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Raider Nation In Turmoil: Looking For Solutions
Published: October 28, 2009
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Now is the time for all good men to point their fingers at the organization, and sadly at each other.
For some it’s all Al Davis’ fault, as per usual.
Others blame Cable while more blame the whole coaching staff.
JaMarcus looks like Bozo the Clown but may turn a corner like Eli Manning did after his horrid first two years while Coughlin kept building a team around him, patiently.
Lots blame the wide receivers.
A newer trend of thought blames the offensive line.
Others like me wonder why the defense is so schizophrenic. A newer writer here claims we are intentionally throwing games because we have rats inside the organization trying to burn it down from the inside.
Some think Gradkowski is the answer. I myself think Grad is a feeble, timid moron.
Fact is every single one of us accepted the fact this is a true rebuilding in the offseason. Most of us agreed six games won would be a turning point for this franchise.
Guess what? We all may get our wish.
With the exception of Hanson (which obviously came back and bit us), Al Davis took a broom and cleaned out the rubbish—and maybe guys who weren’t rubbish, WR Coach James Lofton comes to mind—and started fresh after six stagnant years.
Like the late, great sports journalist Hunter S. Thompson used to say: Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride.
It’s a tough, gut-wrenching season to watch.
The only thing I know with certainty is if we were growing, we’d be competitive in all these games.
No blowouts.
Long gone are the luxury days where Jimmy Johnson could inherit the Cowboys with a new crew and go 2-14, 4-12, 6-10, 7-9, 9-7, 10-4, then get a bunch of rings.
I think the Raider Nation has been patient.
So, I put it to you Raider Nation.
Instead of an overload of criticism, what are the simple solutions?
I’ll start: A GM and overhaul of all the crony scouting team. In case of total JaMarcus meltdown, groom Charlie Frye (who will be another team’s Rich Gannon someday).
Any takers on a remedy?
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Breaking News? Two Media Outlets Report Chris McAlister Joins Oakland Raiders
Published: September 19, 2009
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Don’t believe everything you read, yet. At Raiders.com, there is no addition to the roster.
The Raiders organization itself is denying this.
So, who knows. My source: http://bleacherreport.com/tb/atQy
Interesting story only for speculation on who McAlister would replace. This story’s author calls Chris McAlister a corner that would be a “safety” on our roster. And playing tomorrow in Kansas City.
Will the Raiders make an announcement before the game? Or tonight?
So, in theory, Huff or Branch might see less time and Routt sees the same time?
This just doesn’t seem right.
The two sources in this story are The Baltimore Sun and something called CSNBayAreaNews.com, whatever that is.
If this all true, and you are a Raider fan, a problem (Stanford Routt) isn’t being directly addressed. Or is it?
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Stick a Fork In it: Frantz Joseph and Stryker Sulak Waived
Published: July 14, 2009
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I can’t credit this breaking news to myself: a poster on my last story about Sulak rumors did it for me.
This morning I checked raiders.com to see about validity of the Sulak rumors: no validity.
Apparently sometime this afternoon the RAIDERS.COM website (find the transactions tab) report Stryker Sulak as “waivers” and Frantz Joseph as “waived.”
These are two different words, and mean different things, but does not rule out the Raiders making the cap without them while giving them special teams assignments. (Do I have this right?)
I reserve the right to observe this as much to do about nothing and business as usual.
But I was getting excited about depth on our defense—the the air has burst from that balloon. I’m sure more will unfold in the next 24 hours.
