I've seen a few threads now that are picking Oakland +10 and now you are picking them to win straight up.
It seems like all of these picks are based on situation analysis, which is great, you guys are probably the best at spotting good situations, but this is Oakland.
Like Allen Iverson would say, "We Talkin' Bout Oakland man, Oakland, not a team, not a team, we talkin' bout Oakland man..." hahahhaa
Let me tell you my thoughts on Oakland:
They came out week 1 and put up 20 points on SD... set the tone for a great season, then they went to KC and put up 13 points and won it!! Playoffs seemed inevitable, maybe even a Super Bowl.
1. then it was back to reality, they scored 3 points against Denver.
2. then they scored 6 points at Houston (doubling their last week score)
3. then they scored 7 points at NYG (again improving their last week score, turning those 2 field goals into a touchdown)
4. then they scored 13 against Philly (again improving from the week before, adding 2 more field goals)
5. the next week, they forgot to score against the Jets
6. then they scored 16 points against SD (huge improvement)
7. last week they put up 10 against KC
So if you throw out the two SD games... the highest the Raiders have scored all season is 13 points against Philly and KC.
But you got a feeling........
Good luck my friend (<)<
It seems like all of these picks are based on situation analysis, which is great, you guys are probably the best at spotting good situations, but this is Oakland.
Like Allen Iverson would say, "We Talkin' Bout Oakland man, Oakland, not a team, not a team, we talkin' bout Oakland man..." hahahhaa
Let me tell you my thoughts on Oakland:
They came out week 1 and put up 20 points on SD... set the tone for a great season, then they went to KC and put up 13 points and won it!! Playoffs seemed inevitable, maybe even a Super Bowl.
1. then it was back to reality, they scored 3 points against Denver.
2. then they scored 6 points at Houston (doubling their last week score)
3. then they scored 7 points at NYG (again improving their last week score, turning those 2 field goals into a touchdown)
4. then they scored 13 against Philly (again improving from the week before, adding 2 more field goals)
5. the next week, they forgot to score against the Jets
6. then they scored 16 points against SD (huge improvement)
7. last week they put up 10 against KC
So if you throw out the two SD games... the highest the Raiders have scored all season is 13 points against Philly and KC.
But you got a feeling........
Good luck my friend (<)<
You're right on everything except the main thing: QB!
Russell is not suited for this league, let alone the Raiders. The guy has cost this team at least, at least 3 games this season already.
The guy should have been benched five weeks ago for fuck sakes.
Get the moody glutten the hell out of there and put him where he belongs: on the bench as a fuckin' greedy spectator.
This week they are making a change and Gradkowski is much better and most importantly more accurate than the black money grabber that'll be sittin'.
That in itself is worth 14 points!
Betting for the pathetic Raiders is hard to swallow, but...the Bengals may not cover this spread; people who think the Bengals can simply show up and cover the DD against the Raiders are a little foolish. Now that the turnover machine is gone Gradkowski should make some plays. The Raiders will make adjustments offensively now that Russell is benched. While the Bengals are the better team, they have not won on the road by DD, they are traveling to the left coast, and they seem to like winning games in the 4th qtr, i'll take the Raiders and the points.
I like Oakland with the 10 points a lot.. tough situation for Cincy off huge back to back divisional wins, now heading to the west coast.. I think the change to Gradkowski will actually make the Raiders more competitive at this points
Still, I would only play them with the double digit points.. not gonna take them on the m/l.. could see a close game they have a chance to win
Still, I would only play them with the double digit points.. not gonna take them on the m/l.. could see a close game they have a chance to win
