the Oakland Raiders' Time Is Now

Well, fans of the Silver and Black...

...Did you think you'd be playing for first place, in the FIRST WEEK?

Check it out.

Kansas City gets taken down by New England. Not many people doubted it, simply because New England was high powered. However, New England has to be in shock after their breadwinner, Tom Brady, goes down hurt.

The latest is that he's done for 2008, but the team is running silent. The other side of the news has them bringing in Chris Simms for a tryout. Stay tuned.

Part two: The Chargers lost at home. Yes, that's not a typo. The Carolina Panthers, minus Steve Smith, both kept the Chargers off the board, but also mounted a last-second comeback to win the game. Ok, two seconds.

So now we go into Monday night—Oakland vs. Denver—and the winner has a one-game lead on a division, with 3 0-1 teams.

If this doesn't light a fire under the Raiders...Maybe Davis could offer bonuses for winning against Shanahan. Money talks, right?

Ok, some primary things for going into tomorrow night.

Ball control will be key. Nothing hurts worse than hurting yourself on dumb plays, like falling back in the pocket and fumbling the ball away. Or going for a pass, turning the wrong way, and then throwing a pick. If no one's open, and trouble comes, throw it away...Russell, we know you have the arm.

McFadden, your job is simple: punch holes, hang onto the ball, and make for daylight.

Curry, Walker, Lelie, get possessed by the spirit of Tim Brown and the hands of Fred Biletnikoff.

And Janik, pretend you're George Blanda. Not the QB, the kicker.

If all goes well, Shane Lechtler won't have to imitate Ray Guy.

Oakland, it's in your hands. Make the game tomorrow so loud...

...They'll be able to hear it across the bay!