The caption above should read: Is there anything in there?
Today, Oakland played a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Everything went fine, except for one play.
That play killed us.
Early in the game, with the score tied 3-3, the Raiders tried a fake FG at the 11:57 mark. Apparently, someone on the Raiders coaching staff thought they were still in college.
The ball, grabbed by Lechler, was supposed to be flipped to Janikowski, went through the kicker's legs.
And a player for Kansas City ran it back for a touchdown.
Now, don't get me wrong. Oakland had other chances. Twice on drives, heading into the end zone, Russell was either overthrowing players, like Ronald Curry in the end zone, or throwing it off a yard, like an over the middle pass to Ashley Lelie.
Surprisingly, a TD by Justin Fargas would tie the game at 10-10, in the third quarter.
Then the second and third things to go wrong today happened.
On Kansas City's drive for a touchdown, Gibril Wilson had a ball hit him cleanly in the chest...and he failed to reel it in. Thigpen didn't have a player near him to count as a receiver on this play.
The second was when Justin Fargas, who had only one fumble all year, had one get jarred loose by a incoming Chief player.
Kansas City proceeded to turn this into a 10-point lead, with 8:54 to go.
Oakland didn't go down without a fight, but you could tell the Raiders defense, who had been on the field a long time, was getting tired.
A small drive got Janikowski into range, and brought the game, at that time 20-10, up to 20-13 Chiefs.
And then the Chiefs simply ran out the clock.
Oakland had their chances...just like their season.
This one's on the coach that called the trick play.
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Sassafras 7 months ago
DON'T TRY AND TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL. I told you that already, young lady.
YOU POSTED:
"The caption above should read: Is there anything in there?
Today, Oakland played a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Everything went fine, except for one play.
That play killed us.
Early in the game, with the score tied 3-3, the Raiders tried a fake FG at the 11:57 mark. Apparently, someone on the Raiders coaching staff thought they were still in college.
The ball, flipped to Shane Lechler, was then fumbled.
And a player for Kansas City ran it back for a touchdown."
The ball wasn't flipping to Lechler, YOU MORON. Lechler's the holder. He flipped it BLINDLY to JanoFatasski, who missed it completely.
You don't even watch the games, so shut the hell up already. You make excuses "It's the refs" "It's the ref's" It's the coach"..
HOW ABOUT THE RAIDERS LOOKED AND PLAYED LIKE TOTAL CRAP???
Ever hear of that???
Now, shut up because you're embarrassing all Raider fans.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
You shut up, Stevey.
And yes, I know it's you, idiot.
You never come up with an original comment, never write anything yourself, and have to keep using new handles, because once you open your mouth, the account gets banned.
Do you know why, yet?
Because, you're a motor mouth, and an idiot.
Get a clue, and get out of here.
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Umer Waris 7 months ago
This is sad.... absolutely sad.
There goes all that optimism all down the drain once more.
Here we are looking forwards towards another season.... and then another and another and.....
An absolute.... pity.
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John Lewin 7 months ago
M. Silver over at yahoo called this one spot on: The fake punt is fine. But, even if it gets there, expecting Seabass to run 15 yards is optimistic at best.
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George Patrino 7 months ago
Sassafras is right. It wasn't lechler, it was Jano.
Do you even watch the games, RaiderCard?
You follow it on NFL.com?
Probably would be good if you left the comment to others.
You seem to be dragging the forum down, if you want an impartial opinion.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
George, if you want to know something, sasafras is what's commonly known as a Troll.
Him, and about 32 of his other handles spent the last 3 weeks, changing handles, writing garbage, chewing me out, and acting like little girls.
Over and over.
I get sick of it, both ways.
And yes, I actually watched the game yesterday, from 1:30 pm local time, to almost 6pm, to finish watching the Broncos-Jets game.
I got to see all of the Raiders game, the end of the Giants game, and the games for the Falcons-Chargers, Steelers-Patriots, and even part of the Bellichek cryathon.
And if you think I'm bringing down the forum, how many articles have you written? Or has this Troll written?
Go ahead, reply.
Or, be another one comment wonder.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
4th-10, KC25 11:57 S. Lechler rushed up the middle for no gain. S. Lechler fumbled. M. Leggett recovered fumble and returned for 67 yards
Hmm, George....seems that Janikowski really did a fumble. The official reading didn't show him being involved in the play. Better call the NFL and tell them their official scorer screwed up too.
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Steve Welliver 7 months ago
I am not sure what the back and forth banter is all about here. All I know is when your Quarterback is 10 of 28 passing, with one reception to a wide receiver (for zero yards) you are not going to win many (any?) games.
The Raiders need to hire a first rate Quarterback coach to mentor Mr. Russell, and hire a coach whom they plan on having some continuity with. Otherwise Mr. Russell will become the second coming of Todd Marinovich...
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Farris Gunning 7 months ago
now that was said perfectly Steve. The Raiders need some help in the coaching staff, but who will coach for the old timer Al?
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John Lewin 7 months ago
You guys really need to f@!# and get it over with.
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Farris Gunning 7 months ago
I agree John, it's madness with the child like comments back and forth. Raider Card has issues dealing with being wrong and attacks anyone who writes against him. Scroll past the trolls my friend. I dont even read his threads or comments anymore, it's pitiful!!!
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
Farris, two things.
First of all, George is a Troll. That much is obvious, once Alexander starts eliminating the garbage from the comments, it might be easier to read.
Since two Georges reply from different accounts, both named george, and his comments are both personal and article, I get tired of the same 12 year old garbage.
As for the score, it seems someone liked to go in and edit the article, and swapped it out. George, was that you as well?
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Charles Massie 7 months ago
The reality of all this is is that Cable should never had called a trick play at that point in the game. Most Raider/Chiefs games go down to the wire, so you would want to get as many points on the board as possible, even if it means kicking the field goal to go ahead by 3. Against the Chiefs D you would have to figure that you would get more chances to score. It was just a bad call at the wrong time. Special teams have either made or broke the Raiders all year long.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
You got it, Charles.
A play here, a goof up there. The one, that could have hurt us, was when Higgins ran the touchdown back against the Dolphins, part of me wanted him to get stopped at the 50. Why? Because, with a touchdown, we take the lead, but we give them the ball back with about 4:50 left on the clock. But at the same time, we don't score the touchdown, you put the ball in our offense's hands, that hasn't scored an offensive touchdown. That, and when the offense doesn't score, the defense spends a lot of time on the field getting tired out.
Odd question. Do you think we should have done an onside kick, with a 25 percent chance of working, or a long kick, like we did and hope our defense stops them?
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Charles Massie 7 months ago
Raider Card,
Higgins run back against the Dolphins was a great play at the right time in a close game. That play should have gave the Raiders D a spark to stop the Dolphins and force them to go 3 and out. I know it put the D back in the field, but you have backups to give your starters a rest. Besides, I dont think Rob Ryan blitz enough with his linebackers. The Raiders really dont have a front 4 that can pressure quarterbacks, especially when Burgess hasnt been playing due to the injury. The Raiders Defense has not closed the games out well when they have the lead in the 4th quarter. The Dolphins game was a prime example of that. Back to Higgins, he has been inconsistent this season, but I believe he will get better and become a serious playmaker threat whenever he touches the ball because he has that type of game breaking speed. What made me mad with him was his bonehead play against Baltimore where he received the kickoff and ran out of bounds at the 2 yard line!! I was at that game, and was furious. I have never seen a kick returner on any level of football do that. I believe Russell was sacked for a safety on that possession. Bonehead plays like that has hurt the Raiders. Lechler has been consistent as usual, and Janikowski has been good, but Higgins has made or broke the Raiders this season. I dont think you kick an onside kick in that Dolphin game, because you have to have confidence in your Defense that they wont allow a team to drive 60 or 70 yards. Put in your subs in with fresh legs and let them put pressure on the offense. Look at Chris Johnson, he was a backup, now that he gets playing time at cornerback, he has become a complimentary playmaker with Namdi. The Raiders D will be very good next year!!
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
You're funny, george. how many accounts are you going to create? I already have you listed as 4 different georges....and as for padding my stats, that's a trip too....the only person who seems to come here repeatedly, is you, your alter ego Raiderstevie, Reality, and any of his other personas.
Still say, some medication should clear that right up.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
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Gee, George. You seem a whole lot like another guy who spams articles of mine, can't have an account for longer than 5 minutes, and only posts one shot posts. Care to explain yourself? Or why that sign on your back says, Raidersteve Doyle?
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Russell Fike 7 months ago
Aside from all the bashing of one another, I will point out that Jamarcus Russell's completion percentage in the second half was far from stunning. I'm not sure he has the accuracy to match the arm strength, and if I were a Raider fan I'd shudder when I hear the announcer say something as, "This is not a team built to come from behind." To assume a team can get the lead in every game is unwise.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
Russell right now, and for most of the season, has had two major problems.
One, is quality wideouts. Walker, Ashley, and Curry, all had problems hanging onto the ball.
The other, was time. Yesterday, Russell had a lot of time to sit in the pocket, and the few times he got flushed out, he'd either run for it, or wind up throwing it away.
One thing he needs to get a handle on, is how much strength he has. a couple times he's overthrow a target, or worse, on the replay, there was no player nearby to make a catch.
The best player the Raiders have on offense right now, is Miller, who is already ahead of last year's yardage, with fewer receptions. Hopefully in the draft, we'll find someone with good hands out there to pair up with Schillins.
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Charles Massie 7 months ago
Russell,
I believe Jamarcus Russell's accuracy will get better, but having a sure handed receiver will help him in that area of accuracy as well. I believe Al Davis will make an attempt to get Ocho Cinco during the offseason, if not him, then they better draft the best receiver coming out of college. I have watched Jamarcus make some good throws down the middle to Miller and Lelie. He can hit the short routes and the long routes, its the intermediate routes that he cant seem to connect on. I thought going into the season, that the Raiders would be last years Jacksonville Jaguars, with how the Jaguars limited their use of Gerrard's throwing and focused more on both of their running backs. The Raiders could have the same success, but injuries to Fargas and McFadden messed up the game plans in most games. Jamarcus will get better, I have seen glimpses. You also have to take into account that he doesnt have a great or a very good play calling coach putting him position to be succesfull. This was practically his rookie season, he hasnt thrown alot of interceptions, which is always plus. He has shown heart and toughness. That can take you along way in this league...look at Brett Favre..
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
Georgey porgie pudding and pie, can roll over and eat s--t and die.
Lookie, it rhymes!
Nice try in trying to disguise yourself, or claiming that stevie is a real fan...when he's a chiefs fan, all along.
Now, be sure to copy that to a notepad, so that when Alexander deletes it, you don't lose your single-celled ameoba thought process there, loser.
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Josh Harris 7 months ago
Russell's problem could be time. Could be his receivers catching the ball. Hell, it could even be just his age.
But, look at the Broncos. They have one of the worst receiving corps when it comes to catching that ball, and look at Cutler. He is flourishing.
Now, as for the argument of time, Russell just isnt as athletic enough, and that isnt bragging or bashing, thats saying that when Russell scrambles, he is usually sacked. Time is what separates the men from the boys in this league. If you don't have the time to make the throw, you MAKE time, and thats what makes a great quarterback.
But Bronco fans do feel the same kind of pain as you, Card, when your star receiver is the third-worse in the league in dropped passes.
I aint tryin to pick a fight with you because Lord knows you are one of the most stubborn posters on this site (not a bad thing), I'm just sayin, they need to bench Russell till next season before he becomes another Patrick Ramsey.
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Raider Card Addict 7 months ago
Possible Josh. Although, with him getting injured again, I think the Raiders will need to look at finding some offensive linemen. If you watched tonight's game, and the game against the Chiefs, Russell had all day, but against the Chargers, they came at him constantly, until they knocked him out. Also they forced him into throwing two INTs and one fumble.
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Josh Harris 7 months ago
I didn't get a chance to see the game, but I followed it on ESPN, it looked like the Chargers were just taking out all their anger on you guys.
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