There's Got to be a Morning After

1. - Try to finish with less than 10 losses just because the Patriots have their 1st rounder.
2. - Try to finish 8-8 since the team that just skull-dragged them for 3 hours was 0-6 to start last season and finished with the same record. Also the Patriots in I think 2003 started the season losing 31-0 and won the super bowl that year. When you look at things that way 8-8 after a loss like that is not improbable. Again even if the final score was Titans 28 and Raiders 27 the record is still 0-1.
3. - Try to finish with a winning record in the division. This is not at all shocking since they are 1-1 versus both the Chiefs and Broncos last season and both losses came at home. If they play better at home (which they should since we fans deserve to see the best out of our team) they sweep those meetings and they have already got a winning record even if the Chargers sweep.
   Those goals don’t seem too unreasonable and if they can accomplish two of the three I would consider it a vast improvement over the past seven years. I was upset by the effort (or lack thereof) in week 1 but then again a day later I understand the season is sixteen weeks long and its not the end of the world after week 1.

But up in Oakland, reporters learned the Raiders may have been “overconfident,” and their problems are just a matter of “changing the oil.”

Campbell throws a mean pass when he isnt getting his azz slammed to the turf , I am not faulting him for a lot of things but , he never changed up the snap count even when it was obvious the d was timing it (rookie shyt). When we were still in the game Campbell ran on a 3rd and 10 and slid 2 yards short of the first down marker when he could of easily picked up the first . The d looked solid except for the long run by CJ and the blown over the top coverage (not by Routt) but by the safety Tyvon Branch . Also realize that the d was on the field alot thanks to the ineptitude of our offence. The o-line was horrific (they would of been better matadors then blockers ). D-Mac looked to be the real deal out there (thanks man ). The best thing for a shytty weak tit one is getting the Lambs at home next week . I have confidence that the boyz will get it together my only thing is that if Campbell looks like a deer in the headlights next week then coach please put in Grad and save your job dude . One more thing Hugh Jackson call short slants ect when your qb is getting creamed, I could guess 70 percent of the plays you called (and I am a layman watching football in the bar). Anyway Raider Nation things will get better this season watch. GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!

To wit…big plays. Big plays that swing the momentum of a game, destroy the team’s enthusiasm and transform a winnable game into a blowout.

Take away the Washington deep bomb, the CJ run and Ringer’s 15 yard TD and what do we have? A 17-13 Titans victory, which is more along the lines of what we were thinking. Even adding Ringer’s TD back in and it’s only 24-13. That’s not exactly encouraging, but at least it’s respectable.

Discipline, discipline, discipline. The defense will play well and then lose focus for one play at the worst possible time. And they always get victimized by it. I don’t understand it, but if Cable hasn’t been able to coach them out of it by now, I don’t know if he ever will.

It’s week one. Ask me in week 4.

As long as Hue Jackson get some diversity in his playcalls, and makes the necessary adjustments.

NO ADJUSTMENTS!

yesterday was like a kick in the gut but after all its just the first game!thats what i keep repeating to myself! my theory is that if we are going to make it to 8-8 this year we absolutely have to beat the rams and the cardinals over the next 2 weeks and if we even want to sniff the playoffs we have to be 3-2 the first 5 games which means beating either the chargers or the texans!if we lose to the rams i hate to say it but the season will be officially over!i will remain positive and i know we will demolish the rams!!!if not then GOD help me!!!

was it just me or were there a few bad calls sunday begining with i think it was the first series when jc threw a incomplete pass but was pushed down by his face mask and i thought it should have been roughing the passer or some kind of penalty the way they protct the qb now!and on the jc fumble it looked like his knee was down and it should have been in the grasp and blown dead!any ways just my thoughts maybe im wrong!!!

Why not try to coach him up to take over LT? I mean who on earth drafts a LT and puts him at RG automatically without trying him out at least at RT? Even Veldheer should be moved to LT over henderson. The whole point is that at least young guys have a chance to get better.

FYi look at how bad Mcnabb did in his home opener with the Skins before you guys crucify JC.

has also mostly been together for a few years. If the Raiders can go into week 6 at least 3-2, and be competitive in the other loses, we should be fine. Hell, I will take 2-3, and not get blown out against Houston or SD. Now if we lose either of the next 2 games, heads should roll.

O-line run blocking: It was much better than I thought it would be.

Seriously? Not good, dude.

I’m putting most of the performance on McFadden. He was often wrapped up behind the line, and got back to the line of scrimmage and even gained three on some of those. Go back and watch; I have, and this line was shit, across the board. Campbell had less than two seconds on several occasions. Unfreakingacceptable, especially when you consider it’s really about all we need right now, some guys who deserve to be called NFL offensive linemen. We could cut most of these guys we have now, and they’d probably remain jobless, or on the Bills. Gallery’s no exception. Dude was a top pick!!!! He was supposed to be a fucking tackle, and he’s mediocre at guard? Gimme a effin break dude.

I do believe the safeties will blossom, but we’ve got to decide on the right guys, and they must be allowed to perform the role of safety more often than cleaning up after missed assignments by the front seven. I believe Tyvon is still hampered by this plague, as he leads in tackles, something he shouldn’t be having to do with more consistent accountability for front seven. I will give you the fact that these lbs show promise, but I want to see immediate improvements, and less repeating of the same mistakes.

I’ll remain cautiously optimistic about JC, but his performance yesterday corroborated a lot of what was told to us by Skins fans, and I even noticed some shit they didn’t mention that has me questioning his ability big time. I’m not saying pull him, but I am wondering if starting him over Grads was the right decision. I need to see some semblance of an ability to lead and inspire in this guy, and am I ever wondering if he possesses it whatsoever at this juncture.

I’ve backed away from the ledge, but just because of the thick skin I’ve developed over the last seven years that has me prepared for yet another excruciatingly long season.

Here is season number 8 for the Raider’s and the team is starting on the right foot as far as making this another losing season. But leave it up to all concerned in the Raider;s Organization to start off with what they are really good at doing, and that’s making excuses.

Well Raider Nation excuses does not make a winning season. So to make interviews about how lousy the team played the first game of the season is really uncalled for. I for one saw how bad the team did yesterday, and don’t think it necessary to read what I already know.

Instead of telling the reporters that we need to fix this and that and other issues. Just do it and stop making excuses.

When the Raiders are on a winning streak and have some good things to report then I will be very happy to read it over and over again. But until that time comes keep the bad news and excuses in the locker room.

If we would’ve drafted Lupati(G) and Anthony Davis(LT/RT)- the top remaining OT in the 2010 draft, we would’ve still gotten blownout. The Niners started them and lost 31-6. Even worse score, which means worse pretection than us. They have both Davis and Lupati starting. Plus Gaither is always injured and his love of the game and work etchics are poor, Hue hasn’t even budged because he knows him and his (Gaither’s) flaws. Mankins -This guy can totally boost our line and can be realistic, but he wants a lot of money. There is virtually nothing we can do. In the draft the best were taken and all FA OT’s are garbage.
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Bear with the man, we will get better, the line will react faster and use the fundamentalls that couldn’t be done in Tenn beacause their garbage fans filled the whole stadim and it was loud, some lost focus, the rook Center made mistakes bear with him, and first game jitters..
The Center’s mistakes snowballed to everybody, he needs to be steady, and confident in his protection calls. (Veldheer) In a good day we are an average line with some below average instances, but we can win with them.
Lets move on, we will beat the Rams soundly.

This was a worse experience than any of the games last year, because you couldn’t expect much from that team. But this team was gonna be different. “Proven quarterback” and all. And what we got was a game that looked exactly like last year in which JaMarcus might as well have been back there for all we did. This was just plain a sickening experience. Don’t think I’ve felt like this over a football game since I watched the Bears falling down in the mud against Indy in the Super Bowl.

An EXTRA offensive lineman (Cable and Jackson must have had an idea on what was coming) and they still ate our lunch. 6 blockers and he’s sacked. And SOMEBODY better be talk’in with Tyvon. No need to run through a receiver when he’s 6" from the line, and guess what? The next play Young to Washington over Routt -TD. 7:34 to go 1st half ….Raiders 38 yds TOTAL offense? Need to get sicker? McFadden was drafted BEFORE the REAL Chris Johnson , ah, we could have had him? Hmmm……….. kind of like how the Warriors once had Robert Parrish.. to mention a few.
McFadden looked the best he has as a Raider. The “D” played well in the first quarter or so and actually contained Johnson. They looked like the "bend don’t break "bunch we saw in preseason. In preseason they rarely played more than 1 1/2 quarters though,and that’s when they dissolved in this game. TOUGH , tough way to open the season on the road against a Team like this. We did call more passes to RB’s out of the backfield and I agree with you guys the whole team looked out of synch. JUST SAY BRUCE!!!!!! No doubt in my mind that the game would have been different with Grad in there(NO, I’m not saying we would have won). Campbell didn’t look rattled, he WAS shellshocked. The only thing that could be more humiliating than this loss would be to have our asses handed to us by Sam Bradford and the Rams…….. in our Home opener.. Vent over, thank’s Bro’s. I promise to be more objective the rest of the week. The success of the Titan’s D line was ROTATION and REST, and a bit more depth than we have. We have enough talent that we could play a similar style though and might not be as gassed as we were in the 2nd quarter, just an observation. R.F.F.R.

Grad came from TB didn’t he? Gruden would have had to have drafted him I would think.

What can we reasonably expect from Cable? Any of us goes to apply for a job, they’re going to want to know about our job experience. If we have a lack of experience or bad experience like getting fired, they’re more likely not to hire us.

Fact is, Cable running the Raiders is like a like a guy who used to run Joe Schlachtenberg’s Manure Processing Plant, got fired, somehow got hired to run the mail room in a Napa Valley winery, and then went ahead and applied for job to run the whole show. And convinces them he’s the one.

That’s what we’re looking at. So if he doesn’t succeed, if he isn’t able to make the most of out what he’s got, should we really be surprised?

keep it up, Chiefs. Rivers has no answers for Crennel’s blitzes so far.

Knew that guy was another fucking Dante Hall for them. 94 yd return, and longest in Chiefs history.

We better stay in control on ST coverage.

they are not in abundance or should i say very boastful. I don’t want the Chiefs to be better than us this year. We will beat the Chargers but I don’t think we match up well with that punk Jamall who I believe is a poor man’s CJ. I’m having nightmares because of what happened. Chargers beat them!! lol I just have never come across a very disrespectful and arrogant Charger fan. They are winning so what they say is not arogant as with the Broncos or Chiefs.
Plus i notice their blog is a ghostown… sad… but cool because not much shit talkers come here.

San Diego: “What is this wet substance falling out of the sky? How do we play in these conditions! THIS IS A TRAVESTY TO OUR SPORT!”

The Chargers, a top 5 AFC team, is losing to the Chiefs, who are worse than the Titans, and Rivers doesn’t look better than Campbell did yesterday.

There are obviously some questions about the coaching. Why was Nmandi not covering the # receiver? Why “settle” for a field goal?
Cables post game press conference sounded exactly what you would expect from a yes man who just got kicked in the nuts by his boss. No explanation as to why line played so poorly. He should have at least sounded a little pissed off (like Jack Del Rio would have).

They were a little too cocky going into the game. If you listen to “hype” long enough you start to believe it. I think the Chokers and Raiders listened too closely to the reporters and media this off season, went into their respective games with a little swagger ,and got their asses kicked. For the Raiders it was probobly a good thing to happen in that we now know where we stand against a Team that’s going to the playoffs,and how much better we have to be to equal or better them.
Maybe it’s just me but the only thing I’ve seen the Chargers as for the last 3 years is overrated. Rivers can be spotty as hell and there’s no L.T. to pick up the slack when he is anymore. The D is good , not great , and the rest of the squad is capable of being good to pretty good but not elite. In all fairness, Arrowhead (like Tenn.) is not the place you want to start your season off in , it’s a tough place to play in or win.
Son’s is right,one at a time ; we need the next 2 badly. For Raider Nation NOTHING will be easy this year,but we wouldn’t be happy if it was. R.F.F.R.

Damn.

He’s hurt,and when he isn’t he’s nothing special in my book. The Pats let him go because “He never developed into a solid # 1 running back”. K.C.‘s backs deserve the attention in our division , when we play the Chiefs our line and LB’s had better be ready.

the shit for brains move of Veldheer to center, and start rotating both of those tackles to the tackle positions.

Keep those tackle positions fresh with frequent rotation.