden ran for 25 yards on six carries and caught three passes for 10 yards in the Raiders' Week 11 win.
McFadden's nine touches were second to Justin Fargas (ten), even though Michael Bush (four) started the game. McFadden will be the best bet for work here going forward, but he needs to make Fargas and Bush irrelevant again to be considered for fantasy use. He is still worth owning in all leagues.
Darrius Heyward-Bey caught just one ball for seven yards in Week 11.
Heyward-Bey was second on the Raiders with six targets, but he continues to struggle badly. He had multiple drops and has made very few big plays all season. The surprise No. 7 overall pick has just seven receptions on the year.

Zach Miller caught five balls for 65 yards and a touchdown in the Raiders' Week 11 win over Cincinnati.
Bruce Gradkowski helped him, after all. Miller paced Oakland with seven targets and scored his second touchdown of 2009. While he's still a weekly crapshoot because Oakland is so unpredictable (mostly bad) on offense, Miller can again be considered by owners desperate for a fantasy starter.
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