Raiders-Steelers game will be televised locally
By Steve Corkran
Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at 12:50 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders game against the Pittsburgh Steelers is all but sold out and will be televised locally, the team announced Thursday afternoon.
This marks the 10th straight regular-season home game that sold out in advance of the league-mandated deadline, 72 hours before kick-off. The Raiders sold out all eight of their regular-season home game last season.
A Raiders spokesman said only that “we expect a very full house” Sunday. However, numerous fans have contacted me about the inability to find tickets anywhere on-line or through ticket brokers.
That streak will be put to the test next month, when the Raiders next play at home Oct. 21 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Raiders and Jaguars are two of six teams without a victory through the first two games this season, and the Raiders face challenging games against the Steelers, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons between now and the Jaguars game.
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September 20th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
“How Tiny Be Thy Beeeech Lawg
In Laguna Beach, Mon there be nothing so small
Than the tiny little pecker and the Beeech Dawg’s balls
Stand back, laugh, and then say ’sick!’
How did this wigger get such a tiny dick?
September 20th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
30% Steeler fans at the game.
September 20th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
KrappyRat you should cruise on down to the huge Rasta Ganja show this weekend
Our show would go OFF if we brought along a crazy old dude who lurked behind the salad bar in a pair of soiled overalls
Seriously old fool, we’d be the talk of the town
Just keepin’ it real, holla
September 20th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
They must have had a good Season Ticket season. With all the New Regime optimism and all.
September 20th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
eastoaklandraider Says:
September 19th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
By Monte Poole
Bay Area News Group
Posted: 09/19/2012 02:34:02 PM PDT
Updated: 09/19/2012 03:30:44 PM PDT
Maybe it would not have worked. Maybe the chemistry between the temperate boss and the ebullient subordinate would have been all wrong.
But Hue Jackson did enough in 2011 to warrant another year as head coach of the Raiders, a chance to work with new general manager Reggie McKenzie.
I don’t necessarily believe McKenzie and Jackson would have clashed and brought down the franchise — especially when Hue realized he essentially was an interim coach, on a one-year trial.
McKenzie, however, wanted his “own guy.” That’s a common approach for a new executive, whether in sports or politics or the restaurant business. Sometimes the cure and sometimes the disease, “ownguyism” can be found in most any office or factory.
Dennis Allen is McKenzie’s own guy and, thus, Reggie’s great experiment. Allen is a good coach, with the potential to become an excellent head coach. He may find the solutions to overcome Oakland’s atrocious start.
It’s also reasonable to believe this start might have been avoided if Jackson were engineering the offense.
Hindsight? Not really. I thought in January that McKenzie moved too quickly to replace the head coach, and nothing that has happened in September has changed my opinion.
The strength of the 2011 Raiders was an offense that was productive despite being improvisational at quarterback and the loss of star running back Darren McFadden. It was the offense that allowed the Raiders to
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come within a win of the making the postseason.
Defense was this team’s weakness, and it’s an issue Jackson and McKenzie could have addressed and likely solved by making comprehensive changes within the coaching staff assembled by former owner/GM Al Davis.
To be clear, Jackson was not a great head coach. He was by turns superb and mystifying. His bravado was on his sleeve and his ego sometimes lifted him above the clouds. He was a former college quarterback who took risks, tempted fate and embraced the spotlight.
Hue and his abundance of effervescence would have required considerable maintenance.
Yet Reggie could have managed. Trial basis gives an executive tremendous leverage.
But McKenzie wanted a clean slate and his own guy. So he replaced Jackson with Allen, who had done a nice job in his one year as defensive coordinator in Denver.
This was a drastic change. No doubt the Raiders were in need of dramatic change. Al Davis was the boss for nearly 50 years, and his death required several positions to be filled. Anyone who filled them would have brought radical change.
Given authority by Mark Davis, McKenzie practically blew up the place, starting over, almost from the bottom up. Nearly everything he is doing needed to be done for the outdated Raiders to join the updated NFL.
But it’s quite possible such sweeping change — Allen came aboard 20 days after McKenzie took over as GM and three months after Mark Davis assumed ownership — is a case of too much, too fast.
Allen, despite positive reviews during training camp, is under fire for Oakland’s regression during its 0-2 start; the Raiders suddenly are regarded as one of the NFL’s five worst teams. Moreover, Allen is taking extreme criticism for his choice of Greg Knapp as offensive coordinator.
That’s what happens when a talent like McFadden disappears in plain sight, when an offense with the tools to improve opens the season with 12 punts and one meaningful touchdown.
It’s what happens when an offensive scheme that was working is scrapped for one that is struggling.
It’s not that an entirely new football structure can’t work. After installing two first-timers — GM Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Mike Smith — in 2008, Atlanta has had four successive winning seasons.
The Falcons, however, were 4-12 the previous season and entered 2008 holding six of the first 98 picks in the draft, including two in the first round.
The Raiders had posted consecutive 8-8 seasons, entered the last two Decembers in the playoff race and came into 2012 with conceivably the worst draft positioning in franchise history.
The 2011 team in many ways outperformed its talent, its circumstances (on and off the field) and its front-office operation.
The ‘12 Raiders are not among the deepest or most talented teams in the league. The roster is a tangle of the good, the average and the imminently replaceable.
To get the Raiders where they want to be, DA needs Reggie’s help. That will take time. Given the scope of the makeover, any progress that comes likely will be incremental. This could take years.
Meanwhile, the Raiders have taken several steps backward. It’s particularly hard to watch, after they found a way last season to take a few steps forward.
READ IT AND WEEP HUE HATERS. Been saying this since Hue was fired now local media finally catches on.
September 20th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
“How Tiny Be Thy Beeeech Lawg
In Laguna Beach, Mon there be nothing so small
Than the tiny little pecker and the Beeech Dawg’s balls
Stand back, laugh, and then say ’sick!’
How did this wigger get such a tiny dick?
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That’s a decent rhyme, Albert Bigelo Klas, but remember to throw in a few more “Mon”s, “Gettin’ IRIE” and “Rasta Brahs” to capture the authentic reggae feel
WIZZLE
September 20th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
READ IT AND WEEP HUE HATERS. Been saying this since Hue was fired now local media finally catches on.
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Hue hasn’t done sh*t. Has an 8-8 record and is DB coach for the Bengals. That is a great resume. Biggest impact he ever had was mortgaging Raiders future.
September 20th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Beeech, Klas can out MC you any day brah.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Beeech, Klas can out MC you any day brah.
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I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
plop
September 20th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Beeech, Klas can out MC you any day brah.
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Albert, does your mother know you’re now claiming to be a super gay Swedish nerd on a football blog who can rap?
September 20th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
I hope we get the win. The Raider Nation desperately needs it.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
The Raiders and Jaguars are two of six teams without a victory through the first two games this season, and the Raiders face challenging games against the Steelers, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons between now and the Jaguars game.
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Both teams will be 0-5 when they meet…and only one will come out with a victory!
September 20th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
3-13. Fortunately, one of those wins maybe this week (Doubt it)
September 20th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Hey ArmChair – Just for your enjoyment…
http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o525/JB6427/greg-knapp_zps28b46806.jpg
September 20th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Even tho theese are the type of games we win not this time. PUT YOUR PANTS away.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
I still think it was Huge who got hisself fired.
And that kind of pisses me off cuz I, like some of you all, think that we could’a transitioned a little smoother without the 100% top to bottom overhaul.
But were I in Mark Davis’ and ReggieMack’s shoes I probably would have brought in someone else. Huge make some big mistakes there and endeared himself to NO ONE, except Eastbayraider and ChrisinNY.
Wasn’t too enthused with the wholesale switch to ZBS and am still not sold on Gregg Knapp either. But I am willing to have some patience and let things unfold.
I lived through the last 30 years of the Raiders sucking (except for 99-01 THANKS CHUCKY!) and I’ve (hopefully) live through another year two until the new regime gets things straightened out…
September 20th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Do you ever watch the Raiders and Titans and wonder why the play-callers can’t get Darren McFadden or Chris Johnson the ball in space more often? In fantasy football, as in the NFL, coaching can have a dramatic impact on a player’s production.
There are strong arguments to be made that neither McFadden nor Johnson, both reading and hesitating at the line of scrimmage, is a particularly good fit for a zone-blocking scheme. In 25 games with Tom Cable’s zone-blocking system from 2007-09, McFadden rushed for 856 yards on 217 carries (3.9 YPC) and just one game over 90 yards.
Enter Hue Jackson, a more creative schemer who installed McFadden’s favorite running plays in a power-blocking scheme. In 20 games under Jackson, McFadden exploded for 1,771 rushing yards at 5.1 per clip with 11 games over 90 yards.
I can’t put the disappointing Week 2 performances on the running backs. McFadden simply had no holes to exploit against a dominant Dolphins run defense that hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rushing performance in 16 games. Want a sign that problem lies in blocking, not McFadden? He’s getting first contact on average 0.7 yards downfield compared to 3.6 yards a season ago.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
They must have had a good Season Ticket season. With all the New Regime optimism and all.
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You don’t have to worry about that, right?
You’ve already stated you are not behind the team, and that you are, in fact, a bandwagon fan, by your words.
At this point you have zero support for the team, BUT IF THE RAIDERS START WINNING, ACCORDING TO YOU, YOU’LL JUMP BACK ON THE BANDWAGON.
Why even bother? What kind of a “fan” actually states to everyone he’s only a fan IF THE TEAM WINS?
Get your phonyazz outta here.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
And please, please boys put forth a mighty effort this weekend and kick the $#it outta the Steelers!!!!!
Watching the Charger game last Saturday (on DVR) cuz I was in Alaska week before and the ‘Fin game Sunday made for one REALLY grumpy JLofty….
September 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Bob Wylie was on sirius radio last night and said DMAC favorite runs are to the outside.. and pitches.. and sweeps.
Said DMAC is to fast for the ZBS and said just give him the ball to the outside because he is fast enough to run around the whole defense. He is right. Look at what he did the jets last season.
However ZBS is not going anywhere cuz Allen is not gonna admit he made a mistake changing the offense
September 20th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
READ IT AND WEEP HUE HATERS. Been saying this since Hue was fired now local media finally catches on.
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Catches on?
They’re sports writers. it’s their job to find an angle and run with it. Always happens. Will continue to happen.
If Raiders were 2-0, the article would have been praising Reg for his decision to can Hue.
That said, I agree with above, Hue got himself fired with his stupid comments about how he has earned the right to not only stay on as HC, but to pick his own team.
That will get you a pink slip every time.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
I can’t put the disappointing Week 2 performances on the running backs. McFadden simply had no holes to exploit against a dominant Dolphins run defense that hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rushing performance in 16 games
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Yup our Oline got owned. It’s not about McFadden. He has been hit within the first .7 yd avg per rush vs 3.1 last year. It’s the frickin OLine getting owned out there. I saw the new guy #65 Briesel let a safety #20 come right past him to stop what would have been a great gain on a out pattern to Ausberry. McFadden is fine. The ZBS system is fine. It’s the frickin individual Olineman getting OWNED by the other team. Wake up boys. Seattle and Miami boht used ZBS to kick the crap out of their opponents last weekend.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
READ IT AND WEEP HUE HATERS. Been saying this since Hue was fired now local media finally catches on.
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A few things, 1 the ahole who wrote that article also advocated for Hue’s firing, the media writes anything to get the mindless to read it. 2 What is the purpose of this anyways? Do you ACTUALLY believe that Reggie is going to fire DA and his whole staff and rehire Hue? Do you ACTUALLY believe that Mark Davis is going to fire Reggie in week 2? In either case you sound like a spoiled child throwing a temper tantrum.
The bed is made, no matter how much the whinier fans complain it is done. I think the only real mistake was not resigning Bob Wylie to a new contract, but DA had no connection to Wylie, and Reggie wasn’t going to force any coaches on DA… that was the Al Davis way. That way died on 10/8/11
I think to many people are unwilling or unable to accept that fact. The Raiders will NEVER be the way they were prior to 10/8/11. That team died. Never coming back. No one says you have to like moving forward, but you have to accept it, or you have to move on.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
WTF reads Mike Silver. That dude is Hue’s BFF. We have much better talent on this roster than any of the previous 10 yrs. I have faith we will better in the long run with the current regime and roster. WTF is Silver gonna do when we actually finish at 10-6 this year or 9-7. Yes we will finish better than 8-8 this year.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Maybe DA should hire Wylie as an offensive consultant. He could come in and teach Frank Pollack how to coach an offensive line. Then Wylie could bring in Wiz 1.0 to demonstrate how to block.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
F*ck Hue and f*ck Steve Hoffman!
September 20th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Bob Wylie was on sirius radio last night and said DMAC favorite runs are to the outside.. and pitches.. and sweeps.
Said DMAC is to fast for the ZBS and said just give him the ball to the outside because he is fast enough to run around the whole defense. He is right. Look at what he did the jets last season.
However ZBS is not going anywhere cuz Allen is not gonna admit he made a mistake changing the offense
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Just when I was starting to cool off! That sh!t really fires me up! At least I signed the fire Knapp petition.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
r8eray Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Do you ever watch the Raiders and Titans and wonder why the play-callers can’t get Darren McFadden or Chris Johnson the ball in space more often? In fantasy football, as in the NFL, coaching can have a dramatic impact on a player’s production.
There are strong arguments to be made that neither McFadden nor Johnson, both reading and hesitating at the line of scrimmage, is a particularly good fit for a zone-blocking scheme. In 25 games with Tom Cable’s zone-blocking system from 2007-09, McFadden rushed for 856 yards on 217 carries (3.9 YPC) and just one game over 90 yards.
Enter Hue Jackson, a more creative schemer who installed McFadden’s favorite running plays in a power-blocking scheme. In 20 games under Jackson, McFadden exploded for 1,771 rushing yards at 5.1 per clip with 11 games over 90 yards.
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1. There hasn’t been any space to get McFadden the ball in the first 2 weeks. Thats the problem.
2. In 2010, McFaddens career best year, Hue Jackson called the plays BUT Tom Cable was still the HC and we still ran his ZBS scheme, your argument holds even less water when Bob Wylie himself said he McFadden was effective running in the ZBS last year as well
September 20th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
JB Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Hey ArmChair – Just for your enjoyment…
http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o525/JB6427/greg-knapp_zps28b46806.jpg
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Hahaha…What’s up JB!
September 20th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
However, numerous fans have contacted me about the inability to find tickets anywhere on-line or through ticket brokers.
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Plenty available on TicketExchange. Check Craigslist too.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Adrian Peterson would be getting mugged behind our line too…..It ain’t Darren.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Raideraholic (AKAHairyBush) Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Bob Wylie was on sirius radio last night and said DMAC favorite runs are to the outside.. and pitches.. and sweeps.
Said DMAC is to fast for the ZBS and said just give him the ball to the outside because he is fast enough to run around the whole defense. He is right. Look at what he did the jets last season.
However ZBS is not going anywhere cuz Allen is not gonna admit he made a mistake changing the offense
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Just when I was starting to cool off! That sh!t really fires me up! At least I signed the fire Knapp petition.
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This is exactly the crap I’m talking about. Deliberately choosing to NOT do what is in the best interest of our players…
GREG KNAPP MUST GO!
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-oakland-raiders-fire-greg-knapp#
September 20th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Bob Wylie was on sirius radio last night and said DMAC favorite runs are to the outside.. and pitches.. and sweeps.
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The number 1 rushing play in the ZBS is the outside stretch play. Toss, sweep, stretch, pitch, inside, outside… none of it matters. If the Oline doesn’t get it blocked, the back doesn’t go anywhere. This is a fact. Why can’t you guys just understand that all that matters is execution? IF the lineman properly executed the blocks McFadden would be fine (especially if he chose the correct hole to run in when they had it blocked)
September 20th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
WTF reads Mike Silver. That dude is Hue’s BFF. We have much better talent on this roster than any of the previous 10 yrs. I have faith we will better in the long run with the current regime and roster. WTF is Silver gonna do when we actually finish at 10-6 this year or 9-7. Yes we will finish better than 8-8 this year.
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Man…..give some of the Kool-Aid or whatever you smoking dogg!!
I swear if we finish 10-7 I’ll streak down to my birthday suite and run across the big “O.co”!!!
Swear to GOD!!
September 20th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
F*ck Hue and f*ck Steve Hoffman!
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Calm down, Albert, or I’ll tell your mother
September 20th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
This is exactly the crap I’m talking about. Deliberately choosing to NOT do what is in the best interest of our players…
GREG KNAPP MUST GO!
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-oakland-raiders-fire-greg-knapp#
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For the record, this is an incredible waste of time. You could get 100,000 signatures and they would not revamp the offense after 2 weeks.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Sorry, but i’ll take Hue Jackson and his 8-8 squad over DA and the pathetic team he’s provided us any freaking day.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
We have much better talent on this roster than any of the previous 10 yrs.
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Stop wearing your Raider glasses when you evaluate our roster. It is composed of mostly trash. 6-10 this year is a stretch if you ask me, even IF the offense gets going. Have you seen our secondary lately?
September 20th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
By the time RM an DA get this team turned around Dmac will be either washed up or on another team.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
The Oakland Raiders are going to beat the steelers this sunday.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
eastoaklandraider Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
By the time RM an DA get this team turned around Dmac will be either washed up or on another team
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Did you expect to fix 30 years of mismanagement in one off season with no money or draft picks?
September 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Chargers / Falcons is blacked out. That is pathetic.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
It is amazing Pittsburg a perennial playoff contender could use vandyke and like vandyke and we could not.why is barksdale not playing its looks like Reggie is more worried about playing his own guys than the best guy.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
R8,
Sure I’m drinking koolaid but then again I have my reasons.
1. the current regime will not tolerate quitters like Al did so this aint going to be Joe Bugel, Kiffin, and Art Shell lame ducks all over again.
2. Our current roster is much better than the roster of those years.
3. I did anticipate a learning curve and expect this team to perform a better second half.
So yeah fire away if you like. I know I saw a better D out there than the final stats last Sunday. Yeah Bush got 179 yds but 24 of his 26 rushes totaled 90 yds and he broke on only 2 runs late in the game. The long one was by Branch not keeping his outside containment. Our D got wore down by the heat in Miami.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Hue Jackson inherited an 8-8 team and improved that team to…..8-8 (rumblin, bumblin,stumblin down the stretch and missin the playoffs).
Why do people think he was a good coach?
I think his “explosive” offense scored about 12 points all year in the 4th quarter.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Have you seen our secondary lately?
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Yes I have and it is going to be a simple fix. I am still a strong believer in our D. I know what I saw and it is light years ahead of where it has been the last 10 yrs.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Dmac is 25 years old. Wasting a RB in his PRIME right now.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Chuck Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
It is amazing Pittsburg a perennial playoff contender could use vandyke and like vandyke and we could not.why is barksdale not playing its looks like Reggie is more worried about playing his own guys than the best guy.
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That is just stupid.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
ArmChair GM Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
JB Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Hey ArmChair – Just for your enjoyment…
http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o525/JB6427/greg-knapp_zps28b46806.jpg
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Hahaha…What’s up JB!
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Made that up in honor of your FIRE GREG KNAPP Facebook page. You attending Sunday? I’ll be there but I pretty much know what to expect. Imagine, we get to witness this crap firsthand and then, we have the honor of paying for this privilege. We must be the crazy ones?
September 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Yo, any of my Blog Homies in San Diego this weekend come over to the Catamaran and watch the game with the Beeeech Diggity Dawg and the Certified Platinum Posse
We’ll be playing in a beach volleyball tournament in the am followed by massages and a delightful brunch
Then we’ll hit Moray’s for hard alcohol and the Silver & Black attack
If you show up bring a blunt, a valid credit card to buy us drinks and a shorty or two to massage the Beeech Lawg
IT AINT OUTTA REACH DOWN IN MISSION BEACH
September 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
I’ll take my HC getting pedicures, trotting out ot the field wearing a weird hat with a bouncing John Holmes style black dildo attached to the front, wearing one of those weird bondage executioner leather maskes with zippers, and wearing a cheerleader costume…as long as he wins.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
Why do people think he was a good coach?
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Because they are all revisionists!!!!
Under Hue, we were down 34-0 last year in Mia. Under Hue, we lost to the Niners 9-17. I can go on but these revisionists all thought Hue was the best thing since sliced bread.
Hue was 7-4 and got blown out through 3 qtrs for 34-0 in Miami. Dont Frickin Forget that you revisionists.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
This team is young and was improving and Reggie got us going in reverse super fast please be smart enough not to blame al Davis,I guess you can blame al Davis for the NHL problems and everything else including knapp.
September 20th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Beeech, Klas can out MC you any day brah.
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I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
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You senile old goat, who the f@ck are you to pass judgement on any Raids fan, freak or otherwise?
You are little more than an embarrassment to this blog, a has been that never was, so to speak.
i doubt you’ve even ever attended a Raider game.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
R8eray Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
In 25 games with Tom Cable’s zone-blocking system from 2007-09, McFadden rushed for 856 yards on 217 carries (3.9 YPC) and just one game over 90 yards.
Enter Hue Jackson, a more creative schemer who installed McFadden’s favorite running plays in a power-blocking scheme. In 20 games under Jackson, McFadden exploded for 1,771 rushing yards at 5.1 per clip with 11 games over 90 yards.
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Good info.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
2k4S’s “Summer Bummer” up to # 10 this week on the indie charts.
Just saw it.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Way to go!
Atrociously Monte just kick BigMac in the balls.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Like i said HUE was without DMAC, FORD, DMOORE in MIA.. was with a new qb on the fly .. and was stuck with a DCORD he did want and a team going through changes in a few weeks.
ALLEN/KNAPP would have been done..
September 20th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
41.Thec Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
The Oakland Raiders are going to beat the steelers this sunday.
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I love it when you say “We are going to win this game” during the in game back and forth here.
I just wish it were true more often…but your optimism is appreciated.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
I remember going a few games that we never scored in the 4th! Granted we had the lead in those but…What happened, despite the d “losing” us games that possibly could have had us in teh Playoffs last year…it goes both ways…if we scored, then no problem right?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
BS!!! more excuses for Hue. Tom Cable had it worst and he still finished 8-8. Tom Cable had Al Davis holding his paycheck and trying to fire him. Still finished as a non-loser. Hue took over a team and couldnt improve them. finished 1-4 down the stretch and then blamed eveyrone else for the debacle. WTF wants that as their HC.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
bcz24 Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
This is exactly the crap I’m talking about. Deliberately choosing to NOT do what is in the best interest of our players…
GREG KNAPP MUST GO!
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-oakland-raiders-fire-greg-knapp#
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For the record, this is an incredible waste of time. You could get 100,000 signatures and they would not revamp the offense after 2 weeks.
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You deal with things your way. I’ll deal with it my way. We’ll see what was and wasn’t a waste of time as the season progresses.
But standing still while I see a sinking ship isn’t what I do.
You can carry on as you like, but stay out my way while I do what I and hundreds of others clearly see needs to be done.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Tom cable had HUE
September 20th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Like i said HUE was without DMAC, FORD, DMOORE in MIA.. was with a new qb on the fly .. and was stuck with a DCORD he did want and a team going through changes in a few weeks.
ALLEN/KNAPP would have been done..
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This is too logical for these clowns. They have their own agendas that are not in the best interests of the Raiders.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Tom cable had HUE
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Then why couldnt HUE improved when Hue had HUE?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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Y does Knapp think of Arian as DMAC? DMAC is a STRAIGHT LINE SPEED.. not shifty slow down then go SMH
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Wanna be somebody in their lonely small fantasy world. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Cuz Hue had a UFL CORD.
I wanted to see hue get another year and bring in his guys.. his assistants.. his cordinators.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Hue had the GM/Coach/all in one power after AD went down. Under HUE THE BIG CHIEF, we finished 1-4. Yeah baby. Hue was the savior alright. (sarcasm)
September 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Wanna be somebody in their lonely small fantasy world. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
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You aren’t a real real estate agent.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Summer Bummer (or Bummer Summer as it’s known in Korea) has been building momentum all year, word
Looks like Seth Green will be playing the lead in the video. He’ll be the star quarterback at BeeechDawg High and ends up triple teaming a few cheerleaders under the bleachers
Should help the Beeech Dawg finally get that date with Mylie Cyrus he’s been chasing
September 20th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
love it when ppl discredit what hue did. Im sure we are all gonna enjoy allen /knapp show. Bottom line is its 50/50 if it worksout. By then it could be too late.
Hue had team utalizing its talent it had to work with
September 20th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Cuz Hue had a UFL CORD.
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bs. Why dont you look up Hue’s offense during our 1-4 stretch last year? 14, 16, 16 points out of 5 games. Yeah baby. It’s all about our D coordinator.
Oh dont forget 28-0 against lousy KC. Yeah Baby Hue is the savior.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
bcz24 Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Bob Wylie was on sirius radio last night and said DMAC favorite runs are to the outside.. and pitches.. and sweeps.
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The number 1 rushing play in the ZBS is the outside stretch play. Toss, sweep, stretch, pitch, inside, outside… none of it matters. If the Oline doesn’t get it blocked, the back doesn’t go anywhere. This is a fact. Why can’t you guys just understand that all that matters is execution? IF the lineman properly executed the blocks McFadden would be fine (especially if he chose the correct hole to run in when they had it blocked)
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100% correct. And for all you idiots, wasn’t the best season McFadden has had in his career the 2010 season? Using Cables zone power hybrid scheme?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
what part of this OL dont u get ? its not a suited for ZBS of play. VELDEHERE.. WIZ.. and Barnes were power guys. time will tell.
What have u seen so far from Allen that makes u think we will start winning any games? Lower penalties? ok those really put points on the board?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
#75
Exactly. Josh Dubow stats said that DMAC is getting touched at .7 yd after getting the ball. He was getting touched at 3.1 last yr. Sorry but not even Bo Jackson or Barry Sanders will go anywhere getting contact at .7 yd per rush.
It’s about our individual lineman winning their battles. They are not right now.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
lol cherry picking the KC game when they had there backup qb in? dmac goes down.. then uses it as a exhbition for PALMER?
how about looking at the second KC game?? Deep strikes to moore then DHB in OT.. The special teams call that was called back. Not to mention how hard the players were playing for hue. How about that one?
I see these players are playing extra hard for allen so far
September 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Whats a Drexl? Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Beeech, Klas can out MC you any day brah.
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I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
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You senile old goat, who the f@ck are you to pass judgement on any Raids fan, freak or otherwise?
You are little more than an embarrassment to this blog, a has been that never was, so to speak.
i doubt you’ve even ever attended a Raider game.
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KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Wanna be somebody in their lonely small fantasy world. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
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Proof positive you bring nothing but your soiled depends to this blog.
Please do this blog a favor and stack your “red Vette” into a lamp post, whilst not wearing your seat belt.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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What a load! Knapp didn’t have squat in Texas. He wasn’t the OC. He was the QB coach. Kubiac was the OC. Knapp comes from the school of monkey see Monkey do. Unfortunately, when it comes to monkeys, they are just like humans – some are a lot brighter than others. We obviously got the dumb one.
That followed by:
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Knapp said he does get McFadden’s input on running plays, just like Hue Jackson did last season
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Yeah, he gets DMac’s input and then ignores it and does it the way he thinks would be best based on all his prior success as an OC. And there you have it.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I hope Hue gets another HC job soon. Then his followers can go to some other blog and torture the fans there.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
what part of this OL dont u get ? its not a suited for ZBS of play. VELDEHERE.. WIZ.. and Barnes were power guys. time will tell.
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Veldheer and Barnes were brought in specifically for the zone scheme.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Papa said Veldehere was brought in for power just like wiz.
This guy talks to everyone in the org.. Barnes was a FA PICKUP for POWER
September 20th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Klas Tjorborn Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I think a lot of the dumbass trolls, are attracted to the costume images they see of Raider fans on TV. Wanna be somebody in their lonely small fantasy world. Because they definitely aren’t football fans.
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You aren’t a real real estate agent.
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Anyone can be a realtor.
You sign on with a broker, and if you make a sale, you get your commission. If you do like KK does, which is not get off your fatazz, you make no sales, make no commission.
The broker might have 50+ realtors out of his office. Out of that 50+, 2-5 haven’t made a penny in years.
In KK’s case, many many years.
As he has stated “My wife works. I don’t”
A sad sad wee bit of a man.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
I was wondering why the Raiders don’t just lie about sellouts like the Niners do. Seems Mark gets it. Al and his stubborn grudges.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
JB Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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What a load! Knapp didn’t have squat in Texas. He wasn’t the OC. He was the QB coach. Kubiac was the OC. Knapp comes from the school of monkey see Monkey do. Unfortunately, when it comes to monkeys, they are just like humans – some are a lot brighter than others. We obviously got the dumb one.
That followed by:
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Knapp said he does get McFadden’s input on running plays, just like Hue Jackson did last season
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Yeah, he gets DMac’s input and then ignores it and does it the way he thinks would be best based on all his prior success as an OC. And there you have it.
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Beat me to it here guys. I was just about to say that Knapp didn’t have jack squat in Texas…Now he’s trying to act like he had something to do with Arian Foster’s success…lol
September 20th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
I’ll bet you half that stadium’s empty Sunday. Props to Mark. Work the system. Niners have been lying about sellouts for years.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
There was NO heat in miami… we wont be a winning team
September 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
This sunday will tell me alot about how hard this team plays for Allen
Back is already up against the wall.. alot of outside noise to win.. I know allen / knapp already feeling the pressure
September 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Raiders 16, Steelers 13.
Mark it, whoever’s logging predictions these days.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Papa said Veldehere was brought in for power just like wiz.
This guy talks to everyone in the org.. Barnes was a FA PICKUP for POWER
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Then why were they brought in under Cable’s zone scheme? So half the line could be power and half zone?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
what part of this OL dont u get ? its not a suited for ZBS of play. VELDEHERE.. WIZ.. and Barnes were power guys. time will tell.
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Veldheer and Barnes were brought in specifically for the zone scheme.
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Hey Dummy, you’re back!
Veldheer and Barnes excelled in the power scheme.
That’s why regardless of their draft status, the plan was changed in 2011 to incorporate more POWER mixed with Zone. That’s exactly what Al Davis said, that’s exactly what happened, and the result was a top 5 offensive line.
I know it will take you all day to comprehend that, but if you start now, you might get it by midnight.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Defensive showdown Sunday.
Our stingy defense will shock and frustrate Mr. “No Means Yes”
September 20th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
The point is Al Davis and Hue Jackson both realized that a zone blocking scheme ALONE was not as effective as a hybrid scheme that incorporated POWER along with ZONE.
Why Allen went away with that and went to a PURELY ZONE scheme, with an INFERIOR coach to boot, is a mystery to any rational person.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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Y does Knapp think of Arian as DMAC? DMAC is a STRAIGHT LINE SPEED.. not shifty slow down then go SMH
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I don’t belive Schaub, Lienart or Yates are very fast. What a dumbass
September 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Arm Chair!!! The biggest idiot on the blog! Good to see you! Hey since most of the fans have stopped panicking, but you still want to abandon ship, we have a policy, women and children first!! That’s you!
September 20th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
ArmChair GM Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
The point is Al Davis and Hue Jackson both realized that a zone blocking scheme ALONE was not as effective as a hybrid scheme that incorporated POWER along with ZONE.
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Are you a moron? EVERY zone scheme does both. What do you think happens at the goal line you turd? The running back runs parallel and tries to cut? No, you power it in. What an imbecile.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Arm Chair!!! The biggest idiot on the blog! Good to see you! Hey since most of the fans have stopped panicking, but you still want to abandon ship, we have a policy, women and children first!! That’s you!
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Yawwwwn. You’re cornier than Mitt Romney’s magical underwear.
You’re not even in my league. Go drink some bleach or something.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
There’s a reason 32 teams didn’t have Knapp calling their offensive plays for the last two years.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Q: What kind of offense did you run at Hillsdale?
Veldheer: Yeah, we ran a lot of pretty much any multi-formational single-back offense. We didn’t do a whole lot of two-back stuff. But we would go spread, double-tight, out of a one-back formation, a lot of inside-zone.
Q: Are you comfortable in a zone blocking scheme?
Veldheer: Yeah, I’m very comfortable with outside zone, inside zone. We used to do a lot of counter stuff. Not so much this year, but the way we block our counter is pretty much how teams block power. So, I’m pretty familiar, pretty comfortable with how those run-blocking schemes work.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Sullivan44 Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
I’ll bet you half that stadium’s empty Sunday. Props to Mark. Work the system. Niners have been lying about sellouts for years.
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You don’t know much about the NFL do you? That stadium will be packed-with Squealer fans. Along with the Cowgirls, they represent.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Lorenzo Neal, Bob Wylie, Greg Papa and thousands of others understand what the problem is with our Offensive line.
I think I’ll listen to them over Seymour Butts/Bush…whatever, the blog idiot in residence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SR-ZPGUaSU&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1
September 20th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
95.nwr8r Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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Y does Knapp think of Arian as DMAC? DMAC is a STRAIGHT LINE SPEED.. not shifty slow down then go SMH
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I don’t belive Schaub, Lienart or Yates are very fast. What a dumbass
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Here’s another thing that irritates me about Knapp to no end…He is ALWAYS referencing the Houston Freaking Texans like they are multiple SB winners…Listen to ANY ONE of the archived interviews from this guy and he never fails to reference his association with them. As if he has to remind of his greatness..lest we forget..
Oooooooh. Houston Texans??? You mean the guys who we BEAT on your home field last yr.? Ooooooohhhhh.
So sick of this dik dropping the great Texan name on us every dam time.
“Houston this, Houston that”. “You do realize I came from Houston don’t you”.
And he always says it with that smug, condescending smirk on his face too.
F this schmuck.
I think he expects us to all bow down and thank him for coming here form such a superior organization.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Aig-raider you use these crazy comparisons lets use a real one before hue got there our offense sucked since Gannon left in hue two years we had a top ten offense with mostly the same players before and after.hue didn’t improve the next year because of our defense which needed improving and allen has done and if he had left the defense alone we would be ok.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Not that I pay a lot of attention to Bleacher Report reporters, I submit the following:
Bleacher Report NFL @BR_NFL
“2013 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting All 32 First-Round Picks” by @SigmundBloom — http://ow.ly/dRIMO
They think so highly of Knapp’s offense that they got us with the #1 pick. Then again, if we end up at 0-16 or 1-15, we just might be looking at the #1 pick.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Reggie needs to evaluate our talent better and learn how to work the salary cap.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I think there are some kids in here that should get out of their arm chairs and get some experience in life.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
DJ Johnny Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
95.nwr8r Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Knapp asked if McFadden too fast for zone blocking scheme — “The guy I had in Houston was pretty fast.”
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Y does Knapp think of Arian as DMAC? DMAC is a STRAIGHT LINE SPEED.. not shifty slow down then go SMH
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I don’t belive Schaub, Lienart or Yates are very fast. What a dumbass
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Here’s another thing that irritates me about Knapp to no end…He is ALWAYS referencing the Houston Freaking Texans like they are multiple SB winners…Listen to ANY ONE of the archived interviews from this guy and he never fails to reference his association with them. As if he has to remind of his greatness..lest we forget..
Oooooooh. Houston Texans??? You mean the guys who we BEAT on your home field last yr.? Ooooooohhhhh.
So sick of this dik dropping the great Texan name on us every dam time.
“Houston this, Houston that”. “You do realize I came from Houston don’t you”.
And he always says it with that smug, condescending smirk on his face too.
F this schmuck.
I think he expects us to all bow down and thank him for coming here form such a superior organization.
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And on top of that, we best Houston last year.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I remember the days when someone said they came from Oakland (Raiders) it meant something too.
One thing about Al (God rest his soul) is he did play a big role in bringing down the esteem of his own organization in the eyes of the league and the fans.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
ArmChair GM Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Lorenzo Neal, Bob Wylie, Greg Papa and thousands of others understand what the problem is with our Offensive line.
I think I’ll listen to them over Seymour Butts/Bush…whatever, the blog idiot in residence.
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Romonowski: “someone has to make a play!”
I have been saying that for six years here. My breakdown of the loss said exactly that. Before you got here, look at post #75. That’s what he says. One of the lst plays of the last game, the ball is tipped, and Wheeler can not come down with it. Another goes right thru Huff’s hands. McFadden drops the ball not once, not twice, but three times, once on the goal line. He dropped more than he caught. Goodson made a play. LEAVE HIM OUT THERE!
On the other side, they made plays. They got the W. We got the L. But some of you still will want to blame Al and his little walker with the tennis balls on the legs for not tackling Fasano on the 8 yards line, or blowing four tackles and watching Reggie Bush skate. It boggles the mind really.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
I was just starting to get the passion back yesterday for a hard fought game/effort this weekend.
Then I read Knapp’s media session.
He is being blatantly defensive about everything. (sign of being wrong)
BEST PART:
He made reference to pre-season successes.
WTFFFFFFFF?!!!! WHAT nfl o-coordinator makes reference to pre-season successes in week 2 of the NFL?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
108,
Yeah. Just watch ANY of his interviews on Raiders.com.
He ALWAYS brings up “Houston this, Houston that” VERY DAM TIME.
With that smug smirk when he says it.
“Thank you Mr. Knapp…We don’t deserve you”
September 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
I guess Roethlisberger is generous to the police because they surely covered his buttocks when he violated those young ladies. If he’s gonna give might as well give to any police station that he can comes across. Also gives space to be himself when he travels to away games.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
oops…comes across
September 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Wassup @paradise
Havent seen Knapps media session, and im not sure i want the cringe factor of a pre season reference..
September 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Rich people supporting the police state, nothing new.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Knapp probably thinks if we get 4 wins this yr. he is still doing us a favor by coming here from that prestigious Texan org.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
ArmChair GM Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Lorenzo Neal, Bob Wylie, Greg Papa and thousands of others understand what the problem is with our Offensive line.
I think I’ll listen to them over Seymour Butts/Bush…whatever, the blog idiot in residence.
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Romonowski: “someone has to make a play!”
I have been saying that for six years here. My breakdown of the loss said exactly that. Before you got here, look at post #75. That’s what he says. One of the lst plays of the last game, the ball is tipped, and Wheeler can not come down with it. Another goes right thru Huff’s hands. McFadden drops the ball not once, not twice, but three times, once on the goal line. He dropped more than he caught. Goodson made a play. LEAVE HIM OUT THERE!
On the other side, they made plays. They got the W. We got the L. But some of you still will want to blame Al and his little walker with the tennis balls on the legs for not tackling Fasano on the 8 yards line, or blowing four tackles and watching Reggie Bush skate. It boggles the mind really.
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What did Lorenzo Neal say Dummy?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Sad part is DA probably had to beg him to come here.
Sickening.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
It’s about our individual lineman winning their battles. They are not right now.
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Maybe not, But why blow up the #5 Oline in the League last year. Olines are hard to come by, and are the foundation of an Offense?
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=OFFENSIVE_LINE&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go
September 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
It’s about our individual lineman winning their battles. They are not right now.
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Maybe not, But why blow up the #5 Oline in the League last year. Olines are hard to come by, and are the foundation of an Offense?
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=OFFENSIVE_LINE&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go
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This makes too much sense for dummies like Seymour Bush.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Tired of being a broken record, but there was no need to change to zbs, our line was fine last year should have resigned Satele leave wiz at guard, but no people here think raider Riff is a bright light, breaks down film and will be hired by Reggie shortly, the guy is a joke and mentally challenged!
September 20th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Allen did have to do some convincing to get Knapp back here.. said he was hesitant too.. but they payed a big contract too come back.
I really dont like the way this offense is heading. Nevermind the ZBS.. lets talk KNapp as a play caller. Boring, Predictable, and D knows whats coming
September 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
and why did we let go of SATELE for Alex freakin Parsons… Really?
September 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
It’s about our individual lineman winning their battles. They are not right now.
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Maybe not, But why blow up the #5 Oline in the League last year. Olines are hard to come by, and are the foundation of an Offense?
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=OFFENSIVE_LINE&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go
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Dismantling a number 5 ranked Offensive line to try and emulate Houston, a number 13 ranked offensive line makes absolutely no sense to anyone who can count.
But since Seymour Bush can’t count, he/she probably thinks that the larger numbers in the power rankings actually mean that the team is better.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
reporter: what’s wong with the run scheme?
DA: we went against a good run d. Don’t want to abandon it just yet
reporter: there wide receivers were open what happened?
DA: well we gotta look at the tape
reporter: you mentioned you had to shadow Reggie Bush so no surprise that he did what he did?
DA: well we gotta look at the tape
You really need the tape to make any sort of assessment? No sense of urgency, not pissed off at all? Don’t like coaches body language at all
September 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Raider riff thinks it is not Knapp, I wholeheartedly disagree, he is the root of the problem. I will go on record and eat my hat if things dramatically change…..I will also join riff and break down film
September 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
The arrogance on here is unbearable. Post some resumes so we can have a good laugh.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
What did Lorenzo Neal say Dummy?
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Lorenzo Neal is a fullback. He’s not paid to think or talk.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Brahs, just finished up Rasta Ganja practice (we nailed it, obviously) and now off to a deep tissue massage
You KNOW the Beeeech Lawg’s got lots of deep tissues, if you know what I am talking about (meaning, the masseuse is going to rub my weiner until it achieves a climax)
Then back to the Beeech Pad to fire up the PARTYDUDE 8000 and watch Friday the 13th Freddy Takes New York
Although killing horny teens on a party boat is totally not cool
September 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Women and children first, Arm Chair, you are lst up!
September 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Question, if the offense flops again when pitt comes to town, do they get a pass?
The steelers rarely give up 100 yards on the ground, so with the dmac struggling it stands o reason that he ill be bottled up. The offensive line is doing fine but dmac is not reading the run lanes properly, just as he struggled with that aspect last time he was in this scheme. If he continues to tank, does he get a pass in favor of blaming the o-line and scheme?
What about palmer? If he post another pedestrian 50% completion percentage or another miserable interception, will it be attributed to the o-line not being able to stand up to the mighty steeler defense? Or will it be because dmac cant get going and we dont have a run game, or so and so is unhealthy, or global warming?
What about D.A? doesnt he desrve part of the blame for hiring knapp and failing to create competition for dmac and palmer?
If we get blown out what will people here say about it? Im very curious to see how this turn out.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
LO neal has 15 years of experience and belongs to the ALL DECADE team.
September 20th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Twocents Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
The arrogance on here is unbearable. Post some resumes so we can have a good laugh.
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Any person’s football opinion who needs to see a resume to know that a number 5 Ranking is better than number 13 ranking doesn’t have an opinion that’s even worth two cents…
That’s the biggest laugh so far.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
What arrogance let’s talk facts change of system was a bad idea….don’t worry it will work out, why the heck do Palmer and McFadden care they get paid big money regardless of the results.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Carry on ArmChair, you are brilliant, just like Mommy says.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Women and children first, Arm Chair, you are lst up!
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Seymour Butts-
Your posts make absolutely no sense.
I’ll go easy on you ok?
2011 Offensive Line rankings:
Oakland #5
Houston #13.
And we switched to try and emulate Houston’s scheme because of what again?
Take your time, I know counting is a new concept for you
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=OFFENSIVE_LINE&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go
September 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Twocents Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Carry on ArmChair, you are brilliant, just like Mommy says.
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Yawwwn. Corny, and boring. Your comebacks need Viagra.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Raiders are going backwards.. like back to the 07-08 seasons.
Kiffen 2.0. and if u really want to nit pick why wasnt allen wearing any Raider gear at his monday presser? looked like he was on his way to junior high with a sears polo tucked in
September 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Blackmamba_20 Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Wassup @paradise
Havent seen Knapps media session, and im not sure i want the cringe factor of a pre season reference..
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sup mang?!
Yeah, Knapp said some things that REALLY makes me wonder if Reggie and DA knew they were blowing this year so they brought a fool in to be able to fire and point the blame.
He blamed that he had 2 diff centers in 2 games.
He said the scheme will take time, we need patience.
He said “houston” prob after every comment that it worked there.
I just lost it after the pre-season comment.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
beecham and I play batman. I am batman with a whiffle ball bat, and he is albert poo-hole. fun game.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
REally?! All the crap OC’s we’ve had since Al canned Shanarat and traded away Gruden and yet Knapp is who you are choosing to fire 2 games into the season?
Tom B&B Walsh (2), Lance Muffin, Tom Cable, John Shoop to name a few…
I’m no Knapp booster but you don’t fire a guy 2 games into a season who in my opinion isn’t really calling bad plays…
September 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
2011 Offensive Line rankings:
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Uh, last time I looked, it is 2012. You might as well be posting the defensive stats from 1977. This is a new team, new owner, new GM, new offense, new defense, everything is NEW. Except you want to hold on to, hell, I don’t know what you want to hold on to. Except it sucked, whatever it was.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
#141 is pretty funny.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
@paradise
LMFAO !!! Our offence is DOOMED
TIME ??
Time Greg is not what you have, sort your schit OUT and broaden your 2 page playbook.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
#141 is pretty funny.
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Peemore Nob Bust complimenting one of his own sock puppets again
A true blog classic
September 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
I can see that DHB haters, are being silenced. as much as people want to elevate other wrs on this team above him he just like last season is our most productive and consistent play maker, and as of this moment our most dangerous weapon.
The zone scheme has become he scape goat. The scheme is an umbrella to protect those that are heavily invested in current players performing well. in other words when players like palmer or dmac fail to lead us to wins it is the schemes fault. last i checked the zone scheme is working fine for many teams in the nfl today, that includes teams with far less at the running back spot than our own. There may be more to it than just the scheme, and the players must take the bulk of the blame.
Knapp is the whipping boy that is ruining carson palmer and dmac, according to what you read here. palmer struggled mightily in hu jacks explosive vertical offense, leading me to believe that he would never be a good fit to run it. he has played far better football so far this season (although lucky not to have more picks), but the teams seams to be flat. Palmer has not led a single come from behind win in oakland, has not performed in the clutch, and been abysmal on 3rd down this year. He may be playing better but it isnt nearly good enough to lead to wins. his leadership has also been questionable, as he refuses to acknowledge his own struggles, and rips into team mates and coaches on the side lines in true jay cutler-esqu fashion. palmer at his best this year wasnt enough, knapps lack of creativity compounds the problem. Qb doesnt make plays, and the coach doesnt put him in postion to kake plays, we are oneof the worst offenses in the nfl today.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
come back home beeechy! give up on antoine and that other floozy
September 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
I hope the boys show some pride and come ready to play against the Steelers….
Only reason I think that happens is there finally some accountibility in the house. The coach will start to drop clowns who aren’t getting it done.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Sounds totally awesome!
Cut to the next day and a bunch of high school seniors are going on a cruise to New York City with their biology teacher. We then see Jason pop-up from under the water and hitch a ride on the ship.
What made him do this instead of going around the Crystal Lake camp to stalk the people there? I guess we’ll never know. The only guy that seems to know is this deck swabbing creep who politely informs one of the kids, “This voyage is doomed. DOOMED!”
Was he talking about the voyage, or the movie?
September 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
I can see that DHB haters, are being silenced. as much as people want to elevate other wrs on this team above him he just like last season is our most productive and consistent play maker, and as of this moment our most dangerous weapon.
The zone scheme has become he scape goat. The scheme is an umbrella to protect those that are heavily invested in current players performing well. in other words when players like palmer or dmac fail to lead us to wins it is the schemes fault. last i checked the zone scheme is working fine for many teams in the nfl today, that includes teams with far less at the running back spot than our own. There may be more to it than just the scheme, and the players must take the bulk of the blame.
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I completely agree with this. We have two major playmakers on offense. One has been actually pretty good, and statistically middle of the pack. The other has been terrible. Guess which is which?
September 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
2011 Offensive Line rankings:
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Uh, last time I looked, it is 2012. You might as well be posting the defensive stats from 1977. This is a new team, new owner, new GM, new offense, new defense, everything is NEW. Except you want to hold on to, hell, I don’t know what you want to hold on to. Except it sucked, whatever it was.
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This makes absolutely no sense. 1977 compared to last season is not even a valid comparison.
I told you that it would take you til about midnight to comprehend anything.
You base something on the most recent body of evidence available.
Ours was an offensive line ranked 5th in the entire NFL.
Allen scrapped it to try and emulate a team ranked almost ten teams below us.
This is why you are the blog idiot. The more you continue posting, the more you prove this true.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I can’t wait to watch this cool scene!
Next, we have one of the boys relaxing in the sauna. Nothing like a good steam… unless said steam involves a hot rock being shoved through your chest.
Probably one of my favorite kills in the movie… you actually see the hot rock ignite his innards when Jason shoves it into the kid. Pretty vicious indeed.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
palmer struggled mightily in hu jacks explosive vertical offense,
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Huh? No he didn’t.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
BRING BACK HUE !!!
Anyone who calls them self Raider, will join me this sunday in front of colisium bridge….So you call yourself a real fan, huh?
September 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Attention Mistic: NO ONE on the Raiders is playing well enoug! Only a couple are not totally sucking it up. Wheeler, Palmer, Burris (for a rookie who wasn’t supposed to be starting anyway), maybe Veldheer, DHB and Myers are not stinking it up….
September 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
126.inonewordraider Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
reporter: what’s wong with the run scheme?
DA: we went against a good run d. Don’t want to abandon it just yet
reporter: there wide receivers were open what happened?
DA: well we gotta look at the tape
reporter: you mentioned you had to shadow Reggie Bush so no surprise that he did what he did?
DA: well we gotta look at the tape
You really need the tape to make any sort of assessment? No sense of urgency, not pissed off at all? Don’t like coaches body language at all
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That’s becuz WINNING is secondary to him. The most important thing is to institute this new “system”.
If they win..that’s nice, if they lose? Well, at least we are establishing this new system.
Thier opinion of the Raiders and the fans is so low they feel like they are all doing us a favor by saving us after Al’s death.
Their opinion of the Raiders is almost as low as the opinion that about 50 % of the posters here have of the Raiders.
There is NO URGENCY to win now…it’s all about a future that is uncertain, and hey..in 2-3 yrs. we may start to have some success…”be patient”.
If this were the Steelers and they had this approach with THEIR fans..how do think it would go over?
Nah…we’re just the Raiders. We’re use to getting schytt on and asking for seconds…we should be lucky anyone even took the job.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Ours was an offensive line ranked 5th in the entire NFL.
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Says who? You? What basis did we have the fifth best offensive line in the league? And then, 40% of that line was gone before the season even started. And now there are more changes. You are as dumb as a post. You might as well say, err, in 1977 Stabler came in and…..
September 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
The truth is Hue is long gone and theres no proof we would be playing any better with Hue at the helm anyway.
So put on your big boy britches and support Reggie and DA or moan and groan like your period started.
The funniest thing would be if Knap was ran out of town and his replacement is worse then hi is which is what usually happens
Its a three to four year train ride so pack a lunch and be prepared for delays and disapointments
September 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
I THINK THE RUN GAME MIGHT BE BETTER SUNDAY BUT I am calling right now that Denarius Moore is the most important player.
He can cut up the steelers secondary.
Next I say the pass-rush, the steelers o-line is about as hurt and bad as our secondary.
Lets see who exploits the other.
Thats the game.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
how about a rimmer beeechy?
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
palmer struggled mightily in hu jacks explosive vertical offense,
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Huh? No he didn’t.
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9 starts 16 picks = severe struggles
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Huge Jackson got himself fired and is not coming back.
Some seriously delusional fools in here…
September 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
we should hand the ball of to Knapp the first 2 possessions and see what he thinks about patience.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
palmer struggled mightily in hu jacks explosive vertical offense,
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Huh? No he didn’t.
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9 starts 16 picks = severe struggles
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3 of those picks came in one game where he was not supposed to go in. If you take the last 8 games of the season Palmer was 5th in completion percentage, 6th in yards, 6th in TD’s and 4th in yards per attempt. That doesn’t sound like he was struggling to me.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
JLofty Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Attention Mistic: NO ONE on the Raiders is playing well enoug! Only a couple are not totally sucking it up. Wheeler, Palmer, Burris (for a rookie who wasn’t supposed to be starting anyway), maybe Veldheer, DHB and Myers are not stinking it up….
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this is somewhat true, i singled out plamer and dmac because they have been touted as unstoppable together going back to last year. Not okmnly has it not happened but it has been a complete disaster. besides the offense isnt built around myers or cooper Carlisle, it was built on palmer and dmac.
DHB is playing well and needs the ball more
September 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
JLofty Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Huge Jackson got himself fired and is not coming back.
Some seriously delusional fools in here…
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Thank you. And in all reality he deserved to be fired, the unit in Cinncy he is coaching is an absolute mess, and he has been demoted their, last time I looked.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
i’v e got the whiffle ball bat beeechy
September 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Says who? You? What basis did we have the fifth best offensive line in the league?
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Um right here Dummy. Can you read?
This from something called nfl.com…
I think they are more of an expert on this subject than you. But you will only understand it if you can master the difficult concepts of reading and counting.
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?archive=true&conference=null&role=TM&offensiveStatisticCategory=OFFENSIVE_LINE&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&season=2011&seasonType=REG&tabSeq=2&qualified=true&Submit=Go
September 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I am not a fan of Knapp but we made our bed and we are going to have to sleep with it. Firing people after two games is not a good way to build a franchise. Who would take the job with that kind of security.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
We will give our best effort of the yearSunday, or crap os really going to hit the fan.
Carson has had 2 weeks to practice with his complete set of WR’s and Dmac.
We seem to play good against Pitt.
Raiders-20
steelers- 17
Dmac gets close to 100 yds and 60 yds in receiving.
We have to come after Ben. If we can’t hold their running attack, we are done.
I still believe we have a chance to come out of the Donkey game 2-2 the following week.
Glass half full over here!!
September 20th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur 1h
Knapp: “Let’s keep things in perspective. We’ve had two different centers. We need some patience. You can’t develop a scheme in 2 weeks.”
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Perspective? Patience?
Look here you clueless imbecile. We want to see TOUCHDOWNS! Ya dimwitted fool…
To say Knapp is about as smart as a sack of cement, would be an insult… To the sack of cement…..
September 20th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Twocents Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I am not a fan of Knapp but we made our bed and we are going to have to sleep with it. Firing people after two games is not a good way to build a franchise. Who would take the job with that kind of security.
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Finally some logic and perspective. The Donks came out of the Detroit game last year 1-4 and went on their run. Let’s see how DA, Knapp, and Tarver make adjustments……
September 20th, 2012 at 3:41 pm
I felt the same way about the Knapp hiring as I did last year about the Bresnahan hiring, that empty gut are you serious feeling. I don’t like anything about his offense. Yes the players need to execute better and be accountable. Yes there is not a whole lot of depth on the team. I still think his schemes and playcalling suck. Reggie and DA are going to try to bring stability to the org, so I don’t believe they will blow him out of here anytime soon.
September 20th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Raider8ray great stat about McFadden contact .7 yards downfield, that is blocking and scheme. Research would have shown that these Raiders aren’t ZBS guys, that goes counter culture, it is plain not Raider like for 300 lb guys to dive at legs and knees. I think the whole scheme is based on backside defenders being scared to suffer career ending knee injuries so they give up huge lanes if the run side defenders aggressively pursue the ball carrier. Teams are disciplined enough for run side defenders to get to their points while backside guys wait for the dive block and close off the running lanes. McFadden does not cut like that and may suffer his own knee injury trying to cut back and not seeing the pursuing defender
September 20th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
this may be the only sellout all season too. raiders better make a game out of it.
September 20th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
September 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
palmer struggled mightily in hu jacks explosive vertical offense,
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Huh? No he didn’t.
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9 starts 16 picks = severe struggles
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3 of those picks came in one game where he was not supposed to go in. If you take the last 8 games of the season Palmer was 5th in completion percentage, 6th in yards, 6th in TD’s and 4th in yards per attempt. That doesn’t sound like he was struggling to me.
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even if you magically wipe out the first game he played he was still a dismal 13 picks in 9 starts
struggling mightily
September 20th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Romonowski: “someone has to make a play!”
Spoken from a play-maker! ZBS,blocking, playcalling, 3-4 vs. 4-3, we need some fu**in NFL football players making fu**in plays! We need some coaches who know their sh*t and light some fire under some azzes! Coming in from Albuquerque this Sunday and don’t want to see a Raider quit after the 1st half!
September 20th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
DA: well we gotta look at the tape
Does DA have to look at the tape to remind him how we got our azzes handed to us by a weak-azz offense? Give me a fu**in break!
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