2010 Pre-Season Game 4: That HUGE Sucking Sound You Hear Is The 4th Pre-Season Game
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 2, 2010 5:30 PM PDT
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Truth be told, I wish that the Northgate Broncos from Walnut Creek were taking the field in the stead of any able bodied Oakland Raiders tonight. In all fairness to the players who are trying to make the team, those on the bubble are really only trying to put some good tape together so that they can get picked up by some other team as a practice squad player or the 53rd player on their roster.
As little as the first three games meant, this one means absolutely NOTHING.
It may be entertaining to a few of us, but, the roster is set. I know, there may be a question about Watkins or Higgins, or Groves or Goethel, but, that is about it.
And duty calls!!! So I will be here, for most of the game...Do you guys want to play a 4th regular season blogging game, like, be the first one to name the player who made the tackle?
If you can't tell, I am extremely bummed over the loss of Campbell and Bush. They truly were/are our brightest offensive hopes this year.
Let me know, Cheers,
Saint
Not Worth The Full Ticket Price, But Still Awesome
by noontide on Sep 2, 2010 1:28 AM PDT
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Oh man, the life of a football fan. It's really similar to that of a crack addict--in that, one minute you're up, the next you're down and you're always ready for more.
With that in mind, today finds the Nation left empty stashed, broke and on the streets as the news of Michael Bush's surgery/recovery combined with the rumors of Campbell's wrist injury possibly keeping him out of the season opener take hold. Okay, this may be a bit of an overreaction, but such is the life of a football whore.
I'm not too worried about the Campbell rumors since: A) the press saw him painlessly throwing 30-yard passes on Tuesday and B) I like the back-up.
All of this is vastly overshadowing Thursday's pre-season finale; as well it should, game four of the pre-season holds no resemblance to the product we will see during the real season.
Still, there are reasons to watch. Including the fact that this is the biggest game in the lives of the handful of players who are riding the bubble.
The excellent and deep draft class of the Raiders means that some NFL caliber players will get cut this year. Decent players are going to be flying around, balls to the wall, looking to knock someone's helmet off with the head still in it. Sounds like a good night of entertainment to me.
A few players I'll be watching closely:
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Bring Back Fargas!
by Sons-of-Blanda on Sep 1, 2010 12:36 PM PDT
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With Michael Bush out of action for a few weeks after having surgery Monday for a very messed up thumb – the worst type of thumb break, Bennett fracture, and with the Donkys releasing Justin Fargas coincidentally on Monday, it seems fated and proper that Huggy Bear should be brought back and re-enshrined in Silver & Black.
Last year Justin carried the ball 129 times for 491 yds averaging 3.8/carry and caught 17 averaging 6.6 yds. In all those carries Fargus fumbled once. His carrier rushing average is 4.1 and as most people know, he is as game as anyone.
With Bennett, McFadden and Fargas in our backfield, we won't suffer much let-down from Michael's absence because trusty no. 25 has made yards behind worse lines than our present one and would be the best blocking back on the roster.
Let's do this today!
Raiders Running Game Fractured
by TheRaiderWay on Sep 1, 2010 4:59 AM PDT
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Raiders running back Michael Bush has reported that he had "successful" surgery on his injured left thumb Monday. Bush reported from his Twitter account that he has what is called a "Bennett Fracture" for which he he needed screws inserted in his left thumb to repair the fracture.
Bush may well suit up for the opener and wear a huge thumb cast, but my quick study of what is involved with a Bennett Fracture and its recovery does not inspire hope.
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Mario's Kryptonite?
by noontide on Aug 31, 2010 3:42 AM PDT
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I can't shake it. I close my eyes and there it is--Travis LaBoy blowing past Mario Henderson and nearly decapitating Jason Campbell. And even in my slow motion nightmare replays, Mario Henderson's dearth of quickness makes LaBoy look fast. Ugh....
For whatever it is worth, Mario always says the right things. When asked about almost getting his QB killed, Mario thusly replied:
I take responsibility. That’s my fault. The only thing I can do is get better. Thank God the injury is minor. All I can do, like they told me, is get better and move on. Just try not to let it happen again.... I even texted him. It was like, ‘I apologize. I hope you’re (Campbell) OK.’ He told me he was good. Like I said, now it’s behind me. We can just move on. It shows a lot of credit."
Campbell may be okay, but I'm not. Where's my text Mario?
I think we all know Mario needs to do better. Hell, even Sandra Bullock took time out from being cheated on to educate the non-football fan based public of the importance of the Left Tackle position.
This is not a new issue. The need vs. the lack of a need for an upgrade at LT was one of the more highly debated topics here during the off-season. This is not meant to be a platform to re-hash that debate.
At this point, it is an almost certainty that Mario will be the starting LT come Week One. This post is about the fear of my nightmare and one of the more commonly stated weaknesses of Mario's game: His struggles against the speedier pass rushers.
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Rome Wasn't Built In A Day
by noontide on Aug 30, 2010 3:17 AM PDT
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Saturday: I had been excited for it, waiting for it, anticipating it for months. A pre-season game that is supposed to resemble real football. And my sweet lord, how I have been feinding for real football.
Saturday also happened to be one of my closest friends birthday and we are close friends despite his incredibly ugly life choice of being every bit the Seahawk fan that I am a Raider fan.
Still, as fall begins to leave its scent in the air, we had a good football centered day planned. We played football in the early afternoon and then BBQ'd at his house with another Seachicken friend while watching a second rate game pitting the Seachickens against that team that Favre plays on.
This is where my internal debate started. Do I just watch this silly action--or, at 6, do I go to his computer and watch the Raiders? I don't get to see my friend as much as I used to and it being his birthday and all I started thinking I'd just catch the replay Sunday night and watch the inferior game with my two amigos. It is only the pre-season after all.
6 O'clock started ticking closer and I began to get the shakes. Everything was turning silver and black. My friends were talking and all I heard was Raiders, Raiders, Raiders.
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Transcript: Coach Cable Sunday
Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable spoke to the media on Sunday and particularly fielded questions about injuries including Jason Campbell, Michael Bush and Chaz Schilens.
NFL Network Re-Airing The Raider-Niner Game at 8PM PST:
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Aug 29, 2010 8:01 PM PDT
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I must admit that after a morning of cooking for the Food Network, followed by an afternoon of heavy libation I didn't quite follow the action as closely as I would have liked to, So I will be watching this game closely.
Join me in the Love Blog that starts in a few minutes.
Cheers,
Saint
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