Just think about it,if they were winning like people expected, then it would be a different story.The game don't come down to one person,its a team game.To me Carr has not lived up to expectations,and if he did then they would have been winning the last few years,..but bottom line is,some make it to play in the NFL and some fail
You had said that Gruden had expected this team to be like his 2002 team in tampa. Tampa's offense was very average. However they had Hall of Famers on defense (or close to). Sapp, Lynch, Ronde, Brooks, etc.
If he wants his team like the 2002 bucs, then i will ask again why he got rid of Mack???
If he wants his team like the 2002 bucs, then i will ask again why he got rid of Mack???
i think cooper could be good somewhere else like dallas. he is talented and seems to keep his mouth shut. he can get open but the raiders havnt been able to utilize him well. ive had him in fantasy last 2 years and been disappointed but there are time where you can see his talent if he had a good coordinator. he also seems like a team player. you have guys like odell, dez and kelvin benjamin who bitch about things and dont put up numbers. if you dont put up numbers then shut the fuck up. seems like these alabama players (julio, amari, henry, engram, drake, howard) learn how to be professionals before entering the league.
Actually he didn't exactly get rid of Mack,its Mack who had a price and the Raiders would not pay what he wanted,so he might as well get something(draft picks) for him knowing he would not play without a extention to his contract....aka(Bell from Pitt)
and as said,1 guy don't make a team,it takes 22 players to do their job for success,but in Mack's case he only depended on the other 10 on defense.
3-2. The Bears must really suck
The Raiders are 3-2 after a big 24-21 win over the Chicago Bears in London. The Raiders took a 17-0 lead against a Bears defense that had shut down everyone else. They made things interesting in the second half, giving up the lead but scored the game-winning touchdown just inside of the two-minute warning.
That score came from rookie running back Josh Jacobs, who had 143 total yards and two touchdowns. He was one of the players the Raiders drafted as a result of the Mack trade. Much was made of how Mack would get revenge on the Raiders this week. He had three tackles and a quiet day. None of that means the Mack trade was the right move, but for at least one week Gruden shouldn’t have to hear much about it.
2, B2B road wins against legit teams. Ran up 24 points against the 1 defense in the league. 7 game changing or pivotal plays were all done by rookies. Through all the adversity this team has gone through since June, Gruden has them playing will resiliency. Josh Jacobs as the result of the Khalil Mack trade. Looks like Gruden knew what he was doing.
A playoff team? Don't know yet. But certainly a tough out vs anyone in the league.
A playoff team? Don't know yet. But certainly a tough out vs anyone in the league.
While the Raiders were going through their version of the Antonio Brown saga, I thought Gruden might lose the locker room. I thought he might not be such a good coach anymore
Think I was wrong
Think I was wrong
It really is coming along. Mike "Big Cock" Mayock's picks are all cashing in. The rookies are delivering all over the place. While everyone thought Gruden was past him prime and was told he won with Dungy's team is so far getting the last laugh. They are a run first, multiple TE, big OL offense. Just the way Gruden constructed it. Hell even all of us here in the Bay torched Gruden for trading Mack and Cooper. But you know what? He was right. Both of those guys were scholarship players. Cooper for sure. He was a moody fucking diva. At least now there are guys here who are dogs and hungry. I'll hold my breath as far as playoffs. Anything can happen. I know, KC will be an loss. JAX & Tenn aren't guaranteed wins. As a Raiderfan, it's week to week for me. I'm just savoring every home game before they leave.
Playoffs ??
Last week’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers put the Raiders in a good spot. Everyone has talked about that brutal stretch to their schedule in the first half of the season, when they went without a game in Oakland for two months. Nobody talked much about how the Raiders’ schedule got a lot easier in the second half of the season.
Here are the Raiders’ final seven games:
Week 11: vs. Bengals
Week 12: at Jets
Week 13: at Chiefs
Week 14: vs. Titans
Week 15: vs. Jaguars
Week 16: at Chargers
Week 17: at Broncos
Aside from the game in Kansas City, every one of the other six games for the Raiders is winnable (and even the game in Kansas City isn’t impossible given the Chiefs’ issues on defense). Let’s give the Raiders a 4-3 finish, which seems a little conservative. That would put them at 9-7 and that should be good enough in a soft AFC.
2-0 Baby!!
[FONT="]The bigger surprise belongs to Jon Gruden and the Raiders who have shocked the league by starting out 2-0, including an overtime primetime victory over the Baltimore Ravens to start the season. On Sunday, they put up 425 yards of offense and 26 points on an typically suffocating Pittsburgh Steelers defense. That’s two AFC contenders set aside by Derek Carr and company, which should raise a lot of eyebrows—even if it’s a small sample size.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The bigger surprise belongs to Jon Gruden and the Raiders who have shocked the league by starting out 2-0, including an overtime primetime victory over the Baltimore Ravens to start the season. On Sunday, they put up 425 yards of offense and 26 points on an typically suffocating Pittsburgh Steelers defense. That’s two AFC contenders set aside by Derek Carr and company, which should raise a lot of eyebrows—even if it’s a small sample size.[/FONT]
