Branch still out, Mitchell prepares for first start
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Friday, November 16th, 2012 at 11:42 am in Oakland Raiders.
Mike Mitchell inched closer to his first start as Raiders strong safety Friday when Tyvon Branch missed practice with a neck injury.
Also not practicing as warm-ups and drills gave way to team sessions were running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson (high ankle sprains), defensive tackle Richard Seymour (hamstring) and wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (hamstring).
Coach Dennis Allen said regarding Branch on Thursday he’d have “some real concern’’ if he weren’t able to practice the following day.
Mitchell, in his fourth season out of Ohio, has been on the field seven times at the start of games when the Raiders opened in a nickel defense, but never as a starting strong safety in the base defense.
“Obviously, it’s a goal of mine to be a starter in this league and to play,’’ Mitchell said. “I welcome the opportunity. It’s unfortunate, what’s going on with Tyvon. You never want one of your brothers to get hurt, but I’m willing to play.’’
It’s a big challenge in that the New Orleans offense features tight Jimmy Graham, a 6-foot-7 former basketball player out of Miami who has 45 receptions for 533 yards and seven touchdowns and presents a nightmare matchup because he’s too big for defensive backs and too fast for linebackers.
“I haven’t seen anyone get very physical with him yet, as far as DBs,’’ Mitchell said. “Most guys are too small, and they shy away from him. She just bodies them. I’m curious to see how he’s going to handle more of a physical, skill-position guy checking him at the line.’’
Taken in the second round of the 2009 draft, Mitchell remains eager to validate the decision by Al Davis to select him, a choice that astonished some draft analysts who considered him a late-round pick or potential undrafted free agent.
Mitchell has battled injuries at times, played in different defensive packages and on special teams, and looks forward to his first crack at being a full-time player. The presence of Branch, drafted the previous year and a starter for the last 57 games, has kept Mitchell in a supporting role.
“I’m just so ready to be done with this, to show what I can do,’’ Mitchell said. “I’m tired — I feel like I’ve been held back, held back, held back. So if I get the opportunity I just want to go play good football and show the abilities God has blessed me with.’’
Mitchell plays with emotion and reckless abandon. He’s known as a “friendly fire’’ threat among teammates, and Allen is hoping to see Mitchell dial it back just a bit when necessary.
“He’s a very passionate player, he works extremely hard, he loves the game,’’ Allen said. “Sometimes you’ve just got to slow his heartbeat down a little bit and get him to calm down. It’s important to him, and that’s what I like about him.’’
– If Heyward-Bey can’t play, it means more snaps for Rod Streater, Derek Hagan and Juron Criner.
– Assuming Seymour is out, Desmond Howard will draw his second straight start at defensive tackle alongside Tommy Kelly.
– Marcel Reece will open at running back with McFadden and Goodson out, backed up by Jeremy Stewart, with Owen Schmitt playing fullback in formations that call for it.
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November 16th, 2012 at 11:43 am
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November 16th, 2012 at 11:43 am
DMAC Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:42 am
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:40 am
Anyone going to see Twilight tonight?
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Still haven’t seen any Twilights.
I do want to check out that 007.
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I just checked Quantum of Solace at the library. I need to see that before I see Skyfall.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
3 sacks maybe???
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Don’t forget to hoard Twinkies…
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
At least we get to see if Mike Mitchell can play or not.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Missile Mike!!!!!!!!!
November 16th, 2012 at 11:45 am
I may have to pick up Streater this week in FF.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:45 am
667 neighbor of the beast!
November 16th, 2012 at 11:46 am
This game may determine MM’s future w/ the Raiders.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
“Don’t forget to hoard Twinkies…”
LOL
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Silverandblack666 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
“Don’t forget to hoard Twinkies…”
LOL
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Have you seen Zombieland?
November 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am
We are doomed.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:50 am
I’m still going with my prediction.
Raiders 41
Saints 35
November 16th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Silverandblack666 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
“Don’t forget to hoard Twinkies…”
LOL
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Have you seen Zombieland?
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Good movie. I was think more of Hostess going out of business though…
November 16th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Kirk Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am
We are doomed.
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A national Twinkie shortage may well seal the deal.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
It’s a lie that Taiwan isn’t seeing more snaps because he’s fumbling a lot in practice.
The real reason is because Taiwan ad-libs, like Marcus Allen’s SB TD. Knapp wont play him because he wants a RB to just laboriously batter the ball up into the designed play. If the line is getting blown up, and you’re going to get stuffed for a 1 yard gain, doesn’t matter, follow the design.
Taiwan in his rookie year, under Hue/Saunders, got 16 carries for 73 yards and ZERO fumbles. Hue/Saunders managed to get Taiwan action. Knapp is laboriously uncreative and doesn’t know how to get all the young players game experience to develop them along.
Taiwan has gone backwards this year ONLY in the sense of not seeing any significant playing time. Not in talent or ability.
And consider that Adams is constantly fumbling the ball in LIVE games yet gets a free pass every week. It’s all lies. Allen and Knapp’s handling of the Taiwan vs Adams situation is how they will be undone.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
Nooo…twinkies are the only thing that survives a nuclear war!!! LOL
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
“…SHE just bodies them.” Nice typo, Jerry! Trying to get Mitchell killed.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
First off, this is good for evaluation purposes. but the chances of winning this game are slim.
Second, Cork said Desmond Howard is going to start at DT. That’s funny.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:54 am
with a bullet
November 16th, 2012 at 11:54 am
RaiderDuck Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Silverandblack666 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:47 am
“Don’t forget to hoard Twinkies…”
LOL
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Have you seen Zombieland?
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Good movie. I was think more of Hostess going out of business though…
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Remember, Woodie Harrelson’s character spends the whole movie trying to find Twinkies. He keeps finding Snow Balls.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
dont try to talk sense into quack, he cannot see how bad this staff is handling the players….
November 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
Excuse me, it was Jerry who said Desmond Howard will play.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:50 am
I’m still going with my prediction.
Raiders 41
Saints 35
i like it!!!!!
November 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
GG Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
It’s a lie that Taiwan isn’t seeing more snaps because he’s fumbling a lot in practice.
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And what is your evidence that Taiwan’s not fumbling in practice? Are you at these practices? If you’re relying on someone who IS at these practices, then please supply a link to their observations.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:57 am
“I’m just so ready to be done with this, to show what I can do,’’ Mitchell said. “I’m tired — I feel like I’ve been held back, held back, held back. So if I get the opportunity I just want to go play good football and show the abilities God has blessed me with.’’
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That’s exactly what’s happening with some other players. Leads to frustration, internal problems. Especially when after a number of humiliating losses, for the coaches to NOT try to change things up by giving some other players a chance, a window to prove they’re better starters.
Mitchell, Taiwan, Pryor, Chekwa…
November 16th, 2012 at 11:58 am
Even though they are bad, at least this Raider team is a lot more entertaining than the Jamarcus years.
November 16th, 2012 at 11:59 am
whats your evidence he is fumbling? krapp? danus allen?
November 16th, 2012 at 11:59 am
I agree with many of the comments about the scheme and the play-calling, but the reality is that it’s hard to give a true assessment of either this early. In a year or two it will be clear.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Taiwan is not fumbling the ball in practice like Knapp says. Taiwan has never fumbled the ball in live games in his two years of game time. One exception the fake punt this year. Meanwhile, McFadden has fumbled the ball a lot in practice and in LIVE games, (he had like 14 fumbles in his first three seasons), and that never stopped anyone from starting him. Adams continues to fumble the ball in practice and live games and gets a free pass, gets Allen putting an arm around him for encouragement.
Ask Jerry on twitter.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
GG Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
It’s a lie that Taiwan isn’t seeing more snaps because he’s fumbling a lot in practice.
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And what is your evidence that Taiwan’s not fumbling in practice? Are you at these practices? If you’re relying on someone who IS at these practices, then please supply a link to their observations.
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GG is Mark Davis’ personal barber.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:59 am
whats your evidence he is fumbling? krapp? danus allen?
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Comments by the Offensive Coordinator who sees Taiwan every day in practice.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
boss01 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
GG Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:51 am
It’s a lie that Taiwan isn’t seeing more snaps because he’s fumbling a lot in practice.
The real reason is because Taiwan ad-libs, like Marcus Allen’s SB TD. Knapp wont play him because he wants a RB to just laboriously batter the ball up into the designed play. If the line is getting blown up, and you’re going to get stuffed for a 1 yard gain, doesn’t matter, follow the design.
Taiwan in his rookie year, under Hue/Saunders, got 16 carries for 73 yards and ZERO fumbles. Hue/Saunders managed to get Taiwan action. Knapp is laboriously uncreative and doesn’t know how to get all the young players game experience to develop them along.
Taiwan has gone backwards this year ONLY in the sense of not seeing any significant playing time. Not in talent or ability.
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If Al was still around…He would rip the coaching staff a new one for not coaching up TJ and making him great.
Under this current coaching staff, I have not seen any improvement from any players that were here last year. Quite the contrary, everyone except for maybe D Moore have regressed. That speaks to coaching ineptness.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
3X4!!!!!!!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@27: truedat
November 16th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 9:08 am
Today is a happy day.
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Congrats MR78!!!!!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
How has Denarius Moore regressed.
2011, 33 catches 618 yards 5 TDs in 10 games started
2012, 34 catches 575 yards 5 TDs in 8 games started
November 16th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
It’s not fumbling but assignment.
Taiwan tries to make something happen if the running lanes close down.
Knapp wants the RB to continue the assignment, to “execute” the play as designed.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
hwnrdr Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
Nooo…twinkies are the only thing that survives a nuclear war!!! LOL
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Nope…….cockroaches too.
And Cher!!!!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
you believe krapp? oh quack cmon man…the guy who is an incurable disease to offenses? the word offensive takes offense to it being used to describe krappy…
November 16th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
How has Denarius Moore regressed.
2011, 33 catches 618 yards 5 TDs in 10 games started
2012, 34 catches 575 yards 5 TDs in 8 games started
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I stated everyone except him have regressed. I don’t include CP because he is about what he always was.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
It just makes ZERO sense to say that teams keep good players on the bench.
Why on earth would they keep Taiwan Jones on the bench if he could actually play???
You seriously think these guys would rather lose their way?
Jones looks scared as shyytt TO ME every time he takes the ball. And I was certainly looking forward to him balling this year.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Boss01 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
How has Denarius Moore regressed.
2011, 33 catches 618 yards 5 TDs in 10 games started
2012, 34 catches 575 yards 5 TDs in 8 games started
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I stated everyone except him have regressed. I don’t include CP because he is about what he always was.
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Sorry, other guys have said he has regressed this year.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Knapp-huggers, watch this week, when Stewart looks slow and unexplosive, 8 for 15 yards, and/or fumbles a ball or two.
He will continue to be back-up next week behind Reece.
When Adams muffs another punt, he will continue to get the job during the game and next week.
Taiwan held back, not given an opportunity in either role.
Knapp tipped his hand already anyway….he likes Reece as starting RB because it gives him a game-planning “edge”, will he carry it, will he go out like a WR. And Stewart is more of a short-yardage back. Reece-Stewart is like a McFadden-Bush concept. The elusive back backed up by the power back. Taiwan is more of the elusive starting back, not an elusive back to back up an elusive back.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
GG Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
It’s not fumbling but assignment.
Taiwan tries to make something happen if the running lanes close down.
Knapp wants the RB to continue the assignment, to “execute” the play as designed.
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1) Knapp’s explicitly saying Taiwan is fumbling in practice.
2) The ZBS relies on the running back doing exactly as he’s told. He needs to run the plays as they’re being dictated.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
yes…that is what dennis allen, krapp and reggie are doing…they want to show the world al had it wrong….proof is in the pudding though…
November 16th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
This fk’n day is moving 2 slooooooooow
Me wanna go home already
November 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
That’s why Knapp sucks as an OC. He’s far too regimented and everything fits into little boxes in his world. Things must be followed to the letter, he gives his whole mind/life over to “the system”. System > players. Not utilizing players for their abilities and tailoring a system around them.
It took 7 weeks and resistance from players to get PBS worked into it.
One thing about Hue…soon as he walked in as OC, he asked his players what they like, what works for them, and with Saunders tailored stuff around them. As an OC a Hue type > Knapp.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
yes…that is what dennis allen, krapp and reggie are doing…they want to show the world al had it wrong….proof is in the pudding though…
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Congratulations, you win the award for stupidest post of the day.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Im really looking forward ti missle mike getting the crack at the ss position.
I never thought branch was very good and wanted to see mike lay the wood to wrs in tyhe middle and near the line. i also think mm34 is good on blitzes and he will now give me a reason to watch on sunday. There are very few players on this team that i enjoy watching. DHB DMO Dmac, reece and tp6.
Obviously only DMo seems to be getting a steady diet of action on sundays, so mm34 playing will at least breath life into an otherwise dead and dreadfully dull season.
Branch stinks out loud, and we havnt had a good physical saftey since eddie anderson, or perhaps our brief run with eric turner.
I hope MM34 plays well and unseats branch all together, and we can trade branch for something
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
DMAC Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
This fk’n day is moving 2 slooooooooow
Me wanna go home already
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I hear you. I’m pretty much getting paid to blog today.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Can you play or not???
Not being able to follow your assignment is a HUGE problem for this entire team, man.
Defensively, how many time are we going to out of position (or should we say not being able to follow the assignment) and allow BIG back breaking plays?
Still, LMFAO at GIO letting Jackson get behind him early in the TB game. Branch letting guys get BEHIND him in a ZONE defense.
I have NO problem getting rid of ALL guys who can’t effin follow their assignments = doing their damn jobs!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Ask Jerry on Twitter about it. It’s assignment not fumbling. Ask him how many times Dmac has fumbled in practice in his years here. Ask him how many times Goodson fumbled in practice this year.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
quack quit believing that guy…nothing he said has been right….nothing
November 16th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Bigelow,
You don’t need to see Quantum before Skyfall; they don’t really have anything to do with one another and Quantum is too grim to really be any fun. Skyfall is the 50th anniversary Bond so it’s got all the goods. My friend saw it in IMAX and said it was amazing. They use stunt work instead of CGI, so the film’s got a real tangible quality to it.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I’d be cool if we blew up the entire D,
and build off Burris,Wheeler, Bryant, and Houston.
What worse can it be?
Really?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Papertiger418 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Bigelow,
You don’t need to see Quantum before Skyfall; they don’t really have anything to do with one another and Quantum is too grim to really be any fun. Skyfall is the 50th anniversary Bond so it’s got all the goods. My friend saw it in IMAX and said it was amazing. They use stunt work instead of CGI, so the film’s got a real tangible quality to it.
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Thanks for the heads up.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
DMAC Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
I’d be cool if we blew up the entire D,
and build off Burris,Wheeler, Bryant, and Houston.
What worse can it be?
Really?
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I second that.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Funny how Gio plays dead every time he gets beat.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
quack quit believing that guy…nothing he said has been right….nothing
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So you believe he’s outright lying???
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
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I didnt say that
Out of respect for preistt, i will ignore this blatant race baiting.
Do you have a football take?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
boss01 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Funny how Gio plays dead every time he gets beat.
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LMAO
I remember in elementary school kids would always do that.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
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I didnt say that
Out of respect for preistt, i will ignore this blatant race baiting.
Do you have a football take?
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You said that the Nubian Grimaldi built Stonehenge. Weren’t they said to be giants? That’s what I read on the internet.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Gio suffers a concussion or tweaks something every time he misses an assignment. Just falls to the ground and plays dead hoping no one notices the complete eff up.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Also, Mistic is this your blog:
ghettomystic.blogspot.com
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
of course you would klas…
November 16th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Gio suffers a concussion or tweaks something every time he misses an assignment. Just falls to the ground and plays dead hoping no one notices the complete eff up.
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LOL
November 16th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
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Come again sir???
November 16th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
i think krappy will say whatever gives him another chance to prove his was is the best way…
November 16th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
“Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?”
No no no it wasn’t the African Giants it was the Asian lesbian Amazon bush women of the rubbaclit tribe!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
So let Marcus Allen continue his running assignment in that Super Bowl, and not try to make something happen. That play turned the game around. I agree too much east-west a la Reggie Bush is not good.
Taiwan’s thing is he’ll do the patient thing, follow the zbs, look for a lane and cut. But sometimes/oftentimes the line gets blown up, and he naturally goes sideways a bit to get outside it, or tries to bounce it another way. He’s that type of player. If the lane is there, he’ll take it, and batter forward for the boring 3 yards.
But as we all saw with McFadden thru 7 weeks…the system under knapp is unforgiving. Just put away your abilities and follow the assigned running lane, just keep banging your head into a brick wall for those 1 yard losses and 2 yard gains.
Remember those few games McFadden got frustrated, where the line got blown apart and he’d try to dance around sideways looking to make something happen. That’s what McFadden and Taiwan are like. Knapp will beat it out of them with a wooden spoon. Would prefer boring backs who just barge forward. Like Fargas, Stewart.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Also, Mistic is this your blog:
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
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I didnt say that
Out of respect for preistt, i will ignore this blatant race baiting.
Do you have a football take?
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You said that the Nubian Grimaldi built Stonehenge. Weren’t they said to be giants? That’s what I read on the internet.
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I have never seen the site you posted and i refuse to even open it.
Football?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Burris and Wheeler were right in the middle of 2 of the ALL TIME WORST Raider defensive performances the last 2 weeks.
Why the hell would you want to rebuild around them?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
“You said that the Nubian Grimaldi built Stonehenge. Weren’t they said to be giants? That’s what I read on the internet.”
No no no I heard that Tyrannosaurus Rex fed on the Nubian Grimaldi and actually shat Stonehenge…
November 16th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
No doubt Burris has hit the proverbial rookie wall.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Later peoples!
Go A’s!
Go Dubs!
Go Cal Bears! (fire Tedford!)
Go Raiders!
Peace out Green Team!
See yall at the game Sunday!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Mistic, I’m not race baiting. You were posting complete nonsense in here yesterday without backing it up with any kind of scientific evidence. You sound like the crazy conspiracy theorists who think that Bush and Cheny blew up the World Trade Center.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Burris and Wheeler were right in the middle of 2 of the ALL TIME WORST Raider defensive performances the last 2 weeks.
Why the hell would you want to rebuild around them?
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J Heezy
Burris is a rookie.
Wheeler is new.
The rest of these fake ass wannabe football players have been here before and haven’t done schit!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
In other words…
Taiwan is ‘ready’. But he’s not ready under Knapp, in Knapp’s system.
Just like how we saw McFadden can be an elite RB. But he’s not under Knapp, in Knapp’s system.
That’s how players appear to be regressing and gives the excuse/appearance that Reggie “should” cut/trade them because they must suck therefore.
But the real problem is the system.
Remember, Reece wasn’t even utilized thru 7-8 weeks!! Up until then, if anyone wondered, they’d possibly have thought…Reece must suck. But clearly as we saw after, when you get them on the field, and utilize them often, they will do things, look explosive.
Pryor, Ausberry, Taiwan, next cabs on that rank.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Burris and Wheeler were right in the middle of 2 of the ALL TIME WORST Raider defensive performances the last 2 weeks.
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Nickel package damn near all game.
PLays just about every snap, beacause everyone else sucks.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
I never pick the Raiders to lose, so I hope they prove me wrong.
Raiders 2
Saints 61
November 16th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
From raceandhistory.com:
“The construction of Stonehenge has been attributed to giants who sailed from Africa bringing their skills with them. The presence of giants may not necessarily be a figment of the imagination. Giants have been mentioned in the Bible. There was a Black Canaanite race called Anakim. When the Black Hebrews first saw them they realized how small they were themselves: “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:33).”
http://www.raceandhistory.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/2225
November 16th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
I gotta run though.
Peace peoples!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
My football take is that the Raiders are no good, and next year is going to an even bigger rebuilding project than this year. Also, Pryor will never be a NFL QB.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
btw
Saints 45
Raiders 17
November 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
From raceandhistory.com:
“The construction of Stonehenge has been attributed to giants who sailed from Africa bringing their skills with them. The presence of giants may not necessarily be a figment of the imagination. Giants have been mentioned in the Bible. There was a Black Canaanite race called Anakim. When the Black Hebrews first saw them they realized how small they were themselves: “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:33).”
http://www.raceandhistory.com/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/2225
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this is not where i get my information. feel free to study the subject on your own and engage in discussion amongst friends.
Football?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Mistic, where do you get your information?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
McFadden and Adams have nothing to do with Taiwan Jones.
They both have their own issues and need to be replaced as well, imo.
McFadden is not the player he used to be prior to the foot injuries. At least a half a step slower.
Adams is more like a no one else can do it type of guy. Shame on the staff and front office for this.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
boss01 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
If Al was still around…He would rip the coaching staff a new one for not coaching up TJ and making him great.
Under this current coaching staff, I have not seen any improvement from any players that were here last year. Quite the contrary, everyone except for maybe D Moore have regressed. That speaks to coaching ineptness.
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truth
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
DJ Johnny Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
lol at couldnt keep his mouth shut? you mean a coach cant keep quiet in a press conference? OH NO .. fire any coach that speaks up about his teams lack of effort!!!
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I’m with ya on that. Hue never called out anybody by name. He referred to the defense not getting the job done and he was right…they didn’t.
Hue was frustrated, and the thing is when he said it “was a joke”…he was right. It WAS a joke.
Everybody points to that last presser as if he stood up and urinated on the team photo and went ballistic and punched reporters or something.
I’ve seen pressers waaay worse than that one…and way more fiery as far as calling guys out.
About time a HC is honest.
I guess he didn’t give the obligatory “it’s all on me” b.s and that was his downfall.
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Hue kept it real, and folks just couldnt handle it. Hue got us CP3 in here and would have gotten us a decent DC in here if he would have been allowed to. A real DC would be able to squeeze more production out of this unit which is not totally void of talent, like I,ve said before its a chess game and we dont have very good chess players in our coaches, I saw someone spoke on PITs D earlier their D is good but their secondary is horible with the exception of #43 but Lebeau is a dam good chess player and he’s been able to make it work for years without a shutdown corner on the roster, THATS COACHING.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
i think krappy will say whatever gives him another chance to prove his was is the best way…
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truth
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
“You said that the Nubian Grimaldi built Stonehenge. Weren’t they said to be giants? That’s what I read on the internet.”
No no no I heard that Tyrannosaurus Rex fed on the Nubian Grimaldi and actually shat Stonehenge…
Its a known fact that Carson Palmer was born in a Nubian Grimaldi village as an outcast to a virgin maiden who was eternally cloaked in Silver and Black and little baby Palmer grew up throwing stones at Stonehenge and it was there Al Davis found him and gave him some scissors then told him….if you cut my sons hair you can be my QB……and that’s the legend of Marks Hair, Carson Palmer and the Nubian Grimaldi.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Taiwan doesn’t know how to properly take a hand off. He’ll never get touches with that problem.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Ya under hue the defense sucked?? hmm under Reggie and DA who is a defensive specialist the DEFENSE still f’n sucks.
The moment HUE came over in 2010 the Offense was 10x better then it ever was. Running game with DMAC was better.
DA has shown zero effect on this defense.
DA, Lane Kiffin, Josh McDaniels, all the same visor wearing chumps. DA tied his coaching gig to NAPP just like that poser Kiffin did. How did that workout for him??
Mike Nolan wasnt even could and that guy is a tremendous DC.. u think DA will ever be better then singletary or NOLAN? probaly not
November 16th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Mistic, where do you get your information?
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none of your business, but there are some very well known and common methods for gathering information and numerous brilliant scholars that have written on the topic
feel free to read and study on your own
football?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
“Black Hebrews first saw them they realized how small they were themselves: ”
So you are saying that early black man was j3wish and could not play basketball?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Silverandblack666 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
“You said that the Nubian Grimaldi built Stonehenge. Weren’t they said to be giants? That’s what I read on the internet.”
No no no I heard that Tyrannosaurus Rex fed on the Nubian Grimaldi and actually shat Stonehenge…
Its a known fact that Carson Palmer was born in a Nubian Grimaldi village as an outcast to a virgin maiden who was eternally cloaked in Silver and Black and little baby Palmer grew up throwing stones at Stonehenge and it was there Al Davis found him and gave him some scissors then told him….if you cut my sons hair you can be my QB……and that’s the legend of Marks Hair, Carson Palmer and the Nubian Grimaldi.
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more race baitng?
carson isnt black
football?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
““Black Hebrews first saw them they realized how small they were themselves: ”
So you are saying that early black man was j3wish and could not play basketball?”
SOUTH PARK episode like season 4 or 5 I think so funny!
You do realize that dont’ you albert
November 16th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
trolls are race baiting
why has no one called them out?
football takes?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
DA. would be lucky to sniff 3 wins without a GM something HUE didnt have after Al passed.
I will keep bringing up Hue because he is still fresh in Raider history. I will keep bringing up HUE till another coach comes along and proves he is worth a Darn.. and makes us forget about hue. At least last year we at this time were still in the Playoff hunt, and it was exciting football.
Starting qb was down, DMAC done. Hue was tyring to win ball games, and u Raider fans rip on him? what has DA done?? other then say “HEY LISTEN” “NO LISTEN”
Mark Davis is finding out hard that the grass isnt always greener on the other side. He should have let it playout but instead he let his ego get to him.
Hue/Carson/ Power run game n Dmac would have been would of the most explosive offenses in the NFL.
You want to know why Carson is always on his butt?? well cuz we pass 61 x a game and our 31st in RUSHING after averaging Top 5 the past 2 years.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
none of your business, but there are some very well known and common methods for gathering information and numerous brilliant scholars that have written on the topic
feel free to read and study on your own
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None of my business. LOL
That sounds like someone who has no scientific research or credible sources to back up their argument.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
“Hue/Carson/ Power run game n Dmac would have been would of the most explosive offenses in the NFL.”
I agree with this 100% Hue was creative and fit the scheme to the players on offense.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
Quit saying Reggie wanted his guy too. Henry Woford of CSN already did a report saying REggie was under the impression that he already had a HC in (HUE) while arriving to his intro presser.
It wasnt till he go there that Mark Told him he had to get rid of hue. Hue and Reggie our friends and share the same agent. MARK fugggged up
November 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
6′7 , damn muthafukkka could be just tossed balls to all game long and he would come up with 9/10
November 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
I can’t wait to watch Jason Campbell get trounced by the 49ers again.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
I believe in Reggie. DA not so much.. especially if he keeps KNAPP around next year.
Something will happen..
November 16th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Hue and DMac this and this , what you guys fail to mention is DMAC only plays 6 games a year, who would have carried the load? Reece?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
I can’t wait to watch Jason Campbell get trounced by the 49ers again.
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OH man,thats going to be ugly, i’ll LMAO if he some how end up with worse QB rating than last time against them
November 16th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
I like ZBS, i don’t like knapp, i guess he was the only one there at the time DA was looking for ZBS teachers
November 16th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Knapp will take the fall. I think Tarver will stay, and they will get him some real players on defense.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Knapp is like this analogy…
Inherits Tom Brady as QB, has a suspect OL, instals a scheme with a lot of QB rollouts because that’s his thing that year, what he wants.
No matter how many times Brady looks bad rolling out, not athletic, not good throwing on the run, Knapp will continue to beat him with a wooden spoon, trying to fit Brady into what the system is.
So, let’s trade Brady then, because he’s not a fit under my system.
Knapp as OC leads GMs/HCs to think or feel obligated to gut the roster of the talent there is, for mediocre talent that follows the system. It’s not about great players, or talent. It’s about mediocrity that can “execute” things as designed. Because “the system” is lord, it’s not wrong, it works, it is always the players. He himself has said this often in interviews early. Belligerent and stubborn about it. No, my system is fine, it works, it’s the players.
That’s where Reggie and DA are going to get crucified by RaiderNation. Letting this OC come here, create the impression players outright suck (not regressing), and thus cause a gutting of the roster, of the talent there is, that Al and his scouts (that Reggie all fired for his nepotistic hires) truly did well in finding. It was always up to the coaches to school them up.
Hue/Saunders had them going in the right direction (reece, mcfadden, moore, ford, taiwan, ausberry…pryor not yet).
The worst thing about Reggie/DA in this regard is that you give Knapp 2-3 years, ceding over offensive control to him, and he’ll regress your roster, gut your roster of talent. In 3 years he wont be here, but in 3 years you’ll have lost a lot of your talent in the process, replaced them with mediocre scrubs that fit his system. Youre left with the system in place, a whole lot of mediocre players, and now a task all over to rebuild, to find talent, and a new system.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Mistic, why would anyone want to talk football with you? Your football takes are almost as ridiculous as your ideas on evolution.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
none of your business, but there are some very well known and common methods for gathering information and numerous brilliant scholars that have written on the topic
feel free to read and study on your own
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None of my business. LOL
That sounds like someone who has no scientific research or credible sources to back up their argument.
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there is tons of credible information from many scholars on the subject feel free to seek them out.
I have no responsibility to educate you.
Im not interested in discussing that with you.
Football?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
I like DA, all defensive minded coaches fukk up on hiring the OC’s here and there, but i like him and i think he’s got dealt a bad hand, due to the salary cap , you guys are kidding if you think results would have been better had HUE Jackson been here, You guys forget DMac was only going to stay healthy for 6 games and our RUn game struggled after him, so who would have carried the rock?
November 16th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
HC: DA > HueJax
OC: HUeJax >>> Krapp
RB: TJ > Practice Squad guy
SS: Just about anybody >>>>> MM34
November 16th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
there is tons of credible information from many scholars on the subject feel free to seek them out.
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I haven’t found any yet.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Mistic, why would anyone want to talk football with you? Your football takes are almost as ridiculous as your ideas on evolution.
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you are free to ignore my post
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
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Thank you. A common mistake by a lot of dudes on this board. They see a guy running around with his hair flying all over the place and conjure up dreams of Polamalu or something without a shred of that kind of production. Phillp Wheeler is an undersized try-hard guy that wouldn’t start for another team in the NFL.
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@ 116 Did you forget that Krapp deconstructed everything that was good about our run game froma scheme and personnel standpoint? There’s no question our record would be better with HueJax. As far as the long term…who knows
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
JONTRAIN Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
HC: DA > HueJax
OC: HUeJax >>> Krapp
RB: TJ > Practice Squad guy
SS: Just about anybody >>>>> MM34
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That’s exactly what I want to say. Very succinctly put.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 9:53 am
If any of you are on the fence about current Raider REGIME you really owe it to yourself to check out a clip from the NFL website titled Sound FX: John Harbaugh’s Ravens Flying High.
It’s just a small clip up of Harbaugh mic’ed up, whooping it up on the side lines while out coaching the Raider’s coaching staff.
For those of you with weak stomachs I’ll paraphrase.
After the fake FG, Harbaugh can be heard joking with a referee “You can’t line up in a total overload from the five yard line and expect us not to do something like that. It ain’t rubbing it in your face if you are going to give it us.”
Another coach walks over to the Harbaugh and says “You said it would be there all week.”
After a Raider’s blown coverage, Harbaugh asks what the original call before the audible. The Coach tells him “That was the call. He(Flacco) made a dummy call to make it seem like they checked into a run so they(Raiders)came down and blew the check.”
It is a short clip but it illustrates just who far this REGIME is over it’s head.
Just Win Baby.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
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LOL! that really did make me laugh out loud.
i challenged mistic to not talk race for one week and see if anyone else brought it up. this was in reference to his claim that he was being attacked and simply defending himself. it seems he may be taking my challenge.
so let’s all try to see how long he can hold it in. i sense him fighting the urge with every fiber of his being. although, after years of it, it’s gonna be hard for people to not throw out some stuff at first. he has become a target. the very sight of him makes people want to start ragging on him.
but let’s see how long he can resist if we don’t bring it up. this will be fun.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
JONTRAIN Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@ 116 Did you forget that Krapp deconstructed everything that was good about our run game froma scheme and personnel standpoint? There’s no question our record would be better with HueJax. As far as the long term…who knows
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Look we weren’t going to beat any team with top qb’s cuz of our D, i can’t imagine our D stopping qb’s like Manning, Flacco, Ryan, Freeman with that garbage D
November 16th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
DMAC Would have been healthy for only 6 games, then we would have been back with Palmer throwing to inexperienced WR, I don’t think we would beat top QBs who have better receivers to throw too and going against our D
November 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
I challenge anyone here to list examples of what Tits has done well or to give any legit reasons why he should continue on as HC of the Raids.
Tits is a COMPLETE FAILURE.
From assembling a competent staff, to getting the most out of the roster, to scheming, to game day coaching, to being anything but a boring, wimpy looking, androgynous lifeless douche, to WINNING -
He’s a COMPLETE and UTTER FAILURE.
Again – I challenge smiling titty boy’s advocates to enumerate what he’s done well and to give any legitimate reasons why you want to see Tits continue as HC.
C’mon TITSTERS, let’s hear it.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Im really looking forward ti missle mike getting the crack at the ss position.
I never thought branch was very good and wanted to see mike lay the wood to wrs in tyhe middle and near the line. i also think mm34 is good on blitzes and he will now give me a reason to watch on sunday. There are very few players on this team that i enjoy watching. DHB DMO Dmac, reece and tp6.
Obviously only DMo seems to be getting a steady diet of action on sundays, so mm34 playing will at least breath life into an otherwise dead and dreadfully dull season.
Branch stinks out loud, and we havnt had a good physical saftey since eddie anderson, or perhaps our brief run with eric turner.
I hope MM34 plays well and unseats branch all together, and we can trade branch for something
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Agree 100%. I’ve never understood the facination with Branch’s game. Was going to skip the game vs. watching Brees and company shred our D at home. But now, I’ll be interested to see how MM fares.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Oh and this was also spot on…
“Mark fugged up”
November 16th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
We were 6 outta 9 against terrible qb’s and went 2-7 against good good one’s last year , that wasn’t going to change, even if we were putting up more points on board, not with this D, that’s allowing 40+ points like a experienced Madden PLayer playing against some one who have never played game of Madden before
November 16th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
If any of you are on the fence about current Raider REGIME you really owe it to yourself to check out a clip from the NFL website titled Sound FX: John Harbaugh’s Ravens Flying High.
It’s just a small clip up of Harbaugh mic’ed up, whooping it up on the side lines while out coaching the Raider’s coaching staff.
For those of you with weak stomachs I’ll paraphrase.
After the fake FG, Harbaugh can be heard joking with a referee “You can’t line up in a total overload from the five yard line and expect us not to do something like that. It ain’t rubbing it in your face if you are going to give it us.”
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 9:53 am
Another coach walks over to the Harbaugh and says “You said it would be there all week.”
After a Raider’s blown coverage, Harbaugh asks what the original call before the audible. The Coach tells him “That was the call. He(Flacco) made a dummy call to make it seem like they checked into a run so they(Raiders)came down and blew the check.”
It is a short clip but it illustrates just who far this REGIME is over it’s head.
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Another good post, illustrating how bad things are.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Im really looking forward ti missle mike getting the crack at the ss position.
I never thought branch was very good and wanted to see mike lay the wood to wrs in tyhe middle and near the line. i also think mm34 is good on blitzes and he will now give me a reason to watch on sunday. There are very few players on this team that i enjoy watching. DHB DMO Dmac, reece and tp6.
Obviously only DMo seems to be getting a steady diet of action on sundays, so mm34 playing will at least breath life into an otherwise dead and dreadfully dull season.
Branch stinks out loud, and we havnt had a good physical saftey since eddie anderson, or perhaps our brief run with eric turner.
I hope MM34 plays well and unseats branch all together, and we can trade branch for something
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I’ll give him the rest of the season, but the gloves are off in 2013.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
RAIDERMAN99 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
I challenge anyone here to list examples of what Tits has done well or to give any legit reasons why he should continue on as HC of the Raids.
Tits is a COMPLETE FAILURE.
From assembling a competent staff, to getting the most out of the roster, to scheming, to game day coaching, to being anything but a boring, wimpy looking, androgynous lifeless douche, to WINNING -
He’s a COMPLETE and UTTER FAILURE.
Again – I challenge smiling titty boy’s advocates to enumerate what he’s done well and to give any legitimate reasons why you want to see Tits continue as HC.
C’mon TITSTERS, let’s hear it.
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Penalties and Run D, what else did you wanted him to do better? Pass rush doesn’t happen with DT’s turned DE’s
November 16th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
I had this odd theory about evolution when I was younger but I don’t think I should share it because it came under the influence of the green smoke. lol
November 16th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
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Thank you. A common mistake by a lot of dudes on this board. They see a guy running around with his hair flying all over the place and conjure up dreams of Polamalu or something without a shred of that kind of production. Phillp Wheeler is an undersized try-hard guy that wouldn’t start for another team in the NFL.
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ridiculous. they make plays. have u been watching? wheeler is on pace for 120 tackles. not paying attention to measurable stats allows for people to see whatever they want to see without any proof or accountability.
wanna say palmer sucks regardless of his yardage totals? feel free. who can argue with u? wanna say mcclain is a stud, regardless of his lack of tackles? why not? no proof otherwise.
watch the games. wheeler and burris get after it. if we had more like them, we would be good. good thing ur not involved with making any personnel decisions.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
I am very concerned we have signed Demond Howard for the defensive line….he must have put on serious weight since his days as a returner.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
What ? None of the Titsters are going to attempt to defend the turd with ‘continuity’ or ‘penalties are down’ lameness ?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
How the heck did Harbaugh outcoach us ? we aren’t on the same level as them talent wise, he took advantage of our all time worst pass rush , nobody touched flacco all game long, keep thinking about HUE, just check the records of last year , only 2 teams we beat had good QB’s
November 16th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Shalom Raiderman99!
November 16th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Hard to defend the TittyTurd isn’t it ?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Albert Bigelow Paine Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Mistic, can you please tell us again how African giants built Stonehenge?
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LOL! that really did make me laugh out loud.
i challenged mistic to not talk race for one week and see if anyone else brought it up.
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well you and your counterparts have already satisfied your curiosity by bringing up race
i realize that if i answer any one of you three then there will be 5-6 other posters all accusing me of being racist.
Clearly I am not the one race bating but you 3 are obsessed with it….as usual
Football?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
we’re averaging like 2 points less than last year and you guys crying about HUE, nobody is focused on the real problem, that’s pass rush , the cap situation
November 16th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Salaam Miami. Nice to see you.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Debo,
agreed guys making effort is always good, but that doesnt make them good players.
Give them credit for maximizing their limited talent, and playing with heart.
That is all though lbs must be upgraded across the board
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
GO back to week 17 , our O is scoring points , but Rivers is back there , making a sandwich and eating it before every throw, that’s what we might have gotten with HUE again, who knows if the O would have clicked again or not , all i know is we would have lost games against good qb’s
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
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Thank you. A common mistake by a lot of dudes on this board. They see a guy running around with his hair flying all over the place and conjure up dreams of Polamalu or something without a shred of that kind of production. Phillp Wheeler is an undersized try-hard guy that wouldn’t start for another team in the NFL.
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ridiculous. they make plays. have u been watching? wheeler is on pace for 120 tackles. not paying attention to measurable stats allows for people to see whatever they want to see without any proof or accountability.
wanna say palmer sucks regardless of his yardage totals? feel free. who can argue with u? wanna say mcclain is a stud, regardless of his lack of tackles? why not? no proof otherwise.
watch the games. wheeler and burris get after it. if we had more like them, we would be good. good thing ur not involved with making any personnel decisions
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This is the problem. 120 tackles??? Are you serious?? Please tell me why this matters at all with this defense. The definition of a meaningless stat. Phillip Wheeler is Kirk Morrison 2.0.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
I think the Raiders will draft a QB this year. Probably not in the first round, though. Palmer will stick around for 2 more years while the young guy learns. They will experiment with Pryor until that fails and they cut him.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
he’s on the verge. won’t last long. get ready for the explosion….
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
This is the problem. 120 tackles??? Are you serious?? Please tell me why this matters at all with this defense. The definition of a meaningless stat. Phillip Wheeler is Kirk Morrison 2.0.
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why do tackles matter? did u watch the bucs game? sure woulda been nice if someone was tackling the rb who was sprinting to the endzone. u see, in football, the defense needs to tackle the opposing ball carrier? lol. for crying out loud. why do tackles matter for a linebacker? did u just ask me that? what do u want a linebacker to do? NOT tackle people?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
I see some idiots are in here , later
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Who is this guy with the tits we keep talking about? LOL
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Burris and Wheeler????
Are you confusing activity for achievment?
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Thank you. A common mistake by a lot of dudes on this board. They see a guy running around with his hair flying all over the place and conjure up dreams of Polamalu or something without a shred of that kind of production. Phillp Wheeler is an undersized try-hard guy that wouldn’t start for another team in the NFL.
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ridiculous. they make plays. have u been watching? wheeler is on pace for 120 tackles. not paying attention to measurable stats allows for people to see whatever they want to see without any proof or accountability.
wanna say palmer sucks regardless of his yardage totals? feel free. who can argue with u? wanna say mcclain is a stud, regardless of his lack of tackles? why not? no proof otherwise.
watch the games. wheeler and burris get after it. if we had more like them, we would be good. good thing ur not involved with making any personnel decisions
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Same goes for Palmer. Stats pumped up by failed comeback attempts mean absolutely nothing to me.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
I hope MM34 plays well and unseats branch all together, and we can trade branch for something
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Agree 100%. I’ve never understood the facination with Branch’s game. Was going to skip the game vs. watching Brees and company shred our D at home. But now, I’ll be interested to see how MM fares.
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And I hope I wake up in the morning with Halle Berry sitting on my face as Scarlet Johannsen rides cowgirl, whilst Kerry Washington and Kate Upton suck on my toes.
You guys are dreaming. MM has never made a play in this league. That’s not gonna magically change overnight.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
and kirk morrison was a scapegoat. he was pretty good. it was howard that sucked. LOL. tackles are a meaningless stat. that’s a good one.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
watch the games.
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I swear to GOD this is the absolute STUPIDEST comment EVER made on this board.
Getting after it????
LOL
Again, activity does not = achievement.
Branch, Wheeler, and Burris certainly “get after it”.
How does that translate on the field though? Can’t cover ANY TEs. Zone awareness is terrible.
Same with Branch.
Hustlers, or shall we say guys who get after it, who stink!
November 16th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
This is the problem. 120 tackles??? Are you serious?? Please tell me why this matters at all with this defense. The definition of a meaningless stat. Phillip Wheeler is Kirk Morrison 2.0.
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why do tackles matter? did u watch the bucs game? sure woulda been nice if someone was tackling the rb who was sprinting to the endzone. u see, in football, the defense needs to tackle the opposing ball carrier? lol. for crying out loud. why do tackles matter for a linebacker? did u just ask me that? what do u want a linebacker to do? NOT tackle people?
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Would’ve liked to see Wheeler make a few that day. How about you?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I’d trade a 2nd round pick to have Knapp run the Denver offense for 5 years.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
raiderdebo—wow. so palmer’s yardage, the ONLY thing moving our offense, doesn’t count and wheeler’s team leading tackling doesn’t count. who exactly in your mind is playing well for the raiders? anyone?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Mark Fugged Up
That’s the news headline for the 2012 season and beyond. It all started with him and has rolled downhill since.
1. Fired Hue in spit of Reggie ‘perhaps’ happy to keep him on as HC and give him another year, if that rumor is true.
2. Reggie firing all the scouts and making nepotistic hires, completely turning over a lot of the working parts when not necessary, putting his buddies and twin on the gravy train, not hiring or rehiring the right people people per se.
3. Hiring Dennis Allen. No one would’ve hired Dennis Allen YET. These young up-comer coordinators often go thru the cycle of HC job interviews for a few years before they get hired. He needed a wiser more experienced HC for that bridge period of 2-3 years.
4. Allowing a rookie HC to make all his own hires.
5. Dennis Allen for hiring Greg Knapp, firing a lot of the good position and assistant coaches already in place. Who’ve now gone on to greener pastures.
6. Knapp bringing with him Pollack, and the departure of Wisniewski as OL coach.
7. Pollack bringing with him Brisiel.
8. Reggie playing fantasy football with his transactions, signing scrubs he scouted 1-3 years ago while at the Packers, who are nothing but scrubs and have remained scrubs since.
9. Reggie sitting on his hands as his HC and OC systematically turned this team backwards.
10. Dennis Allen sitting on his hands, not making drastic coaching staff changes.
11. The whole situation we’re now in…where Reggie/Dennis/Knapp resist change because they don’t want to give the impression to anyone they made mistakes, thus out only to save their jobs, stay on an NFL payroll.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Wow mac20 you sound just like i did several games ago.. Remember? I said that this defense is terrible and that there’s no way we can compete for a playoff spot… And you called me a troll and told me how great our defense was and that I needed to watch the Atlanta game again??
Yeah.. i was right. Thanks for catching up..
November 16th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
if your talking about guys being over achievers that will only take you so far at some point you need talent.
if its wheeler or burris, or fargas or harvey williams for that matter. a locker room fool of feel good stories doesnt always equal winning football.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
watch the games.
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I swear to GOD this is the absolute STUPIDEST comment EVER made on this board.
Getting after it????
LOL
Again, activity does not = achievement.
Branch, Wheeler, and Burris certainly “get after it”.
How does that translate on the field though? Can’t cover ANY TEs. Zone awareness is terrible.
Same with Branch.
Hustlers, or shall we say guys who get after it, who stink!
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good Lord. saying to watch the games is the stupidest comment u ever heard on this board? wow. LOL. guys who get after it and make tackles are the ones who stink. yep. i’m in the twilight zone.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
raiderdebo—wow. so palmer’s yardage, the ONLY thing moving our offense, doesn’t count and wheeler’s team leading tackling doesn’t count. who exactly in your mind is playing well for the raiders? anyone?
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Nobody is playing well!! That’s why we’re losing! Get it???
November 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Got news for you McFadden20 -
Averaging 2 points a game less than last year is huge.
In a league where teams average 22 pts per game, and the difference between winning and losing is RAZOR THIN – a 10% drop in scoring is huge.
But it’s not just that scoring is dowm…
It’s the complete ABSENCE of a running game.
Can’t run the ball, get behind in down and distance, can’t convert 3rd downs.
Krapp’s O sux.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
This is the problem. 120 tackles??? Are you serious?? Please tell me why this matters at all with this defense. The definition of a meaningless stat. Phillip Wheeler is Kirk Morrison 2.0.
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why do tackles matter? did u watch the bucs game? sure woulda been nice if someone was tackling the rb who was sprinting to the endzone. u see, in football, the defense needs to tackle the opposing ball carrier? lol. for crying out loud. why do tackles matter for a linebacker? did u just ask me that? what do u want a linebacker to do? NOT tackle people?
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Would’ve liked to see Wheeler make a few that day. How about you?
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a strong side linebacker isn’t gonna make plays on runs up the gut. did u ever play football? even on a grass field with a few friends?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
@GG
On this blog, you might get banned for making so much sense.
It’s frustrating to know this and watch it all unfold as the season progresses
November 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
JONTRAIN Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
I hope MM34 plays well and unseats branch all together, and we can trade branch for something
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Agree 100%. I’ve never understood the facination with Branch’s game. Was going to skip the game vs. watching Brees and company shred our D at home. But now, I’ll be interested to see how MM fares.
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And I hope I wake up in the morning with Halle Berry sitting on my face as Scarlet Johannsen rides cowgirl, whilst Kerry Washington and Kate Upton suck on my toes.
You guys are dreaming. MM has never made a play in this league. That’s not gonna magically change overnight.
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I am excited to see what he can do starting at ss which we have not seen yet in his career.
Nothing wrong with hoping he will outplay branch, he will prove or disprove his worth on the field
November 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
if its wheeler or burris, or fargas or harvey williams for that matter. a locker room fool of feel good stories doesnt always equal winning football.
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Pretty much never does. Kind of liked Harvey though.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Kirk Morrison???
LMFAO
The guy who didn’t start another game once he left Oak?
The same way Debo says Wheeler wouldn’t start for another team???
Can you guys please give us an example of a guy going somewhere else and actually doing well?
Routt, Campbell, Bush, Morrison, DVD ????
Tom Howard was starting and BALLING for Cincy this year, but he stunk here???
LOLOLOLOL
November 16th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
if your talking about guys being over achievers that will only take you so far at some point you need talent.
if its wheeler or burris, or fargas or harvey williams for that matter. a locker room fool of feel good stories doesnt always equal winning football.
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ok. well good players who hustle and make plays. yeah, i’ll take a team full of them. so tell me who u think is playing well.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
I knew something was fishy when Reggie fired all these scouts and long time guys and brought in that guy Joey Clicksdale to be director of football operations.
Also thought it was fishy the way Raiders didnt even interview another GM.. Mark was just told by Madden and Ron wolf basically what to do.
Why was Wolf so insistant on Reggie, was it maybe so his son Eliot could get a promotion?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Can’t believe we spent a 2nd rd pick on M.M34
Max Unger
Andy Levitre
Lesean McCoy
Paul Kruger
Shonn Greene
Players picked up after M.M
November 16th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Mark Fugged Up
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Family dynamics, mayne.
Obviously, Mark hated his dad and we are now stuck with the fallout.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
raiderdebo—wow. so palmer’s yardage, the ONLY thing moving our offense, doesn’t count and wheeler’s team leading tackling doesn’t count. who exactly in your mind is playing well for the raiders? anyone?
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Nobody is playing well!! That’s why we’re losing! Get it???
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lol. a blanket statement that requires no ability to make a judgement. they’re losing, therefore they all suck. well done sir. well done.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
DA will be gone in 2 years and it will be rinse in repeat.
He is no different then Lane kiffin only a defense of guy that has ZERO IMPACT on the defense. Ties his coaching gig to LANE KIFFIN.
AL wouldnt let DA through the facility let alone 3 miles from it.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
So no one here is going to step to the plate and defend Tits ?
Where the heck is JFB ?
Gotta love JFB. Sticks with Slo. Wants Krapp back for 2013.
That’s a man of conviction.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
saying to watch the games is the stupidest comment u ever heard on this board?
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OBVIOUSLY
EVERYONE
HERE
WATCHES
THE
GAMES
November 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
DA ties his coaching gig to Gregg NAPP like Lance Kiffin did.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Nobody cares what the differnce in poionts scored is with regards to hu jack vs d.a
the only stat that truly counts for a head coach is wins and losses
hu jack went 8-8
if d.a finishes with 4-5 wins for the year it says he did not do as good a job.
hu jack was canned for what happened off the field, like the trade, and throwing players and coaches under the bus and openly criticizing the front office.
D.A should be fired fro his terrible on the field product
for the record i was one of the first way back in the off season to predict the low win total.
most people killed me for it screaming it wasnt a rebuild like mac20, sb666, lofty, jfb and others
the palmer trade and subsequent events including the firing of hu jack sealed the end of our upswing and set us back to bottom feeders.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
JONTRAIN Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
@GG
On this blog, you might get banned for making so much sense.
It’s frustrating to know this and watch it all unfold as the season progresses
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lol. it’s hard sometimes because people have sides they stick to. but the truth is there, it’s objective and in flux. those who want to adhere to a particular side of a debate wont see the truth adhering to a side.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Can’t believe we spent a 2nd rd pick on M.M34
Max Unger
Andy Levitre
Lesean McCoy
Paul Kruger
Shonn Greene
Players picked up after M.M
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You put Shonn Greene on that list? Really?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Dennis Allen and Greg Knapp are idiots.
I’m sorry, but they are clueless.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Tom Howard was starting and BALLING for Cincy this year, but he stunk here???
LOLOLOLOL
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this is great:
thomas howard’s tackle totals:
2006 oak 110
2007 oak 95
2008 oak 97
2009 oak 79
2010 cin 99
2011 cin 3.
yes, he was BALLING. based on…………what exactly? ur OPINION? that’s why stats count. they keep people from making ridiculous claims with no PROOF.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
How can anyone defend DA?
He’s made exactly one improvement: less penalties.
Run defense is slighlty improved maybe.
We’ve regressed everywhere else.
We were 8-8 2 years in a row now we are back to being bottom feeders. That falls on Davis/RMac/ DA
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
J Hill Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
saying to watch the games is the stupidest comment u ever heard on this board?
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OBVIOUSLY
EVERYONE
HERE
WATCHES
THE
GAMES
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NOT
VERY
CLOSELY
APPARENTLY
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
rediaR Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Can’t believe we spent a 2nd rd pick on M.M34
Max Unger
Andy Levitre
Lesean McCoy
Paul Kruger
Shonn Greene
Players picked up after M.M
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You put Shonn Greene on that list? Really?
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Wasn’t he good for a few games? lol
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
So no one here is satisfied with Tits or thinks he’s doing a good job ?
That’s a good sign.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
dr_robert Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
raiderdebo—wow. so palmer’s yardage, the ONLY thing moving our offense, doesn’t count and wheeler’s team leading tackling doesn’t count. who exactly in your mind is playing well for the raiders? anyone?
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Nobody is playing well!! That’s why we’re losing! Get it???
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lol. a blanket statement that requires no ability to make a judgement. they’re losing, therefore they all suck. well done sir. well done.
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When a team sucks, how well can anyone really be playing? Especially on our defense which somehow is worse than it was last year? The only guy that I’ll continue to stump for is Mike Huff. I don’t think there’s another saftey in the league that could line up at corner and play Roddy White like he did.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Proof that total numbers of tackles is a bit overrated. The Raiders have more tackles this season than the Bears do. Wheeler has more tackles than both Urlacher and Lance Briggs.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
so tell me who u think is playing well.
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Houston
Bryant
Huff
Palmer
DHB
Myers
Moore
Streater
Reece
Ausberry
These guys have been consistant, imo.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
DENNIS ALLEN needs to pull a Bobby Petrino.. leave and resign in the middle of the season.. middle of the night.. and take his talents back to Portland State.
Take Greg Napp too
November 16th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
RAIDERMAN99 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
So no one here is satisfied with Tits or thinks he’s doing a good job ?
That’s a good sign.
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It’s too early to tell. If they finish 3-13, he should probably be fired.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
rediaR Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Can’t believe we spent a 2nd rd pick on M.M34
Max Unger
Andy Levitre
Lesean McCoy
Paul Kruger
Shonn Greene
Players picked up after M.M
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You put Shonn Greene on that list? Really?
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Wasn’t he good for a few games? lol
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Maybe a couple. But the Jets fans are surely making similar lists for Greene’s pick.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
The only thing that can save this season is Carson going off on Knapp… T.O. style.
Well maybe it wouldn’t save our season but I think it would give many in here a measure of satisfaction
November 16th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
I stoop up for DA earlier on in the season but it’s not justifiable to support a coach who’s team regresses during the season instead of improving…even slight improvements.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
ur OPINION? that’s why stats count. they keep people from making ridiculous claims with no PROOF.
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Care to post Kirk Morrsion’s stats???
Where is your “proof” that Morrison was a scapeoat?
I guess that was YOUR “opinion”, eh?
I guess we all have one.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Stood*
November 16th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
No one here going to put out the ‘it takes more than a year’, ‘it’s not fair’ or ‘if we fire Tits, who will want to come here’ nonsense ?
I’m encouraged.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
I knew something was fishy when Reggie fired all these scouts and long time guys and brought in that guy Joey Clicksdale to be director of football operations.
Also thought it was fishy the way Raiders didnt even interview another GM.. Mark was just told by Madden and Ron wolf basically what to do.
Why was Wolf so insistant on Reggie, was it maybe so his son Eliot could get a promotion?
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a very good question.
at the time i trusted wolf’s advise, but mark fugged up not interviewing anyone else.
i think madden merely advised mark to speak to ron wolf and stepped away. and ron wolf (and mark herron?) made the advise to hire reggie (he possibly was only thinking of seeing his son promoted).
November 16th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
I will not let this football team ruin my Sundays anymore.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
so if a team sucks, it must mean all of it’s players suck right? no ability to sort thru the team and find the keepers? cut all 53 and start over right? you apparently have no ability to diagnose the problem. just “they suck”.
so according to u, every player on the chiefs, jaguars, browns, jets, rams, panthers, redskins, and eagles sucks, correct?
November 16th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Are there any TITSTERS in the house? Lmao
Gotta be my all time favorite nickname on this blog
November 16th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
I was shocked watching the baltimore game last week and heard the commentators say the most points given up since the PRE AL ERA
Shocked.. WTF???!!! really?!! Cmon D.A and you are defensive guy? Not even hue/ Breshan did that. wow
AL would have tore da new one
November 16th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
the best way to find out who sucks? whoever is making the most plays. cut them immediately.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Who the fck is TITS? lol
Little help.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
u simply CAN NOT have guys making tackles. it’s surest sign that a player sucks. make tackles? cut him!
November 16th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
by wheeler making all those tackles, he is preventing the rest of the guys from making plays. he MUST GO!
November 16th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Dr_robert Says: November 16th, 2012 at 1:40 pmby wheeler making all those tackles, he is preventing the rest of the guys from making plays. he MUST GO!
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He is “slow”ing the development of Mcjogger.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
McJogger. lmao Thats the greatest nickname ever for a football player
November 16th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Gonna tell you guys something.
I’ve suffered through too many years of this team sucking.
Way too many.
But through the darkest years, I never abandoned hope.
Always felt we’d get it turned around.
Even during the ‘Bed and Breakfast’ year, I knew the team was horrific, had hit ROCK BOTTOM – but I also knew CHANGE was definitely on the way. Might only result in more futility – but something was going to be done to try to get us out of the sht storm.
Not with these azzclowns though.
Can’t get behind a team with Krapp as OC or a HC that was dumb enough to hire him and too fkng blind to not dismiss him.
C’mon Reggie – Give me some hope.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says: November 16th, 2012 at 1:39 pmWho the fck is TITS? lolLittle help.
I believe people here are calling DA “Tits” but the reason and origin is an urban legend.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
MiamiRaider78 Says:
November 16th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Who the fck is TITS? lol
Little help.
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MR78, I believe Tits is Dennis Allen. Apparently, one of our esteemed bloggers saw that DA had man-tits one day on the sideline hence the name.
Congrats again by the way.
November 16th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
I believe people here are calling DA “Tits” but the reason and origin is an urban legend.
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This happens to be an urban legend that is TRUE.
The origin of the Tits nickname is based on the fact that DA is a skinny dweeb that’s sprouting some A cup udders.
During the warmer summer months when Tits is wearing a t-shirt, it’s very noticeable.
Tits has tits.
His coaching might be a joke, but the fact that he has man-boobs is not.
November 16th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Epic Rant by a fellow Raider Nation faithful.
http://youtu.be/4ckd45q6dYs <~~~~ Watch