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Since drafting him with the 7th overall pick in the 2011 draft, Aldon Smith has been a playmaker. He set all kinds of team records last year, and he is on pace this year to put up the same numbers. As his coaches realize that he can do more then just rush the passer, they have tried to find ways to keep him on the field. Give Smith a few years and the sky is the limit for the young outside linebacker.
Mike Goodson, in his first year for the Oakland Raiders, serves as the team's kick returner and backup running back. Originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2009, he now serves as a backup to Oakland running back Darren McFadden.
While Sacramento's aging arena might be falling apart, the Kings managed to hold things together in their home opener, beating Golden State 94-92 for Sacramento's first win of the season.
It was a fiery show for King fans at the home opener Monday night as Sacramento hosted Northern California rival Golden State and won its first game of the season.
Sunday, the Oakland Raiders failed to win three in a row for the first time this season. Facing an upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, their first-round draft pick Doug Martin had a career game against the Raiders in his homecoming to the Bay Area.
For the 49ers to win in in the second half of the season and move forward in the playoffs, it will all come down to the play of Alex Smith. They will get consistent performances from the defense and special teams, so if the offense can do their part, then San Francisco is going to be tough to beat. The running game has been solid this year, and when the team loses it's because they got nothing from Smith and the passing game.
The Oakland Raiders overcame another injury to running back Darren McFadden and a record-setting performance by Doug Martin to put the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the brink of an epic collapse.
Although the NFC West is far from decided, it's playoff positioning that the team should be worried about. They have enough games within the division to control their own destiny so need the teams in the NFC in front of them record wise to not only lose this week, but to lose as many games as possible down the stretch.
Newark resident leads Raiders' Bad Boyz of BBQ tailgating squad.
The Golden State Warriors had to deal with adversity on and off the court to pull out a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and put a happy ending on a difficult day.
