Sunday, September 30, 2007

Dolphin's Game

Damn did the Raider Nation need this game!! Daunte Culpepper looked good but most of all the offensive line dominated!! I hadn't seen one of our o-lines play that good since the SuperBowl season! I mean Huggy Bear tore it up. I was all for releasing his ass at the end of training camp but he showed a lot today. His first long run where he got tripped up the gained his balance back and took it to inside the 20 was awesome. He showed a lot of heart. But guess what? The o-line had no penalties allowed only one sack and sprung our runners for 299 yards!! That was the most yards since the game where Bo Jackson ran over Brian Bosworth on Monday night wayyy back in the day. 

Although Culpepper did not  have to pass all that often due to total line domination, he showed he still has it and had it not been for a couple of dropped balls by Curry hI don't think that salaries in the NFL are guaranteed at all. Andrew Walter is making 435k wwhile Josh McCown is making 2mil this year. If McCown's salary is not Guaranteed and Culpepper continues to play well I wouldn't be surprised if they end up keeping Walter and cutting McCown-Culpepper #1, Walter #2, Russell #3 w/Russell Gradually moving up the depth chart and taking over by the end of the year if we are no longer in contention. If we do contend for the AFC west or a wild card at the end, don't be surprised to see Culpepper start the rest of the year and offered a contract befor the season is done to give Jamarcus Russell some more time to learn the ropes.

One thing I really liked about this game a whole of a lot is that Kiffin showed some balls!! At the end of the 1st half it was awesome that he trotted Janikowski out for the field goal, let the refs spot the ball then when they got the spot right threw Culpepper back in forcing miami to burn a time out. That shit was spot on brilliant! Then to actually go for it on 4th and 1 and call a play action was ballsy and would have worked had Curry not dropped the pass. I am not going to get TOO excited because miami was 0-3 and now 0-4 but this game showed that we are in the right direction. As of today we have 12 touchdowns which equals the total for all of last season!! We get to rest then go back at it in 2 weeks against a suddenly beatable charger team. I don't know what's up w/the-how do you go 14-2 then bring back your whole team back basically and start 1-3. I don't know maybe their smart as GM should have brought back a key component-the COACH!! I am so glad they got hound dog looking Norvel Turner. He sucks ass. When the news came out that they signed him as their new coach I was happy as hell, let's hope he keeps them in the same direction they are heading!!

Next 4 opponents:

at san diego
vs kansas city
at tennessee
vs houston

The  niners lost and gained less than 200 yards on offense again!!

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Could it be?

Raider rep Artie Jigantino came on the radio yesterday and said that Jamarcus Russel could be starting as soon as right after the bye!! WTF I know he is supposed to be the shit but for us to have a chance this season I think they need to let Culpepper give it a try. Coach Kiffin said again he is not sure who will start this Sunday in Miami. Hmmmm let's see-McCown has 6 interceptions to 2 touchdowns, he has 2 sore wheels and a broken finger in his throwing hand. Culpepper is healthy, moved the offense better in the preseason and played for Miami-I'm sure he wants to put a hurting on them. Is he actually considering NOT starting Culpepper or is this another smoke screen. At some point he has to stick w/someone and not play this "I don't know who is going to start game." Lamont Jordan is the shit. And that's all I got to say about that.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

BBBoooooyyyyyaaaahhhhh!!!


Damn I was crapping my pants and was glued to the damn radio this Sunday. I was supposed to go the game and I'm kicking myself in the ass for not pulling the trigger on the tickets!! For those of you you who were bitching and moaning about last week and that the Raiders got ripped off. What do you think now. I told you all that shit was genious!! Although it was a short fg last week I thought Kiff should have called a TO on denver. You never know what could happen!! This was one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. Yeah I know I didn't go to the game and yeah it wasn't on TV but listening to Greg Pappa is like being at the damn game in person. I was glued to the damn radio!! O-line is looking awesome. Defense is coming around. The browns  scored 51 points last week. We only allowed one touchdown. That's pretty good. We've got a long way to go but getting that first win is great. Arguably we could be 3-0 but 2-1 is more realistic. It would be great if we could win in Miami next week and go into the bye 2-2!!

So back to the Culpepper V. McClown thing. I watched the KPIX 5th quarter deal and although McCown did throw for a touchdown all his throws are behind his receivers. Just like the TD to Porter last week he under threw Curry on his TD. Don't know if it's because he's hurt or just because he is sorry but he HAS to sit. Two bad wheels and a broken finger on his throwing hand AND he's not that great. Culpepper needs to be starting next week. 

Alright the "Fire Andrew Walter" clock is ticking. Jamarcus' 2 week roster exemption is up after today so look for Walter to be released as early as tomorrow and Russell to be the 3rd stringer. This all depends on how bad McCown is hurt. If he's bad then Walter may be bumped to 2nd string and the Raiders may carry 4 Qbs until McCown is good to go. Walter might have lucked out today but he should be gone sometime after the bye.

All is well in Raiderland. The Raiders won. The state of the team looks to be stabilizing and the Niners looked like shit today!! I'm so glad they got a pounding. Did you guys see the hit put on Vernon Davis?!?! I wish there was a clip on YouTube I could post but here is a picture.
That's What happens when you complain about not getting the ball enough!!
  

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

This shit is gross

No not the state of the Raiders starting QB situation but follow this link. I would hate to be this poor SOB.....

http://nynerd.com/polar-bear-attack-survivor/


Ok so Donavan McNabb is saying that the reason that he gets booed and critisized in the media so much is because black QBs are judged differently than white QBs. Dude get a clue you're getting booed because you suck. I think he has last 6 of his last 7 starts. He deserves to get booed-black, white, purple whatever. Suck it up and prove people wrong. McClown is white, he threw for 300 yards his first game and was booed on opening night. I gauran fuckin te you he will get booed Sunday to. Shit Steve Young used to get booed in San Francisco when he took over for Montana. Maybe Philly fans will always be Philly fans but maybe he's getting booed because he sucked last year, got injured then Jeff Garcia came and lead the Eagles to the playoffs.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

McCown starting??

Ok so McCown is still starting? WTF. Is Culpepper that far behind picking up the offense? Is his knee bothering him? Or is Kiffin sticking to his guns to prove a point that he's running the ship and not Al or the Fans are going to dictate his decisions. I don't understand how the guy throws 5 interceptions in 2 weeks and still the starter. Hopefully all this optimism that the East Bay and the rest of the Raider Nation had doesn't evaporate as fast as it came.



Monday, September 17, 2007

Bronco game....

Ok so yesterday we got smoked by the Broncos. I know that we only lost by a field goal in O.T. but it was even that close. The offense laid down in the first half AGAIN and if it wasn't for a safety and an interception ran back for a TD and a 2 point coversion we would have only scored 10 points again. I don't hate Shanahan. I hate that he always beats our ass but I don't hate him just because for the last 4 seasons he's had a better team that us and always out coaches us. Was I pissed when they waived off that FG to make Yankikowski re-kick. HELL YA!! When he hit it I was screaming, jumping up and down the whole bit. Then I see Kif bringing everybody back-I was like "Hell no not again". But you know what what Shanahan did was completely legal and above all else.....genious!! I tip my hat to him. He does what everyone else would do in his position.....show up his former employer and keep proving that they made a mistake in letting him go.
When he got fired when he was our coach I was all for it. Most of us reading this were very young back then but let's try to think back to what he did....He tried to wipe the slate clean and bring on a new era of Raider football-mor disciplined and with much more structure than ever before in Los Angeles/Oakland. He tried to do what Gruden and now Kiffin are did and is doing now. Hopefully Mr. Davis let's evolution take place so we can see that the "Raider Way" is not always the right way. Sometimes you have to rebuild and not just reload!!
Ok McClown has to be benched-based on his skill level. Rich Gannon's guts must have been turning seeing this guy run an offense which is supposed to be similar to what we ran when he was here. On the 2 plays to Porter at the end which would have won the game basically-he over threw him then under threw him. This guys is not a starter, he is a lifetime back-up basically. He is someone you carry on your roster to plug in there in case of injury to not LOSE the game but not someone you start ahead of a Pro-Bowler!! We have the perfect excuse to bench him-broken finger and sore foot. Let's see Culpepper in there and see what he can do. Bottom line is we are not very good. A good team would have found a way to win yesterday. You sometimes go a season or 2 w/out a safety and you may get a score or 2 on defense every few games. When you get one of each and a 2 point conversion in a close game YOU BETTER FIND A WAY TO WIN. But I'll take my own advise and be patient!!

Friday, September 14, 2007

I hate the damn patriots.....

Alright so the patriots coach (I refuse to refer to him by name) was fined $500k by the NFL and the team was fined $250k and have to give up a first round pick. WTF they get 2 first rounders so this amounts to a slap on the wrist. Their coach makes $4.5 mil and he's being charged $500k? Does anybody think that the team didn't know what was going on. You know they are going to pay his fine. If this was the Raiders the whole world would fall apart. Al Davis would be booted from the league and stripped of ownership. Coach Kiffin would be suspended for ever and we would be docked $5mil from our salary cap. Dude they should be stripped of their Super Bowl rings and while their at it put the universe back together by giving us the fuckin' snow game and putting us in that years Super Bowl like it should have been.  Even though I hate the damn patriots, I hate to say this but I have to root for them to beat the chargers and hound dog faced coach turner. 


Ok so McCown practiced yesterday. I know that the QB's wear a red jersey in practice so they don't take any unnecessary hits. BUT.....why don't we pool our $$ together to pay Warren Sapp or Derrick Burgess to blow through the line and put him on his ass. Let's see what Culpepper does w/the # ones.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

That just ain't right!!

Ok so I'm going to work this morning and I see this green mini van in front of me. I see a big ass Raider sticker on the driver's side rear window. I'm like "Yeah, soccer mom's representin' ". I look a little closer and what do I see on the passenger side of the rear window.....................a damn 'niner emblem-it was black so it blended in w/the tinting!! That shit is just not right. Pick one side or the other. That's almost as stupid as those retarded half A's/giants hats.

So Monday I was watching the niner game.......I can't believe they had 110 yards total offense through 3 and 9/10 quarters then turn around and blow up for 85 yards in 2 1/2 minute. FUCK THEM and their fans-atleast during a niner game. Ok I got that off my chest. I can't understand how the Raiders look....ok then awesome and then fall apart at the end. BUT the niners look like shit all game and some how pull it out at the end. #25 on the Cardinals is a chump just like #80 on our team. When there is a damn fumble w/hella fools around just dive on the damn ball. If #25 would hav just slid and cradled the ball it would have been game over. If #80 on our team-I don't remember his name Madsen maybe a new tight end-would have just dove on the ball they still would have had a chance. Just straight knuckleheads!! Damn that was like therapy there.

While I'm watching the game my wife says "Why do you hate the 49ers so much?" I told her "I just do. I'm a Raider fan and those are the rules!" Before we were married she was a niner fan but I put that shit in the prenup....if she ever wore any niner shit or even thought about putting any on our kids or even cheered for them I get everything-the house the kids everything and she would be out on her ass. So she converted to Raiderism.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

My kid made me proud yesterday!!

Ok here goes my first post all. Well yesterday as my wife (Nina) is getting my 3yo son (Jose) ready for school, she throws on a black Raider pull over. My son stops her and says "Mommy, the Raiders are cool and the forty niners suck." Nina says "Why is that?" He says "Because my daddy says so and that's the way it is"..........sniff sniff when she told me that it brought a tear to my eyes.  Alright so the Raiders where do I begin. We finally got Russell signed which is a relief. Not that he will contribute much this year but at least the circus will come to an end. He better be worth the wait!!! As far as last Sunday goes....

I think that Culpepper should be starting but in all fairness to McCown-he looked ok. He threw for over 300 yards. He just doesn't have the experience that is needed under pressure to win a game in the closing minutes. If HE was our quarterback of the future I wouldn't mind leaving him in there to get that experience. But in all likelihood whoever is the QB this year is one and done so the obvious choice would be Culpepper. You also have to remember that Culpepper has been out for 2 years basically. This year is going to be fucked up-Kiffin wiped the slate clean. Everyone's gone: players, coaches even front office staff. Honestly-thank God!! we needed a fresh start. It won't be impossible to go .500 but it would be amazing. Everyone in the Nation has to be patient. What does everyone think is going to happen next year w/Russell starting-he will take his lumps and learn on the fly to!! Look for a miserable next 2 seasons-they'll look great 1 or 2 quarters or even for 1 or 2 games then suck ass for the next 2. They don't have clear leaders such as Gannon, Brown and Rice on offense YET to show them the way. Be patient grasshoppers, remember Gruden took 3 years to turn it around-look for the same w/Kiffin.