Head start for Seymour?
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 11:04 am in Oakland Raiders.
No sign of defensive end Richard Seymour as the Raiders went through warmups and drills Thursday preceding their last practice before getting the weekend off.
As per bye week custom, players will beat a hasty retreat from the locker room following practice, some catching flights home, others remaining the area to relax.
Wide receiver Chaz Schilens and guard Robert Gallery continued to practice with the team, with the latter almost assuredly rejoining the starting line up at left guard when the Raiders host the Kansas City Chiefs Nov. 15.
More to come following practice and Tom Cable’s press briefing . . .
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November 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
uno!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:07 am
dos!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Seymour goes home to see his wife & kids. Good.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:09 am
i got a good feeling we will spank KC. not sure why i got this felling but i do. maybe it because i got a BJ this morning.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:18 am
where brien the genital been. maybe he caught genital herpes
November 5th, 2009 at 11:23 am
zzzzzzzzzzzz
November 5th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Wide receiver Shaun Bodiford (5-foot-11, 186 pounds, Portland State) was added to the practice squad while Brandon Rodd was cut. Bodiford has had short stays with Washington and Green Bay.
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wow. are we that desperate?
how about dropping Watkins for Curry, Lelie, Carter, Jerry Porter or Matt Jones? Maybe even Ike Hilliard or Amani Toomer …
November 5th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Cable gave himself a C- ?
I think thats fair as a play caller.
I’d say F though if you include the distraction regarding Randy Hanson and his history of abuse
this team has showed up unprepared and confused at times. like Antonio Pierce said “playing the Raiders feels like a scrimmage”
November 5th, 2009 at 11:31 am
who cares if Dick Seymour wants to take an extra day off during a bye week?
He always brings his A game.
I’d be concerned if it was somebody like Russell or Heyward-Bey though!
November 5th, 2009 at 11:32 am
back to work. later gents
carpe diem!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
jamarcus and the wide receivers should NOT be vacationing during the bye week. they should do as drew brees does with the saints. he and his receivers work AFTER practice to get their timing down. they practice till they get it perfectly right. clearly, this team is nowhere near approaching what the saints do and it is a reflection of their practice habits. they might be working hard, but they aren’t working hard enough nor efficiently.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Lebron James a laker in 2010…I can’t wait.
Sorry Bynum and Odom or Artest…you will be missed in the sign and trade…but not much lol
November 5th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
U are wrong bro, Seymour plays with half heart, A game is being dominate every week, not when you feel like there is a good match up (meaning a weak OL), Seymour is having the Moss syndrome. The good thing is that he is still in his first year as a Raider, if we keep sucking, you will see his C game every week, so far I see a B effort.
# RaiderRockstar Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 11:31 am
who cares if Dick Seymour wants to take an extra day off during a bye week?
He always brings his A game.
I’d be concerned if it was somebody like Russell or Heyward-Bey though!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
“Actually, I think you can see the top of the mountain now, but we’re not there yet,” Cable said of his 2-6 team. “But you can see it now. I don’t think you could say that earlier.”
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typical cable we could be 1-14 going in to the last game and he would still be talking like this.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
UP LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
“Actually, I think you can see the top of the mountain now, but we’re not there yet,” Cable said of his 2-6 team. “But you can see it now. I don’t think you could say that earlier.”
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I think the citizens of Pompei could see the top of the mountain too … and that’s the LAST thing they saw, before the mountain came crashing down on them in the form of burning ash and it buried them all. Is Cable being prophetic here?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I see our run game back to life. Gallery will be huge. Plus false start Corn will be back. He’s a pretty good run blocker.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I see our run game back to life. Gallery will be huge. Plus false start Corn will be back. He’s a pretty good run blocker.
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Good for Gallery — congratulations Daddio! Oh, and with the return of Cornell I guess we should all go get our mop handles out of the closet and use ‘em upside the heads of Haley & Co.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
UP LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
“Actually, I think you can see the top of the mountain now, but we’re not there yet,” Cable said of his 2-6 team. “But you can see it now. I don’t think you could say that earlier.”
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Typical Cable…what a joke.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
What does Cornell and Cable have that are common?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
They’re both just a couple of smelly C’s!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
nope try again
November 5th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I don’t know – they both fail to answer questions correctly on a blog?? Throw me a bone here!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
They’re both fat, smelly, sloppy joe eating, slap a hoe, pimps up-hoes down, wife beaters!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Wow, that’s a LOT of things — wish they brought that kind of variety of talent out on Sundays!
November 5th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
It’s obvious every single Cable comment has one intent..to get Al to consider that MAYBE next week things will get on track, and to not fire him.
As I recall Cable seems to have only once stated things looked like crap..and that was AFTER A GAME, and blamed the bad showing on the previous Friday’s practice.
The man has no spine. No owner wants a spineless guy running the team.
Add onto that his massive amount of new baggage that would overload a Boeing 757, Cable is toast in the NFL, in my opinion.
While Al loves the bargain basement fee Cable expects as HC, the negative PR that’s mounting says everything about Cable is a disaster.
Of course, it’s Al. He’ll cut off his nose to spite his face, just to not do what is expected.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Coming Down The Mouantian
November 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Any word on Nick Miller?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Cable: “I want everyone to enjoy the few days off. Take good care of yourselves and watch what you eat.”
JaMarcus: ” Did you hear that? Got to get my posse together. I have a whole list of places to go!
I’m going to watch myself eat at Fatburgers and McDonalds. Going to watch me eat it monster style at In and Out. Traveling down to L.A. and watch myself eat some of the Hot Dogs at Pinks and watch me eat some burrito’s and tacos at Tito’s. You’re the man Tom Cable. I will come back to Oakland after watching myself eat at the Cheese Cake Factory. Thanks for giving such great advice for our time off!”
November 5th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Well, my wife and I both got the H1N1 flu….we both survived…thanks for asking.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
What the hell happened to our special teams, and LB’s?
Can we blame the coaches?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
“They’re not exactly allowed to reach that point. The bye-week communication is just one example, one tiny symptom of a broader leadership vacuum. The general opinion seems to be that Cable probably couldn’t provide a schedule because he was waiting for it to be authorized or dictated by Davis.”
Monte Poole
For all those who are so blinded into blaming Cable, here is a reality check on who is running the show, AL Davis, period. Players know that, Cable knows that, and the media knows that, how come some of you are so freaking blind to understand who is running the show? Not sure, maybe you guys are just like Oakglenn and Priestj, blind, dumb, and total morons.
WE WILL NOT WIN WITH AL DAVIS RUNNING THE SHOW, PERIOD.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
True, but can you explain how we made it to the superbowl w/ Chuckie and Big AL?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
National Organization for Women wants Cable fired
Posted by Mike Florio on November 5, 2009 3:17 PM ET
As the Raiders and the NFL embark on the inherently delicate process of determining the best course of action in the wake of allegations of domestic violence against coach Tom Cable, the National Organization for Women has chimed in.
“Tom Cable’s history of violence against women raises a question: why is he still the head coach of an NFL team?” Terry O’Neill, the President of NOW, told USA Today. “Mr. Cable admits having battered his first wife, and he stands accused of battering two other intimate partners as well. As a survivor of domestic violence, I know that women do not make such accusations lightly. Indeed, women have much more to lose than to gain by coming forward to tell their stories.
“The Oakland Raiders, properly, say they are undergoing a ’serious evaluation’ of these recent allegations. At the very least he should be suspended during this process. . . . A man who has admitted battering his wife has no business being a role model for all of us who would like to be able to look up to the head coach of an NFL football team.”
Though the problem of domestic violence is very real and should not be minimized, the fact that the incident to which Cable has admitted occurred more than two decades ago gives us some concern. .
So the NFL faces a difficult dilemma in this case. Given that Cable has struggled as a head coach and in light of the fact that defensive assistant Randy Hanson emerged from an August meeting with a broken jaw, it makes sense for the Raiders to sever ties with Cable in light of the totality of the circumstances.
A far thornier dilemma will arise if/when an NFL head coach with no history of assault allegations and a solid won-loss record faces outdated but meritorious claims of domestic violence. Cable surely isn’t the only NFL head coach who ever has snapped under the stress of a job premised in large part on physicality. Indeed, we’re surprised in hindsight that similar claims haven’t previously been made against other NFL head coaches.
Now that multiple women have gone on the record regarding Cable, we wonder whether any of the former wives and girlfriends of other NFL coaches will do the same.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Dakota Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Well, my wife and I both got the H1N1 flu….we both survived…thanks for asking.
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My wife is being forced to take the shot, and she doesn’t want too.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Calahan to be exact, but Chuckie built the team
November 5th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
HI! reek-o-sheet
November 5th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Who is next Cable? I read that Amy Trask is “regarded as the most powerful woman in America’s most macho pro sport.”
Is Cable going to prove his manhood on her? This wife beater idiot is a distraction to the team, AL please get rid of him and yourself.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hey True, did you see my ?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
# DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
True, but can you explain how we made it to the superbowl w/ Chuckie and Big AL?
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DMAC, Chuckie was running the show with Bruce Allen, Al just drafted players thats about it. We werent even running a verticle pass offense with Gannon. How old are you? Did you watch the Raiders game with Chuckie?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
vegas raider Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
My wife is being forced to take the shot, and she doesn’t want too.
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My wife is pregnant and we really didn’t want to get the h1n1 flu shot, but we were going to go ahead and do it, but she got sick prior to any vaccine becoming available…so, at least now we don’t have to worry about getting the shots…
…oh, and my wife had a very mild case, so everything turned out fine.
Your wife works at a VA correct? So does mine, but she works in the admin building…not the hospital…
November 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I’m 28.
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WE WILL NOT WIN WITH AL DAVIS RUNNING THE SHOW, PERIOD.
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So Al wasn’t running the show when we went to the superbowl?
November 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
# DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I’m 28.
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WE WILL NOT WIN WITH AL DAVIS RUNNING THE SHOW, PERIOD.
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So Al wasn’t running the show when we went to the superbowl?
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Chuckie was no yes sir man DMAC. If AL wanted something, he would notify Allen who then tells Chuckie, do you Chuckie would listen? he did what he thought will bring a W. As long as Chuckie was winning AL couldn’t mingle with the team. For God Sake, Cable cant even provide a schedule, Gruden ran the show in my opinion.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
According to Jerry who knows more than you and me, AL only controlled the draft as Gruden decided who plays and who to sign in free agency. He didnt want Jeff George, he went with Gannon. Do you think Cable can go to AL and say I wanna go with Grad or Frye? AL will pimp slap him right away.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
In 36 years as a fan, I’ve never been so down on the team. I wish they could just end the season and start getting ready for next year — with a real GM and a new coach.
I don’t want to watch any more blowouts.
No more JaMarcus fumbles, false starts on crummy right tackles, amateurish pass patterns by rookie receivers, missed tackles, blown coverages, off-the-field scandals, shots of Al Davis grimacing in his private box, stupid attacks on the media from Davis’ lackeys, jokes about the Raiders in the national media, all of it.
The Raiders need to become part of the NFL again.
No more blowouts.
Davis must go.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
EXACTLY!
So the blame should be on Cable. Why doesn’t Cable NOT listen to Al and do his own thing? Maybe because he shouldn’t be a NFL head coach.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I think Mr Seymour has earned the right to bail early. Bet he has this football thing down by this point…
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TrueRaider Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
# DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I’m 28.
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WE WILL NOT WIN WITH AL DAVIS RUNNING THE SHOW, PERIOD.
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So Al wasn’t running the show when we went to the superbowl?
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Chuckie was no yes sir man DMAC. If AL wanted something, he would notify Allen who then tells Chuckie, do you Chuckie would listen? he did what he thought will bring a W. As long as Chuckie was winning AL couldn’t mingle with the team. For God Sake, Cable cant even provide a schedule, Gruden ran the show in my opinion.
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Gruden did NOT run the team. He was wise enough to rely on vets like Gannon, Rice, Brown ect. to run the show.
The down side of running a George Allen style plan the way Gruden did was a massive collapse after mortgaging the future for vets with an expiration date.
Look at the Bucs…
November 5th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Dakota, The H1N1 flu is no worse then any of the flus’ we’ve had before. Its pretty run of the mill and being hyped by the media to further their Fear and Consumption agenda.
Lots of extremely talented medical people I’ve spoken with say DON’T get the shot unless you plan on being around people who have swine flu already…
November 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
TrueRaider,
Didn’t Gruden once admit that when crazy Al would come up with some moronic suggestion to pacify Al, Gruden would have some low level grunt on the staff cut up some tape showing why the moronic suggestion would not work in modern day football and that usually kept Al off his back.
Think Cable has the guts or the brains to do something like that? No fukin way.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
“National Organization for Women wants Cable fired:”
Hypocrits.
Where were they when Brandon Marshall continually battered his girlfriend?
This BS was DECADES ago and they jump on board to garner publicity for themselves. For shame…
November 5th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
we going to put up big numbers vs kanasas when we return after this bye week.
3 – 6 going into bengals game .
November 5th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
# DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
EXACTLY!
So the blame should be on Cable. Why doesn’t Cable NOT listen to Al and do his own thing? Maybe because he shouldn’t be a NFL head coach.
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DMAC, with all due respect, you getting this wrong. Cable has never had authority, the last couple of coaches we had as a Raider had no authority over AL. Gruden was an exception that won’t happen again. Every coach coming to the Raiders knows which system that team is going to run, AL Davis verticle pass and man to man defense. Under Gruden, we were running a pure WCO system, Kiffen tried to run this system and guess what happened, fired with no money. When you apply for a job, you know what the company wants from you, you cant go against the boss, in this case, our boss is an old lunatic bum whose system is bond to fail.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Where was the National Organization for Women at when Chris Brown beat the chit of Rihana??????
November 5th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Kiffin got fired for mouthing off.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Al Davis…you stubborn POS! JUST STEP DOWN ALREADY!!!!!
Hire Madden as a consultant for the rest of the year…let him evaluate GM prospects, then hire the GM he suggests and let the GM run the team. You give the GM a budget and then get the fuk out of the way you SOB!
November 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Its not Cable, its the players who don’t practice and prep hard enough. THATS Davis’s fault for nuetering his coaches which allows this kind of sloth and quitting attitude.
I agree we need a vocal vet presence to kick slackers in the azz. Someone who’s with the players and babysits till they get the work ethic they need to compete every week and not just when they get a wild hair.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Dakota,
Dude, I know that. You should convey this message to Nnamdi21 who thinks Gruden didn’t run the show. Players were loyal to him not to AL Davis, they respected Gruden and knew that all he wants is the W.
I still don’t understand how do you guys blame a scapegoat Cable who has no authority and not blame AL Davis who is running the show. This team sucks because of AL, Norv Turner was a good coach not a top notch but good, our team sucked under him why? Cause he was another puppet to AL Davis.
Dakota Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
TrueRaider,
Didn’t Gruden once admit that when crazy Al would come up with some moronic suggestion to pacify Al, Gruden would have some low level grunt on the staff cut up some tape showing why the moronic suggestion would not work in modern day football and that usually kept Al off his back.
Think Cable has the guts or the brains to do something like that? No fukin way.
Nnamdi21 Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Gruden did NOT run the team. He was wise enough to rely on vets like Gannon, Rice, Brown ect. to run the show.
The down side of running a George Allen style plan the way Gruden did was a massive collapse after mortgaging the future for vets with an expiration date.
Look at the Bucs…
November 5th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Shanny needs to kiss and make up w/ Al. Imagine what Shanny would do with our RB’s. (Especially DMAC)
November 5th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
will never happen though.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Norv has never been a good head coach. Maybe a good Offensive coordinator. Look at what he’s done to the Chargers.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
DMAC Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Where was the National Organization for Women at when Chris Brown beat the chit of Rihana?????
Are you serious? you wanna compare under 22 musicians to Cable? Cable works and represents the NFL, a billion dollar organization, what does Chris and Rihanna do? sing songs and entertain each other, Come on DMAC, Cable is a wife beater and got issues.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Nnamdi21 Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Its not Cable, its the players who don’t practice and prep hard enough. THATS Davis’s fault for nuetering his coaches which allows this kind of sloth and quitting attitude.
I agree we need a vocal vet presence to kick slackers in the azz. Someone who’s with the players and babysits till they get the work ethic they need to compete every week and not just when they get a wild hair.
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Rich Gannon was at his wits end trying to keep this team under control while he was here, and he said he had to fight the BS Al Davis allows to occur, like drinking on the plane to away games.
Gannon wasn’t very popular in the locker-room for it, but at least we won some games.
Too bad Al isn’t going anywhere, so the blame must fall on Cable. Besides, Cable is a joke…couldn’t have gotten a college HC job, let alone an NFL HC job before Al hired him…if Al hires the right guy it could work (long shot, I know, but better than treading water with the useless Cable guy who we all know is not working out).
November 5th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
DMAC
Last I checked the record Norv Turner record, he won the AFC West twice 2007 and 2008. Took SD to the AFC championship game only to lose it because of dumb mistakes and last year they lost from the World Champions Steelers, I would take that over anything. Btw, what system was he running in here comparing to the system they got in SD now?
November 5th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Cable is a pretty good O-line coach and that’s about it!
November 5th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Norv is garbage!
November 5th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Dakota,
Tell me which coach would be like Gruden and stand up against AL, I agree Cable shouldn’t have been hired, but history shows us that AL would only hire puppets, so what makes you think we would have a chance to win when players know that the coach is a puppet?
Dakota says:
Too bad Al isn’t going anywhere, so the blame must fall on Cable. Besides, Cable is a joke…couldn’t have gotten a college HC job, let alone an NFL HC job before Al hired him…if Al hires the right guy it could work (long shot, I know, but better than treading water with the useless Cable guy who we all know is not working out).
November 5th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Where was the National Organization for Women when….
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Letterman was boinking all the hired help???
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Letterman slandered Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter about whoring around with A_Rod????
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Chris Brown beat up Rhiannon???
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Bobby Brown Beat up Whiney Houston
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Kanye West bullied 17 year old Taylor Swift on national TV????
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Actor Terrence Howard beats hie wife?????
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
TrueRaider Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Dakota,
Dude, I know that. You should convey this message to Nnamdi21 who thinks Gruden didn’t run the show. Players were loyal to him not to AL Davis, they respected Gruden and knew that all he wants is the W.
I still don’t understand how do you guys blame a scapegoat Cable who has no authority and not blame AL Davis who is running the show. This team sucks because of AL, Norv Turner was a good coach not a top notch but good, our team sucked under him why? Cause he was another puppet to AL Davis.
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Hey I share your feelings on Al Davis. His ownership method is why we are falling on hard times. You can’t blame the players, as most of them have not been here for 7 seasons…Al hired all these POS HCs because he knew they were pussies and wouldn’t go against him.
Al is a mother-fing POS owner, but he isn’t going anywhere. Our only hope is to fire the fat wife beater and hope that Al hires a coach with some balls (he did it once in the past 15 years)…I’d take that 1% chance of Al hitting it right with a new HC over the 0% chance that Cable is cut out for this job. WE ARE GOING NOWHERE WITH CABLE! No chance in hell Cable will EVER be more than he has already shown as a HC…he is a 17-49 LOSER as a HC!
November 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
1-2-3 Get Better!
November 5th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
With that being said…………
Our next coach will be Gilbride.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Dakota, how do you know Gannon wasn’t popular in the locker room? I’ve only heard the Raiders brass bash him personally. I’m yet to hear a player bash him on a personal level. I think one player did allude to the notion in 3rd person, that Gannon wasn’t popular, whatever, but when has a player outright bashed Gannon personally? I haven’t seen it. Meanwhile, several players have bashed Al Davis and/or the organization, which translates to Al Davis as well, because the last I checked, there’s nobody else who runs that organization. What that tells me is that the players merely disapproved of Gannon’s tenacious style of leadership (considering before Gannon’s arrival they had no leadership whatsoever, and, not unlike present day, players only went to Oakland to collect a check in their final few years and not have a coach ..or player..yelling in their face), but aside from that, they had no problem with him. You’d be surprised how much athletes like winning, and how much they’ll tolerate an uptight locker room leader when they do. Unless Gannon literally never spoke to anyone, I mean if he was really that snobbish, I guarantee you the only players that didn’t like Gannnon were the ones who only came to Oakland for the easy check and the siesta, and didn’t care rather the team won or lost. And, I’m glad they hated Gannon. They’re not team mates, anyway. They’re junk players taking advantage of our dumb as sin owner who still thinks they’re great, and that they’re determined to win a championship. I consider them Raiders about as much as I consider Todd Marinovich a Raider. What they think of Gannon is irrelevant.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
TrueRaider Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Dakota,
Tell me which coach would be like Gruden and stand up against AL, I agree Cable shouldn’t have been hired, but history shows us that AL would only hire puppets, so what makes you think we would have a chance to win when players know that the coach is a puppet?
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Hey, Gruden wasn’t a puppet, neither was Kiffen…one worked out better than the other, but Al does occasionally hire a guy with some spine…it just doesn’t happen very often.
That means that there is a VERY SLIM CHANCE that Al MIGHT hire a decent HC…whereas our alternative is to stick with Cable who is so clearly not a legit NFL HC to anyone with a brain? At least with a new HC we have a chance…with Cable we have NO CHANCE.
As an Al Davis hater that understands the motherfer is going nowhere, it is the only way I maintain any hope for the future of the Raiders. With Cable and Al we have no hope…that has been made evident over the course of the past 20 games…but maybe, just maybe with the next guy?????? I know, a slim thread of hope…but better than no hope with the Wife Beating Buffoon.
Just my opinion.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Dakota
I think we as fans are also to be blamed. The Browns fans (I think his name big dog) forced a meeting with their owner, Snyder apologized to his fans who were forced to throw away their emotional signs against him. Lions fans boycotted their team and forced the owner to fire Matt Millen, what are we doing as fans? We got dumb guys who support AL Davis and call themselves loyal fans. Until AL knows he needs to hire a true GM and a good Coach who works side by side with the GM, we will remain a mediocre team.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Crude Earl,
Was N.O.W. silent on Bobby Brown, Chris Brown, and Terrence Howard?
As far as Letterman’s affairs, and Kanye West/Taylor Swift, I’m going to assume you’re joking. You can’t be that retarded.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Al Davis loves his Raiders just as much as we do, but he has no clue how to run a franchise anymore.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
new thread
November 5th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Guys, give it a break! NOTHING will change until Al is gone. NOTHING. Hopefully it will be in a couple of years. In last 100 games the Raiders have won 25? Freaken pathetic. No decent coach will come to Oakland until Al is gone. It has been real hard to be a Raider fan for the past 5 years. Same BS every year.
November 5th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
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November 5th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Whose fault are the Raiders downfalls? Jamarcus Russel? Al Davis? Tom Cable? Well the owners job (even as controlling as Al is) is to provide the means to win. I believe that Al has provided the raw talent that is necessary to win.
Russell: While he has seemingly digressed from the end of last season, I believe him when he says it’s not his fault. He was given a big time contract he didn’t earn, that is gonna lead to motivational issues throughout a young qb’s career. The fact of the matter is that he has the ability, but when it all comes down to it, it is Tom Cable’s job to keep his quarterback motivated to work hard. As coach it would be Cable’s responsibility to see that Russell wants to show up to practice early and stay late.
Cable: His legal issues aside, Cable is not a good fit for the Raiders period. A coaches job when you’re on the Raiders staff and only have limited decision making power if any is to keep your players inspired, well practiced, and motivated. This whole media frenzy is going to leave Cable with an intimidation over motivation persona which will in turn lead to more losses for the Raiders. The fact of the matter is it was Cable’s job to turn Russell into a leader, he was coming off a pretty good last few games last season and Tom Cable refuses to call to his strengths.
Side note, I think Louis Murphy might have been better than DHB in college and so far he definitely is better in the NFL, but you can’t blame Russell until the offensive line starts blocking, the runners start running, and the receivers start catching all the close passes.
November 5th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Tell Al what you think….
http://messagetoal.com/
November 6th, 2009 at 5:51 am
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November 7th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Russell should have been practicing with Gallery and Shilens! He needs it more than any player in the league.
But he is off to Alabama to eat more. this is why this team is a train wreck. The more you let this Guy get away with this crap, the worse this team will be.
cable is a coward. he can’t confront a 80 year old man who can barely walk. But he can beat on a woman! This Guy is a joke.
Fire this Bastard!