Raiders need Moore to stay confident
The Raiders won 19-17. . The NFL reported on Wednesday that offensive coordinator Greg Olson demands more maturity from 24-year-old Moore. Olson believes that a lot is going to ride on Moore this NFL season. Denarius Moore started with the Raiders in 2011 and had made some plays that put him on a nice pedestal. He finished 2011 with 33 passes, 618 yards.
I think he’d be the first guy to say we’re constantly on top of him … we’ll just coach him up, but I think he’s becoming a more mature player and a more mature person.” Moore produced his share of gems as a rookie in 2011, including a five-catch, 146-yard outing in Week 2 that included a head-turning 50-yard touchdown grab against the Buffalo Bills . That put him on the radar, and he went on to catch 33 passes for 618 yards in his first season. Moore’s 18.7 yards per catch suggested Oakland had found a burner. Moore’s numbers rose last season (51 catches, 741 yards and seven scores), but he suffered what Raiders coach Dennis Allen called too many “concentration drops.” Moore’s training-camp performance this summer was cited as a “real source of frustration” for the Raiders , who have to wonder how the field-stretching receiver will mesh with Matt Flynn ‘s less-than-cannon arm. The Raiders have too many issues to only pick on Moore, but if they want to catch anyone by surprise in the AFC West, they’ll need their deep threat to wake up.
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This comes just three days after Oakland offensive coordinator Greg Olson said that Moore needs to be more mature if he’s to be successful. More: For more on the Raiders , go to Silver and Black Pride Oakland needs multiple receivers to step up if they’re to be at all successful this year. Moore had a promising rookie year in which he put up 618 yards off of 33 receptions with five touchdowns. He fits the bill of your average No. 1 receiver, but he hasn’t been able to put it together. For every big play he makes, Moore makes a couple bone-headed plays to go along with it. Fantasy Impact: While the Raiders shouldn’t be a popular team to grab fantasy players from in general, they could end up with one or two solid players on offense. Whether that player will be a wide receiver is up in the air, but it’s looking more and more like that player won’t be Denarius Moore.
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… Thats a big-time receiver in the making, and hes only going to get better. Moore has recorded 38 receptions for 635 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games this season, and has surpassed Darrius Heyward-Bey as the Raiders go-to receiver. Not bad for a player that lasted until the fifth round of the 2011 draft despite being the only Division I player with two 200-yard receiving games at Tennessee. Moore, 6-foot and 195 pounds, is a complete receiver from the standpoint of possessing above-average speed, great hands, the ability to adjust to the ball and the determination to get position on a defender to make a play. Through it all, Moore takes everything in stride, never one to boast of his accomplishments or complain about how often he gets targeted. I surprised myself a little bit, not knowing I was capable of putting up that many numbers, Moore said of his rookie season. But as far as looking back on it now, I just have to let it go because its a new year and I expect more from myself, just like the team expects more and the coaches expect more. Its just got to be more. Thats one of the many things that endear Moore to his coaches and teammates.
Oakland Raiders receiver Denarius Moore impresses
“Denarius Moore is like another Jacoby,” quarterback Jason Campbell said, comparing him to last year’s breakout rookie receiver Jacoby Ford . “He’s like one of those guys that you pick up late in the draft, and you wonder, how did this guy fall? He’s so talented, he’s so athletic. “When you see Jacoby, it’s kind of like you have to do a double-glimpse, make sure it’s him or 17. The guy’s playing hard. He runs hard in practice, he has that factor. Some things you just can’t coach, he has about him. He’s a guy that can add a lot to our offense this year.” Some scouts had the 6-foot, 195-pound Moore pegged as a sleeper, and pointed to 981 yards and nine touchdowns last year despite less-than-great quarterbacks at Tennessee.
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He set up the Raiders’ first score when he took a high 20-yard pass away from Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin , then made that look routine with his TD catch in the closing minutes. Campbell hung up a 50-yard pass; the 6-foot Moore out-jumped two defenders for what looked like a game-winning catch with 3:41 left, putting Oakland up 35-31. Too bad the defense was taking the day off, and Moore wasn’t smiling after a 38-35 loss. “It was an OK day for me,” said Moore, who didn’t have any catches in the opener in Denver. “I came in, made plays when they called upon me, but overall, the thing is, we took an ‘L’ today, so we’ve got to come back, practice (today) and get better.” Still, Moore not only played for injured receivers Jacoby Ford , Darrius Heyward-Bey and Louis Murphy , he made you forget about them. Besides the smooth catches, he also had 25 yards on a double reverse. “I don’t want to say I made a (statement) where I can play in the league,” Moore said.
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Oakland Raiders: Wide Receiver Denarius Moore Has Much to Prove in 2013
Some positive plays Monday against the Denver Broncos would help make it real, and get him back on track. The talent is there. The consistency, as always, is the key. The cycle has to be broken. A team in need of a strong receiving presence cant afford the ups and downs. They need each man to play to his potential each week.
After racking up 575 yards and five touchdowns in the first half of the season, Moore spun out of control as 2012 came to an end and managed just 166 yards and two touchdowns in his final seven games. That can’t happen if the Raiders’ offense wants to be relevant this year. Moore needs to be more than just a flash in the pan. He needs to be the vocal leader and establish himself as a legitimate wide receiver in the NFL. He’s the Most Experienced Wide Receiver in the Huddle Unless you believe Josh Cribbs is a “true” wide receiver, then Moore is the most experienced receiver the Raiders have. That really doesn’t say much since he’s only entering his third NFL season. Yes, Jacoby Ford has played one more year in the league. But he’s missed 24 out of 48 possible games due to injury.
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1 NFL wide receiver, but has been extremely inconsistent in his first two seasons. The Raiders are still holding out hope that he can be the go-to guy in 2013, but has Darren McFadden Youth Jersey yet to put all of the pieces together. Hes often plagued by drops dropped 15 percent of the catchable passes thrown his way last season and hasnt been able to consistently make the tough catches expected from top receivers. Despite his head coachs concerns, Moore still believes he can be the No. 1 receiver for the Raiders. I absolutely do, Moore said. Its all about getting that swagger back and regaining confidence in myself, to know that I am [the No. 1 receiver]. The departure of Darrius Heyward-Bey opened a door for either Moore or Streater to steal the show in Oakland this year. Which one steps up to the plate, though, is still to be determined.
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