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Reading The Raider Tea Leaves
Just when it sounded like Dennis Allen was going to become the Raiders' first defense-oriented head coach since John Madden, the rumor mill took a strange turn, with Pro Football Talk referencing a CSNBayArea report that there's still a "mystery candidate" in the mix. I have to say, the suspense is killing me. But personally, I love all of the rumors, because I...
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News You Can't Use
Well, it's time to dust off News You Can't Use, thanks to this hit piece on Mark Davis.Titled "Raiders owner Mark Davis is in over his head," this piece is a series of mental leaps designed to arrive at a predetermined conclusion, but it ultimately fails to reach its destination due to numerous dead ends of faulty logic and assumption. The author begins by quoting...
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January 12, 2012
Boom Go The Raiders!
Hue Jackson was fired today, and I am neither surprised nor upset by the news, as promised. Here's what Jackson said about McKenzie: “He’s going to gut this place. He wants to bring in his own guys. No job is safe right now.”No job is safe? With those four words, our defense just got a lot better, and the standards of professionalism in Alameda just got raised. Simply...
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January 10, 2012
Paving A New Raider Way
Well, if reports are to be believed, we finally have a true general manager, one who comes from a first-class organization, and who was endorsed by Ron Wolf and John Madden, and who actually played for the Raiders back in the day. I don't know a lot about Reggie McKenzie as an executive, but his endorsements and pedigree sound promising. I honestly don't care what happens...
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January 06, 2012
One Postgame Take (R.I.P. 2011 Edition)
Somewhere, Al Davis is shaking his fist at Hue Jackson, Chuck Bresnehan and the Oakland Raiders. Somewhere, Tom Cable is saying, "Eight and eight? Hey, I got fired for that." Somewhere, Norv Turner are Tim Tebow are smiling.And that, my friends, is your fitting epitaph to the 2011 season of your Oakland Raiders. How can I put this nicely? Our defense sucks. It's one...
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January 01, 2012
Chargers Gameday Thread
Well, here we are, with our first meaningful game in January in nine years. How we got here no longer matters. What matters is where we're going, and we'll know that before the sun goes down this evening.In 1980, Dan Pastorini went down after five games with a broken leg. Jim Plunkett came off the bench and promptly threw five interceptions. However, he led the Raiders to...
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January 01, 2012
Chiefs Gameday Thread
Okay, anyone who saw the 80-yard pass by Caleb Hanie late in the Bears game knew what was going to happen when the Lions were pinned back at their own goal line last Sunday with less than two minutes to go. I knew it, and you knew it, because we've seen it so many times before with this team, across many years and regimes. Even in games they eventually win, the Raiders have made...
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December 24, 2011
Lions Gameday Thread
Today we will see if the Raiders' "rejuvenated effort" in practice pays off and keeps us in the playoff hunt. This is the organization's biggest game in nine seasons. Good tidings await. GO RAIDERS!
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December 18, 2011
A Question of Commitment
The discussion here at Raider Take has taken a turn toward the bitter, which is only natural as the Raiders have suddenly lost momentum and fallen behind the improbable Denver Broncos in the race to the playoffs. Some of the common sentiments among the regulars here are: (1) quit talking about Tim Tebow; (2) Rolando McClain and our defense are stinking up the joint; and (3) for some...
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December 16, 2011
One Postgame Take
The Raiders have now lost four out of their last seven. In those four losses, they have given up 146 points, or an average of 36.5 points. Not once this season have the Raiders held an opponent to less than 23 points.Forget stats, look at the scores of our games and tell me you can go far in the NFL when handing out points like Christmas candy.You can look at this game by itself...
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December 12, 2011
Packers Gameday Thread
Conventional wisdom says that we're walking into a buzzsaw today. But maybe it's the Packers who will hit a brick wall?I wouldn't bet my house on an Oakland victory, but I'm not going to say it's impossible.The Raiders have looked alternately tough and soft this year, and if this is one of their tougher days, the could prove to be a worthy foe.Ultimately, we&...
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December 11, 2011
One Postgame Take
Back, by unpopular demand: The Clown Car. I thought about firing it up after the Chiefs game, was really tempted to do it after the Broncos game, and now there's no stopping it. I actually didn't see the game, and judging by the comments here, I picked a great time to miss my first Raiders game of the season. I was on the road, tuning in when I could via radio, and each time...
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December 05, 2011
Five Postgame Takes
1. So there I was, hanging out on the Coliseum asphalt, cooking meat as the throng grew and the house got packed. The energy was palpable, an energy restored by sustained competence, and now competitiveness, after years of tending to an organizational dumpster fire. What a magnificent scene. There's nothing like the Raider Nation when you add a little hope. That's all it...
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December 02, 2011
Bears Gameday Thread
I'm pumped up, getting this thread started early. We need to take advantage of breaking opportunities (see Cutler's thumb) and get way out ahead in the AFC West, because we've got some tough opponent on deck. The official march to the playoffs starts NOW!
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November 26, 2011
One Postgame Take
1. I know it was just the Vikings, but that was an impressive victory in my book. It had all the makings of a letdown game, but the Raiders didn't let us down. They went into a loud hostile environment and took command of the game. Of course, they had to make it unnecessarily close, because that's just what the Raiders do, but when push came to shove, they shut the Vikings...
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November 21, 2011
Vikings Gameday Thread
Three words: Stop Adrian Peterson. Two more: GO RAIDERS!
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November 20, 2011
Belated Postgame / Early Pregame Take
1. Impressive win. A must-win that we won. It almost fully erased the bad taste out of my mouth from the Broncos and Chiefs debacles. A win this Sunday would make me minty fresh all over again. 2. Aaron Curry, great energy coming off that guy. Sometimes a bit too much, as we saw in earlier games. But if he can continue to channel his energy and aggressiveness, then we hit a home...
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November 18, 2011
Chargers Game Night Thread
Well, here we are, poised to take the divisional lead after two wretched defeats and falling to .500. That tells you a lot about how strongly we started...and about how mediocre the AFC West is this year. Every other division in the NFL has a team with at least six wins right now. The AFC North has three teams with six wins. We're fortunate to be in this position with just four...
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November 10, 2011
One Postgame Take
What a joke. That's two disgraceful losses at home in a row to (allegedly) inferior AFC West rivals.Oh, sure, it looks like we didn't lose divisional ground today (unless the Chargers mount a last-minute comeback), but I'm in no mood for moral victories.Tim Tebow and the Broncos shoved the ball down our throats today, notching 300 rushing yards. Just like the Bad Old...
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November 06, 2011
Broncos Gameday Thread
Well, the Raiders had a bye week, and so did the front page of Raider Take, so thanks to all of you who stoked the coals and kept the comments fire burning. Been a bit slowed by illness here, too. So we signed Houshmanzadah (I don't care if I spelled that right or not) and McFadden is out. Odd that we finally signed a veteran possession receiver years after we needed one, and...
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November 06, 2011
One Postgame Take
Before the game, I wondered: Boller or Palmer? After the game, I had my answer: Take your pick.I guess this is why Palmer didn't start the game. He just wasn't ready. Then again, you have to ask why the guy we did start, our #2 quarterback (!), was equally unready. A lot is being made of our key injuries as being instrumental in the loss. Sure, they might have been instrumental...
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October 24, 2011
Chiefs Gameday Thread
Boller or Palmer? We shall see. It's never boring around here, that's for sure. And now that the Jets are coming back against the Chargers, we find ourselves in a great position to possibly take the lead in the AFC West. GO RAIDERS!
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October 23, 2011
Carson Palmer: Foolhardy or Fateful?
Welcome Carson Palmer to the helm of the Raiders offense, hopefully for several plentiful years to come. I feel like I should be disturbed by this trade. By the questions surrounding Palmer's checkered health history and potentially diminished abilities. By Palmer's age and questionable longevity. By the fact that he put himself on ice rather than report to the Bengals, who...
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October 18, 2011
Postgame (Non) Take
Okay, I didn't see the game. Wish I had, but I was on the road, and haven't yet had the chance to view my recording. But I've read the reports, and what a bittersweet win it was.On the one hand, it was a fate-driven victory for Al Davis and the Raider Nation, one that put the Raiders squarely in the playoff hunt. On the other hand, Shane Lechler can't be our full...
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October 18, 2011
Raiders v. Browns Gamedeay Thread
Today's game is an opportunity to position the Raiders squarely in the playoff hunt, and to make Mr. Davis and the Raider Nation proud. Go out and JUST WIN, BABY!
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October 16, 2011
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