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Oakland coach Tom Cable said Wednesday he has spoken with Raiders owner Al Davis about allegations that Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women.

Left guard Robert Gallery on Wednesday practiced for the first time since he broke a bone in his right leg Sept.

Okay, so I gotA Al Davis on the line and he is asking me in his strained Brooklyn accent how to salvage his Oakland Raiders.

Raiders coach Tom Cable will work Chaz Schilens, left, slowly back into things. The Raiders keep waiting for Chaz Schilens to come to their rescue.

GUILTY OR INNOCENT? That is the biggest question looming over coach Tom Cable and another troubling Raiders season.

Rarely is the football in Chris Morris' hands, and he's usually the Raiders center.

Two starters out, new starters at three of five positions, all with a 270-something pound quarterback's uprightness depending on them.

The Oakland Raiders' offensive line has struggled through their first four games.

Facing the New York Giants defensive line is a tough enough task for an offensive line in the best of circumstances.

Let's just say Mario Henderson was in his private, ahem, library when the Raiders left tackle was reading about the Houston Texans' purportedly woeful run defense.

Running back Darren McFadden, whose brief career has been met with as many disappointments as broken tackles, was dropped for another loss Monday.

Then again, that's easy to do when kept off the field for all but one play. With the Raiders ' offense dropping nine passes, Higgins played a single offensive snap - and a run play at that - during Sunday's 29-6 loss to the Texans at Reliant Stadium.

Checking in from gorgeous Reliant Stadium...walked through the rain drops to get in and, as a result of the rain, the roof is closed.

"It's been hard for me this week because I've been thinking about it," McFadden said Wednesday.

The Raiders simply didn't come to play.A Although the score was only 13-3 at half, and Oakland had chance after chance to put something together,A the Raiders offense never showed up.

That's why Raiders coach Tom Cable named backup tackle Erik Pears his new left guard Wednesday, at least until Gallery recovers from a broken leg four to six weeks from now.

The Raiders plan life without Robert Gallery for 4-6 weeks. My take: One of the options is to move center Chris Morris to Gallerya s left guard spot and insert Samson Satele at center.

Well this much is clear: Jamarcus Russell has yet to prove to anyone that he is a viable NFL quarterback.

Javon Walker said he is healthy, happy and performing as well as any of the wide receivers on the Raiders roster.

Oakland Raiders right guard Robert Gallery is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken bone in his left leg.