Comments on: Raiders take two days off

By: CF-Fan

CF-Fan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:27:48 +0000

First tyime posting here, been a Raiders Fan for over 38 years, since I wrote a letter to RB #44 Marv Hubbard as a kid.

Here’s My Take on the ‘10 Squad:
Team can no longer count on Schillens to ever get healthy, need to move on. Watched Ford in last years ACC Champ game and he doesn’t appear to have any hands, he catches with his arms, probably another dudd. He might make it as a return specialist and the occassional deep threat, but doesn’t appear to be an every down threat. Historically speaking, all the great ones caught with their hands, not arms… Jury still out on DHB, most likely another arms catcher, hopefully this year we’ll find-out. Very surpirsed the Raiders haven’t picked-up on that… RB’s: We have one back, Bush, McFadden is a disappointment to date, but perhaps this year he comes out. Cartwright and Bennett are breather backs, nothing more… Squad is a major improvement from last season, mainly because the Defense ahs been retoolled, a-lot to like there, or so it appears for now.

2010 Raiders go 8-8, +/-1, given the weak schedule they should roll everyone in the NFC West except SF, and should roll everyone in the AFC West except SD, I hope we spilt with them. Week 1 in Tenn will be interesting, don’t think any team in the league matches up against a HOT Vince Young and Co. Cable gets his first real chance from under J Russ, we’ll see what he’s made of and I’m not a big Hue Jackson fan. But, I keep an open mind. Pretend I’m from Mizzu and show me Hue !!!

Peace Out…

By: JB

JB — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:53:05 +0000

So Schilens now needs knee surgery. C’mon Cable, how do you screw up your knee while watching practice? As great a prospect this guy might have been he can’t stay healthy. He’s just too damn fragile. In any event, he;s history. Just put his as on IR and let’s move on. You can work him out again next year. Maybe he will have healed by then – probably not. Let’s NOT hold a 53 slot for him hoping for participation this year. Should have taken TO when we had the shot.

By: edward teach

edward teach — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:52:10 +0000

SnB,

You make a valid point about stopping the big play, however you are stretching your point about run defense by saying that the Bears averaged 7 yards per carry.

Technically, that’s true. However if that one run is taken out of there they averaged about half that.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not excusing the play or saying it doesn’t need to be addressed. What I AM saying is that the other 24 carries the Bears had netted them only 85 yards. That is something that should not be overlooked and has to be considered when you’re talking about our run defense. If one carry matters, then the other 24 have to matter as well.

By: itzSteve

itzSteve — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:27:41 +0000

# Thec07 Says:
August 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm

We may need to IR Chaz…

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they could also put him the PUP list. I cant remember how long he would have be on there…4 or 6 weeks I think? At least it would open up another roster spot for a healthy body.

By: RaiderRockstar

RaiderRockstar — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:25:33 +0000

new post

By: The Real MaddenRaider

The Real MaddenRaider — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:23:21 +0000

Just Win, welcome to my ignore list. Enjoy it. Anyone else?

By: RaiderRockstar

RaiderRockstar — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:23:08 +0000

S&B: the DT filling in for Richard Seymour (A gap) on that Forte TD was the undrafted Harvard kid – Desmond Bryant

Jwigg: you knew it was coming

By: The Real MaddenRaider

The Real MaddenRaider — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:22:32 +0000

BCZ, you’re on ignore. You just don’t realize it yet.

By: Just Win

Just Win — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:21:42 +0000

where did you guys find this real madden raider guy? Some sanitarium in Denver?

By: The Real MaddenRaider

The Real MaddenRaider — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:20:02 +0000

The defense looked like the same ol Raiders on that 89 yard run. You rarely even see 50+ yard running plays go for scores anymore. Somebody usually catches them. The Raiders D was sleeping, period. I still don’t think they practice hard. They’re running better plays on offense and have some better players on defense, but they’re still lacking the organization, discipline, and overall cohesiveness to be a winning team. It’s a 4 quarter game. And the Raiders are still a 1 quarter team.