PLAYERS:
Darren McFadden,
Rex Ryan,
Darrius Heyward-Bey,
Sebastian Janikowski,
Jared Veldheer,
Richard Seymour,
Stefen Wisniewski,
Samson Satele,
Matt Cassel,
Rolando McClain,
Hue Jackson,
Denarius Moore,
Jason Campbell,
Carson Palmer,
Kyle Boller,
Terrelle Pryor,
Michael Bush,
Chris Johnson,
DeMarcus Van Dyke
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs
The early season Ballers and Busters have been tallied up and we have our midseason totals. Sure, technically it won't be midseason for the Raiders until after the Broncos game but it is the bye week so it just the easiest time to do it.
The Raiders were a pretty sound team overall which made it that much more difficult to pick the players who would make each of the two lists. Bad teams have distinct standouts both good and bad. But teams that play well as a unit make it more difficult to pinpoint. One week one player will standout and the next week it is someone else who steps up.For instance, there were 31 different Ballers this season. That means that all the starters, a few backups, and coaches got into the act. The flipside is there were also 22 different Busters. So it goes both ways.Now let's check in with the Raider players at the (almost) halfway point of the season.BallersDarren McFaddenHe led all Raiders in Baller nods with four. He was also named top Baller th...
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