Raiders officially begin training camp with high-hopes

Coach Cable

QB Jason Campbell

DT Richard Seymour

By Felicia

Training camp officially began on Thursday for the Oakland Raiders upcoming 2010-2011season in Napa, California with a clean slate, just what this team needed for a team that hasn’t had a winning record in nearly 10-years.

“Having a whole team here is a credit to the organization,” said head coach Tom Cable. In terms of newest quarterback Jason Campbell’s leadership he replied he’s “Hungry and passionate for leadership, I think he’s taken it and run away with it.”

Good football character has been the word Coach Cable has used in reference to his new team.

“My goal is to do what I can to help the team win,” said Campbell, who was the 2005 draft pick of the Washington Redskins.

For the first time in recent years the Raiders were credited for their off-season draft moves and signees with some predicting them to break their playoff drought by giving them a high ranking in their division.

“We have a lot of young talent. Guys are very talented, their tall, their big, the sky’s the limit for them,” said QB Jason Campbell of the impression of the young receiving team.

“Good to get back here and knock some of the rust off,” said Veteran Defensive Tackle Richard Seymour.” “Training camp is actually the on time individually to hone our skills,” said Seymour. For me training camp is about laying the foundation for the season.”

“I think we’ll be good, real good, just with the guys I have in front of me, Richard Seymour, Kelley and Jay (Richardson) those guys, especially the linebackers, it’s scary at how good I think we could be” said rookie Linebacker Rolando Blackmon.

No doubt there is a different chemistry between these guys then in years past, they are listening to one another and building something deeper, a brotherhood.
Building a brotherhood and a since of chemistry and together playing together into of individuals One game at a time and win.

Raiders Training Camp will run from now until August at the Napa Marriott in Napa, California.