If game were today, it’d be Boller
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 3:53 pm in Oakland Raiders.
News, notes and quotes Thursday as the Raiders prepare to face the Denver Broncos:
— Nothing definitive, but it’s beginning to look like Kyle Boller will get the start Sunday when the Raiders visit the Broncos at Invesco Field.
Boller and Jason Campbell got the first-team work, and although Cable is already on record as saying Campbell starts if he’s healthy, the fact is he’s not healthy.
With his present level of mobility and pain, Campbell, Cable said, would not be able to play if the game were held today.
“He could go back, call plays and throw it but to be able to run and do the things he’s got to be able todo, it’d be pretty iffy,’’ Cable said.
Cable said Gradkowski is feeling better, but said he still hasn’t cut loose in terms of throwing the ball.
– Cable on the availability of Darren McFadden: “I think we’re close. He feels like he can cut it loose yesterday and today so I hope so.’’
– Although it hasn’t happened during periods of media availability, Cable said wide receiver Chaz Schilens, who had minor knee surgery approximately two months ago, is making some progress.
“He is on the field, working now, there’s no running, nothing quick twitch or anything like that, just trying to get him back on his feet,’’ Cable said.
— Linebacker Travis Goethel will be relieved to know Cable publicly acknowledged the minor back surgery which has sidelined the rookie since the start of the regular season.
Goethel had a “discectomy,’’ a procedure which a small portion of disc is removed in a non-invasive opearation similar to an arthroscope.
Cable said he could be ready to play as early as next week.
– Campbell, Gradkowski, McFadden, Goethel, running back Michael Bennett (hamstring), and SS Tyvon Branch (back) all had limited participation.
Those who didn’t practice were Schilens, John Henderson (stress fracture) and Thomas Howard did not practice.
– Defensive coordinator John Marshall, when asked if Denver’s passing offense resembled anything the Raiders had faced this year, named the San Diego Chargers.
The same Chargers who racked up 290 yards by halftime against the Raiders on the right arm of Philip Rivers and looked to be headed for Norm Van Brocklin’s 59-year-old record of 554 yards passing until coach Norv Turner decided it was time to run some clock.
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels is pledging an undying commitment to the run, but based on Denver’s league-worst 2.7 yards per carry and the sizable holes in the Oakland pass defense, it’s conceivable he’ll Kyle Orton will have his arm packed in ice Sunday night.
Of course, once San Diego’s momentum was stalled by Turner as well as two lengthy Raiders drives, Marshall sent the house at Rivers and ended up with a game-clinching 64-yard fumble return by Tyvon Branch, courtesy of a sack-fumble caused by a blitzing Michael Huff.
Marshall called those blitzes _ five in succession _ when backed into a corner.
“I’ll tell you what, that was a situation thing,’’ Marshall said. “We could not allow them to get in field goal range. When you get to a certain part of the field, you’ve got to go. And it was working, and it was fun to call. I’d much rather be calling that kind of game, just kind of dial ‘em up, like a Rolodex, `Oh, yeah, let’s run this one.’ ‘’
The idea was advanced to Marshall, (OK, it was me), that he could indeed blitz more often. It’s his call.
“Sure you could,’’ Marshall said. “But you’ve got a chance for a big play popping, in going after him in normal situations, first down, or second down . . . but hey, your thought process isn’t wrong. My wife, my daughters said, `Dad, why weren’t you doing that the whole game?’ ‘’
— Orton gets the ball out quickly in a rhythm passing game which is almost impossible to stop without disrupting his timing.
“If he gets his read and he gets the ball out quick, he’s like any quarterback, they get pressure, and that kind of thing, whether by a four man rush or designed pressure, they don’t do quite as well,’’ Marshall said. ` He does a good job. He really does. If he doesn’t pressure he’s going to complete some balls.’’
Defensive tackle Tommy Kelly called the Raiders pass rush “decent, but not good enough’’ and said it’s been discussed this week.
“We’ve got to get home a little more often,’’ Kelly said. “It’s going to come. You just can’t lose patience and get frustrated with how everything’s been going. You’ve got to keep hammering that nail in and hopefully we’ll get it going.’’
— Marshall said he’s pleased with the progress of middle linebacker Rolando McClain and was asked if he was surprised if the rookie hadn’t had a hand in any turnovers through six games.
“Yeah, and I kind of point that out to him once in awhile,’’ Marshall said. “I mean, a first-rounder has got to have impact, right?’’
— Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said he has revisted the call sheet for the 49ers game and while went through the natural process of second-guessing some calls, had more problem with the execution than the play-calling.
When it was suggested that the Raiders went into the game with a run-heavy game plan and then had no answers when they couldn’t run, Jackson said, “I think we had answers. The execution wasn’t up to what it had been the last five weeks. That’s disappointing on all levels . . . there was no phase of the offense that particular day I was happy about.’’
— After Campbell did some good things with his feet to keep plays alive during the first two drives of the 49ers game which resulted in field goals, Jackson had this to say about why the quarterback’s play dropped off so dramatically.
“I think that’s in any situation where you have those opportunities and then you don’t cash them in. It’s like anything,’’ Jackson said. “You start pressing a little bit. I thought maybe the whole offense and that feeling of just wanting to do it and get it done and win the game and knew that boy, we’ve got to nail one of these opportunities, sometimes you press just a little bit more than what you should.’’
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October 21st, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Last
October 21st, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Second, but first in overall knowledge.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:55 pm
If game were today,..we`d be losing.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I went to college,..but drank heavy the entire four years,…was fun, didnt learn anything,..current boss doesnt know I have a degree,..just sayin.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Obviously.
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The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I have no idea, Norco.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Sopranos slow start? I dunno. It started off good, imo. Right when Tony’s telling Melfi about the mafia falling apart, and she thinks he’s talking about America. Set the tone for the show’s ironic style.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:57 pm
I jusr saw some season one episodes,..first season sucked.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Nothing like an oxymoron from a moron. You have no idea and yet first in knowledge…lmao
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The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Second, but first in overall knowledge.
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The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I have no idea, Norco.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:58 pm
MR,..ya dig my halloween outfit?…luxury suite 43 can see me from where they sit,..hope they look.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I don’t think so, Norco. First two seasons of the Sopranos was the best. After that they just started getting desperate and going into all of the side plots with Tony’s immediate family. The last season was solid, though. With a lot of the main characters’ demises.
October 21st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
It will be Boller if today and on Sunday.
The end
October 21st, 2010 at 4:00 pm
did they sell out
October 21st, 2010 at 4:00 pm
I’ll look for ya, Bob. Too bad I didn’t catch you with Brien on Sunday. He was having fun.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I dont know,..didnt like final year,..liked middles years I guess,…never liked any of the Dr Melfi crap…she brought show down.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I wasnt there.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Nice, even Marshall’s wife & daughters are questioning him.
“Sure you could,’’ Marshall said. “But you’ve got a chance for a big play popping, in going after him in normal situations, first down, or second down . . . but hey, your thought process isn’t wrong. My wife, my daughters said, `Dad, why weren’t you doing that the whole game”
October 21st, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Oh god…boller is # 3 for a reason…we are in trouble if we have to pass to win.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:02 pm
A lot of the stuff with Melfi was deep. There was a lot more going in that show than mafia stories. They were using the sessions with Melfi to basically mock all of society today. You just have to pay attention to it.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
This ticket broker from Roseville just emailed me,…will trade me my row 1 Colts seats for a pair of bleacher seats to world series,..Im all over it.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Did who sellout? The game is in Denver!
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Carnitas Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:00 pm
did they sell out
October 21st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I didnt like her,..only good episode was when she got raped and assaulted by that dude that had that fast food job.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Employee of the month, I think was the episode.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
A.B = B.S
WTF are you talking about ?
October 21st, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Probably hard to follow with your attention span, Bob. I understand. A lot of people just watched Sopranos for the action.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Thats why I watched it,..not into getting “deep”…my fave character was Paulie Walnuts.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Norco Bob Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 3:50 pm
By the way MR,..Iv changed my mind on Boardwalk Empire,..I now think its awesome,..slow start, but remembering back, so was The Sopranos,..this new show is great,..that scene when that dude carved up that hookers face,..wow,..looked real. Great show.
Norco Bob Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I didnt like her,..only good episode was when she got raped and assaulted by that dude that had that fast food job.
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We learned a lot about Norco Bob today. And, it is very disturbing.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
As you know I love the blackouts, however Im bummed the Halloween game wont be on tv locally,..want my Chucky message to get out,..but sadly only the fans there will see it,..and sellout Papa wont bring it up on the radio if someone points it out to him.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Bob, believe me, considering your comments here, you don’t have to explain to me that Tony’s conversations with Melfi were a little too advanced for you.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Lol,..yes you did Paine…what, you find that odd I enjoyed those scenes?…
October 21st, 2010 at 4:09 pm
This is ridiculous. Did the writers say this or is it your demented & tweaked view of the world shining through?
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The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:02 pm
They were using the sessions with Melfi to basically mock all of society today.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Got to wear black sleeveless sweater and white dress shirt to go Chucky style. That and the chucky mask would be perfect. Need the visor, too.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Kidd,..geez, that sounds pretty good! I grow my own grass though,..in Arcata,…the very best,..come to my tailgate,..you will confirm.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:11 pm
—”Wade Phillips has somehow only won a single playoff game despite having only one losing season in eight complete seasons. (He went 7-9 in 1994 in Denver.) His career record is 82-58.”—
—”That’s pretty impressive overall, but you boil it down the winning percentage and it’s a little better than 9-7 for a season. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, that seems to be Phillips’ fate.”—
—”He’s a great coach to have if you want to go 9-7.”—
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lets hire fat Wade, and fire him in a few years time when we are used to be a winning season kinda team…
October 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Oh I have several pics of him,..I will have it down perfectly,…might have a little sign,..like,..”Mr Davis, all you have to do is call…”…Im doing my best for his return,..its all that matters to me anymore with regards to the Raiders,..the wins and losses are meaningless,..until hes back I wont be happy.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:15 pm
How bout this for a sign, Bob:
“How’s that kicker working out?”
October 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I almost got tossed my security prior to Charger game,..about noon I was all over him,…called him a choker multiple times,..loud,…he was 25 feet away,..Shane asked me to stop,…security threatened to throw me out,..I cited free speach,..I never cussed at all,…Oakland PD told security guy I was not saying anything to get tossed…seabass sucks,..period.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Bob, have you seen V for Vendetta? You should by Chucky masks for everyone and pass them them out at the game.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I don’t see Gruden ever coming back. He’s payed some provocative lip service to it the past couple of years, but I don’t think he’d follow through. I couldn’t see him demanding anything less than he wanted the last time he was here. Complete control of final roster, to be paid amongst the best coaches in the league.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Norco Bob Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
.Shane asked me to stop,
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LOL. Even if you are lying you’re a good story teller. Like your style, Bob.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:19 pm
I yelled at seabass, loud and clear,..when he choked in Arizona it changed season permanently.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Dude,..Im in section 128,..they come out right in front of us in pregame drills,..first ones on field,..practicing field goals,..all in north endzone take shots at him during that time.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Well,..maybe a 2-14 season, old Al will give him what he wants,..if thats the price, Im all for 2-14.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Of course you admire a good lie you spend hours a day perfecting the craft in here.
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The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:19 pm
LOL. Even if you are lying you’re a good story teller. Like your style, Bob.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Facebook isnt private. Nobody is a member of Facebook to be private. I have never been to the Galleria…Im old school,..Sunrise Mall.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Bob, you rooting for the team to lose right now, so they’ll bottom out, clean house?
October 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Why is it so hard to imagine seabass getting taunted in the north endzone in pregame drills?…been goin on since 2000,..its a game day event,..he hears it every home game from endzone fans during drills.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Yes I am MR,..absolutely.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
If he had his facebook settings to friends only, and his page is being sashayed all over the news, that’s messed up. JMO.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Bob, I believe you. Just said that even if you were making up the part about Shane defending him, it would be a good story. Sounds like something right out of Major League, except football in this case. Just a funny visual.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Blame one of his Facebook friends for allowing it then.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Won’t matter if Boller’s in there cause Denver’s gonna get their run game going with Scott as DE.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I wonder if Boller lets his wife go to home games?
October 21st, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Lol,..believe it or not,..Shane gave me gesture to shut up,..I didnt…the gesture was the shush one,..index finger in front of lips,…most other fans were waaaay more on him then me…Seabass usually smiles throughout it.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
MR, the media has no ethics anymore.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Media?…ethics?…lol…nice one.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
LOL. If Shane gave you the “shush” gesture, he must have wanted you to heckle Jano more. Does he think any football fan in the world is going to shut up because a punter gestures them to do so while in team warmups? My god. It’s like a baseball hitter on a visiting team having the PA announcer ask the crowd for silence while he concentrates on the pitches.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
face book is a covert nsa data mining operation.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
so is this blog
October 21st, 2010 at 4:32 pm
I have, I think,..about 5 Raiders on my friends list,..one no longer a Raider though.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:34 pm
I also yelled at Shane too much golf in Napa and not enough practicing….those two are famous for golfing daily in Napa, during camp.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Out of the 355,..lets see,..few Raiders, A`s,…1 warrior…had a King for a while…alot of local Sac sports people, writers,…etc.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Yes he is.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:42 pm
We don’t miss you, Dumbya.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Well,..I dont think that,…first of all, FB isnt a very secure sight,..you shouldnt put anything there you dont want out anyway,..its a networking sight,..for alot of baloney,…they arent delving into anything really,..just facebook,..bfd.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I think 1140 hired him to save money. Probably planned it all along. Instead of paying actual talent for the nightime slot, let’s just hire whatever geek calls in the most and sounds somewhat coherent.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:44 pm
We have an idiot DC who doesn’t know he should be blitzing.
Blitzing creates turnovers.
Turnovers win games.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Oh ya, he also took me off his Twitter followers list.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:46 pm
18.mistic1 Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Oh god…boller is # 3 for a reason…we are in trouble if we have to pass to win.
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Boller is # 3 according to the ranking of the Raiders coaching staff.
Since when have the Raiders staff EVER known how to assess talent correctly?
October 21st, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I’ve never listened to Dave for more than 5 minutes at a time. He’s really boring. I think they hired him to save money.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:49 pm
phils giants its raining in sf
October 21st, 2010 at 4:49 pm
So does Marshall actually watch tape?
We’ve been getting torched by big plays repeatedly blitzing or not. Maybe a blitz here or there to disrupt a QBs timing or knock him a bit silly is a GOOD idea?
Might even get a big play for us….
October 21st, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Im out,..stopping off at Louie`s, on Mather/50 for the Giants game before heading up the hill,..pop on in MR,..have a few. Cya!
October 21st, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Boller’s the best thing going if Grads is hurt. His wife is nice to look at, too. Not much of a brain, though. Just hit mute when she starts talking, and Prejean’s perfect.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I just want to see what Kyle Boller has to offer because and put him inthe mix of options that we have in case we really need him for a stretch. I really think he has something to offer based on how he threw the ball in preeaseason forget who it was against he threw the ball very well.
He has had a chance to watch the other 2 guy’s do well and do poorly he knows the players on the team and may know this offense better than the other two. Since I think Hue was his QB coach he may have a different comfordt level with him calling plays. The offense is very similar to Cam Cameron’s so who knows he may have even better success than the other two.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:25 pm
tj, do you have any still photos of DHB ?
October 21st, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Well, we know Campbell is useless. Boller can’t be worse. If by a long shot he turns out to be, put Campbell in. But have a look at Campbell’s stats vs. SF to consider if it’s even possible.
I say the QB depth chart is indisputably:
1) Grads
2) Boller
3) Lechler
4) Gallery
5) Fat Kidd
6) Campbell
October 21st, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Paulie Walnuts had a knife in Tony’s back the whole time, but it really surprised me that it was him that was responsible for Tony getting whacked in the end.
Easy to see in hindsight, but not so much while it’s all going on. Guess I wouldn’t make it in that line of work.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:29 pm
You interpret the ending as Tony getting whacked? Show creator David Chase says he wasn’t.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
RMR,
Didn’t know that. Yeah, that’s the way I saw it. Did you see it differently?
October 21st, 2010 at 5:32 pm
I think Sopranos left the plot open for a movie. I think Chase wanted to close it up in the series finale, but HBO made him keep it open ended.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Campbell “not being able to run, and do the stuff he needs to.”
Is Cablespeak for: “He’ll really get creamed out there with our crappy line, if he can’t run for his life.”
If memory serves me, Boiler isn’t very fleet of foot either. Shane better keep his arm limber and loose…
October 21st, 2010 at 5:34 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Well, we know Campbell is useless. Boller can’t be worse. If by a long shot he turns out to be, put Campbell in. But have a look at Campbell’s stats vs. SF to consider if it’s even possible.
I say the QB depth chart is indisputably:
1) Grads
2) Boller
3) Lechler
4) Gallery
5) Fat Kidd
6) Campbell
………………im ahead of gallery he could carry my pads
October 21st, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I think they told Chase to keep Tony alive, to permanently keep the possibility of a movie open, but Chase did the blackout scene at the end to let the fans know that he’s dead. And of course, when talking about it, he toes the company line because HBO could probably sue him if he said Tony’s dead, etc. Gandolfini and Falco would never do a movie without Chase. So it’s likely to never happen. But HBO is probably offering them everything in the world.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Interesting. It just seemed so final, like one minute you’re having dinner with the family and everything is cool, and the next minute… darkness.
Didn’t know Chase said that about the ending.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm
they should have a nfl team from south dakota with swastikas on their helmets.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:41 pm
— Nothing definitive, but it’s beginning to look like Kyle Boller will get the start Sunday when the Raiders visit the Broncos at Invesco Field.
This could be the start of a great story. Former Cal Bear, NFL castoff… We love Bruce for his heart but he’s injury prone and his arm strength is questionable, Campbell has all the talent but not the fire and or maybe not the intelligence, Boller has the intangibles and maybe this is the right situation at the right time of his career to show he has the fight, smarts and leadership as well. LET’S GO BOLLER!
October 21st, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Be careful, Fat Kidd. Dakota’s lawyer’s going to read all of this. He just has to learn how to read first.
October 21st, 2010 at 5:46 pm
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October 21st, 2010 at 5:46 pm
phils 3 sf 1 3rd inning
October 21st, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Don’t bring up Watergate. Dakota still thinks Woodward and Bernstein were operatives for Arafat’s PLO. Don’t get him going.
October 21st, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Wow.
Jackson and Marshall better get their acts together….pronto. Marhsall needs to blitz more from the outside and disguise blitzes better and Hue needs to call more aggressive plays inside the red zone.
They always blame it on execution instead of their own TERRIBLE play calls in certain situations.
Cable makes excuses all to often also.
October 21st, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Preview for the game this Sunday. If we can’t stop the Donkey’s run game then call the year a wrap.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/oakland-raiders/09000d5d81b816f4/Week-7-Raiders-vs-Broncos-Preview
October 21st, 2010 at 6:12 pm
What if they don’t execute the more aggressive plays then who’s fault is it.?
October 21st, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Not a lot of Farve bashing here either by the holier than thou crowd.
October 21st, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I wonder if Boeller knows the plays?
October 21st, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Why would we bash Favre, Kell?
October 21st, 2010 at 6:44 pm
What’s the book on Boeller?
Anyone know what we can expect?
October 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Raiders secondary caught zoning out
October 21 San Francisco Chronicle “The Raiders pride themselves on man-to-man defense; they have for many years. In cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, they have one of the best cover men in the league.
So, what was 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree doing running free and hauling in the go-ahead 32-yard touchdown against a zone defense Sunday? Especially when Asomugha successfully had blanketed him before that play at the end of the third quarter.
“I don’t know what they were trying to do,” San Francisco coach Mike Singletary said.
Well, the Raiders try to mix in a little zone, especially when opposing teams get closer to the goal line. It just looks bad when a shallow cross pattern takes defenders with it, and Crabtree gets to the open spot downfield before cornerback Chris Johnson does.
“Certainly, after the play, you sit there and say, ‘Man, I wish we were playing man there,’ ” Raiders coach Tom Cable said. “But that’s an easy check and it’s an easy read. You just have to get to the post as a secondary player. It’s not a difficult thing but we didn’t do it.”
Asomugha said it was a play the team had practiced all week. Just like it did before the Arizona game Sept. 26. Asomugha shut down receiver Larry Fitzgerald, but watched Fitzgerald sit down in a zone for an easy 8-yard touchdown catch.”
October 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
I don’t have a ton of faith in Boller. I’ve seen him throw some atrocious passes before. But behind this o-line I’ll take him over Campbell because of his athleticism and mobility and, just as important, I don’t think he’ll be so scared to throw the ball downfield.
October 21st, 2010 at 6:57 pm
J Hill Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 6:44 pm
What’s the book on Boeller?
Anyone know what we can expect?
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The good: Big arm. Pretty good mobility. Looks the part.
The bad: Not very accurate; Doesn’t always make great decisions; Like Campbell was a 1st-round pick who’s had several chances to make it but hasn’t done enough to deserve a starting role at this point.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Chris In NY Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
I don’t have a ton of faith in Boller. I’ve seen him throw some atrocious passes before. But behind this o-line I’ll take him over Campbell because of his athleticism and mobility and, just as important, I don’t think he’ll be so scared to throw the ball downfield.
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A football game isn’t a contest of who throws the ball downfield the most. Can you please come up with some new material? Schitt, you make it sound like all we have to do is chuck it up the field and it’ll be a TD everytime. Kyle Boller has sucked his whole career. He couldn’t even get it done with that awesome Ravens defense backing him up. You better pray JC can start or the Raiders might as well not show up on Sunday.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Chris you’re full of crap no one said Campbell played better. And that isn’t the point of how bad or good they play it’s the fact the when they’re black they’re referred to as dumb. Walter has never been called dumb or stupid or LAZY eventhough he was stupid and lazy. The tenor or tone is very different with black QB’s it always is.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Raiders should blitz more, not based on causing turn overs, but bc of need. Blitzing our fasts players on the field has proven to work and takes away alot of resposibility of Huff and Branch…who obv are struggling. Routt is a problem in the backfield, but Nnamdi would thrive if he knew there was pressure coming and the ball was coming out sooner
October 21st, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Fastest**
October 21st, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Watching that 9er loss again and ONE things for sure.
Routt and Chris Johnson were being lazy azz holes at least TWICE on special teams.
2nd year FS ran right by both Routt and Johnson in punt coverage and nailed us for no gain and pinning us deep.
Neither even gave an effort.
These two are supposed to be starters?
I know its special teams but you’ve got vets slacking like bums instead of leading by example and it costs the team.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Top 10 pick LB who isn’t an impact player = BUST. Worse yet, the D-coordinator came close to saying it…
October 21st, 2010 at 7:35 pm
I would love to have a green colored player or any other color for that matter that could play qb and win games.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:35 pm
139. exactly. Here here LT Dan
October 21st, 2010 at 7:36 pm
They aint gonna blame nothing on Grads I don’t give damn what it is, he gets a pass on everything. Because he’s viewed as the anti-Russell he’s everything Russell is not little scappy, fiery, average arm, dink and dunker and enthusiastic. He does endear himself to a lot of us. But to be honest they make a lot of excuses for him.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:36 pm
134.priesttj Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 7:25 pm
As bad as Marc Wilson and Jay Shreoder were they were never referred to as dumb and lazy.
How bad they are and the fact that they should be attacked is NOT the point, it’s the fact that the verbage is very different.
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Agreed. And its unfortunate. But I guess I just looked at it differently. I never felt he was scapegoated, he was just in a high profile role for a lot of dough, and things went south.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:37 pm
You are better than me Nnamdi21 I cant stomach the losses I only watch the wins over. lol
October 21st, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Was this blog here when wilson and schoeder played?
October 21st, 2010 at 7:41 pm
dbaz09 Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Top 10 pick LB who isn’t an impact player = BUST. Worse yet, the D-coordinator came close to saying it…
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LOL! “Bust” 7 weeks in to his rookie season.
I’ll need to see him in at least 20 games before I can make that kind of call.
Has he been the shizz nite righ tout the gate?
No.
Did we really think he would?
Not those using reason and logic.
#1, Tommy Kelly’s still starting.
2. He’s a rookie making the adjustment and thrown into the fire. Room to grow here people.
3. The lingering illness of his Grandfather and his subsequnet passing amy or may not have taken a toll. We don’t know.
4. The offense plays a role in how bad this D can be.
You play single gap and some one blows an assignment BANG! a 60+ yd TD run that blows our morale and stats.
IF the O could limit the D’s exposure on occasion like they should…
Verdicts still out on Ro Mac for me anyway.
He’s made solid plays and good reads but he’s not the game changing turn over machine big time thumper we want him to be.
Yet.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:42 pm
144. LOL! Its like an autopsy week after week…
October 21st, 2010 at 7:43 pm
LT DAN Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Was this blog here when wilson and schoeder played?
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Being carved into stone tablets.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:44 pm
I work sundays so I have to tape the games if we lose I am done with pro football till the following week.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Farve sucks I never liked him.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:47 pm
142. Raider Nation Station tells it like it is on Grads…and all of em actually.
They’re really the only ones I could find that were completely Ga ga over Bruce Almighty.
They reminded us about his injury history and his penchant for not audibling out of obvious blitzes, and lack of pocket presence.
They also won me $20 bucks on wether or not Campbell would be back within 3 games.
Well, that was kind of the O line on that but still…
October 21st, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I thought he did well in the pocket just needs to slide and not try and run lbs and safs.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:58 pm
KK Farve just got caught doing what tons of these guy’s do all day long. That’s nothing new different or anything else. But I do get your point. Let Donovan McNabb do that and see what happens.
October 21st, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Yes AB I am dating myself with the tape comment instead of dvr as I actually do. The Wilson/ Schroeder comment was for priestjj because no one here could make a racist comment about them because the blog not was here yet.
October 21st, 2010 at 8:08 pm
[...] Cable also told reporters that Bruce Gradkowski is feeling better, but hasn’t been able to really test his arm according to Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune. [...]
October 21st, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Two bigots, tj & kkkell finding common ground with the race card.
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# priesttj Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 7:58 pm
KK Farve just got caught doing what tons of these guy’s do all day long. That’s nothing new different or anything else. But I do get your point. Let Donovan McNabb do that and see what happens.
October 21st, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Catch yall later GO RAIDERS
October 21st, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Some here are upset the Raiders aren’t getting any respect, but even a team like Seattle for instance, who are 3-2 were called “a piece of crap team” by a sports talk show host here today. Take the Bears…please(couldn’t help myself sorry). They are 4-2 and getting no props. Arizona is 3-2 and no props either. Raiders sit at 2-4 and are working on their eighth straight losing season and show ZERO signs of getting better so of course they would get nothing in the way of anything resembling optimism. In fact, the media seems like they can’t wait to jump on the Raiders bandwagon; if and when it ever gets out of the garage.
After the SD game media outlets were saying that the Raiders appeared to be “turning the corner”. Granted; Vegas didn’t agree with the Raider love, but the media WANTS Oakland to be good for whatever reason. Maybe cuz it makes it more fun to hate them, I don’t know, but the “love” or at least a semblence of respect or interest is there if they could just WIN SOME DAM GAMES!!!
October 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Rolando McClain is legit. Period.
Positives: Big-time hitter.
Negatives: Stuck on the Raider’s heartless D.
He’s a smart kid who looks like he’s having a tough time adjusting from a 3-4 to a 4-3. Coming from a well coached defense at Alabama to the Raider’s system can’t be easy. He has toughness and, if his work ethic is what the Raiders swear it is, then I can see reason for hope.
October 21st, 2010 at 8:52 pm
hopefully they draw up a dink n dunk game plan to keep their O off the field. its only thing that will work with Boller in there!
October 21st, 2010 at 8:56 pm
#153……Favre does not suck!!!! Him at his worst is better than anybody we had the last 20+ yrs
October 21st, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Whats going on?
October 21st, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Quiet in here. We need a road win SUNDAY!
October 21st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Far as I’m concerned we blew it by not bringing McNabb in here. Whether the guy’s black, white, green or purple makes no difference to me. He can play the position, leads his team in a classy, professional manner and doesn’t do stupid things on the field. Right now we’re two games under .500 in large part because we don’t have anyone like that.
October 21st, 2010 at 9:42 pm
You guys are putting way too much emphasis on the QB. The Steelers won 3 of their first 4 games with virtually no offense. Our defense, special teams, and QB are the reason we are at 2-4.
October 21st, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Tennessee was a complete team failure, Arizona was special teams, Houston was defense, and SF was QB play.
October 21st, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Beach,
Are you saying that our record would be the same right now if we had Donovan McNabb at QB?
October 21st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
49ers delay their Santa Clara stadium till 2015.
What does this mean in terms of a shared Bay Area stadium?
October 21st, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Beach come on man I saw every one of those games live and I remember the games the Riaders played before they went t the SB. The Steelers may not have been balanced on offense but they had a grinding running game that was devastating. Franco was a lot like Michael Bush and the had Rockie Blier and a few fast HB’s and a great TE. They had Swann and Stallworth and Frank Lewis that speedster. They had a very good offense.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Djohnnyg
That’s the national media they treat the Raiders with much mre respect than the local media, Not talking about ESPN but other media outlets would lve to see the Raiders respectable and winning again. The lcal media speads all the crap.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:43 pm
As far as that Stadium is concerned my best bet is that in the near future you’re going to see a ombined effort on the part of the Raiders and the niners to get the shared stadium under way. It’s the simplest and fastest way to get what they both want. New diggs and additional revenue streams. In the interest of $$$$ they will cme to an agreement.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:45 pm
I cna see the NFL gettting behind them with some serious coin to make that happen because it’s good for business. And it keeps the Raiders out of LA.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:55 pm
McNabb is 3-3 and we are 2-4. He’s got 1 more game than us. He lost to the Rams…actually got blown out by the Rams. He definitely has a better Defense than we do. McNabb would already been injured by now if he played for us.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Oh and Santana Moss is definitely better than anything we got here.
October 21st, 2010 at 10:56 pm
oh and Shanahan is def better than TC.
October 21st, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Ok, realistically Raiders are 2-5 this time Sunday. Would u guys agree season is over then? Also, when does Al pull the trigger on Cable? Any chance it’s after Sunday’s game?
October 21st, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Guys, Let me make myself clear.
EdwardTeach, Of course we would be better with McNabb. My point is that we lost 2 games that weren’t the direct result of the QB.
Priest, I was just referring to the Steelers winning 3 of 4 without Big Ben this season.
October 21st, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Good night, boys! I want to see the effort in Denver that I saw at home vs. SD. If we still lose, then Denver is the better team. We’ll soon find out.
October 21st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Oh OK my bad.
October 21st, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Cable Remains Optimistic Despite Tough Loss
-Wendy Lauber Sun Valley Post
Head coach Tom Cable realizes the Oakland Raiders are in a “tough spot” after their record fell to 2-5 Sunday after a 41-6 loss to the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, but he didn’t sound resigned to another double digit loss season in an interview after the game. “We had some tough deals there I thought throughout the game. Some of it you can say yes, that’s on us, but some of the other things and I’d say part of the deal is that things developed in kind of a negative way with the deal and things”.
The Broncos posted a season high 679 yds. of total offense with running back Knowshon Moreno gaining 179 yds. on the ground with 2 touchdowns and Kyle Orton passing for a career high 471 yds. and 3 touchdowns against the Raiders 30th ranked pass defense.
Oakland was able to keep Moreno in check for the most part until Knowshon took the first play from scrimmage to open the second half and brushed off would be tackler Tommy Kelly and bolted into the secondary and ran right over and through a tackle attempt by Michael Huff to score an 83 yd. touchdown run that extended the Denver lead to 31-3.
On the ensuing Raider possession, the Raiders went 3 and out for the 5th straight time during the contest and it was Kyle Orton for Denver on the next possession hitting his WR on a 3rd and 39 play down the middle for the score that would put the game out of reach at 38-3.
“We saw that Oakland was in a zone on that play. I saw our receiver wide open down the middle and was able to get it to him” Orton said. Covering on the play for the Raiders was Tyvon Branch who was assigned to prevent such a big play from happening. “We knew they were gonna run that exact play and had practiced it all week so it didn’t surprise us any. They can’t say that we didn’t know it was coming. We knew. We did our job of knowing they would do that. Case closed”, quipped Branch.
When asked if he felt the season was slipping away agin for the Raiders Coach Tom Cable said “No. I don’t think that at all. I’m paid to win games. This thing is a deal where we’ll take it, watch it on film, see
where the deal and things are, and figure out where we need to be to get ready for next week. There’s a lot of football out there to be played. We’re right in this thing. We’re getting closer. It’s a tough deal you know. The hump and things. We’ll see what we can do to take a look at things and go from there” Asked if he thought the defense let the team down he responded “I think they played at a high level”. As to the QB play he said “I thought Kyle did pretty good out there. Hey, like I said we’re at a point where games are gonna start to matter. We need to be ready for that kind of deal”.
-W.L
October 21st, 2010 at 11:47 pm
djohnnyg Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Ok, realistically Raiders are 2-5 this time Sunday. Would u guys agree season is over then? Also, when does Al pull the trigger on Cable? Any chance it’s after Sunday’s game?
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I’m not ready to give up on the Denver game at all. The Raiders are so unpredictable and you never know how they are going to play. If they do lose then unfortunatly I think the season is over regardless of the records of our division rivals. The back half of their schedule is too tough for them to win 6 or 7 games. Hopefully Cable gets the axe if they don’t make the playoffs (I try to be optimistic.)
The thing that sickens me is the Raiders could be sitting pretty right now at 4-2 and be 2 games up on both Denver and SD. They needed to take advantage of drawing the horrid NFC West and go at least 3-1 against that division. Losing to AZ and SF is unacceptable and now this uphill battle just keeps getting harder. The only reason I hold hope is because SD and Denver can’t seem to win games either and KC is going to come back down to Earth this week. Trust me on that.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:06 am
I’m watching the top 100 players and it just dons on me that I think the two best RB’s ever had very short careers Bo Jackson and Gale Sayers, next are Jim Brown and Walter Payton. they are your top four in any era.
Gale Sayers was very different from the other three in that he was so ellusive they phrase “eyes in the back of his head” was coined because of Gale Sayers. Jim Brown and Bo Jackson, well take your pick below them is Walter Payton. Then you have OJ Simpson and Eric Dickerson.
But between Bo Jackson and Jim Brown it’s a pick’em with probably hairline edge to Jim Brown. Remember Bo never had the advantage of a training camp. He never knew the playbook. They just gave him the ball and blocked like hell. Had he played football only I think he wopuld get the knod. Gale was James Brown and Michael Jackson in cleats. Just an inconquerable showmen and tremendous performer.
Walter Payton was John Q Public at work performing his craft in the highest order biulding highways freeways and cities with true greatness and skill he had no weakness. He was the best blocking back and rec and runner in the history of the game he did it all better than any of them. He was the best runner of his time the best blcker of his time and the best rec out of the back field of his time. Maybe the best total athlete of his time. Just a great HB in every respect.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:22 am
Just got off the phone with Al again. Getting to be a routine talking to him. Had some pretty interesting stuff to say, and some of it I can repeat.
For instance, he talked about a film/life story that he has been collaborating with Hollywood. Pretty interesting stuff. The film would start with todays Raiders, and work backwards in time. I told him I thought the concept was genius. He said he felt that way he could ressurect the glory days without the tarnish of todays Raiders. The movie will open with him and actor John Goodman playing the part of Tom Cable in Als’ office in a heated argument. As the movie slowly winds thru the past, Goodman reamins in the office as Al pretty much narrates the franchies storied past.
Al also talked about Shane being listed as a backup qb. Said he’s thought about it for some time now, and now would be the time to ‘clear the air with it’ (?)
Said he feels like this team should be 4-2, and that the games they’ve lost he said they were a much better team in those game, while the Rams win he felt they would lose and SD was a matter of Turner packing it up early.
Said he’s really starting to think Cable might of been a mistake, but Cable is starting to grow on him. He did mention that Herrera was the one who drew the names out of the hat, and it wasn’t him.
On a parting note, I asked him what he thought of the possibility of sharing a stadium with SF. He’s not to keen on the idea, but said he was open to it as a last resort if he can’t get one here in Oakland, and he mentioned Alemeda. Said the thought of playing in a stadium with red seats was out of the question. His lawyers are working that one out in case the opportunity ever arises, he wants to be ready. Color is a huge deal with him. Silver and Black he kept muttering.
I wished good luck on Sunday and he said thanks, but we won’t need it. We’ll pound them our way and they’ll be all the worse for it. Said he’s gonna stay home and watch it on TV.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:23 am
# KoolKell Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Not a lot of Farve bashing here either by the holier than thou crowd.
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Good point, Kell. Ditto for Roethlisberger. There was criticism, but not the blood curling hate you would get if it were, say, McNabb that did it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:31 am
Raiders and Niners share a stadium and I’m done. There’s plenty more that can be done first. First off, both franchises can do more to win. I say the Niners are still penny pinching in a lot of areas. And Al Davis? See my previous thousand comments. As I’ve said before, we sold out an awful lot of games when Gruden was here, even against lousy teams, and that was when the prices were much higher. These two s’t bag franchises are going to sit there and blame the economy for the fact that both franchises are just being ran stubbornly by people who don’t know what they’re doing.
Another reason I’d hate to see the Niners and Raiders share a stadium: Oakland and SF are two different places. It’s not like NY, where both the Giants and Jets are from New York, then have their home games across the river. SF is SF and Oakland is Oakland. Never the twain shall meet. And of course the Santa Clara locale benefits the Niners more…it’s in the peninsula for crying out loud. Why can’t both teams play in Fremont, which is about just as far to the east of downtown San Jose as SC is to the west? Crock of s’t, I say.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
It’s obvious that the Raiders are as good as any team in this division but do they Believe that? Do they have they wherewithall to get done what they know they can do. That’scalled confidence. Hujack said that they were trying to hard to score and win the game. That tells me one thing. They lack confidence!!!………period
Confident teams to push like that because they know what to do to make plays their much more poised under pressure this team is stressed when in a pressure situation because they don’t have confidence.
I’m watching playbook on the NFLN and it showed just how bad Campbell played. Guy’s wide open all over the field vs the niners. WE should’ve blown that team off thev field it shouldn’t have been close. We need just acceptable play at QB and we can win now. Campbell is panicked and unsure of himself and the offense. He’s guessing and he’s ;ate with the football.
The niners stink literally stink but we didn’t have the QB to hit them where it hurts. Campbell needs to sit the rest of this season he jsut doesn’t belong on the field at all.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:38 am
Johnny, the season was over when Jano missed that chip shot in Arizona. Sucked the life out of the team. SD was just desperation combined with SD being overconfident. Just look how the Raiders built on it a week later. Showed their true colors. Season went with that ball after Jano kicked it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:39 am
MR you are crazy no beyond crazy. Jed York is the single worst owner in this league. he’s a snot nosed kid who’s in way over his head. That kid needs a mentor of some sort because he is flat out clueless………period
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:51 am
Until the Raiders get a QB under C with the ability to win championships they will struggle this crap we have right now is GARBAGE the play at QB is way below NFL standards that includes Grads who is just a mirage.
We need a Mike Vick or someone comparable and until we get it, we can forget it……period
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:14 am
Add Mike Sing;letary to the clueless list over there anytime you tell Josh Morgan that he is one of the top WR’s in this league. You are very suspect as a talent evaluator he thinks Alex Smith is one of the better QB’s in the league. If they win 5 games they are very lucky. They stink…………period
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:36 am
AWESOME piece on Nnamdi right now. channel 698 if anyone has directv. what a truly great guy, he’s the man.
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:37 am
priest, DAvis is the worst owner in the league. There’s no way any sane person could dispute that. Davis did great things in the past, is just an embarrassment today.
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:40 am
There’s absolutely no arguing that^
The sad thing is we had a great off-season and now it’s so very obvious that his terrible schemes and over-bearing power are holding the team back.
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:30 am
Aint interested sorry.
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:32 am
oh so you’re jamarcus?
ouuch im sorry touchy subject huh.
you give raider fans with brains a bad name, thanks.
October 22nd, 2010 at 4:56 am
Someone brought up confidence as a key factor for the Raiders to win. The fact is they don’t really have confidence. Don’t yet believe they can go out and perform the game plan the way they draw it up in practice.
This team can win on Sunday, if they play as a unit, if they are fired up, if they take advantage of every Bronco mistake.
But confidence is one side of the seesaw and desire is on the other side. Raiders got to want it more.
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:03 am
Some of the comments defending Al Davis last night are assanine. The fact is this team has been bad for so many years. The buck has to stop somewhere, and Mr Davis needs to take responsibility. It was run his way, and his way has produced a very bad team for a very long time.
That’s not media bias or hate. That is just fact. Even Jerry or Al Davis himself cannot argue.
Raiders are a bad team right now. I’d like to think they are going to improve, but right now things look bleak.
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:25 am
The key to the game is simple this weekend…….Killians Irish Red.
I talked about this last year but here we go…..
In the Super Bowl season (2002) I’m sure you all remember the Monday Night game in Denver. The team was 4-4 and struggling, heading into Denver. The college roommates and some friends (about 10 people) decided we were going big for the team, and get a keg for the game. Even upgraded to…..Killians Irish Red.
Long story short, Rod Wood had the huge pick, Gannon completed something crazy like 27 passes in a row, we all got smashed, and started the party towards the Super Bowl.
Flash forward 6 years, and the team again is struggling heading into Denver and my memories of the good old days of the 00-02 seasons dawned on me at the Liquor Store. Remembered the good times of the Keg of Killians, and decided again that weekend, I’m bringing some Killians to my buddies house to watch the game (Donkeys fan). Again, Jamarcus has his greatest day ever, and we beat them by 20 points.
Same gameplane (drinking Killians for the Denver road game) same result in 2009.
So you know what I will be drinking on Sunday, and I fully expect an out-of-nowhere victory.
Go Raiders!!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:48 am
That Monday Night was the start of that team going to the SB…
This Sunday in Denver, if we win, could be the start of…shoot, hate to say it, but a loss at home vs.Seattle??? Geez, you would hope that SOMEONE on that team is sick obe being 31st against the stupid run and being sick of oneqb not cashing in on TDs in the red zone….blah blah blah!
On a side note…That Monday night in Denver was the start of the best 11 weeks of the Century…so far!!!
Go Raiders!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:49 am
No amount of Killians Irish Red, (tastes like camel piss, don’t ask me how I’d know)…is going to magically change Kyle friggen Boller to Rich Gannon.
Actually, I am envious of Boller. Guy gets seven figures to hold a clipboard and has Ms Califoria Prejean to go home to.
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:50 am
Good Morning Hwnrdr, JFB
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
I hate truly hate just one team in the NFL The Donkeys
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:55 am
Sorry…Good Morning Nation and AM Crew!!!
JFB, Jimbo…its Friday…oh well…
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:49 am
Actually, I am envious of Boller. Guy gets seven figures to hold a clipboard and has Ms Califoria Prejean to go home to.
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Really don’t care for Boller, but I agree…
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:57 am
10-31 is my prediction Banana
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:59 am
WHAT IS THE OVER/UNDER ON HOW MANY SERIES OF DOWNS THE RAIDER WILL GO WITHOUT A PENALTY ?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:00 am
A very old song from the 70’s by Melanie Safka….with the following lyrics are repeated over and over in a cheery way
…….I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates
You’ve got a brand new key………….
This is the theme song for the Raiders D line.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:01 am
This just in from Cables twiter account:
Jason has some stuff still going on with his knee so we’ll try some things today to see if he can go in Denver.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:03 am
Cable lies, and not good ones. Belicheck knows how to lie. If you lie and you get caught all the time, you look like a baffoon.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 am
It’s stunning to see people still defending Al Davis.
The Al Davis style gameplan was a disaster against Tennessee. The coaches shift to a take what the defense gives you style and suddenly the offense looks like it belongs in the NFL.
So why go back to the stupid run, run downfield pass gameplan? I don’t like Cable as a coach because I don’t think he develops talent well…but he’s not stupid. Nor is Hue Jackson. They went back to it because they were told to. Same reason Campbell didn’t get the hook in that game and why he would start against Denver if he were healthy. Campbell got yanked against St. Louis when he was playing better than he was against San Francisco. He stayed in because Davis would not allow taking him out. There is absolutely no other explanation that makes sense.
Why would Al tell them to go away from something that’s working? After all, the saying is that Davis will let you do whatever you want, as long as it works. I forget who, but someone absolutely put their finger on it the other day: because Davis can’t stand the thought of anyone but himself getting credit for turning the franchise around.
I swear, the team starting to perform well sets off some kind of internal alarm that says “If they go on a run and make the playoffs, Tom Cable will get the credit and not you.” So the coaches are thus forced to go back to the Davis style.
You know how he has those informal chats with the media after his press conferences? I forget if it was after the Kiffin Overhead Projector Debacle or the Seymour trade presser, but in one of them someone asks him about Gruden and the FIRST THING DAVIS SAYS is “Well, don’t forget I’m the one who wanted to bring him here in the first place.”
He needs everything–absolutely everything–positive that happens to the franchise to be credited to him.
Matt Shaughnessy has been a mf-ing beast at defensive end when given the chance to start and play consisently. Every game Trevor Scott plays at linebacker, he looks better. Contrast that with Quentin Groves at LB, who’s been a disaster.
So why the hell would the coaching staff put Groves back at LB, move Scott to end where he can’t hold the edge against the run and diminish Shaughnessy’s playing time? Marshall has his flaws as a co-ordinator, but again, he’s not stupid.
The answer is the same as with Campbell and the offensive gameplan: they’ve been told to by the owner. Scott at DE is a pet project of Davis’s and he traded for Quentin Groves. If Groves gets benched or reduced to backup, it reflects badly on Al. Same logic applies to Campbell, actually.
It’s a measure of just how awful Russell was that Al was able to swallow his pride for once and cut him after proclaiming him a “great player.” The first positive signs out of DHB this summer brought that stupid press release. Why? Because Davis was so wrapped up in showing that he had been right all along to draft Heyward-Bey he lost sight of the fact that maybe he couldn’t back it up in the off-season. Not only did he trade for Jason Campbell, but he then proclaimed him the next Jim Plunkett.
Boller could throw for 350 yards and 4 TDs against Denver and if Campbell is healthy next Sunday, he’s going back in. Assuming Grads is out…I will give Davis that much credit. He seems to have blessed Gradkowski’s starting status as his one concession to Cable. Though it wouldn’t surprise me to see that revoked at any time. Can Grads thrive in the downfield Davis attack? Who knows.. If he can’t, we’ll get Campbell forced back into the lineup.
Whether consciously or not, Al Davis has decided that the team has either got to win his way or not at all. The last 8 years are proof enough to any rational person that that way is not working. But Al is too stubborn to be rational anymore. This team will continue to sink under his antiquated philosophy.
/end rant
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 am
My prediction is donkeys 27-6… Raiders star performer is Lechler, 59.8 ypp avg.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:08 am
And another thing, the stupid single high safety business.
Someone said yesterday that it’s instructive that Huff–a consensus top 10 pick coming from a beastly defense in college–can barely play the position after 5 friggin’ years.
Jerry’s right: only Rod Woodson has been able to do it well and he was a Hall of Famer.
When your defensive scheme depends on having a Hall of Fame level player, maybe it’s time to consider changing it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:08 am
Anyway, after all that….good morning a.m. crew! Sorry to inflict that on y’all.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:11 am
When is Kelly gone? What a complete waste of money. He needs to get dumped. Was watchin some highlights. No wonder Rolando’s been invisible. On most of the run plays that do damage Kelly’s pushed back about 4 yards. Others are when he gets brush blocked and an OL gets to the second level. Tough to shed your block and get around your teammate and their blocker to get to a RB.
Lose Routt and Huff too. Why is it so hard for Oak to get a role player? You have your stars and then you have guys that just go out and do their job. Watching those two get manhandled 80% of the time is rough. What happened to CJ? It’s like he just got bad. He played very well 2 yrs ago. Solid last year. Now a nickel back behind one of the worst corners in the league in routt. Don’t get it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:14 am
SilverNBlackPA Says: /end rant
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Nice rant, I agree. Remember the hot chick owner of the movie “Major League” and how the team won in spite of that biotch. I can imagine that old cur up in his pressbox screaming at a positive play by one of his non scholarship players.
Al’s ego has ruined this team. Wont get any better until someone comes in and runs this team rationally.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:14 am
#182, Who can argue with this?
Good post SNBPA.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:15 am
SilverNBlackPA Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:08 am
Anyway, after all that….good morning a.m. crew! Sorry to inflict that on y’all.
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Not at all….keep it coming, havent disagreed yet
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:17 am
Broncos have been putrid running the ball this year. If we can’t stop the run this Sunday, it’s time to pack it in. I’ll accept getting killed thru the air, but not via the ground.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:17 am
Carl Weathers Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:05 am
My prediction is donkeys 27-6… Raiders star performer is Lechler, 59.8 ypp avg.
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If Boller starts I think we can put up 13 or so total pts.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:18 am
Nice rant, SilverNBlackPA…
and good comparison of Al to that blonde owner in Major League, Jimbo! Can this team win despite Al? I say Yes!!! But most of them are so used to losing and listening to Al, that…uggghh…that makes me sick!
Good Morning Dirt Lot…
That’s a good one…over/under on penalties…haha!
I say first play from scrimmage, unless they get the ball first…then illegal block downfield/half the distance to the goal…first down!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:19 am
Why, back in OTA’s when wide receivers were still available, when TO could be had cheap, when TJ Housh was dangling, why can’t Al Davis get any WR talent to come to Oak?
But what self respecting pro wideout would subject themselves to being a subervient to Sanjay Lal?
That’s beneath an avg WR to tolerate.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:21 am
How about… what is the +/- on pre-snap penalties? Lets start it at 4.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:22 am
Lal had zero experience as a WR coach at the NFL level before Davis promoted him from “Offensive Quality Control Assistant” to WR Coach. Despite theirs and Lal’s inexperience Bey and Murphy became the Leagues first rookie wide receivers to start since the 2000 season. Mixed with a bad O line inadequate and back up QBs they were understandably horrible.
Who makes up titles like that? And Al is General Manager of the Partner? Or something like that….wtf?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:23 am
He didn’t want them because they would get in the way of our mega talent core of youthful WR’s!
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Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:19 am
Why, back in OTA’s when wide receivers were still available, when TO could be had cheap, when TJ Housh was dangling, why can’t Al Davis get any WR talent to come to Oak?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:23 am
hwnrdr Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:18 am
Nice rant, SilverNBlackPA…
and good comparison of Al to that blonde owner in Major League, Jimbo! Can this team win despite Al? I say Yes!!! But most of them are so used to losing and listening to Al, that…uggghh…that makes me sick!
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I suspect we have some guys that are just cashing paychecks on this team. Too many
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:25 am
A lot of guys need to be sent packing, unfortunately not until the season is over, but this is a team 8 years and counting and the same old formula that doesn’t work.
Have we not learned?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:26 am
Thanks for the kind words Jimbo, Carl Weather and Hwnrdr. Nice to know there are other right minded people out there!
Sanjay Lal as WR coach may be the biggest joke on a team with more jokes than your average Zucker brothers movie.
If you’re going to go with young receivers, you MUST get them good coaching talent. Otherwise…well, you’ve seen the result.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:26 am
DOES THE QB MAKE THE WR, OR DOES THE WR MAKE THE QB ?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:28 am
It’s tough to be a Raider fan all these lean years. In life, I am very competitive and hate losing. I almost never actually do. I prepare for my own personal battles and plan to succeed. Being a Raider fan is like putting your brain 180 degrees out of touch with your heart. It tears you up. I hate being a fan. I wish I wasn’t. It’s a dam disease.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:29 am
Campbell, Gradkowski, McFadden, Goethel, running back Michael Bennett (hamstring), and SS Tyvon Branch (back) all had limited participation.
Those who didn’t practice were Schilens, John Henderson (stress fracture) and Thomas Howard did not practice.
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Inactives are Schilens, Henderson, Howard, Goethel, Gradkowski plus 1 of the RB’s (whichever has the worse hammy)
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:30 am
Good Mornin RRS, How’s things in Podunk?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:31 am
JIMDO,A DISEASE OR A BIRTH-DEFECT, I’M STILL TRY’N 2 FIGURE OUT WITCH..
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:32 am
Here’s Lal’s resume:
6 years as WR coach at Miramonte High School.
1 year as WR coach at Los Medanos College.
1 year as QB & strength/conditioning coach at St. Mary’s college
3 years as QB coach at Cal.
So, let’s review:
He’s currently the wide receivers coach of a billion dollar franchise of the most popular sport in the United States. He’s responsible for developing raw young talent.
His specific qualifications for this job include high school (HIGH SCHOOL for god’s sake) and 2 years at flyspeck colleges. His most recent job before joining the Raiders was as coach of another position entirely.
No wonder this team is a laughingstock. No wonder Murphy and DHB don’t get any better.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:32 am
Good morning Carl, Rockstar…
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:33 am
This is comment from the site I place my wagers at:
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OAK is good against the pass and nhamdi will shut down B lloyd, i dont think they’ll win, but if they can get the running game going, they’ll cover.
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Uhhh, what? I guess he missed when me made Alex Smith look good, or when Rivers threw for 500 yards or when Vince Young did as he pleased, or when…
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:34 am
Marshall said he’s pleased with the progress of middle linebacker Rolando McClain and was asked if he was surprised if the rookie hadn’t had a hand in any turnovers through six games.
“Yeah, and I kind of point that out to him once in awhile,’’ Marshall said. “I mean, a first-rounder has got to have impact, right?’’
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bwahahahahahahaha!
Raiders DC says ROMAC isn’t making an impact?
I guess that wasn’t just me spewing hater-aid or propaganda, right fellas?
I said ROMAC makes 2 great plays per game. Marsh didn’t even give him that much credit!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
SORRY JIMBO STILL EARLY 4 ME..
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
Actually Smith got lucky again, because his two tds were to people who were W_I_D_E FN OPEN!!! if we had coverage on both Craparse and Diva…it would not have happen…
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:36 am
The coaching community has basically boycotted the Raiders, who would want to work for a micromanager? I wouldn’t. My boss doesn’t care what I do from 9 to 5. He just wants results. Sometimes I work my butt off, and some times…well
But the bottom line is results. The Al Davis family coaching tree doesn’t extend anywhere. It isn’t successful. No one is a “hot hire”. Ingeniuity is discouraged. Only minions need apply.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:37 am
Do you remember when Pat Willis used to get run over all the time his rookie year? I don’t support ROMAC, but giving him time…
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:37 am
SNBPA, never mind his resume, his name is SANJAY LAL! If this doesn’t scream football I don’t know who’s name does!
Seriously though, why wouldn’t Al take Tim Brown’s offer to help out, and help out for for the love of the Raiders no less!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:38 am
Hue Jax blames his crapfest play calling (after the first 2 drives) on player execution ???
come on man!
How do we expect the players to hold themselves accountable when the coaches don’t even do that?
excuses…blame…just cover your own rear = trash!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:40 am
I agree RRS, Hue makes himself look bad by playing the CYA game.
Man up and admit your playcalling sucked. That doesn’t mean player execution didn’t suck also, because it sure did. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.
How hard is it to say “I could’ve called a better game and the players could’ve executed it better” ?
On the other hand, to criticize the playcalling might be to obliquely critcize Al’s offensive philosophy and we can’t have that.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:41 am
Hue Jax crapfest playcalling is him knowing the QB talent isn’t there. It’s kind of like punting and crossing your fingers to see if you get lucky and the other team fumbles.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:42 am
Marshall’s wife & daughters told him to blitz more.
LOL
nice job Jerry Mac for asking the question!
he said “it was working, and it was fun to call. I’d much rather be calling that kind of game, just kind of dial em up, like a Rolodex, `Oh, yeah, let’s run this one.”
I’m guessing Big Al has a say in this or we’d be doing it more often. Kind of goes along with the line he said after the Philly win last year – hope we don’t get in trouble for sending the hounds every other pass play knocking McNabbs timing & rhythem off
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:43 am
The deep tosses by Campbell looked forced. Like Cable got a call from Al’s pressbox. And then Campbell sighed, knowing he can’t complete the long ball, he just chucks it out there to satisfy Al’s ego. HuJack knows it’s a wasted play.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:44 am
The Raiders rarely run misdirection and rarely blitz.
Smart teams run misdirection and blitz all the time.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
Someone should lock Al up in a closet or something…
Haha…maybe the D becomes good?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
Good Mornin RRS, How’s things in Podunk?
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great Jimbo!
how are you doing man?
Happy Friday to the Raider Nation … i’m going to a bonfire tonight, woohoo!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
YUP!!!
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:43 am
The deep tosses by Campbell looked forced. Like Cable got a call from Al’s pressbox. And then Campbell sighed, knowing he can’t complete the long ball, he just chucks it out there to satisfy Al’s ego. HuJack knows it’s a wasted play.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
I know Marshall (and Jerry for that matter) have said that when you blitz and it gets picked up, you’re primed to get gashed for a big play.
But our base non-blitzing defense is getting ripped for big plays anyway, so why not blitz?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:46 am
What can we expect from Boller? It is hard to imagine how he does in a real live game.
Only got to see him play against the B and C teams in preseason. It’s a crapshoot.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:46 am
hwnrdr Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
Someone should lock Al up in a closet or something…
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I knew the Raiders should’ve hired Mike Leach!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:47 am
to criticize the playcalling might be to obliquely critcize Al’s offensive philosophy and we can’t have that
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PA, nice!
I didn’t think of that
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:47 am
Happy Friday to the Raider Nation … i’m going to a bonfire tonight, woohoo!
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Bringing a #2 Jersey to burn tonight?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:48 am
What ex-Oakland coaches have gone on to bigger and better things after the Gruden era?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:48 am
Bringing a #2 Jersey to burn tonight?
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no man, according to half of the semi pro bloggers in here who watched or read about Russell (Inside the NFL) they think he’s poised to make a comeback …
I’m selling this baby for $10 next offseason and THEY are paying for shipping!
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:50 am
All this comeback story of JaMarcus is press and good or bad press brings money to the table.
He’s just bleeding his last minutes of fame, before he has to hawk his Red leather Alabama Jacket.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:52 am
Hue Jax crapfest playcalling is him knowing the QB talent isn’t there. It’s kind of like punting and crossing your fingers to see if you get lucky and the other team fumbles.
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point taken, but let me ask you this question…
if Hue Jax has the authority to get Grads in the starting lineup, why not Boller when JCamp was obviously struggling entering Q3 or Q4
did Cable or Davis veto the move?
or did Hue Jax even request it?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:54 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:52 am
Hue Jax crapfest playcalling is him knowing the QB talent isn’t there. It’s kind of like punting and crossing your fingers to see if you get lucky and the other team fumbles.
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point taken, but let me ask you this question…
if Hue Jax has the authority to get Grads in the starting lineup, why not Boller when JCamp was obviously struggling entering Q3 or Q4
did Cable or Davis veto the move?
or did Hue Jax even request it?
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I think HueJax got straight vetoed. This was Al’s line in the sand. No one messes with the future Jim Plunkett.
HueJax is probably thinking, why did I turn down the interview with Chicago?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:57 am
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:46 am
What can we expect from Boller? It is hard to imagine how he does in a real live game.
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This sums up what he did in St. Louis and B-more when I saw him play…
245 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 1 Fum. One of those turnover is ALWAYS in the 4th Q.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:57 am
HueJax is probably thinking, why did I turn down the interview with Chicago?
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I wonder who our play caller would be if Hue was in Chitown? obviously not Cable!
Tollner? Hackett? somebody we’ve never heard of that isn’t qualified for the job?
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:58 am
I’d be pissed at Al Davis if I was Jim Plunkett. He didn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath with that crapfest 10.7 rating QB, who hasn’t done anything in the NFL.
Even Gannon can’t be mentioned with Plunkett. These press releases invite you inside the dementia mind of Al Davis.
Jim Plunkett shrugs it off like a class act.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:00 am
Good thing is that this Sunday I have to work, so I will miss it on television! I will dvr it though, just in case there’s a chance we actually do good…
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:08 am
against SF we had 22 runs from Bush, Reece & Cartwright. 21 pass attempts from JCamp
now thats what you call a “balanced offense”
46 rush yards from those guys (2.09 ypc) and 10 yards per completed pass
anybody with half a brain knew that the SF Defense was good at stopping the run and horrible against the pass… so why all the 2 yard runs up the middle?
49ers NT Aubrayo Franklin is a franchise tag guy and the dude behind him is a Pro Bowl MLB – maybe the best in the league! why not run some pitches or misdirection run plays? the Murphy play worked great! why not try more trick plays ??? (that dont involve the kicker or punter)
we should have spread out the SF defense with Zmiller and 3 WR’s and had 30+ pass attempts, even if it means JCamp getting sacked 1 or 2 more times or throwing another INT
I absolutely HATE watching a conservative offense run 2 or 3 times, maybe a 4-5 yard checkdown pass and punt. ARRRRRRRRGGGGHH
Hue Jax pissed me off in the SF game and made it even worse with his excuses this week. he better get it together against Dungver. we need this win
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
RRS, that offensive display was as offensive as any game in the 2006 B&B season.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:12 am
I think HuJax’s playcalling was in part a protest to the call from upstairs. He probably turned looked up at the pressbox and spit in that direction.
That game was so boring, I actually started to doze a little after 5 straight 3 and outs. 1. run, 2. run, 3 play action pass, 4. punt
rinse/repeat…
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 am
take away that 64 yard run from Frank Gore.
then he has 24 carries for 85 yards (3.5 ypc)
thats about what SF was averaging coming into the game last week!
we’ve got to eliminate these big plays man. not sure how, but thats got to be our Achilles’ heel
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:14 am
OMG, I just reminded myself of our BED AND BREAKFAST offensive coordinator!
Now we have the inexperienced WR coach coaching young project type WR’s!!
You can’t make this chit up man!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:15 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 am
take away that 64 yard run from Frank Gore.
then he has 24 carries for 85 yards (3.5 ypc)
thats about what SF was averaging coming into the game last week!
we’ve got to eliminate these big plays man. not sure how, but thats got to be our Achilles’ heel
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gap control and discipline needed
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:17 am
that offensive display was as offensive as any game in the 2006 B&B season.
That game was so boring, I actually started to doze a little after 5 straight 3 and outs. 1. run, 2. run, 3 play action pass, 4. punt
rinse/repeat
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Agreed guys!
we’ve got to fix this … Hue Jax said he had a script for every game, right?
worked fine in the first 2 offensive series, but what happened after that? his kids drew on it with crayon? We wanted to impress Gannon with the dink & dunk?
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
we’ve got to eliminate these big plays man. not sure how, but thats got to be our Achilles’ heel
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Discipline is the #1 thing. Keep your gap assignments and things usually turn out well. I’m looking at Tommy Kelly and Lamarr Houston here.
It was embarrassing that RoMac got walled off by a damn fullback, but maybe he’s too busy blocking Kelly if Mr. Pants on the Ground keeps his gap and gives good effort.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 am
take away that 64 yard run from Frank Gore.
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you cant do that! big runs count. You cant take away or take off a play. They got to play all 4 quarters with intensity. That Gore play, he had a solid ten yard gain, and one man to beat and that guy just flailed at him. That should never happen. Occasional ten yard burst, I can handle.
We get torched for Sportscenter Highlight runs every game.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:19 am
Jimbo, apparently great minds think alike!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:22 am
Post 176 SNBPA, I can dig it. Truth.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:23 am
gap control and discipline needed
big runs count. You cant take away or take off a play. They got to play all 4 quarters with intensity
Discipline is the #1 thing. Keep your gap assignments and things usually turn out well.
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good feedback guys, so whats the solution?
the players we have just have to play better? it’s a coaching issue? not enough talent on the roster?
can you pinpoint 1 thing?
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:24 am
Not enough talent, and smart coaches treated like dumb children by an overbearing parent.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:25 am
Now we have the inexperienced WR coach coaching young project type WR’s!
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CW,
Sanjay Lal = interim HC after the bye week
getcha popcorn ready !!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:27 am
the players we have just have to play better? it’s a coaching issue? not enough talent on the roster?
can you pinpoint 1 thing?
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No, because all three of the things you listed are a problem. Except maybe talent; it’s just that the coaches aren’t getting it out of them nor are the players utilizing it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
If Tom Cable were fired tommorow, what would his coaching prospects be? Asst Coach? Nope. How bout a coordinator? Nope. Ok, how bout a line coach? Nope again.
So what is Cable’s worth again?
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
good feedback guys, so whats the solution?
the players we have just have to play better? it’s a coaching issue? not enough talent on the roster?
can you pinpoint 1 thing?
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I’m on record as saying that it’s not a talent issue. The coaches can only do so much with the short leash they’ve been put on and I don’t think they’re all that effective or intelligent anyway.
The problem is was and will be ownership.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:29 am
If Lal was fired, would he be a High School coach? mmmm…..maybe. He could coach the powder puff squad.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:30 am
Not enough talent
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Jimbo, I said before the season started (since Feb actually) that this DL needs a nose tackle. Warren & Joseph were shown the door so I was pretty excited. the draft comes and goes … no NT! Cable says “we have a plan for NT and you’ll love it”
Apparently that plan was for Tommy Kelly to lose weight, get stronger and play next to Richard Seymour.
drafted a base end to replace big Sey and the best MLB in college football.
signed John Henderson as an insurance policy
it all sounds good, right?
looks good on paper.
what happened ???
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:31 am
what happened ???
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Cable was wrong….about us liking it anyway…
you’ll take your medicine young man, and youll like it!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
I love the Raiders, but when the TV camera’s scroll up to Al Davis and those huge sunglasses he has up in the pressbox, I want to throw my bottle of beer at the TV set.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
you’ll take your medicine young man, and youll like it!!
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Al’s message to his fanbase summed up in one sentence.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
All I know is that evry game from here on out has to be a MUST win…but we’ll see…
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:34 am
All I know is that evry game from here on out has to be a MUST win…but we’ll see
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Must win games already passed us by.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:34 am
We get to play the spoiler.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:36 am
The hell of it is, despite everything, the Raiders have a real chance to go into the bye at 5-4.
Denver is beatable and inconsistent. Ditto for Seattle. I’m still not buying what Kansas City is selling because Matt Cassel sucks. (Their defense is much better though)
Anything less than 4-5 at the bye is unacceptable.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:36 am
I remember when Warren Sapp lost a ton of weight too, and he was going to have a breakout season. He sucked just like TK does now. Weightwatchers for DT’s is a bad thing man.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:39 am
Weightwatchers for DT’s is a bad thing man.
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Especially for guys you want playing the nose. A beastly strong 3 techinque to shoot the gaps is necessary. We have Seymour to do that. Kelly should be backing up Seymour with a fat azz run plugger in the middle. Henderson seemed to be working there, but now he’s injured and we’ve got no backup.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:39 am
morning nation,
if we had a left tackle, all this discussion would be moot…m henderson has been a band-aid at his best. and now the sticky is gone..cable and mario should find another line of work soon
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:39 am
I’m probably the biggest (perhaps the only?) Huff supporter in here.
he played well against ST Louis & San Fran. got beat a few times in zone coverage courtesy of Phil Rivers (who doesnt?) but made the play at the end of the game to seal a victory.
Mike Mitchell has played TE’s pretty well the last 2 weeks … Antonio Gates & Vernon Davis! and he’s far and away our most physical safety. Al Davis’ personal hand selected favorite too. I won’t say scholarship because he’s earning his keep. so I ask you guys this
Branch is under contract next year, but Huff has the option to void (I think he will. Jerry Mac said that most players do in Oakland). do we keep the Huff/Branch combo going at safety and only bring Mitch in for 3 safety sets or the occasional WLB snap?
Huff is playing much better than Branch at this point. can Branch compete with Walter McFadden for the nickel spot?
thoughts ???
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:40 am
Another thing we do poorly is we don’t tackle well. You look at the good teams like the Titans. They know how to tackle. They practice it. We keep doing soft drills in practice. Tackling is a lost art.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:42 am
SNBPA, never mind his resume, his name is SANJAY LAL! If this doesn’t scream football I don’t know who’s name does!
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Dick Butkus Dick Butt Kiss—- grow up with that name and you are destined to be a fierce MLB
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:44 am
Huff has been playing 95% good. But it’s the 5% where the long TD shows his true worth. I say let him walk. And that goes for Toast Branch too.
Let’s see what we got with Walter Mc and Stevie B.
It’s another transistion season anyway.
transition to what exactly????
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:45 am
anybody know if David Garrard will start against KC?
I don’t think they stand a chance with Edwards or Bouman at QB!
MJD, Thomas, Sims-Walker and Lewis = nice supporting cast
counting on Capt Kirk to stuff that Charles/Jones RB duo
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
They need to turn RoMac loose more. He could really make an impact if he guessed a little more. Even if he lost some plays. He’d blow up a few others and get into the OC’s head.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
Meanwhile, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels laid it on a little thick when talking about the 2-4 Raiders this week:
“This is a team that has great size, great speed, very physical team and the best way to describe them all in all would be explosive. They can create big plays in really any phase of the game. They’ve scored on a long field, they’ve really dominated people in the kicking game. They’ve created turnovers, and they challenge you really in every phase.”
“(Oakland) certainly outplayed us, outcoached us, out-schemed us, out-adjusted us last December when they beat us here last time we played them.”
How’s the Raiders offense?
“A great running game with big, fast backs. Every receiver that they throw the ball to has great speed and size and one of the better football players that we’ll play all year is their tight end (Zach) Miller.”
Their defense?
“It’s probably as big of a front seven as we’re going to play all year. Smallest guy weighs 255. They’re very physical. (Richard) Seymour’s playing at an extremely high level. The young linebacker (Rolando) McClain is playing very well inside, never comes off the field. They’re fast everywhere in the secondary.”
And their kicking game?
“This is, no question about it, the biggest challenge we’ll face all year in terms of their special teams. They’ve got the fastest coverage guys in the league, they’ve probably got the two biggest legs in the league in terms of their kicker and punter and they’ve got great speed at returner. And they’ve already helped their team in terms of winning the San Diego game with a couple of blocked (punts) there, had a bunch of big returns so far this season.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:47 am
Forgot to credit Tafur
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:47 am
Jax will get destroyed.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:48 am
Jimbo,
you want to play Stevie Brown (a linebacker in college) at FS and Walter Mac (a guy who hasn’t played a game due to hamstring issues) against Kyle Orton and the Donks fierce passing attack?
you must really hate Huff & CJ37!
LOL
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:49 am
McDaniels probably had a speechwriter put that crap together. Then after he told the writer, “that’s all, gotta go prepare for this worthy opponent”, he ducks out to the locker room, and stifles his laughter in his throat till it comes echoing off the shower walls.
BWAHAHAHAAHA
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:49 am
Raiders 28, Denver 27
JUST WIN BABY!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:50 am
you must really hate Huff & CJ37!
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I hate what I see on those long weekly 70+ yard TD runs. yes!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:50 am
Raiders 10, Donks 31
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:50 am
(Oakland) certainly outplayed us, outcoached us, out-schemed us, out-adjusted us last December when they beat us here last time we played them.
-Josh McDaniels
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Tom Cable = Dungver OL Coach next year
Print That!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:53 am
No way, the Raiders coaching tree has no roots.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:54 am
Josh McD used the words big, strong, fast, size, speed.
I laughed when he said “physical” twice though!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:55 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:54 am
Josh McD used the words big, strong, fast, size, speed.
I laughed when he said “physical” twice though!
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He never used the word “talented” though
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:56 am
Florida Pete, if you are out there somewhere….I hate to break the news to you but…..
Vujacic and Sharapova are engaged.
Sorry man.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:57 am
Don Martindale is our former linebacker coach (under Rob Ryan), now Dungver’s DC …
think this plays a factor in anything?
he obviously knows Kelly, R Brown, Asomugha, Routt, Johnson & Huff pretty well.
Branch was on IR, Don’s last year here and all the LB’s have been replaced.
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:57 am
McDaniels is saying they wouldn’t stand a chance at a track meet…
too bad we are playing them in football…the sport Al’s athletes usually are least talented at…
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:58 am
He never used the word “talented” though
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the only guy he called a “football player” was Zach Miller!
October 22nd, 2010 at 7:58 am
Rockstar,
What will probably factor in more is Martindale’s knowledge of the weaknesses on the offensive line…
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:02 am
What will probably factor in more is Martindale’s knowledge of the weaknesses on the offensive line…
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Mario Henderson has been benching in favor of Veldheer. Satele & Walker weren’t here at the time either.
Martindale knows Gallery & Carlisle, the only guys getting it done on a consistant basis
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:05 am
benched*
excuse me.
maybe we should play Barnes & Loper at guard just to mess with them?
and make BCamp the #2 TE
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:05 am
That’s right Martindale left the year before…my bad
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:08 am
and make BCamp the #2 TE
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So who is our #2 TE now?
Is Myers practicing?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:12 am
Brandon Myers had a concussion and was held out on Wednesday, but Jerry Mac didn’t list him at all for any reason on Thursday’s report?
not sure if that means he’s back to full practice just a day later (been cleared by the medical staff?) or if Jerry Mac just forgot … out of sight, out of mind type of thing
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:13 am
SNBinPA…post 176: is the post of the season so far.
We need to make and outline of it for the next Billboard…
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:14 am
So is that why the Raiders had an extra tackle on the line against the 9ers?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:15 am
Thank god the NBA season is about to start….
GOOOOO LAKERS!
Steve Blake = 6th man of the Year.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:16 am
Are we still surprised that an opposing head coach talks up the team he’s facing the upcoming Sunday. Tey do this every week, every year.
Shottenheimer has talked us up. Kubiak talked us up and probably hates Al’s guts.
Notice he doesn’t say ‘they’re a good football team that tackles well and protects their QB’?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:17 am
Hue Jackson said he is “licking my wounds” and that while he disagrees that the play-calling was too conservative, he did say that the loss is “on me.”
“We didn’t play well, period” Jackson said. “There is no excuse. I take full responsibility for that. We didn’t uphold our end of the bargain, and that’s not fair to our football team, to the defense, who I thought fought hard.”
Jackson was asked if his play-calling there was too conservative.
“We can do it better than what it was,” he said.
-Vittorio Tafur (SF Gate)
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Jerry Mac didn’t get any of this ???
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:20 am
So is that why the Raiders had an extra tackle on the line against the 9ers?
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We’ve been doing that all year, even when TE Myers was healthy.
It’s not a product of players being healthy or injured.
it’s because Henderson can’t run block very well and Walker is strong & dirty, but slower than molasses
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:20 am
Kyle Orton was cooled off a bit by the Jets last week, and he ended up the day with 14/34 for 209 yards, one TD and zero interceptions to his credit. Jabar Gaffney (6/81/0 receiving) led the team last week, followed by Brandon Lloyd (4/74/0) and Eddie Royal (3/37/0) – both Royal and Lloyd had 10 chances to catch the football, but made little of their opportunities as you can see. Royal suffered a groin injury during the loss to New York that bears watching this week.
The Raiders’ pass D sits at eighth in the NFL in terms of yards allowed per game (196.8), but they are second-worst in the league with 12 passing TDs given up (only Houston and Jacksonville are worse with 14 allowed), and the Raiders have only generated two interceptions this season (tied for 30th in the NFL). The Raiders have 12 sacks to their credit so far. Alex Smith hit this group up for 16/33 yielding 191 net yards, two TDs and zero interceptions last week; Philip Rivers ripped them for 27/42 yielding 415 net yards, two TDs and zero interceptions two weeks ago.
Orton and company cooled off last week, but they have an excellent shot at a rebound game in week seven
- advantage, Denver.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:22 am
Lol Zach Galifianakis objected to Mel Gibson’s cameo in Hangover 2, so Mel is out….I guess Zach didn’t have a problem with Mike Tyson in the first movie though….since Tyson only bites people’s ears off and goes to prison for you know what….rhymes with gape…..
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:22 am
Notice he doesn’t say ‘they’re a good football team that tackles well and protects their QB’?
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how funny would it be to hear McD say that?
or something like this: “the Raiders run defense is excellent. we wont go there. those DT’s could stop a freight train”
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 am
The Raiders’ passing attack is in intensive care this week – Jason Campbell has an injured knee and Bruce Gradkowski has a bad A/C joint in his shoulder – neither guy appears likely to play in week seven. That means that third-stringer Kyle Boller may be the man under center this week. Boller has thrown 844/1487 for 8,745 yards, 48 TDs and 50 interceptions during his seven-year NFL career. Zach Miller (four targets for 2/48/0) and Darrius Heyward-Bey (four for 3/19/0) led the team in receiving last week as Campbell limped to 8/21 for 83 yards, zero TDs and two interceptions. ‘We had a little bit of the rain early in the game, but that’s never an excuse,’ Heyward-Bey said after the loss. ‘We just tried to establish the run, tried to do some play action. We got it rolling at some parts of the game, but it wasn’t consistent enough.’
The Denver pass D is currently 15th in the NFL averaging 209.8 net yards allowed per game, with nine passing TDs given up so far, vs. five interceptions and only seven sacks generated (16th and 27th in the NFL, respectively). Mark Sanchez had a hard time with Denver last week, though (17/30 for 190 net yards, one TD and two interceptions), while Joe Flacco put up 14/25 for 182 net yards, zero TDs and zero interceptions two weeks ago. During October, the Bronco’s pass D has solidified.
Boller is a journeyman entering his first start with a new team, while the Broncos’ unit has been improving after an early-season slump.
- advantage, Denver.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 am
goes to prison for you know what….rhymes with gape…..
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tape?
he stole some tape from Staples?
what a loser!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 am
Weather: Mile High Stadium expects a high of 63 F on Sunday, with a 10% chance of rain during the game – it should be a great day to take in or play in a pro football game out on the High Plains.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
The Raiders’ passing attack is in intensive care this week – Jason Campbell has an injured knee and Bruce Gradkowski has a bad A/C joint in his shoulder – neither guy appears likely to play in week seven.
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Jimbo, QB situation = ICU?
LOL!
does that make CJ37, Routt & Branch the “burn unit” ?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
I think we’ll see the donkeys commit to the run this game…
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:27 am
Darren McFadden is now three weeks removed from his most recent hamstring injury – hopefully, he’ll be able to get back in the mix for Oakland in week seven. His counterpart Michael Bush posted 20/47/0 rushing and 2/12/0 receiving last week at San Francisco, after a nice 26/104/1 rushing with 3/31/0 receiving effort vs. San Diego two weeks ago. If McFadden can go again this week, look for both backs to see lots of work as it appears that the team will ask Kyle Boller to start at QB this week in the wake of Jason Campbell’s knee injury and Bruce Gradkowski’s shoulder woes.
The Broncos rank 25th in the NFL averaging 127.7 rushing yards allowed per game, and they’ve coughed up seven rushing scores through six games (that’s tied for most rushing scores allowed so far this season). The Jets pounded in 30/129/2 rushing last week; Baltimore crammed in 47/233/4 two weeks ago. The Denver defensive front has been exposed as weak during October.
- advantage Oakland
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:27 am
299.Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 am
Weather: Mile High Stadium expects a high of 63 F on Sunday, with a 10% chance of rain during the game – it should be a great day to take in or play in a pro football game out on the High Plains.
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I’ll be there…last year I went to the Patriots-Broncos game in October…blackiIce from Cheyenne all the way to Denver that morning….most nerve-racking driving I have ever experienced.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:27 am
LOL!
does that make CJ37, Routt & Branch the “burn unit” ?
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LMAO!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:27 am
Kyle Orton was cooled off a bit by the Jets last week, and he ended up the day with 14/34 for 209 yards, one TD and zero interceptions to his credit. Jabar Gaffney (6/81/0 receiving) led the team last week, followed by Brandon Lloyd (4/74/0) and Eddie Royal (3/37/0) – both Royal and Lloyd had 10 chances to catch the football, but made little of their opportunities as you can see.
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repeat performance please!
just sub Thomas for Royal and we’re good
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:30 am
At this point in the season, it is fair to say that Denver has very little in the way of a running back stable. Though the team did manage to cobble together 37/145/1 rushing vs. the Jets last week, only 25/86/0 rushing belonged to Knowshon Moreno (12/48/0 rushing), Correll Buckhalter (6/20/0 rushing) and Laurence Maroney (7/18/0 rushing). There just isn’t much going on in this phase of the game, folks – Denver is dead last in the NFL averaging 67.3 rushing yards generated per game (split up among two or three ball carriers from the RB stable, plus some end arounds and etc).
The Raiders’ rush D is currently 30th in the NFL averaging 149.5 yards allowed per game, with six rushing TDs given up so far this year. Frank Gore and company mauled the Raiders for 31/158/0 rushing last week; San Diego posted 26/91/1 rushing at Oakland two weeks ago. These Raiders just aren’t very good at defending vs. the run.
The Broncos are poor at running the ball, but finally have their #1 RB Knowshon Moreno back in action, while the Raiders are poor at defending opposing backs. That sounds like a slightly favorable matchup for the home-team Broncos to us.
- advantage Broncos
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:31 am
last year I went to the Patriots-Broncos game in October
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Dakota,
who did you root for?
the guy driving the cart hauling injured players to the locker room or treatment facility?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:33 am
#308
Let alone the fact that Denver is one of the top passing teams in the league.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:33 am
who cares if the Donks secondary contained Flacco & Sanchez?
they’ve never seen a QB like Kyle Boller!
Mr Prejean is going to set the NFL world on fire this week
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
*** RB Darren McFadden (OAK) practiced well on Wednesday, according to head coach Tom Cable. “There was a couple times when [McFadden] did cut it loose and it was good,” said Cable. “He felt good afterward. If we get out here tomorrow and no setback or anything like that, hopefully we’re through it.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
307.RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:31 am
last year I went to the Patriots-Broncos game in October
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Dakota,
who did you root for?
the guy driving the cart hauling injured players to the locker room or treatment facility?
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That is exactly who I rooted for……not many injuries though….Broncos won and my Dad was happy….it was his first time going to an NFL game, so that was nice.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
ILB Travis Goethel (OAK) partially participated in Wednesday’s practice. “He did some drills, did some conditioning, kind of followed his rehab format and really, just the first time getting him back out there,” head coach Tom Cable said. “So, hopefully he’ll feel good tomorrow (and) we can just continue to add to that. I wouldn’t expect him, in terms of playing, until next week at the earliest.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
Boller is immobile has a long losing streak, hasn’t won on the road in forever, and is going up against a Denver team at home that has faced tough competition all year and knows we’ve beat them at their house two years in a row. Outlook looks grim, but with Campbell presumably not playing at least there’s hope.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:40 am
Prime Cut (Great matchup, strong sleeper)
Darren McFadden – OAK – The only thing holding back Darren McFadden right now is Darren McFadden’s hamstring. He was close to returning in Week 6, but said “It wasn’t all the way ready, so there was no reason to risk it.”. As long as McFadden is able to “risk” it this week, he should resume being a low RB1, high RB2, albeit with a bit more risk not knowing for sure if HC Tom Cable will reinsert him as the feature back, or if he will give Michael Bush a healthy number of carries, too. The Raiders have shown no inclination toward a committee approach yet this year, but they haven’t had two healthy backs this year either. Keep an eye on McFadden’s status. If he can let it go in practice, he should be ready to go. If not, or if he’s inactive, then Michael Bush continues to be a low-end RB2 option against the Broncos. Denver did a solid job against the Jets ground game last week, but on the season, they’re allowing 128 yards per game and they’re tied for the league lead with 7 rushing TDs allowed.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:41 am
Kyle Boller got some play in the preseason and did pretty well with scrubs (against scrubs)
he was throwing to Higgins, Nmiller and Ford with Myers at TE
inconsistant K/P and a defense that couldn’t do much to strike fear into opposing offenses.
LT Barnes, LG Loper, C Veldheer, RG Campbell and RT Pears were his O-Line
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so basically, the talent level of his supporting cast hasn’t changed all that much!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:41 am
Knowshon Moreno – DEN – After missing three games (hamstring), Knowshon Moreno is back. He is clearly the team’s most talented runner and that was evident last week, but after starting the game with a 14-yar run, he fumbled the ball and then sat on the bench for the rest of the half. With a game under his belt, Moreno should quickly reestablish himself as the Broncos top dog in the backfield against a Raiders defense allowing 5.0 YPC, 141 rushing yards and 1 TD per game to opposing backs. They’ve allowed the most fantasy points to RBs, and outside of facing them again this year, he may not have a better matchup the rest of the way. Frank Gore ran for 149 yards on them last week and Arian Foster rumbled for 187 yards and 2 TDs after sitting out the first quarter. The Raiders won’t get in the way of Moreno having a strong day, but he or HC Josh McDaniels might if he fumbles again.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:42 am
Branch is under contract next year, but Huff has the option to void (I think he will. Jerry Mac said that most players do in Oakland). do we keep the Huff/Branch combo going at safety and only bring Mitch in for 3 safety sets or the occasional WLB snap?
Huff is playing much better than Branch at this point. can Branch compete with Walter McFadden for the nickel spot?
thoughts ???
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Didn’t Branch play FS, or cover/deep safety in college?
Even if he didn’t he is proving he should be given a try there since his run support is lacking abut he does have good speed. MM34 can man the SS spot with Stevie Brown and Eugene as backups.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:43 am
Although it hasn’t happened during periods of media availability, Cable said wide receiver Chaz Schilens, who had minor knee surgery approximately two months ago, is making some progress.
“He is on the field, working now, there’s no running, nothing quick twitch or anything like that, just trying to get him back on his feet,’’ Cable said.
The over under line on Chaz having a setback in his rehab is set at 12 days
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:44 am
Why would Huff void his contract? Is his contract that bad? I can’t imagine another team will sign him to a big money contract.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:46 am
In 10 years Mel will be given a role as a councillor for battered women.
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Lol Zach Galifianakis objected to Mel Gibson’s cameo in Hangover 2, so Mel is out….I guess Zach didn’t have a problem with Mike Tyson in the first movie though….since Tyson only bites people’s ears off and goes to prison for you know what….rhymes with gape…..
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:47 am
QB Jason Campbell, OAK – Campbell played well enough against the Chargers last week to create a quarterback controversy if he’d followed up with a strong performance against the 49ers on Sunday. It didn’t happen. Campbell played terribly. He was incapable of getting the ball downfield to his wide receivers, and the 49ers defense devoted extra attention to taking away TE Zach Miller. The result was an 8-of-21 performance for just 83 yards and two interceptions. Campbell reportedly suffered a knee injury during the game (but continued to play through it), and an MRI on Monday may determine his availability in week seven. Whether or not Campbell is available, however, Bruce Gradkowski will reclaim the starting role if his shoulder injury allows him to play. Campbell was uncomfortable in the pocket against the 49ers. Even when he had time to throw, he appeared jittery, and hesitated to pull the trigger. If Gradkowski is unable to return in week seven, Kyle Boller may get a shot. In any case, Campbell can be dropped in standard leagues.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:47 am
Hey wasn’t Chaz supposed to be back in 18 days like 50 days ago?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:47 am
Dakota Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:44 am
Why would Huff void his contract? Is his contract that bad? I can’t imagine another team will sign him to a big money contract.
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I’m sure he would pay someone just to get out.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:48 am
Boller sucks, I got nothing on him to go by.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
Dakota Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:22 am
Lol Zach Galifianakis objected to Mel Gibson’s cameo in Hangover 2, so Mel is out….I guess Zach didn’t have a problem with Mike Tyson in the first movie though….since Tyson only bites people’s ears off and goes to prison for you know what….rhymes with gape…..
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Mike has now become a Vegan. LOL
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
Boller played well in preseason. Was real scrappy and actually moved around the pocket well and used his feet to get in the end zone at least once.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
Huff wants to do the Fabian Washington route and cling to a real team, and get some credit for being marginal.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
Hue knows Boller and knows how to call plays for him.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
Why would Huff void his contract?
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he’s making $5.75 million this year
Only due to make $1.945 next year on whats likely to be a losing team. and if he gets hurt that’ll effect his next potential long-term deal with another team in 2012.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
I remember Boller’s play, but it was against the scrubs.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:51 am
I’d say Huff wont sniff another $5.75M payday ever again.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:51 am
Campbell can be dropped in standard leagues.
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I’m not a FF guy but doesn’t a player need to be on a team in order to be dropped?
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:52 am
Enjoy the NBA this year because they will have a lockout next near. Stern says payroll must be cut by 1/3. The NBA is going the route of the NHL.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:52 am
I hate the Donks with passion!
If we win that game and lose all the rest w/exception of home Broncos, that is a good season for me.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:52 am
If McFadden is healthy, things really change. He is a great receiver out of the backfield and we can take advantage of the Broncos pass rush with some screens and wheel routes.
But the WRs HAVE to get involved and I think we can do that.
Again, I don’t know that we’ll win but I think it will be a much better performance than last week. Yikes. The D played well save for a few breakdowns (which unfortunately led to two TDs and a long run that set one of them up).
Why can’t this team get offense, defense, and special teams all to play well on the same day??
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:53 am
Carl Weathers Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:51 am
Campbell can be dropped in standard leagues.
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I’m not a FF guy but doesn’t a player need to be on a team in order to be dropped?
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That’s correct, but I am hoping that Al takes thier advice anyway!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:53 am
Good Morning Raider Nation!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:54 am
inonewordraider Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
Boller is immobile has a long losing streak, hasn’t won on the road in forever, and is going up against a Denver team at home that has faced tough competition all year and knows we’ve beat them at their house two years in a row. Outlook looks grim, but with Campbell presumably not playing at least there’s hope.
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Boller is more mobile than Campbell with a better arm. Less accurate and prone to picks though.
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:54 am
Lunchtime!
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:55 am
I’d say Huff wont sniff another $5.75M payday ever again.
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probably not, but even if he was offered a measly 3 years $6 million contract to play football for a team that competes on Sunday … wouldn’t he be smart to opt for that rather than 1 year $1.945 mil in Oakland ???
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:00 am
If Campbell starts, Denver 34-9.
If Boller starts, Denver 27-14.
If Gradkowski was healthy, Denver 24-23.
If Gannon was starting (circa 2001), Raiders 30-20.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:02 am
fantasy owners:
Dallas Clark has been placed on IR
Vincent Jackson will report to the Dolts next week
get busy!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:03 am
Huff is way better than you guys give him credit for. Isn’t he leading the team in tackles from the FS position? If not, he’s close. We have a top-10 pass D. Almost all of the big pass plays we’ve given up were due to Branch or Routt or blown zone coverage. He’s a week removed from sealing the SD win with a sack-fumble and winning defensive player of the week honors. I mean, come on. There are a LOT of players on this roster who are not as good as Huff. In no particular order, Bush, McFadden, Grads, Miller, Murphy, Shaughnessy, Nnamdi and Seymour are probably the only guys who are better right now.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:06 am
Chris, I have to disagree. When your FS leads your team in tackles, it means your defense sucks.
Think of how many more tackles he would have if he could tackle.
If there were a stat for missed tackles, he’d lead the team in that category as well (with McClain probably a close 2nd).
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:08 am
Boller is more mobile than Campbell with a better arm. Less accurate and prone to picks though.
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right now Raider QB’s (Campbell & Gradkowski) have completed 104/193 passes, 53 percent completion percentage.
1218 yards in 6 games, 203 pass yards per game.
6 TD’s & 8 INT’s. sacked 18 times or 3x per game
Kyle Boller would have to complete less than 53 % of his passes, throw for less than 200 yards and 2 INT’s to actually be considered “worse” than Grads or JCamp
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:13 am
when you have a RB who has missed 2 games due to injury with more receptions than your #1 WR that has been healthy every game, there is a problem on offense
right now DMAC has 16 catches to DHB’s 14
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:16 am
In a perfect Raiders world, Asomugha would be locked onto a team’s top receiver throughout the game, regardless the situation, but that would entail too much preparation and take away
from the overall scheme, Marshall said.
Translation: We are unable or unwilling to do what it takes to win.
TOO MUCH PREPARATION??!!
I CAN’T BELIEVE HE SAID THAT! THIS IS NOT THE TEAM I GREW UP WITH! THE WHOLE THING STINKS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM! SO DEPRESSING…
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:16 am
My pics for the weekend…
Miami +3
Seattle -6
Washington +3 (McNabb always beats his home town Bears)
Denver -8.5
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Ydo: Nnamdi Asomugha should blanket Brandon Lloyd.
if CJ37 & Routt can’t handle Gaffney & Thomas, we’re screwed. Huff needs to help these guys in coverage
keep Groves on the bench another week and blitz Trevor Scott from WLB. that should disrupt Orton’s timing in the pocket
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:23 am
LA to TheBay Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:06 am
Chris, I have to disagree. When your FS leads your team in tackles, it means your defense sucks.
Think of how many more tackles he would have if he could tackle.
If there were a stat for missed tackles, he’d lead the team in that category as well (with McClain probably a close 2nd).
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The only memorable missed tackles from Huff I can remember were in the preseason, which I disregard. There was the Arian Foster run vs. Houston where Branch completely overran the play and opened up a gaping lane to the end zone. Huff chased and failed to bring him down from behind on a diving attempt about 45 yards into the run. That’s not a missed tackle in my book. Branch missed a tackle on the Chris Johnson run at the LOS. I don’t recall many big catch and run pass plays where Huff didn’t make the tackle. Typically the big pass plays have been long throws against breakdowns in zone coverage.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:24 am
keep Groves on the bench another week and blitz Trevor Scott from WLB. that should disrupt Orton’s timing in the pocket
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So completely disrespect the Broncos groundgame?
Scott gets easily sealed off on the edge.
We need Shonasty to show up.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:26 am
My lock of the week, if I was a betting man…
KC -4.5
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:28 am
Groves is another of AD’s pets. He cant admit he made a bad trade. Groves is a bum. need to move on with him on the bench or cut.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:30 am
We need Shonasty to show up.
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thats a given!
we need Kelly, Seymour & McClain to show up
then Branch can stay back in coverage and get beat instead of missing a tackle for a long run
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 am
AN IRISH BLONDE IN A CASINO
An attractive blonde from County Cork, Ireland, arrived at the Casino. She seemed a little intoxicated and bet twenty thousand Euros on a single
roll of the dice.
She said, ‘I hope you don’t mind, but I feel much luckier when I’m completely nude’.
With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and with an Irish brogue yelled, ‘Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!’
As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed…’YES! YES! I WON, I WON!’
She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed.
The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded. Finally, one of them asked, ‘What did she roll?’
The other answered, ‘I don’t know – I thought you were watching.’
MORAL OF THE STORY
Not all Irish are drunks,
Not all blondes are dumb,
But all men…are men.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:33 am
LOL. nice one Jimbo
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:35 am
would you guys rather see Tyvon Branch abused by TE Daniel Graham or Moreno/Buckhalter?
pick your poison!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:36 am
RaiderRockstar,
I just got f*cked in FF. I had Clark. Peyton bye week. Jets D bye week. I’m going down like the Titanic. lol
Go Raiders? LMFAO
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:37 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Ydo: Nnamdi Asomugha should blanket Brandon Lloyd.
But RR, thats just it. What we should do and what we actually do are two different things. I honestly think that collectively, we on this blog could put our players in better situations to succeed than the coaches we have now.
In that article Marshall came out and said they don’t have enough time to develop a scheme where Nnamdi wound swhadow a receiver every play?! Not enough time??? WTF are you doing all training camp? If that’s what it takes to win, then you have to make that happen. End of story.
Him saying that took all hope I had for this season and stomped all over it. I’m just sayin.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
Branch doesn’t deserve to wear a Raider uniform. I see him and I remember Cliff Branch, and it’s like comparing Jason Campbell to Jim Plunkett.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
I had Clark. Peyton bye week. Jets D bye week. I’m going down like the Titanic
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Exla,
I hope you play Team Wiggle!
we want all games to be competitive
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:41 am
Ydo, I doubt that it’s an issue of time. It’s more to do with doing it “Al’s way”.
I know megolomaniacs, my dear departed mom was one. As she got older, the combination of that and dementia made her brazen announcements of grandeur unbearable and embarrassing.
I tell you, I don’t know Al Davis, but I know his type.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:42 am
There was a lady who was going through menopause and sought medical treatment.
She went to the docter and he recommended hormone treatment.
2 weeks after the treatment she noticed a mustasche coming in on her lip.
She went back to the Doctor and complained.
The doctor said not to worry, we sometimes get an initial reaction to the hormones. It’s only temporary.
2 weeks later, she noticed there was hair growing on her chest.
Very alarmed she rushed back to the Doctor and complained about the hair on her chest.
Doctor said dont worry it will go away, how far down does it go.
She says all the way down to my dik.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:44 am
The only memorable missed tackles from Huff I can remember were in the preseason,
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Oh, you must have missed the Derrick Ward run. Not for the weak of stomach, my friend. It’s the most pathetic attempt at a tackle I’ve ever seen. Watch if you dare.
Bottom line, your safeties HAVE to be able to tackle. Huff is a nickel playing out of position.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
RaiderfanNY Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:00 am
If Campbell starts, Denver 34-9.
If Boller starts, Denver 27-14.
If Gradkowski was healthy, Denver 24-23.
If Gannon was starting (circa 2001), Raiders 30-20.
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And JaMarcus??? Just sayin.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
Thanks Jimbo. That brought me back from the ledge. LOL
That old man has way too much power over our lives.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
We need Shonasty to show up.
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thats a given!
we need Kelly, Seymour & McClain to show up
then Branch can stay back in coverage and get beat instead of missing a tackle for a long run
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They all gotta show up. Problem is, Matt’s not gonna get on the field enough because of Scott’s DE Scholarship Program. Dumbest move ever made by a coach and Cable keeps making it (I’m sure at the behest of Al).
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 am
They all gotta show up. Problem is, Matt’s not gonna get on the field enough because of Scott’s DE Scholarship Program. Dumbest move ever made by a coach and Cable keeps making it (I’m sure at the behest of Al).
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Agree!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 am
And JaMarcus???
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Debo, Who?
last I heard of him the Raiders released him in May and he got arrested in July?
did he finally sign with a UFL team or something ???
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 am
RaiderDebo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:45 am
RaiderfanNY Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:00 am
If Campbell starts, Denver 34-9.
If Boller starts, Denver 27-14.
If Gradkowski was healthy, Denver 24-23.
If Gannon was starting (circa 2001), Raiders 30-20.
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And JaMarcus??? Just sayin.
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Yeah, and even a stoned, broken, dumb, useless, bust, with no self-respect clock is right twice a day.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 am
Get off the Russell thing, man. There’s a reason nobody else signed him.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Who gives a flying fig about JamRussell?
He’s no longer a Raider…move on.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 am
Worst GM ever:
3. Matt Millen
2. Al Davis
1. RaiderDebo
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 am
Veldheer ready to take over starting LT?
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:53 am
Notice when Matt Millen left the Lions got better almost overnight. From laughingstock to respectable.
Imagine if there was no Al to run things?
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
lets get serious for a minute, shall we?
heres the honest truth, painful as it may be:
Walter = Brooks = McCown = Culpepper = Tui = Otis = Russell = Gradkowski = Frye = Boller = Campbell
Callahan = Turner = Shell = Kiffin = Cable
You can’t win in this league when your Head Coach & QB both stinks unless you have a DOMINANT defense like the 2000 Baltimore Ravens!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
Instead of rotating Mario and Veldheer, Shrek, oops i mean Cable is just gonna play them both at the same time…way to coach ‘em up tom!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:56 am
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Who gives a flying fig about JamRussell?
He’s no longer a Raider…move on.
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And Rich Gannon is? C’mon guys, admit it. Wouldn’t you feel more confident going into this game with JR starting over Boller or JC?
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:57 am
Mario Henderson wouldn’t start for the Omaha Nighthawks!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:57 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
lets get serious for a minute, shall we?
heres the honest truth, painful as it may be:
Walter = Brooks = McCown = Culpepper = Tui = Otis = Russell = Gradkowski = Frye = Boller = Campbell
Callahan = Turner = Shell = Kiffin = Cable
You can’t win in this league when your Head Coach & QB both stinks unless you have a DOMINANT defense like the 2000 Baltimore Ravens!
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You are missing the trees for the forrest.
The common denominator is Al, always has been.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:58 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
lets get serious for a minute, shall we?
heres the honest truth, painful as it may be:
Walter = Brooks = McCown = Culpepper = Tui = Otis = Russell = Gradkowski = Frye = Boller = Campbell
Callahan = Turner = Shell = Kiffin = Cable
You can’t win in this league when your Head Coach & QB both stinks unless you have a DOMINANT defense like the 2000 Baltimore Ravens
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Can you please get that message to Al Davis?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 am
If there was some ant-aging serum and they gave it to Al, and he went back to the 1970’s Al, he’d check himself out in the mirror and smile, comb back his greasy hair, and then ask who was the fool in charge the last 30 years?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 am
Wouldn’t you feel more confident going into this game with JR starting over Boller or JC?
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Kyle Boller is better than JaMarcus Russell 10 times out of 10.
this is Boller’s 8th season and he’s starting games for his 3rd NFL team
Russell is out of the league after 3 years man. no comparison!
Plus he played very well in the preseason and married a smokin hot blondie …
Let me know when JaSizzurp does anything significant ever again. I’m sure you will (if it happens)
if he somehow avoids the top of the NFL biggest bust ever list and also bankruptcy I’ll be shocked
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:02 am
This article dumps hard on Cable. “He lied to us!”
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/498214-oakland-raiders-maybe-jamarcus-russell-wasnt-the-problem-after-all
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 am
“Tom Cable is fraud, a liar and the biggest joke of a head coach that I’ve seen since Art Shell part II.
Well, fast-forward to today and Tom Cable’s O-line has sidelined two QBs, Bruce Gradkowski and Jason Campbell, with injuries. At this rate, it’s only a matter of weeks before we’re forced to bring back JaMarcus.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
you know who made my schit list. DHB.
He seems to not care and runs lazy routes. Body language screams loser. He’s ok with being 2nd fiddle to Murphy. He has none of the alpha dog you want in anointed WR#1.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
I didn’t know having a trophy wife made you a better QB! BTW, who is his wife?? This is the 3rd time I’ve seen a post regarding her.
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Kyle Boller is better than JaMarcus Russell 10 times out of 10.
this is Boller’s 8th season and he’s starting games for his 3rd NFL team
Russell is out of the league after 3 years man. no comparison!
Plus he played very well in the preseason and married a smokin hot blondie …
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
Hopeful that the 2010 Jim Plunkett is actually Kyle Boller and not Campbell…highly doubt it, but hopefull he can breakout and perform well, lead us to victory…
Al could re issue his press release on Campbell with Bollers name inserted…
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 am
dude is it true that i heard cable said if physically campbell is ready to go then he would start over baller?? I mean just for your guys opinion who would everyone here really rather start at this point?? Is throwing baller in throwing in the towel? Or is it cuz we think he can get it done?
Please respond everyone? Boller or Campbell???(IF GRAD CANT GO)
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:09 am
Send Al to his rest home where they can play 1970s Raiders games on a constant loop. That ought to keep him happy. Leave his son to conduct operations, starting with hiring a real bonafide GM.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:10 am
If Campbell can go, do you think his passing rating improves from 10.7?
I dunno, I’d not bet on it.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:10 am
I didn’t know having a trophy wife made you a better QB!
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CW,
if you compared Kyle Boller in St Louis to Boller in Oakland (preseason) after getting married … you could tell a big difference!
no more “stress”. haha
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:10 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:38 am
I hope you play Team Wiggle!
we want all games to be competitive
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Yawwwwwwwwnnnnnn….
Some things never change.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:11 am
I’d prefer Boller this weekend,
Campell looks shell shocked and broken mentally…
Boller just might be able to pay respectable and get us going…
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:11 am
I didn’t know having a trophy wife made you a better QB! BTW, who is his wife?? This is the 3rd time I’ve seen a post regarding her.
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Do a google search of Carrie Prejean. Smokin hot blondie any man would love to
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
If Campbell can go, do you think his passing rating improves from 10.7?
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it’d be about 60
which still wouldn’t be good enough to win the game!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:12 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 am
Wouldn’t you feel more confident going into this game with JR starting over Boller or JC?
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Kyle Boller is better than JaMarcus Russell 10 times out of 10.
this is Boller’s 8th season and he’s starting games for his 3rd NFL team
Russell is out of the league after 3 years man. no comparison!
Plus he played very well in the preseason and married a smokin hot blondie …
Let me know when JaSizzurp does anything significant ever again. I’m sure you will (if it happens)
if he somehow avoids the top of the NFL biggest bust ever list and also bankruptcy I’ll be shocked
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Lol! Looks like I touched a nerve. You can’t really think JR’s career is over can you? He will play again and he’ll play again soon. He doesn’t even need to bother doing interviews. All NFL people have to do is watch this year’s team to see he wasn’t the problem. The team sucks. The coach sucks. He’ll get another chance alright. The only question is where. Here are my three most likely landing spots. I’ll update it weekly until he signs. Shouldn’t take long.
1. Cincinnati
2. Minnesota
3. Oakland (if he’ll have us)
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:13 am
it’d be about 60
which still wouldn’t be good enough to win the game!
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Jerry apologizes for him. Blames Ford for his rating being so low. Pathetic.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
3. Oakland (if he’ll have us)
blech…puke
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
Wondering if anyone thinks that Hue is dumbed it down last week to sink Cable’s hopes of saving his job?
Would be a risky game to play ios he was, but can’t understand the lame ass playcalling last week…
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:11 am
I didn’t know having a trophy wife made you a better QB! BTW, who is his wife?? This is the 3rd time I’ve seen a post regarding her.
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Do a google search of Carrie Prejean. Smokin hot blondie any man would love to
………..yeah if i lowered my standards i do her….
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 am
Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
you know who made my schit list. DHB.
He seems to not care and runs lazy routes. Body language screams loser. He’s ok with being 2nd fiddle to Murphy. He has none of the alpha dog you want in anointed WR#1.
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I will never understand how teams can’t see what type of person a player is through the interview process. Now, I know nothing about the interview process that takes place with NFL teams and draftees, but being a contractor that employs usually 4 guys I have a pretty good idea on what type of worker/person I’m talking to based on certain questions and conversing with them for 10 minutes.
I would imagine they have multiple meetings with the players totalling many, many hours so how can they get duped time and time again? Or do these players completely change the instant the bank account has 7 digits?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 am
omg..lol
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
290.Dakota Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:15 am
Thank god the NBA season is about to start….
GOOOOO LAKERS!
Steve Blake = 6th man of the Year.
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Got that right!
Fell asleep on the game last night, but DZAMMM we smacked the sscchhyyytt outta the dubs last night, lol.
Without Kobe and Bynum ?????
Bring Nellie back!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
You can’t really think JR’s career is over can you? He will play again and he’ll play again soon. He doesn’t even need to bother doing interviews. All NFL people have to do is watch this year’s team to see he wasn’t the problem. The team sucks. The coach sucks. He’ll get another chance alright. The only question is where. Here are my three most likely landing spots. I’ll update it weekly until he signs. Shouldn’t take long.
1. Cincinnati
2. Minnesota
3. Oakland (if he’ll have us)
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I can’t see how everybody trashes Al Davis on this blog, when we get this stuff from Debo !?!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont trash Al, poor old futhermucker needs to go to the rest home.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Can’t wait for Magic to but the Raiders and moved them down the street from Staples.
Time for the Convention Center to go bye bye!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Morning peoples!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 am
DMAC…hey
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:20 am
# J Hill Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
290.Dakota Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 8:15 am
Thank god the NBA season is about to start….
GOOOOO LAKERS!
Steve Blake = 6th man of the Year.
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Got that right!
Fell asleep on the game last night, but DZAMMM we smacked the sscchhyyytt outta the dubs last night, lol.
Without Kobe and Bynum ?????
Bring Nellie back!
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Calm down.
Preseason buddy.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
Wassup Jimbo
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 am
Raiders coordinator takes rap for loss to 49ers
October 22 San Francisco Chronicle “First things first. Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said Thursday he has no idea who will be starting at quarterback in Denver on Sunday. Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller split snaps at practice, with Bruce Gradkowski still nursing a sore shoulder.
“We expect whoever goes out there to play, to play well,” Jackson said. “We just need to play better, period.”
Jackson may need an exclamation mark on that statement, as his offense gained 83 yards passing and 179 total yards in last week’s loss to the 49ers. Jackson said he is “licking my wounds” and that while he disagrees that the play-calling was too conservative, he did say that the loss is “on me.”
“We didn’t play well, period” Jackson said. “There is no excuse. I take full responsibility for that. We didn’t uphold our end of the bargain, and that’s not fair to our football team, to the defense, who I thought fought hard.”"
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 am
All this hub bub …
Bottom line is the opposing teams coaching staff week in and week out is head and shoulders above our guys.
Cable vs McDaniels ????
Puh-leeze!
I’d like to know which coach ANYONE thinks Cable will out do in the upcoming weeks?!?!?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
You People keep talking about Branch, and you fail to see that out entire secondary is not playing well including Nnamdi.
Reasons:
1- no pass rush
2- Coaching (lack of)
3- Routt & CJ are sorry.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:24 am
Wish he would have elaborated on his fault. Something like, ” I called a crap game, pure vanilla, no swings or screens, predictable garbage on all downs. But Al made me do it “.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:24 am
Calm down.
Preseason buddy.
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CMON DMac!
That was awful!
Curry is nice, but that’s about all you have. David Lee and Brandon Wright are not going to get it done in the paint mayne.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
414.Raider O Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
You People keep talking about Branch, and you fail to see that out entire secondary is not playing well including Nnamdi.
Reasons:
1- no pass rush
2- Coaching (lack of)
3- Routt & CJ are sorry.
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No excuse for Branch CONSTANTLY missing his assignments in zone coverage.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
Jackson said he is “licking my wounds” and that while he disagrees that the play-calling was too conservative.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
“So Hue”, I’d ask if I were sideline reporter, “on a scale of 1-10, just how conservative was your playcalling?”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Pondering Debo’s bizarre attachment to JaMarcus and I finally decided he either owns a chain of Oakland buffets or was Russell’s main source of the sizzurp. Either way, Russell’s departure doubtless hit him hard in the wallet so he’s not thinking rationally.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Wish he would have elaborated on his fault. Something like, ” I called a crap game, pure vanilla, no swings or screens, predictable garbage on all downs. But Al made me do it “.
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LOL @ Jimbo
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Hue’s gameplan. To play just well enough to lose at the end.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:28 am
What’s up Jhill?
I know you blame my boy Branch, but I disagree. Get your purse ready. lol
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:28 am
1. (C) we have a healthy Biedrens
2. (PF) Lee will be fine. Double double machine.
3. (SF) D. Wright is our defensive guy
4. (SG) Eliis will have his typical scoring avg. of 23 pts/game
5. (PG) Curry is the truth. (beast)
Not to bad. We’ll be much improved this season.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
# J Hill Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
414.Raider O Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
You People keep talking about Branch, and you fail to see that out entire secondary is not playing well including Nnamdi.
Reasons:
1- no pass rush
2- Coaching (lack of)
3- Routt & CJ are sorry.
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No excuse for Branch CONSTANTLY missing his assignments in zone coverage.
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I 2nd that!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
Jackson said. “There is no excuse. I take full responsibility for that.
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Does this guy really have the control of the offense that he claims to?
I mean really!?!?!
Why is DHB still getting as many snaps as he does?
Why is Carlisle still starting?
What took so long to get Henderson outta there?
How could you stick with Camplunkett the way he was playing? Especially when the helluva excuse was handed to you with the bum knee?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
Talkin W’s? too early for that.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
Start MM at SS, let Branch play FS, and let Huff compete at CB.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
Never 2 early Jim. NBA season is just around the corner.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
How is Camplunkett still talked about as a GTD? Can anyone take Cable seriously anymore? There comes a point when you lie about the sky being green and the grass blue, and people just have this blank stare.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Does this guy really have the control of the offense that he claims to?
I mean really!?!?!
Why is DHB still getting as many snaps as he does?
Why is Carlisle still starting?
What took so long to get Henderson outta there?
How could you stick with Camplunkett the way he was playing? Especially when the helluva excuse was handed to you with the bum knee?
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XCLNT Q’s all
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
422.Raider O Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:28 am
What’s up Jhill?
I know you blame my boy Branch, but I disagree. Get your purse ready. lol
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Wassuper!
Done with the purse stuff, people get their feelings hurt, lol!
I’m actually ready to see Branch moved to FS. I think freeing him up from any and all initial run support responsibilities is exactly what he needs.
Tired of seeing Huff jump on folks backs and go for a ride. That approach is an embarrasment to the Raider uniform! He has made ZERO plays in the passing game, and just needs to SIT the eff down!
Mike Mitchell is playing the best of the 3 and needs to be on the field.
Chris Johnson is SOOOO bad, Huff can take his place as a nickel corner.
Long winded …. but you were right all along O.
Do your dance mayne!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
Roy Halladay Fights His Way Through Injury to Keep Phillies’ Season Alive
10/22/2010 2:48 AM ET By Tom Krasovic
SAN FRANCISCO — Football players will chuckle when they hear the latest big baseball story. This one is about how gimpy pitcher Roy Halladay gutted through a groin strain Thursday night to keep the Phillies alive in the National League Championship Series .
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:34 am
Some old school guy called into the Sirius show earlier and suggested making the field wider and endzones larger because the players have gotten bigger and faster.
I have to say I think making the field wider should be seriously considered. Even 2 or 3 yards would make a big difference.
The caller also asked, When was the last time you saw a true sweep play without the RB cutting back?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:34 am
426.Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:29 am
Talkin W’s? too early for that.
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It’s week 7 man!
To early to talk about wins ????
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
I disagree.
If Branch is the problem, then how come the entire secondary is not playing well?
I think it’s the DL, Coaching, and the play of CBs.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
Tired of seeing Huff jump on folks backs and go for a ride. That approach is an embarrasment to the Raider uniform! He has made ZERO plays in the passing game, and just needs to SIT the eff down!
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Chris in NY already debunked this trash earlier today
nice try
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
429.Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am
How is Camplunkett still talked about as a GTD? Can anyone take Cable seriously anymore? There comes a point when you lie about the sky being green and the grass blue, and people just have this blank stare.
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That blank stare that Camplunkett has is just SAD!
You are in the NFL and you are the starting QB for the Oakland effin Raiders!
You have a chance to make MILLIONS!!!!!
Act like it frickin matters will you!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 am
You know what I’d like to see:
An offense that is balanced and can move the chains, with a ground game that can take over in the 4th Q.
I’d like to see an opportunistic defense that regularly takes the ball away, not just force punts.
I’d like to see special teams that put us constantly starting on the opponents side of the field.
Just those 3 things.
Make it happen Raiders!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:38 am
I think it’s the DL, Coaching, and the play of CBs.
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we’re not blaming WLB Scott & FS Huff for all the run defensive woes anymore?
too bad! I miss those lines
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:38 am
Maybe JaMarcus Russell Wasn’t the Oakland Raiders’ Problem After All
By Ramone Brown on October 22, 2010 – Oakland
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Bruce Gradkowski listens intently as JaMarcus Russell and Tom Cable tell him about their favorite buffets
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
It would seem as though Raider fans have been taken as fools.
Last year we were led to believe that all of the offensive failures were all on one position and one man: QB JaMarcus Russell.
Tom Cable told us that we would have been in the playoffs, if we had only had average QB play.
Well, Raider-Nation, we got Jason Campbell and based off of the numbers he put up last year, he is by definition an average QB. By some accounts he was even above average.
Now with our average QB we are still no where near a playoff caliber team. Matter of fact we may be even worse. Last year at this point in the season we were 2-4, and once again we have the same record. JaMarcus is gone and I see no improvement, so logic would suggest he was not the problem.
Against the 49ers, Jason Campbell put up a dismal 10.7 QB rating, going 8-of-23 with two interceptions. JaMarcus Russell’s career-worst game was a 17.4 QB rating.
JaMarcus was allegedly sleeping through meetings, sippin purple drank, smoking weed, skipping practice for Vegas, hitting the club almost every night and making daily trips to the buffet.
Even more shocking JaMarcus Russell’s QB rating as a Raider was 65.2. Jason Campbell’s is 61.1 and reports from Rich Gannon suggest that Campbell hasn’t learned all of the formations yet.
Why haven’t the Raiders improved
I still blame JaMarcus even though he isn’t here
Because Tom Cable is a joke
Because Hue Jackson is overrated
Because the o-line is still horrible
because the receivers still can’t catch
because Bruce Gradkowski is injured, again
because of Al Davis
All of the above
other
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This raises one big question: what the hell is wrong with Jason Campbell? By all accounts, Jason Campbell is a smart guy who hasn’t missed any practice, doesn’t do drugs and as far as we know hasn’t made a single trip to Vegas.
How is it that JaMarcus had a better grip of this offense than Campbell?
Maybe Campbell is just plain dumb…A little research shows his wonderlic score was a 23, while JaMarcus scored a 24. And rumors suggest that was after Campbell was allowed to retake the test after a single digit score.
With the numbers Campbell has been putting up while wearing silver and black, I’m actually starting to miss good ol’ JaMarcus Russell.
Hell, it seems we’d be better off with JaMarcus on the roster, at least we would still have our 2012 fourth round pick.
So how is it that Jason Campbell put up average numbers with the Redskins, but now that he’s with the Raiders he puts up numbers worse than JaMarcus?
The answer is simple: the QBs aren’t the problem, and they never were.
Cable lied to us and told us we would be in the playoffs with an average QB. He used JaMarcus as a scapegoat for his own ineptitude.
Hue Jackson and Bruce Gradkowski are both ugly and bald
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We were led to believe that JaMarcus was what was holding this team back. Well, JaMarcus is gone and something is still holding us back.
Whatever the problem was last year, it’s still here.
It is as clear as day—Tom Cable is what’s holding this team back, and what’s been holding the team back all along.
Tom Cable is an O-line coach by trade and all offseason he told us our O-line, as well as our receivers, was good enough and would improve with better QB play.
Tom Cable is fraud, a liar and the biggest joke of a head coach that I’ve seen since Art Shell part II.
Well, fast-forward to today and Tom Cable’s O-line has sidelined two QBs, Bruce Gradkowski and Jason Campbell, with injuries. At this rate, it’s only a matter of weeks before we’re forced to bring back JaMarcus.
Things have gotten so bad that we are now down to Kyle Boller, our third string QB, and Shane Lechlar, a Pro-Bowl punter, taking snaps at QB with the offense.
Maybe next week we can try Sebastian Janikowski out at QB.
If you want average QB play, the first thing you need is average coaching. Then average O-line play and protection. And then average receivers.
Michael Bush tries to single handedly beat the 49ers. It would seem as though the o-line didn’t show up for this game
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Well, our coach is a clown, our O-line is a joke and we have a receiver corps filled with inexperienced youngsters. It’s no surprise the offense hasn’t improved.
It’s time for some major changes with the Oakland Raiders. We need a real head coach. Someone who can actually evaluate talent. Someone who won’t tell us our O-line can perform when the rest of the world knows damn well it can’t. Some one who won’t spread false hope in the form of blatant lies.
The Raiders need to part ways with Tom Cable, the same way they did with Lane Kiffin, JaMarcus Russell and the other cancerous scum that held this team back.
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One of the Bleacher Report articles that hits it right on the head. I share everyone of the author’s sentiments except for the one in the last paragraph. This team would be a hell of a lot better off if Kiffin and JR were still here.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:39 am
436.RaiderRockstar Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:36 am
Tired of seeing Huff jump on folks backs and go for a ride. That approach is an embarrasment to the Raider uniform! He has made ZERO plays in the passing game, and just needs to SIT the eff down!
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Chris in NY already debunked this trash earlier today
nice try
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Who gives a flying pphhhuugggg what the ONLY other person left on the Michele Huff bandwagon said!
I don’t care how many tackles Michele HUff ended up with. The guy jumps up on the back of RBs or WRs and rides them down. PERIOD!
How many picks does the Michele have?
What has de done?
Bow down to Raider O and admit you were wrong like the rest of us have.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:40 am
I really like Branch, but the truth is he has been horrible this season. WTF happened to him? Last season I thought he played solid.
MM needs to be on the field more.
Huff should be covering receivers in the slot. Move him to nickel back.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:40 am
Maybe JaMarcus Russell Wasn’t the Oakland Raiders’ Problem After All
By Ramone Brown on October 22, 2010 – Oakland
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This the same dude that thinks TK is top 4 DT in the NFL?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:41 am
RaiderDebo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:38 am
Maybe JaMarcus Russell Wasn’t the Oakland Raiders’ Problem After All
By Ramone Brown on October 22, 2010 – Oakland
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Debo!
Really ???!!!!?????
You can’t be serious!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:42 am
Huff = Pro Bowler
get over it!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 am
Jhill,
LMAO (and doing my victory dance)
- Huff: 0 INTs, and he can’t tackle.
- Branch: he can tackle, has speed, but he is not playing as well as last year.
- MM: made a few plays, but we don’t know if can play like that for an entire game- Season.
- S Brown: played well, made plays on STs, and he should be our backup S instead of Eugene.
- Routt & CJ are sorry.
- T Scott is a pass rusher ONLY.
- Our DL & LBs are not playing well, and TK has been the only constant.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 am
CJ has lost a step and needs to be replaced by one of the young guys. I would roll w/ Ware, but wouldn’t be mad to see what Mcfadden has to offer.
The young guys can’t do any worse than CJ. Or can they???
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 am
I had a hard time reading that piece by Ramone Brown. It’s hard to adjust my language pattern thinking to the setting of pre-puberty child.
My 8 year old daughter writes better than that.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:44 am
Huff had one good game last year in KC.
That’s it.
Get Over It!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:44 am
CJ is having a very rough year, anyone who defends him has to agree.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:45 am
After practice in Cincinnati on Wednesday, former Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer ripped former head coach Bobby Petrino. Zimmer was the defensive coordinator in 2007, the season that Petrino abruptly resigned 13 games into the season. “When a coach quits in the middle of the year and ruins a bunch of people’s families and doesn’t have enough guts to finish out the year, I’m not a part of it,” Zimmer told the Cincinnati media. “And you can put that in the Arkansas News Gazette. I don’t really give a (bleep). He’s a coward, he ruined a bunch of people’s lives, a bunch of families, kids, because he didn’t have enough (guts) to stay there and finish the job. And that’s the truth. Most people in football have enough courage about him and enough fight to stick it out and not quit halfway through the year. It’s cowardly.” Petrino went back into the college ranks to coach at Arkansas. Zimmer shined some light on Petrino’s exit
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
RR,
I don’t blame Huff for 150 rushing yards per game, but the man has 4 INTs in 5 seasons (3 last year), and he can’t tackle well, which hurts a team that can’t stop the run.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Boy that Mike Zimmer is all class.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Yes, I think had Al Davis left Kiffin alone we would be a much better team right now. Like it or not, Kiffin can coach….at least better than the Cable guy. Cable inherited a team that was competative in most games in 2007 and turned it into a team that gets smoked more often than not.
I’d trade Cable for Kiffin in a heartbeat.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Breaking News per Adam Sheffter:
“Oakland Raider DB Michael Huff has been targeted by the NFL rules committee as one of the players who will be placed on the leagues “watch list” with the recent crackdown on flagrant fouls/ blows to the head. The NFL says it will to everything in its power in order to prevent these players – namely Huff – from being injured by an offensive player while Huff is attempting to tackle these offensive players from behind while riding on their back.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
RaiderDebo,
Thanks for the info I linked at #384 at 10:02. I guess it helps you posted the whole thing. Maybe you want to put out an audio version too. lol
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
and TK has been the only constant.
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LOL!
Been meaning to ask you your thoughts on Gerrard “Money” Warren moving Wilfork to DE and now starting at NOSE TACKLE for the Patriots?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:48 am
The NFL is ruining the game. These watch lists are crap. Let em play the game.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 am
457.J Hill Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
and TK has been the only constant.
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LOL!
Been meaning to ask you your thoughts on Gerrard “Money” Warren moving Wilfork to DE and now starting at NOSE TACKLE for the Patriots?
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NE has the ability to take many talented, but lazy players, like Moss and Warren, and get the most out of them. That is was good coaching that is backed up by ownership does for a team. We don’t have anything close to that here. It doesn’t mean we should have kept those players. They simply would have continued to play poorly in Oakland.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 am
CJ is having a very rough year, anyone who defends him has to agree.
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Agreed Jimbo!
CJ37 has the same thing Routt, Branch & Eugene caught this year. toast disease. must be a zone thing
this group has been renamed the “burn unit”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 am
# J Hill Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
and TK has been the only constant.
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LOL!
Been meaning to ask you your thoughts on Gerrard “Money” Warren moving Wilfork to DE and now starting at NOSE TACKLE for the Patriots?
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Warren is good at getting after the QB, but gets gashed on run plays.
Kind of reminds me of Scott at DE.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:51 am
458.Jimbo Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:48 am
The NFL is ruining the game. These watch lists are crap. Let em play the game.
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Isn’t it really the QBs fault for putting the WRs in a position to take those big hits?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:51 am
Have a great time at the game Dakota. Maybe you can set up a live chat like JerryMac. I’m outta here. Time to further my progress in Angry Bird.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:51 am
Jhill,
Our entire secondary is not playing well, the LBs are not playing well, and the DL is not playing well.
Same thing with the offense, and I agree with you about Hue.
Fire the entire coaching staff!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:51 am
Warren’s success is proof that the blame goes right to the top.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:52 am
Fire the entire coaching staff!
wont matter, it’s Al, always its AL
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:53 am
I actually felt bad for Moss having to play here. We never should have traded for him in the first place. He is a mercurial HOF talent that needs structure and a good QB.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:53 am
Warren is good at getting after the QB, but gets gashed on run plays.
Kind of reminds me of Scott at DE.
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Well tell me why you think Belechick moved a stud like Wilfork from NT so Warren could play there?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:54 am
Fire the entire coaching staff!
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Agreed!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:54 am
With all this being said………..
DMAC runs wild this Sunday and the Raiders win.
Holla!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:54 am
this group has been renamed the “burn unit”
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Ok, then let’s call the front 7 the “tampons”.
They need to offer “gap control”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:55 am
Jhill,
I didn’t know that. Is he playing well for them, or are they moving Wilfork cause he can play both positions?
Your thoughts on our problems? Still think it’s the LBs?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:55 am
Oregon Ducks demolished UCLA 60-13.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:55 am
# J Hill Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:53 am
Warren is good at getting after the QB, but gets gashed on run plays.
Kind of reminds me of Scott at DE.
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Well tell me why you think Belechick moved a stud like Wilfork from NT so Warren could play there?
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To tell you the truth. I haven’t seen him play this season in NE. I’m judging him on his performance in Oakland.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:56 am
That is was good coaching that is backed up by ownership does for a team. We don’t have anything close to that here.
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Amazing how in ept our coaching staff looks when guys like Warren, Tyler Brayton, and Chris Carr can go elsewhere and not only start, but produce!
Looking at you AD Inc!!!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:56 am
LMAO!
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Oscuro QB Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Breaking News per Adam Sheffter:
“Oakland Raider DB Michael Huff has been targeted by the NFL rules committee as one of the players who will be placed on the leagues “watch list” with the recent crackdown on flagrant fouls/ blows to the head. The NFL says it will to everything in its power in order to prevent these players – namely Huff – from being injured by an offensive player while Huff is attempting to tackle these offensive players from behind while riding on their back.”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:56 am
Oregon Ducks demolished UCLA 60-13
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great win. I hope they make it to the BCS title game. Anybody but Boise.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:57 am
Why not Boise and Oregon in the big game?
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 am
I hate the Pats, and their cheating HC, but they do have a good coaching staff. The players are always prepared, and they do their job.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 am
FK those cock suckers!!!! (pats)
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 am
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Isn’t it really the QBs fault for putting the WRs in a position to take those big hits?
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fine them too!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 am
I want to see a Boise State TCU National Title game….well, I wouldn’t actually watch it, but just knowing it was happeneing would be funny!
That would be the fastest way to a playoff system in College Football.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:58 am
Your thoughts on our problems? Still think it’s the LBs?
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Trevor Scott was a HUGE issue for us starting at DE.
I think the Frank Gore run was the only “mishap” we’ve had since he’s beem replaced.
Seymour playing at 80% hasn’t helped.
Tommy Kelly is terrible. Plays against single blocking most of the time and is doing next to nothing.
Marshall has NO bhaallzzz either. Afraid to call his own game? Wife and child asking him WTF he’s doing?
A hot mess from top to bottom mayne!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:59 am
This week is a must win for the Raiders. In fact Raiders should be 5-4 by the bye week else it’s another lost season.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:59 am
DMAC Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:57 am
Why not Boise and Oregon in the big game?
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Boise is not in a real conf. that is why.
I am an Alabama fan. The mighty SEC should always be in the title game
October 22nd, 2010 at 11:01 am
I’ve seen plenty of Boise games. These kids are the truth. Not much respect though. Would of been nice if they would of been moved to the Pac 10.
But anyways, Go Cal Bears!
October 22nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
We need to hire a HC with Exp and a proven record, or hire a young talent like Harbaugh.
We have talent (not enough), but We need Coaching.
-Sanjay Lal?!?!
-Waufle: DL is not playing well
-Marshall: The D has the same problems, and they added another problem: pass coverage.
-Hue: our offense is not doing much.
-OL coach: he sucks
-RBs coach: I miss Rathman.
Cable: he is a Fat Monkey!
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