maurene charterer: Who's Raiders' starter at QB? Coach isn't saying (SFGate Feed)

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Who's Raiders' starter at QB? Coach isn't saying (SFGate Feed)

Who's Raiders' starter at QB? Coach isn't saying
San Francisco Chronicle

-- Whether Kyle Boller or Carson Palmer starts at quarterback for the Raiders against Kansas City on Sunday, Oakland's game plan might be affected more by who's kicking the ball instead of who's throwing it.Sebastian Janikowski did not practice again Friday because of a hamstring injury.[...] let's look at head coach Hue Jackson's range in publicly avoiding naming his starting QB for Sunday's game.During his early-afternoon news conference, Jackson was asked why he's beating around the bush in announcing who will be the QB."Because I can," Jackson replied.Because again, a player can't tell me what's best for the football team.Long-snapper Jon Condo said that once the Raiders reach the opponent's 45-yard line, he and holder Shane Lechler are looking at each other, saying, 'Hey, we can kick a field goal here.Without Janikowski, Condo thinks the Raiders will eschew extremely long field-goal tries and have Lechler, who's also a brilliant punter, try to pin the opponent inside its 10-yard line.Linebacker Rolando McClain (ankle) and defensive lineman Richard Seymour (knee) did not practice Friday and each is listed as questionable.Darren McFadden leads the NFL with 610 yards rushing.