Cable: We’re on brink of getting this thing going
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 3:53 pm in Oakland Raiders.
News, notes and quotes from Tom Cable’s press briefing and minimal open locker room access the day after a 23-3 loss to the Denver Broncos:
– “You guys write what you want, we’re on the brink of getting this thing going,” Cable volunteered at one point Monday as he answered repeated questions about a hugely disappointing AFC West defeat.
Putting up a brave front or merely delusional?
To be fair, Cable said similar things last year heading into the last two games of the season, with the Raiders winning both and earning him the job as head coach.
– Although never booed to the extent JaMarcus Russell was Sunday, left guard Robert Gallery was the object of scorn among Raider fans for failing to live up to his status as a franchise left tackle. He was booed when his number was called for penalties, and before the 2007 season, was booed at the Raider Nation Celebration.
So Gallery has at least some idea of what Russell is going through.
“As long as he can get up every day and look in the mirror and say he did everything in his power to be prepared to play, then it’s part of football,” Gallery said. “That’s kind of how I dealt with it when things were going bad. I knew I did everything I could to be the best I could be and things have obviously worked out pretty good for me now. He’s just got to do that.
“As long as he can get up every day and say he’s prepared, and put in the time that he needs to, then the fans pay the money to come and you’re going to have that. We want to win and they want to see a good show.”
– Since moving Russell to guard isn’t an option, as it was for Gallery, he’s going to have to remain a quarterback. Cable made it clear Russell is far from the only offensive player struggling and that he has no plans make a change to backup Bruce Gradkowski.
“I have to have faith in the guy going out there playing quarterback for us and I do have that faith,” Cable said. “It seems to be a roller coaster ride. I want to flatten that out and make it more of a smoother ride. Haven’t been able to get there yet, but we’ll continue to work at that.
“To me, it’s just too easy to blame one guy and say that’s a problem. Let’s top the run, let’s run the ball better, let’s tackle better, let’s be more explosive on special teams, let’s play better at quarterback, let’s have better ball security.
“I mean, when you start looking at the issues here and in particular to yesterday, there’s enough work here for all of us.”
– Part of the problem with the offense is the inability to convert even the most basic plays into the kind of meat and potatoes short gains which can sustain an offense.
“I think it’s just a matter of making the easy plays,” tight end Zach Miller said. “A lot of times we don’t make the easy pays, easy catches, easy throws. We’ve got to make sure we can do that and get in a rhythm. When our drives are successful we’re completing those easy underneath passes and moving the chains.”
Exactly why the Raiders aren’t able to walk before they can run is a mystery.
“It’s first-day-of-camp stuff,” Miller said. “We’ve got to make sure the receivers are doing the right things, then just being on time with the quarterback and in the right places.”
Said Cable: “I think we’re just pressing like crazy. There are so many easy plays that we’re not making.”
– Miller, being Russell’s favorite target is getting bracket coverage as teams look to take him out of the mix. Cable thinks Russell learning to go elsewhere will be good for the quarterback in the long run.
– Cable’s assessment of Heyward Bey: “I thought he was open a number of times. I thought he did some really good things. He blocked well. We just didn’t, obviously, get him the football.”
In other words, as “solid” as any rookie starting receiver in the league with one catch for 17 yards.
– Russell could have increased his yardage output by nearly a third if a 28-yard pass to Miller hadn’t been reviewed late in the first half. Russell broke free, rolled to his right and threw probably his best pass of the game to Miller along the sideline. Replay showed one foot was touching the sideline.
“I thought for sure it was going to be a catch because both refs said it was inbounds,” Miller said. “I’ve go to do what I can to keep my feet in, I guess.”
– Cable thought the Broncos did way too much damage on first and second down and gouged the Raiders defense with what he called “explosive plays,” which he defined as pass plays of 16 or more yards and running plays of 11 or more. The Broncos exploded like a trick cigar on the Raiders nine times _ twice with passes and seven times with runs.
“There was a lot of work done (by Denver) on first and second down,” Cable said. “Once they got settled in to what they wanted to do, I did not think we handled it well in terms of adjusting to it and making the stops.”
– Cable said he believes 90 percent of the roster “gets it” in terms of a standard of performance it takes to succeed and that “we’ve got 10 percent that we’ve got to get there as coaches. We’ve got to improve them. We’ve got to get them to a point where they can go in and perform like the other 90 percent.”
– Although Cable conceded Russell is part of the 10 percent, he rejected the notion that his quarterback isn’t doing what it takes to succeed in terms of preparation.
“His growth in the last year has been extreme with regard to his work ethic,” Cable said. “I want everyone to work harder and do more. I don’t think think he’s any different that way than anybody else . . . if he was where he was a year ago or even two years ago, I’d be pretty disappointed right now. But he has brought himself to another level that way.
“What I want to see is continued progress. I want to see it continually day to day, week to week. My belief is when you do that and stay the course, then you have your breakthrough and become what everyone wants you to become.”
Russell’s current passer rating is 39.8, which over a full season would be the lowest since Ryan Leaf had a 39.0 rating in 1998.
– Cornerback John Bowie is doubtful to face Houston Sunday with an MCL strain, and Cable said wide receiver Chaz Schilens was questionable. Schilens has been out nearly six weeks with a broken bone in his left foot and it remains to be seen what kind of shape he’s in after just starting to run recently. Wide receiver/punt return specialist Johnnie Lee Higgins (shoulder) is sore but improving, free safety Hiram Eugene (calf strain) remains questionable and Jonathan Holland had what Cable called “a little elbow issue, a dislocation, but seems to be OK and should be fine for this week.”
If a dislocated elbow equates to a “little elbow issue,” the sport in question is probably fooball, rugby or ice hockey.
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September 28th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
UP LOCOMOTIVE – Thats the strange thing. Why pay Walker all that money to sit on the sidelines? We desperately need a veteran presence out on the field and not 2 rookies. Murphy is pretty good but its just not working out for DHB just yet and thats ok but put in Higgins or Walker.
September 28th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I GUARANTEE WE BEAT HOUSTON THIS WEEK
September 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Jerry – Your blog is broken just like Jamarcus Russell. How does that make you feel?
September 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Dakota Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Why the Seymour hate already? he looked to be playing hard yesterday…sure he pulled some hair, sfw?
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Oh sure, because that’s just what NFL players do, on the field..PULL SOMEONE’S HAIR LIKE THEY’RE ON THE PLAYGROUND.
It’s called crash and burn, Raider style.
Speaking of crash and burn, raider style, how’s that crow taste regarding your “raider fan base’? lol.
Lowest turn out since? What? ‘95?
A division game..and 45,000? Damn..and that’s with discounted tickets?
Oh..THAT’S RIGHT..you pointed to a poll done by a handful of nobody’s as your belief that “Raider fans rock”.
Throw rocks, maybe.
Pull hair, maybe.
Support the team? Not a chance.
September 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
which was the worst pick Jawalrus Russell or Darren Macfumble ? Can’t either one of these guys get anything going ? and that isn’t even mentioning heyward bey. I don’t think he can catch a cold !! Cable and al need to have their heads and eyes examined if they can’t see what everybody else can see !!!
September 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
860, didn’t you know that a WR and a SS would really help this year’s team instead of drafting, oh, say a tackle and center?
Lol…for a team that won SBs because of its dominant o-line, it is hard for me to understand how we could just add a Satele and Barnes and call it good on the o-line.
A good to great o-line would certainly make things easier for our QB, RBs and WRs…
Maybe Al is still smarting from the Gallery-Grove draft. IMO, just because something doesn’t work out once doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be tried again.
September 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
“I think it’s just a matter of making the easy plays,” tight end Zach Miller said. “A lot of times we don’t make the easy pays, easy catches, easy throws. We’ve got to make sure we can do that and get in a rhythm. When our drives are successful we’re completing those easy underneath passes and moving the chains.”=\
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Tell that to the clown coordinator that keeps dialing 9-routes!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Look at Jamhock he’s not in shape , looks unprepared , and has no sense of accountability . That said they probably win the Texans out of spite.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
HA HA!!!!
You were on the brink of getting this thing going last year, too, Cable. Note: Teams on the brink of getting things going don’t typically look good on week, then regress. We got killed yesterday. I know I was big on Cable after last week’s game but forget it. This guy is nothing more than a puppet with a string hanging from his back. Herrera is telling him what to say.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Like I said yesterday…
Work Harder
Dig Deeper
September 28th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
You guys know what we are on the brink of? We are on the brink of seeing the stage version of Little House on the Prairie!!! And, I am stoked! Melissa Gilbert is going to play Ma. Can you believe that?! Here is a link to this exciting news:
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/goddess/melissa-gilbert-from-prairie-to-stage/283?nc
September 28th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
He said it last year when his job wasn’t guaranteed so you’re statement is irrelevant.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
SNB, of course the root cause is Al Davis. The point I’m making is that Cable’s working at Safeway in a year, no matter what happens. He might as well make a run at it and just coach the team his way, and even risk being Kiffin’d for it. Overhead projector style, baby. If he puts up some wins, or even gives pro and college programs the impression that he’s genuinely trying to and that it’s really Al holding him back, he can parlay his time here into a head coaching gig somewhere else in the NFL or the college 1A level, like Kiffin and Gruden. He just sits back and let’s Al pull his strings, it’s “paper or plastic” in one year.
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Real MR,
Realistically. Cable is pulling down $1 to $2 million this year. He signed a two year contract I believe. So his other $1- $2 million is guaranteed unless he gets fired “for cause”.
So be the yes man….his family is set for life. $4 million in the bank and he goes back to coaching O-Line…probably for Seattle where he will make about $300K….So there will ALWAYS be an ample supply of yes men….and if you can pull it off…then you get a better paying job because no one is going to blame you for the failure.
Cable ain’t bagging no groceries man. That …. is rich!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Houston 34
Raiders 9 all field goals.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Although Cable conceded Russell is part of the 10 percent, he rejected the notion that his quarterback isn’t doing what it takes to succeed in terms of preparation.
“His growth in the last year has been extreme with regard to his work ethic,” Cable said.
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What, he went from super lazy to just kinda lazy? Not good enough.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Cable: We’re on brink of getting this thing going.
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I get an image of a monkey porking a football
September 28th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I will say this. I have been a Raiders fan since 1989. I have loved football all my life. When I’m dead and people speak at my funeral, they will all talk about how much I loved football and the Raiders. Some people say, switch to another team but I can’t. Its a curse but its all Raiders or nothing. Football is passion but this passion is seriously dying. Being a Raiders fan is like being in the worst relationship you can think of but you can’t break it off because you have too much invested into it.
The Raiders have made football uneventful, unenjoyable and downright depressing. I keep waiting and waiting and waiting and nothing but not just nothing, its even worse than that. I just can’t believe we can be this bad sometimes. I am 27 years old. I was 19 years old when we went to the Superbowl in January 2002. I am now 27 since we were last good. Its un-freakin-real. I think I honestly hate football now and its all because of the Raiders. Heres the thing, I can’t be a fan of another team so my love for the game lives and dies with the Raiders.
The sad part is…I think this team overall is pretty good but the QB is the future of this team and hes honestly holding the team back and its disgusting.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Real MR,
Our antique defense is going to get eaten up by Houston unless they decide to….I don’t know…show some different looks and make sure that Morrison isn’t covering Andre Johnson
September 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
SnB, you’re right. You can’t turn down that kind of money. But hey, have you heard that Davis is going broke? That he really canceled his 80th birthday bash because he is drastically running out of money? And, that he’s also looking to sell another 10% of the team just to gain working capital? This isn’t good. The Raiders might not even exist anymore in a couple of years.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Cable is the Skipper. Russel is Ginger. Al Davis is the millionaire. John Herrerra is his wife. McFadden is Gilligan. Nnamdi is the professor. Heyward-Bey is Marianne.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
10% doesn’t “get it” ……..and Russell is part of that 10.
Really, Cable?!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Figured out what Russell isn’t accurate………
The diamonds in his ears are too damn big!!!!
LMAO!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
– “You guys write what you want, we’re on the brink of getting this thing going,” Cable volunteered at one point Monday as he answered repeated questions about a hugely disappointing AFC West defeat.
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This is a statement from a coach with $4 million in the bank!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Russell the skipper of the Minow
September 28th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
MR – Do you think that if the Raiders didn’t exist anymore that someone would bring them back the way someone brought the Browns back?
September 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
61 yards of passing offense…please bring back the bed & breakfast offense!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
In the immortal words of the 21st Century Athlete: IT IS WHAT IT IS!
see ya
September 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Ricky, I think you’re just jealous because Seymour didn’t pull your hair, pumpkin.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
SnB, you’re right. You can’t turn down that kind of money. But hey, have you heard that Davis is going broke? That he really canceled his 80th birthday bash because he is drastically running out of money? And, that he’s also looking to sell another 10% of the team just to gain working capital? This isn’t good. The Raiders might not even exist anymore in a couple of years.
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Real MR,
Nothing is infallible. Nothing is not subject to the laws of economics. Ask Detroit (not the Lions). Davis isn’t winning games, wasting money on bust draft picks/free agents and getting no return, plays in an a dilapitated stadium and drives very little revenue outside of the T.V contract and limited ticket sales (which are sagging).
He keeps losing money, he will have to sell a significant portion and eventually move the team.
He isn’t running this show like Green Bay, K.C, Nashville or other small market teams. He’s running this thing like a shop out of the 1960s / 70s
Unfortunately, Davis has some good. He is a maverick and is a football man. But once he loses the team, if revenues don’t improve, then the team will LA bound.
A move to L.A instantly doubles the value of the team with a new stadium
Davis is losing his fanbase and corporate support which is killing revenues. The team doesn’t win and the stadium situation is an embarassment.
But he doesn’t care. My way or the highway….
September 28th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
24, considering Al’s relationship with the league? If he tanks, and refuses to sell his controlling interest? The Raiders are no more.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
“I still feel good about this team…”
Love:
Tom Cable-Art Shell-Joe Bugel-Mike White
As Roger Daltrey would say, “Who’s Next?”
And how long will it be until Off-The-Marcus gets “injured” and they are “forced” to go to the back-ups?
September 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
ooops….why, durrrr!
socalraider430 Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Figured out why Russell isn’t accurate………
The diamonds in his ears are too damn big!!!!
LMAO!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Russell got his payday. That’s all he’s interested in at this point.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I changed my mind:
Cable is the Skipper. Russel is Gilligan. Al Davis is the millionaire. John Herrerra is his wife. McFadden is Ginger. Nnamdi is the professor. Heyward-Bey is Marianne.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Maybe we can Russel for Brady Quinn.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
You guys know who’s really smiling right now? Jon Gruden. Tampa’s 0-3. Gruden’s feeling mighty vindicated right now, while he now has two former NFL employers struggling to find an identity without him.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I really am not blaming the players so much as the organization. All these 1st and 2nd round picks can’t just be bad on their own.
Let’s go through the list of busts:
1999 Matt Stinchcomb Tony Bryant
2000 Jerry Porter
2001 Derrick Gibson, Marques Tuiasosopo
2002 Phillip Buchanon, Naploean Harris, Langston Walker, Doug Jolley
2003 Tyler Brayton, Teyo Johnson
2004 Robert Gallery, Jake Grove
2005 Fabian Washington, Stanford Routt
2006 Michael Huff
2007 JaMarcus Russell
2008 Darren McFadden
2009 Darius Heyward-Bey
September 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Quinn isn’t doing any better unfortunately.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
“The Raiders have made football uneventful, unenjoyable and downright depressing. I keep waiting and waiting and waiting and nothing but not just nothing, its even worse than that. I just can’t believe we can be this bad sometimes. I am 27 years old. I was 19 years old when we went to the Superbowl in January 2002. I am now 27 since we were last good. Its un-freakin-real. I think I honestly hate football now and its all because of the Raiders. Heres the thing, I can’t be a fan of another team so my love for the game lives and dies with the Raiders.”
Wow, well said 24. I don’t agree that Russell is the only thing holding us back. Tip of the iceberg, really.
But I do appreciate what you said here.
It’s gotten to the point where I don’t even watch the Sunday night game after a performance like that because I want to get out of football mode and get my mind on something else.
I watched two minutes of it and saw Freeney blasting Warner and just said f it, time to get back to real life.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Well said 24. Its really hard to watch football when your team is horrible. I cant believe that I waited 8 months for this crap.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
We should have drafted Peterson in ‘07. Imagine if we had him. Of course, Al would mess it up somehow. I don’t know why we even bother with these hindsight scenarios with Raiders’ drafts. We can have a pro bowl roster and al will screw it up by meddling and killing any cohesiveness.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I do think the Raiders are a better team than the Browns. I really think the Raiders would have beat the Chargers with Quinn as QB.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
DMunoz 26 Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Maybe we can Russel for Brady Quinn.
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No way. Quinn is worse. Both of these guys deserve each other.. Both held out and sabotaged their 1st important years…and now they are staring Career Backup or Going becoming a footnote on a quiz game.
Lesson: DON’T HOLD OUT THAT 1ST YEAR! GET IN AND LEARN RIGHT FROM GO!
Brady Quinn and JaMarcus Russell…textbook way to screw your own career…but then again they both still got paid
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Why are home games so depressing? I wish the Raiders played every game on the road.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I really think this team is not going to win even 4 this year. I have this gut feeling the team is just imploding and something big id going to happen this year.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
LMAO!!!!!!!!
Right of Priest’s handbook..
“You guys write what you want, we’re on the brink of getting this thing going,”
-Tom Cable
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
24 Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I will say this. I have been a Raiders fan since 1989. I have loved football all my life. When I’m dead and people speak at my funeral, they will all talk about how much I loved football and the Raiders. Some people say, switch to another team but I can’t. Its a curse but its all Raiders or nothing. Football is passion but this passion is seriously dying. Being a Raiders fan is like being in the worst relationship you can think of but you can’t break it off because you have too much invested into it.
The Raiders have made football uneventful, unenjoyable and downright depressing. I keep waiting and waiting and waiting and nothing but not just nothing, its even worse than that. I just can’t believe we can be this bad sometimes. I am 27 years old. I was 19 years old when we went to the Superbowl in January 2002. I am now 27 since we were last good. Its un-freakin-real. I think I honestly hate football now and its all because of the Raiders. Heres the thing, I can’t be a fan of another team so my love for the game lives and dies with the Raiders.
The sad part is…I think this team overall is pretty good but the QB is the future of this team and hes honestly holding the team back and its disgusting.
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right on brother, i feel the same exact way. Im 33 and i started liking oakland in ‘83. When they went to the super bowl i was 26 and my other daughter was born 2 years later and i have 2 boys and my other daughter,the oldest, and they haven’t had a winning season since. I feel every single thing you said and agree.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
We are bottom 4 of the league does it realy matter if we are better than the browns? cuz they are right there with us? thats like wanting to know who has the smellier sh!t
September 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Cable must be smoking something good, hes obviously a puppett seing progress LOL where? Jalwarus needs to be dump back to alabama or wherever the hell hes from, this is just pure BS coming from his mouth, Grandpa told him what to say. The problem here is that they baby Jalwarus so much, hes like a spoil lil rich girl, I cant believe nobody in this team has the balls to knock some sense into hes no brain a$$. Tom Cable will not make it towards the end of the season, wait and see hes DONE, PAUL HACKETT will takeover the team and let the Circus start again, this organization is a f*ckin JOKE we are F8ckin morons for still supporting this crap year in year out.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Munoz
maybe because they’re getting booed.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
DMunoz 26 Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I do think the Raiders are a better team than the Browns. I really think the Raiders would have beat the Chargers with Quinn as QB.
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I think your crazy. We ARE NOT better than the Browns. We have the worst running back in the league in McFadden and his fricken fumbles….we have no receivers….they have Edwards…their O-Line is better and our defenses are about the same…AWFUL
September 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
We should have drafted Peterson in ‘07. Imagine if we had him. Of course, Al would mess it up somehow. I don’t know why we even bother with these hindsight scenarios with Raiders’ drafts. We can have a pro bowl roster and al will screw it up by meddling and killing any cohesiveness.
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He would have been Raiderized! 19 of our 22 1st and 2nd rd picks are busts…with one of those decent players being a kicker….so Peterson would be a plodding RB getting 10-15 carries and platooning with Fargas….His fumbles would be more accentuated in Oakland because of the antique offensive scheme and stupid coaching
September 28th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
damnn. los raiders suck. nothing more to say
September 28th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
“He would have been Raiderized! 19 of our 22 1st and 2nd rd picks are busts…with one of those decent players being a kicker….so Peterson would be a plodding RB getting 10-15 carries and platooning with Fargas….His fumbles would be more accentuated in Oakland because of the antique offensive scheme and stupid coaching”
Snb dogg antique is different and more classical, our scheme is medieval because its straight out dumb but other than that i agree with oyu. Jerry Porter wasn’t a bust and he produced when he was here except for a couple of years, hell jerry porter would be an upgrade right now because he can get open. i don’t think dmac is a bust.yeah he had three fumbles but its two early to call him that and cables running plays and al daviss meddling ruins what he can do.at least he actually shows heart and trys hard unlike russel who can care less. If he gets 20+ carries in more gamess he will breakout. There was games in arkansas were he would get into REALLY slow starts and then come back to life and pull of long runs and touchdown runs. Thats why hes a gamebreaker but we dont give him enough carries to prove he can. Watch if he gets 20+ carries i guarantee he will run wild I guarantee.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
That part about the laptop and tips sounds like BS to me.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I was just talkin to this chick who is a stripper in SF. She says Jamarcus is a regular over and is well known at the strip clubs in SF. Her girlfriends say he was there Sat night buying cases of champagne. Now thats dedication.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
OMG read this! its about Cable hitting Hanson
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8130024e&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
September 28th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
well it comes back to basic and the best players to be put on the field, thats the MAIN problem the right guys arent on the field, start Gradowski, Michael Bush the starter, and for gods sakes they are giving J.Walker all that damn money for nothing lets see what he still has, I dont think hes worser then DHB, but no the CABLE GUY thinks that they are on the Brink of getting stuff going LOL Please, hes talking like its the Pre-Season, grow some f*ckin balls you fat bastard.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
If you heard G Radnich interview Tim Ryan today you would know JaMeatball is never going to make it in this league unless he does a 180 degree turn. He is not g committed and Cable is lying through his teeth about his progress.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
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September 28th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
WTF….
McGuinn said that despite Hanson being barred from the Raiders facility, several players have continued to reach out to the coach and solicit his advice. McGuinn said players managed to get him a team laptop that previously belonged to Willie Brown, with the defensive backs in particular hoping he could help with game plans and give them tips.
Said McGuinn: “Before their last preseason game several players contacted Randy and said they needed help. They said, ‘If we get you a computer can you help us come up with some tips?’ Randy worked with them and they played really well in that game, particularly the defensive backs.
“So the guys asked him to do it again and he met with them before the Monday night game in San Diego (Sept. 14), and the defensive backs played well again. (Owner) Al Davis doesn’t know (Hanson has) been providing detailed coaching for these guys, and Randy has not gotten any credit for it.”
September 28th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Ottocrat, why would you want to watch it?
September 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
When it rains, it pours.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Does anyone know how to view yesterday’s game on NFL.com? I don’t even know where to access it.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I hear they’re making a movie about this Raiders season. It’s called Black Hole and it has some pretty big name actors.
Cable will be played by John Goodman (Tom Arnold had the part locked up Goodman allegedly knocked him out of his chair and broke his jaw before a screen test)
Jamarcus will also be played by John Goodman (in black face with mohawk)
SeaBass will be also be played by John Goodman.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
MR—— Gruden ruined two franchises and left them in disarry.
You better stay away for a few weeks and come back with a new personna and a new nick. You never had any creed but the past three weeks you licked the gutter and jumped the shark.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I really don’t want to see another skill player drafted high by us for a long time, especially WR. you can get them in later rounds by the dozen.
Im telling you it starts from the inside out. You get a dominant line and you success rate will sky rocket.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Al Davis will be played by Rose Nylund from the Golden Girls…
September 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Hell, Hanson is still on the payroll so he should be dispensing advice. Maybe he’s the smart guy. Would he be dumb enough to match Morrison on Marshall?
September 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
And who brought in Samson Satele? A 4th round swap and a 6th rounder for a guy that can’t even get on the field with multiple injuries.
Stop drafting freekn skill players.
19 of 22 1st and 2nd rd picks are busts…..and here’s something else for you guys.
They should have drafted Raji!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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September 28th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Mistabrown Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
If you heard G Radnich interview Tim Ryan today you would know JaMeatball is never going to make it in this league unless he does a 180 degree turn. He is not g committed and Cable is lying through his teeth about his progress.
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Ok. You are right. So what’s next? You’ve got me on this blog for 6 more days…unless the Raiders pull a miracle with Chaz Schilens in the lineup.
You win though. Hey, you get a prize! The Raiders are garbage just like you predicted. Whooo HOOO
September 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
wow it suddenly got dead in here…
September 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I’m here, still trying to assess why the O-line took the day off. Any help is appreciated.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Rose Nyland. Nice. I couldn’t remember who played Al Davis. I assumed he would just come on a speaker like “Charlie” talking to his Angels (actual voice would be played by John Herrera.)
September 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Jeez,
for crying out loud you guys are a bunch of wussies. 2 weeks ago you are all on the bandwagon. last week you enjoyed a win and most of you were on here waiting for us to spank the Donkeys. I heard 31-13 predicted on here. They dropped an egg and now all of you are frickin crying for your mothers. The season is frickin 3 weeks old. We got some bad breaks to be honest. That would have been pass interference had that play involved a raider dback and you know it. The first safety couldn’t make the play because Jabustus put it only to where a 6-2 vs 5-11 would battle a jump ball. Unfortunately he got pushed and no call was made. a couple of breaks here and there and the game would have been much closer. You got a bunch of young guys on our team that will have to learn to be smart with the football and that schytt takes time. This is the first time in years we had a good offseason and making the right personel moves (most of it)
You bunch of whiners should really go root for the Niners. They are winning and their bandwagon still got seats left for you. I bet after we win against Houston (if Chaz plays), you are all back on the stupid wagon.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Headbutt needs to visit Hanson, for some personal time together, the f’n RAT!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Raider Headbutt, I love how the Raiders are still paying Hanson while telling him to stay away from the team. Only the Raiders would think that keeping someone on the payroll would serve as hush money or a front that all is well. Al is living in the industrial mafia age. No show jobs. LOL. He doesn’t get it.
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That was the age he (Davis) was born into. The guy came from the streets of Brooklyn in the 40’s and 50’s.
He’s been doing things his way for 50 years. Not going to change now. Just gotta hope that at some point even he gets sick of losing like this!
September 28th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Raider Headbutt, I love how the Raiders are still paying Hanson while telling him to stay away from the team. Only the Raiders would think that keeping someone on the payroll would serve as hush money or a front that all is well. Al is living in the industrial mafia age. No show jobs. LOL. He doesn’t get it.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
# los raiders de don rober Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Al Davis will be played by Rose Nylund from the Golden Girls…
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Dayum
September 28th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
I am giving serious consideration of doing something else next Sunday, instead of watching the Raiders flounder around for three hours and putting me in a bad mood. Never thought I’d EVER even think that. But man, it is getting painful to watch them.
But, on the bright side. We could be the first team to have a head Coach with a mug shot. Things are looking up!!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Guys, AlisGod just called me a wussy. I think I’m going to call him a freaking butt hole!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
If he is living in the Mafia age mayb some1 can wack him and we can have something to cheer about. Honestly, I was looking at all the drafts the last 10 years and its really bad looking at our players. makes me feel sick.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
If this Hanson story is true, where players are going to him dispite all of the suspension, I doubt we win another game.
Zero respect for Cable if that’s the case, and he needs to be fired.
This team won’t win until a coach who is respected in the locker room comes in. Someone who has enough clout to run his own program.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Agreed Jhill. If a person that has “caused trouble” last year with Kiffin and this year with Cable is still wanted for advice by some players, something is wrong there.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
What is going on here???? How can anyone think Jabusted is going to get anything done ever!!!!! We desperately need to BENCH this fool right now and talk to the Eagle’s about M. Vick!!! I feel we have some talented wide receivers in Heyward-Bey and Murphy. But if we keep this clown JaBusted in there he is not only going to ruin is career but he will drag a lot of our young team down with him!!! With such a young team with so much talent you need to have a LEADER and that is something JaBusted will NEVER be!!!!!!! I’m A DIE HARD Raider fan since birth and I have never been so uninterested in this team to the point that I dont even care to watch on TV let alone LIVE!!!! It’s a sad day or should I say years for the RAIDER NATION!!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Mr.
you dont fcking get it. You were on the Cable wagon just Saturday and if I heard it right you were supposed to go to Arden mall to pick up a JR jersey,….and now you frickin crying again. You fckin wussy!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
AlisGod,
You talk about running to mothers…yet you elect to use derogatory nicknames like “JaBustus”
Get off your high horse man.
I am on board with next week. Its the last shot…hopefully Schilens is the difference maker.
But this team (organization, players, coaches) has been a HUGE disappointment so far. Same ole crap from the last 6years. Can they turn it around. Yes if they:
1. Run Michael Bush 20+ times
2. Stop throwing deep with Russell…he can’t do it
3. Bench HEyward-Bey…what good is he right now
4. Play JLH and Schilens…get some freekn familiarity
5. Turn playcalling over to Tollner
6. Tell Davis to leave John marshall alone
September 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
On the brink of getting this going = Hanson lawsuit?
September 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
We sucks so bad. It hurts.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
On the brink of getting this going = Bama O-line?
September 28th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
On the brink of getting this thing going???? Not with JR at the wheel!!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
You call yourself “al is god”. Why should I take you seriously?
September 28th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Simple, when you have a Qb this bad. Moral is down. His team mates dont believe in him, they know he dosn’t put the work in. JaMeatball is dragging the entire team down with him.
Lets face it the Qb is the LEADER of the team, look at this half wit as a leader…give me a FK’n break!
# 860Todd Christensen Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I’m here, still trying to assess why the O-line took the day off. Any help is appreciated.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Jerry, if you are not as lazy as JaMeatloaf and have some balls why dont you ask Cable why is he is handicapping Russell by benching J Walker?
We all know AL is behind it I just want to see what answer they have programmed in Tom.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Mista, good call, they did their job well!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I really felt good about Cable and what he was doing with the team. I will not throw in the towel quite yet. However, if his play calling does not improve and he cannot find a way to get the best out of his players and we end the season with less than seven or 8 wins, I say we try and bring Gruden back, who is probably licking his chops for another go around at resurrecting the same franchise he brought back from the ashes a decade ago. .. that is if he doesn’t land Notre dame, he would definitely be itching to get back into the NFL and make something of this young talented Raiders team who will have another full year of experience under them.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Let’s face it, Hanson the RAT has spilled the beans, may not be true, but the damage is done. Cable is history, get ready for the golf cart on the sidelines, remember, you heard it here first!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Where are all the Russell homers that jumped all over Jerry Mac for simply reporting JaWalrus’ struggles in camp?
Yeah, Jerry was just hatin’, wasn’t he? morons!
If anything Jerry was being positive. If I had seen some of this same crap in camp, I would’ve told it like it is. Not with any sugarcoating, like “Oh, it’s only preseason”.
Looks like that Niners scrimmage was very telling of things to come.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
***Post’s of the Year***
# Oakglenn Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Alston is a savvy guy. He should play well for us.
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Oakglenn Says:
June 8th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Anyone with half a brain can see that Jamarcus Russell is a bonafide franchise Q.
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# Oakglenn Says:
June 8th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Mark Sanchez is a bust.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Can somebody tell me why there hasn’t been ONE freakin WR bubble screen thrown to DHB yet to at least get him some easy catches???
Kinda like the way Childress and Favre having been throwing some to Percy Harvin to get him some easy catches and get his confidence going??
Freakin RIDICULOUS!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Trade Jawalrus for Vince Young!! Now that’s a franchise QB!
September 28th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
if it is true that Hanson is being sought by players.. then I would really want to question what the whole Jawgate incident was about and why is Hanson still receiving checks as an assistant. It really makes me wonder if something is wrong. Who knows, for all we know, Hanson could very well be a defensive Wiz in the making. If Cable cannot get it done, as much as I favored Cable.. well someone mentioned to get Hanson in a management position and have him hire Gruden or another coach that is available.
We can have the offensive Wizardry of Gruden bringing back the west coast with some occasional downfield strikes and keep the hybrid of ZBS and power running. Bush is the new Wheatley, and as long as McFadden does not fumble the new Kaufman/Garner.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
I want to see INTENSITY on both sides of the line. Week one was sweet when it came to smackin’ the other guys in the mouth. That, as much as anything, is Raider Football. C’mon Cable, get them punching the other team in the mouth on the line o’ scrimmage!
September 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
cable says we’re on the brink of getting this thing going where to the toilet ?
September 28th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
The Raiders need to make a trade for another QB with either the Eagles or the Vikings. I am sure the Raiders can get Michael Vick pretty cheap. Even though Vick has missed the last two seasons, I am sure he can learn quickly the same easy dumbed down play book Russell runs, and complete over 50 percent of his passes.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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September 28th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
on the brink of getting what going? can somebody tell me? oh wait i know on the brink of getting a hamburger eating contest with jalwarus and cable guy
September 28th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Saraider,
i agree with you VY is better than Russel at this point.that guy is a playmaker unlike Russel who cant make plays with his arm or those heavy legs.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
to heck with cable for believing in dat big dumb bum. us fans cant do anything but cry. i wish errbody would boycottt the next home game. i mean empty stadium other than texans fans. i swear . then stand outside wit signs dat say cut russell now!!
September 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Doriangray,
if i lived in oakland i would be there right along with you.too bad im in Utah with a bunch of Broncos fans.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Crow Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Russell got his payday. That’s all he’s interested in at this point.
Exactly, all this fat piece of shytt cares about is partying, and living it. He’s got his money, why would he care what the oakland raiders do?
September 28th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
umm vince young sukks crap too! he sukked in college cant throw a 10 yard out . we must play one dem white boys . hell sing sum new white boy . most white qbs at least take da time out to study film. russell i sjust a idiot who wears white fur coats to press conferences after games and goes to the strip club on saturdays. ( the pink flamingo )
September 28th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Oakland will win this week f hanson
September 28th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I have an infant son and one on the way, it would be child abuse to raise them to be raider fans. What a damn shame…
September 28th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Doriangray,
Russel looks like he cant do that either.at least with VY he could scramble and make plays unlike Russel
September 28th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I was at the game, here is what we need to do and I what I observed, first what we to do to improve our offensive play calls, why aren’t we running reverses or quick passes to heyward-bey, we need to get this guy the ball in space..run up field, what happened to play action roll out plays too? I saw Russell scan the field but the receivers are running down the field way too far, we need come back routes where the receives take off plant and turn and the ball is there, also cornell green sucks in pass protection, our o-line was not getting to the second level onto the LBS. We need to go to a double tight end set with Myers on run plays or play action pass plays. And its true the fans were booing Russell every time he took the field, and in the start of the 4th qtr, alot of people started leaving the stadium. We got gashed on run plays giving up big yards. Russel missed open receivers too though, meaning he didn’t see them open, I would have to say its a combination of poor pass protection mainly on RT tackle green side, receivers running deep patterns that need a bit more time, and Rusells poor accuracy and poor reading of the defensive soft softs. On defense it looked like most of the big runs given up were off tackle. I think Warren it washed up, and Ellis is ok, but no long term answer, next years draft, DT, LB OT, CB.
September 28th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Is it bad that I was hoping that the Broncos would take JRUSS out. I would rather lose with a second string QB that to see all that money wasted on someone that can’t even command respect. By the way it wouldn’t hurt getting a season receiver out there to show these punks what real football is all about. Is Harrison still available? I remember the old raiders used to always pick up the haz benz, on their way out players to build a team with, UMMMM Plunket?
September 28th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Russell can barely complete passes that 98% of QBs in the league can throw. Russell has yet to throw a single bomb that wasn’t a completely blown coverage. So much for his “big” arm. Everything is way high and completely off the mark. His long passes are often wobbly and underthrown. He makes Jeff George look good. Meanwhile rookies Sanchez and Stafford are tearing up the league and looking like seasoned vets
September 28th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Dark Forces (119),
Sanchez and Stafford would not do the same if they were wearing silver and black. Think about it. Rookie QBs are only as good as their coaching staffs and ours is a train wreck because of Ally Al. I think if you put Russell in a different uniform you will see results closer to his LSU days.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
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September 28th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
JaWalrus
Is another QB bust brought to you by Al Davis football, in the lines of
Jay Schroeder
Jeff George
Mark Wilson
Kerry Collins
Aaron Brooks
The man cant spot talent at the QB, thats it, deal with it
Only time he has had succes is with non-Davis qbs
Gannon
Hostleter
Etc
September 28th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
The 3 amigos, the 3 busts
JaWalrus (fat and lost at sea)
McFumble (runs 3 yards and slips or fumbles)
Heyward-Gay
September 28th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Al Davis & Herrera
may intimidate and shup up the players & coaches
and sell you ther hit for brains team
but they cant intimidate the Raider Nation
Lets keep booing Rusell at the black hole
September 28th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
At the game a fan was so pissed he took off his Russell jersey as our entire section was telling him to toss the jersey down below. To our delight he finally did. For the first time in all my life I am embarrassed to wear the silver and black. F Russel, McFumble and ALzheimers Davis!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
playcalling also suck when you have a struggling QB and are suppose tb be a running team why freaking start throwing out of your endzone?
September 28th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
McFadden’s still on the team? Well that sucks.
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September 29th, 2009 at 6:58 am
Here is my problem with the Riaders and what they are trying to do: 1st Copy what the Saints do with Reggie Bush. Darren Mcfadden needs to on the field as much as possible but not as the primary running back. Michael Bush should be carrying the ball about 18 to 0 times a game. He will tire out defenses leaving it easy pickins for Mcfadden with his speed to catch passes and for some runs mostly on the outer edge.
2nd and this will never happen because of our owner is to reshuffle the receivers and their roles that they are in. Heywood-Bey can not get out of the way of his own feet. That’s ok… it’s rare for a first year receiver to actually do anything in his first year. He is constanly tripping and falling to the ground making Russells throws look worse then they are. Play Bey… but as a 4th receiver not a number 1 or 2. Walker should be number 2 Shillins who really needs to get back at number 1 and Murphy at 3. With Shillins and Walker playing Murphy will look that much better and Bey will get reps and have a lot less pressure on him. Thats all for now… let me know what you think… it was my first post on this site.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Hello all, I’m new to the blogs but I have to say that I haven’t
laughed so hard in along time! As a longtime Raider fan I haven’t
had anything to laugh at for a while so thanks for that. First of all
I have read all the comments and for the most part I agree with
the digs on most of the under achievers. Lets not forget who has
all the say in who is drafted, traded for or to and how the team is
run. Al Davis is the man behind the curtain period! When I read that we are seeing Al go back to the vertical game, I have to say that even in the 60’s and 70’s “The Bomb” was a function of solid ground game with short and medium passes to the backs,recievers and the tightends. If you look at any of the most successful Raider teams this was also the case. As for Al’s genius in finding players either through the draft, trades or off the waver wire, he had Ron Wolf
doing that job. The problem with the Raiders is Al. It doesn’t matter who coaches the team. As long as Al has the power the Raiders will fail. We have all probably even worked for someone that hasn’t had a clue about running a job or an organization. They would rather go down with the ship than be right. Al is going down with the ship.
I recently told my daughter who is a bigtime Raider fan that it might be time to give the team a rest untill either they turn it around or Al has a stroke and his son or some other responsible adult take over.
My personal choice for the short term is the Colts. You don’t have to guess what they are about or where they are going. I am still a Raider fan but as most of you I can’t afford either mentally or financially to invest my valuble time watching the train wreck! So while I still care and remember the fantastic games( I was at many of them), I will continue to watch the news for Al’s demise.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
If Cable is wrong, and we are ALL right, then I propose:
2010: Gruden as head coach. Gannon as GM. Russell can serve out the rest of his contract as our PR man since he’s always soooo positive. Draft a line. Don’t bring Vick in, consider bringing back Garcia for a year…maybe…see what else is out there. What’s sad is these potentially very dangerous “rookies” are going to get use to losing, and will never know what it’s like, more less know how to win with the current situation….just like us fans have gotten use to losing. We are not just risking a QB who may or may not EVER develop into a QB, we risk losing an ENTIRE team that DOES have Super Bowl potential. If it’s coaching, then fix it. Don’t hold back the play book, open the damn thing up. Give people a chance to rise to the occasion and see who will seize it. Unless…of course, these coaches and players are just using the Raiders as a “stepping stone” kinda of like Kiffin anticipated his time here would be.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
“Since moving Russell to guard isn’t an option…”
Why is this not an option? He weighs just as much as any O-lineman. And did you guys see him leadblock on the reverse in the San Diego game? I thought it was Cornell Green for a split second.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
But seriously, I DO BELIEVE the personel on this team has what it takes, just as another other team. But the question is do THEY believe? Cable said that Russell will eventually be “what everybody wants him to be.”
THAT’S THE PROBLEM. It’s not what everybody else wants him to be, WHAT DOES HE WANT TO BE? Did they ask him this before drafting him? It’s been well documented that Russell is pretty careless since the beginnning. And it’s unfortuante. It’s unfortunate that ALL of these coaches and players take what they have for granted and forget that playing for the Raiders is much more than just collecting a check.
They forget that fans like me aren’t fans because they are some local team. Or that since society has said I’m a gang member, then I must like the Raiders. I am a fan because I believe in what the Raiders once stood for, in what the Raiders once represented.
At 27, I’m finally looking at my bachelor’s by the end of the year. I started when I was 21 with a crazy idea of becoming a doctor. Unlike high school, I was doing pretty well in school, but at the same time the Raiders weren’t. EVERYDAY I think about police officers, teachers, coworkers telling me I wouldn’t be anything in life…just as many have told players in the NFL that they wouldn’t be anything else in football. Nobody believed in them, except themselves. Al gave them a chance. He gave them a chance and they proved that they could do it. They could WIN! They proved that they were worth something. But that drive, the same drive I have to be the first among ANYBODY I’ve ever known to go to college, more less medical school is what these players are missing.
It hurts all of us fans, that have been fans long before these players even began playing football, to be disrespected. Sadly, it’s not just football that we’re losing…it’s our identity…it’s our heart….it’s our drive to have an opportunity and come out on top and kick some a$$ for 4 hours of Raider Football.
And sadly, just for the reasons that drive me to shut everyone up about how I STILL can’t make it into medical school, I hope this damned organization finds it quick, THIS SEASON. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, do what you have to do get the play book down. Coaches, call the plays the give these gusy the opportunities to win, Offense more than anything, put in more hours of running the plays to get this down. Russell???? Come on man…be the leader and bring the entire community back together. You’re play is bigger than you or anything you could have ever imagined.
September 30th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Sadly, it begins and ends with Al! Get over what it could be should be or any
other scenarios as well meaned as they might be. As long as Al is there, there is no there!