Well, it was fun while it lasted, Nation. At least the force gave us a taste of victory for a good week..

then today happened.

The same kind of outcome has visited our doorsteps on yet another black and empty Sunday…
The same kind of mishaps have revisited our silver and black Soldiers. .
The same kind of problem’s have plagued our team…
once again.

JaMarcus Russell, the jury is still out, kid. Some Fans still want to complain about your lack of progress made. Some still want to label you as a bust..
The others..just hope you’re learning something new with every game played.
I have to admit, the possibility of you becoming one of the David Carr’s, Alex Smith’s, etc., etc. has crossed the Lord of the Sith’s mind.
What if you never get the help you need?
What if you never receive help within your offensive line? (as you all might know by now, Kwame Harris might not be the best fit in the World)
What if they’re are no valuable recievers that will EVER want to join your offense?
What if you never get control of that “Wild Thing” meathead persona of all muscle and no control?
(I can almost hear the Major Leauge chants with every pass overthrown “Mild thing, you make my butt sting! You make everything SH*TTY!”)
All is then put to rest with a sweet dime to Chaz Schilens on a 60-yard pass that led to a field goal in the 3rd Quarter. Zack Miller also had a somewhat good of a day by catching 2 passes for 56 yards.
Russell went 15-for-33 for 228 yards and an interception.
“You have to grow up fast and I think, with certain situations, you become better,” he said. “It’s tough out there, man — I promise.”
Hell, I bet it is.

The Nation can’t wait to see you back here in Oaktown for some home cooking, Jam.
Not to worry, it’s not like every defense will be as intense as the Ravens..
uh, hopefully.

Baltimore held a 221-35 advantage in first-half yardage in building a 19-0 lead.
“The first half, we just got our tails whipped at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball,” Oakland coach Tom Cable said. “There’s really no other way to put it.”
So what about the second half?
“It’s just challenging them,” Cable said. “I’m going to say this again: We have a good football team that’s got to believe … in itself. That’s where it starts, and it starts with me.”
The Ravens opened the scoring with the first safety against the Raiders since 2000. After Sam Koch punted to the Oakland 7, Russell was sacked by Jameel McClain in the end zone on third down.
Baltimore went up 9-0 in the second quarter. Jim Leonhard returned a punt 46 yards to the Oakland 17 to set up a 1-yard touchdown by Willis McGahee.
It became 16-0 when Flacco found a wide-open Demetrius Williams on the left sideline for a 70-yard touchdown to complete a 97-yard drive that followed an interception by Frank Walker.

Anyone have remedies to feel better about our team’s present situation?
If not, here are some creative suggestions listed by 1 our craziest fans….

Run like hell and exercise. At least you can control some things in life..like your health, sir.

Watch the opening Basketball NBA tipoff on Tuesday. There’s currently a lot of talented teams out there right now…and on the west side? EVERY playoff team’s 500. and up

Go Sharks!

Church always helps with keeping your balance. Don’t even think about praying for wins though…
you know I’ve tried.

Party with your friends at Miyakies in Palo Alto. Once again, Happy Birthday, Tabs!

Keep your heads up, kids. The Sun will shine again.

Peace and Victory,
DR

I sensed your feelings in the 4th, Oakland. You felt, beaten, betrayed and belittled by our opposition.
You felt weak…frightful..
angry..powerless..
tired…
tired, of the same results…
tired, of the pitiful reasons why we have lost in the past..
tired, of the same kind of emotion you’ve been experiencing for the past few Sundays.

Thank the good Lord I told all of your minds to block out the negative and wait for the positive!!
Blessed IS the power of the Sith!!!

How did you like it, Nation?!?! Our team FINALLY has proven their worth!!
The Silver and Black has FINALLY won at home!
The D FINALLY finished off their opponent near the end of the game!
Javon Walker FINALLY produced!!

Good Lord, Kids. I’m not even sure where to begin..

Hmph..the wise say to first mention the things we need to improve on..
Ok..quickly!!
Kwame Harris..what the hell is up with collecting all of that yellow laundry?
D in the box..How do you let punkass Thomas Jones gain 159 yards on 24 carries?
Cable..Do you think the Pych out Time out rule is STILL advantageous?

Hell, who gives a flying sh$# about the negatives at this point. We won a game!!!

Javon “Sky” Walker, the Lord of the Sith has been waiting for your ability to be seen for what seems like eternity.
After watching you celebrate your TD in the “Dark Side” End Zone, it looked as if you were waiting on your ability to be displayed as well!
Hell kid, the only real reason fans get on you so much is because we all want the same thing in life… we all want your high priced, dramatic arse to succeed!
“That’s what’s going to happen when I get thrown the ball” Walker said. “It’s going to continue to happen.”
Congratulations, sir. I hope we can see a lot more of that ability in the future.

Trevor Scott, those TWO sacks on Farve came up real big in the game. I think the fans now realize that the defensive line can hold their own without Pro Bowler, Derrick Burgess starting. It’s not like we all wish for #56 to stand on the sideline with a triceps injury, but we all want to know that we’re still in good hands. Tommy Kelly, you get big ups for a sack too. It’s not easy putting the old man down when he gets into “Legend” mode.

D-Hall, you’re improving with every game. I hope you now realize that the closer your get to the receiver near the snap, the better results, sir. That interception was sick as sin. Wilson also got an INT in his gift basket…yahoo!, Christmas has come early!!!!!!!!

More Game balls!
The Raiders have been guarded with second-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell. But offensive coordinator Greg Knapp took the wraps off his young signal caller at the end of OT, and Russell responded with impressive completions to Javon Walker and Zach Miller to get the Raiders in position for Janikowski’s winning kick. JAM.. damn good job, kid. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but we’ll take it!

Jano..it’s been a while since I’ve said anything positive about you in this blog.
On the Raiders’ game-winning drive, Cable asked kicker Sebastian Janikowski, who missed a 40-yarder earlier in the game, how far could he kick a field goal in the situation. Janikowski said about a 57-yarder. So when the opportunity arose, Janikowski got his chance. And he nailed it, easily.

Cable’s reason for allowing Janikowski to try it with 2:35 to go in overtime? Simple, said the players’ coach.

“You have to believe in your players,” Cable said.

If we all only knew it could be so simple.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK, NATION! DRINKS ARE ON ME!!!!!

CHEERS AND CHILI BOWLS!
DR

As Emperor Al Davis sits with his son in his Press box with his arms draped over a couple of seats, eyes glued to the field, face gloomier than a broke, sad clown, I can’ t help but wonder his thoughts today..

“Looks like Cable is on his way out too. Lord Satan, have I seen better days..”

I believe we all have seen better days.
We’ve all seen better Quarterbacks, Receivers, Lines and Defense.
I’m just trying to figure out when we can hope to see that day again.

When the beginning of the off season started, Al spent cash on numerous free agents that were supposed to make a difference. Believe it or not, I recall MOST of the crowd was pleased. I heard many fans comment..
“Well, it’s not Al’s fault if we lose again this year!” to
“There’s no way we lack greatness now!” to
“Our Defense will be one of the best in the league!”

..and here we are.

I usually stay away from the hype, but I have to admit, the players and fans eventually wore me down and had me get pumped during those long summer days where all you have to do sit and think.
“Playoffs, here we come!”
“We’re back!”
“No team can stop us! 1st in our division, no doubt!”

I now wish I could reset time to saber slap myself.

In the future, please be mindful of too much off season optimism. Save it for game day, kids. THANKS!

Ok, I think we all know JaMarcus Russell is still a young Quarterback.. but damn, did he miss a couple of key throws to his receivers. To be more specific; Zack Miller, Ash Lelie and Chaz Schilens in the end zone…ugh.
It wasn’t entirely his fault. I also observed a lot of dropped balls and bad routes…but what else is new?
It all sort of reminded me that Playmakers make plays while average players still just play.

Sure Cable, you can open up the passing playbook all you want, but it doesn’t necessarily mean our players will then play the best of their ability overnight.

After watching the past 5 games, I realize we still don’t have the talent we need at Wide Receiver.

Javon Walker caught 1 ball for 7 yards for 55 million dollars..
JL Higgins caught 1 for 35
Ash Lelie 1 for 11
Ronald Curry 3 for 32

This isn’t the first time we’ve all seen these kind of end game results.

I now wonder if we could of beat this team if we ran just a wee bit more. I’m sure Mcfadden and Fargas are wondering the same things.
These guys are after all, our core strengths!!
Eh, spilt f$%%ing milk tastes bad this time of night. I’m making this blog a short 1.

At least we didn’t see our burnt poster boy, D-Hall look too bad today. He actually had a good game if you watched closley enough.
Gibril Wilson and Mike Huff? I think they got more toasted than Subway bread.
It didn’t help Drew Brees was under no kind of pressure throughout the game.
It made me almost sick to my stomach after reading today that we showed no kind of interest during that small window of his free agency.

Eh, I still like the kid from LSU. I just think he needs more time to be the great QB he’s going to be in the future…

just progress, Jam..don’t worry about wins or losses..just progress…
Maybe he’s saving the good stuff for Brett and the Jets!

Have a great week Nation,
DR

ps Once again, Good Job, Shane!!!!!
pss GO SHARKS!