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Raiders get pushed around again in 23-3 loss to Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 31 December 2006 at 8:29 pm

The Raiders got dominated again and are probably thanking God that the season is now over.  Aaron Brooks completed 15 of 26 passes for 136 yards and an INT.  Justin Fargas played pretty well as he carried the ball 17 times for 79 yards (4.6 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 9 yards.  Ronald Curry had a decent game with 5 catches for 47 yards. 

Thomas Howard led the way for the Raiders defense with 11 tackles.  The Raiders allowed the Jets to run for 117 yards on 37 carries (3.2 ypc).  The Jets completed 22 of 30 passes for 149 net yards passing.

Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 29 December 2006 at 5:40 pm

The Raiders have lost 8 games in a row and have lost their last 10 road games dating back to last season.  The Jets have won 2 in a row and 4 of their last five games and only need to win this game to make the playoffs.

The Raiders will likely try to run the football alot against a Jets defense that is allowing 133.1 yards rushing per game and 4.6 yards per carry.  The Jets pass defense isn’t that good either as they have allowed an average of 206.7 net yards passing per game.  Most NFL teams would take advantage of the weak Jets pass defense, but the Raiders can’t because they are horrible at pass-blocking as evidenced by the 70 times Raiders QBs have been sacked this season.

The Jets will also try to run the ball alot against the Raiders who have allowed 135.1 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry this season.  After the Jets establish a running game, Chad Pennington (3,195 yards passing) will go to work.  The Raiders have a solid pass defense but the Jets should have some success throwing the ball to Laveranues Coles (89 rec, 1,074 yards) and Jerricho Cotchery (75 rec, 908 yards) providing the Jets O-Line gives him time to throw.

The Jets will win this football game because they’re the better team.  The Raiders mailed this season in along time ago.

Raiders get beat again 20-9 by the Chiefs

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 24 December 2006 at 12:25 am

The Raiders couldn’t really ever get anything going in this game on offense.  Andrew Walter got the start because Aaron Brooks’ neck had been bothering him.  Walter completed 27 of 37 passes for 226 yards and 2 INTs.  Justin Fargas ran the ball well with 19 carries for 90 yards (4.7 ypc).  RaShard Lee pitched in with 4 carries for 17 yards (4.3 ypc).  Ronald Curry led the Raiders in receiving with 11 catches for 106 yards.

The Raiders defense played tough, but the offense didn’t help out much.  The Chiefs carried the ball 38 times for 150 yards (3.9 ypc).  The Chiefs only completed 12 of 24 passes for 142 net yards passing.

The Raiders fell to 2-13 on the season with this loss.

Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Wednesday 20 December 2006 at 3:36 pm
The Kansas City Chiefs have lost 3 games in a row and have only scored 19 points in their last two games.  The Oakland Raiders have lost 7 games in a row and have been shutout twice during that streak.

Look for Coach Edwards to be ultra-conservative with the offense this week and just hand the rock to Larry Johnson (1,516 yards rushing) as often as possible.  The Raiders defense has been poor against the run as they allow 134.1 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry so far this season.  After the Chiefs establish the run, look for Trent Green to run some play-action passes and try to get the ball to Tony Gonzalez and Eddie Kennison.  Also, look for maybe a deep pass or two to Samie Parker or Dante Hall.

The Raiders always seem to want to run the ball, but they never stick to it.  The Chiefs run defense is allowing 121.6 yards rushing and 4.1 yards per carry so far this season, so Justin Fargas could find some running room.  It’s important that the Raiders at least have the threat of the run to slow the opposing pass rush down.  The Raiders have allowed 66 sacks so far this season which has killed the offense many a time.  Aaron Brooks is starting this game, but Andrew Walter finished last week so Brooks is probably on a short leash.  Ronald Curry has been stepping up lately so the Chiefs will have to watch him.

The first time these two teams met, the Chiefs won a nail-biter at Arrowhead 17-13…so they better take this game seriously.  I think they will and they should win this game by a decent margin as Larry Johnson could have a monster game.

 

Raiders shut out at home 20-0 by the Rams

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by ravenhater on Sunday 17 December 2006 at 8:49 pm

It just keeps getting worse for Raiders fans as the season wears on.  To be shut out by such a bad defensive team is a joke.  Aaron Brooks started the game and completed 11 of 19 passes for 98 yards and a pick-off before he was benched.  Andrew Walter promptly came in and threw an interception on his first pass attempt and that set up the Rams final TD, which was scored on the next play.  Walter completed 14 of 20 passes for 131 yards and 2 pick-offs.  Justin Fargas carried the ball 12 times for 43 yards (3.6 ypc).  RaShard Lee only carried the ball 2 times for 3 yards, but he caught 5 passes for 21 yards.  Ronald Curry was very busy as he caught 9 passes for 87 yards.  TE Courtney Anderson caught 4 passes for 52 yards.

The defense played pretty well for the Raiders today.  Derrick Burgess and Kirk Morrison each had 6 tackles and a sack.  The Rams carried the ball 35 times for 148 yards (4.2 ypc).  The Rams completed 11 of 22 passes for just 103 net yards passing.

The Raiders fell to 2-12 on the season after this pathetic offensive display of football.

Oakland Raiders vs. St. Louis Rams

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Saturday 16 December 2006 at 1:32 am
The Rams have lost their last two games and 7 of their last 8.  The Raiders have lost 6 games in a row.

The Rams will probably come out running the football at the start of this game.  Steven Jackson (1,109 yards rushing) should be able to have success against a Raiders defense that is allowing 133.0 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry so far this season.  If the Rams get the running game going (likely) and the line gives Marc Bulger time to throw (iffy), the Rams should be able to throw against the Raiders.  Look for the Rams to go after Fabian Washington quite a bit as he was repeatedly scorched by the Bengals last week.  That could mean Isaac Bruce and Kevin Curtis could have big games.  The Rams will also get the ball to their best WR, Torry Holt (76 rec, 985 yards) who will likely be matched up with Nnamdi Asomugha who has 7 interceptions this season.

The Raiders would be smart to run the ball alot with Justin Fargas and RaShard Lee against the Rams defense that is allowing 161.2 yards rushing per game on the road.  The Raiders probably will try to limit their passing as they will be without Randy Moss who’s injured.  Ronald Curry has been stepping up so he would probably be the main guy again on Sunday.

The Rams have better talent on offense and the Raiders have better talent on defense.  I’m picking the Rams because the Raiders have big problems scoring points.

 

Young Raiders propelling defense

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by ravenhater on Thursday 14 December 2006 at 4:41 pm

The Raiders defense has been much better than anyone thought it would be and that’s because the young players are steppin up fast.  2nd year linebacker Kirk Morrison has been great in the middle with 107 tackles, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble.  Rookie OLB has been a tackling machine with 89 tackles and a pass defensed.  The corners should be thrown in jail for all the stealing they’ve been doing.  Nnamdi Asomugha has 38 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and 7 interceptions (one of which was returned for a TD).  Fabian Washington has been very active too with 28 tackles, 4 interceptions and 7 passes defensed.

Doug Gabriel back on the Raiders

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Injury Reports by ravenhater on Thursday 14 December 2006 at 12:37 am

The New England Patriots cut Gabriel yesterday and the Raiders claimed him on waivers today.  He has caught 25 passes for 344 yards (13.8 avg) and 3 TDs.  Gabriel might get immediate playing time due to the probability that Randy Moss (ankle) and Jerry Porter (hip) will both be out Sunday against the Rams.

Raider Pride Still Alive

Blogged under Uncategorized by Dexstar on Tuesday 12 December 2006 at 1:03 am

Despite the ill fated season, it’s relieving to still see some pride being shown for the black and silver. There’s a video at Kush TV showing more enthusiasm than ever. Head on over to kushtv.com to see more. RRAAAIIIDDDEERRRSSS!

It’s in the rush section.
THe video can be copied to any blog or public profile.

Raiders pathetic again in 27-10 loss to Bengals

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by ravenhater on Monday 11 December 2006 at 12:38 am

The Raiders looked like they didn’t belong on the same field with the Bengals.  Aaron Brooks completed 23 of 39 passes for 199 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 11 yards.  Justin Fargas carried the ball 13 times for 37 yards (2.8 ypc).  Ronald Curry led the way for the Raiders in the passing game with 8 receptions for 99 yards and a TD.  Alvis Whitted added 5 catches for 34 yards.  Randy Moss only caught 2 balls for 28 yards.

The defense played one of their worst games of the season as the Bengals did whatever they wanted to.  Kirk Morrison (13 tackles) and Nnamdi Asomugha (2 interceptions) both played well.  The Bengals carried the ball 39 times for 136 yards (3.5 ypc).  The Bengals also completed 21 of 29 passes for 303 net yards passing.

The Raiders fell to 2-11 on the season with this loss.