Jackson thinks Raiders had a shot after DHB drop

ALAMEDA -- There was a growing feeling in the press box after Sunday's game and before Monday's media conference that Darrius Heyward-Bey's late drop at about the Detroit 40-yard line cost the Raiders a more realistic game-winning field-goal attempt. And thus, a better chance at winning the game.
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On one hand, those theorists were right -- it would have gained Oakland about 13 yards, so Sebastian Janikowski would gave lined up from about 57 yards out, rather than 65 yards away (a six-yard sideline completion to T.J. Houshmandzadeh took four seconds off the clock after Heyward-Bey's drop).On the other hand -- Heyward-Bey was nowhere near the sidelines and would have been tackled in bounds. And no doubt, held down. And with eight seconds left on the clock at the end of the play, and the Raiders out of timeouts, it says here time would have run out on them. Before the offense could have lined up for Carson Palmer to spike the ball and give Janikowski a shot at a game-winner.
Consider: the entire offense would have had about six seconds to move the 15-or-so yards, get set, hike the ball and Palmer to spike it after Heyward-Bey was tackled.Not likely. Though coach Hue Jackson said the Raiders have worked on such hustle drills."It was going to be close," Jackson said. "There was eight seconds after that play had happened. I think it takes you six seconds to get up there and snap the ball. We've done it before, and boom. Probably would have been seven, probably would have had one second left and we would have kicked it and won the game. That's what I truly believe. It would have been tight, but I really believe we had a chance at it."That's training camp work. You do it so much that you feel comfortable when that time happens that you can get your team out there and you have a sense of urgency."