Madden, Torre, but no Gallery, Seymour
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at 11:31 am in Oakland Raiders.
As the Raiders concluded their media window for Thursday’s practice, visitors heading toward the field included John Madden and Joe Torre.
But as they completed warmups and drills, there was no sign of Robert Gallery or Richard Seymour, the latest in a rash of hamstring strains which has plagued the club.
Rookie cornerback Walter McFadden remains out with a hamstring injury sustained in the final preseason game. Hiram Eugene had a hamstring issue and was back on the field. Darren McFadden and Chris Johnson missed a significant portion of training camp with hamstring issues.
Johnson, out Tuesday with stinger, was back on the field. So was cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (groin).
During special teams practice, Jacoby Ford was the deep man on some kickoffs, paired with Rock Cartwright, an indication he could be returning kickoffs with Johnnie Lee Higgins handling punts.
Torre has been friends with Davis since the two grew up in Brooklyn. Davis is at the facility but was not out at practice when the media departed.
The Dodgers are in town, playing against the Giants.
More to come later . . .
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September 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Does Seymour EVER practice?
September 16th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Whup!!!…I got Joes autograph at AT@T tuesday!!…whup whup!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:39 am
first
September 16th, 2010 at 11:39 am
After I got it I yelled Dodgers suck!!!…go Gigantes!! whup!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I play Madden 11 on XBox with the Raiders only, and I am telling you, Seymour gets injured EVERY GAME.
He also has a 98 rating as a DT, so I guess they gotta give him some weakness. Could be his age starting to show too..
Oct 10th vs the Dolts, we in there!!!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Why is it that nothing ever get’s fixed with the Raiders:
Run D has stank for years
O-line has stank for years
QB play has stank for years
Most penalized team in the league for years
Seems retarded.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:40 am
male cheerleader is gay get the f outa here
September 16th, 2010 at 11:40 am
no he does not and prob doesnt need it either.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am
of course male cheerleader is yay. Hey why did you disappear in here after the niners lost the lead? What was that about Alex Smith goign to the probowl?
September 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Any employee on any job is for all intents and purposes a puppet for the ownership. This is not a unique Al Davis quirk. All owners in sports pick the coach they beleive will best execute the vision of ownership, and will be the best fit to work under them. davis is no different in this regard. When a coach does not fit in these two categories he is unemployed.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am
One game homie!…whup!…you guys in here whining bout one game,..but we dont!…whup!…Saints goin down!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:44 am
“It was really a misalignment on the long run,” Raiders coach Tom Cable said. “We’re all in it together, and we just weren’t good enough against the run.”
“In the beginning of the game (the Raiders defense) were talking a lot of trash,” Johnson said.
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why didn’t the QB of the defense tell his teammates to shut their traps?
why weren’t we lined up properly?
good job ROMAC! DROY for sure!
Male Cheerleader = Rolando McClain ???
September 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
When Al goes so does the heart of the Oakland Raiders.
They will still be my favorite team but there will be no more rebel against the world
no more team everyone hates
no more “I do it my way”
no more F U and the horse you rode in
no more owners who really know football
It will be a sad day for most of us
September 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Well 0-1 sucks but tell that to the playoff bound bengals, jets, and colts and they will say we got 15 to go
September 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Please fire the staff trainer. They need to do a better job in the clubhouse stretching.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Plunketthead Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:34 am
CJ got one good run, other then that he was average and its being played up like he ran all over us.
I predict about 1,600 yards for him this year if he stays healthy. Most teams will load the box and force VY to beat em.
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ONE GOOD RUN? That “one good run” was for 76 yards and a TD… what about that other kids “one good run” for 15 yds and a td… by my count those 2 plays were enough to beat us…
September 16th, 2010 at 11:46 am
lol…alot of my fellow 9r fans see this blog and say to ourselves,..”they call US whiners?????” hahaha
September 16th, 2010 at 11:46 am
During special teams practice, Jacoby Ford was the deep man on some kickoffs, paired with Rock Cartwright, an indication he could be returning kickoffs with Johnnie Lee Higgins handling punts.
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house one Johnnie Lee!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Dam our two best linemen are out for the “must win game”
September 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am
37% of the NFL Teams go to the playoffs every year (12/32).
Yet the Raiders have only been to the playoffs 6 times in the last 21 years. And 3 of those came with Gruden 2000-02′
Al Davis and his ISMS are clearly not working.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Why is it that nothing ever get’s fixed with the Raiders:
Run D has stank for years
O-line has stank for years
QB play has stank for years
Most penalized team in the league for years
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Al Davis ???
September 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am
PhillyRAIDERNATION Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:39 am
I play Madden 11 on XBox with the Raiders only, and I am telling you, Seymour gets injured EVERY GAME.
He also has a 98 rating as a DT, so I guess they gotta give him some weakness. Could be his age starting to show too..
Oct 10th vs the Dolts, we in there!!!
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No bearing on reality dude. I exclusively use the Raiders and I have a RASH of injuries every game. ITs the game. My buddy uses the Niners and you can count on Gore getting hurt every single game.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am
whup whup whup and whup!!!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:50 am
omg!…lol..all you guys talkin bout madden video games and whining…lol…whup!!! classic!! whup!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:50 am
whup whup whup and whup!!!
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knock it off Rolando!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:51 am
mistic1 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Any employee on any job is for all intents and purposes a puppet for the ownership. This is not a unique Al Davis quirk. All owners in sports pick the coach they beleive will best execute the vision of ownership, and will be the best fit to work under them. davis is no different in this regard. When a coach does not fit in these two categories he is unemployed.
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What a load.
When was the last time you heard a peep about, say, the Rooneys in Pittsburgh always looking over Mike Tomlin’s shoulder and being involved in the hands-on day-to-day running of what happens on the field? What about Stephen Ross in Miami? Ralph Wilson in Buffalo? John Mara in New York? Do you suppose Woody Johnson tries to help Rex Ryan gameplan? Do you think Bud Adams had to approve Jeff Fisher’s gameplan against the Raiders for week one?
As overbearing as Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones are, I don’t even think they involve themselves to that extent.
Davis is singular.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am
anyone know if it’s a sell out, can’t go to game cause my girl supposed to have baby any day but i at least want to be able to watch it.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am
Madden: Jason Campbell drops back to pa..BOOM!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
I noticed that 9er fans don’t have a bad azz blog like this.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Highly doubt it will sell out, Big Chill.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
all you guys talkin bout madden video games and whining…lol
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hey ROMAC, when are you gonna sign autographs next?
RMR wants to meet you at Arden Fair …
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
“In the beginning of the game (the Raiders defense) were talking a lot of trash,” Johnson said.
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Top class, fellas. A bottom 5 run defense for how many years now talking trash to the game’s best RB who also happens to be a guy that plays his best when he feels disrespected. Smooth.
Then again, this was a team that was somehow overconfident despite seven straight losing seasons and going into a tough road game.
Does reality penetrate to any part of 1220 Bay Harbor Parkway?
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
lol big chill
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
What a load.
When was the last time you heard a peep about, say, the Rooneys in Pittsburgh always looking over Mike Tomlin’s shoulder and being involved in the hands-on day-to-day running of what happens on the field? What about Stephen Ross in Miami? Ralph Wilson in Buffalo? John Mara in New York? Do you suppose Woody Johnson tries to help Rex Ryan gameplan? Do you think Bud Adams had to approve Jeff Fisher’s gameplan against the Raiders for week one?
As overbearing as Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones are, I don’t even think they involve themselves to that extent.
Davis is singular.
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Agree with every one of those examples except Ralph Wilson. Ralph DOES meddle in the day to day affairs of the Bills and is a big reason they suck as bad as we do.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:54 am
my girl supposed to have baby any day
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Congrats Chill!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:54 am
should be 2-1 after these next two…SHOULD B.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:55 am
nope stayinblack you right we dont…doubt we would whine as much as you if we did!!…whup!!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:55 am
# KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Why is it that nothing ever get’s fixed with the Raiders:
Run D has stank for years
O-line has stank for years
QB play has stank for years
Most penalized team in the league for years
Seems retarded.
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cuz big al cant draft for sh*t? sure he gets lucky sometimes with late round picks, but overall there is no general plan or strategy except to pick the biggest, fastest guy. gee, i wonder why we suck for so long…
September 16th, 2010 at 11:55 am
It’s funny to me how we have so many “experts” that post along side us on a daily basis. People constantly post records and stats and give their expert opinion, maybe ol Tom Cable should just spend an hour or two here and could be a better coach.
I mean McFumbles has one good game in the start of his 3rd year and already people are flocking around like he is the star RB we have been dreaming of. It’s way too early to vote him into the hall of fame.
One loss to the Titans and the sky is falling. Just about every single one of us knew with the first two picks in the draft and the lack of FA signings, that this line would be the same as last year, possibly worse. Super Mario showed he can play when he wants to, then when he visit’s McDonalds, he can play worse that a high school backup. Gallery had his back worked on and it’s a matter of time before he’s gone for the year. I won’t even comment on Walker, there is a reason he was released years before, Cooper is just collecting a paycheck and face it, we haven’t had a solid C since the 02 season.
Is the year lost? Are we doomed for another double digit loss season? It’s way too early to tell, but you would never know from this place. People play too much Madden think what happens in a video game happens in real life. Others just wish they had a chance to make changes and pray they work out, me…I’d rather let the guy collecting the pay check run things, worst case is another poor season and another HC.
Oh wait, we as fans deserve more right? We spend our hard earned money and we expect those paid players to put their bodys and careers on the line to make us happy. Working in customer service gives me a different opinion of the way the world spins, none of us are special, it’s still Al’s team and he can run it into the dirt if he wants. That’s not the case, I still believe he wants one more ring before coaching up above, but I highly doubt anyone from here can do a better job, but who am I to cast the finger of doubt?
September 16th, 2010 at 11:55 am
yeah i figured it probably wouldn’t be a sell out too but just hoping shoot even if we won in Tenn i doubt it would be a sell out, i wish al would fork up the cash like other clubs last year did to declare it a sell out, chargers and bucs bought there seats at a real discount to get it on tv
September 16th, 2010 at 11:56 am
chiefs suck?…wow!!!..only team in that division with a win,..but they suck?…lol..whup!!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Agree with every one of those examples except Ralph Wilson. Ralph DOES meddle in the day to day affairs of the Bills and is a big reason they suck as bad as we do.
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I’ll say my bad to that one, I did not realize that.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Big Chill Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am
anyone know if it’s a sell out, can’t go to game cause my girl supposed to have baby any day but i at least want to be able to watch it.
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I think they have until noon today. It will be blacked-out.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:57 am
lol big chill…lol.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:58 am
can’t go to game cause my girl supposed to have baby any day
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Best wishes.
September 16th, 2010 at 11:58 am
watch niners and champs!!..whup…on tv monday night and champs goin down! whup!
September 16th, 2010 at 11:58 am
thanks raider rockstar, having a boy. already have a daughter who is 6
September 16th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
time for lunch.,…seeyas…how bout some sushi?….its on!!…whup whup whup!!
September 16th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Just about every single one of us knew with the first two picks in the draft and the lack of FA signings, that this line would be the same as last year, possibly worse.
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nah. you’re in my crowd, but we’re still the minority
most of the Kool-Aid drinkers said that Veldheer & Campbell will start and be better than Satele & Carlisle. then said McClain & Houston = solid run defense!
September 16th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
i’m actually sitting at work not wanting to do anything hoping she calls me saying she’s ready so i can be off work for a couple of weeks, but she went to dr’s today and they will induce her on 23rd if she doesn’t have it by then, today is supposed to be the due date
September 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
IndianaRaider Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:55 am
That’s not the case, I still believe he wants one more ring before coaching up above, but I highly doubt anyone from here can do a better job, but who am I to cast the finger of doubt?
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Sure, and people in hell want ice-water.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
The injuries are killing me
September 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
To those people who are being Al-apologists and saying silly things like “when Al dies the Raiders have no heart”.
The problem is you’re standing for blind loyalty itself, the notion of it.
Where you’re at error is suggesting that blind loyalty to Al somehow makes you or somehow means a person is a “true” Raider fan.
I have undying loyalty (like all of us do) to the Raiders. That’s our team. Al is a great man, blah blah, who helped shape that team etc. But even after Al dies, the Raiders continue. Showing blind loyalty to Al is irrelevant. If Al’s ways are the direct result of the Raiders stinking for 7 years, why must one show blind loyalty to Al if that person is the catalyst for that team’s woes? If all one is doing is being blindly loyal to Al, then it’s like you dont even care about football, or the Raiders, all you care about is being a fan of a human, win or lose you dont care, as long as you’re there flying the Al flag. You go to the Coliseum and turn your back to the game and just sit there watching Al, that’s what you’re there for. To blindly support and cheer. The game, the team, then is irrelevant to you.
I say this to prove to you that no you do NOT blindly support Al, because you dont do that, go to games to turn your back on the game and just watch adore Al, win or lose doesnt matter, every season is a 16-0 season cos Al is always there and you’re watching him. Yay. No, that’s not true. You know it. You go there to support the Raiders, the actual football team.
Halas and Brown too reached their moments and the fans pleading for them to gracefully pull aside. The Bears and Browns continue. Fans support a team, a tribal thing, belong to a clan (Raider-Nation, not Al-Nation).
I dont think you’ll find ONE Raider fan who does not respect Al, all his achievements, what he’s done to create the Raider thing. And we all love him for who he is. He’s cool, still is. We love the guy as a guy. But that doesn’t mean we have to sell our souls, abandon our principles, our football sense, and just sit there suffering thru this phase of Raiders where you have a very old control-freak owner who is just sitting there reminiscing and soaking it all up counting the days off till he passes away, and thus hurting this organization from making a genuine surge towards greatness again.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:53 am
all you guys talkin bout madden video games and whining…lol
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hey ROMAC, when are you gonna sign autographs next?
RMR wants to meet you at Arden Fair …
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bro that is rmr, cant you tell?
September 16th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
thanks raider rockstar, having a boy.
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cool man, me too
my wife isn’t due until 11/28 though (our first)
got a name picked out?
September 16th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Male cheerleader:
7-9
2-14
4-12
7-9
5-11
7-9
8-8
That’s the list of the Niners’ records since 2003. Not as bad as the Raiders, obviously, but you guys know a thing or two about getting “whup whup”ed lately too.
Oh and you also lost a debacle of an opener by 25 points. Except you were supposed to win that game.
So, basically, put a sock in it.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Hmmm, Madden & Torre…..Replacements for Henderson & Carlisle ?? Couldn’t hurt……
September 16th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
that is rmr, cant you tell?
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Gater, I had no idea
thanks for the info man!
September 16th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
@ SilverNBlackPA & bcz24
You have one point that i will agree with, Davis is in a class by himself because he is a football man, this separates him from every one on the list, with the exception of the 2nd generation guys you mentioned. Also just because you heard it doesnt make it true. just because we dont hear about other owners that doesnt mean that they dont themselves get involved. But again when you have accumulated OVER 50 YEARS OF FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, YOU ARE IN A LEAGUE OF YOUR OWN.
Besides noe of what you said counters my point. When an employee / coach, doesnt do what he is told by the owner of the team/ business, he will be fired!! this is true in every walk of life, not just at the coliseum.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
awesome RR, congrats on first. we have first name of being Mason, we asked her mom to come up with a chinese name for the middle name cause my girl is chinese and her mom came back months later saying she likes stephen and we were like what and then her dad the other day says he like dan, and these are old school traditional chinese my girl is more americanized so we don’t have a middle name yet.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
5-11
7-9
8-8
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the 49ers are gradually getting better?
pretty good considering the crapsack they have at QB!
September 16th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
That’s what tradition is about. You HONOR the greats of your TEAM. Every single one of those who helped make it great. Players, Coaches, and Al. Ie, when Al passes on, the Raiders WILL continue, and they will HONOR him with all the appropriate stuff—like keeping to certain traditions like never changing uniform, no retiring of numbers, being a bad-ass organization (the Ravens manage this without an Al, for example), naming things after him, putting A.D. on the sleeves in perpetuity, etc etc.
And the Raider-Nation will continue and grow and all the future years of success WILL be done to HONOR Al. Al’s honoring and respect will always be there everytime a Raider puts on a jersey and the fans fill the Coliseum.
This thing of “no Al no Raiders” is BS self-brain-washing, it’s cult-ish. Like the moment Al dies, you cancel the team, cancel it’s history, and pull out of the NFL forever. Do you not realize that doing that, for example, would be everything that Al would not stand for, would not want, and that it would mean you’re preventing Al from living on a hundred years from now.
Pull your heads in FFS. We love and respect Al, but there’s nothing wrong (in fact everything right) with fans/media/beat-writers being upset with Al like when you give someone an intervention in order for them to snap out of it and start putting things right. Cos it being righted (success) means Al’s name and legacy is HONORED better.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
But again when you have accumulated OVER 50 YEARS OF FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, YOU ARE IN A LEAGUE OF YOUR OWN.
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That knowledge was useful 25 years ago. Not so much these days. What has it gotten us lately?
And this:
“When an employee / coach, doesnt do what he is told by the owner of the team/ business, he will be fired!! ”
Football isn’t like other businesses. The only thing most owners tell their coaches is “Win.” With Davis, it’s not that way. It’s “Win how I tell you to.”
September 16th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
the 49ers are gradually getting better?
pretty good considering the crapsack they have at QB!
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Yes they are. Gives me a little hope for the Raiders.
But still, no 49ers fan should be in here strutting around like a peacock.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I dont think you’ll find ONE Raider fan who does not respect Al, all his achievements, what he’s done to create the Raider thing. And we all love him for who he is. He’s cool, still is. We love the guy as a guy.
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Wait a little while, I can think of a few guys who will be by to disprove this
September 16th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
For everyone on this board that is so obsessed with pointing out MR.DAVIS’s failures over the the very recent history of 7 years. I think we are losing perspective. Agreed the number of regular season losses over this 7 year stretch is mind boggling, but the big picture is getting to the superbowl and winning. Here is a list of teams with longer superbowl drought than our beloved raiders…enjoy .
Longest active Super Bowl appearance drought
Team Last appearance
Super Bowl
(1966-present) Seasons since last superbowl
New York Jets 42
Kansas City Chiefs 40
Minnesota Vikings 33
Miami Dolphins 25
Cincinnati Bengals 21
Washington Redskins 18
Buffalo Bills 15
San Diego Chargers 14
San Francisco 49ers 14
Jacksonville Jaguars Never (franchise started in 1995) 13
Dallas Cowboys 13
Green Bay Packers 12
Atlanta Falcons 11
Denver Broncos 11
Tennessee Titans 10
Baltimore Ravens 9
St. Louis Rams 8
Houston Texans Never (franchise started in 2002) 8
Oakland Raiders 7
Drop the purple drank and relax
September 16th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Do you ever work?
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# KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Does Seymour EVER practice?
September 16th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
For everyone on this board that is so obsessed with pointing out MR.DAVIS’s failures over the the very recent history of 7 years. I think we are losing perspective. Agreed the number of regular season losses over this 7 year stretch is mind boggling, but the big picture is getting to the superbowl and winning. Here is a list of teams with longer superbowl drought than our beloved raiders…enjoy .
Longest active Super Bowl appearance drought
Team Last appearance
Super Bowl
(1966-present) Seasons since last superbowl
New York Jets 42
Kansas City Chiefs 40
Minnesota Vikings 33
Miami Dolphins 25
Cincinnati Bengals 21
Washington Redskins 18
Buffalo Bills 15
San Diego Chargers 14
San Francisco 49ers 14
Jacksonville Jaguars Never (franchise started in 1995) 13
Dallas Cowboys 13
Green Bay Packers 12
Atlanta Falcons 11
Denver Broncos 11
Tennessee Titans 10
Baltimore Ravens 9
St. Louis Rams 8
Houston Texans Never (franchise started in 2002) 8
Oakland Raiders 7
Drop the purple drank and relax
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Which one of those teams is 29-84 since going to their last SB…
September 16th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Jerry McDonalds/Fat Kidd,
KKKell wants Seymour to practice injured see if you can make that happen at Alameda, thanks!
Feel better KKKell? While you sit here on your fat lump 18 hours a day copying & pasting and repeating yourself like a Mental patient you are asking for Seymour to practice with a bad hammy or ankle, whatever the case may be.
Mope.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
no 49ers fan should be in here strutting around like a peacock
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LOL!
he’s a Male Cheerleader. all they do is strut around like a peacock …
September 16th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
@ bcz24
again the big picture is the key here, i understand the 29-83 is an outrage, but that is beside the point. The point is plenty of teams that supposedly have non meddling owners have a longer drought than we do. We need to back up of the ledge a little, and be grateful that we are still one of the storied franchises, despite our recent ( albeit ugly) history of 7 years.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
That peacock line is pretty funny. What will be even funnier is Singletary thanking S Payton Sunday after they lose like he did P Carroll.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
*Monday
September 16th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
GG
Say Al steps down and we hire a bang up GM and coach.
Team is a low market and they cant shell out for Ozzie Newsome and Ballecheats.
Most will be retreads, has beens, wannabees and never will bes.
Theres no proff that things will improve much, besides we will probaly get a bean counting businesman for a owner who will interfer (see Jerry Jones)
He will run the team to impress others, make business contacts, make sure he doesnt lose money and have a hard on for uppitty “idiots who would be in jail if he was not for his geneosirty.
Good luck with that.
Excuse the spelling I got my scrips refilled. : )
September 16th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Im not looking for a SB. Im looking for my team to return to relevence. I dont expect to go from 29-83 to the super bowl. But is a fuggin 8-8 season beyond reason? How many of those teams have had ZERO winning records since their last super bowl. Lets face it, aside from “the gruden years” the Raiders havent been relevent since 1981…
September 16th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
What will be even funnier is Singletary thanking S Payton Sunday after they lose like he did P Carroll
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yeah, the Saints are about 100 times better than the Seaturds!
September 16th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Maybe some people would rather be viking fans, lots of playoff runs, no super bowl jewelry. Or a team that wins in the regular season year in and year out but never qualifies for the big one.
September 16th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
The Niners might actually lose by MORE than 25 this week… I have Brees, Im hoping he puts up some astronomical #s Monday… like say 400yds 5tds
September 16th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
JLH & Ford were both active week 1 so having Figurs return kicks or even being on the roster was a complete waste of a spot. N Miller or S Brown could have been in that slot but I guess it will Pears.
lmao
September 16th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
67 mistic
Theres 31 other teams that will kick you in the butt every chance they get.
Draft picks are 50/50 for the most. Lots of it has to do with luck and getting the top 5 QB which can make all the diff in the world.
Cowboys and Jets are HUGE money markets.
Jets have not sniffed a SB in a gazillion years.
Cowcracks have won one? playoff game in the past 12 years or so
September 16th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RR,
I dont know if you saw it last week or maybe the week before. Fat Runt says he was eating dinner with Jerry and your name came up as someone who emails Jerry and complains about the Runt.
Just an FYI..
September 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
@ bcz24
herm edwards said “you play to win the game” Oakland is super bowl or bust, that is the Davis way. Based on the list i gave you the davis way is more succesful than most.This is why we have been to a confrence championship at least once in every decade since the 60’s. this is why we have played in a superbowl in almost every decade, save 1.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
mistic1 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Maybe some people would rather be viking fans, lots of playoff runs, no super bowl jewelry. Or a team that wins in the regular season year in and year out but never qualifies for the big one.
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I was a year and a half old the last time the Raiders won their Super Bowls. I admire the stories and films and whatnot of the Raider legends of the past, but for most of my remembered life, this team has been mediocre at best.
And after 29-84….yeah, you’re damn right I’d take some wins in the regular season.
Let’s say the Raiders pull a move like the Jets did last year: get hot at the end, squeak into the playoffs and then go on a miracle run to the AFC Championshp only to get knocked out.
Do you think I’d be pissed? F#!k no, man! I’d be sorry they lost, but at this point the joy that comes with winning games is enough for me.
Let’s get a few winning records and a couple playoff berths in a row and then I’ll start complaining about never making a Super Bowl
September 16th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Brown: I have never e-mailed Jerry Mac 1 time
I e-mailed Becker before though, to offer condolences after the loss of his father
I haven’t seen fatty in forever – did he get banned?
September 16th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Forgot to add: until that happens, I envy Vikings and Eagles fans their consistent success.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Wheres the like button on this thing??? LIKE post 83! I could NOT agree more. I think we are the same age too lol.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Fat Mope has been MIA since I asserted he is Jerry.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Another point not to be missed is tigers dont change their stripes. the Rooney family has a certain way they run things, it worked in the 7O’s and it worked recently, however for most of the 80’s and part of the 90’s they sucked. did they change how they do things? NO! What do you know they are winners again, doing things the way they always have. New coke is always a bad idea. Football like everything else is cyclical, the davis formula is tried and true, we will be back its just a matter of time.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Does Seymour EVER practice?
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Doesn’t need to a whole lot…
September 16th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Man I wish I had your optimism mistic… I really do. Oh and BTW… the Steelers have won 6 SB’s and they hardly “sucked” for the 80’s and 90’s…
“In the NFL’s “modern era” (since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970) the Steelers have posted the best record in the league. The franchise has won the most total games, won the most divisional titles, earned the best winning percentage (including every expansion team), earned the most All-Pro nominations and has the most Super Bowl wins (six) since the modern game started in 1970. It is 2nd overall in playoff wins and tied with the Miami Dolphins for most regular-season wins.”
Yup… they suck
September 16th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Fat Mope has been MIA since I asserted he is Jerry.
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LOL!
I can’t imagine Jerry Mac trolling his own blog acting like a complete fool with confucious jokes, cut & pastes from every PFT article on the planet and a serious man crush on CJ Spiller …
September 16th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Doesn’t need to a whole lot…
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vets should lead by example, not be given special privledges. How do you think Brett Favre’s teammates feel that he reports on 08/17 and they’ve been there since March or April?
not a way to earn respect…
September 16th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
How about those SF Giants baby!!!!
At least I got one team worth watching.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Well my account was banned. A week later I went around the ban and the first thing out of Fat Dork’s mouth was “I thought you were banned”
I was immediately banned again. I again went around the ban and he repeated the same thing “I thought you were banned”.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
–”The Dodgers are in town, playing against the Giants”–
yeah, and Odense is in Spain playing Getafe? and so freaking what?
September 16th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
@ bcz24
Bra you just proved my point, thank you. A very successful team overall that has had plenty of lean years especially in the eighties, and parts of the nineties, but they stayed the course. Oh yeah the stats are a bit misleading, they after all routinely feasted on the likes of the browns, and oilers twice a year in the old afc north.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
LMN,
Giants-Dodgers is pretty big in the Bay Area (although I good bunch of Raider Nation probably doesn’t think so).
Was the ESPN game last night, and Danny Glover and Joe Montana were in attendance.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
The work that Cable has done with the O-Line will make or break him!
He is stubborn.
Veldheer was drafted as freakin TACKLE and he is reaching to have start at Center?? He should be getting reps and experience as the starting RT!
Barnes should replace that lazy unaware goof Hendu at LT and Satele needs to start back at Center!
Satele at least has more experience than Veldheer.
Veldheer should just be the backup Center and not the srarter??
September 16th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Dodgers vs. Giants this year – who cares? Just like Broncos vs. Raiders usd to be a really big deal. Now it only makes news when you get either Shannon Sharpe or Dick-head Sapp doing pre-game commentary!
September 16th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
There was no “old AFC North” There was an “AFC Central” back in the 5 team divisional alignment.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Cables work (or lack of work) with the O-Line will make or break him!
I also hate that it always seems like the Raider coaches are consistently out schemed and out coached during the game by opposing coaches.
It’s embarrassing and it is getting old!
September 16th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
DK, I agree 100% with that.
Who wrote it for you ?
September 16th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Prediction – right here, right now: if the Raiders go into the bye week at less than 3-5, Cable will be replaced before the Pittsburgh game.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
MistaBr0wn Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
DK, I agree 100% with that.
Who wrote it for you ?
…………………………i thought you were bannished.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
# Just Fire Baby Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
LMN,
Giants-Dodgers is pretty big in the Bay Area (although I good bunch of Raider Nation probably doesn’t think so).
Was the ESPN game last night, and Danny Glover and Joe Montana were in attendance.
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yeah, all right, as this saturday we have the big derby here in DK, the battle of Copenhagen, between F(u)CK and my team Brondby…. HUUUuuuuge day for me..
so I’ll pipe down about that baseball-thingy…
September 16th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Look Jerry McDonalds is here.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Cable certainly didn’t thank Tennessee for working us the way they did (I guess only Singletary can get away with that). Tennessee should have thanked us for being their Week One opponent (or should I say – their Weak One opponent?!)
September 16th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Mystic1
Just to lend a helping hand, why bother arguing about something when these guy’s minds are made up. The want to blame Mr Davis let ‘em. He is the one who’s in charge after all. They hate the Raiders, let ‘em.
Everyone wants to win and no one is making excuses for the record. It is what it is. Why argue about it? I’m more concerned about the next 7 years to hell with the past 7.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Excuse me afc central, you get my point
September 16th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
could someone please explain why we didnt hire Nathan Vasher??
I cant believe Lions is a better franchise than the raiders… Now I know why Al had Matt Millen put in the Lions, so he knew at least we were team 31 and not 32.. well Millen gone, tahhdaahh…
September 16th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
The past 7 years HAVE been hell!
September 16th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
i thought you were bannished.
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I thought you were trolling as Male Cheerleader?
September 16th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I guess evebody is truly seeing now that, while Millen was an excellent football player and is a somewhat competent commentator, he is/was to NFL executives what Isaiah Thomas was to the NBA …
September 16th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Confucius say, squirrel lay on rock and crack nuts, man lay on crack and rock nuts.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
could someone please explain why we didnt hire Nathan Vasher??
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the team must be cool to ride with Ware & Mitchell as depth, since Asomugha, Johnson, McFadden, Eugene and Huff are all banged up
pretty sure #21 #24 & #37 will play at home against STL though
September 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Does Seymour EVER practice?
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The real question is do you really want him too?
September 16th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
wake me when we win a game
September 16th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
8RaiderReign8 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Does Seymour EVER practice?
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The real question is do you really want him too?
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Why not? He didn’t practice much in camp, doesn’t practice much now. didn’t raise any hell in Tennessee last Sunday.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
fat kidd Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
MistaBr0wn Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
DK, I agree 100% with that.
Who wrote it for you ?
…………………………i thought you were bannished.
^^^^^^
I had know idea I was either….until I cleared it up with Jerry.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
wake me when we win a game
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Dakota, it’s gonna be a while before we play Sandy Eggo
September 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Cable is stubborn.
Veldheer was drafted as freakin TACKLE and he is reaching by having him start at Center?? He should be getting reps and experience as the starting RT!
Barnes should replace that lazy unaware goof Hendu at LT and Satele needs to start back at Center!
Satele at least has more experience than Veldheer at the position and can make line adjustments and pick up the blitz and snap from shotgun formation consistently better than Jared at this point.
Veldheer should just be the backup Center and not the starter??
September 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
yes male cheerleader…chiefs do suck. as do waivers fans drilling raiders blogs.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Big Chill Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am
anyone know if it’s a sell out, can’t go to game cause my girl supposed to have baby any day but i at least want to be able to watch it.
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Fan of the day award.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
DKnight007 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Cable is stubborn.
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Cable is a very loyal Al Davis Head Coach Puppet.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
He didn’t practice much in camp, doesn’t practice much now. didn’t raise any hell in Tennessee last Sunday.
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Seymour had a triceps injury in the preseason, was excused a few days at camp for “personal reasons” and was given a day off to keep fresh with other vets every so often. I think he skipped OTA’s because he hadn’t signed his franchise tag yet. common thing for franchise guys
now he’s got a hamstring issue. hope these little things don’t nag him all season!
We already know Kelly, Bryant & Alford aren’t going to help solve any run defensive woes
September 16th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
My biggest worries going into 2010:
1) Tom Cable….guy isn’t qualified for this job
2) O-line
3) Run D
After week one I certainly don’t feel better about any of those areas.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
DKnight007 Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Cable is stubborn.
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Cable is a very loyal Al Davis Head Coach Puppet.
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Sure is….but if they go 0-4 or 0-5 or 1-4 or 1-5…..Al will replace the puppet most likely.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
How about that nickel package the raiders busted out with? All LB and DB’s.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Dakota Says:
September 16th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
My biggest worries going into 2010:
1) Tom Cable….guy isn’t qualified for this job
2) O-line
3) Run D
After week one I certainly don’t feel better about any of those areas.
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I defintely feel better about our run D vs the competency of our Head Coach.
September 16th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
No wonder Campbell reminds Al of Jim Plunkett from 1980:
Plunkett: 51.6 com %, 18 TDs, 16 ints, 36 sacks
September 16th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
new post
September 16th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Real disappointed in the Raiders this past weekend. Spent about 160 bucks to watch them get pounded here in Nashville. Sat by the tunnel hoping for an autograph or something from ANY Raider, heck, even Yamon Figurs! Most of the dudes didn’t even acknowledge that we were there. Not even Darius Heyward Bay! Of anyone on that team, he should be happy to autograph something. They acted and looked defeated, and it was only halftime. Not a good start Raiders. Not good. Would’ve liked a signature fellas.