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The ravens have been the only defenses that were extremely effective against the wildcat. Let’s backtrack a little first, the wildcat is basically a run option without the QB. So normal run defense should be effective. The ravens did a good job filling the gabs and containing the edge. The problem defenses have against the wildcat is pure confusion (they are not really prepared or uncertain) and natural Ronnie brown. Ronnie Brown is an all-purpose runner and his patience to find the hole is really what makes wildcat effective. Not necessarily do you have to stack the box, but if you can stick to your base run fits you should be fine. On a note, stacking the box does not guarantee success against the wildcat, take this for example.

The thing about our receivers is that all of them make plays when they need to. We don’t have that number one like an Andre Johnson or a Larry Fitzgerald, but what we do have is a smart QB that spreads the ball around. Ted Ginn, our “number 1” is a speedster with great hands who is really starting to come on as WR. Camarillo is basically a Wes Welker clone, he doesn’t necessarily have that super sprinter speed (like Ted Ginn) but he has that short intermediate quickness. We have an upcoming TE (many of you probably have him on your fantasy football team) Anthony Fasano. He has really developed a “rapport” with Chad Pennington. If you just have a LB cover him, you will get beat. Lastly we have our running backs. All three, Patrick Cobbs, Ricky Williams, and Ronnie Brown have above average hands and are real threats on passing plays.

(lol what else am I supposed to say)

If the raiders want to win this game

1. Stop the running game (this includes the terrifying wildcat)
2. Be able to pressure chad pennington (actually its quite a task to rattle this guy) or else he WILL beat you
3. Make plays on ST

Our LB crew outside of porter is pretty solid and we have a crazy dreadhead from Florida (Channing Crowder), and he makes plays…Miller will probly be covered by a LB and over the top help by a safety. We shut down Gates to one catch (if reviewed would have been incomplete) so i think we can do it

missed practice on Wednesday again. Could be Walter agian….so bring it on buddy!

is he sucks. sucks. sucks. sucks. sucks. sucks. Did I mention he sucks?

He’s dropping the balls and under achieving. He’ll be released in the offseason probably. Yet another person Kiffin, the first HC of this season, didn’t want….. But Walker has always been overrated. And rarely had a healthy full season. Sadly, our TE is the leader in receptions. Jonnie Lee Higgins (JLH) had one good reception for 80 some yards for a TD some games ago. He’s our return man. He had a bad case of dropsies last week, but when he gets that ball and moves, he’s dangerous. All our WR’s, it seems, suck. But now, again. Take that how you will when you look @ the stats last week. Even one of our RB’s.. Michael Bush.. had receptions.

about salary caps. Well releasing Hall saved us on that too because we waivered him.

then I’ll stop the Russell bashing….for now.

Walter came in w/ Art Shell and company. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, did I mention HORRIBLE? o-line. We won 2 games that year (thank you Defense…their best year by far). Russell came in, technically, this year. MUCH BETTER O-line. Walter did not play one full game last year at all. Okay, the reason for all this back story.

Walter, in his first start since 2006, and almost 0, that’s zero, that’s none, regular season starts, last week spread the ball around, had actual drive series and used his check down guy. People can argue Walter had experience bla bla bla…but that experience would be face down in the field. Poor guy would in the whirlpool for a week I remember reading after the games.

ok

Russell, who has started and played through the entire games except last week throws to Miller or Walker. Miller catches the ball most of the time, Walker doesn’t. Oh and Ashlie Aelie (spelling?). Now this is a MUCH MUCH better O-line…well until the O-line coach became our HC..but still. So now people will say that WR’s are not getting open, and it’s true but not so much as some would like you believe. But you have to wonder, how he’s not finding the same WR’s that Walter found.

Now, now Walter is not the cure for what ails the Raiders. Russell may be in time. Russell isn’t getting a fair chance either w/ the whole coach carousel. But Walter is making better decisions.

So, now I’m not calling JaMarcus a bust here. I’m spelling out my opinion on the two QB’s and who gives us a better chance of winning this week. It is what it is. I think russell screwed himself last year, and now i think he’s taking the screwin. So, with that in mind, calling a Russell is bust is really not fair, I’ll admit it. But Walter went through just as much turmoil, if not more w/ the Shell/BnB era, that I think we have to stop giving Russell so much slack now.

how would that affect you guys cap wise

with our D-coordinator