Oakland Raiders Must "Keep on Pushing" in Week 5 to Make Strides

Do you remember the group called the Impressions? Well, their song would be a good one to pep up the Oakland Raiders after their loss to the New England Patriots.

Keep on pushing is what the Raiders must do. Taking it one game at a time, and day by day will make the difference and keep your morale high. Listen to the music and say it to yourself, "Keep on pushing."

Another song is "We fall down, but we get up."

Hue Jackson was willing to take the blame for the ailing performance of the Oakland Raiders. The Raider Nation cannot let him do that. It's a team effort, and it's the teams fault, including the coaches.

Near the end of the fourth quarter, the team tried to get it together, but it was too late.

One colleague said that one reason some of the old guys played so hard and so well is that all of their chips were on winning the games, especially in 1980. Losing a football game, to the old timers, was like losing an opportunity to do well in life. They were hungry for victories.

I wonder what the young players think the penalty is for losing the game on Oct. 2?

One thing is certain, a lot of hard work is still needed. You can say that some progress is being made, but it is the rate of progress that raises some concern.

Let's not get hasty, give the team time to gel and to form a unified persona and consistent character on the playing field.

As the Impressions would say, and we say it, too, in the Raider Nation: Keep on Pushing.