Oakland Raiders News: It's Chiefs Week

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 8:19 AM PDT

As most of you know, who've been reading this site for the last couple of years, it takes me a day or two to digest a loss and move on.

I am with you guys on the "Someone MAY get fired" bandwagon, and we won't know who that will be, if anybody, until the bye week. So, let's curb that talk for now and look forward to being 1-1 after Sunday.

I don't think that this Chiefs team is going to lay down for anyone this year. They are a young team that will play hard for thier head coach, Herm Edwards, who is a motivator of men.

The Chiefs came one deflected pass away from tying up the Patriots IN New England last week and are a better team with Huard under center than they ever have been with Brodie Croyle.

The Raider will need to come out and play a dominant game in order to wash the taste of Donkey backwash from their mouths and set the minds of the Raider Nation at ease.

I am a bit leary after reading Nnamdi's comments today:

"When a team lines up on us and just goes out and plays, we can handle it," Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha said. "But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

It looks to me like they had no game plan against the Broncos and that will not work in this League. You cannot just throw out a bunch of studs and say "Play Ball", you need to make adjustments and battle the opposition with wit as well as braun.

Lane Kiffin took the high road when asked about the defense, so I'll follow his lead:

Kiffin added: "We'll always look at everything to make us better, but it's just one game. We're not going to let one game define who we are as a team or as a position group or on one side of the ball. Let's play some games before we start saying where our weaknesses are. "... DeAngelo will be all right."

I guess it looks like I am still trapped in the terribleness of the loss on Monday Night, but, I think it would be healthier to just move on.

Are you ready to move on yet? If so, what are your keys to victory on Sunday?

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Keys to victory

1) RUN. Commit to it and jam Fargas, McFadden and Bush right down their throats. The Raiders were well on their way to doing this until a series of mistakes made it necessary to abandon it.

2) BLITZ. For God’s sake, Damon Huard is a joke and mostly a career backup. Get in his face. Any QB can pick a secondary apart if he has as much time as Cutler did Monday night.

3) PASS PROTECTION. J-Russ did pretty good for a (basically) rookie quarterback who was running for his life all night. Let him set up and find Walker and Miller and Lelie and Schiliens and the Raiders can easily with this game something like 27-10.

by Raybin on Sep 11, 2008 9:12 AM PDT reply actions

Those are all pretty "Key"

Pride And Poise!!!

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Quote of the Year: "when they start scheming, we weren't particularly ready for it".

Awsome. That pretty much sums up the Raiders for the past few years; “Not ready for it”.

Sad……..

by Bacon on Sep 11, 2008 9:16 AM PDT reply actions

As always...

When in Kansas City, the game comes down to a turnover, or a critical penalty or one blown play. The Raiders need to have a game plan and execute it with discipline and a minimum of mistakes to win this game.

Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.

by TheRaiderWay on Sep 11, 2008 10:31 AM PDT reply actions

The Chiefs

always play us tough each year. Last year I thought we would win both games and we didn’t. My heart says the Raiders will win this game but my heart also said the same about the Denver game. Let’s just hope we don’t play the same against the Chiefs as we did with the Broncos or this will be a tough year.

by Raider76 on Sep 11, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

On the Chiefs...

“They are a young team that will play hard for thier head coach, Herm Edwards, who is a motivator of men.”

You said something right there that scares me. The Chiefs don’t scare me but the fact that the Raiders don’t seem to have someone, a coach or a leader that motivates them.

I live, breath and breed Silver and Black!

by sabp on Sep 11, 2008 11:20 AM PDT reply actions

I agree

with Raybin, We gotta run the ball, and play good pass defense. We can run the ball down the Chiefs throats! Its a matter of doing well the first couple of series. We had an opportunity to answer in the first quarter on Monday and we failed. Run, Run, and Run the freaking ball, then play some tight defense, and we’ll be fine. Now I hope the O-line and D-line can put the game on Monday behind them and step up on Sunday

I like to believe my best HITS border on Felonious ASSAULT
-Jack Tatum

by DarksideJU08 on Sep 11, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions

Turnovers

I would love to see some turnovers created, that is always a key to winning ball games. Pressure leads to picks, picks lead to fumbles cause they too scared to throw and they depend on the run. I mean, Arizona got Frisco to commit 5 TO’s, if we could get half of that, I think we come away victorious.

Also, we need to learn a bit more patience and resistence. Those penalities killed us, giving up 7 when it could have been 3 or even 0. It also wouldn’t hurt for them refs to throw some yellows on the other team too.

Tuck Rule my ass!

by Raidah on Sep 11, 2008 12:57 PM PDT reply actions

We really NEED some turnovers!!!

That is supposed to be the backbone of this defense.

Pride And Poise!!!

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

This game is the battle

for last place in the AFC West.

by Raider76 on Sep 11, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions

Or 2nd Place, It depends upon how you look at it. :)

Pride And Poise!!!

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions

The key to this game is to score more points than the Chiefs. If the Raiders do that,

they should win.

by Bacon on Sep 11, 2008 2:14 PM PDT reply actions

That IS the Bottom Line!!! HAHAHA

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Keys

Blitz….Run…Blitz…Run… repeat if necessary!

Hey, if we are gonna get beat/burnt by pass coverage..at least have a good excuse!..so Blitz..1st, 2nd, 3rd downs!

by blazersrock on Sep 11, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions

That one sounds FAN-TAstic to me!!!

I can’t wait to see Gibril rounding the edge and dropping Huard from his blindside. Or how about the first BIG one that McFadden breaks?

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Sep 11, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

The Great Mario Henderson

Manning the blindside of our 60 million dollar man w/ Kwame possibly out with his knee injury. I guess it is time for him to decide if he likes football. My guess is no and another wasted 3rd round pick from 2007.

http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/09/11/henderson-could-start/

by Bud Light on Sep 11, 2008 7:02 PM PDT reply actions

WELL SAID

Let’s move on!

Wack To Mack With The General and The Back. (J-Mac and D-Mac)

by Rayder K on Sep 11, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions

Constant pressure on a QB can do wonders

Forget what Al is telling you, Ryan! Just let your playmakers blitz and A LOT will fall into line.

The Raider Nation is the only Nation.

by oaklandSMASH on Sep 12, 2008 12:03 AM PDT reply actions

I hope and pray

Yeah I’m a diehard raiders fan that lives near KC I hope we kick the living shit out of the chiefs, and forget about the donkeys and for althoughs raider fans that are going to be at arrowhead I’m the one with the skull mask so I hope I see some of you diehard raider fan on sunday as we become 1-1. SO Mcfadden run it up their tail pipes, and deffence I want to see some hard takleing so lites get fired up RAIDER NATION!

by Crossskull on Sep 12, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions