OAKLAND -- As expected, the Oakland Raiders sat most of their starters Thursday -- only two players at the top of the team’s depth chart started in strong safety Karl Joseph and defensive lineman Jihad Ward, the team’s first two draft picks -- and the preseason finale against the Seattle Seahawks was left to the devices of players trying to make a final push to make Oakland’s 53-man roster.
Say this: The Raiders’ second- and third-string defenses showed some passion, and, for the first time this preseason, the opposing offense did not drive the length of the field for a score on the first series.