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POLL: "Enjoy The Little Things". The Lighter Side

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Sometimes in life it’s easy to lose focus and get distracted. It helps when someone or something pulls us back and we can refocus on what’s really important. This is not one of those times, I just feel like it’s time for another pointless Fanpost and I’ve been too busy to sit down and scratch one out. Well, I’m back, you’re here, and we need some gratuitous girlie pics. That’s just how I roll. Given the time of year, the holidays, and where the Raiders find themselves in the waning part of the NFL season, it’s understandable that there is a certain amount of angst associated with how they end their season. Sure, I’ve read the arguments and understand somewhat how different fans feel regarding the final three games. For that reason, let’s pause and consider how the season has transpired and ponder the remaining games on the schedule for 2014 from the perspective of "enjoying the little things".

Don't take my word for it, take it from Natasha...

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No. 1

One Prime Time Victory

The season started with a ten game losing streak that wasn’t snapped until the Chiefs came to Oakland on a rainy Thursday night, Oakland’s lone prime time game of 2014. The team picked the best time to win its first game and snap a losing streak that stretched back over a year to the 2013 season, when the Raiders beat the woeful Houston Texans.

No. 2

Houston Wishing for a Redo on Their Draft Pick

Houston would go on to "earn" the first pick of the 2014 Draft and would use that pick to draft much-heralded Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney would go on to register seven tackles and NO sacks in 2014 and be placed on IR to "preserve" him for 2015. I’ll let you decide how to discount what is now, essentially, a 2015 first round pick, assuming he returns completely healthy. As a result, Khalil Mack "slipped" to the Raiders at pick number 5, and the rest, as they say, is history.

No. 3

The Petite Things In Life

You don't only have to enjoy the little things in life, you can enjoy the petite things in life as well...hmmm.

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No. 4

The Sack

I don’t remember the last time there was so much anticipation for one player to register a sack, but on November 16th in San Diego, Mack registered his first official NFL sack against your and my favorite QB, Philip Rivers. Kind of poetic, actually, that it was against, arguably, the whiniest QB in the league. Take that, Mr. Cry Me A River.

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No. 5

Rookie Records

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Against those very Chargers in Oakland, on October 12th, second round pick Derek Carr set a Raiders rookie record by throwing four touchdown passes and finished the game with a QB rating of 107.7 on 18/34 pass attempts, for 282 yards, with an 8.3 average. Not bad, rook! Not happy with one rookie record, Carr would go on to break the Raiders rookie record for touchdown passes.

No. 6

Small Packages

My understanding is that this lovely clocks in at barely five feet…yeah…BTW, it must suck to be cold and only wearing a nighty.

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No. 7

Two Big Wins

NOT just two wins. Two BIG wins. The Raiders didn’t beat the Jacksonville Jaguars or the 2013 Houston Texans, they beat two teams with serious playoff aspirations in the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. A division rival and the "hated" cross Bay rival. Is a win just a win? I dunno about that but these two feel special.

No. 8

Pigtails

I could not confirm this chick’s height…but she has pigtails, dammit, PIGTAILS!!! You complainin’ ???

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No. 9

Spoiler Alert

The chance to play spoiler. Don’t think the Raiders have anything to play for? Think again. All three remaining teams have some postseason aspirations (I know, the Bills’ chances are slim) and the Raiders were penciled in as a "win" on each of these team’s chalkboards at the beginning of the season, at least by their fans. Let that shit sink in for a minute…wanna play to win now??? Kansas City Chiefs: how delicious would it be to sweep a team that penciled in not one but TWO wins against the Raiders? Buffalo Bills: last home game of the season? Think the Raiders need motivation in front of the fans? They’ve been lethal the past two home games. Don’t see that changing here. Ah, the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning: Khalil Mack gets another opportunity to realize his preseason desire to sack Peyton AND play spoiler in Denver, sending them on the road for a key playoff game. How much time would we all spend on MHR sipping their tears? Hell, most of us would be chugging them like they were pitchers of our favorite beer.

No. 10

That Look

Do I have to say anything here? No, really?

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Holy moly, we need a poll, ok?