Matt Flynn w/ update 8/12 article

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Matt Flynn was steady yet unspectacular, managing the game just as his coach wanted. Terrelle Pryor was dazzling one moment and maddening the next.

That summed up the play of the Oakland Raiders' top quarterbacks in a 19-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Friday night in their exhibition opener.

Flynn overcame an early fumble off a blown protection to lead a methodical field-goal drive that included a pair of third-down conversions.


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update: 8/12

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I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t a fan of Matt Flynn as the Oakland Raiders’ starting quarterback heading into the preseason. After his first outing as the Raiders’ top passer, though, my doubts aren’t as strong.

When the Raiders faced off against the Dallas Cowboys last Friday, Flynn took the field as the starting quarterback and played with the type of confidence we saw in his breakout game with the Green Bay Packers. While the production wasn’t quite what the Raiders wanted from their No. 1 gunslinger, the way he carried himself showed that he’s moving in the right direction.

The most impressive part of Flynn’s performance was his cool in the pocket. When the pressure came, he stepped up into the pocket and delivered the ball with confidence. On one play, when the pocket broke down, he ducked to avoid an oncoming rusher, tucked the ball and picked up what he could before sliding to the ground. He did take a sack and fumbled, but was hit from the blind side from an unabated blitzer.

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