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2016 Oakland Raiders thread (1 Viewer)
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dcgangstas
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Loving life Baby!!!
We're in the playoffs, y'all. Thank you Titans!!!
Hearing "The Autumn Wind" in the distance.
We're in the playoffs, y'all. Thank you Titans!!!
Hearing "The Autumn Wind" in the distance.
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massraider
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DocHolliday
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Carr is struggling some as well. I am going to blame it on the finger. Not sure what is going on with Cooper. He shows flashes but then disappears. Maybe he is banged up again. He is still young though and is definitely going to be a strong starting WR for the Raiders for years.
Tommy Collins
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Very odd. Typically whoever from Crabtree & Cooper has the better matchup generally does better that week. This week Crabtree did have the better matchup. But Crabtree seems to always be involved despite the matchup while Cooper disappears a lot. Very curious what's going on here.
Charlie Harper
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I think Carr just trust Crabtree more and I don't blame him one bit.
dcgangstas
Footballguy
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Is Cooper also drawing double and bracket coverage? That could also be a reason for his dearth of looks.
massraider
Footballguy
I don't care who gets the yards.
Mario back this week, is the rumor.
Mario back this week, is the rumor.
32 Counter Pass
Footballguy
I think you are correct, but it is a bit odd since Crabtree leads the league in dropped passes.
Charlie Harper
Footballguy
From my crappy memory it seems like Crabtree has drops, but a lot of them are really tough catches to begin with...catches that no other WR would even get their hands on.32 Counter Pass said:
DocHolliday
Footballguy
That is partly true; however, Crabtree also drops passes that should be caught. He had a couple of rough games a few weeks back.
32 Counter Pass
Footballguy
He dropped a very catchable ball in the red zone yesterday to kill a drive. Then he turns around and makes that great td catch. Go figured.
massraider
Footballguy
Would have been a great experience to go to a takeover in SD, I've never done it.
If we host a playoff game, I'm flying to OAK for that one.
And obviously, if we wind up in NE for the AFC title, I'll be there for that.
ICON211
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I was supposed to go to the tuck rule game and ended up not being able to go. I'm glad I wasn't there for that in hindsight. Hell I'm still bitter over that.
Would have been a great experience to go to a takeover in SD, I've never done it.
If we host a playoff game, I'm flying to OAK for that one.
And obviously, if we wind up in NE for the AFC title, I'll be there for that.
massraider
Footballguy
I was there. Pretty amazing experience. By the way, there wasn't a flake of snow on the ground 6 hours before that game.
We were driving down to tailgate, and as we passed the stadium, my buddy (Pats fan) yelled, ''I just saw a snowflake!!'' By the time we parked, snow was coming down heavy. Kept up all night. Pats fans were praying for the snow to slow down Gannon, and that was a crazy storm. Heavy snow, I couldn't believe the teams were playing in it. 4 inches of snow on the field, they were shoveling the yard lines.
After the Beikert/Woodson sack/strip/fumble/recovery, I said to my Raiders buddy, ''OK, we just gotta get out of here alive....'', and my Pats buddy tapped me on the shoulder, and pointed at the challenge flag. I knew, right away, they were gonna screw us.
Sarlakticacid
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I heard Ross Tucker interview a Raider involved in that game, can't remember who, and that player said they were standing around for 5 mins waiting for the refs to figure that out and that they called New York for advice... something along those lines.
The above just adds to how much abnormal activity went on that night
DocHolliday
Footballguy
That call was not about advice. It was a bonus negotiation right there on the sideline.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
i gotta go to that for sure
Would have been a great experience to go to a takeover in SD, I've never done it.
If we host a playoff game, I'm flying to OAK for that one.
And obviously, if we wind up in NE for the AFC title, I'll be there for that.
massraider
Footballguy
We'd have to get together for that one.
One thing I've realized with a good team is people are sure writing about MVP and Pro Bowl and power rankings a lot.
It's not possible for me to care less about that stuff. But man, a, lot of people must. No one writing about the #1 seed in our sights, but all kinds of MVP debate.
BustedKnuckles
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32 Counter Pass
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Frankly a strong argument could be made for Crabtree as well.
Very happy to see 3 oline make it. Penn has been playing very well this season.
Very happy to see 3 oline make it. Penn has been playing very well this season.
RaiderBones
Footballguy
These players were named as Pro Bowl alternates is they should be needed.
Levi Damien @LeviDamien 4h4 hours ago
#Raiders Pro Bowl alternaties: Michael Crabtree, Gabe Jackson, Seabass, Marquette King, Latavius Murray, Jamize Olawale and Jalen Richard
This beauty from Osemele.
Vic Tafur @VicTafur 4h4 hours ago
Osemele on making Pro Bowl: “We’re focused on winning the Super Bowl so hopefully we’re not playing in this game.” #Raiders
Levi Damien @LeviDamien 4h4 hours ago
#Raiders Pro Bowl alternaties: Michael Crabtree, Gabe Jackson, Seabass, Marquette King, Latavius Murray, Jamize Olawale and Jalen Richard
This beauty from Osemele.
Vic Tafur @VicTafur 4h4 hours ago
Osemele on making Pro Bowl: “We’re focused on winning the Super Bowl so hopefully we’re not playing in this game.” #Raiders
massraider
Footballguy
massraider
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Reading Football Outsiders, and read some interesting stuff. Oakland is only team not to blow a 4th quarter lead. That sounds impressive, until you consider the record they may break:
Can this team come from behind to beat BAL at home, or NE on the road in the playoffs? I dunno.
The defense does fine when it bends but doesn't break, and gets to 3rd and longs, but too often they let teams break off big chunks on early downs.
The offense has too many mental mistakes that result in wasted drives, too many ill-conceived drives that start with plays that go nowhere, and result in negative yardage.
The way they are playing ball now is not Super Bowl worthy, we really need them to be playing their best ball going into the playoffs. The Colts should be wet paper towel, we should run right over them, no excuse for any other result.
Hard to lose 4th quarter leads when you don't have them. This team all year has come from behind to beat teams, a lot of those teams that probably should not have been beating us in the first place. It's great that we have the clutch gene, but the entire team has not shown the ability to dominate, and just win a game wire to wire. The talent is there. It's weird to complain about a team with only 3 losses, coming off a 7-9 season, but the Raiders are a Super Bowl contender, but there is talent at all levels, except maybe linebacker.
Can this team come from behind to beat BAL at home, or NE on the road in the playoffs? I dunno.
The defense does fine when it bends but doesn't break, and gets to 3rd and longs, but too often they let teams break off big chunks on early downs.
The offense has too many mental mistakes that result in wasted drives, too many ill-conceived drives that start with plays that go nowhere, and result in negative yardage.
The way they are playing ball now is not Super Bowl worthy, we really need them to be playing their best ball going into the playoffs. The Colts should be wet paper towel, we should run right over them, no excuse for any other result.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Hoping that Edwards return pulls the same kind of magic for Mack as he apparently did back when MEJ was healthy -- not just a contributor in his own right, but MEJ seemed to open up Mack's play that much more.
Could be the extra little piece we need to secure the kind of D that will get us far into the playoffs, enabling that aforementioned wire to wire lead.
Could be the extra little piece we need to secure the kind of D that will get us far into the playoffs, enabling that aforementioned wire to wire lead.
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
That was my 1st thought.
"It's weird to complain about a team with only 3 losses" Something i never thought i would hear at the start of the season
Are their any teams out there that dominate games, against playoff teams, wire to wire this year? Seems they all have their warts this season.
I don't understand why we don't run more hurry up, outside of end of half drives/when we are down 2 or 3 scores. Id like to see it instituted earlier as the last 2 games when we ran hurry up the offence rolled down the field like a ####### juggernaut in KC and SD. Why do they not try it in the 1st 3 drives just for a single drive to get the Offence into gear?
massraider
Footballguy
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Good call out. Haven't done the analysis, but would imagine when you look at teams that have seemed to have dominate games (NE, DAL) that the scoring is more distributed than you would think.
Still, I think the notion is that the consistently successful teams are ones that are able to score more often than not with their first posession, and answer score for score to stay ahead and/or clamp their D down to prevent comeback scores from their opponents through the game. In this way, the lead they get early is maintained more or less through the game.
This is not the Raiders yet. But looking at the way they've stepped up this year, they may not be too far away.
Question I have is whether this is always a good thing. Some teams -- like the Raiders this year -- need to feel like the underdogs and may actually thrive more with the pressure of having to come back and win the game. This is the team we are now, and I'm not sure it's such a bad thing if that's what the team needs to continue to step up and succeed.
massraider
Footballguy
Regading your first statement, it does seem like it's possible. The Denver game, we can't be that team on the regular?
Also, Merry Christmas, Raider Nation:
joey
Footballguy
Yeah. Something is up with Cooper.
Sure he had that one really nice 35 yard catch. But then he cuts his route short at the goal line (thankfully it wasn't intercepted). I'm not counting play by play but it looks like Cooper is only out there for half the plays. Not what we'd expect for our stud #1 WR. Color me concerned.
Sure he had that one really nice 35 yard catch. But then he cuts his route short at the goal line (thankfully it wasn't intercepted). I'm not counting play by play but it looks like Cooper is only out there for half the plays. Not what we'd expect for our stud #1 WR. Color me concerned.
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Sarlakticacid
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Greg Cosell said something interesting regarding Tom Savage last week: that when he identified man coverage on Hopkins (against the Jags ace CB) he threw that way. Carr is not doing that, with Cooper at least, he either has been coached that way, doesn't trust himself or doesn't trust Cooper
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
Did anyone here request a dominant game from start to finish to lead into the playoffs??
massraider
Footballguy
These young RBs baby. Need a nickname.
massraider
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Sarlakticacid
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massraider
Footballguy
####
Sarlakticacid
Footballguy
double ####!!
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Sorry Oakland, sucks when the starting QB gets injured as you are making a playoff push. Know how you feel.
massraider
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