Halftime: Raiders 7, 49ers 3
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 6:33 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Scoring
Oak–Louis Murphy 24-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Sebastian Janikowski kicks PAT), 8:45
SF–FG Joe Nedney 21, 1:59
– Someone explain why Jeff Garcia came in with 1:59 left to go in the half. Here’s a perfect chance for Russell to run a two-minute drill in a game situation with developing wide receivers, and instead here comes Garcia, done it hundreds of times.
Garcia got the Raiders into 49ers territory before he overthrew Johnnie Lee Higgins while avoiding a rush and stepping up in the pocket, with Allen Rossum intercepting the pass.
– Joe Nedney capped a Coffee-fueled 76-yard drive with a 21-yard field goal, with Mike Singletary apparently really wanting to know his team can convert an extra point when it needs one.
Coffee gained 64 yards on nine carries on the drive, giving him 129 yards on 16 carries for the game. He opened it with a 35-yard bolt, and the Raiders didn’t rise up and stop him until Sam Williams and Tommy Kelly stopped him for a three-yard loss back to the 4-yard line.
– Russell saved a seemingly wasted drive with a 24-yard touchdown strike on third-and-23 against a blown 49ers coverage. It capped a seven-play 59-yard drive with 8:45 left in the half.
Nate Clements, the same guy who intercepted three passes during one practice and was shouting, “They can’t compete,” was responsible. He also was the one who let the Raiders get in position for the score wtih a desperation grab of Johnnie Lee Higgins’ jersey for a 22-yard penalty to the 13.
From there, the Cornell Green got an ineligible receiver downfield penalty, and Samson Satele was called for holding on an otherwise well-executed screen to Justin Fargas inside the 5.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 6:36 pm
yo
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Bobbie and Orca need their own room… they can totally entertain eachother…
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
WOULD BE 14-3 IF NOT FOR JOHNNY LEE BITCH.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:38 pm
You mean if it wasn’t for Garcia missing Miller and overthrowing JLH, we woudl be up 14-3
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
i dont understand why with 1st and goal fargas was in there and not BUSH ?? WTF !!!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Lefty12 – Who is Board? you were referring too…
TScott has looked like a weak link for the 2nd straight week vs the run. Thats according to my eyes. He’s getting pushed off the ball, tossed aside or pancaked. Rarely has he forced the issue on his end.
Garcia can’t throw the deep ball. You can tell. He’s way too hesitant. DHB would be useless with Garcia QB’ing so no need to double him which changes everything.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
chaz would have caught that
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Man, this blog sucks so badly. “Posting too fast” after 15 minutes of not posting! What a joke!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Hmmmm, I have a feeling teams will be running straight at the right side of our D-line all year. Hey, at least we might have a top 5 pass D again like in 2006 because teams will only have to pass against us 15 times a game!
Can’t have Scott playing on 1st and 2nd downs.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Brown may just have taken Morrison’s job. He was everywhere. Timed his blitz perfectly again this week although this time the RB picked him up …still he stayed balanced and still got to the QB with pressure.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
all the haters need to go away, tired of reading all of your useless babble. Looking to see progress.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
KELLY AND ELLIS ARE DOING PRETTY O.K. WARREN AND SCOTT ARE STINKING UP THE JOINT
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Norco, Why do you bother watching if you hate everything about the team?
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
CT,..you are gay.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I liked the Touchdown Scoring Drive from Russell. I felt like he bounced back after a mediocre start and put in a good showing.
I liked how Garcia was getting us down the field (until the interception). But he looked healthy
Louis Murphy is a beast.
I wish McFadden would have come out and claimed his job as the number 1 back.
Fargas looks crappy.
Michael Bush looks ok.
Run defense SUCKS.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm
BITE IT FAIDERMIGHT.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Terrapin-Duane Board-Dline coach.i’m not disagreeing with you,just saying i heard him really talking the guy up.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
just win baby! and get rid of this blog timer— who’s idea was this??
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Too bad Shaugnessy is hurt. Hopefully he can go next week so we can at least have a chance. Ellis, Richards, and Gunheim are LDE, so we just might be screwed there.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Nah, you’re doing a good job biting it.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
130yds given up in 1H of play. Thats waaay too much. I bet 3/4 of that came off the RDE area.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I SHOULD HAVE JT THE PRICKS JOB IM WAY BETTER.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
takes one to know one doesn’t it Bob, you whiner fan
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:48 pm
damn should we cut garcia now? russell throws a td on 3rd and 22 garcia a int with higgins wide open. will the russell haters overreact or does garcia get the he needs more time excuse they wont give jrock?
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
bob, i bet you are a big shanarat fan too
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
ME AND JT PARTY TOGETHER.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
I wonder what Clements has to say after this game?
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
I hear you Lefty12. They have to see this. Once SF figured out they could manhandle via LT/LG they kept at it. Play after Play.
The coaches have to see that weakness. So I’ll ignore what they say for now and see what they actually do. I think they are giving Scott every opportunity but its not looking good.
For the record. I too had high hopes for TScott; but it looks like as of right now he’s still only a pass rusher.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Garcia looked better than Favre did!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
jerry is right russell should be in there for the 2 minute offense. we need better dts and get bey the ball
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:52 pm
JERRY IS THE MAN!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
LOL…ROBINSON FELL FOR 6 YARDS,..NOBODY IN FRONT OF HIM!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Looks like the run D is gonna get some practice tonight!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
NUMBER 90 IS AWESOME!!!…LOL
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
# Mistabrown Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I guess a 2 minute drill for MOSES in the pre-season wasnt a good idea eh Cable ?
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– Someone explain why Jeff Garcia came in with 1:59 left to go in the half. Here’s a perfect chance for Russell to run a two-minute drill in a game situation with developing wide receivers, and instead here comes Garcia, done it hundreds of times.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
ctraidersfan Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
bob, i bet you are a big shanarat fan too
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hell no he doesn’t…
but he does miss kiffie !!!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Jerry quit gravy training my post from the previous thread.
Thanx
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Mrs.brown-thanks.if you consider me a dumb poster i know i must be right.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!…WHAT RUN D!!!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Looks like the Niners are not interested in developing their players much. All they are doing is running in the second half. It will get them the yards, but this game is meaningless. There are more players on the team than the third string runningback.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
run defense is horrible
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
i am not convinced, to much hating
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:57 pm
All that running and no points!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
just like wordpress
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
IM GOING TO POST A NEW THREAD.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Now batting for Oakland?…
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
SF is playing like this is a real game…
strategy wise, that is…
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
RaiderMight-exactly!
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Lefty, ok I get it!
DHB didnt catch a ball but he was open & looks great!!!
So if he was open why didnt Moses get him the ball ? My second time asking you this question….go ahead and answer me now..
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
talk about no respect for run defense. on 3rd and 7 in a preseason game they deicde to run it. thats stupid and disrespectful. they should try to develope their young qb, f the yards. it also says we they just wanna pound you.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
It’s like they game planned. It must mean a lot to them to win this “Battle of the Bay” instead of developing.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Absolutely RaiderMight, I just don’t get it. Why all the runs? They are helping us out probably more than themselves. You don’t figure out which QB you want by running the ball all day.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Gradkowski
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Russell rarely looked left. He always passed to the right on almost every throw. Even the dumpoffs. Just like season, he rarely looks left for some reason.
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Mistabrown Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Lefty, ok I get it!
DHB didnt catch a ball but he was open & looks great!!!
So if he was open why didnt Moses get him the ball ? My second time asking you this question….go ahead and answer me now..
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
GARCIA BEST…THEN FRYE…THEN GRAD,..THATS IT…WE HAVE NO OTHER QB.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
There goes Jerry’s favorite player, Meyers.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Correction: Myers.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Meyers is a keeper
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Myers and Stewart are looking pretty good.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
where is zach crockett
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
i’m thinking Gradkowski needs to be the number 2…
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Garcia got the Raiders into 49ers territory before he overthrew Johnnie Lee Higgins while avoiding a rush and stepping up in the pocket, with Allen Rossum intercepting the pass.
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HOLY SH-YTE! Garcia over threw somebody?!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Myers Drive… all the way
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Now that’s what the Whiners should be doing. Developing their young players.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Poor G Pappa saddled with Plunkett & Flores in the booth! I bet he has 4 or 8 JD’s on the rocks after the game!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
So thats how you run a team down the field!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
mrsbrown-the very 1st play of the game he was wide open and JR missed him.the whiners then doubled him and it caused others to be open.do you even understand the game?it isn’t his fault if he is open and the pass isn’t thrown his way.btw,i realize you dislike JR and what you want is for me to knock him.not yet.btw,how is your lovely daughter?
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Wouldn’t it be ironic if Garcia’s team mate in TB cost him a job with the Raiders!
lmao
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
“the Cornell Green got an ineligible receiver downfield penalty, and Samson Satele was called for holding on an otherwise well-executed screen to Justin Fargas inside the 5.”
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Satele and Green were pummeled unmerciful by Cable as they returned to the sidelines….
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
“Garbage”kowski Time!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
I love that Fargas is always in the goal line package….such a scoring machine!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:10 pm
I’ve been locked out I guess!
Great blog.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Lefty,
I saw the first play. Moses should make that throw 99/100 times dont you agree ?
As far as DHB it could have bounced off his hands we really dont know because Moses couldn’t get him the ball. My suggestion is wait for DHB to make a play before you go in a blog and say “he’s looking good”. Save yourself the task of having to defend that.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
looks like we have 2 zach millers now.we better run some plays hey bey next week. this must be the reason why he doesnt catch many balls. his qbs avoid him even when open and then he drops a few catchable balls with a few amount of catches and now u have inconsistant hands
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Anyone know how to prevent the “too fast” issue??
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Hey Lefty,
Watkins had a killer 1st half didnt he! 0 catches for 0 yards but he ran down the sideline like a track star!
What? He didnt play ? Its all good…HE LOOKED GREAT!
GO WATKINS!!!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
that was a hold if i ever saw one
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Mistabrown Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Poor G Pappa saddled with Plunkett & Flores in the booth! I bet he has 4 or 8 JD’s on the rocks after the game!
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After?
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
i don’t have to defend it-anyone with eyes could see the same thing.the real question is,is if you can see it with your own eyes,why make it an issue?
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:15 pm
I seem to have gotten around the “too fast issue” (kinda). I cleared my cookies and then when it happens, i just press F5 a few times until it goes in. Usually takes 2-3 quick refreshes. I haven’t seen it for a few minutes.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
RM it seems to happen when a lot of people are posting at the same timeas soon as things slow down it lets you in.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Is our new defensive philosophy to give up almost 100 yards rushing each quarter?
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Thanks!
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
TE’s should be stronger this year… which makes for nice options vs the wr’s ..
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Dakota Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Is our new defensive philosophy to give up almost 100 yards rushing each quarter?
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yes…
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:23 pm
they have to make dhb an issue.its no excuse to have him not be a factor. throw a screen to him atleast. this is what it must have been like at maryland.
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:31 pm
This run defense can not be real.