Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos: Victorious Thoughts from a Sloppy Game
by Rich Langford on Sep 13, 2011 5:02 AM PDT
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Do you remember when Nelly had a Dilema? How about when aliens gave us Signs and could travel through space, but not twist a doorknob and people still thought M. Night Shamalamadingdong could still make good movies?
No worries if you don't. It was a long time ago. But they were the No. 1 song and movie when the Raiders last won their season opener in 2002. Enjoy this moment, Raider Nation. We can finally, once again, say we are rooting for an undefeated team that has actually played a game.
This game certainly wasn't pretty but it was a win. I'll take it. And there are plenty of positive signs to take out of this one. Jump over for some tasty bullet points....
Let's start with the good.
- Defensive Line
The D-Line was at their dominant best in this one. They manhandled a solid Bronco offensive line. The Raiders had five sacks in this game. Two by Richard Seymour. One by Tommy Kelly and Matt Shaughnessy and one credited to the team. They constantly made Orton uncomfortable and he rarely had time to set his feet.
They also made the Broncos run game a non-factor. John Fox wants the Broncos to be a run first team, but they were dominated so badly in the running game they carried only 13 times and gained just 38 yards. Numbers that look even more impressive when you consider Orton had a 13-yard scramble.
That means the Broncos' backs carried 12 times for just 25 yards. Awesome!
- Offensive line
The Broncos came into this game with high hopes for a revamped pass rush. They got just one sack and applied little pressure. But it is in the run game where this group shined.
Raiders' running backs carried 32 times for 191 yards. And most importantly they got tough yards to wind out the clock on the 4th quarter.
This was a solid performance by all. Most exciting was the fact that the Raiders found that they can go left for power runs. Jared Veldheer was a beast in this game. And Stefen Wisniewski did a nice job run blocking. He had a few penalties too, but he's rook.
Preseason? Run DMC don't need no stinking preseason. McFadden looked as good as ever. He is on pace for a 2,400 yard season.
- DHB
DHB had what I think is his best game as a pro. He ended with just 4 catches for 44 yards, but two of those were huge catches. He had a key third down catch and run in the first half and a second down catch that earned a first down on the final drive.
He narrowly missed on a bomb. He caught the ball with the defender right on him, but the throw was a little too far outside for DHB to stay in bounds.
- The Safeties
I was petrified at the thought of Michael Huff playing nickel corner. I didn't think either Jerome Boyd or Matt Giordano could do anything but suck at the free safety position. Both turned in solid efforts and Giordano made high impact plays. He had a pick, forced a fumble, and hurried Orton on a third down throw.
- Hue Jackson
Action Jackson had a solid debut as a coach. He handled his various hats well and was 1-for-1 on his challenges. For the most part, I liked his play calling. I felt he was a little too cute opening the game, but I loved that he committed to the run game and wore the Broncos out.
- The Kickers
The Raiders kickers are amazing. They are freaks of nature. Sebastian Janikowski booted a 63-yard field goal and drilled every kickoff well out of the endzone. Shane Lechler averaged 58.2 yards on six punts. That included a 77 yarder that traveled roughly 74 in the air. This is the greatest kicking combo in the history of the league.
Alright, it wasn't all positive. Let's look at the bad.
- Penalties
The Raiders had 15 penalties for 131 yards. That's not good. A lot of these penalties were just plain stupid. Rolando McClain picked up a needless personal foul penalty. Tommy Kelly and Matt Shaughnessy each got personal foul penalties on a third and long.
Had the Raiders lost this game, stupid penalties would have been the first thing we pointed to.
- Passing Offense
The passing offense never found any rhythm. Jason Campbell was just 13/22 with a measly 105 yards. Only two receivers caught passes. This is not going to cut it.
- Punt Coverage
The Raiders allowed Eric Decker to waltz 90 yards untouched into the endzone. You can't give away free points like that.
- Pass Defense
This could have been far worse, but it was still not good enough. Stanford Routt and Chris Johnson were solid, but this defense allowed far too many receivers to run free over the middle. They incorporated more zone defense in this one than we have seen in a long time, but for the most part it was ineffective. Had the Broncos receivers had better hands the pass numbers would have been much better for the Broncos.
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oh yeah
Now I know why we let Stevie Brown go. Our safeties were solid
this
is hard… they both had very key plays, i leaned more towards big 92!! he fired up that defense got his self 2 sacks and demand double coverage! he didnt lose his head and get stupid PEN. he def. is our defensive captain!
The Safeties
I was petrified at the thought of Michael Huff playing nickel corner. I didn’t think either Jerome Boyd or Matt Giordano could do anything but suck at the free safety position. Both turned in solid efforts and Giordano made high impact plays. He had a pick, forced a fumble, and hurried Orton on a third down throw.
giordano was something I have been saying for a long time. We NEEDED a playmaker at safety, and just off of this game we got one. Huff is good at safety. but he didn’t really make plays when we needed them.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
he also played the single deep spot well!
by samiam2112 on Sep 13, 2011 11:14 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I expect the return of Ford. hagan, and Boss to help Campbell with the passing game.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
Boss
Meyers is just not that good. I was surprised he made the squad. If Boss hadn’t been injured he could have. I also think Hagan was saved for the rematch just my thinking.
by samiam2112 on Sep 13, 2011 11:55 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Campbell made attempts to throw at Myers. It still seems he needs to be weaned from throwing at tight ends.
Since I don’t think Myers is that good, I think Campbell looked for him too much and failed to throw to the wrs more often as he should have thrown. With all due respect to Hagan because I think he is an excellent wr, why do I suspect that Hagan is being viewed by the coaching as a safety valve. Did he even play in this game? I think he is an older receiver and was not played in favor of our younger receivers. By playing Hagan, our younger receivers will not get needed experience. Thoughts about that anyone?
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 13, 2011 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!! It's was 1:30am when the game finished and I go straight to bed.
Then everybody starts blogging and I miss out on all the fun. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 13, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
oops. myers is fine as a blocking te
the problem is pretending he’s zach miller and throwing 20 yard seam routes. he shouldn’t even be out on those routes. ever.
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 7:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So I guess it stands to reason that Jason needs to be weaned from TE passing.
He should have focused more on the wrs. Since I think it is obvious that the the plan was to run and is why we did not see Jason pass as much, perhaps he will show an improving ability to pass when the games are not designed to run as much. Still, the TE safety valve remains a bit suspect.
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 13, 2011 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Richard Gordon over Meyers
Jason has tried that same seam pass with him against NO and it was a pick. I would rather see anybody other than Meyers on that seam route!
Or Ausberry; yes, Myers is not the guy for such routes
But hopefully Boss will return soon and that should make a big difference
The stupid flag will cost us
We all know we should beat the Broncos, but the next game we will have to come out and play. Our Wr’s as a Whole didn’t do anything we need a Vet at WR. The guys we have can’t win games for us. The Bills have a good secondary our WR’s and JC are going to have to step it up to win. I think Sunday will be the Real test for our team 1st game out of the afc west and on the road.
its impossible to know how good buf is
coach camarohead did not have his team ready to play, and once things started to go bad, they quit.
buffalo’s oline is very suspect. a winnable game no doubt but not with a buck and a.half in penalties.
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 6:44 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The Bills have a good team
They can run it and Throw it. The Bills are better than the Broncos and we will have to play better. I don’t think we can beat them throwing for 100 yard Our passing game has to step up. What we saw last night won’t win many games for us. I have watched the Bills they have a nice team they just play in a top heavy AFC east if we come out playing like we did last night we will lose. We all know we have a better team than the Broncos but The Bills are more than able to beat us
Why dont you take your panties that are chronically knotted out of your ass.
They’ll never be good enough, never do what you think they should, always be an underdog. And I stand validated over the statement post the NO game that Seymour’s presence would have meant something….like pressure? You said that was bullshit, and I guess you know it all. Oh yea…he was a non factor in Denver. So was the rest of the line.
If they played as bad as you see them, they would be the fucking Vikings.
Get over yourself.
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Sep 13, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude. Chill. Out.
We are all Raiders fans here. M. Y is right. Sloppy play like last night will result in a L against most teams.
Girlfriend: So the guy who catches the ball is the catcher, right?
Me: No. They are called wide-receivers. Catchers play baseball.
Girlfriend: Samething.
Almost every thing you said is dumb
You are comparing the Broncos Oline to the Saints. Seymour played good he had two sacks Orton had over 300 yards. So you are saying Brees couldn’t have put up 300 yards last night. Stop talking the one INT we got Orton wasn’t even pressured he miss read the WR. I don’t know it all but I know more than you and that doesn’t take much.
Youre a douche
You know jackshit. You are a master at whining and negativity…and your butt buddies can carry your pampers bag…but youre just a whiny crack.
The cowards never started, the weak died along the way....
by BlackHeartSilverEyes on Sep 13, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
What did he even say that pissed you off?
I actually agree with what he had to say.
Clippers own staples center!!!
by ClipperBEAST on Sep 13, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you are on the wrong Website
This isn’t TMZ. If you want to talk football talk football. You are like 50 still name calling it’s too funny
I believe we are definitely going to play better as we go.
Gotta finish knocking off the rust before we reach our potential. Looking pretty good at this time, though.
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 13, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Great win tonight, first opening day win in almost a decade...
I agree with Rich for the most part, however, I will add that had J-Camp been more effective we would have scored more points. Jason Campbell has never been able to throw the ball down field accurately. Even when a guy is wide open he just throws it out there and most of the time it is just over thrown, a point I have made in several other posts. Hopefully, he can work on that, though considering he has NEVER been accurate consistently down field, I won’t bet on it. Hopefully Hagan and Boss will help J-Camp be more effective. DHB did well considering his limited route running ability.
Our running game was outstanding, McFad-Reece that is a cold combination there and the great thing is we have depth…Al Davis give M. Bush an extension!!!
I loved the D line last night and we do need to get a hold of the Personal Foul penalties, the Raiders always are penalized, however, 15 yeard penalities on third and long after we have stop their offense is just stupid…Point Blank!!
The DB’s faired well, look guys are going to get beat every game, I don’t care how great you are as a player…Of course, we could have done better protecting the middle of the field, however, we did win and we can work on those things in practice 1-0 and not 0-1.
Hue mixed it up well and I am so grateful that we have such a strong running attack, they have to respect our running game or get burnt…Love that!!!
I will give this game a C+ for the win and overall performance…Go Raiders!!!!
by Rodney Sacramento on Sep 13, 2011 6:09 AM PDT reply actions
these penalties were fixable
I would be far more concerned if I was, say, denver and my line was unable to block without (or with) holding on every other play.
veld is a manbeast
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 6:40 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
By the way, I need to congratulate both of our Kickers...WTF...the best ever!!!
by Rodney Sacramento on Sep 13, 2011 6:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
yup yup
as sick as the 63 yarder was, shane’s 77 yarder might have been more impressive.
on st overall – CUT NICK MILLER. and stay in your #### lanes.
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 6:38 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree fully
Miller has to go. WTF is he doing letting punts bounce in front of him when he’s at the 20? there weren’t even any players near him and he’s blowing the game. He hurt the Raiders in a game of field position
it is hard to disagree
i want him gone, but i cant blame him for letting that ball go, it was raining, the ball was wet.If he would have muffed it it could have been a disaster.
by RyanTheRaider on Sep 13, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Encouraging
I still remember how sickening and disturbing week 1 of last season was.
This year, obviously, the penalties were horrible BUT, you take those away, and we have a much better performance on the road, in the rain, and on MNF.
Overall, the offense moved the ball pretty well. The passing game needs to get better, but another huge night for DMF. Campbell had a pretty good game, despite a completely re-scrambled O-line and some rookie receivers. DHB looking better this year, actually getting open on some crucial plays.
The defensive needs to keep it’s shit together, not lose their heads, but still played pretty tough, and stopped the Broncos when they needed to. Seymour getting off to a good start, and Shaughnessy with the helmetless sack, looking like a crazed barbarian out there. Pressure could be better, but they did a good job on the run game.
For a week one after almost no off season, and having lost some key players, the team gave us reason to be positive.
Need To Extend The Invitation Again: 2-3 Pics Needed For "Donkey" Trolls To Wear...
I’m leaving it up to this board as to what pics are selected…2 have already been submitted…I had the pleasure of winning but give you the pleasure of administering the punishment…Enjoy!!!….
Can I suggest one of thim simply be
a field of black, with a simple, bold, silver “20” slap bang in the middle?
Kick their ass and take their stuff!
Defense played better than many thought it could after the preseason
Although the offense was tamer. That is why preseason really doesn’t mean much, despite what Denver fans were posting earlier in the week.
I will say that as much as I enjoyed the win, there is a real problem staring the offense in the face: lack of production from the WR’s. If that continues to be a trend, the offense will slowly grind to a halt as defenses stack the box, and we are unable to take advantage of it. It’s still early, so there are plenty of guys that can step up, but on the other hand, let’s not wait until half the season goes by…
The running game looks solid, although it may not have been a true test, as injured and soft as the Denver interior line is. Next week should be a better gauge of where we are in that respect; Buffalo gave KC fits on the line.
Love the fresh start to the season…
The berserker is without honor; a true warrior knows and practices restraint
idk
it looked to me that the raiders didnt even care to use the passing game. this became more evident once the rain and the weather really started to pick up. I’ll be interested to see what they do @ Buffalo..
Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!
Not much, anyway, with the effectiveness of the running game
Still, it isn’t as if the WR’s sparkled in limited duty. I will admit that DHB actually almost looked like an NFL player during the game, but still…
Next week will most definitely be a better gauge of where we are, or aren’t.
The berserker is without honor; a true warrior knows and practices restraint
DHB def looked like a solid NFL receiver
he got 40 of 70 passing yards that went to wideouts (im including TEs) last night. but he had a couple good games last year too. the key for him is being a factor consistently…see if he’s ready to make that next step in year 3…
Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!
Where was this VonDoom Frankenstein monster...
That Rodney A wouldn’t shut up about all week? This game shouldn’t have even been close, stupid plays and penalties kept Denver in it till the end. Overall, I was pleased with the defense, especially the D-Line, as well as the running game, and kicking game. Passing needs some work but it also pretty wet out there so I’m anxious to see if that improves in better conditions. Feels good to start off the season with a W, let’s keep it going!! Go Raiders!!!!!
Dumervil was hurt all game. Hurt himself in practice on Friday and only played the first series
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
We told Rodney A that dumerville probably wouldn't last as an every down DE.
And we were right.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
Haven't heard a word from ol' Rodney at all
Probably too busy trying to swallow that big mouthful of crow
by Kansas Raider on Sep 13, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Once he comes on, I'll find him.
He was quite a guy here… claiming so many things and going as far as saying:
The toughest part about being the smartest one in the room
is that everyone else often thinks you’re an arrogant ass hole.
I’ll be looking for him.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
That's not true
He was hurt and came out for a series, but came back and played on passing downs. He got handled by Veldheer.
by duballers23 on Sep 13, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Doom was injured and played primarily 3rd down situations.
And any pass rush we had didnt have much chance, seeing as you guys were able to run most of the time. A pass rush is no good… if the other team doesnt pass. You have to admit, Von played pretty well. He will be very good
They say the cool is all over me..
3 tackles and 1 FF
Not really eye-popping stats, but I’m sure he will be a decent player for you guys. I’m not questioning the skill level of those two at all, it’s just that your buddy Rodney A was talking all week like “VonDoom” was going to completely annihilate our O-Line. Which they didn’t.
by Kansas Raider on Sep 13, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
annihilate they did not..
ill be the first to say, we may have all been a little drunk on cool-aid. in fact, im feeling the hangover now. ive been puking blue&orange all morning :(
They say the cool is all over me..
At least you're man enough to admit it
I respect that
by Kansas Raider on Sep 13, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
My player of the game is Michael Bush
His contribution was small but critical: with the game on the line, Bush fought for the tough yards that sealed the win. If we had not converted those first downs, I don’t think our tired defense could have stopped Denver from at least tying the game if not winning it. When the chips were on the table, Bush came through and that’s much harder from making a play when the game is not yet in the balance.
@WorldBLee
Good point, and he started out pretty badly too
But he really got it going when we needed him at the end
Seabass Picture Caption
Great caption, or the greatest caption of all time?
Did anyone notice that McClain had no tackles?
Not to be a Debbie Downer but I saw him whiff on a couple of tackles. The middle of the field was open for the taking most of the game and I know that it was mostly due to zone but I really hope McClain steps it up this year…we could really use a scary force in the middle.
Overall fairly pleased with the results. I think Campbell would have had a better day in better weather. Once the rain came I think Hue decided to only throw it if we had to. I really like Hue’s playcalling for the most part too…caught the donks offguard many times.
You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.
Too conservative
The first 3rd-and-long draw was a great call. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc times we tried it… not so much.
Especially when Denver knew what to look for at that point
They stopped blitzing and shadowed our backs to ensure they could stop it. Not having Miller (or Boss) hurt them from being able to open up the middle more during the game.
"I’m back to my first love – the Oakland Raiders and working with the Offensive Line. I’m a Raider for life." -- Steve Wisniewski
by S Jay Bruin on Sep 13, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
McClain????IDK
Passing, the weather, this time? Lechler, Janikowski congratulations. Good win! Go Raiders!!!!
DeathRo's stats
I watched closely and noted that he was a force on more than a few plays. A force, as far as putting some muscle into stopping the pile, slinging some dudes off him. And to anyone thinking he needs to get more fierce, I played college ball and you round up any NFL running back and receiver and ask them just who among MLB’s do they least NOT want to confront – he’s right near the top of that. I know all about the Beast, having scouted him some in high school and watching my boyz, BAMA, play over the years. He’s in shape, but at times they need a 3-4, so he can have some of the middle being helped.
If you have not learned from your mistakes, you are doomed to repeat them.
We killed them in the trenches
The D-Line was tremendous— we completely stuffed their run game, sacked Orton 5 times and made him very uncomfortable all night long. And our O-Line completely neutralized Dumervil (0 tackles) and manhandled the Broncos in the run game.
I’m not too worried about the passing game— we had 39 running attempts and 22 passing attempts, and the running game was deadly effective. No need to go to a passing-based offense and play to the Broncos’ strength, which is their pass rush. We all knew coming in that we needed to run the ball down their throats and that’s exactly what we did.
to many penalities but a w is a w ! secondary looked better but our front 7 is a beast
also happy for hues 1st win and of course he got the gatorade bucket
by sports with steve on Sep 13, 2011 7:48 AM PDT reply actions
Veld
Just a solid effort every game! He’s quietly becoming elite!
by samiam2112 on Sep 13, 2011 11:16 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Happy last night, not so much this morning
After time to reflect that ended up being a fortunate win last night in a game we dominated most of the time. To think that the difference is that our kicker connected on a league tieing or league setting (pending appeal) field goal and their kicker missed on a 52 yarder (?).
Loved the domination the D-line provided, seemed that they constantly had the Denover O-line 2yds deep in their backfield on both runs and passes. Someone talked about RoMac having no tackles, Denver hardly ran the ball and when they did the D-line stuffed it most of the time. He made some nice plays in the passing game.
However the players and coaches have to get better control of themselves. Denver were desperate, they were doing all they could to get the Raiders to retaliate because it was the only way they were moving the ball consistantly. A bully knows he’s in charge and doesn’t need to retaliate.
Too much trickery early on on offense, some is understandable because you’re trying to set the fired up Denver crowd and defense on their heels but woudl have liked to see more effort to dominate in the running game. Disappointed in Hue that Hagan did not dress, so much for performance based playing tim. DHB had a nice day. He still left his feet unnecessarily on the long pass from Campbell. It was outside but with his feet on the ground he might have toe-dragged it in.
Overall just feel a little unsettled. Based on the domination of the running game and the D-line the score should have been more along the lines of 34-17.
I would of liked to see more Goalline runs
I think when we are that close we should of went to our Bread and Butter. RUN RUN then JC with a PA bootleg. I stayed up til almost 2 for this game and I am glad I did.
by pbwulf on Sep 13, 2011 7:54 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was surprised by this also
At least by lining up in a running set, make Denver look to defend the run. It happened to work out because we got the ball back and a cannon for a kicker, but would like to see more power near the goal-line.
"I’m back to my first love – the Oakland Raiders and working with the Offensive Line. I’m a Raider for life." -- Steve Wisniewski
by S Jay Bruin on Sep 13, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
My one compliant!!!
During that one drive in the first half, why did hue jack call so many damn pass plays? We are at the goaline and we throw consecitive pass plays. Then we get bailed out with defensive holding yet we throw consective plays in a row.Why didnt we give it to our best player in Mcfadden?
Enjoy this one gang....
Cause if we continue to generate more penalty yds than passing yds its going to be a LONG season. Think Buffalo , the Jets and New England will try to shut down the run and make us pass? You bet they will. Campbell will not be able to “manage” those games he will have to step up and control them . R.F.F.R.
One good game from Buffalo against a crappy team and everyone's singing their praises,
they were 4-12 last season. Calm down it’s the Bills.
by Oceanside Raider on Sep 13, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
As you all probably figured out...
I’m a huge Jason Campbell fan and despite the low numbers, I thought Campbell played pretty well overall. I rather have a QB throw for 105 yards, have no picks and win, than have a guy throw 400 yards, have a pick or two and lose. Campbell didn’t turn the ball over, and led some pretty good drives for the Raiders.
But I agree about the play in the trenches, especially the O-Line. Although I did call Heyer a bunch of names for those back to back false start penalties. But only giving up one sack was great. The only thing that would have been better was if it was 0 sacks
Can't blame him for the sack
really… They didn’t pick up the blitz at the line.
As I sit here wallowing in my Bronco misery....
I am left wondering how you didn’t beat us worse. I think the answer is your dumb penalties.
Orton is craptacular, and so is our O-line. Gonna be another long season.
Maya: "What are your first impressions of Denver?"
Mozgov: "I must break you..."
smartest thing you have ever said.
and yes, its gonna be a long one
They say the cool is all over me..
Pentalties
the punt return killed us, but I was sitting home thinking the same thing…there was no way the Broncos should have been in that game last night. Raiders were killing themselves over and over. Luckily Orton & co. are just not very good and couldn’t exploit our lack of poise and win the game.
"I’m back to my first love – the Oakland Raiders and working with the Offensive Line. I’m a Raider for life." -- Steve Wisniewski
by S Jay Bruin on Sep 13, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I voted for Seymour but it was basically a vote for the whole d-line.
Really excited to see them own Buffalo’s o-line next weekend.
In Hue We Trust
by LouisMurphy'sLaw on Sep 13, 2011 8:26 AM PDT reply actions
i'm happy they won...
but the broncos are terrible. we should have squashed them but because of the same stupid fucking bullshit penalties it ended up being a lot closer than it should have been. the color man was right last night- they have great talent on both sides of the ball but they aren’t going to do shit with it if they keep up the nonsense.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
A Win against a weak team, a weak division....Too many penalities....AGAIN !!!...
Just wondering…how this Raiders are to do out the Division ???….and…The “brilliant” Raiders “Fans” are going to these games wearing fucking glitter fag two headed costumes that they are going to a fag/homo halloween party….that doesn’t have any things about football
by the-old-raiders on Sep 13, 2011 8:59 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, that EMO shit needs to cease
"Bad is Back, thanks be to the Antichrist" - George Atkinson
by Ghost Raider on Sep 13, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Get off the ledge and stop with the fucking gay bashing words
Using words like that just spreads hate and is ignorant. There is no need for that from a Raider fan, we are better than that. I am not gay but I get really offended at that type of bullshit. Insult the players and team in some other way if u feel u must but insulting them by using gay slurs is unacceptable. We do not preach hate like that here.
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
i will agree that i disliked the Raider costumes. When we dress up its suppose to look mean and those costumes there looked anything but mean
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:25 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wasn't using it as a gay slur, I honestly didn't know it was a gay slur
I was using it as a derogatory term for people that are suicidal and hate themselves. That’s not what we should be about.
"Bad is Back, thanks be to the Antichrist" - George Atkinson
by Ghost Raider on Sep 13, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
lol no problem with Emo nor ur response ghost it was same-old-raiders use of fag that was offensive
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
if your not talking about a ciggerette or a bundle of sticks it is unacceptable
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think it's that bad ...
To point out the something ‘looks gay’, as in ‘that looks like something that Richard Simmons would wear’ … if it’s done in a matter-of-fact kinda tone. But when you start throwing around the F-word, too? That’s some fucking bullshit, and not what being a Raider fan is about, if you ask me.
by Brett J Valjalo on Sep 14, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....
Sorry to offend you “genius”
by the-old-raiders on Sep 13, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you always an ignorant asshole or just today?
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
dude stop with the gay bashing or get out of here.
the raiders don’t need ignorant fans like you.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
a completely dumbass point and post
even before you get to the homophobic crap
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 12:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Happy about the win.
I think the Raiders had so many penalties because of the rivalry. I am also liking the fans of the Bills blog a whole lot better. They have more football sense, see what I mean:
What appeared on the schedule some weeks back as a “strong possibllity” for a win, may not be “as strong” after watching the Raiders-Broncos last night.
The Raiders showed a surprising command of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. McFadden and Bush ran for 190 yards. McFadden ran for 150 while Bush made the tough, short yardage runs. On defense, Orton was pressured repeatedly and sacked four times. Special teams was, well, special too. Janikowski kicked a 63 yard FG (the game was in Denver) and Lechler gave the Raiders good field position on several occasions.
Frankly, the Raiders performance was, in many ways, as surprising as that of the Bills. The Bills will need to repeat and perhaps exceed their showing against the Chiefs. The Raiders looked considerably more formidable than the Chiefs.
There were Raider weaknesses. The Raiders committed 15 penalties and played some sloppy football. They were unable to mount much of a passing attack with only 99 passing yards. If the Bills can maintain their error free execution and the Raiders continue to make mistakes, the Bills may again have the “strong possibility” of a win. In any event, it shapes up to be a much more interesting contest than it appeared to be several weeks ago. Go Bills.
"Bad is Back, thanks be to the Antichrist" - George Atkinson
Another example:
Big game again for the Run D and O-line and our Run game… Watched a good portion of the game last night and I’m not surprised by Oaklands victory.
They play a Big, tough, and nasty style of football that Buffalo must be prepared to match.
McFadden was an animal last night in the rain and quagmire. Bills D will be tested again and again. Also, the O-line and Fitz will see much more pressure that what the Chiefs did.
One big factor is penalties…Oak. had a ton of penalties of the "personal foul" variety. Buffalo needs to stand tall, be tough, and play physical but not to get suckered into dumb penalties. If they can "turn the other cheek", Buffalo could move the ball strictly by penalty yards. lol.
But seriously, Oak. is no "easy" win. The Bills need to be ready to match their intensity and play Big, tough, physical footbal!
I Billieve the Bills are up to the challenge. The Home opener at the Ralph! Be Prepared!!!
"Bad is Back, thanks be to the Antichrist" - George Atkinson
It's also not a rivalry game
Although I can’t imagine anyone from Buffalo being less than pleasant…
There Air Was Very Cold The The Folks Were Not...Been There Often...
I suspect their fans are much the same…I was there when they were up and I was there when they were down…But no matter how cold it was that stadium was packed out when I was in their neighborhood…And it’s very damn cold there…
Buffalo its alright if your wearing Bills colours
Not so nice if your wearing the other teams colours , Hadpeeps spit on a buddy and throw beers saw guy get beat up. However I suppose all teams have their idiot fans as well as the good ones.
by Canadian Raider on Sep 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
There Air Was Very Cold The The Folks Were Not...Been There Often...
I suspect their fans are much the same…I was there when they were up and I was there when they were down…But no matter how cold it was that stadium was packed out when I was in their neighborhood…And it’s very damn cold there…
Chanting for Tebow like that in a 3 point game was embarrassing for their fans
Whibleybroncos was even angry about it on MHR, also he is a man of his word and honored his side of the bet. His picture is our silver and black pride skull.
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:40 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Think he was referring to Bills fans
Could be mistaken..
Wow did I just stand up for PantyRaider??
lol that is a first terps. Panty you really have lived everywhere! i totally thought u were talking Denver.
I’ve never liked the bills but I respect their fans. Good knowledgeable fans, I just dislike the bills because when I was a kid it seemed like every year they knocked us out of the playoffs
"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 Sep 13, 2011 9:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
awesome team effort. I suspect the slow start for the offense will come with adjustment to a new and very green O line
not every team can do what the Pat’s did with some rookie lineman and Jason will never be a Tom Brady (fucking bastard breaking records again).
Darren was a stud, Mike Bush was a beast, and we showed resiliency. Though almost all Denver’s drives were presents from us, we still didn’t relinquish the lead or the game, or allow the insidious penalties to cost us this one. It’s all uphill from here, and I look forward to watching our development.
Though it was never pretty, we were exerting our will the entire game, and that was good to see. We did give up too much in the air, but didn’t break too often. I saw the overpursuit on the kick right off the bat; let’s not let that happen again, okay?
Lamarr’s recovery was heads up, and clutch, as were the kickers. Defense was my overall most pleasant surprise, and this unit looks to become pretty solid down the stretch. It’ll be a tough game in Buffalo, but I feel we’re prepared to go into their house, neutralize their air attack and Fred Jackson, and come home with two wins under our belt to face the NYJ.
"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
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This team never quit!
In years past they may have folded under the pressure. Denver made some second half adjustments. They name gave up the lead in this game once they had it that was huge.
OMG!!!!!
They also made the Broncos run game a non-factor. John Fox wants the Broncos to be a run first team, but they were dominated so badly in the running game they carried only 13 times and gained just 38 yards.
Do you realize what this means???? The Raiders officially have the #1 Rush D in the NFL!!!!! Praise <Insert God/Savior here>! (trying to be PC)
Win Lose or Tie, Raiders Til I Die
A win is a win
But its even better to beat a rival in there home on monday night ! I actually liked the penalties ! The defensive ones at least. Loved seeing our guys in there roughing up an O-line. Getting in there head. Making them hold almost every play. One word….Dominate. Heyer F-ing kills me! 2? Back to back? And your only a couple of feet from center? Loved some of the play calling in this one. We actually put DMC and Bush on the field together! Jacoby in the back field ! Some man, some blitz, some zone ! Now all we need is to show what kind of threat our WR’s are and we can make that big jump to the next level.
A win is a win
I have to agree with you. I thought the D penalties were good! Building a Bully! I love the run game. I think our receiving corps will improve as the season goes on. I love this win! We won in the rain, the first game of the season and MNF! I’d say we did pretty good.
by RISEoRAIDERS on Sep 13, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
D penalties weren't good
They were able to convert a few “3rd and longs” due to them. No one would be on here praising those penalties if we lost on the last possession…
im sure they meant more of the roughing ones.
the fights and stuff. not the nuetral zone stuff or anything like that
by frank7da2tank on Sep 13, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Either way
Those are worse. I’d much rather have a 5 yarder for neutral zone infraction because someone was a split second too early than have to give up 15 yards because McClain wanted to punch an offensive lineman in the face.
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there goes that DMac! Go Riaders!!!!
The other bad was Nick Miller. He let a ball bounce to the five yard line or less!!!!!!!!!!!
He should’ve just called a fair catch on the 15 which is where the ball took the bounce!!!!! He killed our field position to the max and we had to punt it which is where Decker brought it to the house.
The RaiderLaker
that was pathetic
he should have been cut already and certainly should be now
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 12:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He doesn't add much to the team
We are actually deep at receiver, so a guy like N. Miller doesn’t have much value if he doesn’t play well on special teams.
"I’m back to my first love – the Oakland Raiders and working with the Offensive Line. I’m a Raider for life." -- Steve Wisniewski
JUST WIN BABY!!
A listers were great tonight Reece, McFadden, SeaBass, Lechler all did their thing exceptionally well!
I felt Bush struggled early but the D was just teeing of on him like in the pre on that play with 21 personnel? The pass he drop was inexplicable for Bush he is usually sure handed. When it mattered he kept pounding and as they sucked wind he made them tap out! I like to call Bush the “Truck Stick”.
D-Line was tough and physical. Denver held on almost every play the line was relentless! They lost there cool a little but again they were held on almost every play! Seymour is a great first rounder for this year plus we had him last year. Sons referred to him as “King Leonidis” the king and his 300 crew did their thing it was violent in there but they were up for the task!
Our backers were pretty damn good gave up a few but they were in the game and ballin! Groves played exceptionally well in comparison to the preseason. Wimbley was a beast.! Ro is a difference maker and a fiery dude!!
Corners were decent other then when Joe Porter was out there. Although he and Giordano killed each other on a pic attempt. Saw DVD on a lock-down coverage assignment in the game. CJ played ok he hasn’t played since last year. Routt was super solid got some lame flags in his direction.
Safeties Giordano played his ASS off!!! Boyd was really good well be nice to get Mitchell back in there, Huff was average. No players really beat our safeties deep when was the last time we could say that?
So excited for DHB he can be a viable weapon in the future if he continues to grow… For know all the haters should eat shit. Nice routes caught all 5 balls thrown at him. That was 7 when JC threw it two outside his defender was toasted. It almost look like DHB slowed a little to get separation and re-accelerated. I don’t care if he caught the ball with his ass cheeks almost every receiver out there had drops except DHB!!! Hater haters where are you.
So happy also for Hue and his first win is bigger than all of the last 3 coaches combined!
Div opponent
Rival
Road
Opener
MNF!!
I liked all but about 4 minutes of Bresanhans D it felt like Rob Ryan had hacked into the communication system and Rod Woodson is in effect on this defense as well!!!! Hey Warren Sapp did Mr. Davis call all of theses defensive plays too? If so hats off to Mr. Davis too!
I felt Denver was as dirty as I have seen. That stupid Ayers penalty on McFadden that not a football play. There were too many flags but there should have been more on Denver.The Denver fans are classless Donkeys may they suck for another 3 decades.
Being one of the biggest DHB critics
I loved seeing him step up last night in key situations and play well. This was big because Campball was not comfortable throwing to the receivers last night and someone had to step up. Although I’m not a fan of his route running and catching, when he has the ball in his hands, he can be a beast. Let’s hope many of you are right and this leads to a breakout year.
McFadden is the game MVP though. Denver was killing us in the 2nd half, but his big run to the goal line helped extend the lead, and he was just punishing their weak D all night.
I cringe evertime I see a yellow flag, the lack of poise by this team never ceases to amaze me. New coaches, same problems. I expect in Denver we will have a number of penalties and mistakes to play through, but this was overwhelming and kept a pretty crappy Denver team in the game last night.
In the end, I’ll take the win as a sweet win…never a doubt of course.
"I’m back to my first love – the Oakland Raiders and working with the Offensive Line. I’m a Raider for life." -- Steve Wisniewski
this team needs a lot of penalties to win
When they’re disciplined they lose. Last year 7 of their 8 wins they committed 10 plus penalties and the other win they committed 9. The more the merrier, banana.
by rodeosnake12 on Sep 13, 2011 10:42 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
it's true
They play better when they play aggressive!
by samiam2112 on Sep 13, 2011 11:52 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Also I saw a play were Cooper got thrown to the ground like a rag doll. I don't ever like seeing that shit.
We need Heyer at RG he did bad at RT because he is not quick enough to engage speedy DE’s on the edge.
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he's gonna be there soon!
I still think Hue is gonna mix the personnel up in the second game. They haven’t played against the beast. Rematch the beast will b in there.
by samiam2112 on Sep 13, 2011 12:04 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Heyer was not good
Just cos a guy get’s beat on one play does not mean he should be replaced Coop was solid all night
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"Just win baby. That’s what Al Davis says and that’s all I want to do. . . . I just want to be the best, and I just want to win." - Terrelle Pryor
At RT he was not, but he is better than Coop because he is *stronger and bigger.* G is easy to fill.
You don’t need to be quick ass hell at G. Let’s put Coop at RT, see, he’s not good there either just as Heyer was not good.
Coop is a good vet but he’s old man, people don’t get more quicker/stronger with age, it’s the opposite. He’s a good vet backup. He’s not intimidating and he is not a power guy. He did good… but think about who we played yesterday, their interior was weak. Their D-line was the main weakness
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Also, Dmac had more space to the left to score that TD, dunno why he was trying to let Bailey get close.
He could’ve gotten more to the sideline edge and just run it in. I bet he was trying to embarrass Chump Bailey and break an ankle tackle but he failed.
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still no sign of rodney.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT reply actions
here or on the broncos blog.
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by Nnamdi Asomugha on Sep 13, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It's been a long time baby since I first got down, but I still keeps makin' these funky sounds...
I miss this weeklong feeling of your team kicking your rival’s ass, making the rest of the week feel awesome.
I just wanted to say that.
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I think the fact we played sloppy with penalties and stil won is a great sign
great to some of the ‘other’ guys have an impact, Groves was great, Boyd, Giordano, Blackstock had the punt block, Rock was a beast in the coverage team. DHB had a good game and converted some big third downs and the O-Line was really solid across the board including BARNES!
The only reason Decker scored on the punt return was because of the missed penalty. Take out the penalties we gave up and we would have won by more also (argh)
Gotta get that penalty situation under control immediately, Next week is no easy game.
"We’re going to be a tough, rugged football team that walks with a swagger and plays the way the Raiders used to play." Hue Jackson
"Just win baby. That’s what Al Davis says and that’s all I want to do. . . . I just want to be the best, and I just want to win." - Terrelle Pryor
Having a bad game and winning is normally what great teams do...The Raiders...
have a ways to go before they can be called a great team, however, I will say we are well on their way to being very good. The Raiders are building off a win, not a Loss!! And the game though sloppy would have offered a bigger win for the Raiders had we not played that way…Remember we lost field position due to penalties on our Defense and helped Denver sustain drives. I am sure cooler heads will prevail next game…Buffalo played well against KC, but that’s KC and NOT the Raiders.
Nation our Raiders know what they are capable of and you can believe when they go back to work tomorrow and begin preparing to handle the Bills. Fitzpatrick will not have the benefit of all the time to pass he did against the Chiefs. I expect the Raiders to win against the Bills and continue to compete the entire season.. Of course, we will have to play ball, it’s football and the Bills are pretty confident right now, with that said, speed kills and I expect ours to do just that against the Bills we are much faster than they are. Hue is going to call a great game against the Bills…Go Raiders!!!
by Rodney Sacramento on Sep 13, 2011 1:28 PM PDT reply actions
Nice to start out 1-0.
Goods:
DMAC
O and D lines
LB’s pressure, Safeties coverage help and blitzing
SeBas and Lechler’s 77 yard punt
Campbell’s game management
Bush’s coffin nails
Bads:
Chris Johnson was routinely punked
Penalties, of course, but it appeared the officials were just throwing flags at white jerseys indiscriminately.
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Chris Johnson
had a few mistakes, but he also made more than a handful of really nice tackles, and plays on the ball. He is a perfect number 2 corner in my book. The only non contributor I saw last night was Nick Miller.
even q groves made some plays
the end is nigh
by lchristmas on Sep 13, 2011 7:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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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 Sep 13, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing much new to add here.
Our D-line is unstoppable, and our O-line looks the goods if we could just cut out the silly penalties. Wiz is a rookie so his errors will go with experience (hopefully) but Barnes needs to shape up or ship out.
I was disappointed in the passing game – once again we see evidence that JC can’t be relied on to throw the deep ball consistently. Glad to see DHB making plays though. I think Hue’s figured out that the best way to use him is on shorter routes where he doesn’t have to go up for the ball but can use his size/strength/speed combo to get YAC.
Other than that, nothing much new. Roll on Buffalo.
"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.
Media Biases
So everyone here called Dilfer a Raider Hater and everyone over at MHR thought he was drinking the Black/Silver Kool Aid… I thought Dilfer did a decent job, especially considering he isn’t a commentator usually. He did seem to loooooove Marcel Reece.
http://www.milehighreport.com/2011/9/13/2422241/broncos-vs-raiders-studs-and-duds
Listed as a dud
Trent Dilfer
This tool has to be the worst Monday Night Football broadcaster in Monday Night Football history. Does Al Davis have revealing pictures of him or something because Trent Dilfer was complimenting the Raiders on the most absurd things. He wouldn’t get off his Raider horse and was also giving compliments to Orton for throwing a pass away withing 3 seconds of getting the snap. I sincerely hope he gets fired and I never have to hear another word from him ever again.
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by DEBACLE OF MASS ERUPTION. on Sep 13, 2011 3:12 PM PDT reply actions
CorkOnTheNFL Steve Corkran
When is a loss more than just a loss? Brandon Lloyd, Knowshon Moreno, Elvis Dumervil and Champ Bailey undergoing MRIs today for Broncos.
The Raiders where phically dominating the Donkho's
Although their Safety Brian “16th year” Dawkins was still crushing with every tackle!!!! He apparently still has something left in the tank!
So what's the situation with the receivers now?
Murphy definitely did not play, right? Boss didn’t either, but neither of them are on the injured list anymore (at least according to Yahoo). I did see Schilling out there blocking on one play, is he actually fit to go?
Oh, and I loved how the idiot Bronco fans were chanting for Tebow. Orton is a pretty good QB. Honestly, I think if he were our QB we’d be much better off. Wasn’t impressed with Jason :/ But I digress, I just got a good laugh at that.
Agree. They needed a scapedonkey to explain the disappointment away
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 Sep 13, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Before I forget, what’s with the love for Jerome Boyd? Am I the only one who didn’t like his performance? Yeah, he was around the ball a lot. But mainly was he was getting beat or falling down trying to make a tackle. Him and Porter stuck out in the secondary. I liked the Giordano guy though, he made some plays.
I'm glad you rely on your own take. Boyd about the same as he was vs NO but was horrible v AZ, SF & Seattle.
What matters, of course, is regular season play so Boyd is approaching tolerable.
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 Sep 13, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Boyd made some good tackles last night
he definitely played alot better than he has in the past
by RyanTheRaider on Sep 13, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It's more of a 'pleasant surprise' type of thing I think ...
As opposed to actual ‘love’ ;)
Giordano played real well from what I saw (although it’s a lot harder to gauge defensive players play based on what you see on TV vs. being at the game), and what’s interesting is that IIRC he was actually cut at the end of preseason, but ended up back on the team, and seeing a pretty significant amount of action … I think the Donks OC thought Gio wasn’t very good and that they should be able to pick on him … but it didn’t work out that way for them lol …
Gio’s INT was actually a more impressive catch than I’ve seen any of our WR’s make since Jacoby in the first game against the Queefs last year.
by Brett J Valjalo on Sep 14, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
A great sign?
Sloppy play, ineffective passing attack, incomprehensible penalties in critical situations is NEVER a good sign.
DL – Awesome as advertised
OL – Great game with huge upside: B. Campbell and Barksdale. The only disappointment was the surprisingly poor play of S. Heyer (but this could be nothing more than first game jitters).
RBs – Potentially the best in the league
WRs – Hitches and come backs are an incredible waste of their amazing speed. And they can’t make plays if they don’t get thrown to.
LBs – Overall good game. We may owe an apology to Q. Groves
DBs – Routt and CJ were very solid. From what I saw CJ has really stepped up his play. Giordano filled in superbly for an injured Huff. Don’t get down on Huff… we can’t be sure when he got the groin injury. Did anyone hear T. Branch’s name called last night? Maybe that’s a good thing? As for Boyd… get real. He’s on the bench and game inactive once Mitchell is completely healthy.
QB – Here’s hoping that at some point this season JC proves me completely wrong. We didn’t have effective play calling against Fox’s zone defense, so I can’t put all the blame on Campbell. But that doesn’t excuse the fact that JC WAITS FOR RECEIVERS TO GET OPEN. Can’t do that in the NFL. JC needs to trust his receivers, throw on time, throw to spots. For whatever reason, he lacks the confidence to do any of that.
Now … one… two… three… everyone accuse me of hating because I’m trying to be objective.
Let's talk about Jason's performance last night...
Coach Jackson: Well, I think he did a good job and he’s 1-0 this year. The thing about quarterback play in the National Football League is winning and Jason Campbell right now is 1-0 in his division, and that’s what matters. Are there plays that we all wish we had back? Not just him; I think a lot of players would tell you there were plays that they wish they had back. But at the end of the day, I think what we’re most excited about is winning the football game last night in Denver.
Hmmm… anyone else reading between the lines? Not exactly a vote of confidence from Hue.
Maybe
He wasn’t amazing, but no picks, no fumbles, no really stupid plays either. On the other hand, we don’t have a tight end. Losing Miller was a huge loss. The WRs have been questionable for years, nothing new there, so it’s no wonder if he doesn’t trust them.
In any event, we got nobody better, so we’d better get used to not having a dominating passing attack, and being a running team.
Before we judge the loss of Zach, let's see what Boss can do.
Moreover, it’s premature to judge the passing game when the game plan was to run. Let’s see what Jason does when passing is a big part of the game plan. I think you will start seeing numerous receivers start to shine.
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 14, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hue said he has plays up his cuff, and so far in terms of passing, we have only seen vanilla.
I’m am curious silly what Hue has in mind in terms of passing that is not vanilla.
by RaiderPsycho on Sep 14, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The game was geared towards the run and the it was raining
Camp didnt play great, but he didnt really get a chance to throw the ball that much either.
by RyanTheRaider on Sep 13, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Branch forced a fumble but Denver recovered
Most of the time, the play was stuffed before Branch needed to get involved. Read nothing into his game.
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Each of Campbells passes
1-10-OAK 10
(11:00) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 12-J.Ford to OAK 13 for 3 yards (58-V.Miller). FUMBLES (58-V.Miller), RECOVERED by DEN-26-R.Moore at OAK 15. 26-R.Moore to OAK 15 for no gain (12-J.Ford).
3-4-OAK 26
(8:38) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 12-J.Ford to OAK 33 for 7 yards (26-R.Moore).
2-11-OAK 32
(6:53) 8-J.Campbell pass short right to 83-B.Myers to OAK 35 for 3 yards (24-C.Bailey) [77-B.Bunkley].
3-8-OAK 35
(6:07) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short right to 85-D.Heyward-Bey.
1-3-DEN 3
(13:33) 8-J.Campbell pass short right to 45-M.Reece for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
3-13-DEN 26
(11:57) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass short middle to 83-B.Myers to DEN 19 for 7 yards (20-B.Dawkins).
1-10-OAK 2
(8:05) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete deep left to 85-D.Heyward-Bey.
(4:12) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 20-D.McFadden pushed ob at DEN 48 for 6 yards (21-A.Goodman).
1-10-DEN 24
(2:20) 8-J.Campbell pass short right to 85-D.Heyward-Bey to DEN 20 for 4 yards (24-C.Bailey).
1-6-DEN 6
(1:42) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short middle to 12-J.Ford.
2-6-DEN 6
(1:38) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short middle to 83-B.Myers.
3-3-DEN 3
(1:33) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short middle to 83-B.Myers (30-D.Bruton).
1-10-OAK 39
(:17) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 45-M.Reece pushed ob at DEN 45 for 16 yards (21-A.Goodman).
1-10-OAK 20
(15:00) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 12-J.Ford to OAK 32 for 12 yards (21-A.Goodman).
3-9-OAK 33
(12:57) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete deep right to 83-B.Myers.
1-10-OAK 20
(12:31) 8-J.Campbell pass short right to 45-M.Reece to OAK 24 for 4 yards (52-W.Woodyard).
3-8-OAK 22
(10:53) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass short left to 85-D.Heyward-Bey to OAK 36 for 14 yards (26-R.Moore). DEN-26-R.Moore was injured during the play.
3-16-OAK 46
(7:15) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short middle to 29-M.Bush.
3-12-OAK 18
(:30) (Shotgun) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete short right to 17-D.Moore.
2-9-OAK 21
(8:40) 8-J.Campbell pass incomplete deep right to 85-D.Heyward-Bey.
2-8-OAK 32
(2:54) 8-J.Campbell pass short right to 85-D.Heyward-Bey to OAK 41 for 9 yards (41-C.Vaughn).
I was Happy with Jasons throwing
I figured the weather had a lot to do with him not throwing as much like I have said before I would of had them run the ball more towards the goaline instead of throw and maybe have more 3 WR sets but I understand they wanted the extra player for blocking. I dont think the Bills are that much better than the Broncos but I do believe the Chiefs are that Bad
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