With this week’s trip to Minnesota the Raiders begin a span of seven weeks in which they will not play a home game in Oakland.The road trip includes stops in London Bo Jackson Jersey , Green Bay, Indianapolis, and Houston.Not only will the Raiders be tested physically on the field but they will be tested mentally with all the miles of travel.Things will certainly be more enjoyable if they could rack up a couple of wins.It won’t be easy this week against the Vikings who have talent all over the place on both sides of the ball and a big time home field advantage playing in US Bank Stadium.Running back, Dalvin Cook leads the league in rushing and the defense has a dominant pass rush lead by Danielle Hunter.Now let’s see what players and coaches from both teams are saying ahead of their week three matchup.Head coach Jon Gruden, on what makes facing the Vikings defense a challenge.“You know, you just watch the Atlanta game and wow it’s 28-0 at the end of the third quarter.Green Bay got a couple scores early.They didn’t make much happen in the second half.They have veteran players and they have high-profile players at every level.It starts with the pass rush.They knock the run out with Linval Joseph and Kendricks, their middle linebacker, and then they give those pass rushers a lot of at bats and they can rip it man.I mean Everson Griffin is back. And Danielle Hunter is one of the best unknown defensive ends in the league, I don’t know why he doesn’t get more credit credibility.(Xavier) Rhodes can shut you down, (Trae) Waynes is a first rounder, and Harrison Smith is a multi-Pro Bowler.They’ve got good players and Zimmer has a scheme they all understand, so they’re tough.Defensive Tackle Johnathan Hankins, on the Raiders run defense and stopping Dalvin Cook.“Just you know the technique we been preaching https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-antonio-brown-jersey , just getting up the field, penetration, stopping the ball.That’s just what Buck and them came talked to us about in the offseason.That’s what we’re trying to apply on the field.So hopefully we can continue to stop the run and then get after the quarterback.”“The guy has been averaging 180 yards rushing, that’s going to be a test to us, to go out there and stop that.If we can do that, I feel like we can win this game.”Vikings Head coach Mike Zimmer, on the similarities between what Paul Guenther runs in Oakland versus what was created in Cincinnati.“It’s very similar.I think Paul will always have his spin on things, that’s kind of how he’s always been, but I think they’ll be much, much improved.They’ve got much better talent all the way across the board.I think Burfict really helps them get guys lined up and he understands their system so well, but they’ve got good players upfront.They’re much, much improved on the backend in my opinion as well, so yea I think they will continue to get better.”Vikings wideout Adam Thielen Womens Derek Carr Jersey , on Vontaze Burfict.“I mean he’s someone who you can tell he’s extremely smart, he gets the entire defense lined up, he makes all the checks and things like that.He’s always in the right spot, he’s a fast guy that’s always around the ball and he plays with a lot of effort.He’s one of the better guys at that position and he’s a guy that’s gonna get them in the right spots and make sure they’re not out of position.” Follow @Egroat5 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden will be a TV star once again.HBO announced Tuesday that the Raiders will be featured on the network’s “Hard Knocks” show in training camp this summer that gives a behind-the-scenes look at an NFL team.Gruden spent nine seasons as the lead analyst on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” before returning to the sideline for a second stint as Raiders coach last year. Now he will likely be a star of the 14th edition of this reality show.“Everybody wants to be a Raider,” owner Mark Davis said. “Now they’ll find out what it takes to become one.”The Raiders made several high-profile additions this offseason that made them an attractive team for the show in their final scheduled season in Oakland before a planned move to Las Vegas.They hired another former TV analyst as general manager in Mike Mayock, traded for big-play receiver Antonio Brown and signed controversial free agents Vontaze Burfict and Richie Incognito. Oakland also had three first-round draft picks in Clelin Ferrell, Josh Jacobs and Johnathan Abram, as well as quarterback Derek Carr.Gruden had expressed reservations about being on the show but the Raiders were one of five teams who could be forced to do the show because they didn’t make the playoffs the past two seasons, didn’t have a new coach and hadn’t done the show the past 10 years.NFL Films will send a 30-person crew to training camp in Napa to shoot more than 1,750 hours of footage for the series with access to meeting rooms, training rooms, living quarters and practice fields.“They do a really good job of staying out of your way Womens Antonio Brown Jersey ,” said defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, who was on the staff in Cincinnati when the Bengals were featured on the show.“You can see, kind of, what’s going to be on the show. I think the positive thing is you find out a lot about your team and the coaches on the staff that, ‘Hey, when the camera is on you are you going to be a different guy or a different player or if you’re not.’ Because really after the third day, you don’t notice, you’re so used to having them around that you just go about your business.”The other teams that were eligible were San Francisco, Washington, Detroit and the New York Giants.The first of five episodes will air Aug. 6.