Ford happy to have first receiving TD
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 1:01 pm in Oakland Raiders.
News, notes and quotes and observations from the Raiders’ open locker room session Monday, a day after a 33-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins at the Coliseum:
— Rookie wide receiver and return specialist Jacoby Ford, who pretty much supplied anything good that happened against the Dolphins, was happy to get in the end zone for the first time as a receiver.
“I was really excited about the pass, to have my first reception touchdown,’’ Ford said. “Just to go out there and make a great play, just try to keep the game open, keep it alive. I was just really proud I put myself in that position.”
Ford said his 101-yard kickoff return, the third longest in Raiders history, came in part because it was set up by film study.
“Watching film on them all week on the kickoff return we actually saw some other teams that did a similar return to them, like that,’’ Ford said. “We knew if we went out there, executed the way we can – our front line, they did a great job and big Sam (Williams), he threw me a great block at the end to make sure that one didn’t try to catch me or anything, and it just kind of opened up and I read the block from there.”
As for Ford’s skill to take the ball away from a defender _ he did it to Miami cornerback Chris Clemons much as he did to the Chiefs’ Brandon Flowers _ he said it came about in part because of practice.
“It kind of just happens more in practice,’’ Ford said. “That’s just the thing with a receiver. A receiver has to have good ball skills. That’s just a drill, high-point drill that we work on in practice, and it just translates over into the game.”
The only kickoff returns longer than Ford’s touchdown against Miami in Raiders history were 104 yards by Ira Matthews against the San Diego Chargers in 1979 and 102 yards by Harold Hart against Miami in 1975.
— Coming off back to back one-sided losses, Oakland has little choice but to return its new-found focus to the new-found comfort zone of the AFC West.
In third place at 5-6 but still the lone unbeaten team in division games at 3-0, the Raiders visit one of the NFL’s hottest teams in the San Diego Chargers, who were once upon a time 2-5 and are now 6-5, a game up on the Raiders and a game back of the Kansas City Chiefs (7-4).
Which safety Tyvon Branch considers perfect timing.
“Definitely,’’ Branch said. “Especially with those guys. We always get a little extra motivation with those guys. I think it’s a good game for us. We need it. They need it. It’s going to be a fight.’’
Branch was at a loss to explain how the Raiders could go from one of the league’s most talked-about teams to where they now reside.
“It seems like everything is going wrong right now,’’ Branch said. “We haven’t been clicking, and when we were winning those games back-to-back we were clicking on all cylinders. And we just haven’t been lately.’’
Not that Branch is giving up hope.
“We’re still optimistic. We still have a lot of things ahead of us that we could still end up going where we want to go,’’ Branch said. “The season is not over for us. We have a lot of fight left in us, and we’re going to continue to fight, and hopefully things end up falling our way.’’
— Miami spent most of the game in advantageous field position for a lot of reasons, one of them being that the Raiders punting game continued to struggle.
Shane Lechler had a 26.8 net punting average, a far cry from the team’s average of 41.0.
“We’re not netting 41 because of what we’re doing right now. The last three games have been a pretty big letdown for our punt team,’’ Lechler said. “That’s on me. I’ll take the blame for it. I’ve been around this thing long enough. Maybe I need a little more hang time, a little more something.’’
– One of the more striking postgame sites was Rock Cartwright, bent over in his chair, despondent over having missed a chance to block a Brandon Fields punt. It happened on Miami’s first possession of the fourth quarter, with both Cartwright and Fields stunned that the kick somehow got off.
Fields even turned around, expecting to see the ball headed the other way.
Cartwright was fighting back tears as he spoke with reporters.
“I put this game on me because a blocked punt changes the whole momentum of the game and gives us momentum,’’ Cartwright said. “I wasn’t accountable to my teammates to today. I just feel I let the team down. Let the special teams coach down. They put a lot of trust in me. So put this one on me.’’
Said linebacker and special teamer Sam Williams: “He dove past it. He could have just tackled the punter he got there so quick.’’
Sounds as if cornerback Chris Johnson could be out at least another week with a groin strain, meaning it will be another week of Walter McFadden, Jeremy Ware or both.
“(I’m) doing rehab and everything I’m supposed to be doing so I don’t want to end up doing something that goes against the trainers so, until they tell me that really, everything is back to normal, I probably won’t be able to (play),’’ Johnson said.
With Johnson out, Nnamdi Asomugha was forced to play on a bad ankle and gave up four catches for 65 yards plus a holding penalty. McFadden gave up six receptions for 113 yards _ five of them third down conversions _ and also had a holding penalty.
Unlike defenders on the front seven, cornerbacks must be much closer to optimum health to be effective.
“It causes so much torquing and running,’’ Johnson said. “I mean, to me, every play you almost have to run a 100-yard dash. So it’s hard if you have any kind of hamstring, quads, anything like that, as a receiver or a DB to go out there and play. Ankle. It’s just hard to do.”
Johnson’s advice to McFadden was the same as Asomugha.
“I told him, ‘Keep working.’ As a DB, you’re going to get caught on. It’s just about, DB’s have to have a short-term memory,’’ Johnson said. “You get caught on, you can’t think about that play; you’ve got to worry about the next play.
“Because if you always sit in the past, you’re going to have a bad game. But this is just one game. He got in, got his feet wet. Now he knows what it is and it’s up to him this week to actually go in and prove all the critics wrong because right now they’re saying he can’t play. But he can play and that’s why he’s here.’’
— Wide receiver Louis Murphy has tried to remain as diplomatic as possible, but conceded the Raiders’ quarterback situation with Bruce Gradkowski and Jason Campbell has made things difficult in terms of continuity.
“Going back and forth, this isn’t high school,’’ Murphy said on CSN Bay Area Sunday. “It’s the pros and you gotta have timing with your quartrerback and spend time with that quarterback. But whatever coaches call that’s what we gotta go with and make it work.
Cable said after the game he didn’t think there would be much of an issue this week because it appeared Gradkowski would be out after re-injuring his right shoulder.
The Raiders coach meets with the media for his weekly press briefing at 2 p.m. . . .
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November 29th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
1st!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
# bcz24 Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
ArchiveTony Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
sad.
november and posters are already arguing next years draft picks.
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Why is that sad? Its November 29th. Last year we were debating draft picks on September 8th… this is a hella improvement my friend!
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lol.
I stand corrected.
drinks on the house
November 29th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
# mistic1 Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
# SilverNBlackPA Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
DHB if healthy should never sit for murphy. Murphy has been brutal, certainly no better than our number seven pick.
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My god, did you not see the numbers I posted? Even giving DHB his Seattle game, which gives him 10 games played to Murphy’s 9, he’s still far behind Murphy in production.
Murphy has yet to be held catchless in any game he’s played this year. DHB has been shutout 3 times.
What part of this aren’t you getting?
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You must not really understand football.
If we were justa recever away from a major playoff run, by all means sit dhb for murphy.
News flash this is not a very good team, and the season is over. Time to put your young weapons on the field and see what you get from them.
We know Murphy will never be number 1. By your own admission he is mediocre at best. He is high pick and he is not being paid very much.
Going into year three you need to give dhb, the high pick and they guy you are paying big money to, as many chances as possible. That is how you develop and evaluate talent.
basic personnel management in a lost season.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
We must have him on the field and force feed him so he can either prove or disprove his salary and draft status.
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DHB has ALREADY proven his draft status to be a complete joke. DHB has 28 catches, 390 yards and 2 TDs in career so far. That’s the kind of production you’d expect out of a mid-round project, which is exactly what DHB was/should have been.
I should also note that he’s only played in 21 of 37 possible games to date and the 16 he’s missed were all because of injury. So he’s injury prone as well. Joy!
And in something like 6 of those 21 games he has played, he’s been held to zero catches.
The guy doesn’t contribute. He can’t get separation and can barely catch when the ball does get thrown his way. Understandble in a mid-round pick; totally unforgiveable in a top 10 pick.
He’s shown no signs of developing any consistency.
He’s done. He’s a bust. He’s another wasted top 10 pick. The sooner the Raiders cut bait with him, the better.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
# YoungAmerican Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
RMR is just trolling. Don’t pay attention to him and he’ll go away.
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or, as many has stated, he’ll just sign on with any number of alternate handles, and have a lovefest with himself, complete with argument, challenges, concessions, making up, and total mutual respect.
gushing is optional
November 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Wide receiver Louis Murphy has tried to remain as diplomatic as possible, but conceded the Raiders’ quarterback situation with Bruce Gradkowski and Jason Campbell has made things difficult in terms of continuity.
“Going back and forth, this isn’t high school,’’ Murphy said on CSN Bay Area Sunday. “It’s the pros and you gotta have timing with your quartrerback and spend time with that quarterback. But whatever coaches call that’s what we gotta go with and make it work.
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I smell leadership!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I’m glad to hear the players still care deeply. Def an improvement over the other years. We need spec team, defense, and run blocking to step up again. That is our only winning formula for the rest of the season. Gotta earn it the hard way I guess.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
and the dhb awkwardness only increases.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
“Going back and forth, this isn’t high school,’’ Murphy said on CSN Bay Area Sunday. “It’s the pros and you gotta have timing with your quartrerback and spend time with that quarterback. But whatever coaches call that’s what we gotta go with and make it work.
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is there any doubt that the mismanagement of personnel on this team is a harrowing indictment against cable and his slapstick approach to qbs’.
davis must be warming up the over head as we speak. this pirate ship is taking on water and the crew on the verge of a mutiny. players dont play for wishy washy coaches. cable is a disaster.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I hope Rock Cartwright & Sam Williams both get overpaid this offseason like Condo, Seabass & Shane did!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Aig, STFU. You don’t care about winning. You already proved that you care more about being correct than seeing the Raiders win. Are you going to be wearing your Chargers jersey next Sunday?
November 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
So, this year, the season is over in November instead of October. I guess that’s progress. F.U. AL, CABLE, DHB, CAMKOWSKI, THE MCFADDEN BROS, & ME FOR GOING TO THAT STUPID GAME YESTERDAY!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I hate to say it but the discharge is probaly the best team in the NFL.
They are clicking bigtime.
We need a miracle
Since nothing else works I have a game plan
MAC run left
Mac run left
Bush run right
punt
mac run left
mac run right
Bush run left
punt
handoff to mac/mac throws to bush
bush run left
mac run right
punt
LONG BOMB
mac run left
bush run left
punt
bush run right
mac run left
mac run left
punt
November 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Aso and Miller shouldn’t be playing, if they are hurt.
D.H. Bust shouldn’t be playing, unless everyone else is hurt.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Cable, Jackson & Lal = 3 stooges
Lemme Upgrade Ya!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
# mistic1 Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
# mistic1 Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
# SilverNBlackPA Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
DHB if healthy should never sit for murphy. Murphy has been brutal, certainly no better than our number seven pick.
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My god, did you not see the numbers I posted? Even giving DHB his Seattle game, which gives him 10 games played to Murphy’s 9, he’s still far behind Murphy in production.
Murphy has yet to be held catchless in any game he’s played this year. DHB has been shutout 3 times.
What part of this aren’t you getting?
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You must not really understand football.
If we were justa recever away from a major playoff run, by all means sit dhb for murphy.
News flash this is not a very good team, and the season is over. Time to put your young weapons on the field and see what you get from them.
We know Murphy will never be number 1. By your own admission he is mediocre at best. He is high pick and he is not being paid very much.
Going into year three you need to give dhb, the high pick and they guy you are paying big money to, as many chances as possible. That is how you develop and evaluate talent.
basic personnel management in a lost season.
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and obviously you are as guilty of not following the game.
what you suggest is done by coaches who are planning on developing players for next year. Not by a coach that is full aware that if he doesn’t string together some wins, by any means, he’s adios muchacha.
As dense as Cable appears, even he knows his ass is on the line.
same as the qb’s throwing the ball. looking to make the team, any team, next year. throwing to DHB pretty much guarantees they’ll be stocking grocery shelves
November 29th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
# SilverNBlackPA Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
We must have him on the field and force feed him so he can either prove or disprove his salary and draft status.
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DHB has ALREADY proven his draft status to be a complete joke. DHB has 28 catches, 390 yards and 2 TDs in career so far. That’s the kind of production you’d expect out of a mid-round project, which is exactly what DHB was/should have been.
I should also note that he’s only played in 21 of 37 possible games to date and the 16 he’s missed were all because of injury. So he’s injury prone as well. Joy!
And in something like 6 of those 21 games he has played, he’s been held to zero catches.
The guy doesn’t contribute. He can’t get separation and can barely catch when the ball does get thrown his way. Understandble in a mid-round pick; totally unforgiveable in a top 10 pick.
He’s shown no signs of developing any consistency.
He’s done. He’s a bust. He’s another wasted top 10 pick. The sooner the Raiders cut bait with him, the better.
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This may all be true, however you cant cut him now. He might as well be on the field for the remainder of this year. Again basic personnel management.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
AB, Sammythebull, or whatever name you’re trolling with….
Still whining for attention huh? How much you want to be that I have more Raiders Jersey than your broke dumba$$? If you dont have at least 5, dont bother fcuker.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Aso and Miller shouldn’t be playing, if they are hurt.
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wow
starting opposite Stanford Routt, Phil Rivers will be throwing against:
a. banged up Nnamdi
b. Walter McFadden
c. Jeremy Ware
RUSH THE PASSER !!!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
AB, Sammythebull, or whatever name you’re trolling with….
Still whining for attention huh? How much you want to be that I have more Raiders Jersey than your broke dumba$$? If you dont have at least 5, dont bother fcuker.
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Only a lame douche bag would admit to having more than 5 football jerseys.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Why not see what BOLLER has to offer vs SD?
Seriously, whats the downside?
Lets see what he has.
Campbell clearly wont handle the pressure that will be ingloriously heaped upon him starting on snap 1 (See lowlight reel from week 1 @Tenn for more details)
Furthermore, Campbell has been Institutionally Biatch Slapped (IBS) what like 9 times since the season started? Poor guy, understandably, he’s broken…
Grads is (literally) in pieces.
Give Boller a shot. Z3ro to lose. Cable feels teh heat too. Hope the caveman pulls out all the stops. Ditto for Mashall and Hue.
make no mistake fellas SD game is our last stand. And not just for 2010. Its the last stand before YET ANOTEHR ROUND OF MULTI-YEAR REBUILDING.
UGHH…
No, I say.
If we go out, GO OUT with friggin a bang…I want to see lots of blood sweat (and a few SD mouthpieces) left on that powder-blue-a55 field come Sunday….
0AK 27
SD 24
November 29th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I’m all for Boller for SD. We have nothing to lose.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
AIG & ABP,
whats with all the name calling?
Can’t you guys just regain your composure after the loss and get ready to beat down Sandy Eggo?
when was the last time we swept them anyways?!?!?
November 29th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Aig, by the way, who is Sammy the Bull?
November 29th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
ZMiller and Nnamdis “absence” really hurting us, I don’t see the Bruce experiment as such a bad thing, now no controversy. Let’s see what our teams really made of
November 29th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Cable, Jackson & Lal = 3 stooges
Lemme Upgrade Ya!
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Hahahahahahhah…Good one….
November 29th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
RaiderRockstar, I’m sorry, but Aig is absolute scum. He deserves no respect.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
AB/Sammthebull,
The only lame a$$ on here is you. You made proclaimations on JC, then threw JC under the bus after the pitt game. You wanted Grad to start like the majority of us and now you’re backtracking like a effin coward that you are. Let me show your greatest hits.
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 14th, 2010 at 11:03 am
PurpleDrank, Campbell is going to be our QB for the next ten seasons.
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 15th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Campbell will throw for 400 yrds against the Steelers. Raiders 30, Steelers 27
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 27th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Grads should have come in during the second quarter in Pittsburgh.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
aig-raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
AB, Sammythebull, or whatever name you’re trolling with….
Still whining for attention huh? How much you want to be that I have more Raiders Jersey than your broke dumba$$? If you dont have at least 5, dont bother fcuker
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what are you? 9?
isn’t that something 9 and 10 year olds argue about?
let me guess.
A Russell jersey.
A Dmac jersey.
a bey jersey.
a mcclain jersey
and a Schilens jersey?? which one makes you feel dumber?
now is when you reply you have a stabler, gannon, brown, upshaw, and long jersey, claiming to be old school.
we all know differently, I believe
November 29th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Same ole same ole…
http://www.raidernationstation.com/2010_regular_season
November 29th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
aig is getting is panties in a bunch because he couldn’t stop regarding grad being rad. how bruce is da man. how horrible jc is, and how wrong all the bruce doubters are.
trying to remove a 200 egg omelet from his face appears to be harder than he thought
November 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
RRS,
The idiot is still trying get after me for my predictions on the Pitt game and guess what…I was right with everyone of those Pitt predictions. Jacka$$ ran like a coward after the Pitt game after mocking me all week leading up to the pitt game. Then he tried to troll back in as Sammythebull and I caught him on it. Jerk is still trying to get after me. But he doesnt effin know who he’s dealing with.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 14th, 2010 at 11:03 am
PurpleDrank, Campbell is going to be our QB for the next ten seasons.
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 15th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Campbell will throw for 400 yrds against the Steelers. Raiders 30, Steelers 27
A.B. Paine III Says:
November 27th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Grads should have come in during the second quarter in Pittsburgh.
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Aig, can you guess which one of those statements I actually meant? You must be an idiot if you think I actually believed Campbell would throw for 400 yrds against the Steelers, you gullible f*ck.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
ZMiller and Nnamdis “absence” really hurting us
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SD put the beatdown on Indy last night without Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Patrick Crayton, Buster Davis & Ryan Matthews.
Merriman was dumped earlier this year and Gates played hurt. 4 catches for 46 yards is a bad night for him
every team goes through injury probs. 1 guy goes down, the next guy has to step up!
Thats means if Miller can’t go, we need Myers & Barnes to play big. If Nnamdi can’t go, we need the 2 rookie CB’s to play big. It isn’t rocket science fellas. We beat KC without these two key players.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Aig, you are way off base about Sammy the Bull. I’ve never even seen that name used on this blog.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
AIG & ABP,
whats with all the name calling?
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you throw stones before a game?
expect them back when you’re wrong.
basic school yard rules
November 29th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Maybe the Raiders should sign Bush to a long-term deal and rework DMac’s contract…
November 29th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
RRS,
The idiot is still trying get after me for my predictions on the Pitt game
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I don’t care about your prediction. The reason you are a scumbag is that you were hoping the Raiders would get killed by the Steelers so you could look like a smart guy, with regards to Campbell. Guess what? You’re not smart now after you boy laid an egg yesterday.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
ArchiveTony aka Richocet,
Grad sucking yesterday doesnt change the fact that JC is still lousy. Bruce is still the best Qb on our roster, even at 75% strength. You dont like it, that’s your problem.
My jerseys are 34 Mitchell, 77 (Shonasty), 75 Long, and 3 blank ones ready to be customized later. One of them will prob be 92.
What do you got punk? 11 Alex Smith?
November 29th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I’ve been wrong on 1000 predictions. I’m always happy to eat crow. Kelly & Routt are playing MUCH better than I ever thought they could. kudos to Jhill – he called that one. Thec said JFORD would have the biggest impact of anybody in this rookie class. I laughed at him, but he was right. Again, pass the BBQ sauce cuz it’s crow time.
I just don’t get the whole getting personal thing.
by the way, I’ve called out ROMAC many times. He’s still on my “most wanted” to step up list. If he ever turns into a Pro Bowler, i’ll take that crow deep fried with onions
November 29th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Dont make me pull up your past post that you thought the Steelers would beat us too. You’re an idiot. I’m done with you.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I’m not sure if this place is dumber when the Raiders are winning, or when they’re losing.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
We can ad C Henne to the list of Qb’s that isn’t afraid to throw at #21 and I dont want to hear about his ankle because CJ wasnt given any slack for playing hurt while #21 was in street clothes on the sidelines.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
RRS,
I always make peace with people that man up. I have disagreed with you and Bauce before but we man’d up about it. I gladly accepted that Grad sucked yesterday. But some of these other yoyos on here continue to get after me because I predicted the Steelers would expose JC for the fraud that he is. The very same guy got after my a$$ leading up to the pitt game admitted afterward he wanted Grad in at halftime. The right thing to do is own up to your proclamations when you are proven wrong.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Dont make me pull up your past post that you thought the Steelers would beat us too. You’re an idiot. I’m done with you.
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Are you mentally ill? Yeah, I thought the Steelers would win that game. So what? There is a huge difference in predicting that the Raiders will lose and outwardly cheering for them to fail. I think the Raider are going to lose this weak too. But, I hope they win. You explicitly stated that you couldn’t wait to see the Raiders get killed. You are a loser.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
QB or not, the defense got shredded yesterday. 33 points is asking alot of your offense. Louis Murphy has no business saying anything considering how many passes he drops. Just play the game. Campbell will start the rest of the year. We may get a look at Boller ar some point because of injury unfortunately. One game at a time. We need to get more creative on offense and get the ball in space to McFadden. I don’t know what happened. More reverses, screens, etc. Line up Ford and Bey(he is on a scholarship) opposite side of one another and stretch the field. Just win you Motherf******!
November 29th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
# aig-raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
ArchiveTony aka Richocet,
Grad sucking yesterday doesnt change the fact that JC is still lousy. Bruce is still the best Qb on our roster, even at 75% strength. You dont like it, that’s your problem.
My jerseys are 34 Mitchell, 77 (Shonasty), 75 Long, and 3 blank ones ready to be customized later. One of them will prob be 92.
What do you got punk? 11 Alex Smith?
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what I have, obviously, is your number.
what is it with you stating everyone has to be someone else?
go look. down the line. everyone who calls you out you claim is someone else.
you hear footsteps, moron?
shadows make you jump?
and 3 blank ones? WHO THE HELL BUYS BLANK ONES? much less three? what? walmart special? 3 for $10.00? well, good for you.
yeah, will be laughing at that for a long time.
” and 3 blank ones ready to be customized later. ”
that’s dumb, dude.
oh, and I call LIAR.
you said “How much you want to be that I have more Raiders Jersey than your broke dumba$$? If you dont have at least 5, dont bother fcuker.”
see, that means “at least 5″ either ties you, or beats you.
you then replied to me you have SIX JERSEYS.
now, are you a liar, or just stupid?
November 29th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
The Bruce vs JC debate continues on?
They are both mediocre Qb’s so roll with it, fuktards. We aren’t going anywhere with either of those guys so quit the menstruating and race card BS!
Morons.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
you were hoping the Raiders would get killed by the Steelers so you could look like a smart guy, with regards to Campbell.
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I think this stems from a convo that I had with AIG, which may have gotten twisted. AIG said that the Steelers would kill us with JCamp at QB, because he takes too long to get the ball out of his hands. He was right. I don’t think he wanted that to happen, but he saw it coming. I predicted that we’d lose to SF after beating SD. It just seems like we beat the teams nobody thinks we’ll even compete with and lay an egg against lesser competition. I didn’t want us to lose, but I was right too. AIG was right to call JCamp a fraud, because he’s obviously not what we’d all hoped for. He’s been benched 2 or 3 times already in his 1st season and looks lost out there at times. I’m still rooting for him and I do give him credit for playing well during certain games this year. I never thought Bruce was or could be “the guy” , but it’s obvious he was the fans choice and the coaches choice
November 29th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Yup, the QB switching is over. TC lost his argument and now we are stuck with JC for the rest of the year. I’m going to ignore that dude and just focus on the D, ground game and spec team. 3 weeks without a win is painful and odds are not in our favor this weekend either. Any given Sunday though.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
RaiderRockstar, Aig said he couldn’t wait to see the Raiders get killed.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Maybe the Raiders should sign Bush to a long-term deal and rework DMac’s contract…
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I would Trade Bush to the Jets For John Conner and a 5th round pick
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Aig said he couldn’t wait to see the Raiders get killed
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ABP,
alright bro. I must have missed that
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Tom Cable should be fired for the O-line play alone. Add to that his flip flopping on Qb’s and well….it is what it is.
The winner of Sundays game will be the Div champ. Do you want it Raiders?
DMAC makes this offense go. For whatever reason since the bye the running game has been MIA, if DMAC gets off on SD we will win & win the Div.
The end
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
SD put the beatdown on Indy last night without Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Patrick Crayton, Buster Davis & Ryan Matthews.
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SD is an exstension of the QB…rivers as much as I hate to say it is playing like the best qb in the league…The most important thing is he has confidence
that no atter who his WR’s are he can make it happen….I dont like him, but he is ballin….
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
RRS,
A voice of reason and why I like to converse with you. No worries. I just need to be disciplined in not getting sucked into idiotic posts.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Gradkowski did a fine job yesterday considering the circumstances. There’s nothing more he could have done. He was saddled with the most archaic game plan I’d ever seen. Looked like something we used in the ’80s. 10 yard comebacks, lol. No crosses, no RB short out patterns, no RB hitches, no TE hitches, nothing to get to those 3rd and short situations, build drives. It’s obvious Al set Bruce up to fail.
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RMR, it’s posts like this that have me convinced you have one set of grandparents. It’s painfully obvious you’ve never played a down of football in your life. You complaining about routes? Cuz you saw all of them on every play? really, RMR, really?
Let me explain this to you: The team DID try all the plays you’re suggesting, it just didn’t work. the WCO was in full effect for the first quarter, but our O-line got mollywopped so the timing was screwed up.
In the second half, the situation dictated our playcalling. here’s how it works:
-The raiders spent most of the second half down by 9 or 12. Down that much in the second half of a game, you’d go for a quick score followed by a time managing drive resulting in a lead change. Since our run game was stuffed, quick score=LONG PASSES, moron.
We had no choice but go go with the deep ball- Which Bruce can’t do. not that Campbell would have done any better, but he’s more likely to overthrow those passes; not to mention Jacoby Ford saved Grads from a third INT.
You’re obviously a know-nothing troll. do us all favor- find a small, dark corner and end it. /argument
November 29th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I wonder.
How many people in here have bought a blank jersey, and just hung on to it, waiting for a player to excel, so you can jump on the bandwagon?
how many here have bought THREE BLANK JERSEYS, WAITING FOR A BANDWAGON TO JUMP ON?
anyone?
no?
noone at all?
I mean except aig??
November 29th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Grads vs Campbell, 24/7 in here.
I think Russell is better than both of them. I’d like to see him come back to the Raider bench.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
How many people in here have bought a blank jersey, and just hung on to it, waiting for a player to excel, so you can jump on the bandwagon?
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AT, coutn me in!
Danny Southwick, Travis Goethel & Johnnie Lee Higgins
November 29th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
I said I can’t wait for the Steelers to expose JC for the Fraud that he is. Get your facts straight.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
# aig-raiders Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
RRS,
A voice of reason and why I like to converse with you. No worries. I just need to be disciplined in not getting sucked into idiotic posts.
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in other words, you need a parental figure to get you out of your little tantrums?
little kick in the ass?
someone to send you to your room?
well, why didn’t you just say so?
now go clean the bathroom, and come back and tell me what you’ve learned.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
How many people in here have bought a blank jersey, and just hung on to it, waiting for a player to excel, so you can jump on the bandwagon?
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AT, coutn me in!
Danny Southwick, Travis Goethel & Johnnie Lee Higgins
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funny.
in it’s way
November 29th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Tony,
McFadden, Huff & CJ37 already getting some love from Raider Nation this year.
HOLLA! who called it?
next up
Danny Southwick, Travis Goethel & Johnnie Lee Higgins
November 29th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
ArchiveTony Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I wonder.
How many people in here have bought a blank jersey, and just hung on to it, waiting for a player to excel, so you can jump on the bandwagon?
how many here have bought THREE BLANK JERSEYS, WAITING FOR A BANDWAGON TO JUMP ON?
anyone?
no?
noone at all?
I mean except aig??
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I Did!!! So What
November 29th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Aig said he couldn’t wait to see the Raiders get killed
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ABP,
alright bro. I must have missed that
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aig is like al.
was happy to lose if he could say ‘told ya so’.
that’s whack
November 29th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Hate to break it to the “Raiders can’t develop a QB” crowd, but these days the only way you find a guy who can perform like Phillip Rivers is through the draft.
Outside of the draft, the Raiders’ options are:
Carson Palmer
– Hasn’t shown he can get it done, even with elite WRs and a slightly better offensive line and running game than Oakland’s. Turnover and injury prone.
Vince Young
– Shows flashes of brilliance, but is also injury prone and immature. But Bud Adams loves him and won’t let him go.
Kevin Kolb
– Plenty of upside, but can he look nearly as good behind the Raiders’ offensive line with limited weaponry (no Jackson, Maclin, Avant, McCoy…)? Can the Raiders afford to give up two second round picks to get him?
Ryan Fitzpatrick
– Came out of nowhere this year, getting it done with Lee Evans (underrated WR) and a rookie. Very little help from his running game. But is his performance a mirage? Will Buffalo even consider letting him go at the end of the season in favor of Luck or Locker? That remains to be seen.
And then, the trash heap:
- Troy Smith
- Josh Johnson
- Tyler Thigpen
- Chris Redman
Considering all those options? I’d much rather see Ponder, Mallett, Enderle or Devlin come aboard next season and sit behind Campbell for a little while. They’ll only cost one pick instead of trade compensation, they’ll get to work with Hue (doubt Hue is going anywhere after this season – he’s likely first in line for the HC job), and it allows the Raiders to focus on OL and WR in free agency and the rest of the draft.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
# Dhidee99 Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
ArchiveTony Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
I wonder.
How many people in here have bought a blank jersey, and just hung on to it, waiting for a player to excel, so you can jump on the bandwagon?
how many here have bought THREE BLANK JERSEYS, WAITING FOR A BANDWAGON TO JUMP ON?
anyone?
no?
noone at all?
I mean except aig??
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I Did!!! So What
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really? you bought THREE BLANK JERSEYS, and are holding onto them, waiting for a bandwagon to jump on?
speaks for itself
November 29th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Can’t believe this blog is waisting time talking about who is better at QB. They both suck none of them are good none of them give us a better chance to win. Get a clue.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
I like to have jerseys of players that I actually saw play on TV. There are other great Raiders like Hendricks, Tatum, etc. But I’ve only followed since 1983. Oh and I’m not a believer in wearing another man’s last name on my back.
So excuse me if I prefer to wear jerseys of guys that I can actually tell a story about and see play. Are you jealous? You sound like you are.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Tony,
where can you buy blank Raider jerseys anyways?
the Galt flea market?
thats where I used to get my socks 2 for $5
November 29th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
It’s called being smart with your money idiot. You can have blank jerseys and customized for less than $75 or pay full price for $250 on nfl.com. Get a clue.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Aig, that’s hilarious! I can’t believe you have three blank jerseys!
November 29th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
— Wide receiver Louis Murphy has tried to remain as diplomatic as possible, but conceded the Raiders’ quarterback situation with Bruce Gradkowski and Jason Campbell has made things difficult in terms of continuity.
——————————————————- yeah blame the q.b. when your sorry asss cant get open and when you do, you drop the ball. how bout all the wideouts on this team start watching j.ford in practice and grow some fucn baalllssss, and make a play when it matters.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
I’m not a believer in wearing another man’s last name on my back.
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me neither, but mostly because I’m cheap and players switch teams all the time – or underacheive in Oakland
tell you what. I wouldn’t have been wanting to wear a Nnamdi jersey a few times this year. DMAC & Zmiller have been invisable the past 2 weeks
might as well get a custom jersey that says “FART KING” on the back or something…
November 29th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
RRS,
There are authentic real Raiders procut jerserys on ebay right now for less than $40. You just need to know what to do with it and where to get the stuff to customize it.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
These Raider WRs need to learn when to come back to the ball. As bad as the QB play has been, they’re certainly not helping either guy out much.
This is why I advocate taking Michael Floyd if he’s still there when the Raiders pick in the second round. He’s a “possession” guy with good speed and size, and knows how to make plays for his QB. Plays smart, and unlike some of the divas out there knows when to keep his mouth shut and do his job.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Murphy, just another dumbasss from the s.e.c. who thinks they seen it all and run there mouth, and flat out suc.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Murphy is a no show this year. What a disappointment.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
There are authentic real Raiders procut jerserys on ebay right now for less than $40. You just need to know what to do with it and where to get the stuff to customize it.
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sweet!
I should get one that says “Podunk Daddy” and wear it to the Raider game in KC, Week 17 if I end up going
November 29th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Why do you need more than one jersey anyways? I’m perfectly happy with my #42 Ronnie Lott jersey I got for Christmas in the early 90s. Typical American wastefulness.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I’m going to get one of those $40 jerseys and put Aig-Raiders on the back when I go to a Raider game next season.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
my buddy in CA has like 20 Raider jerseys.
He even has a Seabass jersey. I would have burned that sucker after the Arizona game!
November 29th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
just looked up michael floyd, and if hes the guy from N.D. i already like him. big dude, and the very fact that he plays at N.D. tells me hes not a dumbass.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
when I go to a Raider game next season
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ABP, are you gonna tailgate with BAUCE & BOB?
I’m pretty sure you can find Hwnrdr, Dirt Lot & Dell there too
November 29th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
The dhb experiment will probably work itself out anyway.Ford continues to impress while dhb just keeps working himself into oblivion. The impressive thing about Ford is that he just keeps finding ways to make plays. the stars have to be aligned just right for dhb to make a catch. Man if we just had a decent qb to throw to this guy he would really shine
November 29th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
when I go to a Raider game next season
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ABP, are you gonna tailgate with BAUCE & BOB?
I’m pretty sure you can find Hwnrdr, Dirt Lot & Dell there too
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Hell yeah! In fact, maybe I will get an Albert Bigelow Paine jersey so they know who I am.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
hey can anyone pull up the stats comparing Ford to DHB. I think even with his tenure with the Raiders Ford has to be close to surpassing him stat wise.
Second, Ford you deserved that TD, wow what a catch and the agility that was no gimme TD and if Grads could have gotten you the ball the second time around you would have had 2.
I think DHB had a 12 yard end around and Ford not only had the K.O. return for 7 but 4 catches 106 and a TD…cut DHB after the season, his new position should be either equipment manager or play the Left Out position…
One Nation…Raider Nation
November 29th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Jerry and CAble are going at it!!!!
Turn to Comcast now, you guys, hurry!!!!!
November 29th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
the only problem with d.h.b. is that we drafted him way to early, the dude shows up and “he works hard every day” its hard to call him a loser or a bust when it looks like he tries, but at this stage hes completely out of his league. BIGGEST FUCN PROBLEM IMO IS SANJAY WHAT EVER HIS NAME IS WHO CANT COACH A FUCN PEE WEE W.R.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Jerry totally pissed Cable off. He basically said the same things to Cable that he posted yesterday, about the Raiders being stupid with the QB charade. Cable got t’d. Cable asked him, “How does this affect your personal life?” whoa!!! Conference just ended and Cable walked off pissed.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
What impressed me most about Michael Floyd is that earlier this season, the new ND coach Brian Kelly called him out by saying “I really didn’t think he was all that good.” Floyd didn’t get pissy and throw a fit, he didn’t quit on his coach, he just went out on the field and proved himself to be the best WR on the team and a huge offensive weapon.
He was a perfect fit for Charlie Weis’ pro-style offense, but the spread offense Brian Kelly implemented was a waste of his talents. Still, no complaining from Floyd. Just production. That’s what I like to see in a big-time #1 receiver.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
You guys just missed a lively presser. Jerry went after Cable for that QB switch, how the Raiders’ handled it, Cable clearly got pissed and called Jerry out.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Romo just dissed Cable, too. Said it’s hard for him to believe that nobody asked Cable about who would start at QB.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
The Iceman Cometh Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
hey can anyone pull up the stats comparing Ford to DHB. I think even with his tenure with the Raiders Ford has to be close to surpassing him stat wise.
Second, Ford you deserved that TD, wow what a catch and the agility that was no gimme TD and if Grads could have gotten you the ball the second time around you would have had 2.
I think DHB had a 12 yard end around and Ford not only had the K.O. return for 7 but 4 catches 106 and a TD…cut DHB after the season, his new position should be either equipment manager or play the Left Out position…
One Nation…Raider Nation
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I have been hard on DHB but I am not going to give up on him. DHB sould be in the game with JFORD as the opposition will roll coverage to JFORD as opposed to DHB. This sets up good for DHB to start having a bigger impact. I am not sure we are using any offensive weopons right at this point…
November 29th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
How was the presser? Can’t wait to hear more details and also from our man, Jerry himself.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Its time for Cable to work them out in full pads
November 29th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
johnny lee, heyward bey, louis murphy, chaz schilens, all completely useless garbage because of sanjay lala. at what point do you look at this guy and say, man you suck so go back to whatever you were doing.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
big pep Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
the only problem with d.h.b. is that we drafted him way to early, the dude shows up and “he works hard every day” its hard to call him a loser or a bust when it looks like he tries, but at this stage hes completely out of his league. BIGGEST FUCN PROBLEM IMO IS SANJAY WHAT EVER HIS NAME IS WHO CANT COACH A FUCN PEE WEE W.R.
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ROFLMAO….Big PEP what up Mayne??? You sound like you are about to blow some ish up…..
November 29th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
You guys just missed a lively presser. Jerry went after Cable for that QB switch, how the Raiders’ handled it, Cable clearly got pissed and called Jerry out.
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Really? Awesome!
November 29th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
big pep Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
johnny lee, heyward bey, louis murphy, chaz schilens, all completely useless garbage because of sanjay lala. at what point do you look at this guy and say, man you suck so go back to whatever you were doing.
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Demote his A$$ back to computer programming….
November 29th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Kokomo, pretty boring and usual stuff until it was Jerry’s turn. Jerry basically took the same argument to Cable that he vented about in here yesterday, the QB charade, etc. Cable started talking down to him, calling him “Jerry” in a condescending tone, then asked him something like “Is this really that important to you personally?”? LOL. The presser ended about right after that, and Cable was a little red and huffing when he walked off. Jerry earned his paycheck today.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Sanjay Lal begins his second season as an offensive administrative assistant with the Cal —————–
this dude went from making fucn play book copies to being a coach. its no wonder our wideouts suc. i hate al davis for doing what he does.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Thanks, MaddenRaider. Did Cable say whether Campbell will start?
Only hope for the future is if Al hires Harbaugh with an offer he can’t refuse
November 29th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
YoungAmerican,
You are dead on in post 77. Raider WR’s do not come back fight for the ball. Jerry mentioned it back in training camp when he covered the niners. He said the difference was noticable how SF wr’s competed for the ball in the air. The lone excepion being Jacoby Ford, obviously. That guy would wrestle the ball from an alligator. The others, not so much.
How many times when watching another game, college or pros do you hear the announcer talk about how a WR “turned DB and made a nice play to break up potential Int.” Not with Raider WR’s very often, (Besides JF). It seems like they just kinda toss up their hands and say “that was a bad pass. Oh well”.
Might be another examole of Sanjay Lal being over his head. Young WR’s aren’t progressing either.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Sanjay Lal was a quality control guy.
not sure what he did to get promoted, but Ted Tollner the “passing game coordinator” should be coaching up WR’s if he isn’t calling plays
November 29th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
The local media didnt appreciate being Punked by Cable so they’re going to come after him now. Just before the Pitt game, Guttierez, Vittorio and McDonald all jumped on JC’s tail and now they feel slighted. You could clearly see them mocking Cable in their tweets and columns.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Jerry great job! That is exactly what needed to be asked of cable, explain your self, since you are so fond of throwing your players under the bus.
Cable press conference melt down, just like his coaching record, hilarious.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
SD put the beatdown on Indy last night without Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Patrick Crayton, Buster Davis & Ryan Matthews.
Merriman was dumped earlier this year and Gates played hurt. 4 catches for 46 yards is a bad night for him
every team goes through injury probs. 1 guy goes down, the next guy has to step up!
Thats means if Miller can’t go, we need Myers & Barnes to play big. If Nnamdi can’t go, we need the 2 rookie CB’s to play big. It isn’t rocket science fellas. We beat KC without these two key players.
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Yeah, we could have benefited from a couple of pck-sixes too.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
ROFLMAO….Big PEP what up Mayne??? You sound like you are about to blow some ish up…..
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not blowing nothing up just venting a little frustration thats all. hahahahaha
November 29th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Got to hand it to Miami’s defensive game plan. Even though Parcells is retired he must have got on the horn with Sparano last week. Stack 8 in the box to stop the Raiders’ run, and keep 3 deep because the Raiders will always, always try to force the ball downfield. they’ll get away with some but you’ll make the plays when it counts.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Jerry is lucky he didn’t get punched.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
not blowing nothing up just venting a little frustration thats all.
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Its all gravy Bruh…We all have a right to be pissed off…. looking at 8 yeras in a row….I have seen some improvement, but thats not enough…
November 29th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Jerry’s a little too big for Cable to punch him. Cable typically punches people who weigh less than 100 lbs, and are female.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
J.M. gonna get caught walking to his car and cable is gonna beat his asss, now say something punk. gonna sound like the three stooges smacking each other around. except its going to be cable laying that farm hand on his asssss.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Come on, romo. Not the “Well spoken” description of Ford. Not with your history. Just stop it.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
The Raiders will have Herrera take car of Jerry.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
lol that would be funny…
November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Cable’s a wuss. There’s only two people we know he’s hit, a small, scronny guy and a woman.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
that would be funny…
November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
big pep Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
J.M. gonna get caught walking to his car and cable is gonna beat his asss, now say something punk. gonna sound like the three stooges smacking each other around. except its going to be cable laying that farm hand on his asssss.
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ROFLMAO…….hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
November 29th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Herrera? He couldn’t even handle Tim Kawakami!
“lll lll lllll liar!!!” LOL
November 29th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
The Raiders must be getting too predictable in their playcalling or something. Tipping something off by formation or something. It sure as hell looks like the other team knows what runs are coming.
Getting shut down on the road in Pittsburgh was one thing. They pretty much shut down everybody. But Miami at home. 15 carries for 16 yards or something like that. Hell, DMac can’t get back to the line. They try and run a toss sweep and somebody is cutting his legs out four yards in the backfield as he’s taking the pitch.
How in the hell was this team 2nd in the league in rushing after 10 weeks at 156 ypg? Now they can’t even open up a sliver to run through. Can’t even get back to the line of scrimmage?
Something is seriously amiss.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Is there a rift between cable and davis after this debacle, and ridiculous qb switching?
November 29th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Lets get on with the coaching search.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
i dont want to be the one who finds out if cable only hits women and scrwny men, fuc that. thats one big mother fer. id have to leave him looking like he just won a wet t-shirt contest.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
maybe its the te motion and stopping where they are running too…they mustve run it twenty times last week
November 29th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Cable’s a wuss. Get over it.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Cable Is A Liar And A reporter called him on it Right After the Team Did “Good Stuff”
Any chance we could get Jim To leave Stanford
We should have hired him long time ago. Raiders Should Have Never let him go to San Diego, or Stanford
November 29th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
maybe at this point we need q.b.,o.l.,w.r, d.t. help and im not so sure in what order.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
The Raiders must be getting too predictable in their playcalling or something. Tipping something off by formation or something. It sure as hell looks like the other team knows what runs are coming.
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Good point its called scheming… we have become predicatable and bungling at the same time….
Example of bungling is to show 8 man on the line of scrimmage to blitz, only to have 2 guys go through the same gap, while one guy is engaged with a blocker thus no gap exist to go thru…We dont even know how to blitz right….
How about running some delay blitzes….Quicksain, see a whole run though it get the QB….
Dont have Quicksain decaliring early only to have him drop back in coverage fools no one….
November 29th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
3 turnovers on 1st down, after getting a first down killed our chances…2 on deep throws, 1 on a freakin Wildcat formation w/ a hand off to Reece(?)WTF
Defense was on the field WAY too long yesterday, and McFadden the DB, got burnt all day cause we decided to deactivate Ware, kid hadn’t played ALL SEASON and we send him out there like that?…freakin ridiculous personel moves…this STINKS!
November 29th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
i know whats tipping off the D. its our center moving that big head of his around just before he snaps the ball. there i figured out the raiders offense and i dont get paid to study them. imagine what a real coach can do when all he does is study your team for a week 12 hours a day.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Doesn’t Al Davis believe that if you have the talent, a defense can know what you’re going to do and you can do it anyway?
November 29th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
i have to give my pits a bath tonight so im out c ya.
November 29th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Looking forward to Jerry’s next post after that presser… lol
November 29th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
aig-good news. here’s another blank jersey. might as well have 4. it’s not like you can be a bigger doofus.
good news is it’s less than 20, which is half of what you pay at 40.
is today your lucky day, or what?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Oakland-Raiders-Official-Blank-Football-Jersey-Medium-/310092384896?pt=US_Football_Fan_Shop&hash=item4832f24a80
November 29th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
VanHeathen,
#132. Exactly. Poor Walter McFadden. The rookie was making his first appearance of the season due to injury. He was a mark out there.
I thought the defense played fairly well actually, until they wore out completely. Due in part to the offenses total ineptness, and their own inability to get off the field on third down.
The reason they couldn’t get off the field on 3rd down was because they had an achillles heel. #22..Walter McFadden. Miami found it and exploited it continuously. Whoever McFadden was covering bam. Didn’t matter if it was 3rd and 8, whatever. They found the mismatch and exploited it.
And Oakland was helpless to counter it or fix it in any way. Frickin unbelievable.
November 29th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
buckeyeraider Says:
November 29th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
How in the hell was this team 2nd in the league in rushing after 10 weeks at 156 ypg? Now they can’t even open up a sliver to run through. Can’t even get back to the line of scrimmage?
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My guess is that, after the 3-game win streak, Al Davis tried to big-foot the credit for it. There were 2 national stories on him prior to the Pitt game. And the “Leak” he wanted Campbell to play came out.
He became enamoured with new toy Jacoby Ford. In the Pitt game, they returned to conservative play-calling with deep-sideline passes, to no avail. (Davis style)
The Miami game 16 rushing plays, with again, emphasis on Jacoby Ford, deep.
Now there’s counter-productive controversy in the locker rm about the back and forth QB situation, and who’s the boss.
November 29th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Wow…like MR said, that press conference was entertaining to say the least..
I applaud Jerry for calling out Cable like that on the QB issue. Cable started pouting and getting sarcastic, like a mini version of a Mike Singletary press conference meltdown,lol…
Good Work Jerry! We’re tired of Cable’s bull crap!
November 29th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I want Captain Comeback As My Coach “Jim Harbaugh”
November 29th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
FORD SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE WHEN THE GAME ISN’T GOING OUR WAY! THE REST OF THE TEAM NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S NOT EVERY GAME THAT’S IMPORTANT, IT’S EVERY SINGLE DOWN! I ONLY PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR 4 YEARS AT THE POP WARNER LEVEL AND 4 YEARS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL BUT IF YOU ASKED ME WHAT THE SCORE WAS AT ANY POINT DURING ANY OF THOSE GAMES I PLAYED IN, I WOULDN’T KNOW! I PLAYED EACH AND EVERY DOWN, OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE, LIKE IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT DOWN OF THE GAME! THAT’S THE WAY EVERYONE IN THE NFL SHOULD PLAY, BUT MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE RAIDERS, SO THAT’S WHAT I EXPECT FROM THEM! THAT’S HOW THEY PLAYED DURING THE 70′S AND 80′S AND IT WAS FROM WATCHING THEM THAT I LEARNED TO PLAY THE WAY I DID! COME ON GUYS, GET YOUR HEADS UP AND GO OUT THERE THIS WEEK IN PRACTICE LIKE YOU WANT TO PLAY AND PLAY LIKE YOU WANT TO WIN! EVERY PLAY COUNTS!
November 29th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
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November 30th, 2010 at 1:29 am
[...] whole momentum of the game and gives us momentum,” Cartwright said, per Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune. “I wasn’t accountable to my teammates to today. I just feel I let the team down. Let the [...]
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