Cable: Raiders are accountable
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Friday, October 8th, 2010 at 1:53 pm in Oakland Raiders.
News, notes and quotes from Friday’s practice, group interviews with running back Bush and linebacker Trevor Scott, and post-practice press briefing from coach Tom Cable:
— Cable believes the Raiders players are past the point of deflecting blame and can finally look themselves in the mirror after a mistake.
`I think the accountability has gotten where it needs to be now,’’ Cable said. “It’s not a matter of how we did this or what we called, or whatever this or that is. It’s on all of us and we recognize that, and I think we take responsibility for it now.
“That’s really, really huge for us, for this football team, because it’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, hey, that’s on me. So that’s a good thing. The next step is you can’t let it happen.’’
— Officially listed as out for the Chargers game Sunday are WR Chaz Schilens (knee), LG Robert Gallery (hamstring), RB Michael Bennett (hamstring), LB Travis Goethel (lower back) and DT John Henderson (stress fracture).
Listed as questionable are LB Ricky Brown (hamstring), LB Quentin Groves (hamstring), CB Walter McFadden (hamstring) and CB Jeremy Ware (ankle). All were listed as having limited participation in practice.
Listed as probable are QB Bruce Gradkowski (A-C joint), TE Zach Miller (hip), S Hiram Eugene (hamstring) and CB Chris Johnson (ankle).
LB Rolando McClain returned to practice after two days off because of a personal issue and will start at middle linebacker.
— The Raiders pass rush was negated by a Houston rushing attack that kept the front seven on its heels. Trevor Scott, moved from end to outside linebacker this week with injuries to Groves and Howard, was asked what it would take to get the pass rush going and said, “I’m going to do it this week. I’ve got it.’’
Might that mean a lot of blitzing, given that Scott will play linebacker (Cable said Scott would start even if Groves recovers enough to be active)?
“I’m going to be all over the place,’’ Scott said. “That’s all I know.’’
—The seemingly endless wait for the debut of wide receiver/return specialist Nick Miller will come against the Chargers, Cable said.
Miller made the Raiders last season on the basis of a strong training camp, only to discover that what was originally diagnosed as shin splints was actually a broken shin bone.
For reasons never fully explained, Miller stayed on the 53-man roster for 15 games before going on injured reserve for the final game, and was listed every week as “not active.’’
Miller had another solid camp and made the team again this season, only to find himself inactive in Week 1. He wore the Raiders uniform in a regular-season game for the first time in Week 2 against the Rams, but was the only player suited up who didn’t get into the game.
He was active but didn’t step on the field in Weeks 2 or 3, either.
Against San Diego, Cable said Miller would play as a punt return specialist _ he was fielding punts along with Johnnie Lee Higgins _ and on special teams.
If the Raiders wanted to get creative, Miller had his own package of plays during each of the last two training camps which have never been used in regular-season game.
“Because of our injury situation, he’s going to have to help us in some teams and things like that. He’s a very energetic guy, naturally, so he’ll bring some energy to the game, that’s for sure,’’ Cable said. “He wants to get out there and go.’’
– Defensive coordinator John Marshall isn’t the only one surprised at the inability of the Raiders defense to force turnovers. Oakland has only five takeaways, and two of those were gift punt muffs by Arizona.
The other three were a sack fumble of Vince Young in the opener and interceptions by Groves and Stanford Routt.
“We seem to be late. If a ball’s tipped we’ve gotten a couple of those,’’ Cable said. “It’s just go get the football with an aggressive style. I don’t quite think we’re there yet.’’
— While McFadden’s speed and versatility will be missed in the backfield, the fact is that in terms of breakaway ability, his track record doesn’t match that of Michael Bush as a Raider.
In his last 26 games, dating back to a 50-yard run in Week 2 against Kansas City, McFadden’s longest run is 33 yards. During that span, Bush has runs of 67, 60 and 40 yards.
“Some guys to me have that innate ability, that when they get through they can make the safety miss and go, and he’s shown that,’’ Cable said.
Through three four games, McFadden was averaging just over 25 touches per game with 85 runs from scrimmage and 16 receptions, a workload Bush hopes to duplicate.
“I’ll be doing the same thing he was doing when I was out,’’ Bush said. “If he got the ball a lot, I expect to do the same thing if that’s the way the coaches are going to go. Whatever’s thrown my way, I’m ready.’’
— Cable, an unabashed New York Yankees fan who hasn’t been above gloating to a press corps member who is a Twins fan, conceded that Tim Lincecum would be good enough to pitch for his team.
“If George (Steinbrenner) was alive, he’d buy him tomorrow,’’ Cable said.
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October 8th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Raider NATION…
October 8th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
f the Disc….
October 8th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Target JLH and JFORD…
October 8th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Bo…..JC doesnt deserve to be on that list man….if so then Grad does as well cuz he has started a game yet where we won…..and that wouldnt be fair to him also………you forget to mention Kelly and Seymour as well
October 8th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Bauce 4 Real Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Bo…..JC doesnt deserve to be on that list man….if so then Grad does as well cuz he has started a game yet where we won…..and that wouldnt be fair to him also………you forget to mention Kelly and Seymour as well
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Yeah, it sux that the list could include most of the team. JC deserves to be on the list if only for that one weakass slide… admit it B.
October 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
finally we use Nick Miller.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Nick the quick. aka “The Great White Hype”
October 8th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Raiders must find a way to WIN…
Oakland needs to end the streak to keep its hopes alive
http://www.raidernationstation.com/exclusives
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A frikkin men.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
aig-raiders Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
finally we use Nick Miller.
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Higgins has been awful on returns since last year.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
lmao at another exclusive.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Higgins has no brain cells. He sure can play WR but dont put him in position to make decisions like kickoffs or PR’s.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Target Higgs, and JFORD…Leave DHB on the bench…
October 8th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Thec07….
Are you still in contact with Dirty? Hope he didn’t p.o. another Judge down there…
October 8th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
`I think the accountability has gotten where it needs to be now,’’ Cable said.
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Huff and Branch need to make plays. Period. Groves needs to sit based on his film. This guy sucks and doesn’t play with intensity.
He’s EXACTLY the type of player we need to get rid of.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
909RaiderLifer Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Thec07….
Are you still in contact with Dirty? Hope he didn’t p.o. another Judge down there…
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What up 9, I havent heard from dirt in a minute…
October 8th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
aig-raiders Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Higgins has no brain cells. He sure can play WR but dont put him in position to make decisions like kickoffs or PR’s.
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He can’t really play wide either. Too many times we see him run the wrong routes. After this many years thats not an abberation, thats plain not getting it.
His kick returns are a joke. Supposed to run UP the field JLH, not side to side.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thec07 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Target Higgs, and JFORD…Leave DHB on the bench…
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DHB with a career day sunday.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Always tough to tell who ran the wrong route/throw the wrong pattern, but again last week, JLH turned the route in, while Bruce lofted it towards the end zone.
Probably another wrong route/bad read by JLH.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Listed as questionable are LB Ricky Brown (hamstring)
Seriously? Did he hurt in practice today, or was he playing through it?
If he injured it today, holy sh;t this team needs a new training staff.
Scott as a pass rusher?
Check.
Matt ShoNasty on the field?
Check.
Nick Miller the Roster Spot Killer on the field??
Check.
Bush ready to tear SD a new one?
Check.
Accountability?
We’ll see.
Now go get a win, boys.
Damn.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
RRS.
So I’m delusional huh?
Hopefully your boy JLH will see the field more as a WR rather than taking punts for 1 yard.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Thec07…
I haven’t seen him in here for quite some time either, Thought maybe you had e-mail/phone contact w/ him…
October 8th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
“That’s really, really huge for us, for this football team, because it’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, hey, that’s on me. So that’s a good thing. The next step is you can’t let it happen.’’
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This is disturbing….the first time in four years players are accountable?? Jesus!
I would also like to see our coaches out coach the opposing teams coaching staff just for once!
That would be nice…with that said…
Chargers 27
Raiders 17
October 8th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Higgs is bomb at WR..far better than DHB and he is the VET. DHB should be coming off the bench…Hell I would start JFORD over hom, waaayyyy better hands…
October 8th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
How healthy are DHB and Murphy?
October 8th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
My heart says: Raiders 27—Dolts 24, in a nail biter.
My brain says: Dolts 52 — Raiders 17, in a boat race.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
well I saw him making some decent catches but he absolutely has no brains.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
OUr team is very talented this year. They were talented under Gruden and we won. Gotta blame the coach unfortunately no reputable coach wants to coach for us
October 8th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Yeah, I won’t even be watcing the game online Live.
I will record the game on my computer and watching it later.
I hate seeing them lose to the freakin Dolts!
October 8th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
‘Sup fellas.
JLH is sorta symbolic of this whole damn frustrating franchise. Flashes of tantalizing potential prone to severe brain cramps.
That was a sweeeet catch he had last week vs. Houston. Plucked it out of the air in full stride..hell actually looked like a professional WR. And he has shown big play ability as a punt returner. 3 to the house couple of years ago, and even had a big one this year…30 yards or something.
However, he has those brain freezes at the most inopportune times. Running the wrong damn route. Fair catching a punt at the one. Or running backwards and losing 20 on a return. Frustrating.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Trevor Scott, moved from end to outside linebacker this week with injuries to Groves and Howard, was asked what it would take to get the pass rush going and said, “I’m going to do it this week. I’ve got it.’’
Might that mean a lot of blitzing, given that Scott will play linebacker (Cable said Scott would start even if Groves recovers enough to be active)?
“I’m going to be all over the place,’’ Scott said. “That’s all I know.’’
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Scott = 2 sacks on Cryme A. Rivers
October 8th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I want to hear you all going to the game over my TV this weekend! Come on, let’s get all 15,000 in attendance on their feet.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Chris in NY Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I want to hear you all going to the game over my TV this weekend! Come on, let’s get all 15,000 in attendance on their feet.
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Too depressing to go to the game and it’s a buzz kill and the hangover sucks.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Against San Diego, Cable said Miller would play as a punt return specialist
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who cares about kick & punt returns?
little nicky isn’t going to break one …
we need guys at WR who can friggin catch!
Higgins, NMiller & Ford should have that opporunity
Murphy & DHB = liability in the passing game
October 8th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
if only jano would’ve made that field goal I wouldn’t be feeling so anxious
October 8th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
we need guys at WR who can friggin catch!
Higgins, NMiller & Ford should have that opporunity
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Amen …
October 8th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
`I think the accountability has gotten where it needs to be now,’’ Cable said. “It’s not a matter of how we did this or what we called, or whatever this or that is. It’s on all of us and we recognize that, and I think we take responsibility for it now.
“That’s really, really huge for us, for this football team, because it’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, hey, that’s on me. So that’s a good thing. The next step is you can’t let it happen.’’
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Cable is so stinking inept.
it takes him 4 years to accomplish something that any decent HC can get done in less than a week!
October 8th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
I don’t know why, but I actually have a good feeling about this one. Probably end up disapointed and disgusted again as Rivers and Chargers roll.
I just have the gut feeling that this is the perfect oppononent at the perfect time. The Raiders have to be sick to death of the streak. They are a beat up team with their backs to the wall. That makes for a dangerous team.
They know they should probably be 2-2 at worst and in the thick of things, and they’re not. They have shown resiliency this year, unlike recent teams.
I don’t think they like Big Mouthed Rivers and the Chargers. They played them extemely tough and physical in last seasons opener, and I’m hoping to see a similar effort on Sunday. Only with slightly better results.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
DKnight007 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Yeah, I won’t even be watcing the game online Live.
I will record the game on my computer and watching it later.
I hate seeing them lose to the freakin Dolts!
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I have to work Sunday, what site do you reccomend I watch the game on?
October 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I respectfully disagree RRS.
I don’t think you change the culture and the seven year albatross that has been hanging around this franchises necks, in a matter of weeks.
Cable, while not a great coach, has been making strides in that area. And he should be credited for it, IMO.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
It’ll be the same speech next week!!!
http://slumwords.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/bolts-bend-raiders-over-again/
October 8th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Buckeye: Cable hasn’t been making strides in ANYTHING man …
we’re 1-3 instead of 3-1 and the only things that matters to Al Davis & Raiders fans are wins!
if Cable can’t get it done in the W category he needs to pack his bags and start applying for o-line gigs
October 8th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I don’t know why, but I actually have a good feeling about this one.
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the Chargers have been a bully and the Raiders are getting beat up and picked on.
after a while the Raiders will say “I’ve had enough” and start punching back.
we knocked a tooth out of’em last year but lost the fight. both times!
injuries or not, the Raiders just have to want it more on Sunday and go get it. no phony speeches or stats are going to prove anything. Any Given Sunday. the Raiders beat some good teams last year and they can beat some good teams this year. it all depends on which team shows up.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
TJ Housh is wishing he has as many touches as Boldin…per PfT.
He’d put up crazy numbers here had he signed with us.
October 8th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
TJ Housh is wishing he has as many touches as Boldin…per PfT.
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TJ is a flippin idiot
Boldin is a beast and Mason is a very good #2 WR
the Ravens are a run heavy, play good defense football team anyways!
TJ Housh probably signed there to win a ring, but he may only have 20-30 catches on the season – which won’t do anything for his stock in free agency next year …
October 8th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
5pm in Podunk
later gents. GO RAIDERS!
24-21
October 8th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
raiderlaker1980 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
DKnight007 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Yeah, I won’t even be watcing the game online Live.
I will record the game on my computer and watching it later.
I hate seeing them lose to the freakin Dolts!
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I have to work Sunday, what site do you reccomend I watch the game on?
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There is a couple of them.
atdhe .net
October 8th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
This time I completely agree, RRS.
That’s what I was trying to say. This might be the perfect opponent at just the right time, to rally this team. They have to have this one.
The difference between 2-3 and 1-4 is enourmous. Win this one and they’re alive and kicking. Lose and RMR looks as prophetic as JFB. The Raiders would be looking at another 5-11 season, at best.
Schedule gets much more difficult, especially if this season continues to go south.
This is as much Must Win as it gets.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Thanks DK
October 8th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Didn’t I read that Cable was a Celtic fan too. How is it possible? Douche
October 8th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Didn’t I read that Cable was a Celtic fan too. How is it possible? Douche
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Should only be a fan of the NATIOn…F the celts…
October 8th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
buckeyeraider Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
I don’t know why, but I actually have a good feeling about this one. Probably end up disapointed and disgusted again as Rivers and Chargers roll.
I just have the gut feeling that this is the perfect oppononent at the perfect time. The Raiders have to be sick to death of the streak. They are a beat up team with their backs to the wall. That makes for a dangerous team.
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Who knows with the Raiders?
But Rivers has a 102 rating
Their Front 7 is 1st in Run D and 2nd in sacks.
Doesn’t look like a good matchup to me.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Red Sox, Celts, Sharks, Raiders, what’s the problem? lol
October 8th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
other than the other problems-no tackling,no short passing game,too much man coverage,dhb as a starting wr…….oh yeah THEY HAVE FAILED TO CONTROL THE LOS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL,WHICH MEANS ANOTHER LOSS.I HOPE I’M WRONG…..
October 8th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Getting rid of Alford and picking up Davis was stupid.
Did the team pick Alford back up yet? They need a fat guy like him on the DL!
October 8th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
AT LEAST CABLE IS A YANKEE FAN
October 8th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Headin out to the HS football game with the family.
Have a great evening fellas.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
WHY PICK UP A D-TACKLE?JUST BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE GOOD PLAYER ON THE LINE,AND HE IS PLAYING END
October 8th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
The Raiders for the most part have done a good job with time management and first downs this year. I’m saying they’re in this one, especially if ST’s show up and do some damage. We can use a break, we’re home in front of 6000 fans, we win it, Raiders 31, SD 20. Mark it down someplace….
October 8th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Bspn will be cryin Rivers of tears, I can’t wait!
October 8th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
SILVER AND BLACK FOREVER EVEN IF THET STINK.THEY TANK THIS ONE,AND ITS OVER….DON’T FORGET TO PAY ATTENTION
October 8th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Lhaye, might be Cables last game, go easy on em…just sayin.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Cables momma got one big tity and one little tity
And they call the b!tch biggie smalls
October 8th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
In all seriousness tho we better win
Raiders 27 – Bolts 24
Jano on the redemption kick
all 2000 in attendance…don’t care
October 8th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Bb, still care, this ship needs a rudder, GM on down, some day we’ll get there, Al needs to loosen the reins, hopefully he reads and comprehends this!
October 8th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Al davis would sooner relinquish control of the raiders to Lance than read this blog.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Bb, when you do the same thing over and over again, and get the same results….We, in the last 30 years, have plugged the holes we needed with cast-offs. It worked for years, Hc’s came and went, many Great Raider Players for this team never got a ring. The League has caught up to AD, but a Silver Tongue has caught up to him. This was a good draft, we are young and learning, but the rudder is adrift, and plugging holes won’t get us through it anymore. Sorry to say!
October 8th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Raiders will win on Sunday. I think the Houston game was a turning point in the season. I just have a gut filling. Get ready raider nation we will get what we all expect from this team. They are fed up with losing to the chargers. They did some soul searching this week. Need hue to call a good game. Even though last seven yrs we have made average no name running backs look good. Sunday we won’t. No I’m not crazy just a believer. Can’t wait.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
bboyink Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Al davis would sooner relinquish control of the raiders to Lance than read this blog.
Hopefully nobody in the Chargers organization does either….
Scott said, “I’m going to do it this week. I’ve got it.’’
Might that mean a lot of blitzing, given that Scott will play linebacker (Cable said Scott would start even if Groves recovers enough to be active)?
“I’m going to be all over the place,’’ Scott said. “That’s all I know.’’
October 8th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I think the Raiders D isn’t as bad as they were last Sunday.
It was weird, because it was the same old routine from the D. They’re out of it, the offense isn’t putting up points, 3 and outs every drive, now they’re slumping their shoulder saying ‘here we go again.’
But wait a second. The offense can move the ball. They can get 20+ 1st downs. They can pass the ball. They can get 3 red zone TDs.
The defense gave up down 7 points. Then down 10. They let that last TD in to go down by 17 but then a funny thing happened. The offense kept trying.
I’m not sure the defense could believe it, so they just stuck with the status quo.
If they played like they got an offense that can put up 24 a game, we can win.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
LA, we have to keep him off step, ducking and dinkin, pressuered, I have faith, lets see which team shows up on Sun.
October 8th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Yeah, disruption on D will be key. If we can stay close, they won’t be able to just run at will.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I’m out, Nation. Be good.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
This team doesn’t quit, if it’s the Cable guy, then good, we have been in every game so far this year, that hasn’t happened in years. It’s time to turn the corner with this team, they have the talent, need the desire. Al should bring in some of the old Raider Talent for one game and let them intertice and interact with them and bring a new look and appreciation for being a Raider. Heck, I’ll pay for the bill-board!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Never thought I’d say this, but props to a Chargers fan:
[re. the Carlsbad school shooting}
“Construction worker Carlos Martinez said he saw the suspect firing his gun at the kids. Martinez said the gunman appeared to be reloading and trying to leave the scene, when he jumped in his truck and rammed the suspect, knocking him down.
“‘My reaction was to get him. Get him away from the kids,’ he said. Martinez, who was wearing a Chargers hat, said he and two other construction workers held the gunman down until police arrived. The two kids were airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital.”
“Ed Willins, who was nearby when the incident occurred, said he saw the workers tackle the gunman. ‘They were on him immediately,’ he told The Times. ‘They administered a little street justice on him before the cops got there.’”
October 8th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
I’ll believe the accountability thing when it actually pays off/shows up where it counts.
Meanwhile just beat the f’in Chargirls already, Cable.
Show me.
Miller better hold onto the ball. I don’t want to see him so jacked up he friggin muffs the game away.
Pound some Bush!!!!!! POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT POUND IT!!!!!!!! Then pound the Bush some more.
Time to go grab a cold one. Its FRIDAY night!!!!! Outstanding!!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
D’s the key. I hope the RAiders D does to Punklip Rivers what that Martinez guy did to the perp. RUN HIM OVER!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Chargers are giving 80 yds per game on the ground.
2nd in the league in sacks.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
BTW, been reading this blog for many years, but never posted before. Raider fan since 1980 (from L.A.). The last seven years have been pretty rough. I think I’d be happier if I could stop rooting for the Silver & Black…
October 8th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Grrrrr, if you’re bleedin black, you’re here forever, sorry.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Bleedin since 1964, and Kell’s been bleedin longer….
October 8th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
DHB is such a threat we cant afford to sit him!
LMFAO……tj is the greatest!
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Priesttj Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
As much as I like both JLH and Ford to sit DHB is a little short sighted he may not catch 10 balls but he is such a threat that it affords Miller a 1 on 1 coverage. JLH is on the field a lot all Grads has to do is throw it to him.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
RAIDERS 24 dolts23, Nick Miller catches winning touchdown as time expires, Jano with the winning extra point! Pass me some of that RAIDER AID.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
In other words, Cable is saying: Tommy Kelly admits now that he can’t stop the run, Michael Huff admits he can’t make a tackle, Tyvon Branch admits he can’t cover a receiver, and Seabass admits he can’t take late game pressure. Robert Gallery admits he should have been a 3rd round pick. Wow, I can’t wait for Sunday now!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Mistabr0wn Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
DHB is such a threat we cant afford to sit him!
LMFAO……tj is the greatest!
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Mista, His best line is that the QB whose name shall not be mentioned was going to be “Black Moses.” Lord, help us.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Bleedin since 64′, too.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Once you bleed its in your blood forever. I’ve tried to give it up. Can’t. Wish I could but I can’t.
Cigs, no sweat quit no prob. Give up my whiskey gin and beer. Sure for a time. No sweat. Got off the pain meds after back surg, HAD the sweats, shakes and delirium cuz I guess you’re no suppose to do that cold turk but…did it anyway.
But the Silver and Black. That is one band wagon you’ll only be pretending to jump off.
Sorry I wish I had better news for you man.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Mista, say what ya want, the Priest preaches to the convened, as is his duty. He is timely, normally not off topic, has some good insights, just another view. He is also our brother, a believer, a true fan, let him rant as we do, lighten up a bit. Kell is fair game, just kidding Kell! Love ya Bro!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Grrrrrrr Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
BTW, been reading this blog for many years, but never posted before. Raider fan since 1980 (from L.A.). The last seven years have been pretty rough. I think I’d be happier if I could stop rooting for the Silver & Black…
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You can do whatever you want. I will say you are in for a horrible football life. If you’ve been a fan for a while, then you already know what I mean.
Al Davis is torturing us as payback for rooting for his team. He doesn’t want any fans. He doesn’t care if he has friends. All he wants is respect which he loses more of every season he puts together a piece of crap team. Somebody needs to wake him up and tell him that losing like this puts him par with the owner of the LA Clippers; a consistent, year after year after year perennial losing organization. That doesn’t help his legacy.
All Al has to do to “fix” his legacy is let someone who knows what they are doing run the show. His stubborness is his downfall.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
One day in 1968′ I came home from school, walked in the front door, and Art Shell was sitting on the couch waiting on my mother. She used to do his taxes, along with several other Raiders.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Djonnie, you seen his pic lately?
October 8th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
WTG kell!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
As much as I always loved Al Davis and how he built the organization and respect what he’s done for football, I am very upset at how he’s run the team the past 8 years. The reason we can’t get a top line coach in here is because of Al. When coaches see what he did to Shanahan they think “wow, if I work for this guy, he might not only fire me, but not even pay me”. Then, Kiffin. Same thing. “If I work for this guy, he may fire me and then hold a press conference attacking me, and to top it off SUE ME and not pay me as well”. You don’t think other coaches see this and it scares them away? Of course it does.
Al does this to himself and we the fans suffer as a consequence.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I remember when Dokie Williams used to do my parent’s taxes. That’s the problem with athletes these days, they aren’t smart enough to do taxes anymore.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
860Todd Christensen Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Djonnie, you seen his pic lately?
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You mean a pic of Al Davis?
October 8th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I don’t mean to kick dirt, but, the Raiders have been bad for a lot longer than 7 years.
6 playoff appearances in the last 21 years.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Dj, look what he did to Art Shell, his second time, He embarrassed one of his best linemen, to come in cold, and lead this team, I don’t hold any grudge at all to Art for trying to right this team through the head-phones, he did what he was told.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Dj, yes, AD!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
last time I went to Charger stadium I ordered a beer and the guy said no beer after halftime then proceeded to bring plenty of Charger fans around me beer. When I asked the guy in Spanish about it he said sorry but they don’t allow us to serve Raider fans after halftime and I wasn’t even beligerent drunk. They then kicked the only other Raider in the vicinity (expensive tix from work)because “he kept standing up so nobody could see”. Needless to say I left the game in cuffs and was roughed up by the fuzz. Ever since that day the Chargers are enemy #1, let’s end this streak Raiders and turn the season and our franchise around
October 8th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I hold real respect for Art Shell, as a man, as a Raider, as a Coach, as a human being, nothing but a class act!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Yeah Art Shell is good people, raised right.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Inone, ya didn’t smack anyone? are you a real Raider?
October 8th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
The dude left in cuffs….He had to smack sum1….
October 8th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I was happy when Al re-hired Shell, because, I thought he and Davis at least would be on the same page philisophically? for a change.
I don’t understand Al hiring West Coast or ZBS Coaches when he doesn’t believe in that stuff, and doesn’t build the roster accordingly.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I don’t mean to kick dirt, but, the Raiders have been bad for a lot longer than 7 years.
6 playoff appearances in the last 21 years.
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True. I just always thought Al would somehow “right the ship”. I don’t believe it anymore.
You’re right Todd, I neglected to mention the Art Shell fiasco. Coaches see this stuff and it’s not worth the risk. That being said, being coach of the Raiders never ruined a coaches career. Some really thrived as a result of being given the chance in Oakland. Gruden comes to mind, or heck even Kiffin, but already established coaches have to much to lose by taking the gig.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Todd, I just looked up a pic of Al with his motorized walker. It was taken earlier in the pre-season. He looks ticked off. Maybe cuz there were too many irritating fans at the game.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Gruden was our last chance IMHO, He bucked Al, cost him a transfer, but I like his style……
October 8th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I don’t mean to kick dirt, but, the Raiders have been bad for a lot longer than 7 years.
6 playoff appearances in the last 21 years.
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True. I just always thought Al would somehow “right the ship”. I don’t believe it anymore.
You’re right Todd, I neglected to mention the Art Shell fiasco. Coaches see this stuff and it’s not worth the risk. That being said, being coach of the Raiders never ruined a coaches career. Some really thrived as a result of being given the chance in Oakland. Gruden comes to mind, or heck even Kiffin, but already established coaches have to much to lose by taking the gig.
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The Gruden/Gannon years were pretty good. Could’ve been to two more Super Bowls (the tuck fiasco + letting Shannon Sharpe run for a 90+ yard TD on a dump-off.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Geez, remember getting demolished by the Bills with Jay “the dumb blonde statue” Schraeder?
October 8th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
He is not my brother you can stick that where the sun dont shine.
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# 860Todd Christensen Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Mista, say what ya want, the Priest preaches to the convened, as is his duty. He is timely, normally not off topic, has some good insights, just another view. He is also our brother, a believer, a true fan, let him rant as we do, lighten up a bit. Kell is fair game, just kidding Kell! Love ya Bro!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Do any of you younger guys remember the Raiders getting off the Bus, and the College guys saying, getting off their bus, I Want To Be A Raider? Those were good days!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Raiders are finally starting the stronger run-stopping front seven we saw at training camp and preseason:
Houston Kelley Seymour Shaunessey
Scott McClain Wimbley
Mathews will not be getting anywhere running towards
Seymour, Shaunessey, & Wimbley
October 8th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Translation:
Art is Afr Amer and I will back him even though he is a pitiful HC just because of his skin color. Just the same way I’ll lick pres purple lips boots as he destroys the economy. Why dont you just be honest KKKell?
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KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I was happy when Al re-hired Shell,
October 8th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
I said it before, having Mr. N. Miller returning punts will allow Mr. Higgins to focus on receiving, thereby improving our passing game.
JLH ran and caught that pass from Bruce in stride and in traffic, w/o concerned about getting hit.
I think he is back.
DHB & Higgins will make a solid combination.
Ford will have a big reception v. the Chargers.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Mista, you are SO WRONG! Art got dragged back because of Al’s firing binge, he tried to bring back respect to this team, class, he was a figurehead and took the beatdown, facts are facts, don’t beatup on my man Art, you are clueless!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
It’s just a shame some of these things didn’t happen to start the season.
Groves should have NEVER forced Scott to DE
Figurs and JLH should have NEVER had any KR or PR duties. And we know they knew that by keeping 7 WRs outta camp.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
860
Art got dragged back he didnt want the job? AL put a knife to his throat? Is this how it went down?
What are you on today?
Art tried to bring respect to the team so he hired Walsh who was running a bed & breakfast for the last 20 years?
ROFLMAO!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
J Hill, didn’t Figurs look good in camp? ST’s are killing us?
October 8th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Raiders are finally starting the stronger run-stopping front seven we saw at training camp and preseason:
Houston Kelley Seymour Shaunessey
Scott McClain Wimbley
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Good point.
Kinda surprised we haven’t added another DT with Henderson out 6 weeks and Alford being cut.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I cant think of a better way to sabotage your own job other than hiring T Walsh who had been out of the league for 20 years and saddling him with J Slater.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Mista, not on anything but Raiders, i have to be up at 4:30 am East Coast, to go to work, how dare you disparge the great Art Shell? He’s a top ten Raider in anyones book. You need a history lesson! And you wont brow beat me on Raider football, got it!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Figurs was terrible in pre season games. Fumble-itis and no returns to speak of.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
J Hill, was going by Jerry’s posts, limited as they were, I thought we found a diamond in the rough…
October 8th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Maybe sleep deprivation has given you brain damage!
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860Todd Christensen Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Mista, not on anything but Raiders, i have to be up at 4:30 am East
October 8th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Mista, brain damage it is, I’m a lifer RAIDER fan, you are a LIFER San Diego fan, go home, homie!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
860,
Alot of people these days admire losers like you admire Shell. Look at pres purple lips, he has destroyed everything he gets his hands on and there’s idiots that think he walks on water. All I can suggest for you kinda people is that you set your sights a little higher, mediocrity or complete failure is nothing to hold in high regard.
mope & change
October 8th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Figurs was a bum….Yea he caught a couple passes but his return game was terrible and he wasnt better than ne1 we have on the roster mow
October 8th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
860,
Your best defense is calling me a Charger fan because I’m calling Art Shell a bust of a HC? He was as incompetent a coach as I’ve ever seen how am I supposed to admire that?
He was a great player not sure he is HOF material but he was a great lineman. Having said that he was the worst coach I’ve ever seen. I can remember the blank stare, clipboard, pen(non clicker), stiff as a board hat that was 3 sizes too small…lol…..thats YOUR boy!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Art Shell as a Coach=Not so good
Art Shell as a Linemen=HOF
October 8th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Who is this Nick Miller guy….Our Top Secret Weapon??
What does this mean???
Are we gonna start winning games??
Two years (taking up a roster spot) we waited for this guy to be healthy!
We’ll find out Sunday what the hype is all about!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
I thought it was only 1 year…
Haha I swear some1 compared him to Wes Welker and the kid has never played a game (LMAO)
October 8th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
tj did better than compare him to W Welker he nicknamed him “NICK MILLER THE DB KILLER”
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
J Hill Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Raiders are finally starting the stronger run-stopping front seven we saw at training camp and preseason:
Houston Kelley Seymour Shaunessey
Scott McClain Wimbley
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Good point.
Kinda surprised we haven’t added another DT with Henderson out 6 weeks and Alford being cut.
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I like the front 7 with Shonasty out there at RE but If Scott doesn’t play balls out and makes himself active around the field and be disruptive he’s more useless than Groves. I like his response on the interview with Jerry at least he is putting the pressure on himself to perform the way we need him to.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Weapon of Mass Destruction = Nick Miller??
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Art Shell does have a Coach of the Year award for 1990. But he had been out of football awhile when Al re-hired him.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Mista, you’re right, I remember that, I remember him listening on the headphones wondering is what he heard was right, but at that time he was a front office guy, far removed from coaching an NFL team. He stepped up, as called upon, to lead his RAIDERS on, he did not drop the batton, even knowing what he was walking into. The man has class, you need to study the man, then get back to me!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Brownstains, how far back do you go with the Raiders?
October 8th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
No kidding Kell?
lmao
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# KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
But he had been out of football awhile when Al re-hired him.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
I know this.
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860Todd Christensen Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Mista, you’re right,
October 8th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
KK did Al use to beat you up for lunch money when you guys were in school
October 8th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
KKKell, when you give me the respect I deserve and you dont call me outside my name I will answer your question.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
When AL was in school KKKell was already the head janitor so I dont think AL was doing any a$$ kicking back then. Besides KKKell is a pink belt in Jujitsu.
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# PurpleDrank81 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
KK did Al use to beat you up for lunch money when you guys were in school
October 8th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Art Shell’s career coaching record of 49-47 is a lot better than a lot of Raider coaches.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Haha ohh thats what is was…Thanx for the clarification Mista
October 8th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Forget it then BrownStains. lol.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
PurpleDrank81 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Art Shell as a Coach=Not so good
Art Shell as a Linemen=HOF
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Agreed. we had onoe fo the best left sides in the history of football. Al, please go back to building a devastating and unstoppable O line please. NOW…
October 8th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Those numbers are skewed by his first go around which was respectable. The second time around is what put a nail in the coffin. For me it was worse than Bugel, White, and Turner.
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# KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Art Shell’s career coaching record of 49-47 is a lot better than a lot of Raider coaches.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Jumping on Art Shell is NOT cool. That man was all class….had no business coaching the 2nd time around but I remember a competitive team the 1st time he coached. Got fired after a 8-8 or 9-7 season….man how I would wish for a season like that. Class guy and HOF player.
If you don’t like guys like Shell…you don’t like the Raiders.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Stop acting like a child KKKell. I only call you by your name you should do the same. 60 year olds typically dont act like you do.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Thanks Nnam, I thought in my mindless state I had it right!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Don’t forget Al Davis re-hired Shell a week before camp started that year.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
I find it interesting you all jump on JLH while giving Darius Heyward-Bey a free pass.
I GUARANTEE YOU if JLH was starting, he would have 3x the catches as Darius Heyward-Bey.
Darius Heyward-Bey is barely NFL caliber….JLH would be a serviceable starter…gaffs and all!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Remember Shell put the cap of the pen in his mouth? Does he know there are clicker pens???? And what was he writing?????????
So bizarre..
October 8th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
BrownStains…….that fits you.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Snb, we are hurting, lets see who shows up!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
KoolKell Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Don’t forget Al Davis re-hired Shell a week before camp started that year.
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So true. And also, Shell was trying to instill discipline as well…..
Regardless, having the Bed-n-Breakfast guy as the O.C was grounds for dismissal…..
I have nothing but total respect for Art Shell
October 8th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
SnB Offense Defense Specialteams Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
I find it interesting you all jump on JLH while giving Darius Heyward-Bey a free pass.
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Only the Davis flunkies, really.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
KKKell what did you sell today? Anything????
The recession was over in 09 is that what you said? Can you let the rest of the Country know this, including our derelict pres? Everybody but you says not only we are in a recession but on the brink of a depression, ask your wife she probably knows.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
860,
Its all about production man. That’s the only reason Gradkowski deserves the nod over J.C. For all of J.C’s talents etc…he didn’t produce while Bruce, with all the issues, produces.
Darius Heyward-Bey does not produce. We celebrate him if he gets a catch….its ridiculous for him to be at this point. Look at all the other rookies….Darius has been left in the dust. The guy doesn’t look the part.
Johnnie Lee Higgins made plays when he started….hell, he had some 5 receptions when Gradkowski beat Pittsburgh last year.
Play the player and not the damn scholarship….and Daruis is on a big scholarship. Like Bruce Campbell, Darius should have stayed in school..man is he raw
October 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
`I think the accountability has gotten where it needs to be now,’’ Cable said. “It’s not a matter of how we did this or what we called, or whatever this or that is. It’s on all of us and we recognize that, and I think we take responsibility for it now.”
In other words, they’ve accepted losing
October 8th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
I sold alot today….Like I always do….Gotta Love Life
October 8th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Everyone’s accountable.yeah, yeah, yeah….fix the oline allready you fat person!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
loved Art Shell’s second coaching tenure. you remember he would have the 1000 mile stare by the 3rd quarter of every game. LOL! had no idea what the hell was going on! so sad it was actually comical.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
SnB, we carry to many injured non producers, we hang a hat on them, but they are young, have a good future, we aren’t that far, but coaching and CONDITIONING are suspect. I really like this young team, we have assets, but every week we hang our hats on one or two performers to save our team. This is not a Raider Team. Raiders Dominate the field, from beginning to end, no-one has taught them that yet. I hold Cable responsible!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Who’s giving DHB a pass?!?!?
The guy is terrible and should be rotated in at best.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Loved the fact that Gardowski stopped trying to make DHB a star and went to Miller and DMac instead.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
the only way gradkowski is getting on Als good side is if he throws 3 deep ones to DHB per game
October 8th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
J Hill, I’ve always respected your posts, you are knowlegeable, timely, ond on track, pick a QB for Sunday?
October 8th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
J Hill Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Who’s giving DHB a pass?!?!?
The guy is terrible and should be rotated in at best.
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Agree..but we aint got anybody to rotate him with!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
# r8eray Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Who is this Nick Miller guy….Our Top Secret Weapon??
What does this mean???
Are we gonna start winning games??
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lmao, Thanks man!
October 8th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Night kids, in at 0:4;30, Raiders 31….SD 20…mark it.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I’m starting to becoema fan of Hujack he may be on to something. His offense is much more aggressive than what I saw in Balt. although he wasn’t the OC the guy who is Cam Cameron and he’s well respected around the league as a top teir guy. It’s obvious to the Hue learned from him.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Well I hope you become a fan because he will be your new coach in 2 weeks
October 8th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
860Todd Christensen Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
J Hill, I’ve always respected your posts, you are knowlegeable, timely, ond on track, pick a QB for Sunday?
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Thanks.
What do you mean pick a QB?
I’ll go with Gardowski over Campbell.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Rotate DHB with Jacoby Ford in the slot.
Start JLH and Louis Murphy
Gotta be about production. this team is not in shape for struggling players that are way behind
October 8th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Haha watch us all be surprised and Nick Miller blows up and has a great game..Hahaha Highly doubtful but I wont be mad if he does thats for sure
October 8th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Haha watch us all be surprised and Nick Miller blows up and has a great game
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I wouldn’t be surprised at all.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
So you think this kid can do it
October 8th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
I mean I’ve like the kid but everything is against him…
October 8th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Been saying so since last year.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
If they give Nick a chance he’ll make plays for sure. WE gotta get hits on Rivers if he’s allowed to sit back there we’re in deep. I hope they use the WR the same wya in this game they did vs the Texans. Three wides w/JLH in the slot let him work the middle and send DHB deep to clear out and Grads has got to use good judgement in his utilization of those 2. Murphy should be 1 on 1 as well as ZM. And if it’s not there early don’t hold it check it down to Bush.
If Grads uses those players with some skill as a good QB would we’ll score some points. They cannot cover that.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
The offense will score between 21-30 points.
The question mark is the defense.
Will they put any pressure on Rivers? Will they stop the run? Or will they make a hero out of yet another unnamed, unheralded running back?
This will all come down to the defense on Sunday guys.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Priesttj,
DHB needs to catch some balls and make some plays. Just playing clear out is not enough. Gotta stop playing 10 on 11
October 8th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
The kid needs to have a breakout for the sake of the Raider Nation
October 8th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Wow Ndamukong Suh donated 2 million to his Alma Mater … I still wish we picked that kid up
October 8th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
We need Huff and Branch to have breakouts!
If we get decent, just DECENT safety play, we win.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Step one, stop the run.
I hope putting in Shaughnessy instead of Scott at defensive end will help in that regard.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Against San Diego, Cable said Miller would play as a punt return specialist _ he was fielding punts along with Johnnie Lee Higgins _ and on special teams.
“Because of our injury situation, he’s going to have to help us in some teams and things like that. He’s a very energetic guy, naturally, so he’ll bring some energy to the game, that’s for sure,’’ Cable said. “He wants to get out there and go.’’
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Uhmmm, what injuries Tom ?
Only WR I see on the injured list is Chaz.
Reading between the lines, I’d guess Murph’s collarbone is still bothering him, even if he wasn’t listed as hurt.
So JLH is going to get alot of time at WR Sunday, and Miller is taking over punt return duty to avoid JLH over-exerting his poor self.
Long as Miller doesn’t muff or fumble, he can’t be any worse than Higgins has been recently.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Regarding Art Shell…one of my favorite Raiders ever.
Man was an absolute beast at LT during his days.
Raids would advertise ‘we’re running left, and you can’t stop it’, and nobody did.
Shell and Upshaw would road-grade all opposition.
It was a thing of beauty.
And pass protection ?
Stabler never had to worry about opposing DE’s coming from Art’s side. Couldn’t overpower him or out-speed him.
Art was great. A complete player. And durable as hell.
Should be in the HOF without a doubt.
As far as his second tenure as HC of the Raids…watching Andrew Walter continuously taking 7 step drops on slow developing plays behind an unbelievably porous OL was unbearable. Shell either couldn’t or wouldn’t make the necessary adjustments on offense to give the Raids even a fighting chance to score points.
A disappointing end for a fabulous player and a loyal Raider soldier.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
One parting thought about Art Shell and the Raids.
Old school Raider fans can still remember our first Lombardi.
We’ve all seen the highlights from that SB.
Freddie B chugging with the ball on his way to MVP.
Tatum crushing Sammie White knocking his hat off and glowering over him.
Old man Willie taking one to the house.
But the real story of that SB and the reason there was no way the Raids were gonna be denied that day in Pasadena, was everyone knew that Art Shell and Gene Upshaw were going to annihilate Eller and Page. And Eller and Page certainly weren’t slouches. They just had no chance against Art and Gene.
Those were the days.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Nick Miller brings takes one to the house.
Nam gets a pick 6.
Offense scores 10 points.
Final SD 21 Oak 24
Then we beat SF and Den, lose against Sea but win vs KC. Go into bye 5-4.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
[...] huge for us, for this football team,” the Raiders coach boasted, per Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune. “It’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, [...]
October 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Mistabr0wn Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Remember Shell put the cap of the pen in his mouth? Does he know there are clicker pens???? And what was he writing?????????
So bizarre..
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He was writing, “2 holding penalties on left tackle, 4 false starts left guard, 3 personal fouls center, 2 delay of games QB.”
October 8th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
EMRaiders Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Nick Miller brings takes one to the house.
Nam gets a pick 6.
Offense scores 10 points.
Final SD 21 Oak 24
Then we beat SF and Den, lose against Sea but win vs KC. Go into bye 5-4.
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EM, I used to believe like this. I’m just hoping we’re still in the SD game at the half.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
SnB
You seem to want to blame DHB for exactly what? he’s a developing WR I get it JLH should be further along in his development he’s in his what 4th season?
He came in a better route runner than DHB with better hands he was just very inconsistent and lacked focus at times. He is much further along than any of these guy’s so he should the elder statesman. Now if we give DHB that same period of time he would be more dangerous than JLH ever dreamed about it takes time something fans just can’t fathom. Yeah he’s the 7th overall which is based on his ceiling and if you look at him now and JLH at the same point in his career their is no comparison. DHB needs all the reps he can get and then some, but of course I’m talking to a fan.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
ArmChair GM Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
The offense will score between 21-30 points.
The question mark is the defense.
Will they put any pressure on Rivers? Will they stop the run? Or will they make a hero out of yet another unnamed, unheralded running back?
This will all come down to the defense on Sunday guys.
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I agree GM. It all starts with the defense, which has been terrible in 2 of the 3 losses.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
“Raiders are accountable”
You know what? No, no they are not.
How can you be accountable when you don’t get pulled for bad plays?
Groves is an example, Higgins another. This team has been schizoprenic.
Yamon’s a starter and fumbles the opening kick off.
Then he’s ditched.
Veldheer’s completely out of his depth.
Disaster.
Keeping Tyvon in even though he has struggled all pre season and through 4 games hoping he’ll suddenly remember how to play.
Who’s accountable for THAT?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
194, Priest your dead wrong about JLH.
He’s a **** route runner. can’t even remember the play calls to run them correctly.
The guys a clown and a goof off to cover up the fact he can’t think.
When was the last time you saw him with a Murphy-esque block down field that sprung a TD?
I’d like him to be good but he’s not.
Doubt they’ll use him but if they field Nick Miller you’ll see how bad JLH has been.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Nnamdi21 what exactly would you like them to do bench half the team? As you said Yamon fumbled the cut him, if that’s not being held accountable what is?
What he means when he says being accountable is that players are accepting responsibility when they screw up. Now he wants them to stop screwing up,which would be the better form of accountability. Get it?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
that’s the problem with al davis tj, he takes projects that have unlimited potential (they tend to be dumb as bricks) and he makes them high draft choices which tells us FANS that he is ready to play now not in 10 years.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Hobs shut up fool…..
October 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
lol, oh i am scared. did you say that in a mr. t accent?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
priest,
that is the truth and if you can’t handle it or if your paid to TRY and sway the opinion of FANS then your doing a piss poor job, because you said dhb is a developing wide receiver taken as a high draft status, which is exactly my point.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Look you’re a incoherent nut with an attitude nothing you say is true………….now move on.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
why because you said so….try to contradict what i just said instead of saying “shut up fool”. Does al make the mistake in taking his guys too high in the draft? tell me how they are not projects? if an nfl team takes someone in the first round are they not expected to contribute and not be developed. if your saying and you did that it’s taking 3-4 years to develop dhb then it’s you who should shut up fool! cheese and rice.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
tj how much or what do you get to have al’s back on the blog?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Having Al’s back what does that have to do with anything? I just aint interested in talking to nutjobs.
keep it moving please…
I’ll comeback when someone worth talking to is in here.
Adios….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:02 am
oh gosh my feelings are hurt, al’s patsytj won’t talk to me. look you can predict the way al feels about a player or coach just by reading what priest has to say. when was the last time you liked one of our many head coaches?
October 9th, 2010 at 1:16 am
zzzzz! Shocking Asmougha will perform the pick 6, finally Rivers will have the balls to throw it his way. Almost gave up hope last week, blitz package like the Philly game last year.
October 9th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Give it a rest will you Priest,you used to put up half decent posts but now your wrong on most things.
Fans dont know what they’re talking about? And your what?
A fan like us,,tell you something?
“I’ve been in the building”,,,20 dollar tour
“i’ve watched these youngkids”,,while jacking off,,,paedo
On a lighter note
PurpleDrank81 Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Wow Ndamukong Suh donated 2 million to his Alma Mater … I still wish we picked that kid up
Al picking players instead of trackstars,,lol,and ps,hate the chargers,,break the streak guys,,,
October 9th, 2010 at 5:59 am
`I think the accountability has gotten where it needs to be now,’’ Cable said. “It’s not a matter of how we did this or what we called, or whatever this or that is. It’s on all of us and we recognize that, and I think we take responsibility for it now.
“That’s really, really huge for us, for this football team, because it’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, hey, that’s on me. So that’s a good thing. The next step is you can’t let it happen.’’
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What a load of BS, and typical Cable babble.
Accountability = people losing their starting jobs or actual job, from poor performances.
October 9th, 2010 at 6:08 am
God I HATE the chargers.Would love to see some pressure on rivers and effective run D tomorrow.
Gotta break that damn streak sometime!
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 6:46 am
A few thoughts:
Since when did DHB become the scapegoat of the game? The guy had an injuried groin and played though it. Had 1 catch and 2 very difficult opportunities. All the while clearing the way for ZM to have a monster game.
Man, Murphy causes all hope to fade as a very catchable ball bounces off his body, through his hands, and DHB get all the blame. W.T.F? Seriously.
The problem with the game was clear as day – the defense needed to stop Houston’s run game and they kept failing. Thats really what it came down to.
It had very little to do with DHB – he just serves as your scapegoat every week. Its pretty ridiculous.
October 9th, 2010 at 6:51 am
In other news: Hue Jackson is the man!
We finally have a bonafide offense that scores POINTS and plenty of them.
The Raiders offense is currently ranked 9th in yds and 17th in pts. And best of all is its not a fluke!
This, even as 1.5 games out of 4 was saddled by inept QB play in JCamp.
October 9th, 2010 at 7:00 am
And for the record:
DHB 11/149 12.9ypc 0TDs
Crabdiva 11/139 12.6ypc 0TDs
Through 4 games (and 1 where DHB had groin issues) doesn’t look like Crabdiva is doing better accross the Bay …but hey, in this world of popular myth who is keeping track – hence no one even mentions the guy who THEY believe “should” have been the #7 pick.
October 9th, 2010 at 7:04 am
This is a marathon not a sprint. By next year DHB will surplant Crabdiva as the unquestioned most productive WR out of the two.
First year, Crabdiva seriosly outshined DHB. Second year, so far neck and neck. Third year will be for DHB. You can see the momentum. You can see it happening.
October 9th, 2010 at 7:05 am
GET RID OF THAT FAT GORILLA THAT IS CABLE, CANT STAND TO READ HIS BLAH,BLAH, BLAH,BLAH,BLAH, AND HIS SORRY ASSS O-LINE.
October 9th, 2010 at 7:11 am
I would say we have a chance to beat the dolts only if I had confidence that the defense can stop them. But I’m not so confident.
Maybe the move of TScott back to LB and shadowing the line; and MShaun getting more snaps at DE will make the difference. This is the lineup we saw most preseason. Maybe. Only Sunday will determine this
October 9th, 2010 at 7:30 am
It’s kind of funny that the slogan “Just Win Baby” is forever and indelibly etched on the Raiders image because that’s exactly what they need to do this weekend — Just Win Baby.
October 9th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Win or they are staring down the wrong end of a double-barreled shotgun again. A 1-4 start translates to a 3-13 (or best case) 4-12 finish. Reality sucks, yes?
October 9th, 2010 at 7:51 am
TerrapinRaider,
That was me that threw a critique DHB’s way.
1st: We can’t have starting receivers with 1 catch for 2 yards. That’s garbage…rookie or not.
2nd: I am not from the Bay Area. I could give a damn if Crabtree does better or worse than DHB. For me, its ONLY about DHB and if he’s helping this team.
3rd: Just clearing space is not his job. His job is to catch the ball and get yards. I have seen 1 game where he’s even contributed.
That’s not good enough. THe Raiders as a team is garbage because the team and the fans excuse this poor performance from WAAAAY too many players. Just like an earlier poster said….you want accountability, start taking away starting jobs.
DHB doesn’t have to dominate a game. Not expecting that from a rookie (which in my eyes he still is)….but he’s gotta contribute receptions and yards….not just decoy.
He’s holding back the offense when we are playing down a player…figuratively speaking
October 9th, 2010 at 7:51 am
You’re right Cable. Accountability! You need to be accountable for the poor development of players on the OL, not being able to get the refs to call time outs,your won loss record as a Head Coach, and all the other F-Ups you have caused this season.
Fire Cable!
October 9th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Cable accountable!!???
That’ll be the day, never has never will be. But as I said this fits exactly his part in this season’s tragedy. He will spin and spin to keep his job until the end of the season. He’s still is a lame duck coach with a bleak future as coach in the NFL.
The dolts players are taking this game as a bye, sure Rivers doesn’t care to call out and openly challenge Nnamdi and will probably expose him.
I think that the dolts will look to take out Gradkz early and then win it big and easy when Campbell plays. I can’t see how the Raider defense will be able to stop the dolts offense.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:11 am
DHB has improved dramatically from last year, but he was supposed to be our big-play threat, and he still has a goose-egg for his career on any deep passes.
I have been encouraged by his YAC this year. That shows a growing level of comfort, but right before Murphy’s drop last week, he wasn’t even ready for a pass that he was open on.
I put the throw on extreme slow-motion. Bruce did throw it a tad behind him, but DHB’s reaction to the ball was terrible, and it did still hit him in his elbow.
Any WR worth his salts who can get an elbow on the ball, has to catch it.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:33 am
“It’s not a matter of how we did this or what we called, or whatever this or that is.”
What the hell is that supposed to mean? And whatever that ‘JaCable-speak’ means it has no relation to the term ‘accountability’.
“It’s on all of us and we recognize that, and I think we take responsibility for it now.”
That they’re taking responsibility NOW is such a spin like “look RaiderNation, we’re righting the ship NOW, not all the 4 weeks of pre-season or 2 months of camp, we and i as coach didnt ever tell them about taking responsibility, we just went thru the motions not caring and not coaching EVEN THO i spent that whole time selling more press-conference BS about the Raiders are finally gonna be a hard-hitting team that makes playoffs etc etc.
“That’s really, really huge for us,”
Hate the way Cable talks, like he’s from the set of The Hills with all his “really really” and “like you know” babble.
“for this football team”
Is there a need to add this on? Babble.
“because it’s the first time in the four years I’ve been here where guys man up and say, hey, that’s on me.”
Again, what were you doing in those four years as a coach where players never took responsibility for anything? And doesn’t this just contradict your statement about how it’s not on any one person but on all of us?
“So that’s a good thing.”
No sheet?
“The next step is you can’t let it happen.’
That thing of how Raiders Training Camp lasts till about week 12 of the season before we start the right people, roster the right people, start preparing and coaching and playing like professionals. The NEXT step after all off-season, training camp, a month of pre-season, a month of regular season is now finally about TRYING to not have lackluster play/coaching?
October 9th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Fire Marshall and Waufle too! This Defense should be better than what it is. We have talent (Nnamdi, Seymour, Wimbley, McClain, DE/DT Houston, T Scott, etc…)
Hue Jackson is on thin ice too!
October 9th, 2010 at 8:36 am
JFB,
Deep threat or not….you gotta have catches. Your boy Gradkowski is trying to get DHB the ball…in fact, I think trying to get the ball to the receivers were the root causes of all the sacks and turnovers.
They don’t get open…..all DHB does is clear space. Name me one receiver who was known JUST for clearing space.
Gradkowski got the nod because he produced on the field and others didn’t.
Why is DHB on the field as a starter? Rotate him like Jhill said until he starts making catches.
For all the hate on JLH, the guy gets you 2 or 3 in limited time……
October 9th, 2010 at 8:39 am
GG,
Spot on! Accountability through taking away jobs. That’s what other teams do. Raiders baby these players and have limited competition in camp…just hand out jobs based on draft status or contracts or owner discretion…
Then they bust out during the season or whatever…and we still don’t have a solid lineup anywhere.
Thy have 8 months to prepare…well in the Raiders case its 10 months because the season is usually over by now.
GEt competente management
October 9th, 2010 at 8:40 am
I forgot to add John Henderson to my list.
This team is better than 1-3. Look at KC! Do they have a better QB, better RBs, better WRs, better Defense, or is it coaching?!?!
The answer is NO (they don’t have better talent), but they do have better coaching!
Upgrade from basic Cable, and lose the Waufle!
October 9th, 2010 at 8:42 am
I think most of the hate on JLH comes from his piss-poor punt returns and penchant for running the wrong routes and not finishing his routes sometimes.
But when focused, he may be our most polished WR, which is laughable considering my previous paragraph.
DHB, for all his speed and size, is not a deep-threat. You actually have to have made a play or three going deep to be any type of threat.
He is 0-for his career.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:42 am
JLH is a retard, but he can catch.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Raider O,
Coaching matters. Until the Raiders realize this, they are going to struggle.
What concerns me most going into a game is not the plodding performance of certain players…its the most likely probability that the opponent is going to have a much better game plan and be better prepared
October 9th, 2010 at 8:45 am
But JLH gets us a couple of catches in limited time.
I say start him. Have DHB rotate in the slot with Ford or something.
All I am looking for is 3 or 4 catches from the receiver. That’s all!
And right now, we aren’t getting that. And you aren’t winning games when your leading receiver has 1 or 2 catches….BTW, JLH was the leading “Wide Receiver” last week.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:45 am
I think it’s ridiculous that we have the highest paid team in the league, and yet Al Davis can’t even put a team together that can stop a team from having a 14 game winning streak against us.
It would seem logical that if you have the HIGHEST PAYROLL you would most likely have some of the best players, but noooooooooo, we have to sit here and beg, plead, and pray that we can beat a rival who doesn’t spend nearly as much.
Why if we have the HIGHEST PAYROLL in the league can we not be at the very least a .500 team?
You wouldn’t think the team that spends more $ on players than any other would suck this bad, and we have to sit here as a 61/2 point underdog at home to a team that isn’t even considered in the NFL elite.
This is nuts.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:50 am
SnB Off/Def/Spec…
Yeah, it’s so frustrating. It’s like the Raiders still think it’s 2004, only a year removed from a Super Bowl. While the rest of the league is in 2010. Things move so slow. The whole org seems to dawdle thru the weeks and months. Coaches/Al take forever to do anything. And it’s the same every season. By week 8 mathematically out of the playoff race, they then decide to TRY to start ATTEMPTING to do things, cutting players, addressing positions of need, etc.
Also, I think Cable is just trying to hang onto an NFL HC paycheck. Just towing the line and saying whatever spin to keep the Raider fans hopeful and deluded. It’s like he’s just the messenger, PCs rolling out all that fake enthusiasm of school camp pep-talks.
“we’re really really starting to attempt to turn a page now, it’s really really huge, for us, you know, like the football team, and us, you know the coaching staff, by that i mean we and us, and whatever it is that needs to be done we’re gonna get it done, that 40-3 blowout with 757 rushing yards and 47 sacks i dont understand, i mean we prepared all week, like you know, but i thought we hung in there and we’ll get back to the drawing boards and really really light this thing up, you know, this thing that is the Raiders you know.”
October 9th, 2010 at 8:50 am
-Murphy is the new TO. He will have 4-6 catches/ game, but he will have a few drops that will cost us.
-Chaz can’t stay healthy.
-DHB needs more time to develop. He was raw when we drafted him.
-JLH is a Retard, but he has great speed and good hands. He shouldn’t return punts!
-Ford is a rookie, but I like his potential.
-Miller the DB Killer needs to play, or we need to cut him.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Djohnnyg,
That’s a result of a lot of top 10 picks that don’t become Superstars but just guys.
It’s a result of overpaying to lure/keep free agents like Nnamdi, Seabass, Lechler, TK, CJ, Routt, Campbell, Seymour (franchise).
October 9th, 2010 at 8:54 am
GG,
My thoughts exactly. Being Raider head coach pays about $2M a year. I’ll run interference for $2M a year
October 9th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Raider O,
We just need a receiver to rope in 3 catches a game. Murphy catches some and spectacularly drops some…of course what do you expect from a 4th round pick thrusted into starting before he’s ready.
DHB? I am still waiting!
October 9th, 2010 at 8:56 am
SnB,
Well said bro.
Mr. Davis needs to hire a good HC (J Harbaugh, or bring Gruden back. This team would be perfect for him: Good RBs, 2 Vet QBs, and an OK Defense), and also add a guy like Bruce Allen.
October 9th, 2010 at 8:58 am
SnB,
Sanjay Lal!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 8:59 am
“we’re really really starting to attempt to turn a page now, it’s really really huge, for us, you know, like the football team, and us, you know the coaching staff, by that i mean we and us, and whatever it is that needs to be done we’re gonna get it done, that 40-3 blowout with 757 rushing yards and 47 sacks i dont understand, i mean we prepared all week, like you know, but i thought we hung in there and we’ll get back to the drawing boards and really really light this thing up, you know, this thing that is the Raiders you know.”
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Ha. Great Cable impression.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:00 am
DHB looks thicker this year. Looks about 5-10 lbs heavier than last year and a half step slower. Think it’s a combination of his body maturing and lots of lifting.
Still has world class speed, but somehow doesn’t seem to get separation. Needs to work on his routes, and be more sudden.
And of course, those hands still seem very shaky.
Yes, he’s improved, but there’s still a long way to go. He’s not a natural and is going to struggle until he can refine his game. Hopefully, if he’s working as hard as reported, it will eventually pay off.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Nick Miller is a great return man. Get over it.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:03 am
We have a young group of WRs, most (if not all) of them are still learning, so we help them by adding WRs coach Sanjay Lal.
Cable is an idiot, and Hue Jackson needs to improve his play calling.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Cable is both out of his depth and has no business being a HC, whilst also hog-tied by Al’s insistence on a range of stuff. So a HC, these no-names that Al likes to hire, are just shills, doing his bidding, putting on a PC-face of fake enthusiasm (like Al himself always does in PC’s with the “the fire burns bright in me, the desire to win, we’ll get this thing going again, just you wait and see, c’mon RaiderNation, buy this BS-spin and buy merchandise and tickets, this new playuh i signed he reminds me of Howie Long, you remember him don’t you RaiderNation, he was great, so get excited about this new Howie, and this new Plunkett, and this new Branch, i drop these names to get you all misty-eyed.”
These no-name coaches we have are just there to repeat all this BS every week about turning things around, getting back to the drawing boards, we’ll “fix this”, said week 1 thru to week 8-9 till we’re mathematically out of the race, try to blow air up the fans azzes.
Now the new talk is…”these fans, only 30,000 they’re not buying the 7 year old spin, they recognize there’s no accountability, so Tom, go out there and talk up about all this NEW accountability even tho everything you say will actually NOT show there’s any real accountability going on, either by the owner/gm, or the coaches or the players. No one loses their jobs, until my HC starts to lose the fans, starts to stray from the company line in PC’s and pinning the blame on the owner/gm’s ‘no accountability’ org.”
Now im babbling grr.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Nick Miller, The Roster Spot Killer needs to show us what he can do this week, or he should be cut.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Raiderman99,
DHB should not be starting if refining his game means we only get 1 catch a game….He’s gotta pull in at least 3…DAMN….
Gradkowski is targeting him way too much to come out of games with 1 catch…rookie or not.
If he’s struggling, which in my opinion he is, then rotate him in until he gets his game straight.
Just like you can’t win without stopping the run…you can’t win when you top receiver can’t get more than a catch for two yards….or no catches at all…..can’t win.
Need to iron this garbage out in camp.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Can we trade JaJason to the Cards or Bills please ?
They probably know he’s a useless turd, but they’re so desperate they just might give us the 4th we paid for him.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
3 catches a game = 48 catches a season…..
I’ll cut him a break…get me 2.5 per game
October 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Look at how we lost the last 2 games, and you will understand that coaching cost us those 2 games.
Don’t blame the kicker who missed 2 FGs, sweating like a research monkey, but blame the HC who had enough time to try to score a TD but called in the Kicker.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:15 am
249.RAIDERMAN99 Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Can we trade JaJason to the Cards or Bills please ?
They probably know he’s a useless turd, but they’re so desperate they just might give us the 4th we paid for him.
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No, unlike the Raiders, the Cardinals are going to play a young rookie with upside then waste the season with a journeyman.
Ryan Fitzpatrick is just as good Campbell so nothing there either
October 9th, 2010 at 9:17 am
I really really hate Cable. I cannot bear anymore of him. Either listening to him or seeing him ‘coach’ on the sideline.
Even tho he’s hog-tied to a certain extent, there’s still enough talent on this team to be better coached and perform better.
But then the same problem too of Al and his roster management and scouting. Al works best when he has someone contest him, therefore getting their way, doing things the non-Al way enough that it wins us more games, makes us more competitive, sees us getting that DT or OT instead of a fiftieth DB/WR.
Since Gruden got shipped out, it’s like Al gave up, dementia of extreme stubbornness and control. Like he doesn’t want a tough accountable self-thinking X&O coach.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:20 am
But yeah, in 2010, the thing that’s lacking is clearly the coaching, you’re spot on Raider O.
The games we’ve lost we got out-coached. That also includes pre-game preparation and roster management.
Special Teams, OL, WR, HC. Cheap labor of inexperienced no name coaches. And the HC is an idiot. The DC probably hog-tied.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Anyone want to trade Branch to the Colts? He may be useful to them because they lost Bob Sanders and Melvin Bullit.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:23 am
SNB, you’re right, he probably shouldn’t be starting.
It’s politics. He’s the highest paid WR and he’s going to start and we have to hope he gets better quick.
Let’s face it, JLH might be more polished right now, but he’s not exactly Jerry Rice either.
I don’t have a problem with rotating DHB in and out depending on the situation, but he’s got to be given playing time and a chance to develop.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:24 am
I am not trading Branch or anyone. The Raiders have to coach up these young players. Constant busts and reliance on veterans….tired of it.
Nope. Branch is the strong safety and Huff the Free.
Tell the fricken front 7 to stop someone.
Only in Raiderlamd do we blame the safeties for bad run defense
October 9th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Here’s the deal.
You can only get rid of Huff and Branch if you get rid of Tommy Kelly 1st!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Even tho they’d get shown up from time to time, i wouldnt mind seeing a Stevie Brown FS and Mike Mitchell SS combination.
We need OL, DT, LB help in constant waves for the next 2+ seasons of drafts and acquisitions.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:26 am
It seems like Branch is giving up atleast 1 TD a game though. Some said 3 vs Tenn, I saw 2 him give up two to Clayton against St Louis. Idk how he did in Houston though, and I think he was the one slow to react against Breaston on his TD.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:26 am
These comments are becoming completely irrational.
The offense scored 24pts! 24pts! And you guys are complaining about the offensive players?!?
The Texans scored 31pts! Thats why we lost the damn game! How many teams in the league scores over 30pts any given Sunday and lose!?!
This has almost NOTHING to do with DHB or the offense for that matter. They played a really good game but the DEFENSE could not get a stop to justify thier paychecks.
So why the hell all the attention is on offense? This board has become absolutely ludicrious.
YOU ALL ARE GRABBING FOR STRAWS!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:31 am
TerrapinRaider,
The Raiders are playing from behind in every game. I wonder how much of that 24pts was due to Houston playing off being up by 17 and all.
I am on DHB because I think he’s taking up a roster spot.
I’ve given up on the defense all together. Until the Raiders get serious about building a D-Line with a big run clogging NT and putting pressure on the QB without the same ole stuff….I don’t think the defense will be stopping ANYONE this year.
I hope and pray I am wrong.
As for the offense, they have to get started in the 1st QTR…not the 4th.
and DHB has to catch the damn ball. 3 receptions man! freekn 3 per game for a top 10 draft pick! No excuses!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:32 am
And to make a statement that DHB is not a deep threat is just down right ignorant.
(As a matter of fact, if Campbell was any good connecting to him deep he would have had 2 for what may have been TDs vs. Tennessee. Versus the Rams, Bruce went deep to him a number of times and you tell me he was not interferred with?)
The guy is a legit deep threat which is why coverage rolls his way plenty (and why ZMiller gets open underneath).
A “deep threat” works both ways: The obvious is you are a threat to score at any time on a deep route; the not so obvious is you make the defense play deep which opens up your players underneath. Don’t think ZM having a career day was a coincidence.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Raiders were tied 14-14 at halftime. The pts were not a reflection of Houston playing off. Com’on man, give credit where credit is due. Stop reaching for an argument.
I just don’t understand how you all can be so biased against one player for xyz things when the player right next to him is did the same thing and all you hear are crickets.
The bias is clear as day and really pitful.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:39 am
The ‘hope’ was lost when Murphy drop the ball not DHB. Murphy only had 1 catch; same for DHB and all you hear here is DHB. This sht is ridiculous.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:41 am
A very very very catchable ball at that!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:42 am
Terrapin,
I am sick and tired of the excuses for this football team. It doesn’t win because its poorly prepared, out schemed, and players rarely step up and play their role.
Outside of Zach Miller, DMAC and Nnamdi, the rest of the roster is playing to the record.
I am just looking for wins. If they don’t win. Then start keeping score of who is contributing and who is just wearing the uniform
October 9th, 2010 at 9:43 am
The problem with you people is you play too much Fantasy Football; where stats are all that matter.
The offense or the players on it were not the main culprit this game. Not even close. It was the defense clear as day. They couldn’t stop Houston. PERIOD!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Chargers Continue Streak in Drubbing of Raiders
A.P-
The San Diego Chargers got 333 yds. passing from Phillip Rivers and over 500 yards total offense Sunday in a 41-14 thumping of their division rival Oakland. In what has become an all too familiar storyline in games against the Raiders, the Chargers exploited Oakland’s 31st ranked run defense with Ryan Matthews scoring on runs of 34, 13, and an electrifying 89 yd. scamper that left would be tacklers in his wake.
No Ladainian Tomlinson?, no Vincent Jackson?, no problem for San Diego which extended it’s unbeaten streak against Oakland to an improbable 14 straight games.
“It’s frustrating you know” said defensive lineman Richard Seymour. “We really wanted to end this streak today, but we just didn’t get it done”. “Just like it’s kinda been all year, they basically did whatever they wanted against us”.
The Chargers took the opening kickoff and drove 60 yds. in a drive that culminated in Ryan Matthews first TD of the day, a 34 yd. run aorund left end for a quick 7-0 lead. After a 3 and out in the Raiders first possession, it was Rivers time to shine as he hit Antonio Gates in stride for a 57 yd. touchdown with Michael Huff covering to give the Chargers a 14-0 first quarter advantage.
The Raiders had an opportunity slip away in the 2nd quarter when a Shane Lechler punt was bobbled by Leganuu Nenee, and Oakland took over at the San Diego 12 yard line, but after 3 straight false start penalties and a holding call on Mario Henderson put the Raiders back to the 32 yd. line, The Raiders’ Sebastian Janokowski went wide right with his 47 yd. field goal attempt keeping the score at 14-0 midway throught the 2nd quarter.
San Diego would score again on a Ryan Matthews 13 yd. run up the middle to complete the first half scoring.
The Raiders showed life in the second half by taking the second half kickoff and moving down the field with quaterback Bruce Gradkowski engineering a drive that went 80 yds. in 13 plays, and culminating in a 4 yd. td pass to Zach Miller. The drive was helped substantially by a 45 yd. pass interference penalty and a 15 yd. roughing the passer penalty.
The Chargers would recieve the kickoff, and return the ball to the Raider 49 yd. line, and on the next play Rivers would find a streaking Nenee down the middle of the field for the touchdown and a 28-7 Charger lead.
After yet another 3 and out for the Raiders, SanDiego returned the punt to the Oakland 21 yd. line and added a field goal to go up 31-7. The Chargers would add anothe field goal after a Gradkowski sack and fumble set them up at the Oakland 22.
After another 3 and out for the Raiders on their next possession, the Chargers had the ball on their own 11 yd. line and handed the ball off to Matthews who take the ball up the middle and break through would be tackles by Rolando McClain and Michael Huff on his way to an 89 yard clincher to make the score 41-7. Matthews had a spectacular day, rushing just 18 times for 198 yds. and 3 td’s. “We just couldn’t contain him”, quipped Raider coach Tom Cable. “You gotta tip your hat to the Chargers. They dominated he line of scrimmage and kept us out of synch I guess the whole game” I had really hoped, you know, kinda of thought out there and things that we’d be able to stuff and do and things, that we, you know,would do some things that would help what we know we had to, you know things do and so forth”. “We’ll just have to regroup and look at some film you know, and see what we did and then see if we can fix this thing out there, and go forward you know”. Added Cable “I like some things we did out there today, but obviously, you know, it wasn’t enough today” “We’re 1-4 now. It’s not like it’s the end of the world”. “I told Seabass, after he missed that 31 yarder there in the second half, that hey, it happens. I kissed him on the cheek again and told him I love him and we’re gonna need him later on for the games later on in the season that matter”.
Asked if he feels the season is slipping away at 1-4 Cable responded ” No. I don’t think we feel that way at all. Hey, it’s still early you know. Anything can happen. I can tell you I know we are making progress on a lot of things; you know, getting better and things you know, and I think really, the hardest part is, you know getting over the hump, and we need to do that. I think we are strating to, you know, get closer to where we want to be as, you know, a team and things.”.
The Raiders added a Michael Bush TD run late in the fourth to round out the scoring.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:44 am
and God help this team if Zach and Nnamidi say see-ya when their contracts expire.
Step up!
I am trying to get with the team but damn…we have lineman that can’t block, receivers that either can’t or don’t catch, d-line that doesn’t do shhhhhh, safeties that don’t tackle and linebackers with questionable awareness.
Not one guy that just comes out and bosses up.
Where’s Kamerion Wimbley?
Damn!
Is it about winning…or are the Raiders like our kid’s Little League team where winning is nice but its more about having fun?
Just sick and tired. Show some damn backbone
October 9th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I’m out. This board is a freakin’ sham for intelligence.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Terrapin,
Its not fantasy football stat freeks. 1 f’n catch for 2 yards is unacceptable for a starting wide receiver. Unacceptable.
He’s got to do MUCH better if he’s going to start.
Show me another STARTING wide receiver who is known for just “clearing out” the middle but making few if any catches.
B.S! Catch the damn ball!
October 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Huff stinks.
Can’t tackle. Contrary to popular belief, he’s not good at coverage either. Always a step late in help. Never gets a pick. Sorry, he’s a scrub.
Looked like a clown in pre-season on Forte’s run in Chicago, and again last week. Those types of plays are backbreakers and inexcusable.
Considering the Raids have one of the highest payrolls in the NFL, with the least amount of production, it’s not too hard to see who isn’t earning his pay.
Huff is one.
TK is another.
Gallery is another.
DHB is another.
Seymour has his moments but isn’t worth what he gets paid.
I seem to remember Mario Henderson’s agent trying to get him 1st round money. LMAO.
We’ve got a squad full of unproductive fat-cats, and Huff is at the top of the list.
October 9th, 2010 at 9:49 am
djohnnyg Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Chargers Continue Streak in Drubbing of Raiders
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That is a magnificent effort! Perfect in every way to what typically happens too often every season for the last 7 seasons, how games pan out, and the typical JaCable-speak at the end was on the money. We’ve been hearing that sort of BS every defeat under Cable. Does anything he ever says resemble the game we just suffered thru?
October 9th, 2010 at 9:53 am
All I am asking is that players on this roster start contributing.
If every player would just play to half of their capability the team would be ok.
But we’ve got players contributing NOTHING in a game. NOTHING.
THe receivers = nothing last week
Front 7 = Nothing last week
special teams = nothing last week
and you wonder why the team is 1-3
October 9th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Youre completely right, SnB.
Terrapin is frustrated with us on the blog, there’s elements of truth in what he says. Yes it was all the D, the O fought hard etc, but our WR and OL play is abysmal on offense irrespective of how much better the O is performing.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:03 am
GG,
Sure the offense played ok. They fought and all that.
What would the offense had done if DHB and Murphy….especially Murphy, had hauled in a couple of more passess.
How many sacks and forced fumbles were due to Gradkowski waiting for these “receivers” to get separation against the worst pass defense at the time.
The Raiders were playing 2 men down on offense last week.
Not going to win with that.
As for the defense, the execuses for the Front 7 are all we’ve got….because once again the RAiders are 31st in run defense.
All these players and it still looks bad.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:11 am
snb why the fugg do u give murphy a pass when he put up the same numbers as dhb and lost the game dropping that pass?where the hell do u get this 3 receptions schit with dhb anyway? he has 11 so far and has been underthrown or overthrown on several deep passes by the HEART OF A LION guy. the bravehearts dont mention that. all this talk of dhb catchin with his elbows is stupid. the int grads threw in arizona was a bad pass that dhb had to dive backwards at and the db got his hands on the ball as well. dhb is still growin as this whole offense is. its a work in progress and u have no choice but to be patient.also no offense snb but u were the genius that said to cut dmc last year and now look at him.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:15 am
You said it right…the offense was handicapped with injured WRs, and a shoddy OL, but still almost beat the Texans relying solely on Miller and McFadden, but even in that, in the 2nd Half Texans adjustments, they stopped us on some important drives, then got a leg up rushing the ball. I thought the beat-down came in the 2nd half more than the 1st. You just cant be so predictable and lacking weaponry. The Texans poor defense eventually did enough to stifle the 1 real receiving threat we had.
So yeah, we were basically handicapped, under-manned, and under-schemed due to that and the lack of a vet WR and a better OL. We coulda beat them and easier otherwise.
As much as i DO like DHB, he’s still not starter material, he’ll get there, but we need a proven vet. And our OL pass-blocking is woeful, players out of position, lack of talent there, no depth, some of the starters back-ups on other teams.
The defense was pathetic. Missing Henderson. What difference a young legit franchise NT would do for our D. Our LBs are woeful tho.
What Jerry wondered about all training camp has been evident….these 3-4 OLBs we have playing Sam and Will, and even McClain, are all exposed in space. We need to put Groves and Wimbley at DE rotation with Shaughnessy, Scott, put Houston at UT behind Seymour, get a true young NT to start, and have Henderson backing him up. And then go find ourselves genuine 4-3 LBs.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:18 am
first both wrs were hurt which is what all of u fail to mention. second grads had dmc open for dumpoffs so thats where he should be going if the wrs arent open. u guys expect a team with all of this inexperience to just whip azz every game before theyre ready. we also have chaz hurt which would help in a big way. all of these guys on nfln told u last year how hard it is to have 2 rookie wrs playing at the same time and this is what u get. it would help if grads was more accurate throwing downfield. now the defense is who we should really be mad at.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:22 am
This game will be one of two kinds:
A. Despite player statements to the contrary, the Raiders are in fact losing confidence and the game will be more or less decided when the more disciplined, more organized Chargers dominate the line of scrimmage and establish and early lead. Result: Chargers win blowout.
B. Raiders come out with season-high intensity for a divisional foe and play like they did (was it last year?) in that game where the lost a close one but absolutely demolished the Chargers physically–sending several of them to the I.R., and maybe a few to the E.R. This time the Raiders prove they are just enough better than last year to pull off the upset at home. Result: Raiders win an ugly squeaker. Maybe SeaBass gets to be a hero.
Being a dranker myself, I’ll go ahead and say:
Raiders 20
Chargers 17
October 9th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Just on Murphy vs DHB
I think both of them are good and can/will get better. Murphy is clearly the more natural of the two. He makes things happen more. DHB HAS moved up a gear this season and WILL become a good regular threat year 3 or year 4. But for now, a healthy Murphy is more natural and more of a threat. We need a dependable vet possession receiver opposite him, with DHB, JLH subbing them and on multiple WR sets. That would work.
The OL needs to be priority #1 still.
Like a broken-record i propose something like…
LT: New recruit + Campbell back-up
LG: Gallery/Veldheer (Veld eventually starting, new recruit back-up).
C: New recruit + Satele back-up (for now)
RG: Walker (for now) + new recruit
RT: Barnes/Henderson (for now) but 2 new recruits here.
Emphasizing mainly that we need to draft/acquire 6-8 OL for next season and then about 2 every draft afterwards for a few years to ensure a high standard OL keeps getting upped in standard.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:28 am
gg we agree on the 3-4 lb stuff. groves and scott are situational pass rushers.we have guys out of position and i have a problem with trying to do 2 much 2 soon. we need to perfect our 4-3 defense and then get creative with all of the 34 hybrid d. kelly was a better de than dt.if i was to make the d i would go like this. de’s kelly/shawny dts sey/hendu lbs wimbley mcclain howard cb 21/ routt fs branch ss mitchell.
i saw huff on inside the nfl and he had no energy, fukk him. in this d every1 except 2 players are at their natural position. this lets people do what they do best while doin what they worst do best becuz its their natural position.since hendu is hurt i would activate heard to develope NOW and let branch play deep middle where he might be better suited. mitchell is physical and needs to be out there to generate some energy. we know huff isnt coming back next year so why keep wasting our time with him starting? 34/33 would gives us our most physical safety duo in a longtime.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Pretty quiet today guys
October 9th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Players out of position is something the bad Raiders teams have had going back over the years too. On offense and defense. Im not sure who is making these assessments and calls. McClain is a lame duck working beside Wimbley/Groves and behind two 3-tech DTs.
October 9th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Any of you guys know anything about Bakersfield?
In the running for a job there. Would mean moving from TX.
Just wanting to hear some about the place.
October 9th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I wouls say its hot as hell but you live in texas so your already use to it..
October 9th, 2010 at 11:05 am
*****would
October 9th, 2010 at 11:28 am
DHB is not a threat until he actually, you know, catches a deep pass.
DHB is as much as a deep threat as Tommy Kelly is a threat to stop the run, and Nick Miller is a threat to return kicks for touchdowns.
I like the kid, he is improving, but in the AZ game, when he did get interferred, the team was down 1 point, with a minute to go, and they let their third DB cover him with no safety help!!!
That tells me the team thought he was no threat, and he got bailed out on the PI call, because he stopped running in the middle of his route.
3rd and 16 last week, the Texans left him wide open at the end of the game.
Defensive co-ordinators probably spend about 1/10th the time game-planning for DHB as they do Zack Miller or our running-game.
October 9th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Raider75,
Hope the job represents at least a 10% increase in pay, going from no state income tax to 10% state income tax.
October 9th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Here’s Gradkowski’s commercial for Arnie’s Sports Bar in Toledo. He has autograph session’s there during the bye weeks.
http://vimeo.com/15582219
October 9th, 2010 at 11:52 am
I’ll say it again.
Nick Miller takes one to the house.
Nam gets a pick 6.
Offense scores 10 points.
FINAL: SD 21 OAK 24
Next we win our basically 3rd home game in a row against SF, we win in Denver as we always do, we get overconfident and lose against the Seagulls at home, but come back and win a close one vs KC. Go into bye at 5-4.
I feel it. GO RAIDERS!
October 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Any of you guys know anything about Bakersfield?
In the running for a job there. Would mean moving from TX.
Just wanting to hear some about the place.
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Its dusty. Not a very big night life not much to see neither. I got a few friends who are from there and they ran from that place like a bat out of Hell!! None of the less good luck to you it’s hard to get a job right now even if it is in Bakersfield
October 9th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Best thing about passing the Welcome to Bakersfield sign is the leaving Bakersfield sign is coming up soon. 1/2 way to Fresno.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Vegas conveniently leaves out how the QB has to get the ball to DHB so he can make a big play.On the PI he didn’t quit running,he was arm barred all the way down the field.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Bakersfield is just like Texas only there are mountains close by.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
“On the PI he didn’t quit running,he was arm barred all the way down the field.”
Not how I saw it. He’d quit on that route. Yes, he was interfered with, but he was shocked when the ball appeared.
Obviously he’s getting much better, but he still has a long way to go. The one thing he DOES do is try to get up field immediately–and that’s something only the better WRs seem to do. I like how’s he’s spinning quickly and trying to be physical.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
lefty12 Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Vegas conveniently leaves out how the QB has to get the ball to DHB so he can make a big play.On the PI he didn’t quit running,he was arm barred all the way down the field.
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He stopped running full-speed, be blind to it if you must.
The NFLN did a piece specifically on his inability to finish his routes and catch passes.
The kid is lost running deep with the ball in the air. He jumps when he doesn’t need to, sticks one arm out when he can use two, let’s balls hit elbows and forearms that any natural WR would never let happen.
Improvement yes. Miles still to go, yes.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
The FACTS are that when going deep to DHB, the only thing that has been successful is underthrowing the bal and hoping for contact and PI. He has yet to actually catch one ball.
We are talking over multiple QB’s, multiple offensive co-ordinators, going on multiple seasons and against a season full of different defenses.
When he makes a big catch down the field, I will be the first person applauding his progress.
October 9th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Tagret JLH and JFORD…when those 2 are on the field they catch the the ball…DHB should be a backup…
Nation 31 disc 24
October 9th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I dont like the writer but a good story to cheer up the Sat Boredom.
McClain fights his way to starting job
By Michael Silver, Yahoo! Sports
Oct 8, 11:05 am EDT
Quietly, with little fanfare, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain(notes) will be doing his part for the NFL’s top-ranked defense in a home game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon. And as much as I love chronicling the movements of the stars – like the guy who plays next to McClain, Ray Lewis(notes), who happens to be the best defensive player of his era – sometimes selfless players such as this third-year, undrafted free agent are the lifeblood of the sport.
Like Ravens teammate Michael Oher(notes), McClain took an unlikely path to the pros which required passion, perseverance and the overcoming of obstacles. In Hollywood pitch-meeting terms, think “The Blind Side” meets “The Pursuit of Happyness,” with a touch of the “Rocky” movies (which McClain ritualistically watches to get pumped up before games).
“My life has been one boxing match after another,” McClain says. “No matter what gets thrown at me, I keep fighting.”
Raised in north Philadelphia, McClain was a Golden Gloves fighter from the fourth grade on; local legend Joe Frazier gave him his first pair of boxing shorts. McClain’s father was incarcerated for much of Jameel’s childhood, and his family struggled with poverty. There were periods of homelessness, and for an extended stretch Jameel, his three siblings and his mother lived in a Salvation Army rescue shelter.
“You’d just have nights where food was a figment of your stomach’s imagination, where you would go to sleep hungry,” McClain recalls. “Having the same jeans weeks at a time, sharing a room at the shelter with strangers and having to be there by a certain time, worrying that people were going to come in your room after you were asleep and mess with you … there were some tough times.
“It’s not something I made public, not something I was comfortable talking about or sharing in conversation. I guess it would be embarrassing for anybody with pride, to know you don’t have a place you can call home.”
McClain took solace in small pleasures, such as the late-night doughnuts a local retailer would deliver to the shelter.
“They’d have leftovers at the end of the day, and they’d donate them instead of throwing them away,” he recalls. “I can still remember the smell – when the doughnuts came late at night, it was a big deal.”
Determined to improve his circumstances, McClain pushed himself athletically and academically, earning a scholarship to Syracuse, where he was a standout defensive end. His disappointment about being passed over in the NFL draft gave way to excitement about the prospect of joining “the defense I’ve always dreamed of playing for.”
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, who saw McClain as a prototypical inside linebacker in then-coordinator Rex Ryan’s scheme, pursued him aggressively as a free agent immediately after the draft.
[Blog: Did Ravens eject couple for kissing?]
“Actually, 32 teams passed on me,” McClain says, “but the Ravens gave me the opportunity to come in and show what I could do. They expressed a lot of interest. From what I heard, it was rare for a free agent to get the GM, coach and linebackers coach all calling and saying, ‘We want you here. We know you’re our type of player.’
“Baltimore was clearly the choice. I played the game the same way they played it, so to me it was a no-brainer. Their demeanor fit my style. I play till the whistle is blown and the play is done, completely, and I don’t back off.”
McClain beat the odds and made the team as a rookie. He then made an immediate impact, recording two safeties, a blocked punt, two-and-a-half sacks and 17 special-teams tackles. The 6-foot-1, 250-pounder had 33 special-teams tackles in ’09 and another 29 stops on defense, along with a forced fumble.
McClain listens to Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
(Geoff Burke/US Presswire)
This past summer, he took his game to another level by winning a training-camp competition with incumbent Dannell Ellerbe(notes) and former third-round pick Tavares Gooden(notes) to become the starter next to Lewis at inside linebacker. McClain has 25 tackles and a pass defended and is holding his own in a defensive unit allowing a league-low 235.8 yards per game.
He’s also making a point of spending off days in the community speaking at shelters – he volunteers for the Salvation Army, among other organizations – and counseling at-risk children.
He has no patience for politicians who talk about slashing social services as a means of freeing up funds: “It’s people speaking on things that they don’t know anything about. To them, you exist only in their imagination, so when they talk about cutting those services, you’re not really real and they don’t have to consider the effect it will have on you.”
McClain lives a relatively modest lifestyle because, he says, “I’m trying to be in a position so I never again have to go through what I went through as a kid.”
He does allow himself a few luxuries, such as a robust collection of jeans – “enough pairs that I can’t count ‘em all in my head.”
There is one guilty pleasure, however, that McClain is happy to resist.
“I don’t like doughnuts too much now,” he says. “I couldn’t even tell you the last time I had one.”
His stomach is no longer rumbling, but rest assured he still plays hungry.
October 9th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Put the guys in who actually make plays sit the scholarships….
Out…
October 9th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
we need to go with j. campbell too put up some wins up
October 9th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Beach Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
EMRaiders Says:
October 8th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Nick Miller brings takes one to the house.
Nam gets a pick 6.
Offense scores 10 points.
Final SD 21 Oak 24
Then we beat SF and Den, lose against Sea but win vs KC. Go into bye 5-4.
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EM, I used to believe like this. I’m just hoping we’re still in the SD game at the half.
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I predicted this in this blog 3weeks ago
an I still believe
October 9th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
ne1 know whats up with the cal game??
October 9th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT
# KoolKell Says:
Art Shell’s career coaching record of 49-47 is a lot better than a lot of Raider coaches.
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WTF, Kell???
Aren’t you the same guy who won’t give Al credit for his career record? Of course you are.
You know…how the ONLY record that matters is that of the recent past…and how his overall record (pretty amazing, actually) means nothing?
The great Raider Art Shell was never a great HEAD coach, and his second stint as such was an unmitigated disaster by ALL accounts.
Yet, his overall record as HC keeps him from your criticism? Good for Art, but not good for Al??
KK — You’re not the only one in here…but, you’ve certainly earned your all-star membership in the MEGA-HYPOCRITE CLUB. Congrats!!!
MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT MEGA-HYPOCRITE ALERT
October 9th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Mista — Besides your obvious race-based, race-laced comments…you lose ALL credibility in any football discussion where you state something this ridiculous:
Mistabr0wn Says:
(re: Art Shell)
He was a great player not sure he is HOF material but he was a great lineman…
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Art Shell was one of the greatest O-linemen of all time, on what is STILL regarded throughout professional football as one of the greatest O-lines of all time, if not THE greatest.
The great Art Shell’s sideline demeanor, and record as a HC have nothing to do with his proven dominance on the field.
October 9th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
GET WR DEVIN THOMAS NOW!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I’m not proclaiming DHB a great WR,but for him to catch a bomb the QB has to get him the ball and as of yet,none of he guys we have playing the position have done it.Also,WRs don’t just run as fast as they can every pattern.On the PI he ran,let up,then turned it on which caused the DB to stick out his arm to impede the WR from running past him thereby forcing the official to call PI.It is often called a hitch and go.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
lefty12, just about everyone on here saw that dhb didnt even think the pass was going his way until he saw the ball go up in the air. Let’s not spin it any other way then what we saw on film.
DHB is an athlete trying to be a football player. Murphy is a natural football player. They should throw short hitches to dhb and let him run with it. The raiders are stupid to never even bothered with this. Look at his Maryland hilites and you can see how they used him.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
JC has had trouble getting wins his entire career and couldnt do it with the Raiders yet you think he’ll magically get wins for us. Did you not even watch Tenn and Rams game?
October 9th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Go back to the Rams game and see how they threw short to dhb and he fought off tacklers as he made extra yds.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
dhb has been open deep and only once did he have a catchable ball HE dropped. the others have been underthrown allowing the defender to get his hands in there. maryland actually threw the ball downfield to him and he caught it. both he and grads have to work their timing down to get better.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
# La Milicia Negra Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
GET WR DEVIN THOMAS NOW!!!!!!
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lol. why?
October 9th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
cal whippin ucla just as i thought. vereen is an animal. runs just as hard and tough as ingram but of course the media wont see it that way. dude can catch down the field like a wr and has really good patience. like mohamed at olb 2. might be worth takin a look at him next year as we begin to get some real olbs.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I have more confidence that DHB can take a short pass, break a few tackles (something he has proven he can do) and take it to the house, than make a play on a deep pass over a defender.
Until I see otherwise, that’s my stance.
I hope he proves me wrong (or right on the short pass thing lol).
October 9th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
AIG,no disrespect,but I watched that play at least 5 times and I didn’t see it that way at all.Just because almost everyone on here says something doesn’t make it so.There are a lot of biases on here.Many times someone will make a claim and others will agree because they don’t like the player.I’ve read comments where people will agree with a statement about a play and then they will admit they didn’t even see the game.You should really understand that after the anti Grad crap that has been going on.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
That WR for South Carolina (Jeffries I believe) looked really good in the first half.
Not sure what his draft prospects are, but 6′4 with what looked like great hands.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Armond,Cal is kicking booty because they got that early lead.Reilly flat out sucks if he has to play from behind but is great with a lead.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
DHB clearly didn’t run the entire route at full-speed.
Now whether it was intentional or not, I don’t think any one on here can say for sure, so we can just leave it at that.
Either way, that damn kicker should have made it and we could be playing our most important week 5 game in years.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
lefty i cant stand reilly. thought he would be much better by now.they dont even bother throwin much today cuz that running game is bailing him out. he took a few sacks he didnt have to take and he under threw vereen on that wheel route. shouldve been a td but a routine catch and run instead. that aside i figured they would whip ucla.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Armond,I had doubts because of Reilly.I can’t stand him either.You never know what you’ll get from him.
October 9th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Glen Coffee Arrested for ‘Cocked’ Pistol32
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FanHouse Staff
Glen Coffee, the 23-year-old former 49er running back who retired suddenly this offseason, was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm. The charge is a 3rd degree felony.
Police in Fort Walton Beach, Fla — where Coffee went to high school — stopped Coffee early Friday morning for speeding before noticing the car had no insurance or registration. Before having the car towed, cops did a search and found a “black 380 SIG Sauer automatic pistol.”
According to the police report, “The pistol was recovered with the hammer ‘cocked’ to the rear. It was located in the center … readily accessible to Coffee.”
Ironically, Coffee cited religion as the reason for retiring: “Actually when I look back I feel I never should have entered the draft in the first place. Football was no longer my dream. I found Christ in college. It changed my views on everything. But I still was a football player because it was expected of me, it was something I did all my life. I was basically wasting the [49ers'] time.
“His will, I felt, wasn’t football. I felt like I forced football because everyone expected me to play football. He told me a long time ago to walk away from the game.”
Before retiring, Coffee was having a solid training camp in his second season. Coach Mike Singletary praised his effort.
Coffee, the 49ers’ third-round pick in 2009 out of Alabama, ran for 226 yards and one touchdown in his rookie year.
October 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Lets sign Devin Thomas and let him return kicks
October 9th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Raider75 Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
# La Milicia Negra Says:
October 9th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
GET WR DEVIN THOMAS NOW!!!!!!
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lol. why?
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He averaged 28 yards a kick return thats why lol
October 9th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
damn akeem ayers lookin real good in this game too.
October 9th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Hows Keenan Allen playin today???
October 9th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
I like the freshman WR-#21-Allen.Too bad the QB can’t get him the ball.He is always open.
October 10th, 2010 at 1:38 am
I think Keenan Allen is the real deal, but like Cable HC has to have him go thru the rookie baptism. CAL has a bunch of good w/o this year but I think Allen is great on YAC. HC should try to use him more. He was there to bail out the QB today. I am sure may start going back to him.