Candidates galore
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 12:08 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Jim Harbaugh is the latest coach to have his hat thrown in the ring, this time by ESPN.
Harbaugh, who ESPN said told the Raiders, thanks, but no thanks, joins Jim Fassel and Marc Trestman as coaches who have reportedly already talked to Al Davis even while Tom Cable is still employed.
For what it’s worth, Fassel, talking on Sirius Satellite Radio, denies it.
“I mean, Tom Cable’s the coach. I think if a coach is in place you don’t start calling somebody and seeing if the job is open or not. Tom Cable is the coach. My son happens to be the special teams coordinator for the Raiders and they played very well this year. They set an NFL record, an all-time record, of net punt [yards] and gross punt [yards] this year.”
“ So I follow the Raiders pretty closely because my son is coaching there and I coached there at one time. But, no, I’m not lobbying for any job. I’m not lobbying for the Raider job. I have never in my life rooted for a coach to be let go so there’s an opening. I never have. I’m in the same fraternity. I just got my nose to the grindstone. I’m down here in Vegas working on getting situated down here and that’s where I am. Nobody’s reached out to me.”
Trestman has been unavailable for comment, but last December signed an extension to remain with the Montreal Alouettes through 2012 after winning the Grey Cup. The signing was followed by a press conference that resembled a coronation. As for whether there are any legal issues with hiring a coach under contract in another country, the Raiders have plenty of lawyers if they’re truly interested.
It’s bad form in the coaching fraternity to go after a job when there’s a coach still in place. And it’s just as bad for an owner to conduct actual interviews for a job that is filled.
Of course there are backchannel ways to gauge interest, but actual interviews?
If Davis has actually been lining up head coaching interviews, it’s the first time he’s done it with a coach in place. Even in the case of Joe Bugel, who wasn’t fired for 16 days after the 1997 season ended, interviews with candidates Jon Gruden, Bill Belichick and Art Shell did not begin until Bugel was fired.
The report regarding Baltimore quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson _ it’s been speculated it’s for an offensive coordinator job _ is the one that makes the most sense at this point, because it seems clear that if Cable were to hang on, he would be relinquishing play-calling, and Jackson would also represent someone who might be able to get through to JaMarcus Russell in a way that Paul Hackett and Ted Tollner could not.
Rich Gannon, talking with Neil Hayes of the Chicago Sun-Times, thinks Hackett had an impossible job.
“You could bring in Vince Lombardi and I don’t think he would make JaMarcus any better,” Gannon said. “You have to have a guy who wants to be great and work. A lot of what has happened there has been out of Paul’s control. When they played the quarterback they wanted _ Bruce Gradkowski _ he was prepared and made good decisions and the football team was much more competitive. They got the same results with Charlie Frye.”
Hackett’s name has been floated as a potential Bears hire to work with Jay Cutler.
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January 20th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I have always been on Russell’s side….I went so far as to defend his stats by comparing his first year stats with guys like Manning and Elway.
Then came OTAs when he used some excuse…mother’s knee surgery or death of an uncle or something to take an extended vacation.
Everyone said, don’t worry Russell will be fine.
Then he showed up in preseason games looking like bloated walrus with a pituitary problem, and everyone said, don’t worry, you don’t have to be in shape to play QB!
Then Russell looked like he was confused and incapable on the football field…then Cable called him out by patting the other QBs on the back for showing up and being dedicated to their jobs. Then Russell skipped town and the team covered for him.
I still like his talent, but he needs a head transplant…I also think the horrible o-line and the crap WRs hurt Russell, but the majority of the blame is on him since he is not working on his game, body or putting in the extra time a QB needs to in order to succeed. I have no problem with Russell if he comes back for next season in shape and ready to dedicate himself to his profession, and I understand why Al wants to give him one more chance.
I simply am not going to hold my breath in anticipation of that happening. 99% of the time once you are a lazy bastard, always a lazy bastard. And Al better have a backup plan that involves more that Garbagekowski!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Of course he turned us down. Who would want to work here?
January 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
EXACTLY WHY I’M NOT EXCITED ABOUT FASSELL:
“…they played very well this year. They set an NFL record, an all-time record, of net punt [yards] and gross punt [yards] this year.”
January 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
He was clowning us, wasn’t he?
Saying we set a record for punting yards? Ha ha ha ha ha.
Fassell is clowning us! Read between the lines. His interview obviously didn’t go well.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Dakota, Russell sucks but our offensive line sucks too. Until we build the trenches, we have no prayer. See: Gradkowski’s leg cast.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
why do you like jafukus so much hil? another person who won’t admit he’s wrong?
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Where did I say I liked Jamarcus?
It’s not about who I like or who YOU like! It’s about who AL DAVIS likes, and you should know that. I’ve accepted the fact that #2 isn’t going anywhere because of the owner.
Now I have a question.
If Russell is THE weak link, why do we need to upgrade the Oline, WRs, and OC?
Why not just plug Grads in and keep everyone else? I mean, we were a hands down playoff team if not for Russell, right?
January 20th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
I remember back in the day when I though Al could still land decent coaches…I laughed at the idea of re-treads like Fassel, Gilbride, Green and Billick.
Now I would gladly see any one of them take over.
That is the level of regard I have for Cable.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
thought…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Silver-n-Smac Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 11:52 am
# DKnight007 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Once Al Davis is gone….then I want you Al Davis demon worshippers to go bye bye with him!
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Whatever dude.
Yeah, I sit around all day and pray to my Al Davis doll.
There’s a difference between respecting the man and worshiping him.
I fully acknowledge his horrible handling of his beloved team over the past 7 years.
I also have the capacity in my brain to realize that it’s starting to improve and that it will get turned around again.
Go look at storied teams like the Celtics throughout their history and you’ll find that they’ve had prolonged periods of times in which they’ve really sucked.
But, they eventually turned it around, without the ship being blown up or the owner needing to die.
You don’t get that?
Too bad for you.
^^^^^^^^^
There is also a difference between respecting the old man realizing him and lousy decision making are RUINING the organization and team and CHANGE is needed!
To bad you don’t see that….
January 20th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Front 7 and the offensive line. Point to a winning Raider team that wasn’t at least solid at both, if not great at both, as the early ’80s team was. What Al does now is he drafts guys like Heyward Bey, thinking it’s players like that who bring wins. But when he drafted Mervyn Fernandez in the ’80s, he had an offensive line already. That’s the difference. Somebody was building the Raiders from the trenches then (ugh hum..Wolf…), and, we’re just not doing that today. We’re just drafting skills players that Al thinks are good, yet we don’t have the line. The game starts in the trenches.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Zymurge Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Is it fact that this next year is uncapped, or is that a projection based on a failure to extend the CBA? There’s a big difference!”
If a new CBA is not in place by the March deadline, 2010 will be an uncapped year.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Haha
I just e-mailed Pau Gasoft!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Hackett’s name has been floated as a potential Bears hire to work with Jay Cutler.
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cr@p. thats exactly what we DON’T need right now!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Dakota, Russell sucks but our offensive line sucks too. Until we build the trenches, we have no prayer. See: Gradkowski’s leg cast.
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I agree… add a tackle and center in last year’s draft, get a blocking fullback on the roster and add a coach that is willing to run the ball and maybe Russell wouldn’t have looked like a total POS last year? He wouldn’t have had to play 10 on 11 because DHB wouldn’t have been forced on the field…
Not trying to excuse Russell’s lack of work ethic and all, but SOME things were beyond his control.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I gotta run….see ya
January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
If Russell is THE weak link, why do we need to upgrade the Oline, WRs, and OC?
Why not just plug Grads in and keep everyone else? I mean, we were a hands down playoff team if not for Russell, right?
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Jhill -
If we keep Cable thats exactly what will happen. Russell will start a few games and continue to struggle. Cable will continue on with his horrible personnel decision making & play calling. OL & WR will remain the same unless we’re trading scrubs for scrubs like last year.
thats why we should dump Cable now and dump Russell if he can’t beat out Gradkowski, Frye & Losman in camp & preseason …
January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
“You could bring in Vince Lombardi and I don’t think he would make JaMarcus any better,” said Gannon with a mouth full of sour grapes. Spoken like a man that was turned away when he offered to help the QB that “Vince Lombardi” couldn’t help.
Either Gannon thinks that he is smarter about football than Vince Lombardi or he is acting like a jilted lover that was just turned down, again. Either way he should probably just shut his mouth before he contradicts himself, again.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Trade DMAC for Gradkowski’s leg cast!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
An uncapped year isn’t going to help us. The salary cap didn’t even start until ‘94 (with the NFL really not enforcing it till a couple of years after that), which was a decade after we won our last Super Bowl. Al Davis doesn’t have any money anyway. I only see an uncapped year hurting us, via AFC West teams, all of them in better financial situations than we were, hanging on to players they otherwise would have lost via the cap. More pie in the sky logic from the believers.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Ass backwards way of doing business continues for the moron owner Al.
Fire Cable then give Harbaugh whatever the hell he wants to be the head coach!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
EXACTLY WHY I’M NOT EXCITED ABOUT FASSELL:
“…they played very well this year. They set an NFL record, an all-time record, of net punt [yards] and gross punt [yards] this year.”
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What’s wrong with that? He’s just pumping up his son. Gross punt yards is Lechler but net punt indicates good work by the coverage teams as well.
Fassel may not have had any contact as he says, or he may have interviewed with the understanding that everything was to remain quiet which is the M.O. of the secretive Raiders. I don’t discount David White’s report that was confirmed by two NFL sources that Fassel and Trestman both interviewed. A lot of reporters turn out to be wrong or misled, but I don’t think most guys, especially beat reporters, generally just throw stuff out there.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
maddenraider
i get what ur saying. there were also a couple other good teams in the late 90’s to early 2000’s. utah was good, phoenix, trail gangstas, hou wasn’t bad with barkley olajuwon and drexler. east was weak back then i’ll give u that. point was thats its easier % wise to win titles with only 8 teams, vs what we have now
January 20th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Do NOT renew season tickets unless Harbaugh or Gruden are hired as the Head Coach and if a REAL GM/Personnel Man who knows how to run the draft are hired!
Enough is enough of the mess Al Davis has created…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
u guys that call gasol soft, don’t know very much about basketball. stick to ur dmac, dhb, and jruss bashing. they all deserve it. pau gasol is far from soft. look at the lakers record in games he has played, including playoffs. better than 80% with gasol in line up. i wish the raiders could get a few guys as soft as pau. hell we might actually win a game or 6. dude is easily a top 10-13 player in nba. certainly the best 2nd best player on a team. just remember laker haters… PAU GOES THE DYNAMITE. soft. lmfao
January 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
LOL. OK, Chris. We set a record in punting. Got ya. It’s almost like saying a boxer set a record for hitting the mat the hardest when being knocked out.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
dude plays a similar game to tim duncan. tim duncan isnt soft neither. called finesse player
January 20th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Trade DMAC for Tom Rathman!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
New Englandraider
Don’t get it twisted now, Pau Gasoft is a friend of mine
January 20th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Fassell was talking about the head coach. He was talking about the team playing well, in the same context with the head coach. Then he says they set a record in punting yards. You tell me. What does the head coach have to do with that? You talk up a head coach, you talk about offensive play, you talk about how much better the defense is. Fassell was clowning us. He probably thought he had the job, and Al probably offered Harbaugh more than what he was willing to give Fassell. Whatever the case, Fassell was clowning us with that comment. Read between the lines. Set a record in punting yards. Come on….
January 20th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Hobs,
Not a Davis apologist at, IMO. LOL!
I guess I’m at a point in my like where you’re not going to really here me complain about too much.
Bottom line is Russell will get another shot here. He was decent to end last year, so why not focus on his potential instead of 8 bad games? 8 bad games where EVERYONE was fuggin up! 8 bad games lead by a guy who had no business putting together a game plan or calling plays?
It’s really more about my disdain for Tom Cable and his offensive in-eptness than anything else.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
MR – here is something I posted last night regarding the impending uncapped year in 2010:
At first glance it would seem like an uncapped year would favor the players because you instantly think of teams like the 49ers in the 80’s just spending like the Yankees do now, with no restrictions or ceiling.
But when you look closer it seems that the teams will have the upper hand and leverage when you consider that some teams may be inclined to spend less than minumum league requirement for salaraies because, along with no salary cap, there is also a no minimum salary requirement.
In this economy my guess is some teams may take this as an opportunity to dump salaries of higher priced players that aren’t worth their impending salary. Makes me think that the NFL will find a way to either punish or discourage teams from this kind of action taken against players with higher salaries, so players don’t get totally screwed.
Also future long term contracts will be very unlikely with so much uncertainty in the next few years to come.
I am willing to bet that there will be no agreement in place by March and 2010 will indeed be an uncapped year. Let the craziness insue.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Gasol looks like a white Snoop Dogg. Skinny guys in a LAker shirt who looks high all of the time.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
MR
The only reason that Fassel highlighted the achievements of the Special Teams unit is because his son is the Raiders ST Coach. Propping up his son so to speak…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Cable will be the coach. Al is looking for an offensive coordinator.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
NE,
I’m the biggest Laker fan out there, but Gasoft is a name that Pau earned man. That Boston series? PATHETIC!
I give him all the credit in the world for stepping up to Superman 2.0 last year. I even dropped the T from his name.
He now just Gasof.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
If Russell is THE weak link, why do we need to upgrade the Oline, WRs, and OC?
Why not just plug Grads in and keep everyone else? I mean, we were a hands down playoff team if not for Russell, right?
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Look, there are holes on this team with or without Russell. Fact of the matter is Russell is part of the problem. Not THE problem but PART of the problem.
The fact that a journeyman outcast outplayed him by so much that they looked like a completely different team says all you need to know. But if you want more, throw in the fact that both his teammates and coaches have publicly implied that he’s not giving it his all. There are players so disgusted that they are leaking info to media members. He even threw his teammates under the bus to the media and went as far as saying that he played well when he, in fact, stunk up the joint. Said he didn’t understand why he was being benched and that the team was making plays for Bruce, minimizing the effort from his fellow QB that he admittedly leans on for help.
The kid needs his head examined, plain and simple. Either he has issues in his medulla oblongata or he is one lazy ass that simply doesn’t give a sh1t. Take your pick.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
RaiderDogg, that all makes sense. But isn’t this just another pie in the sky wish from the believers? It’s always some outside circumstance. Can’t we just build a damn team? Now it’s the cap? Oh, wait and see, it’s going to be an uncapped year next year and this and that…. Yes, it’s going to be an uncapped year, and the Raiders are going to go 5-11. Right? Where am I wrong?
January 20th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Bynum is soft too!
Soft meaning no threat to defend that paint!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Banana,
With Russell: 5-11
Without Russell: 5-11
January 20th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
MR
You aren’t wrong at all. I just posted that to show the other side of the coin. Most people assume that an uncapped year would equate to limitless spending when in reality the effect will probably be the exact opposite.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Bynum is soft too!
Soft meaning no threat to defend that paint!”
I wouldn’t say that Bynum is soft, although he does always have a look on his face that looks like he is about to cry.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
would you guys make up your mind already?
Cable + Gradkowski
or
Gilbride + Russell
what wins more games in 2010?
January 20th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
That’s the thing, RD. Spending what? Money? Al doesn’t have money. He threw his shirt on the table for future hall of famers like Tommy Kelly and Javon Walker. He’s trying to sale more shares of the team to gain working capital. All an uncapped year does is help the owners who are financially solvent.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
I’d rather have Winston Moss as HC with Hue Jackson as OC and rookie Tim Tebow at QB, but that’s probably not even a realistic option.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
MR
Even the financially solvent teams will have their hands tied so to speak. There are around 200 players that are due to become unrestricted free agents under the old CBA that, with an uncapped year, will now become restricted free agents. Plus teams will be less likely to over spend with a possible work stoppage looming over 2011.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Rockster, both scenarios are 5-11. You asked the question. I don’t believe either would win more games. They’d both tank. With our system, our offensive line, front 7, we’re doomed to 5 wins or less every year. Until we have a decent front 7 and a good offensive line, and a real head coach (don’t see Gilbride standing up to Davis any more than Cable), it’s 5-11. 5-11. That’s your scenario. 5-11. Or worse.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Cable + Gradkowski!!
I got $100 on that!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Cmon Dogg!
Pops and I were talking about this while the Jets were spanking on the Dischargers. He HATES Bynum! When is the last time Bynum put one of those little fuggers like Aaron Brooks ON THE GROUND?!?!?! Nice little hip check into the basket support? Way to many easy baskets we give up. If we don’t score 100 pts, we are 50-50 to win the game.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Gilbride + Russell
6 wins easy!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Jhill
Hey now, don’t lump me in that old Laker fandom that you reside. I am a Warriors fan, although some of my best friends are Laker fans. I lived in LA for over 5 years…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
i hear you jhill, but he didn’t just have bad games. those games he started were awful. and as soon as he was replaced we looked like a different team, in fact beating playoff teams. i believe that in dispite of the disfunctunal front office and ownership that we can be a playoff team next year, only not with russell or frye. grads is the best shot we’ve got. we are not getting another qb via draft or trade. we have who we have, now tell me which one in your honest opinion worked the best with what we have.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I’d rather have Winston Moss as HC with Hue Jackson as OC
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I thought you were a racist?
January 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
RRS,
Cable/Grads win more games if they keep Hackett and get an OC.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
LOL. Look at this guy’s headline from the SBNation blog:
“Jim Harbaugh Rejects Raiders. Al Davis Interested In Anyone Who’s Ever Coached Football”
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/1/20/1262008/jim-harbaugh-rejects-raiders-al
January 20th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Yeah….I’m tired of this BULLCRAP by Al Davis and his LOSER cronies who work beneath him in the executive offices and their AZZ backwards way of doing things which has proven the last 7 years doesn’t work!
Let know when a smart decision is made and when something POSITIVE and GOOD happens!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I thought you were a racist?
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who said that? Kell & Richochet?
consider the source man. LOL
January 20th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Hackett and Tebow working together is a captivating scenario…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
looks like easy money to me too, i take cable & grads hands down.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
# jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Gilbride + Russell
6 wins easy!
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OK, I suppose some team’s plane can crash.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I’d even be satisfied with Leslie Frazier at HC and Ted Tollner as OC. Give Danny Southwick a shot at QB
almost anything is better than Cable/Russell
January 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
you got that right mr
January 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I disagree Hobs, but it’s all good.
I do not think our offense looked better at all. Cincy game, Grads had 100 yds passing until the last 2 min of the game. Our running game was non existant! I think that was just the best defensive game we played all year. Remember how many times we stopped them in the Red Zone with ZERO points? THREE!
Dallas? Blown out.
Cleveland? Blown out! CLEVELAND?
Pittsburgh game? 6 pts going into the 4th qtr.
We sucked arss under Cable man.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Harbaugh supposedly rejecting the old man overtures is TYPICAL.
Can’t get a SOLID candidate to work for the old man….
Lousy…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Rockstar you’re not a racist, but you did insist once that a town was all black, when it turns out just a small percentage of it is. That was interesting.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
would you guys make up your mind already?
Cable + Gradkowski
or
Gilbride + Russell
what wins more games in 2010?
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If it’s the same Russell, easy choice. Cable + Gradkowski.
Now if Russell comes to camp in shape, studies the new offense in the offseason, works on diagnosing defenses and going through his progressions faster, learns how to be a leader and take charge, and just plain dedicates himself to his craft….Bahhhh, who am I kidding…
January 20th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Gradkowski and Cable.
We had that.
Gradkowski got buried. Because our offensive line sucks.
But dream on, guys.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
you did insist once that a town was all black, when it turns out just a small percentage of it is. That was interesting.
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MR, I don’t remember that. must have been quite a while back
January 20th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
With Tebow and Southwick on the roster in 2010, maybe Pat Robertson will remove the devil’s curse from the Raiders.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Sure it wasn’t you, Rockstar? When we were talking about the blount guy from Oregon state, who punched the guy after the game? Alright…I thought it was the guy who always signed off from “podunk”, or whatever.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
look, no coach who has options is going to go anywhere near al “with cause” davis. he has welched too many HC already. sure he can get plenty of coaches who would love to do what kiffin did, parlay a gig with al for bigger and better things in a year or two. or a retread looking for redemption.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
The only reason I mentioned the uncapped year was because someone was talking about the cap hit implications with keeping russell vs dumping him. I dont think a lack of a salary cap will help us at all. Over paying players who underperform has been our MO recently and an uncapped year only opens the door for much more futile spending. I just simply made point that there was in fact no salary cap in place for 2010.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Might have been 4evaRaider.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
With Tebow and Southwick on the roster in 2010, maybe Pat Robertson will remove the devil’s curse from the Raiders.
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are you suggesting that perhaps Al Davis is a devil worshipper? because that would explain a lot …
January 20th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
so who’s better? what’s the grand plan? be realistic.
January 20th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Pau Gasoft is a friend of mine too!!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Well, we know Harbaugh’s out. And, we have to assume Fassell’s out, too, considering this shot across the bow at Al:
“…they played very well this year. They set an NFL record, an all-time record, of net punt [yards] and gross punt [yards] this year.”
January 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
When we were talking about the blount guy from Oregon state, who punched the guy after the game?
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not me. but I understand many in here think I may be racist because I’m not a dem or fan of Barack
January 20th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Luci,
is Al a part of your 666 cult?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
come on mr tell me who is our better option at qb and coach. it can’t be in my dreams. you know we are not getting another qb, we have what we have.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
With Tebow and Southwick on the roster in 2010, maybe Pat Robertson will remove the devil’s curse from the Raiders.
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are you suggesting that perhaps Al Davis is a devil worshipper? because that would explain a lot …
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You kidding? Isn’t Al a longtime supporter of Jews for Jesus?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
When we were talking about the blount guy from Oregon state, who punched the guy after the game?
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not me. but I understand many in here think I may be racist because I’m not a dem or fan of Barack
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Nobody here called you a racist because you’re not a democrat or not a fan of Obama. You made that up in your head. If anyone called you a racist it’s because you were probably making race baiting comments, with the intention of antagonizing black people.
Anyhow, it was probably 4evaRaider, about the Blount thing. My bad.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Different coach, same coach…Who cares? It’s going to be the same end result. JUST F’N DIE ALREADY, YOU SUBHUMAN GARBAGE!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Gnarly, I already said we’re 5-11 without a rebuilt front 7 and offensive line, and a real head coach, like as in Gruden. 5-11. That’s my answer. What other languages do you want me to say it in?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
french
January 20th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
later guys. time to get some work done
January 20th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
# Hobs Gnarly Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
french
……….
Will do.
nous sommes 5-11 sans avant reconstruit 7 et ligne d’attaque, et un vrai premier entraîneur, comme comme dans Gruden. 5-11. C’est ma réponse. Dans quoi est-ce que d’autres langues que voulez-vous je le dise ?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
So, Fassel’s setting up shop in Las Vegas? So Herrera was right, it WAS an official trip for Russell?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Later rockstar.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I disagree Hobs, but it’s all good.
I do not think our offense looked better at all. Cincy game, Grads had 100 yds passing until the last 2 min of the game. Our running game was non existant! I think that was just the best defensive game we played all year. Remember how many times we stopped them in the Red Zone with ZERO points? THREE!
Dallas? Blown out.
Cleveland? Blown out! CLEVELAND?
Pittsburgh game? 6 pts going into the 4th qtr.
We sucked arss under Cable man.
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No kidding. Cracks me up how people like to re-write history. The Cincy game was a joke. We got more breaks in that game than I’ve ever seen. A shanked 30-yard field goal, dropped interceptions, and THREE fumbles pretty much did them in. And if the Raiders looked like a new team when Gradkowski came in, that’s because it was a new team. We had Chaz, JLH and Gallery back in the lineup, the same guys JaMarcus finished the season with so strong in 2008 and the same guys he pulled the Denver game out with. That’s why his benching just when those guys came back really bothers me.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
If/when Cable is fired and if/when a new coach is hired, I would hope the bay area media would boycott the press conference. It is obvious Al does not care what the fans think, media, whoever.
Every time there is a press conference it seems like we all have to kiss his ass because Al rarely makes public appearances or gives interviews. He gives lip service to the failings of the past 7 years and refuses to accept any responsibility. Now, we have to keep reading all this b.s. about this coach and that coach. All the while these leaks can only be supplied by the Raiders organization. Meaning they play the media as chumps.
If the media did boycott any further press conferences and have a moratorium on any coverage it would render the organization irrelevant. It may actually have an impact. As of today, the relevance of the Raiders has is due to media coverage. They sure as hell have not played relevant football for 7 years. They have not drafted relevant players the past 7 years. They certainly have not hired a relevant coach the past 7 years. They have not had a relevant GM/player personnel dept the past 7 years.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m keeping my season tickets. I’ll keep flying up for the games. Pay $10.00 for a beer and $20.00 for a double Makers Mark on the rocks.
Perhaps it is time to give Al a big time-out and make him irrelevant. Maybe some change will come. To paraphrase, any publicity is better than no publicity, even bad publicity. It is time for zero media coverage.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
btw, i would love gruden to come back and i think it could happen if al makes the call. it would make al look like a genius. it would be a no lose situation for him. the stadium seats will be filled and if gruden failed it would be bitter sweet for al. now will al do that, no.
the raiders do not have a better option then what they have with cable right now.
i was more or less asking you who the coach and qb should be and i said no dreaming. i didn’t ask you about the trenches.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Yeah I hear you RaiderRockstar but Al has his own level of evil that he practices which is beyond any satanic ritual I know of.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Sounds like the fans of Baltimore are blaming Hue Jackson or Flacco’s REGRESSION
http://ravens.gearupforsports.com/blog/tag/hue-jackson/
January 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Another offseason and possibly another head coach. LoL
All i can do is laugh at this nonsense anymore.
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just have Al coach the team?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
How about Fassel as head coach and Trestman as his OC??
January 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Aunt Esther, why keep posting the same mundane link? Are you that confident we ignored the first three times?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Kell, good link, and good article.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
# DKnight007 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
How about Fassel as head coach and Trestman as his OC??
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How about 5-11?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
And, I think Fassell’s out. Did you hear what he said today? Raiders set a record in punting? Wow. That’s not exactly talking up the organization.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
i think fassel would work for free to be hc for any nfl team. i think he has a shot with loony al.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
LOL. I’m reading the scroll bar on ESPN right now, and it says Al Davis is interviewing coaches in case he replaces Tom Cable. Something we already know, of course. But you just have to laugh. Cable must feel really good right now. I mean, don’t you think that maybe this has something to do with guys like Harbaugh steering clear of us? Look how Al’s treating the current head coach? Won’t even tell him his status, is interviewing potential replacements…unbelievable. This coming from a man who expects loyalty from all of his employees. Al Davis is just a rotten person. That’s what this all really boils down to.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Hobs, it doesn’t sound like it. Fassell took a crack at the Raiders today. There are some positive things about our offense and defense, and the best thing he can say is that we set a record in punting? Isn’t that like saying a boxer set a record for hitting the canvas harder than anyone when he was knocked out?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
That article on Jackson was hilarious! He was a good QB coach last year when Flacco “looked” like he might be something, and he was a good QB coach when the Ravens won games this year, but he sucked when the Ravens lost an Flacco looked bad? WTF?!?!?!
LMFAO!
ANd why is the QB coach responsible for the bad offense instead of the OC?
Hilarious?
Did you catch the part about Flacco not being held accountable because he’s only coming off his 2nd season starting as a pro?
LMFAO!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
i took it to mean he was promoting his son.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Well said Dakota on post#1.
I honestly think we would have been a playoff team if we would have been able to keep Garcia. What was that dude thinkin. He would have been starting by the fourth game. But he ended up watching the season from home.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
and of course i agree with you on the subject of alzheimersdavis
January 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I thought Garcia would be the answer, too, but after seeing what happened to both Gradkowski and Frye? Garcia would have gotten snapped in two in this offense. He wouldn’t have made it half way through the season.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
MR, Fassel noted how our punting unit (coached by his son) set records for PERFORMANCE. Not number of punts, which would clearly be inflammatory. It was no “crack at the Raiders.” If anything, it was a bit of brown-nosing Al, who adores Lechler.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
I did not know Sanchez and Russell were the same age.
Shouldn’t there be an age limit for college players?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
If there are no changes made to the offensive line, then the Raiders will need a QB adept at running for his life.
Say hello to your new Raiders qb for 2010: Michael Vick.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Isn’t that like saying a boxer set a record for hitting the canvas harder than anyone when he was knocked out?
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Bogus analogy. Every NFL team has a punting unit. Only bad boxers get knocked out.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Garica ????
Did u see him in the preseason? Worst QB we had on the roster.
It’s just amazing that people think a guy who could do no better than 4th string on another team would have taken us to the playoffs.
I mean, LMFAO man! This teams has so many holes, it’s not even funny. Grads is MUCH better than Garcia!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
# Bo Schembechler Jackson Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
MR, Fassel noted how our punting unit (coached by his son) set records for PERFORMANCE. Not number of punts, which would clearly be inflammatory. It was no “crack at the Raiders.” If anything, it was a bit of brown-nosing Al, who adores Lechler.
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Brownnosing, by talking up the punting unit? Only in Oakland. Either way, it’s more reason not to hire him. I don’t know about these guys who actually want to coach the Raiders. Bugel wanted to be a Raider coach, too. Said he’d welcome Al’s meddling. That worked out great.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
MR
Bugel was a sh1tty head coach in Arizona as well. Bugel is nothing more than an O-line coach. Remind you of anyone?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
And, I think Fassell’s out. Did you hear what he said today? Raiders set a record in punting? Wow. That’s not exactly talking up the organization.
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He wasn’t taking a crack at Oakland with that. His Son is the Special Teams coach so he was trying to give him props. Look at what my son did – he was responsible for the special teams which produced the Highest punting records…..
Don’t take it out of context.
And, I wouldn’t be too supprised if they did send Russell to Vegas to see Fassell to try to have him help with any input. Then again….maybe not….
January 20th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Garcia left because he saw that we gave Russell special treatment he didn’t deserve and was “just getting his paychecks” as he said. He didn’t think he would’ve been given any chance to start despite being the superior player and he was probably right.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I agree with Raiderzmaverick on this one too. I think Fassel was complementing his boys coaching. But, we all know we have Lechler back there making the punting team look good. Our Kick off return and kick off teams were a lot worse over last year. I think Fassel was trying to help his boy.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Guys, give up. You’re never going to convince me that Fassell wasn’t clowning us by talking up the punting unit. The punting unit. (in my best Allen Iverson voice)
January 20th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
And I think Garcia would have played if he had stuck it out. But, I also think he probably would have left on a stretcher too.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
O sorry by the way. Good afternoon.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
I am truly disappointed in Jim Harbaugh. I would have enjoyed him as a head coach.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Superior player?
LMFAO!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
as i said it makes perfect sense now to think of why pompous herrera would be so bold as to say jr was on official business in vegas. toying with the media is al’s superbowl.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
RMR – if Cable were fired Fassel would take the HC job without a doubt. There are many that wouldn’t accept it. He’s not one of them. So, no, he’s not bashing the organization that his son plays on.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Yeh, how dare Jim Harbaugh turn down a job where he’ll have a meddling owner who won’t let him coach, and will then scapegoat him after two years and fire him. And, if he were to try and buck that system in any way, be fired for cause, and not get paid. He would also be humiliated in a nationally televised press conference. Also, before getting fired, Al will actually interview his replacements while leaving him in wait. Yeh, I’m really disappointed in Harbaugh, too. How could he pass this up?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Garcia was brought in to be an example to JaMarcus on how a professional qb conducted himself on a daily basis. All Garcia did was mope around with his head down, crying about a mysterious calf injury.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
# jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Superior player?
LMFAO!
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Yes, Jhill, Jeff Garcia is consideraly a “Superior Player” to Jamarcus Russell…
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
fassel doesn’t have the cajones to play with al that way, even at alheimers age
January 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Maverick, you may be right. But the fact that he wants to coach the Raiders tells you how crazy he is. Bugel wanted to coach the Raiders, too. Welcomed Al’s meddling. Worked out great.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Yeh, how dare Jim Harbaugh turn down a job where he’ll have a meddling owner who won’t let him coach, and will then scapegoat him after two years and fire him. And, if he were to try and buck that system in any way, be fired for cause, and not get paid. He would also be humiliated in a nationally televised press conference. Also, before getting fired, Al will actually interview his replacements while leaving him in wait. Yeh, I’m really disappointed in Harbaugh, too. How could he pass this up?
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Now, that I agree with. I don’t blame anyone for pasasing up coming here with the current environment. That’s why I think we need to keep Cable and get an O-Coordinator. WE don’t have better options.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
So, now it’s Garcia’s fault Russell sucks. Spin that blame carousel.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Maverick, you may be right. But the fact that he wants to coach the Raiders tells you how crazy he is. Bugel wanted to coach the Raiders, too. Welcomed Al’s meddling. Worked out great.
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Not crazy. Everyone coming here thinks they can fit in with the limitations placed on them and still succeed. And, I think he doesn’t have other options, so it makes sense he’d want to accept it. I mean it is a step up from the UFL (even if not a big one)
January 20th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
No, it’s Russell’s fault that Russell Sucks. It’s also Russell’s fault that Garcia left because he got so disgusted with us baby handling this lazy, slack son of a beatch (Russell) who just collected his paycheck and moved on. Remember those comments. He knew he wouldn’t be given the chance and wanted out because of it. I think it must’ve effected the whole team seeing how the situation was treated.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
It’s only my dissappointment. I’m sure Jim is quite happy over in Stanford land.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
MR and others
Do you honestly believe everything that the sports media feeds you? They have been wrong over and damn over again yet what they say is the gospel of truth?
PFT.com and ESPN swore up and down that Cable’s firing was a done deal and that was over two weeks ago. When it was proven to be incorrect was there a retraction of any kind saying “we were wrong, Cable still has a job”? Then they reported that something would happen by Tuesday 1/19. Well here it is Wednesday 1/20 and WRONG AGAIN.
Tell me again why I should believe anything that pft.com or ESPN reports about the Oakland Raiders? All these guys do is throw sh1t against the wall to see what sticks. It’s all a bunch of BS.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Maverick, you may be right. But the fact that he wants to coach the Raiders tells you how crazy he is. Bugel wanted to coach the Raiders, too.
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Your dreamboats Gruden and Kiffin wanted the job too.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Garcia was brought in to be an example to JaMarcus on how a professional qb conducted himself on a daily basis. All Garcia did was mope around with his head down, crying about a mysterious calf injury.
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Exactly!
And let’s not forget quitting, lol!
January 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Now that BSPN has insinuated that Jim Harbaugh has turned down the Raider coaching gig, Al is probably on the phone this very moment with Jim offering him whatever he wants to become HC of Oaktown just to show the BSPNers that they are full of shyte.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Harbaugh turned the Raiders down?
LOL!
Sure he did.
And Marty turned down the Bills too, right?
January 20th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Garcia was brought in to be an example to JaMarcus on how a professional qb conducted himself on a daily basis. All Garcia did was mope around with his head down, crying about a mysterious calf injury.”
This statement was based on what Jerry Mac observed and reported here in this blog. The only reason I believe it is because it was seen with his own eyes and is not speculative in nature.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
M
Lets hope so, that would be sweet. I despise BSPN.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Al: Jim, you want to coach the Raiders for 3 million?
Jim: Nah, I need at least 5.
Al: Ok, I’ll get back to you.
ESPN: Harbaugh turns down the Raiders offer.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Nice post Dogg #135
I loath BSPN too I am a NFLN junkie because I refuse to watch those retards
January 20th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
It’s also Russell’s fault that Garcia left because he got so disgusted with us baby handling this lazy, slack son of a beatch (Russell) who just collected his paycheck and moved on. Remember those comments.
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Actually, what Garcia said was that the offense was going to be completely put on Jamarcus Russell who wasn’t ready for that.
It was a direct shot at the gameplan!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Just heard on Rome that Tennessee have renamed their sewage plant “The Lane Kiffin Sewage Plant” because while he was their coach everything he said was just a bunch of sh1t!
This is a true story.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
The people I think would accept a HC offer if Al Davis were to offer it:
-Gruden (Yes, I believe he’d accept the offer even though Davis would never give it)
-Fassel
-Trestman
-Gilbride
I’m sure there are others. I’m pretty sure that people like Jason Garrett would not accept it. Probably not Harbaugh also.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
ESPN’s showing nothing but 10 to 20 year old footage of Al Davis. You’d think if the media was really out to get Al, they’d show current footage of him, where he has two feet and one arm in the grave. Maybe it’s really not the media? Maybe the media is giving Al the benefit of the doubt, and Al’s just making himself look bad? What do you think?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
THIS JUST IN! We still know nothing…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I knew Al would turn this into a circus, interviewing guys for who knows what positions. While Cable is supposed to be in the next room, grading players out.
Do we remember the 2008 Senior Bowl, where Lane coached but didn’t wear Raider gear? The Raiders aren’t coaching this year, but they are supposed to send representatives out there for the week of practice and the game. Maybe they can top that fiasco next week.
This crap is just mind-blowing. Shyt or get off the pot Al, time is a wasting!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
“I have no problem going into a situation and helping a young guy out and really trying to help the team out overall more so than anything,” Garcia said Friday during an appearance on Fox Sports Radio, referring to Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell. “I just feel like it’s an unfortunate situation when the entire work ethic and the entire goal of the team is really put upon one guy’s shoulder.”
“There was some talk about how he would fit but the best way for me to approach it is the other two played so well and we are committed to JaMarcus as our starter,” Raiders coach Tom Cable said shortly after Garcia’s release. “Whether or not [Garcia] was comfortable in a role as a backup, it is what it is.”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
ESPN’s showing nothing but 10 to 20 year old footage of Al Davis. You’d think if the media was really out to get Al, they’d show current footage of him, where he has two feet and one arm in the grave. Maybe it’s really not the media? Maybe the media is giving Al the benefit of the doubt, and Al’s just making himself look bad? What do you think?”
Personally I NEVER said the media was out to get anyone. What I said was that everything that they have reported on the Raiders in the last month HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INCORRECT.
Who cares what Davis looks like? That has zero relevancy to what I was saying. Maybe you were talking to someone else…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Jhill
“”It was to a point where I felt like guys who walked through those doors that just were there to collect a check and not really interested in putting everything that they had within themselves on to the football field.” Jeff Garcia
January 20th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
He did say also “”the entire work ethic and the entire goal of the team is really put upon one guy’s shoulders.”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
jhill Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
It’s also Russell’s fault that Garcia left because he got so disgusted with us baby handling this lazy, slack son of a beatch (Russell) who just collected his paycheck and moved on. Remember those comments
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Thats fuking stupid and makes no sense.
“Hi, I’m Jeff Garcia and I desperately want to be the staring QB again so I think I’ll be a dik and bail out a on a team because I know their current QB is a “slack son of a beatch” collecting a check.
If he knew that and wanted to eventually start, he’d have fugging stayed wouldn’t he?
Everyone said he’d have started and judging by Grad and Frye, Garcia would have.
Ridiculous.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
raiderzmaverick Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Jhill
“”It was to a point where I felt like guys who walked through those doors that just were there to collect a check and not really interested in putting everything that they had within themselves on to the football field.” Jeff Garcia”
Is he including himself in this statement? If not he should have. He didn’t put in ANY work during his tenure with the Raiders. None. But he did get paid didn’t he?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Nnamdi is right
January 20th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
What’s this holier than thou crap Jerry Mc is spewing about interviewing coaching candidates when one is still under contract?
It is always wise to check out your equipment before rappeling down a face or diving ‘neath the deep blue sea, so why is it wrong to get your plans laid out with regards to a new hire before axing the old one?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
There was some talk about how he would fit but the best way for me to approach it is the other two played so well and we are committed to JaMarcus as our starter,” Raiders coach Tom Cable said shortly after Garcia’s release.
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Not necessarily a glowing endorsement of Jamarcus heading into week 1.
“the other two played so well and we are committed to JaMarcus” LOL….
Seems like when Cable talks about his QB’s it’s always the “And” before talking about Jamarcus.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Thankfully Garcia was cut and cleared the way for the savior.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Maybe Garcia left because he didn’t want to play behind the schytty offensive line lol.
Would have broke his gay ass in half.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Exactly Dogg!
Say what you want about Russell, but endorsing a guy like Jeff Garcia who basically demanded to start or he would walk? Uhh, Russell beat you the last time you guys saw each other Garcia, remember? Remember you got run out of Tampa because of it? How many times did Gruden bench you last year Garcia? How about you beating out Grads and Frye first before you DEMAND to start off the streets for us. Who the fugg does this guy think he is?
Fugg Jeff Garcia!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Vegas
For the record, Garcia wasn’t cut, he asked for his release…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Notice how many NFL GMs were knocking down Garthias door trying to hire him this season?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
raiderzmaverick Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Jhill
“”It was to a point where I felt like guys who walked through those doors that just were there to collect a check and not really interested in putting everything that they had within themselves on to the football field.” Jeff Garcia
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Again, bull sh*t.
I just felt guys were there to collect a check and I want to play so I think I’ll fugging quit and never play again for ANYONE.
If the little fugger wanted to play and KNEW Russell was going to get sh*t canned because he was such a slacker, he’d have STAYED.
In the end it was GARCIA who didn’t “put everything he had within himself on the football field” wasn’t it?
He was the one NOT on the football field at ALL.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Dakota just hit the nail on the head
January 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
http://blogs.usatoday.com/gameon/2010/01/lane-kiffin-sewage-center-proposed.html
January 20th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Stop reaching Vegas!
Cable was talking about Garcia in context of being a BACKUP! The other 2 guys played better than him is why he is not the BACKUP!
LMFAO!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Vegas
For the record, Garcia wasn’t cut, he asked for his release…
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That’s like me telling Kardashian I already have plans Saturday night.
With his “calf” and whining, I didn’t see Al keeping him around.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
BSJ
Just heard about that on Rome. Pretty funny if you ask me, appropriate as well.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Dakota Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Maybe Garcia left because he didn’t want to play behind the schytty offensive line lol.
Would have broke his gay ass in half.
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Nice theory, but he was gone BEFORE Gallery and the injuries and BEFORE we realized our touted “3 headed monster” of a running game was a bust. It had been in the top 6 the past 2 years.
I do agree we need to fix the O line THIS YEAR though…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I think the worst QB play we got all season was…..Garcia in the preseason. He sucked.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
So are you eating more salads now Vegas?
Where the fugg did this biotch come from? Talk about a sex tape boosting your career.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
For the record, Garcia wasn’t cut, he asked for his release…
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As a fan, how do I get one of these release things?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
At first I didn’t mind the Garcia signing, but then it occurred to me that if you are going to have a backup QB, why not sign a backup that cam make the throws that the offense is looking for?
You shouldn’t have to change your offense completely when the backup comes in, you should have a QB that can throw the long and intermediate passes that the offense calls for…
Garcia has a tough time throwing a 15 yard pass in 2008…
Same deal with the D. Hall trade…why acquire a guy that only makes plays with his eyes on the QB to cover in a man to man scheme?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I think the worst QB play we got all season was…..Garcia in the preseason. He sucked.
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It was GAWD AWFUL!
If that guy would have made the team as a backup, it wuold have been as bad as Russell just being handed the job. He certainly didn’t earn it with anything he did on the field!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
The Knoxville attorney who proposed the “Lane Kiffin Sewage Center” idea is likely to be our next coach.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Who knows Jhill, but that shyt is on a different playing field.
If there was a “hot chick” draft Kim gets invited to the green room.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Actually we were 10th in the NFL in rushing in 2008…and 28th in the NFL with 9 rushing TDs.
Our o-line has blown since Cable took over as HC and since Cable has influenced Al to sign losers like Harris, Barnes, Pears and Satele.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
The Lame Kitten Sewage Plant is creatively accurate.
What would memorialize Cable’s tenure as HC? A small diorama of Lechler attempting to lateral to SeaBass? It is afterall Cable’s signature moment.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Dakota Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
At first I didn’t mind the Garcia signing, but then it occurred to me that if you are going to have a backup QB, why not sign a backup that cam make the throws that the offense is looking for?
You shouldn’t have to change your offense completely when the backup comes in, you should have a QB that can throw the long and intermediate passes that the offense calls for…
Garcia has a tough time throwing a 15 yard pass in 2008…
Same deal with the D. Hall trade…why acquire a guy that only makes plays with his eyes on the QB to cover in a man to man scheme?
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I seem to recall at the time some one official saying it was because they wanted to be diverse. You know, throwing a wrench in teams gam planning by habving a long ball guy and then if needed a whole other type of “west coast” QB.
Made no sense then either because its not like anyone or any of the teams we’d face had NEVER seen Garcia play!
Hall was Kiffin’s deal because he wanted to play more zone and maybe Tampa 2 and not Al’s beloved man coverage as much.
Remember the projector letter?
Davis specifically mentioned “We played your Tampa 2 and got KILLED by Denver!”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
The Lame Kitten Sewage Plant is creatively accurate.
What would memorialize Cable’s tenure as HC? A small diorama of Lechler attempting to lateral to SeaBass? It is afterall Cable’s signature moment
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Could name some boxing equipment after Cable I guess…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
If anyone tries to say that Garcia could have been successful here because Bruce is a “young Garcia” I am going to punch them
January 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
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January 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
What would memorialize Cable’s tenure as HC?
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Jawbone of an ass.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/diu/samson.jpg
January 20th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Dakota Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Actually we were 10th in the NFL in rushing in 2008…and 28th in the NFL with 9 rushing TDs.
Our o-line has blown since Cable took over as HC and since Cable has influenced Al to sign losers like Harris, Barnes, Pears and Satele.
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My bade. Still, no one saw the wheels falling off like they did this year and you’re right, we STILL weren’t able to do what almost every team needs to do and thats SCORE TDs!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Vegas,
you mentioned the word “circus” with regards to Al earlier.
I prefer “gonzo”. This Nation of fans, front office, players and coaches is all a dream/nightmare bouncing around inside of Hunter S. Thompson’s skull.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Who knows Jhill, but that shyt is on a different playing field.
If there was a “hot chick” draft Kim gets invited to the green room.
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She’d be playing for blue mountain state. Plastic bish.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
“What would memorialize Cable’s tenure as HC?”
A mug shot of Cable with a sh1t eating grin, after he gets arrested for beating Al Davis to death…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Vegas,
you mentioned the word “circus” with regards to Al earlier.
I prefer “gonzo”. This Nation of fans, front office, players and coaches is all a dream/nightmare bouncing around inside of Hunter S. Thompson’s skull.
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Ah! The good Doctor!
“COUNSELOR”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
M
Hunter was a big Raiders fan.
Fear and Loathing in Oakland
January 20th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Trade McF for the jawbone of an ass.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
FUKUALDAVIS!!!!!!
…sorry, just had to get that out…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
It was GAWD AWFUL!
If that guy would have made the team as a backup, it wuold have been as bad as Russell just being handed the job. He certainly didn’t earn it with anything he did on the field!
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I remember the last preseason game in Seattle. It was Garcia’s last game to show something and play. On one play, it was like a short 5 yard hitch to the WR. Garcia doesn’t even short-hop him, it looked like a NBA bounce-pass. And than Garcia starts flailing his arms and yelling at the WR!! I looked at the screen like WTF is he doing??
He got cut a few days later.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Trade McF for the jawbone of an ass.
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CONCUR!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
ESPN certainly isn’t in the Oakland loop yet they seem to run the most breaking “news” on them don’t they?
Like alot of the Republican run meida, they just speculate and make up what they want. Doesn’t have to be true or even pan out to be true. Just guessing same as us alot of the time.
Bull sh*t “journalism”
We’re very lucky to have Jerry who tells it like it is and says its speculation when he’s not entirely sure.
Your integrity is old school and appreciated…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
too bad Hunter S. is gone, he would’ve made the perfect spokesman for the franchise.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Raider take on PTI, next
January 20th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
“Obama now seeks pared-down health care bill (AP)
AP – Chastened by the Democratic Senate loss in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional allies signaled Wednesday they will try to scale back his sweeping health care overhaul in an effort to at least keep parts of it alive.”
Wow, I though he would wait at least 24 hours to cave…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
“What would memorialize Cable’s tenure as HC?”
A mug shot of Cable with a sh1t eating grin, after he gets arrested for beating Al Davis to death…
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I’m sure there are some who WOULD immortalize Cable if he did that likely with a large bronze statue right in front of the stadium and signed by fans like Dakota! lol!
Dakota says:
“FUKUALDAVIS!!!!!!”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
BoSJack,
we already got Samson under contract and with him wielding that jawbone alongside Cornbread and his mop handle there would be no stopping da Raiduhs!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
so are you guys trying to say Garcia couldn’t do better than a 48 percent completion percentage, 107 yards per game, 3 TD’s, 11 INT’s, 33 times sacked, 9 fumbles (6 lost) and a QB Rating of 50 ???
sorry, not buying it… even at 39 years old or whatever
January 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Dakota Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
“Obama now seeks pared-down health care bill (AP)
AP – Chastened by the Democratic Senate loss in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional allies signaled Wednesday they will try to scale back his sweeping health care overhaul in an effort to at least keep parts of it alive.”
Wow, I though he would wait at least 24 hours to cave…
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Was there any doubt the drug companys wouldn’t have their way? They rake in hundreds of billions on over priced drugs they bill the Gov for paid for with OUR tax money.
I do NOT want Gov running our health care. What happens the next time brain dead idiots vote in a Rep house sentate and Pres? They gut health care and leave people to die thats what.
Compassionless greedy f**ks all and yeah, that includes the paid off Dems.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Just heard that Cable will not be fired but he WILL be demoted to another position within the organization. As long as it’s not O-line coach. As much as Warren Sapp flaps his gums, I actually believe his assesment of Cable as a coach.
Maybe give him a job in security so he can have an excuse to beat on people…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Rockstar,
if Garthia was such an excellent commodity last season then why was he not one of the 100 or so QBs under contract in the NFL last season?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Raiduhs!
201.RaiderRockstar Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
so are you guys trying to say Garcia couldn’t do better than a 48 percent completion percentage, 107 yards per game, 3 TD’s, 11 INT’s, 33 times sacked, 9 fumbles (6 lost) and a QB Rating of 50 ???
sorry, not buying it… even at 39 years old or whatever
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Yes, yes we are. because he ended up with a rating of ZERO since he NEVER played for anyone last year. He was done and bitter blaming it on the screwed up Raiders insteadof himself.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
we already got Samson under contract and with him wielding that jawbone
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M,
Samson Satele can’t even knock over KC’s NT Ron Edwards. you think he can knock down pillars?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Today the stock market sold off and the dollar rallied.
I’m sure KO will bring up the market sell-off and Hannity the dollar rally, and not vice versa.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
RaiderDogg,
no, make Cable Randy Hansen’s assistant. A two birds with one stone situation.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Just heard that Cable will not be fired but he WILL be demoted to another position within the organization. As long as it’s not O-line coach. As much as Warren Sapp flaps his gums, I actually believe his assesment of Cable as a coach.
Maybe give him a job in security so he can have an excuse to beat on people…
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Ha!
Though Jerry speculated he would not go from HC to a lower postion, Raider Nation Station mentioned that the possibilty exists. I would be happier if he DID go back to focus on the O line rather than ditched and start over…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
RaiderDogg,
no, make Cable Randy Hansen’s assistant. A two birds with one stone situation.”
Ouch, that would be karma eh?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Rockstar,
no but with a jawbone in hand Samson can lay waste to 10,000.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Today the stock market sold off and the dollar rallied.
I’m sure KO will bring up the market sell-off and Hannity the dollar rally, and not vice versa.
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Went up 116 points when Brown won because the drug companies knew they’d be able to continue fu-king us and raking obscene profits.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Enjoy the afternoon and night Raider bretheren!
Konnichiwa bishes!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Vegas
You do actually watch Fox? wow.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
M & N21 : who cares what Garcia said in Oakland or how he played during a preseason game?
if you don’t think he could have topped Russell’s 2009 stats you are clearly just a JG hater.
Anybody named Jeff could have trumped JR last year. Jeff Hostetler, Jeff George or Jeff Otis. Maybe even Steelers kicker Jeff Reed?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I’ve had The Factor on the daily record for a couple of years now. Pretty proud of it.
Don’t be a pinhead.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Nnamdi21,
you have the ability to see things as they actually are rather than what the info-mongers would have anyone believe with their posturings and promotions.
I appreciate that. Thanks.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Vegas
You do actually watch Fox? wow.
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Had to watch fox last night because CNN decided to spend more time covering Haiti than on the election…
At least msnbc or cnbc or whichever one the nut cases watch covered the election…it warmed my heart to watch those clowns cry in their beer all night. KO looked like he was about to have a conniption fit. And Maddow looked like her dog died. And CM was shouting for the Dems to just ram-rod the Senate bill through the House, lol. Love to see them try….
January 20th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
M & N21 : who cares what Garcia said in Oakland or how he played during a preseason game?
if you don’t think he could have topped Russell’s 2009 stats you are clearly just a JG hater.
Anybody named Jeff could have trumped JR last year. Jeff Hostetler, Jeff George or Jeff Otis. Maybe even Steelers kicker Jeff Reed?
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Instead he quit. ANd I think George WAS available last year!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
“You could bring in Vince Lombardi and I don’t think he would make JaMarcus any better,” said Gannon with a mouth full of sour grapes. Spoken like a man that was turned away when he offered to help the QB that “Vince Lombardi” couldn’t help.
Either Gannon thinks that he is smarter about football than Vince Lombardi or he is acting like a jilted lover that was just turned down, again. Either way he should probably just shut his mouth before he contradicts himself, again.
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Dogg,
Nah….it aint sour grapes….Gannon is just telling it like it is and if Al Davis doesn’t like the truth?
F**K EM!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
When Cable and Al have their next meeting I have a suggestion…..kick the walker over, kink the oxygen hose, and walk out Cable!!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Rockstar,
I was amazed at what that scrawny little dude Garthia was able to accomplish during his playing days. How he managed to get off the deck time and again during his career after being obliterated by much bigger people was shocking. (No less shocking was how he managed to score Carmella.)
But all things come to an end. At 39. Done.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I’ve had The Factor on the daily record for a couple of years now. Pretty proud of it.
Don’t be a pinhead.
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Nothing to be proud of…..LOL
January 20th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
asking to be released because you think you can do better than backing up JaWalrus is quitting?
Russell quit the day after he signed his contract in Oakland!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
The Dems still have a majority they just don’t have the 60 seat super majority anymore.
Not like I care anyways what does this have to do with Football!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Sorry, had to post one more, It occured to me Garcia claimed Oakland was a bunch of guys their to slack and collect a check but it sure didn’t look that way opening night did it?
They beat the living sh*t out of SD and honestly, Oakland was probably the reason the Bolts didn’t go 16 and 0.
We mangled those bas-tards and damaged their O line. Took them weeks to recover…
Thanks M lonetree. Nice to be appreciated!
Peace owt!
January 20th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Nnamdi21 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Today the stock market sold off and the dollar rallied.
I’m sure KO will bring up the market sell-off and Hannity the dollar rally, and not vice versa.
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Went up 116 points when Brown won because the drug companies knew they’d be able to continue fu-king us and raking obscene profits.
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Yep!
Disgusting isn’t it?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Well, Vegas, Dakota,
W. by most accounts was the worst Prez in history. Fox loved him.
W. left the United States in a very bad condition.
If your hatred of minorities ( which Fox manipulates) out-weighs your love of country, so be it.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
RR
That is the most accurate post I have read in here all year!
“Russell quit the day after he signed his contract in Oakland!”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
“You could bring in Vince Lombardi and I don’t think he would make JaMarcus any better,” said Gannon with a mouth full of sour grapes. Spoken like a man that was turned away when he offered to help the QB that “Vince Lombardi” couldn’t help.
Either Gannon thinks that he is smarter about football than Vince Lombardi or he is acting like a jilted lover that was just turned down, again. Either way he should probably just shut his mouth before he contradicts himself, again.
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Dogg,
Nah….it aint sour grapes….Gannon is just telling it like it is and if Al Davis doesn’t like the truth?
F**K EM!”
Sorry but that doesn’t make sense. Out of one side of his mouth he is offering to help JaMarcus. Then from the other side of his mouth he is saying that even the best football mind couldn’t help JaMarcus.
Either he is pissed because the Raiders truned him down or he doesn’t have a very good impression of himself as a coach.
So which is it? The answer is Gannon is all butt hurt because of how the Raiders responded to his overtures. Why else would he go on record and completely contradict HIS OWN WORDS?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Lucifer-666 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
When Cable and Al have their next meeting I have a suggestion…..kick the walker over, kink the oxygen hose, and walk out Cable!!
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Yeah, Cable might attack an elderly man…he goes after women and men that look like crack addicts, so an old man might not scare him too much. My money would be on Al having some weapon hidden in his diaper or maybe a blade in the handle of his walker…or maybe missiles on his wheelchair…
January 20th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
RaiderDogg,
no, make Cable Randy Hansen’s assistant. A two birds with one stone situation.
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There we go….now THAT is the Al Davis way! LOL
January 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
The market went DOWN 122 points guys, you got it all wrong. Good day for the Repub’s , bad day for the stock market.
Iteresting twist, that’s why I brought it up.
LMAO with your partisan formed answers.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Dakota I am LMAO
“Al having some weapon hidden in his diaper”
January 20th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
The market went DOWN 122 points guys, you got it all wrong. Good day for the Repub’s , bad day for the stock market.
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Repubs seem to like everything bad, no?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
On a serious note Dakota would you forgive Cable of his spousal abuse history if he killed AD for us fans?
January 20th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Vegas
You do actually watch Fox? wow.
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“Who owns the media?”
Alot of you may be surprised to learn its run by some very Jewish sounding fellows in corporate but over 90% owned by hard core REPUBLICANS…
http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main
FOX or “NEWS CORP” is owned by Rupert “the devil himself” Murdock.
Speaking of Howlin mad Murdock, anyone see the “new” A team movie coming out?
*shudder*
January 20th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
The market went DOWN 122 points guys, you got it all wrong. Good day for the Repub’s , bad day for the stock market.
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Repubs seem to like everything bad, no?’
When things seem dire, any solution sounds much better.
January 20th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Sorry Vegas Raider, seems like we we’re both a little right…
“Health care (drug companies) stocks surge as Mass votes”
http://www.cnbc.com/id/34940146
January 20th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
RaiderDogg,
my favorite moment of the Gannon era? After Rich badly overthrew the incredibly wide open TE (can’t remember who that was) right in front of me against the Jets in the final game of the year which would’ve been a first down sealing the victory and a bye in the playoffs, Rich had to return to the bench where Greg Beikert screamed a blue streak right into Gannon’s face for the gross imcompetence Rich had just exhibited.
Gannon was always in everybody else’s face and Greg saw his opportunity and seized it.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Lucifer-666 Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
On a serious note Dakota would you forgive Cable of his spousal abuse history if he killed AD for us fans?
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Lol no, I’ve never wanted the man dead…incapacitated maybe, but not dead….
January 20th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Good day for the Repub super minority of the richest of the rich means bad day for 99% of the world.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Usually a stronger dollar means a fall in the market…so what? The stronger dollar is more important to our economy.
The dollar rallied because Brown’s election means we will not have to borrow another trillion or so from China to fund Obamacare.
Get over it.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
speaking of the Fox News owner
MURDOCH THE BUSH SUPPORTER: Murdoch told Newsweek before the war, Bush “will either go down in history as a very great president or he’ll crash and burn. I’m optimistic it will be the former by a ratio of 2 to 1…One senses he is a man of great character and deep humility.” [Newsweek, 2/17/03]
January 20th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
M
I have fond memories of Biekert. The Raiders haven’t been the same at MLB since he left. He wasn’t the best athlete on the field but he more than made up for it with his football acumen.
I remember that one game in Indy when he figured out all of Manning’s audibles, drew them up on the board at half time and the Raiders came out and destroyed the Colts in the second half. Russell had a field day after that, a Mr. Darrell Russell (RIP)
January 20th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I am a huge fan of the no-spin zone, what can I say, it’s geat TV. Read two of his books, have an American Patriot doormat, and watch his show pretty much daily for years. I see old guys with the shirts and hats and I say something to them sometimes and I catch most of them by suprise.
From a 29 year old, pothead, Chico State Grad. I bet even he would be suprised.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Can someone please give me a link to watch nnamdi on first and ten the other morning.
I had it set to record on the dvr but while i was at work wow wow wubzy was more important to the wife and 2 year old.
anyway i would like to see it. THANX
January 20th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Nnamdi Post #242 your so correct and that’s whats scary!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
#243
Bingo!!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
“I am a huge fan of the no-spin zone” = my head is firmly planed up my butt and I will follow the right wingers like a blind sheep until I fall off the cliff!!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Bring back Bruce!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
“From a 29 year old, pothead” to a modern day Hate monger!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Vegas,
living with the girlfriend in Montreal a couple of years back we went by one small shop selling various items. There I saw the greatest doormat I’ve ever seen.
English might not be the predominant language in that city, but there was this one welcome mat stating simply in English “GO AWAY”.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
anyone who watches that show deserves to live a shallow narrow minded life filled with anger and hate.
I will watch Pee Wees Big Adventure tonight because it makes more sense than watching a pissed off old man spewing hate on Fox
January 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
At some point in time the word “pinhead” became an acceptable, “intelligent” rebuttal for anyone that has found themselves proven wrong. The word is now a battle cry for entire group of like minded people.
I blame society
January 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
M,
LOL, did you buy it?
I never made it to Montreal in my single days. I always thought “white girls that don’t speak English” SIGN ME UP!!!
Did go to BC twice, but I don’t think it’s the same.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Triple6,
Watching Pee Wee or Fox News Corp is kinda like choosing between The Cable Guy and Rob Ryan as HC. There is no correct answer except ‘none of the above’.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Vegas,
nope. we did not. we thought about buying it but by the time we returned a couple of days later it was gone away.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I love how the left brings up Bush time and time again…
In 2008 independent voters rejected Bush, last night they came to their senses and rejected the entire far left agenda.
Just in the nick of time…
January 20th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Dakota Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Usually a stronger dollar means a fall in the market…so what? The stronger dollar is more important to our economy.
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Actually a weak dollar is more stimulative to a economy. But I doubt you’re a currency trader, just a partisan fascist.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I wish Tom Cable would bring up Bush time and time again. Especially with the ball 1st and goal at the 2 yard line, insead of 4 fukking passes in a row!!!
You were right all along about Cable Dakota…
January 20th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
“But is the popularity of the U.S. dollar good for the U.S. economy? When Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was asked that question on CNBC last month, he did not hesitate in answering. “Absolutely,” he said. “A strong dollar is in the interests of the United States.”"
I think I’ll take Geithner’s opinion over yours KK lol
January 20th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Actually a weak dollar is more stimulative to a economy.
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We’ve had a continual weakening dollar the last two years. The only thing it has stimulated is this mess that we are in.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I think I’ll take Geithner’s opinion over yours KK lol
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Good, I would too. I think Obama’s doing a great job.
His only mistake was wasting time trying to be non-partisan, a gentleman.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Dakota, what far left agenda was Coakley campaigning on?
What do independent voters rejecting Bush in 2008 have to do with anything?
January 20th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Hey guy’s, the one constant, that everyone isn’t talking about, weather JR, Fargus, etal, is our front line has not got it done for years, period! Patch and Quilt. No wonder our O-line is so pourous. Put a professional O-line in place, get rid of WCO, play to the Raiders strenghts, and we score more than 9 points a game! How many games did we lose by 4 or less points? We could of entered the play-offs this year, wouldn’t of lasted, but gave this young team some hope.. just a thought.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
BrrrUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCeee!!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Dakota, what far left agenda was Coakley campaigning on?
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We both know you are not that naive MR. We all know last night’s election was a referendum on Washington politics, not local politics.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
We lost 2 QB’s to our O-line in a very short span, JR didn’t get injured, just threw int’s. Interesting?
January 20th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
We’ve had a continual weakening dollar the last two years. The only thing it has stimulated is this mess that we are in.
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The thing is Republicans have no scruples at all. And you saying we’re in this mess because of a weakening dollar is a perfect example.
The Democrats have scruples, that’s their problem, with you people.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
The Jets were 4-6 at one point in time.
Now saying we should be in the AFC championship game, but no Al Davis excuse for 2009 not being a year we were at least in the playoff “hunt” is valid.
Jamarcus, Cable and too many reluctant leaders on D soiled 2009.
2008 was an Al year. He gets all the blame. Throw 2006 and 2007 as well, but not this year.
This team blew it.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Every year is an Al year Vegas.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Vegas, O-line is way too suspect, they do NOT get it done for any of our QB’s, That is why we are where we ended up, yes we can plug some things on the D-line, but our D held up most of the year, probably gave up watching our O-line perform. MHO!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Well it was an Al year as far as forcing Jamarcus on things. But if Russell would have done as good of job as he did in 2008 and he did in 2009 we could have been in the hunt at least.
Forgot about the what if’s about if Bruce played, what if Russell could have just played as well as he did in 2008? He was off by 10 touchdowns!!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Our O-line went down for the count, we had no-one of any talent to come in to replace our already bad O-line injuries!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
We put in bodies, not talent, if Al gave the O-line the same presence of Quality that he gives to the Gifted positions, we are in the playoffs, period!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
The O-line does suck, but it is not the be all end all. It has to be improved, and at least one of our first 4 picks, and probably two, should go to the O-line.
But a defense or a QB can single-handily take a team all the way, not an O-line. We have no D and no QB. Maybe one of the worst QB-Defense combo’s of any team. Until that changes you can draft a million O-lineman, it will only improve so much.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
For all we know Cable has already been re-assigned within the organization, like Art Shell in 07, because Al and Jeff Birren couldn’t find a way to wiggle out of the contract.
Maybe Al isn’t really interviewing HCs while Cable is still HC. And Cable might be smart enough and loyal enough to just accept his fate and hasn’t cried to the media yet?
Who knows?
January 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Vegas, explain 2 Qb’s going down in 2 weeks? Our line bites it!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Jamarcus, Cable and too many reluctant leaders on D soiled 2009.
_______________________________
A Little Perspective.
The 80yr old GM produced this:
09′ 5-11
08′ 5-11
07′ 4-12
06′ 2-14
05′ 4-12
04′ 5-11
03′ 4-12
7 Straight Double-Digit Losing Seasons. (NFL Record)
Al Davis:
Lowest attendance in the NFL.
2nd least valuable franchise in NFL.
In the last 7 years:
5 Head Coaches,
8 Starting QB’s.
1 General Manager, Al Davis
Since Free Agency:
6 winning seasons in the last 20.
3 winning seasons in the last 15.
Do you really believe scapegoating YET ANOTHER Head Coach is going to solve this mess?
January 20th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Jamarcus, Cable and too many reluctant leaders on D soiled 2009.
_______________________________
A Little Perspective.
The 80yr old GM produced this:
09′ 5-11
08′ 5-11
07′ 4-12
06′ 2-14
05′ 4-12
04′ 5-11
03′ 4-12
7 Straight Double-Digit Losing Seasons. (NFL Record)
Al Davis:
Lowest attendance in the NFL.
2nd least valuable franchise in NFL.
In the last 7 years:
5 Head Coaches,
8 Starting QB’s.
1 General Manager, Al Davis
Since Free Agency:
6 winning seasons in the last 20.
3 winning seasons in the last 15.
Do you really believe scapegoating YET ANOTHER Head Coach is going to solve this mess?
^^^^^^^^^
What a mess the old man Al has created….
What an old buffoon he has become….
Sad….
January 20th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Jamarcus, Cable and too many reluctant leaders on D soiled 2009.
_______________________________
A Little Perspective.
The 80yr old GM produced this:
09′ 5-11
08′ 5-11
07′ 4-12
06′ 2-14
05′ 4-12
04′ 5-11
03′ 4-12
7 Straight Double-Digit Losing Seasons. (NFL Record)
Al Davis:
Lowest attendance in the NFL.
2nd least valuable franchise in NFL.
In the last 7 years:
5 Head Coaches,
8 Starting QB’s.
1 General Manager, Al Davis
Since Free Agency:
6 winning seasons in the last 20.
3 winning seasons in the last 15.
Do you really believe scapegoating YET ANOTHER Head Coach is going to solve this mess?
^^^^^^^^^
I get a kick out of how some of the fans of Raider Nation…..REFUSE to see those pathetic FACTS and number that you listed above.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
If Cable had been fired, we would atleast heard of him looking for a new job by now. The guy would not stay unemployed for long.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
DKnight007
It’s because they have an emotional investment in something else. Like being right. Just like the Repubs, right and wrong don’t matter.
January 20th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
All Raider great teams had tremendous front lines that took other teams lines out in the first quarter. That is a fact, has been re-iterated by the opposing teams for years, we started this slide when we lost veterens, and our O-line and its skills. Protect the QB, the O creates the downfield advantage. This team has slipped, badly, with its O-line, we have seen the results, we put in two different QB’s this season, plus JR, and lost them both to injuries, you don’t lose a QB if the line protects them. We lost Two of them?
January 20th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
With a front line. no QB has to scramble, look at the Colts!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
The Giants got a SB, with Fassel. Did you see the old Raider O-line that got it for them. If Fassel becomes the O-line coach, I see it coming, back to fame and Raider glory, otherwise, 5-11.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Aunt Esther,..dont you think its about time to change that diaper?…yooze a little on the cranky side again. lol
January 20th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
ProFootballTalk talks about JaMarcus Russell going to the ProBowl!!
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/20/gore-going-to-pro-bowl-too/
January 20th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Hey Aunt Esther,…you got that googlie machine warmed up?…I need, lets see,..wait,..from 2003 on,…need wins…losses,…got any attendence stats?…thanks Aunt Esther.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Trade DMAC for an announcement.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I just love my team, Bob, thats all, been here a long time, missing the adventure…….
January 20th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Hey KK,..grr,..Aunt Esther,..dont worry, got a brian text, he wont be in here for awhile,..after what he did to you last night,..you poor old man.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Todd, what yooze snivlin about today?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Oh no,..KK,..I mean Aunt Esther,…want me to warn you when brian is fixin to log on?…lol…you poor old man,..last night,..kinda rough on you wasnt he?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
AD Stop, with an O-line, he might catch up to 6 passes a year, something to look forward to!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Aunt Esther,..slap dat googlie machine with your purse and post dat list!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Oh no,..Aunt Esthers googlie machine, I think its almost here,…the list…Im bracing myself… lol
January 20th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Bob, Snivlin is good for the sole, just take the dogs down to the river, snivil a bit, and everything is just ok in the morning, except Raider football, that is a whole lot more snivilling……
January 20th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Aunt Esther, according to my googlie machine,..it says you are actually OLDER then Davis,..I can see that,..you sure look it.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Whats wrong with Raiduh football Todd?…we had a blast!…best tailgating ever!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Todd?..um,..you said everything is ok with you but Raider football?…if it makes you that sad,..maybe just not make the Raiders a part of your life anymore?…sounds smart,..however Aunt Esther cant do that,..hes so obsessed with old Al,..he just cant move on. lol
January 20th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Does the very thought of me, make you act like a fool, BrianG?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Aunt Esther!!!,..what?…no list???????????
January 20th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Its ok Aunt Esther,…it wasnt be that made you cry last night,…its ok old man….he sure likes to insult that old bag of yours though,..lol.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Brian has a silly sense of humor,…was sayin bout your old bag, and his young friends,..damn, was that why you were crying Aunt Esther?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Raider football goes back longer and tastes better than any event in a parking lot. When I was married, my in-laws, all of them, came to my house for the BBQ thing and all the alchohol they could drink. When we blasted Washington Redskins into Raider lore, it took weeks for them to actually talk to me, it was such a blessing!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Aunt Esther?…you ok old man?…dont let him get to you,..I will talk to him about that elderly abuse.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Man, I really own your ass, don’t I?
Hehe.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I see Todd,..so you only enjoy the Raiders when they are winning?….sure you arent KK,..I mean Aunt Esther?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
hehe,…No worries old man, I will let you know when brian gets here,..I will suggest he doesnt mention his buddies, and that old bag of yours,..lol,..might want to delete that gross pic though Aunt Esther.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Kell is actually enjoying this, Kell, do the guys at the barbershop read this blog?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Aunt Esther,.how come when I ask for that 7 year list,..you never post it? lol
January 20th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Aunt Esther, do the guys at the barber shop take those pins out your head before they clip? Fish eyed fool.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Norco, you know Al’s buddies, when do we get an O-Line?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Nah, maybe a customer or two.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
We have an O line,…Aunt Esther?…the lsit please?…pretty please?…lol
January 20th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Aunt Esther…when we off to the gym?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Dude freaks out at the sight of my Handle.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Im not moving until you post that list Aunt Esther…….2003-present…
January 20th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Your handle is Aunt Esther.
(Iv seen the pic)
January 20th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Our QB abusing O-line seems like a page out of Cables handbook. Did he teach this to opposing D line coaches? We gat blittzzed an anormous ammout of times this year, and no-one stopped it, just my observation.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Krappy, the last 2 posting of your list of the Raiders record make the total postings for the week 2,897!
You are absolutely daffy, you deranged old toad!
But we all love you, insanity and all. So being the slick, nutty real estate professional that you are (those pictures from your website of you and your older caucasion sister in Switzerland are wonderful), I’m sure you’re shooting for 3000.
All the greats did it, Krappy. You can as well. So post that ridiculously boring stat just 10 more times today.
Do it, Krappy – that’s a direct order from your friend o friends, Beeecham!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Here you go Bree, knock yourself out, don’t get it wet.
____________________________
A Little Perspective.
The 80yr old GM produced this:
09′ 5-11
08′ 5-11
07′ 4-12
06′ 2-14
05′ 4-12
04′ 5-11
03′ 4-12
7 Straight Double-Digit Losing Seasons. (NFL Record)
Al Davis:
Lowest attendance in the NFL.
2nd least valuable franchise in NFL.
In the last 7 years:
5 Head Coaches,
8 Starting QB’s.
1 General Manager, Al Davis
Since Free Agency:
6 winning seasons in the last 20.
3 winning seasons in the last 15.
Do you really believe scapegoating YET ANOTHER Head Coach is going to solve this mess?
January 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Another delusional season coming up for the raiders if Al Davis thinks J Rusell is fixable. We will waste another year of our lives watching this spectacle again… he will never be good under any coach…
Do yourself a favor and boicot this joke of a organization…
January 20th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Todd,…the Raiduhs need a QB, one that has something more then a 3rd grade education.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Thank you Aunt Esther,…Im printing this one,…this one looks really good,…,..let me get my photoshop glossy paper,.brb.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Jamarcus,..D-uh,..huts one,..d-uh,…huts two,…d-uh,..huts three,…d-uh,…d-uh,…. Delay of game penalty, number two, five yard penalty.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Aunt Esther this Aunt Esther that!
Aunt Esther this Aunt Esther that!
Dude…your Norco and KK is KK!
Can’t we all just get along!!
Or at least save till the midnight hours!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
R8,..I know who KK is,..but he keeps wanting us to see his pic,..but then he posts a pic of Aunt Esther,..I agree,…very odd.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Another 2 losses to chargers if Rusell is QB
January 20th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Soon as dude sees my handle, he starts flopping around on the floor, like a crumb snatcher who wants my attention.
I told you, I am not your daddy, ok? geez
January 20th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Alright..let’s see this picture!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
JT,..dont talk about Jamarcus that way, he might get offended,..oh wait, he cant read, nevermind.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Excellent, Krappy! Thanks for following my orders in such a precise – and timely – manner.
Remember, whenever I tell you to jump, you jump. I am your Master, KrappyKell, and you will forever bow down to the almighty and all powerful Beeecham.
Now, post the Raider record for the last 7 years 3 more times minimum.
HA HA HA!
And do not even consider disobeying me, you silly little freak, or I’ll come down to the barbershop and dunk your old dome in the brush sanitizer jar myself!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Lol R8,…watch TVLAND tonight, theres 2 episodes, back to back!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
R8,..KK is the one chasing around Fred Sanford with her purse.
January 20th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
lol!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
KK,..you ok bruthuh?…gotta run, thanks for that list though,…made a printout,..I think Beecham wants one now,..can ya paste another one for him puleeeeze?….buh bye!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Here you go Norco and KK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE
January 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
JR will excell with an O-line, Norco, next time I’m out on the left coast, you need to hook me up, with a grand olde time with KK at the water hole, sounds good to me!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
R8, Priceless!
January 20th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Norco Bob
LOL…
January 20th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
LOOK AT THIS:
http://www.sbreport.net/raider_news/008/2749.html
January 21st, 2010 at 4:26 am
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