Raiders vs. Packers: Oakland Should Destroy Champ's Rush D

There goes most of the hope that we could be competitive I’m afraid. We really needed our playmakers available for a game like this. We just don’t have the pieces in place to make any noise against a team like this. It’s a shame because with those guys playing…we very well could have been the ones to take out the Pack and take control of our own destiny.

we’re history. We have to eat up the clock and keep Rodgers off the field.
Of course, if we can knock him off the field, all the better.

Not as in what the Defense is doing at the the thought of playing the Packers offense, but run the damn rock. Our playmakers are gone, they should be over that by now. We have Bush, and he can hit the gut hard. The matchup favors our running game. If we do that consistently, convert third downs, limit coverage mistakes, and not commit a ton of penalties……………we can at least make the game competitive. Realistically their offense is ridiculous and about 20X better than our Defense. We need to keep our D rested, hope for a perfect game from them (yes, perfect), and keep Rodgers on the sideline. If not Raider Nation, pace yourself on the booze for it will be going down a plenty.

Forty percent of the Offense is out yet again. Rodgers may just throw for 500 yards.

I love Bush…I also agree with you that the offensive line HAS to step up and be dominate this game. If we establish the run game and give Palmer time to throw the ball we can and will be competitive with GB. I’m looking for the O line to step up this game and maybe Breezy will miss the flight as well.

O line really needs to make a statement in this one. No more getting your asses handed to you by guys you should whoop.

Play keep away from Aaron Rodgers.

He can’t score if we can keep their defense on the field. We run a barrage of Michael Bush and continue to work the short routes to DHB. We can beat their pass rush by doing what we do best. We run the ball, get them on their heels and then take them apart.

Our defense can not come out flat for a second against these guys. The Packers have become without a doubt the “Blink and the score changes” type of team. We have to attack them on all fronts, every single play. We cannot let up on them for even a moment. Our man coverage base will be the reason why we will eventually give their offense trouble. While Rodgers is without a doubt the best in the game, he’s never faced us before.

The challenge is daunting, but if this team is going to make any kind of playoff run, this weekend is the time to show it. Injured and backed into a corner is where our team is currently standing, but just like a wild animal that is when we should be the most dangerous. This game is all or nothing. If we can’t at least give them a run for their money, you can forget about the progress we have seen so far.

If the Raiders heart and desire show up this Sunday, I say the Packers will get knocked down a peg when we steamroll them at home. If those imposters that played in Miami show up then we can go ahead and Pack (Pardon the pun) it in.

Ah!!…If the teams stays and plays in the 2nd half???

that is how to beat the Packers…now the real question… can we pull it off?

We cannot afford to fall behind at all, if we can take up a huge amount of clock and score a touch down, chances are that Mr Rogers and Co. will score on our defense in less than a minute. So it really will come down to eating up as much clock as possible at the end of the game and score the winning points as the clock runs out… do I expect it to happen?…No!…but it sure would be sweet if it did!

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But the biggest similarity is Palmer, who has faced Capers’ defensive scheme many times. As a Bengal, he played Dick LeBeau’s Steelers twice a year. LeBeau and Capers run the same system.

Three times Palmer defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh, throwing 7 TDs to just 2 INTs, with a passer rating of 96. Considering it’s been equally as difficult to win in Pittsburgh as it’s been to win in Green Bay the past few years, Palmer’s four road wins speaks to his leadership and confidence against the LeBeau/Capers scheme.

stems from the possible notion that they are no longer a novelty. The o-line was re-vamped at the start of the season and no one really knew who they were for the most part. They played at a level for a while as the best in the league. As their notoriety developed, teams became aware of who they are and are now preparing or planning against them. This means that the 0-line has to step up to the next level as they are no longer fresh news in the NFL. The adjusted playing should make the 0-line much better in the long run but they have to step it up now that we are getting close to the end of the season.