Fok julle naaiers!, I'm not sure what the Raiders did to piss off John Harbaugh and the Ravens. A long streak of dickishness runs through the Harbaugh family, that's nothing new. A heaping helping of humble pie would do them some good, but for now they're riding high, living big and they can have their moment. I won't hate on John Harbaugh or the Ravens beyond that. If the Raider defense did its job, Baltimore wouldn't pile on the points. When it's all said and done, B-more is just a dirty little burgh and the Ravens will always be purple clad interlopers playing second fiddle to the memory of the Baltimore Colts.
We're at the nadir of the 2012 season... that point where as a die hard Raider fan you realize that all hope is rapidly slipping away. This is a situation that calls for Monte Poole, who has been noticeably absent along with his sharp, visceral comments ever since he laid into the Raiders, referring to them as "45 clown suits all of them empty" Right about now the pained collective expressions of Raider Nation resemble that of expressionist artist Edvard Munch's "The Scream" Looking on the bright side the Oakland Trib reports that Darren McFadden is now walking better... as for running better, not even doctors can help him with that.
Just think, when the history of Oakland Raiders football is finally written down into stone, it will be noted that Justin Fargas was more productive than Darren McFadden, at half the cost and with half the hype. This holy scripture will also remind us that picking Todd Marinovich, JaMarcus Russell and Terrelle Pryor in the draft was stupid as hell. We shall take those stone tablets and bury them in the Mojave desert for future generations of Raider Nation to dig up and build a religion around. Saint LaMonica, the Angel Ben Davidson and the ayatollah rock 'n rolla himself, Al Davis. Damn it Monte Poole!... say something, before I incur the wrath of jihadists around the world.
The beat down by the Ravens is what separates the real Raider fans from the those fashionistas who just like wearing black. No matter what transpires against New Orleans, the hard core will show up for work on Monday decked out in Raider gear. I faced down my hecklers this past Monday by loudly stating "What the fuck did we do to piss off the Ravens?" Everyone left me alone after that. Let's shift gears, when Jay Cutler got his bell rung, Jason Campbell finally got into a game for da' Bears and did what he always did for us.... not a goddamthing! The Chicago offense spun it's wheels as the monsters of the midway took an ass kicking from the Houston Texans.
Who still wants Jason Campbell back? The ridiculous notion that Campbell was a better quarterback than Carson can be put to rest. Our problems aren't on the offensive side of the ball anymore (Greg Knapp lets a huge sigh of relief) It's the defense, stoopid! disregarding their collective ages, this defense plays like old men. With Knapp finally having escaped the frying pan, Jason Tarver now finds himself firmly planted on the hot seat. All along we knew it would come down to the defense gassing out on us. It happened in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Coaches come and go, while the defense kills our dreams for a better tomorrow.
Well... here's a wake up call for Tarver and his troops, Drew Brees seems to have finally hit his stride and the 'Aints are back to being the Saints. The Bourbon Street Bounty Hunters will see B-more's 55 and double down. If New Orleans scores under 70 points, let's call it a moral victory and lick our wounds. The Cincinnati Bengals, their future well secured with our draft picks, rolled Eli Manning and the Giants.. like it weren't nothin'. Meanwhile in Denver ol' fetus head is playing like he's been rejuvenated by the thin air of the Rockies. Peyton Manning is slinging passes like a college boy even as he stumbles around like a zombie.
None of this bodes well for the Raiders. At this point all we can hope for is that Kansas City keeps stumbling around, the Cleveland Browns stay down and for the Chargers not to magically get recharged. Because those are the only games left on the schedule that we have a hope in hell of winning, and I'm being generous at that....... WHAT!.... what's that?.... GAME RECAP!, you want a GAME RECAP? We lost 55-20, we hit a historic low.... drrrr! drrrr!
Monte Poole has bailed on us, but Jerry McDonald (NFL beat writer for the Oakland Tribune) is always money, "The Raiders went beyond mere defeat with a loss of historical proportions" The Ravens finished the game with Tyrod Taylor at quarterback, otherwise eighty points wasn't out of the question. Combined with the 42 points the Raider defense gave up to Tampa Bay, that's 97 points over two games. That's second only to the 99 points the Raiders gave up in the first two games of the 1961 season. The 55 points scored by Baltimore tied the record for the most points given up by the Raiders in a single game, 1981 against the San Diego Chargers.
"Things came apart in the third quarter" said Carson Palmer "they kept scoring and we couldn't keep up. With all the penalties and mental errors we had there's no way we're going to beat a playoff team on their field" At that rate the Raiders needed to score about 70 points themselves to throttle the Ravens. The Raiders racked up 105 yards in penalties including two personal fouls by LB. Aaron Curry, who was making his 2012 debut after resting his shitty knees. Coach Allen summed up the game, "The outcome like that is unacceptable, we have to do better and we have to look at that and see what we can do to give ourselves a better chance"
That sounds just like something Hue Jackson would have said.... Raider Rules, the more things change, the more they stay the same! Win ugly, lose ugly... get over it!
Raider Notes:
Another round of NFL Hall of Fame voting, another snub for Ray Guy. The former Raider punter is credited and recognized for revolutionizing the punting game. Guy, a self taught punter was blessed with god given talent. Nonetheless, his constant experimentation and hard work turned punting and punters from an afterthought into a valuable weapon. Ray Guy refined the skill of punting into a science, he kicked the ball so high in the air, that a new statistic evolved to record this, hang time.
The Oakland special team players loved it because it allowed them to get down field and cover the kick. During an NFL career that spanned 14 years (all with Oakland) Guy never had a punt returned for a touchdown. He also developed the art of kicking the ball out of bounds. An act that took precision and talent, even as it cut down on his per kick average. Many would say that Guy who averaged 42.4 yds. per punt, tied for 78th. in NFL history, wasn't even the best punter of his generation.
But, they would be wrong, Ray Guy's contributions can't be measured by mere statistics. He was and will always be the man who made punting an integral part of all football teams (college or pro) game plan. Ray Guy was a first round pick for the Raiders in 1973, Former Raider head coach Tom Flores recalled that his first thought was "We drafted a punter? Then when I saw him kick, it was like 'Holy cow!' I was amazed at how perfect it was when you saw it come off his foot. It just took off."
Travis Goethel, who sat out the entire 2011 season with an injury, suffered a season ending left knee injury against the Baltimore Ravens. The Raiders signed linebacker Omar Gaither to replace Goethel on the 53 man roster. Gaither is a former starter with the Eagles and Panthers. He played his college ball at the Univ. of Tennessee. Darren McFadden is still wearing a walking boot (a sight that's becoming all too familiar for Raider fans) Coach Allen didn't sound too optimistic about his return, calling him questionable for the New Orleans game.
Running back Mike Goodson (ankle) and defensive tackle Richard Seymour (hamstring) are also questionable for the game. For now Marcel Reece would be the lead back, with Jeremy Stewart (called up from the practice squad) getting work and Taiwan Jones "getting a shot if he continues to show progress in the areas of ball security, general health and ability to execute the playbook" Good luck with that Taiwan!
Here's the latest round of Raider transactions, signed CB Cory Nelms to the practice squad.
Placed LB Travis Goethel on Injured Reserve; Signed LB Omar Gaither, Activated CB Ron Bartell, Signed RB Jeremy Stewart to active roster, Waived CB Pat Lee and placed CB Shawntae Spencer on Injured Reserve, Added LB Aaron Curry to the active roster, waived LB Vic So'oto, Signed G Jason Foster to practice squad.
Former Raider & Broncos and currently Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan had money ($3,700) and a passport stolen from the locker room during the road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers last month. Redskins director of security Ed Burke released a statement saying that officers in Pittsburgh insisted on filing a police report and that the investigation is ongoing.
On Nov. 14th. Deadspin reported that the Redskins sheepishly called Pittsburgh police to report that the money and passport weren't missing at all, it turned out that Coach Shanahan just forgot he moved the money. Growing old and losing your mind really sucks, I won't even ask why Shanahan was carrying that much cash and a passport.... a fast getaway, bribes, pay off his bookie?
Another black eye for Pittsburgh to go with those nasty coleslaw & cheese hoagies, the nausea inducing bumble bee throwbacks and Rapistberger's shenanigans. Here's a sample of the Deadspin comments dealing with the subject of Mike Shanahan's onsetting alzheimers:
It's understandable that he was visibly upset. How else was he going to pay Dan Snyder for a business class ticket on the team plane back to D.C.?
I would have checked Albert Haynesworth's old locker for stolen Redskin money.
'Wasn't me, I was injured during that time, according to Rick Reilly's twitter" signed Big Ben
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