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"Any Given Sunday" is a reality.... &qu...

2011-11-25T20:33:15.272-08:00

"Any Given Sunday" is a reality....

"seasChickens" took down the Ravens and look what the Ravens did to "SF"...Unreal...

Tebowncos took down the Jets after what they did to us in the 2nd half when they don't even have a legitimate "O" to put on the field...

Shit Happens!!!

Raider00, Couldn't agree more on Ed Hokuli. ...

2011-11-25T17:52:53.356-08:00

Raider00,

Couldn't agree more on Ed Hokuli. I've said one of the most dangerous places on the football field is between him and the camera. I've seen him push players out of the way who were just in the vicinity of the camera.

For those who say refs never influence the outcome of a game, his crew took a late TD away a few years ago on a bad call. I think it was Denver, and they lost a close one.

Calico,

Couldn't agree more. What looked like an easy game in mid October takes on a whole different aspect after an opponent wins a few games.

H

There are no "easy" game left. Each gam...

2011-11-25T16:36:31.948-08:00

There are no "easy" game left. Each game and opponent poses unique challenges.

What can you do about the refs ? I tuned in to to...

2011-11-25T15:34:56.766-08:00

What can you do about the refs ?

I tuned in to to watch the Cowboys vs Skins the other day(I like to see Shanarat lose).

Right away, I saw Ed Hokuli's crew working the game, so I shut the TV. did something else.

Did anybody see yesterdays, Pack vs Lions ?

I mean, how many flags were thrown in that one. Unwatchable.

But that is what the NFL is these days.

Somewhere, in all the singing, dancing, talking, commercials, and flag throwing, is a football game.

You just have to look real hard to find it.

Should call it the NFF. Not Fan Friendly.

Panty, I'm not necessarily worried about KC. ...

2011-11-25T06:24:03.829-08:00

Panty,

I'm not necessarily worried about KC. We just need to take care of business. The last two games of the season my wind up being critical to the playoffs.

Miami is playing better and only lost to Dallas on the last play of the game. Detroit will be tough and Green Bay is 11-0. The schedule doesn't look as inviting as it did four weeks ago.

But, that adds to the excitment. Keeps them on their toes. We have to earn it.

H

chiming in late but i hope all my brothers and sis...

2011-11-24T22:39:30.862-08:00

chiming in late but i hope all my brothers and sisters in the raider nation had a great and filling thanksgiving! go raiders!

"H"... I don't see "KC" b...

2011-11-24T13:10:14.067-08:00

"H"...

I don't see "KC" being a factor other than to knock us off for "SD" who could still make up ground...They are still a very good team...

As for that "Donkey" gasping for it's last breath....NO hopes!!!..Will prolley lose to "KC" the last week of the season to Orton who will have a hard-on for anything Orange!!!...LoL!!!

So here it is as I see it: 2 game lead..

"OakTown"-6-n-4

12 Nov 27 CHI @ OAK
13 Dec 04 OAK @ MIA
14 Dec 11 OAK @ GB
15 Dec 18 DET @ OAK
16 Dec 24 OAK @ KC
17 Jan 01 SD @ OAK

"SD"-4-n-6

12 Nov 27 DEN @ SD
13 Dec 05 SD @ JAC
14 Dec 11 BUF @ SD
15 Dec 18 BAL @ SD
16 Dec 24 SD @ DET
17 Jan 01 SD @ OAK

We have to take care of business and hope for Bal/Det to take care of theirs..."KC" may not be easy by the time we play...Miami might be tougher than we thought...Detroit's beatable but not easily...da Bears "D" matches up well against our no depleted "WR"s..."SD" at the end could mean something???

PantyRaider....It's Not Over By A Long Shot...We Haven't Won Anything Yet!!!/_

For us, it's time to move on from Tebow. The ...

2011-11-24T09:16:56.993-08:00

For us, it's time to move on from Tebow. The bottom line is the team is 4-1 with him as a starter. The big thing I see with that team is how John Fox has the defense playing.

If the Dolts win and we win, it's a two game lead with five to play. We would need a combination of wins by us and loses by the rest of the division that equal four games.

I thought Orton would make it through the waiver process. KC was evidently spinning it when they said they were satisfied Palko.

The problem we face is a tough Bears defense and Miami is now playing better. It probably come down to the Chefs and Dolts the last two weeks.

H

NFL predictions are in...We be on the short end?? ...

2011-11-24T05:35:02.149-08:00

NFL predictions are in...We be on the short end??

Bears 17-16 Raiders...So how do we get "16"???...Can't be a bunch of "FG"s with Jano's hammie...2-"TD"-n-"S"??..LoL!!

Others of note:

"SD" over the "Donkey" 27-10...Yikes!!...Tebow is crucified and they just cut Orton!!!

"KC"'s Death Stroke Is Finalized...38-13 at the hands of Pitts!!!...Orton can't save the day???

Hou-Jax 23-10....I don't believe that!!!..."D" will decide and I pick Jacks to take it...This will be Houston's 1st post injury humiliation!!!

9ers Get taken down by Big Brother...24-17...

"GB" by 1 over Lions???....31-30!!..Again there must be a "S" involved??

As I already posted:

"SD" 5-n-6
"Donkey" 5-n-6
"KC" 4-n-7

PantyRaider...Raiders 7-n-4!!!/_

Gary... While Bresnahan doesn't look great on...

2011-11-24T00:35:58.023-08:00

Gary...

While Bresnahan doesn't look great on the stats some things have definitely improved....Especially in our secondary...4 takeaways this week was no accident!!!..These players have been in position to make plays but failed to do so...Dropped "Int"s and missed tackles was NOT on the part of the "DC"...But his failures in adjustments are...

The "Tebow" desecration was rude and undeniably senile to say the least across the board..."SOB"-Rex also fell to that and he's a top notch "DC"!!!...So what do we have???

No excuse here just the simple facts:

#1...NO off season to implement a "D" while several changes were being made and no familiarity with the players being coached...

#2...3 new assistants also added..."LB"s/"CB"s/"S"s...

#3...2010 season players sent packing and new rookies added...Namndi/McFadden/Ware lost...

#4...Injuries depleted the roster..."FS" Hiram Eugene and "DE" Shaughnessy and "LB" Goethel were lost before the season even started...Added are "CB" Chekwa and "LB" Ricky Brown...

Than the list of players who have been in and out..."CB"s "CJ"/"DVD"..."S"s "MM"/Huff/Giordano..."LB" McClain..."DL" Houston/Seymour...

#5...Replacements who have been brought in mid season and incorporated into the scheme..."LB" Curry.."CB" Lito Sheppard/Ron Parker..."S" Bryan McCann/Jerome Boyd...

#6...Players lost to make room for other replacement players...DB Sterling Moore...It's now too much to keep tack of it all...

#7..."Zebra"s giving away 1st dns when stops have been made and players doing likewise with stupid penalties...

#8...An improving Rush "D" though not yet good enough...

So I think we need to give him a little more credit for holding things together and adapting to all the adversity...

Now as far as no one else wanted that job "Bull Shit"!!...Winston Moss was campaigning for it as well as another "GB" assistant coach who also played for the Raiders...Than there were 2-3 other candidate that were being tossed around before Al brought back Bresnahan without a designation as to whet he would do...Than it was Hue who signed off on him being his "DC"...

I wanted Winston Moss...I'm on record as such and I still do...Weather we keep Bresnahan for another season or not our "D" should be vastly improved just having all our bodies back healthy...Young guys have gotten allot more reps and thus development...We will be a much more experienced and seasoned "D" in 2012...It's finishing out this schedule that's going to be tough and than ampting it up threw the "PO"s without many of our players healthy...

PantyRaider...Work In Progress!!!/_

This Explains What I Thought I Saw When Moore Got ...

2011-11-23T23:50:29.937-08:00

This Explains What I Thought I Saw When Moore Got Up Slowly...But He Did Come Back In...

He left the game at one point but returned and wasn’t mentioned by Jackson afterward when discussing the injured players.

Looks to be “Glass Chaz/Murphy?”TJH" as the healthy bodies…But “CP3” did say this:

"We’re playing against a good group, like I said, and we’re not going to have all our guys. But we’ve got that that have been waiting for their opportunity and looking for a chance to step up and help this team. And guys are going to have to do that this week."

Did he let the cat out of the bag….Ausberry???

Hue thinks Ford will be back next week??

"He’s very close to being out," Jackson said. "He’s still in it for maybe one more time. I think he’ll be out of that thing pretty soon. I’m sure he’ll be excited about that."

“JC” in the works??

"He tried a little bit, and it just wasn’t there," Jackson said. "But he’s getting there. It’s going to take some time. He’s working at it, I promise you that. I’m really excited about the potential of him coming back here at some point in time."

Another sell-out??

Raiders chief executive said on radio today — 95.7 FM — that the game is close to being sold out, which means it will sell out by Thursday’s deadline and, therefore, be televised locally.

Hue said his biggest challenge this season was dealing with all the injuries but he’s not willing to use that as an excuse…“Next Man Up” is for real and even though it’s a replacement group on the field now they still have to think “NMU”!!!…

PantyRaider...The Replacement Raiders Roster....2nd String Stepping Up!!!/_

If Moore can't go, I think we will still be fi...

2011-11-23T22:48:41.534-08:00

If Moore can't go, I think we will still be fine in the passing attack.

I expect for Boss to get 10 balls targeted to him and for Reece & Bush to be used more than normal in the passing game.

It will be a true passing game by committee where the ball is distributed amongst 7 pass catchers (Boss, Myers, Reece, Bush, TJH, Murph, and Shillens).

BTW... I remember back when McF had the two turf t...

2011-11-23T22:03:06.440-08:00

BTW... I remember back when McF had the two turf toe problems there was some grumbling about the shitty cleats the NFL makes everyone wear... now that we have walking boots all over the sidelines with foot injuries, will someone put two and two together here?

GIVE US A DIFFERENT SHOE MANUFACTURER NFL!!!

One thing about our defense (giving up in Buff, an...

2011-11-23T21:45:53.068-08:00

One thing about our defense (giving up in Buff, and Tebow, etc)... it has not been good overall in the second half, and if things start going poorly, the dam breaks quickly.

Combined with almost ZERO half-time adjustments... this looks to me because of three things:

1. Lack of depth
2. Lack of conditioning
3. No real DC.

We ARE kinda stuck with a bed-and-breakfast like DC.

One of Als biggest failings was not being able to attract top notch DC's... and if there was any talent underneath the DC, they would bail after contract rather than work under Als limitations he put on the DC's.

That all has ended now. I predict one of the first thing Hue does next season is fire Breshnahan and seek out a top notch replacement.

Tough to build a bully with a DC that doesn't even know what he is doing, and never has.

There was a reason he was nearly out of football a short time ago.

Kinda sad that one of the last things Al did might hurt the team more than anything this year... hiring a moron for DC because nobody else wanted the job.

Correction: "sense "O" are no long...

2011-11-23T21:36:24.607-08:00

Correction:

"sense "O" are no longer afraid of Cutler"

Should read "D"s...

According to NFL.com 3 teams put in claims for Ort...

2011-11-23T21:32:32.132-08:00

According to NFL.com 3 teams put in claims for Orton..."KC"/Dallas -n- da Bears...Dallas is one I didn't expect???

We will no doubt be facing Orton now week 16...We have played well against him before but that was with the "Donkey"...He will prolley be up to speed by the time we meet...Funny because now he will also play against that "Donkey" the final week of the season...

We are now also missing Moore...I though he got up slow and it has been reported he's wearing a boot...NOT good...Perhaps the only "WR"s healthy are "Glass Chaz"/Murphy..."TJH" was being rested for some reason...

Time to activate David Ausberry...The "TE"s have to pick up the slack again this week along with Bush/Reece..."TJ"/"D-Mac" are injured...

So just when our "O" looks to be on track the injuries take us apart...Also on the "D" as Houston is now also out of practice...Yikes!!!

That damn "CBA" has cost the NFL greatly this season...just pure dumb stupidity...These players left alone did very little to stay in shape and now with the new restrictions on off season workouts this will prolley continue to be a problem???

memdf...

Kool to have a reporter on site...

The Vikes' "QB" has 4.6 speed but da Bears back-up only post a 5.0...He's still allusive in the pocket but not as much of a threat on the run...Their "RB" has had some production but nothing great...#14 Rush "O"...Now that should slide with less threat at "QB" sense "O" are no longer afraid of Cutler...

What's the word coming out of da Bears as to how they intend to beat the Raiders??...I have seen talk of going heavier on the run but they also have some injuries to the "OL"???

PantyRaider...If Only We Could Get Healthy!!!/_

Great story, memdf! Classic! You coming out to Oak...

2011-11-23T19:54:51.300-08:00

Great story, memdf! Classic! You coming out to Oakland this Sunday?

The other thing the sports talk guys kept saying a...

2011-11-23T18:53:26.582-08:00

The other thing the sports talk guys kept saying and the idiot bears fans bought into was Orton coming to Chicago.
Real hammerheads with zero knowledge of the waiver process. Good luck with McCown!

I have also been listening to Chicago sports talk ...

2011-11-23T18:47:04.162-08:00

I have also been listening to Chicago sports talk radio, which I never do. Amazed as to how ignorant these guys are and just regurgitate the espn talking points.
They know nothing about the Raiders and are very much dismissive of this game.

Of all the injuries, Janokowski's is the most significant I think. In the beginning of the year teams had to keep the Raiders from crossing midfield. At MN he kicked about three balls in pregame.

RT- With you on the tbow loss. I Googled the dist...

2011-11-23T18:32:44.749-08:00

RT-
With you on the tbow loss. I Googled the distance between my basement, where I was watching the game, to The Colosium, 2,141.61 miles. I knew from that distance that tbow was going to keep the ball on the majority of high school plays they ran but Bresnahan could not.
I think the problem is over pursuit and general lack of discipline on defense.

For the record, walking out of the dome in MN last week I walked past the press box which was right
behind our seat section. I saw Steve Corcoran and told that I thought he and Jerry Mac do the
best job covering the Raiders.
I then saw Kawakami sitting next him and added,"unlike this clown.
Kawasaki did not even look my way Corcoran laughed and Amy Trask was standing behind the both of them and gave me a smiling two thumbs up.
I thought she would have been in the owners box but maybe she is an operative there.

Chiefs | Kyle Orton claimed Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:13...

2011-11-23T14:40:13.164-08:00

Chiefs | Kyle Orton claimed
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:13:12 -0800

The Kansas City Chiefs have claimed free-agent QB Kyle Orton (Broncos) off waivers.

FANTASY TIP: Orton should be considered a solid QB2 now that he's starting once again. KC's offense has struggled to put up points for much of the year, and Orton will likely require a period of adjustment to a new scheme, similar to what Carson Palmer went through early with the Raiders. Still, Orton can help your QB depth, especially if you owned Matt Schaub (foot) or Jay Cutler (thumb). There is renewed optimism for Jonathan Baldwin's value as a deep threat; he's worth a roster spot again and could be a nice depth piece as you enter the fantasy playoffs.

"RT".. But he won't last...LoL!!......

2011-11-23T10:19:03.366-08:00

"RT"..

But he won't last...LoL!!...I'm Having fun with all the jokes about him as he begins his assault upon the legacy of John Elway...LoL!!!

OK..So knock off 10 pts for "ST"s and our "D" gave up 28 pts...

2 pass -n- 2 rush "TD"s...

Not good but hay!!...We be #1 in the west...Cheer up by just thinking about all those "SD" -n- "KC" fans and the tears all over their keyboards...LoL!!...While we be celebrating "V"!!...

And remember back when it was us in that "Black Hole Abyss" with no sight of escape...

Chances are we have at least a 2 game lead on everyone after Sunday with only 6 weeks to go...

PantyRaider....Just Laughter From My End Of The World!!/_

By the way, you're the one who keeps bringing ...

2011-11-23T09:13:53.847-08:00

By the way, you're the one who keeps bringing Tebow up despite the fact that we won't see him again until next fall.

All it does for me is stir up the bad memory of him running all over the Coliseum turf for 100+ yards and chucking two touchdowns.

Obviously, I didn't mean he literally scored 3...

2011-11-23T08:52:10.746-08:00

Obviously, I didn't mean he literally scored 38 points, since he wasn't kicking the ball.

However you want to spin it, the Raiders allowed the Tebow-led Broncos offense to more than double the points of any other start under Tebow this year.

A Tebow-led offense that looks utterly putrid against all other opponents to date looked positively dominant against the Raiders.

That's a fact, it happened at home, and it should have never happened, and yes, it still irks me.

1st Quarter OAK FG S.Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goa...

2011-11-23T08:50:46.017-08:00

1st Quarter
OAK FG S.Janikowski 48 yd. Field Goal (7-43, 4:08)
DEN TD E.Decker 27 yd. pass from T.Tebow (M.Prater kick) (5-65, 2:06)

2nd Quarter
OAK TD M.Bush 11 yd. pass from C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) (3-14, 1:38)
OAK TD M.Reece 40 yd. pass from C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) (4-72, 1:16)

3rd Quarter
DEN TD E.Royal 26 yd. pass from T.Tebow (M.Prater kick) (9-80, 4:12)
OAK TD J.Ford 18 yd. pass from C.Palmer (S.Janikowski kick) (8-80, 4:07)
DEN FG M.Prater 43 yd. Field Goal (7-52, 3:49)
DEN TD W.McGahee 60 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (1-60, 0:07)

4th Quarter
DEN TD E.Royal 85 yd. punt return (M.Prater kick)
DEN TD W.McGahee 24 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (4-77, 2:02)