After two benchings, Cable's approach with Raiders starting to come into clearer focus

When the Raiders fired Lane Kiffin and promoted Tom Cable to the job of interim coach, I wasn't sure what, if anything, would truly change. Well, other than the fact that Cable wouldn't snipe at Al Davis the way Kiffin did, and he'd probably let JaMarcus Russell throw a few more passes. This week I started getting a clearer picture of Cable's coaching approach. First, Cable benched free safety Michael Huff and replaced him with Hiram Eugene. Then, he benched wide receiver Ronald Curry and replaced him with rookie Chaz Schilens. In both cases, Cable sent two very clear messages approaching Sunday's home game against the New York Jets. 1) Cable demands aggressiveness out of his players. He praised Eugene for throwing "his body around in there." He said he likes the way Schilens fights for the ball in traffic. 2) Cable values production over pedigree. Huff was the seventh overall pick in the 2006 draft. Eugene was signed as an undrafted rook...