As I Look For Hope: I See None: The Oakland Raiders Are Terrible

We need FOOTBALL PLAYERS, NOT great athelets, We need a new offensive sysytem and an aggressive defense. We need a coach that will hold EVERYBODY accountable, Cable keeps saying week after week that guys were not lining up properly or the are not communicating, christ on a crutch man these guys are suppose to be professional football players if they do not know by now how to play cut their asses.
I thank the good Lord that he gave me enough brains not to have bought a “SINGLE” ticket in the last 8 years, the product that Davis puts out on the field is horrible and the people who keep paying to see it are not the brightest bulbs in the garden.

I’m not calling him a great head coach by any means, but the man needs players to compete. You can talk all you want about Gradkowski missing passes, but just about every throw he made he was made with a defensive player’s hand on him, over him or in front of him. He was throwing from wierd arm angles on the run, and it was almost impressive that he was able to get the throws off and near the receiver. Peyton Manning could not have done much better than Gradkowski last week.

Gallery seems to have turned out to be a solid guard, but the rest of that offensive line is H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E!!! Not one of them was able to even slow down their man last week.

I don’t even think it is safe to call Russel given that he hasn’t even been surrounded by mediocre talent up to this point in his career.

hydraulics?

Unfortunately for me, I don’t get a chance to watch my favorite ball club every Sunday. I can’t get Direct TV because of a darn tree in my back yard and living on the East Coast, I can only get Nationally televised games. I got to see a half of the game against the Giants and I watched the entire game against the Cowboys.

I love the team and I understand the philosophy that Mr. Davis is trying to implement. The issues are deeper than we as casual fans might know. A head coachs job is to make sure all of the proverbial i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed when it comes to putting a finished product on the field. Coach Cable is not to blame for the current state of affairs. In order for his stamp to be officially on this team, he would have to be on the same page with the GM or Ownership in regards to player drafts, discipline and trades and I am not 100% certain that Coach Cable has been in position yet to implement any strategic changes in regards to any of those areas.

The real blame here comes from a lack of Player Leadership. A lack of Player Ownership in their Professional Career and a lack of Player Aptitude. Having said all that, it’s not the players fault that this team got old quick. It’s not the players fault that several studs left all at the same time and this severely impacted the teams talent and lastly, it’s not the players fault that there has been so much turn-over in the Coaching ranks that it’s hard to keep up with the new philosophies and game plans that have come with each coach and his staff.

Bottom line, the Oakland Raiders need consistency and stability. Until that happens, this team will continue to flounder.

Time to go from losing franchise to the Cable Cruise Line. Everybody get on Board and let’s get this ship righted. Be patient and All Aboard.

the “mystique” is there?? LMAO!!! What mystique?? We are the joke of the league! Teams can’t wait to play us bcuz they know it’s an automatic W!! Mystique??? hahahaha.. that’s a good one!

     Did anyone think going into the season with Off-the-marcus at QB and no X-factor WR and just a running game that this team had a chance to compete???? Then you must be Darth Not-serious Davis . The past few years have been bonehead drafts, bringing back ART Shell and the poorest scouts in the nfl all equal idiocracy!!! Where the hell is the so called COMMITMENT. HIRE JOHN MADDEN as GM and get Al away from day to day operations until that happens the basement of the nfl is the only place where the faiders will be.

I have a lot of respect for what Davis has done in the past, but the game has obviously passed him by. Listen to any former player with the stones to tell it like it is and you hear the same thing…Davis is the problem. Remember a few years ago, Davis tried to hir Wisenhut who wound up taking Arizona to the SB later on. Wisenhut declined the Raiders job because he knew (just like all of the other great coaches out there) that the Oakland coach isn’t in charge of the team or the game…the head coach is the scape goat when Al’s plans don’t pan out.

Look, I bleed Silver and Black and it hurts my soul each time they lose, but the losing won’t stop when he fires Cable and installs another “yes-man”. What Oakland needs is REGIME Change and the fans know it. Most of the players are skilled and want to win, but they need a tough leader who won’t tolerate primadona behavior and half-effort. The team (from the top down) needs to relearn the culture of greatness that Raider fans so long for. The last great coah was obviously Gruden and we let him slip away (and incidentally: Gruden is the only NFL head coach to take 2 teams to the superbowl in the same year…The Bucs were able to smoke Oakland because it was Gruden’s own team he was playing against, not Callahans. Gruden was tough, demanding and a perfectionist. He was willing to discipline players. Who knows, if Gruden didn’t have to put up with Davis’ micromanaging, he might still be there and Oakland would likely be the dynasty that New England is/was.

Long story short, you can’t build a great team by trading coaches every one or two years. It takes a couple of years at leat to build a contender. Davis won’t give Cable the time he needs, just like he didn’t for Kiffin and he won’t give the next coach the time or authority needed either…mark my words. Until Davis backs off, Oakland fans will continue to suffer from heartbreak.

Now, I think Cable should be allowed to keep his job for another year.

Having said that, I would love to see Coach Parcells take over the reigns if Coach Cable is not successful next season.

Living in NE, he brought an attitude, a change of culture and the Locker Room Bullies to Foxborough. Trust and Believe, this is sorely needed in Oaktown. You don’t need game changers and play-makers, what is needed are Die-Hard, Rock-Hard, Balls to the Wall for the Coach, Locker Room Bad Assess. Jumbo Elliott, Dave Meggett, Zeke Mowatt and a handful of other ex-Giants accompanied the Coach when he took over the Pats. They were invaluable to his turning around this organization. Simply put, they knew his game-plan, his philosophy and his way of doing things. Now, if Coach Cable is going to succeed, he’s going to need to hand pick a few players, bring them out to dinner, have a “Come to Jesus” talk with them and get them on board with his game-plan and philosophy. Once they are on board, he has to encourage a few closed door, player only meetings to set-up a do as I say mentality. There are too many chiefs and primadonna’s we need Leaders and nothing says leadership like a Bully in the Locker Room. What’s Bill Romanowski’s number again? Does Ronnie Lott still live in the Bay Area? Jumbo, where are you brother, Oakland can use a smash-mouth mauler at the OL meetings. Conrad Dobler may be available, he was in SF, he may want to get back into the game.
Just a thought!