Seymour set tone early for Raiders' defense

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – His signature moment as a Raider came on his sixth play as a Raider. Richard Seymour, who joined the Oakland franchise 48 hours earlier, simply bull-rushed San Diego left tackle Marcus McNeill and knocked him on his heels as Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers dropped back to pass on first and 10 from the Oakland 21-yard line. Chargers left guard Kris Dielman, sensing McNeill needed help, slid over for the double-team. Too late. At 1:47 of the first quarter of the Raiders' season opener last Monday, Seymour made good on his promise to be the guy "on top of the quarterback" when he finally acquiesced to the trade from New England and sacked Rivers for a five-yard loss. Sure, his two sacks and six tackles in the game while playing all over the line in the Raiders' 4-3 scheme were more than impressive. He had spent years playing defensive tackle in the Patriots' 3-4 alignment. But what was downright ridiculous against the Cha...