Q: Are you surprised at how poorly the Raiders played and the mistakes that they made?

HERM EDWARDS: “Well, if you look at the game early. They ran the ball very well. They turned it over, then the next series they had a chance for a big play and they dropped it. Denver kept driving the ball and got some points on the board. Then by halftime, the score was so lopsided it was tough in the third quarter. They won’t play that way against us. That’s just one game.”

Q: You’re hoping they play like that against you.

EDWARDS: “Yeah, but that’s not going to be the case. We’re not preparing for that at all. We’re preparing for a tough football game.”

Q: S Jarrad Page always seems to have big games against the Raiders. Did you have a team like that when you were playing?

EDWARDS: “Yeah. The Giants. It’s a fun deal. Against certain teams you just feel like you’re going to have a good day. You walk into warm-ups and you feel like you’re going to have a good day. I felt against the Giants that I was probably going to get my hands on some balls and I just had to make sure if I got them, that I catch them.”

Q: Are you looking for a little more out of RB Jamaal Charles this week?

EDWARDS: “Yeah. He needs to touch the ball more. It all boils down to this on offense. We have some players on offense that have some skill. The more you stay on the field, the more you can just play. That gives you the ability to let those guys touch the ball. You only get between 10-11 possessions in a football game, and it’s very hard to get those guys touches when you go three-and-out. I think we had four three-and-outs last week and that’s a little bit too many. You’d like to keep it within two, three at the most. Then if you get 11 possessions you’ve got to play to get six, seven, eight, ten-play drives and all those guys come and play for you. If you go three-and-out it’s very difficult to get those guys the ball.”

Q: How are you planning to line up against Oakland’s CBs?

EDWARDS: “Well, there’s not a whole bunch you can do. They played a lot of man-to-man last week, we expect them to play man-to-man and put eight guys in the box to take away our run game. They’ve got two very good corners, Pro-Bowl caliber guys that play man-to-man in your face and it’s tough. We’ve got to get away from them.”

Q: Do you see any more excitement in the guys as they prepare for the home opener?

EDWARDS: “I think they’re excited. I think a lot of guys haven’t felt Arrowhead Stadium. Preseason is a different atmosphere than the regular season. Our fans will come out here and support these guys and I think they’ll look forward to looking up there and seeing all that red. I hope they get loud, and we’ve got to help them get loud by doing some good things. We’d like to play with the lead, get the 12th man involved.”

Q: Do the nerves go away after the first one?

EDWARDS: “Yeah, and they’ve got a little confidence. They’ve played a game. The bottom line is, they’ve got to make the play. That’s what football is all about. You try to put them in position to make plays. That’s kind of where we’re at right now. We were very competitive last week, but we didn’t make enough plays.”

Q: Is there a little less anxiety on your part, knowing what you’ve got?

EDWARDS: “No, I think every week you’re going to find out more about these guys. We’ve only played one game and it’s going to be a learning process all the way through. They’re going to have some ups and down. What you want on your football team is for it to play consistent. You want to be consistent in turnovers and fouls. If you have a positive turnover differential and you don’t make a lot of fouls, you’ll always be in a football game.”

Q: Does that mean you’re happy with last week’s performance?

EDWARDS: “Yeah, we gave one away, but we got two of them, so we came out positive on that end. If you do that, then the football game is never going to get away from you. Now we just have to figure out how to win them. If you continue to play like that, you’re going to win your share of football games.”