Raider Round Up: The Comings And Goings: OC

Knapp will be fine. It’s obvious that Allen wants a ball-control offense, and Knapp can run that kind of attack.

Our offense last year really wasn’t all that. Too many flat games, too many games where we were holding on by our fingernails in the fourth because it was against our offense’s religious beliefs to score after mid-third quarter (at least that’s what it seemed like).

As for us being on the cusp of 11-5, I couldn’t disagree more. The best this team, as currently constituted, could realistically have reached would have been 10-6 and blown out in the playoff game. Too many penalties, too much inconsistency, too many guys cruising on auto-pilot for games at a time (I’m looking at YOU, Richard Seymour, Tommy Kelly, Rolando McClain and Michael Bush), and too many guys playing out of position (for instance, we currently have three 3-technique DT’s starting, when you only need one). A complete blow-up was necessary, even if it causes a step back for a year.

I have been reading ( way to much ) blogs,articals,reports on what the Raiders should or should not have done,why this coach and not that one? Believe me, I have been right there with you.The more I read the more I have come up with is.
Now that Mr Al Davis (my way or the highway) is no longer with us we have a GM with good sense of what will work and what will not, he will also take the “Al collar” off of the coach and allow him to hire who is best.
I do have this feeling that coach Allen knows what other teams have know for years and that’s (it’s like the other teams had our playbook) how to stop the Raiders. This might be a long shot but here it goes.
Revamping the O line and the D line with new coaches and bringing a whole new look could be a good thing. Yes, I know, I know, but the coaches that are being brought in didn’t exactly have good seasons or track records.Maybe they had they’er hands tied or they didn’t have good enough players, maybe do to injuries on key players. I really don’t have a good answer, but once again I find myself supporting the Raiders and hopeing we will have a better (maybe a playoff shot) seasons.
So to all the Raider fans please do all the research you can and remember NO MORE AL DAVIS this will be a new team

I admit it is the strangest of hires. They had to know how the fans would react (and over react), but I’m still holding out hope. Imagine ____ (your favorite offensive mind here) running the offense with Jalardas as QB, Lane Kiffin and Al constantly fighting and a defense that seemed to give up 200 yds rushing a game. I tend to ignore his role in that nightmare, because I simply can’t define it and choose to try to forget that it ever happened.

Again, I have no recollection of the events of which you speak. I just can’t go there.

Couldn’t agree more!