Why the Raiders' playing safe is anything but

So true. I like…no matter-fact i LOVED the D calls later in the game. The safety blitz is great (when used right). We came with the blitz and it worked! Why change it? The O was playing pretty well late as well, Hue called a couple of roll outs and play actions which helped us score. I think a light bulb is going off for these coaches. But the only way to really know is by watching the 49ers game. If we don’t bring it D and O wise like we did at the end of the game (with a hell of a lot better pass coverage) WE WILL LOSE to the 49ers.

Side Note: When Tommy Kelly got hurt and was out for a play we still looked good. I know its a way out there thought, but we could do pretty good with a 3-4 D. It would probably be hell if we changed it now but i think Huston and Shaughnessy at DE. Seymour at DT. Rolando and Scott in the mid. Wimbley and Mitchell on the outside or Branch in place of Mitchell. But Mitchell impressed me, he wrapped up his tackles and played descent coverage. That guy played like he wanted to win imo.

I don’t think he means to slow down and get lazy SOB. The 4 minutes probably refers to just pound it out and let the clock wind down. Much like you would if you where up with 4 minutes left in the game. If anything this requires more aggresion, the Def. knows we are going to run the ball but guess what? We’re going to smash your face in with each brutal 4 yard run.

However, I do agree with you SOB. Cable to me just seems too soft when it comes to disciplining and pointing out player mis-plays. I just don’t think he means he wanted to take it easy durring the game.

is that until this week, the Raiders blitzes had been ineffective. And an ineffective blitz is the worst thing a D can do. Also, they have to continue to stop the run first or it is almost impossible to blitz.

he doesn’t want to sound too sure of anything. This way he can always say “it went as we thought it would” if they win which is essentially what he says in your quote. He knows he’s a goner with anything less than 6 wins. We’re not out of the woods yet but couldn’’t ask for a better opponent for a rare shot at back to back wins.

In fact during the bulk of the game Rivers was throwing to where the blitzer was coming from, for extremely easy completions – hence 400+ yards passing.
Cable’s point was that we got a decent lead from special teams but the offense could n’t do anything to keep the D off of the field.
Except for the fumble play Huff was getting totally worked over. Mitchell looked good when he was in. The secondary many times looked confused over which player they were supposed to be covering, maybe pre-snap they need to point at their guy.
Stop complaining, at least Cable looks better than Lane Kiffen, Mike White, Joe Bugel, Art Shell, Norv Turner and Bill Callahan.

Robert Ayers is also out with a broken foot 2-3 months.
Damn… they are depleted, three of their main starters on D are out. (including Doom)
It will now be easier to shred their D as they will have no pass rush now.

I think he was eluding to keeping the offense on the field. 1-9 on third downs is UNACCEPTABLE. Period. Thing is, we’re still having trouble protecting our quarterback, and finding our receivers. We won that game, because we got turnovers: something we HARDLY get. This team usually doesn’t get turnovers; we GIVE them. So, in a sense, Cable is right about trying to keep the offense on the field.

The defense played horrible when not Blitzing, everyone agrees on that. However, we, are NOT, the Jets. So, I say keep on with the Bltzing, but we have to be ready to adjust if the blitz gets picked apart.

I want the offense on the field more. End of story.

pressure Alex and he will crack… offense must score quick and create a big enough lead to sit back… let Alex Smith fight his back, just close enough to win… defenses reapplies pressure cause Alex Smith will recrack…

anyone notice mike mitchell sprinting off the field to avoid 12 man on field penalty??? it was the play after CJ’s PI in before the fumble return… and we didnt have any timeouts to spare. it was crazy…

The Raiders hand the Niners another loss. I dont care how sloppy the game is as long as the Silver and Black end up with the win !
GO RAIDERS!!!!

Jackson runs the offense, Marshall runs the defense….just WTH is Cable doing these days besides the press conferences?

Two weeks away no less! SOB is right on many things. 1: A blitz gone wrong will kill you. That’s why the COACHES must pick and choose when and who to run them on. The only sure way to beat Rivers is to stay in his face,period. Alex Smith and/or David Carr are the same way. 2: We have seen Frank Gore,should respect his talent and still come with a 5 man line to preasure the QB. Smith had 309 yds sun. , and Carr isn’t a bad QB by any means.3: I have preached all pre and regular season that this “D” is showing a bend don’t break mode. That’s wonderful compared to the last 7 years but sometime soon they must move on to the kick ass and destroy mode EVERY GAME. Special teams were the first to discover they could do it last Sun. and the “D” kind of jumped on the bandwagon,keep up the heat (like SOB said we were getting the shit smacked out of us anyway,so lets bloody some noses if we are going to get burned ). 4: We will not be moving on if we do not win this game on Sunday. For all intents and purposes this is a home game,and we must win it to stay competitive. The only thing that will move on after losing this game will be one of the head Coaches. To be sure, there are many coaches on a football team , all responsible for their individual squads play and performances. Jackson was brought in so Cable could focus on the big picture , and it hasn’t happened. Tom Flores sounds tougher and more definitive in the booth than Cable does in post game press conferences. Raider wet dream- Can you imagine what this squad could do under Gruden? LET’S START LOOKING AT OUR TEAM’S STRENGTHS , and believing in them, not how good we can do because of the other team’s injuries. Oh, Wide Receivers and “O” line, feel free to jump on the bandwagon too as your squads are on the team too, at least I think they are.R.F.F.R.

I dont see how people can say we should dump Chaz , true hes been injured alot , but when he is healthy , he is by far the best receiver on the team, and if we do release him who do we sign? Is it worth the risk of losing him to another team? he is the only proven receiver on the team, he has size, speed,and good hands why give that up for another player who will most likely not play at all this season

The Loper Roll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMwhGEaw3QQ&hd=1

 A lineman who has the foresight to recover the fumble and realize it’s not enough for a first so he (knowing he’s untouched) rolls to get it, or try to. Shit, most backs and wide receivers don’t even think about that anymore. That’s when I knew EVERYBODY was on the train!

How far would Daniel have gone if he wasn’t stopped? Ten yards?

I think he should be fired since no one that would be able to have an impact on the organization will be found mid-season. However I am 100% in agreement to bring pressure all game long no matter what. Our team has speed that is being under-utilized. Same goes for Nnamdi not shadowing the opposing offense’s best receiver all game long. It’s like having a Ferrari and living in Germany. You have the Autobon to race on and never get a chance to take the damn car out of the garage.