Camp Musings - Day 7

• Lane Kiffin continues to impress when it comes to dealing with the media. He’s as cool as a cucumber in front of the press. His responses are forthright and to the point. No beating around the bush, or dodging questions.

• As for Kiffin on the field, preparation and fundamentals continue to be the focus of his workouts.

• Continuing a storied tradition of innovation, the Raiders have invited kicker Li Chaoran of China to training camp for a week. With the league always looking to expand and China being the country with the largest population in the world, it was only a matter of time before some figured out to start marketing the game by inviting a national to camp.

• On the national theme, the Raiders have Alfredo Flores of Mexico and Larry Lishey of Sweden in camp as guest coaches. Both promote football in the coaching ranks abroad.

• RB ReShard Lee was waived after injuring a knee earlier in the week.

• Daunte Culpepper showed no signs of the injury that hampered him last season in the afternoon practice. Culpepper hit Will Buchanon for a 50-yard TD pass.

• Practices are being spaced out farther than last year, which has received rave reviews from players. Down time between practices has given the team more down time to recover.

• Al Davis’ proposal to create a quarterback award in honor of Bill Walsh was timely and yet another reminder of Davis’ brand of loyalty. Davis and Walsh maintained a friendship that sadly ended on Monday with Walsh’s passing. Too bad for Walsh that his own team couldn’t think up the idea on their own.