Richard "Leonides" Seymour, Oracle Warlord of Raiders, tells it like it is
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 7:46 PM PDT
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PrintVittorio Tafur is doing a great job at camp, asking the right questions and keeping us informed of high and low occurrences at Napa.
Today Tafur recorded statements of Raiders leader, Rich Seymour. The Raider All-Pro DT had some things on his mind and the truth no matter how hard it is to hear is not something he bothers to sugar-coat or spin:
"Ten guys can play right and one guy wrong, and you're in trouble. We all have to get on the same page and that's what the preseason is for. We still have a lot of work to do." ... "If you can't stop the run, you aren't going to be successful in this league. If you want to be tough and you want to build a bully, well first and foremost, you gotta stop the run. We didn't get that done. But, you know, I am optimistic."
Tafur quotes more of Seymour on the current (why only now) theme (HC Hue Jackson emphasized rush defense the past two day) - "[Seymour] there needs to be a stop-the-run mentality across the board on the Raiders, and it's not there yet. It has to be important to the team ...There has to be a mind-set. If you want to rush the passer in this league, you have to be able to stop the run first. You stop the run in order to rush the passer. Because if a team can run the ball all day, there is no need to pass it."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/23/SPOQ1KQQO3.DTL
Thank you, Mr. Seymour. Indeed, how can we expect to be taken seriously and advance to and through the playoffs - especially when styling ourselves "The Bully Team" - if we can't stop teams running on us? Pittsburgh stops the run and gets great respect for it ... and, thereby (imo) also guarantees a perennial playoff birth for themselves. Stopping the run is that important; no team can be considered "Good" if it cannot stifle the run.
The LB situation has not been adequately addressed; and with Goethel out for the season we must act a.s.a.p. by bringing in some physical Linebackers who can squash RBs, cut through debris, shed blocks, cover receivers and hit with authority, i.e. do the very things most of our LBs cannot.
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They should pledge an oath to be Bullies
They should also hire me as a LB.
But, but, you're a girl
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hell yeah spirals!
I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the united raider team for bullying, for which it stands, one nation, under Al, with ass kicking hits for everyone!
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 24, 2011 11:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Perhaps Things Are On Hold Until After They Evaluate This Game...
Maybe they want to know exactly what they currently have before making any further moves…This game should give a fairly clear picture of both our “D” n “O” as it stands….
How does our “OL” look??….With our primary weapons on the field…
Our Run “D”…."LB"s….
Our Pass “D”…"CB"s n "S"s
I've seen enough film of individual players and know that our 2nd Row is substandard. The DL won't be able to stuff everything
and what gets through will hurt us and sometimes hurt us a irreparably.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
substandard...
Substandard is correct but coaching has to be able to make these guys raise their level of play, the biggest problem that I witness time and time again is that our “lbs” get “funnel” into our defensive line and they do it on their own without being force to go there, the word I’m thinking of is “recognition”, I agree that we need to bring someone else but that’s only part of the equation because some of these guys are still going to be around, what do you Nation think???? GO RAIDERS!!!
I see this a lot, especially with Groves who has the perverse talent of putting himself exactly where he's least effective
McClain is better off staying his ground until sure where things are going (fn. this x 2 for Branch); Ro’s instincts are as often wrong as right and when he’s wrong the Safety has to make the save and the gouging gain large.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
TO BE HONEST....
I don’t see our Raiders bringing any more than one linebacker, I realize as well that at the end of the day the responsibility of performance has to fall square on the players, but we all know that eventually it gets to the “HC”, and we obviously need more than just McClain doing his job, If we have to bring Sandra Bullock as an assistant coach so be it… GO RAIDERS!!! NO DOUBT!!!
yes groves takes himself out of too many plays , you can line him up at linebacker but hes still a defensive end , he has no linebacking instinct , not his fault hes a rusher not a LB , hes outa position
players are what they are if you aint a bully , you aint a bully , it reminds me of gene wilder in silver streak , "im bad , i’m bad " but that dont make it so , you are either an enforcer or your not , fast guys who cant catch are always gonna be just that , you can teach a speed guy to run a route , but if he cant catch the ball he never will , players are who they are
Is Bresnahan helping or hurting the LBs? I don't see any improvement so far, more of the Marshall plan, or worse
It’s too early to say, but what the hell, I want Mike Waffle as our DC and if it happens sooner than later that will be just fine.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 25, 2011 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Not all players make good coaches, probably fewer succeed than fail. I just don't see any improvement in the LBs
Then again, we’ve only had two significant LB acquisitions in 10 years.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 25, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
"FA" Does Make Things Dificult...Neglect The "DL" Than "OL" Than The "LB"s...
And Oh! Ya!!…The "WR"s too…"QB"s!!!
Now we just have weakness at the “OLB” and perhaps “RT” unless a young player is stepping up…
Questions at “CB” n “S” with plenty of bodies to compete…
So we are improving!!
i think that comment was furthur down the page lol breshnehan was a horris choice , he does not like using blitzes he does not put lb;s in a position to be preoductive , his prevent defense makes it impossible to hang on to a small lead ,
he is all that is evil in defense and he must be stopped !
thers a weakness at mlb morw than
Anything. This is who it starts with when stuffing runs and mclain has yet to show us he can do that. Im still high on him but if this team is serious about shutting down opposing running backs, maybe its time to bring in lofa and slid mclain outside. This could be a very good guy for mclain to learn from and take some pressure off this youngster. The proof is in the pudding with lofa. And for three years now I’ve been begging for romo to get a coaching spot on this team of some sort, lb assistant coach would be nice. All I know is the same front seven didn’t stop the run last year and hasnt showed any improvements thus far and mclain is far from being that nasty savvy guy in the middle.
by rodeosnake12 on Aug 25, 2011 9:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nasty yes, savvy no
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 25, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
mc clain has a way to go i think tatupu could play inside and outside and show mc clain a thing or two , hes never had a guy like that to mentor him
if tatupu had mc clains size hed of been a hof type linebacker , if he could instill some of that presence in mc clain maybe mc clain takes that next step
what matters is the overall affect on our D. If moving Ro makes the team better then he should move over
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 25, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Well why hire the same old Coaches no one wants
He runs the defense Past players have said it and every time we hire DC he just so happen to only be able to call man to man single high.
Maybe if he hired the right guy from the start he can just be an owner
There are two owners who are always in the coaches way AL Davis and Jerry Jones. Both Owners have ran away there best coaches and both owners haven’t won anything in a while. Look how the Steelers run there team They hire the right guy from the start and make sure he has all the right coaches in place. When was the last time we had a real coaching staff with ideas. Even the Cleveland Browns have improved from last season Farve came in a worked with McCoy. Al has yet to ask Tim Brown to work with our WR’s. I think We are in for another 5-11 season
al will never be just an owner and a mind numbing as some of his decisions can be i dread the day some one else takes over , ive seen what happened to the avalanche after walmart bought them , the nuggets too , i saw what happened to the a's
when ownership changed , and started feilding teams by the bottom line , and dont look foward to the day al no longer runs this team , even though hes really pissing me off right now lol for every good decision you get a bad one
yeah but the raiders will never be owned by a conglomerate like walmart. even if the davis family sells after al dies i am certain it would be to a person that was a true fan of them that will keep them mean and nasty
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 12:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
that would be too cool, but how old is John now? lol
first time something went south, everyone would be saying the same shit!
"tough times call for perseverance and a tough mind. I have been told that I can't play football before. We all know what happened with that. #neverquit"--Mark Herzlich
""The massive Raider Nation is beyond doubt the sleaziest and rudest and most sinister mob of thugs and wackos ever assembled."--Hunter S. Thompson
man your a downer!
I agree I’d love to see us run like Pitt but its just not going to happen. Al has scared off all of the highest quality DCs in the league and wouldn’t give them the power even if he did. However I feel like Hue is the right Guy so maybe we will get more consistent but until Al passes away (not wishing for this at all) we just wont get a top notch DC in here sadly. Hopefully they get our run D to at least be serviceable with a good pass D and an overpowering offense. I still see a playoff team, as long as the rush d becomes serviceable because I have a lot of faith in our offense. Plus it will help having thm start at the 20 after just about every kickoff.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 12:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i also very much believe in bringing in Brown to help the receivers, if not Brown then Rice
U have arguably the 2 best WRs to ever have played the game as alums, its not taking advantage of your resources if neither have been brought in to help
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 12:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i was suprised to not see rice get into coachin ... a bill walsh deciple ...his training habits ... his dungy like demeanor ... but he dont seem intrested
you know who i think would make a kick ass receiver coach thouh from personal experience … steve largent …i took my baby brother went to a football camp where he attended he is a awesome teacher
...eeek..the sky is falling...!!!!!
Dude…try and have some confidence in the system.
Like I said before, we’re two games into the preseason and many of our starters are hurt and havent been played. We need to see how the coaches react to that ugly game in SF..whether or not they make some aerious adjustments and sit some serious perps down and allow others to step up.
I could give fuck one if we lose the entire preseason so long as they get their shit on straight and start bringing it with the players that count or acquire the players we need.
So what if Tim Brown isnt coaching the WRs? Is that a game ender for you? did Favre show McCoy how to get a pick six when he needed to get a first down…I wouldnt want Favre in our camp….give it until at least after this game with NO.
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 25, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
favre is one of the best qbs of all time and he can really teach heart and how to lay ot all out there
The players themselves have to make the right decisions but I would have no problem bring favored on as a mentor. Decision making wasn’t his strong suit so us have to refer to somebody else for that but he has a fuck of a lot to teach elsewhere. Imo Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t be the player he is now if he wasn’t sitting behind Brett and soaking in the knowledge. Rodgers was smart enough to learn what not to do from Farve too though.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 12:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
wow my stupid phone changed like half of those words lol
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 12:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
To that I say 'bullpussy'...
If anything, Favre held Rodgers back and only when Rodgers had the team and the field to himself he thrived.
Favre would have led Minnesota to the promised land had he any judgment and less ego. Is that what he can teach McCoy?
sorry MAK, I don’t drink the Brett Kool-aid. His shelf life was gone after his playoff pick. And after going to DeadSpin, and reading the article about him and that woman and the cell phone pictures, his uniform number should have been 4".
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 25, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
ive watched almost litterally every favre packer game. i know the mistakes he made all too well
However I also know how good he was at times too. I watched Rodgers at training camp when he was a rookie and he hung on every word favre said. He watched him more intently than I’ve ever seen anybody watch somebody. He was nothing at all like he is today. When you watch him play you see Rodgers torque his body in ways very reminescent of favre, and that’s something he didn’t show any prowess for until after a couple years behind favre. He taught him a lot, I litterally watched it happen.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 2:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
i can pretty much guarantee ive seen more favre games than any person on this site
Except for maybe a few fellow wisconsoners but I have lived within 15 miles of Lambeau all my life
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 2:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ok can I call you Bart Starr Krause?
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 25, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
lol sure definitely nothing offensive about that!
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 4:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't believe it until I see it. I am not about to take and 8-8 team and give them a playoff slot.
We are playing better teams than we lost to last season We really tried to win the 49ers game. Hue was talking all week about it. He got owned the whole game Even with McFadden we would have lost. Until our team plays at a high level all season long we won’t get into the Playoffs. and From what I am seeing the first two games We haven’t improved at all. The only teams that don’t take preseason serious are Proven teams. If we would have came out and stop the run both games and then los thats one thing we lost the same way we lost to the Jags last season given up big play after big play. If Hue can’t stop the bleeding n defense He will be fired and then we have another TOm Cable on the job
You say " The only teams that don't take preseason games seriously are Proven teams"
Really? And you think we’re fucking off out there? I think after last week they’re taking it very seriously. They started an O line that almost allowed the starting QB to be concussed. If you don’t think they will address that, then you may as well root for one of the ‘proven’ teams. I bet Potato has an old Vinatieri jersey…doesn’t matter if he’s a Colt now…they’re a ‘proven’ team too. Pragmatic and realistic is one thing, but shooting all the dogs because a few have fleas is silly.
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 25, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not shooting all dogs
I think the Browns have improved they have shown signs but You expect me to say we are going to win just because I am a Raiders Fan. I won’t lie to myself about that. We don’t have any Proven WR’s got rid of the only guy that was proven. We have allowed the 49ers to run thru us like bad food. I have been expecting them to stop the run for the past 8 years but that haven’t. I am always a Raiders fan maybe the only one on my base in New Jersey.
On your base? try being stuck in fucking Antartica for 5 months with nothing but KC and Donkey fucking fans...
It was the year we were 8-2 and Mike Wwhite was the coach and then we lost 6 straight and the KC Polesmokers were in the playoffs again (only to choke as usual). That was a long austral summer, dude….
Just keep your powder dry for another game…
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 25, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I am around Eagle Fans all they talk about is
Nnamdi. There Run defense is worst than ours so I don’t expect them to win a super bowl.
Fuck the Eagles..
I lived, unfortunately, outside Allentown for two years once and I used to wear a Teeshirt that said 27-10, the score of SBXV. And fuck Nnamdi too.
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Aug 26, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
i really hate hearing all the bs hue will be fired by next year
That shit is not going to happen. Cable was fired for his character more than anything and lane too was fired for character. Hue’s character is impeccable. When you look at the last few coaches we had there have been very specific reasons for the firings, none of them fit right. Shell was out of touch with the game and reality, norv has always been over rated. Callahan said his veteran team that just got to the Superbowl was the dumbest team in the league. Its not just that they were unsuccessful, it was that you couldn’t see them being successful here besides cable who was a woman beater!
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 2:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
they have
Chimdi working at S not CB, so I think there converting him….
We need an original gangster (the "OG) as a wlb.
We need another to back up Ro. An OG is a juvenile gangster who starts a gang, a real “loco,” and since we are the “bad boys” of the NFL I thought this would be a humorous way to express a real “bully” need. I expressed this opinion previously regarding our o-line.
Once we sign someone you want them to get " jumped in " too? Ha
by angelraiders on Aug 24, 2011 9:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I Remember Something Like That...Everyone Was Trying To Knock The Ball Out Of My Arns...
Some got carried away and took other shots while someone was trying to knock out the ball…Lots of fun!!!….I never gave up fumbles…Strange but it never happened…I was small and some said the football was bigger than me…But I carried it tight to my body with the point in my palm and a point inside my elbow cuff between my body…Tight!!…Like it was a battering ram and I hit players with it…But I never changed hands…Always the same…So I have never understood players carrying it like a loaf of bread…
One Thing I Remember Diferant Than Today...Unswerving Loyalty To The Coach!!!
We would beat your ass if you sit on our Coach…Today they pat each other on the back and punk their coaches like when Shell II did his return…Moss n Porter should have been taken out to the woodshed and thrashed by the roster for conduct unbecoming a Raider!!!
Granted Shell II was suffering from paranoia and seeing "Mole"s everywhere and his “B-n-B” “OC” was less than spectacular but for that roster “Mutiny” to go down that way was beyond anything I’ll ever understand!!!
Well, once it matters they may play better subconsiously. Why try too hard and risk injury in the Pre?
Pre is for the techniques and endurance, stamina to get them ready. and for the backups.
The RaiderLaker
Hue on the run D
“This run defense thing has baffled this organization for years and were gonna put our head down, and were gonna get good at it.Like i always say, there’s no magic to it, players have to stay in there gaps, you guys gave heard all the cliches, you gotta get off blocks and do this and do that, heres the deal, we have to get it done. I’ve gotta get it done,the defensive coaches have to get it done, and our defensive players have to get it done and i believe we we will.Were not gonna make any excuses about it and were not gonna takes nos were gonna take yeses.Were gonna get that done, were gonna get that fixed.”
If too bad it took yet "another SF fiasco" to bring a Raider HC's focus to bear on, what for many already, an obvious problem,
then it’s just as well we suffered the 339 yard rushing disgrace.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
He Put Together A Good "D" When Our "O" Was Playing Well...
When the “O” went south so did our “D” with their backs to the wall playing too many ticks…
Short History Of Our "D" Before/During/After Bresnahan:
“99” they were #10 in yds…#12 in both Passing n Rushing yds..Under Willie Shaw
2000 #17 in yds…#25 passing n #5 Rushing yds…Under Bresnahan…
2001 #18 yds…#9 Passing n #22 Rushing…
2002 #11 yds…#23 Passing n #3 Rushing yds…
2003 #30 yds…#22 Passing n #32 Ruching…
2004 #30 yds…#30 Passing n #22 Rushing…Under “SOB”
Is this a subtle jab at Hue by Seymour?
I think so. Listen up coach. Seymours’ smart and knows D lines. Hopefully he’ll be a Raiders coach someday. (see Woodson, Brown and Wiz I)
Hue has talked incessently about QB, WR and RBs, and Saunders and OLs while the D is ignored except for injuries on that side
and how well the young one’s are doing. The impression so far is that he’s not been very involved with the Defense and has delegated that work to others. But Hue watches the film and has been in the game long enough to know the entire game; so now, his focus has been drawn to the D and whether it was the SF game or Seymour (and some of the D coaches) or some combination, I am expecting some significant changes to happen very soon.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Hue talks about offense because he's an offense guy.
But when the D isn’t pulling their weight you know they’re gonna get a rocket up their arses.
"In football, I root for the Oakland Raiders because they hire castoffs, outlaws, malcontents, and fuck -ups, they have lots of penalties, fights, and paybacks, and because Al Davis told the rest of the pig NFL owners to go get fucked. Someday, the Raiders will be strong again, and they will dip the ball in shit and shove it down the throats of the wholesome, white, heartland teams that pray together and don't deliver late hits." - George Carlin.
Great title exalted master of nicknames
Also Richard Seymour is absolutely right. Knowing what to do, only helps if you’ve got the right players to do it.
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.
you gota be able to trust the guys you battle with , in my line of work we use formations too , and if the guy to your left is out of position you end up out of position , and the whole house of cards come tumbling down , you lose your tactical advantage
you need to be able to trust the men you work with ,
man i love Seymour! he is continually showing that we made the right move trading for him
He is absolutely correct and hopefully we will see an improvement now that we have a real focus on it. We need to add at least 2 linebackers and ASAP. The first cuts are happening so late idk how they will be prepared for the season if we wait for them. Kirk is no longer an option, my vote now would be to add Julian Peterson. We need another veteran like Seymour in that lb crew. I’d really love to see Peterson at lb and Sharper at S. It’d be smart to have a seasoned veteran somewhere in each line and that would give us one in the DL, one at LB and one at S, and they all love to bully
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 24, 2011 11:06 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
JerryMcd
“Better-Late-Than-Never Raiders practice notes: HueJax getting cranky with run-defense deficiencies. Exhorts D when run play is blown up.”
“BLTN Raiders practice notes: Trevor Scott looking very good at D-end for being back just two days. HueJax loved how he blew up run play.”
“BLTN Raiders practice notes: Still SWilliams at MLB with McClain sitting it out. No movement to sign a backup MLB yet.”
“BLTN Raiders practice notes: Doubt Morrison (Buffalo) was ever considered. Skeptical on Tatupu. Expect they’ll watch waiver wire closely.”
So, we patiently wait for the flottum and jettsum coming off the waiver wire
So, we patiently wait for the flotsam coming off the waiver wire and meanwhile “get it done” with what we have. I don’t like this, No, far too weak, I hate this approach.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 24, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You say that now,
but when Ray Lewis is cut, you’ll be singing a different tune.
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.
by Rich Langford on Aug 24, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
lol ray ray is not getting cut
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 10:26 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
About Hue praising Trevor
I think this may be just encouragement after Trevor’s absence. Let’s see what he does in games.
by Spirals galore on Aug 25, 2011 6:15 AM PDT up reply actions
They should all say this over and over....
I see PRIDE, I see POWER, I see a bad-ass mother who won’t take no CRAP off of NOBODY!
Cool Runnings
Then the need to listen to the “Autumn Wind” and go out and smash the other team into submission!
One of my favourite movies of all time.
“Sanka! You dead?”
“Ya mon.”
Hopefully we make a few QBs and RBs feel like that this year.
"In football, I root for the Oakland Raiders because they hire castoffs, outlaws, malcontents, and fuck -ups, they have lots of penalties, fights, and paybacks, and because Al Davis told the rest of the pig NFL owners to go get fucked. Someday, the Raiders will be strong again, and they will dip the ball in shit and shove it down the throats of the wholesome, white, heartland teams that pray together and don't deliver late hits." - George Carlin.
some people say you know we cant believe, jamaica we got a bobsled team
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 25, 2011 10:26 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
HA!
BEING 8-8 IS OK "IF THAT'S THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN" - COACH AL DAVIS
by The MoonMan 804 on Aug 25, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Not entirely true
There are some PGA players that did before testing was required… I know some lower level Nation Wide players that I’m pretty sure they do as well.
lol more than half the people i know that golf are stoners
Your walking on a big wide open landscape with nobody near you, definitely something stoners look for lol side note: my gf just got back from Cali with a keepsake for me, a nice Raiders spoon pipe! Sweet!
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here."--Al Davis
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."--Vince Lombardi
by Marcus Allen Krause on Aug 26, 2011 11:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Lets Get Serious
Lets face it, we all want the Raiders to show up with their best face……. We have good young talent , on both sides of the ball…. But to make us Great , we Really , Really need a couple of new players on the Defensive side, and A Proven OL Man to help out the Offense move some people back off of the line , These are Musts …… If we really want to play with the top teams in the NFL. We have the Core , but we need that little extra to get us over the top…. Stopping the Run , not giving up long runs on Defense …… And moving Defensive Linemen back off of the Line of Scrimage with solid blocking so that our Running Backs can get the tough yards that will be needed …….. We still have some time but not very much ….. So ,come on Al , Discuss this with your Coaches and make the Right moves for the neccessary Players !!!!! Go R a i d e r s
exactly ..its not doom and gloom to see we need a little help , and address it , Smith is exactly the type of lineman hue could coach up , tatupu would help our run D ,
woodyard would help fill the hole left by ronnie brown , special teams ace , back up backer , but with upside ive seen this guy in the flesh , he plays fast has a nack for the big play occasionally , and if he improves his ability to read plays you couls end up with a solid weak side backer , heres my thought tatupu , woodyard , and smith , gives us the depth we need , adds two young people that may stick , and if hayden or samuel end up lookin for work in oakland give em a job
Jerry McDonald on the state of our run
http://www.contracostatimes.com/raiders/ci_18756985
Defensive end Trevor Scott shed a block during a recent practice, dumped Rock Cartwright for a 2-yard loss, and Jackson reacted as if Scott had pushed the entire offense into the end zone with one hand and recovered a fumble with the other.
Even after practice Wednesday, Jackson was still gushing.
“Wow. Wow. What a tremendous competitor. What a tremendous football player,’’ Jackson said.
are you trying to prov my point that we need offensive line help ? lol saying you tackled cartwright for a 2 yrd loss in practice is like sayin you won the downs syndrome spelling bee , lol but it is nice to hear scotts rehab is comming along nicely
on that subject not only is scott comming along , reports are mc fadden looks great and ford is practicing with out pain though hes havin a little trouble catching the ball so far , but goethel is not going to be back this year linbacking help is needed , and barnes is not going to majicly get better after all these years we need a tackle , do you wana white wash our problems so it chips off and exposes them this winter , or scrape , and sand and make sure it holds up through the winter
I should have spelled it out:)
methinks Jerry and others are reading this blog.
by Spirals galore on Aug 25, 2011 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
More likely, Jerry sees what should be apparent to anyone who's paying attention. Hue neglegted the rush defense
giving his full concentration to the offense. No longer, the SF game and injuries have snapped him into awareness – he’s a HC and responsible for D and STs as well as offense – and that our rush defense is our Achilles heal.
S-O-B: ITS HOW I ROLL, DEAL WITH IT.
"I made a trade for Seymour. ..I thought it was a great trade. Still do. [Al Davis 1/2011]
"I love to win, even against my daughters, I want to win" Hue "Action" Jackson 8/19/11
by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 26, 2011 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions
We lost out on Kirk Morrision
signed with the Bills today. What are we doing??? Can anyone say Lofa Tatupu?
"Now I know what your thinking, did he fire six shots or only five. Ive forgotten myself in all this excitement, but being that this is the 44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and could blow your head clean off, you have to ask your question. Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk!"
Dirty Harry Callahan
Tatupu?
"tough times call for perseverance and a tough mind. I have been told that I can't play football before. We all know what happened with that. #neverquit"--Mark Herzlich
""The massive Raider Nation is beyond doubt the sleaziest and rudest and most sinister mob of thugs and wackos ever assembled."--Hunter S. Thompson
lofa has never had knee problems
He had both knees scoped this winter but never had any torn ligaments in his pro career. Having them cleaned is no big deal.
by rodeosnake12 on Aug 25, 2011 8:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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