For Oakland and Jacksonville The Playoffs Begin On Sunday:
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Dec 9, 2010 10:25 AM PST
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PrintThere is no getting around the fact that the loser of Sunday's football game will have a difficult time making the playoffs.
Jacksonville has the Indianapolis Colts breathing down their necks and the Raiders cannot afford to fall a game behind the Chargers or three games behind the Chiefs.
I fully expect both squads to bring the intensity to a MUCH higher level on Sunday.
If you haven't read Noontide's impressive breakdown, HERE IT IS. He covers the X's and O's very well, so I want to break down what happens to the winner and loser of this game.
First off, something good will definitely happen in San Diego on Sunday. Either the AFC West leading Kansas City Chiefs will lose or San Diego will be all but eliminated from contention. These are both great for Oakland, IF, they win.
If Oakland wins, they would be either one game behind the Chiefs, back in control of their own destiny, or they would be distanced from San Diego, the favorite, still, to win the Division, imo.
If Oakland loses, they will be either three games behind the Chiefs with three to play, or one game behind San Diego, who has the easiest final three games on the schedule.
As far as Jacksonville goes, if they win, they are guaranteed to maintain their precarious one game lead over Indy as they head into Colt territory next Sunday. If they lose and Indy wins, they will head into Indy in a flatfooted tie with the Colts and will be looking at being down one with two to play.
There is so much to play for this Sunday that the combos of outcomes just keep on multiplying. I am about to pull my hair out, but, before I do, I think you get my point. The playoffs start on Sunday and it means as much to one team as the other.
Go RAIDERS!!!
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Go Raiders!
I think we win a back and forth affair Sunday 27-24…last minute TD pass Campbell to Murphy
LETS GO RED WINGS!
2011 will be the year....better be....
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
i think
this will be the most the nation has held their breath.. it will be like waiting to see if a rocket launches ok or waiting to see if your name is called in jury duty. once the day is over, one team will breathe a siigh of relief
We will most likely lose, but we will still make the playoffs.
We go on a 3 game win streak.
KC loses to SD, and Tennesse (big upset) then we sweep them.
I just see the Jags as too strong up front. They are not weak against the run like the Colts and Broncos.
Remember the Texans game? They sucked against the pass but we lost by 7.
Hue better open up the playbook. If he doesn’t… he may have his own agenda in not giving up to much in the case that he goes for a HC gig out there. It all depends on the playcalling and O-line.
The Jags are similar to the Texans imo.
Chaz will be the unlikely X-factor. A big target like him can easily catch over their small size CB’s. Not one of their CB’s have Nnamdi size. Plus Chaz outweighs them by almost 35 pounds. If we see a lot of DHB at WR, we will lose big time.
Lets hope Jacoby starts again on DHB’s spot and burns his man with his speed and good route running unlike DHB.
I noticed that their DE’s are weak. Who the hell is Austin Lane? (He’s a rook) Veldheer should have fun. Now I see why their secondary sucks, they may suck at bringing up front pressure at times, if so JC can burn ’em.
The RaiderLaker
While both Jags CB's are lighter
they’re both 6’1", compared to Asomuga’s 6’2"… not exactly small.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
Chaz ??? Really !!!
If Chaz ,
1) can just get on the Field, would be a start !!!
2) Run 2 or 3 plays, without limping off the field !!!
Chaz is NO x-factor for this game. Hope he gets thru it, without reinjurying his foot, knee, toe, etc.,etc.
Chaz hasn’t made a play, in over a year !!! And from the 2 plays he was in on last week, let’s hope he’s getting healthier this week, and can contribute, but don’t think he’s ready to be the man, far as the receivers !!!
Well if he is on the field, he can be an unlikely X-factor.
He’s talented. He’s not injured right now. He can play.
The RaiderLaker
Never Said He Couldn't play, when HEALTHY !!!
You got to Admit, getting him healthy should be the most important thing, for he is our best ESTABLISHED receiver !!! If he’s healthy for these last four games, that’s nothing, but a BIG PLUS for us !!!! But if he goes down again, because of those existing injuries, It would do us, and more importantly himself (far as his career) a disservice !!! I would love nothing more for him to show up BIG, and be that X-FACTOR, u’r talking about !!! No Argument there, Jagger !!!
I'm torn with MJD and Marcedes Lewis
Bruins on the Jaguars but Raiders come before alma mater!
Yeah, as much as I love MJD
who is my favorite non-Raider, I want him shut down this weekend. He can go off every-other week, but this week is a no-go.
We don't take kindly to folks that don't take kindly around here.
If shut down = < 100 yds then it's doable
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"We had to get back to who we are, and that's physical and smash-mouth." - Robert Gallery 12/5/2010
by Sons-of-Blanda on Dec 10, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
As if this wasn't already going to be a run-first football game
There’s a 60% chance of rain on Sunday in Jacksonville.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
Damit... last game we played in rain... we lost and Jason Campbell looked spoked the whole game...
The RaiderLaker
I'll note that the Jags can lose two of the next four, including the Raiders game, and still make the playoffs.
All they have to do is win out in the division. If they win vs Indy and Houston, they’ll hold the tie breaker over any of the other three teams. :)
Ignoring that fact, I know the Jags will bring their game on Sunday, and am looking forward to a hard fought game.
by alwaysforgiven821 on Dec 9, 2010 1:30 PM PST reply actions
I did not realize that.
Makes me more hopeful for a strong performance because its more meaningful for the raiders at this juncture.
John
RAIDERS - AS ROMA - CUBS - WARRIORS - MUAY THAI - HIP HOP
~R.I.P. Patrick Patterson~
by Ionnes on Dec 10, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
BIG WIN
If the raiders utilize the screen play accordingly, along with good field position and of course not to many turn overs I think they will win.Jags are only good @stuffing running plays,get past the front line and you can let your horses run wild!!!! GO RAIDERS
Jaxonville pass D trouble for Raiders if they bite
Out of our 3 blowout (meaning our O got shut down) losses, there was one thing in common. All 3 teams had what seemed to be horrible pass D coming in. Titans were at the bottom of the league last year. SF pass D seemed easy to pick on on paper, and so did the Steelers. I’m pretty convinced that the coaches see those teams coming and change our game (which is a big reason our QB ends up on the ground in those games) to a passing attack, in which I think they’ve had enough failed opportunities up to this point. Jaxonville is coming in with a bad pass D and I hope to not be switching up again. I really believe they need to pound that rock over and over mixed up with the play action, reverses, and occasional deep play. If they stop DMC cold, they need to put in Big Boy Bush and force the issue. Am I trippin or does that sound about right?
The Autumn Wind is here. Time to set sail.
Sounds good to me !!!
The O-line has to show up big, not just this game, but all the rest !!!!
Interesting.
The O-line trains then for pass protection!!! and is taken out of its Attack Mode rushing!!!!! They can’t shift gears fast enough (cause their so BIG!!!)
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"We had to get back to who we are, and that's physical and smash-mouth." - Robert Gallery 12/5/2010
by Sons-of-Blanda on Dec 9, 2010 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Correct me if I'm wrong
When the Chiefs beat Jax, they ran 42 times for 236 yds and passed only 18 times and Chiefs won 42-20, so to come out throwing and lose would be a huge oversight. SD game is a perfect example. Where they had a great run D on paper, but an even better pass D. We elected to run first and no one understood how we did it. We’re just that good at it. Besides the fact that when you choose to pass more the blitz starts flying in on you and we have a little trouble with that.
The Autumn Wind is here. Time to set sail.
But let's not forget they played against a QB they got off the street in Bouman. Chiefs got lucky.
Raiders will dominate Jax regardless!!!! But yeah, running successfully will be the key porcupine.
;)
The RaiderLaker
yes this is true, but we had 4th string call up Todd Bouman playing as starting qb..
even with Bouman in as qb, the game was tied until he threw a pic-6, after that, being in arrowhead stadium, the momentum just shifted completely, and the game slipped away..we would easily beat the chiefs at home..and out of those 236 yards, like 80 yards of it was a bust out run from Thomas Jones early..
And that has what to do with
the fact that KC scored 42 points? OK. Let’s try a comparison in your own division. The Titans ran the ball 36 times for 150+ yards and passed 21 times in your first matchup…. 30-3 Titans. In the second matchup, they ran the ball 13 times for 53 yds and passed 36 times… 17-6 Jags [CJ avg over 4 yds in each game]
The Autumn Wind is here. Time to set sail.
Sounds like a plan
But I think they should use a Bush-heavy attack early to soften up the defense and then throw a fresh McFadden in to pick his holes in the D-Line for big gains. Big Mike makes a great tenderizer!
My final breath shall be a howl, a howl with words in it: a howl singing of torn flesh and warm blood and cracked bones and death.
by WickedEvilMojo on Dec 10, 2010 7:49 AM PST up reply actions
Totally agree ...
Esp. if it’s raining at gametime, we pound the Bush to start the game.
Although I’d not look with disfavor on the Raiders choosing to air it out on the first series, just to see what their 2ndary is made of. Jags aren’t generally a high-scoring team, and they’ve let teams back into games where they got up early a couple times this year if memory serves. Personally I think we can afford the risk of a first series not going well. If it pays off and we get some big plays through the air, and drive for a TD, they’ll have to think twice about crowding the box all game.
by Brett J Valjalo on Dec 10, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Agree also,
with some nice short passes to DMAC to keep him in the flow of the game. Line him up as a wide out or in the slot to give the Jags more to worry about. Also wouldn’t mind seeing some wildcat plays with both DMAC and Bush in there. Throw the f-ing book at them and give them every look we have. Every game is a playoff game now!
JUST DOMINATE BABY !!!
We threw that book at the Chiefs earlier in the year
It wasn’t a pretty picture. I say times up on experimenting and changing up. There’s a handful of things we are really successful with. As long as we stick with those, we’ll be fine. I guarantee in week 16 the Colts will not come in here running the ball all day long just because our defense appears to have trouble with the run on paper. They are going to make us beat them with their good stuff. That needs to be our attitude.
The Autumn Wind is here. Time to set sail.
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