08-26-2006, 01:16 PM | #1 | ||
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
My Oakland Raiders looking great in preseason.
My Oakland Raiders looking great in preseason.
The offensive line is looking great and giving QB brooks time to do his thing. The defense is playing well. I hope they can continue this in the regular season. |
||
08-26-2006, 01:21 PM | #2 |
High School JV
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ontario, CA. USA
|
Hmmm, I'm going to predict a 6-10 season for your Aaron Brooks led Raiders. But isn't that 2 games better than last year?
|
08-26-2006, 01:22 PM | #3 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New Mexico
|
jbmagic = AlDavis?
|
08-26-2006, 01:24 PM | #4 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
|
Eh... they have looked good but Brooks is still going to make horrible decisions that will cost the team at least 2-3 wins and Lamont Jordan still isn't an elite back. I see the Raiders at 8-8 but they could well win a couple more and sneak a wildcard.
On a related note - Kirk Morrison looks like the next great Raiders linebacker. He's been dominant in the running game and made a couple of great plays in the passing game. He's going to be a good one. |
08-26-2006, 01:26 PM | #5 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minneapolis
|
they are going with Aaron Brooks as their starting QB?
|
08-26-2006, 01:27 PM | #6 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
Quote:
Yes. Art Shell already said so. |
|
08-26-2006, 01:30 PM | #7 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
|
Walter has lnot looked like an NFL quarterback... at least Brooks has experience. Personally, I'd give Tuiasasopo another look - he's always been unlucky with injuries and I'm not sure he'd be much worse than the other 2 options.
|
08-26-2006, 01:32 PM | #8 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
|
The "Pre" at the beginning of Preseason is very meaningful. I'm a fan, and I'd say it is way too soon to prognosticate greatness.
As for Aaron Brooks. Randy Moss made Culpepper look great, so maybe Brooks has enough talent receive the "Moss Boost". |
08-26-2006, 04:04 PM | #9 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
|
I think that in all aspects of the game the Raiders will improve...their greatest gain will be in defense this year, but they also will improve in special teams and offense. Despite all of that, the AFC West is pretty tough and I think they'll go 8-8.
|
08-26-2006, 04:22 PM | #10 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
I see them going 10-6
|
08-26-2006, 04:27 PM | #11 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jul 2001
|
Walter will be the starter by the end of the year.
|
08-26-2006, 04:29 PM | #12 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
Quote:
If brooks get the protection from the offensive line than I see Brooks doing very well and playing the whole season. I only see Walter in there if the Raiders are out of the playoff or If Brooks gets hurt. |
|
08-26-2006, 04:31 PM | #13 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
|
Quote:
I see you needing new glasses. |
|
08-26-2006, 04:35 PM | #14 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
Quote:
They will play all season with Art Shell the coach there. Everyone there respect him a lot. They will not quit |
|
08-26-2006, 04:47 PM | #15 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minneapolis
|
Quote:
except for Moss |
|
08-26-2006, 05:01 PM | #16 |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
An Aaron Brooks-led team going 10-6 in a division that's got three very strong teams in it. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
__________________
No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. |
08-26-2006, 05:12 PM | #17 |
College Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Federal Way, WA
|
Aaron Brooks has the physical and mental ability to be a pro bowl QB. I don't think he will be able to fight past his own laid back tendencies to ever realize that potential, however. He's a good guy, hes just not enough of a fighter to improve himself play by play second by second like the best QBs do.
|
08-26-2006, 05:41 PM | #18 |
Mascot
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Ft. Lauderdale/Miami, FL
|
They will struggle w/ Aaron Brooks and pay the price for disrespecting Kerry Collins.
__________________
YO PHOENIX MAN |
08-26-2006, 05:47 PM | #19 | ||
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. |
||
08-26-2006, 05:58 PM | #20 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Dec 2003
|
I am not a Raiders fan and I have only seen about a half (the half they played the Niners) but I must say the most impressive thing I have seen from the Raiders this pre-season is the low amount of points they are allowing in every game.
yes, it is only pre-season and starters aren't playing and everyone is running vanilla stuff - but still only allowing 8 points a game at any level of football is damn good, you get defense like that and the Raiders could be a very surprising team. |
08-26-2006, 06:39 PM | #21 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jun 2003
|
they have looked great the last couple of games, but I don't see them doing more than 8-8.
I disagree with the person who said Walter doesn't look like an NFL quarterback. He's looked great every chance he's had (grated that's only been preseason the last two years and he did look shaky against Minnesota). The main worry is he was injured during his senior year, injured all last season, and sat out last night's game with a minor injury. Although I don't see them going to the playoffs this year, I think the future is bright. They've got a lot of quality young players on defense: DE Burgess 28 DT Kelly 25 DT Sapp 34 DE Brayton 26 OLB Howard 23 MLB Morrison 24 OLB Williams 26 CB Asomugha 25 FS Schweigert 25 SS Huff 23 CB Washington 23 Other than Sapp,they are all day one picks going into their prime over the next few years. And the offensive line is the same way with guys like Gallery, Grove, Langston Walker, and Paul McQuistan. Everything might fall apart, but there's also a chance that they could be very good over the next few years. At the very least I think they are going in the right direction by building a young defense and offensive line from within instead of relying on too many veteran castoffs as they've been prone to do over the years. |
08-26-2006, 10:20 PM | #22 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
|
Quote:
The Chargers, on the other hand, are unproven with Philip Rivers at the helm. True they have Tomlinson and Gates, but Rivers touches the ball all of the offensive snaps. I think they're a huge question mark. So, my best hope is that the Raiders go 2nd in the division this year. I think it's certainly possible...but not probable. |
|
08-26-2006, 10:31 PM | #23 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Oakland, CA
|
Quote:
You really think they'll do that well? I'm hoping they fall into the fiery pits of hell, or go back to Los Angeles and polute another city with their shitfest "play". |
|
08-26-2006, 10:54 PM | #24 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Lets see, the Raiders. Lets predict what they'll do.
They'll play a couple of strong games early in the season. Maybe beat the Chargers (who will be just fine under Rivers BTW). They'll be 2-2 or 1-3 and people will start calling them the best damned 2-2 team in the NFL and predict a division championship. Then the wheels will fall off and the team will go to hell. Every year. Every single year. |
08-26-2006, 11:59 PM | #25 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
|
Quote:
Thank you, I needed a good laugh. |
|
08-27-2006, 12:01 AM | #26 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Missouri
|
Quote:
Every year? They have the best winning percentage in pro football history. Every year there is an unexpected team that rises up and exceeds expectations. I think this is the year of the Raider. Art Shell gets coach of the year, and the Raiders go 10-6 and then deep into the playoffs. I was cautiously optimistic earlier at 8-8, but the Raiders have had an "old school" tough camp. Art is also instilling in them the Raider pride that has definitly been lacking in recent years. I also think the Raiders have added so much speed, especially on defense, that the AFC west will find them a little nasty to deal with. With Art and Co. finally making some of these guys live up to their potential, I see an exciting Raider revival on the horizon.
__________________
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." |
|
08-27-2006, 04:19 AM | #27 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
Quote:
They had some good years when Art Shell was the coach before. |
|
08-27-2006, 09:26 AM | #28 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Quote:
OK, they had one nice little run under Gruden in the last two decades. In the last 20 years, they've won 10 or more games 5 times. One of those was a 10 win season where they won 9 games by a TD or less. (under Shell for what it's worth) Now I'm supposed to believe Aaron Brooks is going to lead them to a 10 win record in one of the most difficult divisions in pro football? With an offensive coordinator who has spent the last decade fishing in Idaho? Sorry, I see potential there. They have some young guns who can play defense and play it well. That said, outside of Burgess, there is no pass rush there. They gave up one of the highest opposing QB ratings of any team last year. Of their last six losses, they were in one game, agianst Cleveland with Charlie Frye making one of his first starts. And even this preseason, what's to get excited about? They played Philly where McNabb played one series and had a 60+ yard TD drive. They played the Vikings, where Brad Johnson played two series. One a three and out then a long TD drive. Then they wiped out two horrific offenses, both with new coordinators who are still trying to figure out personell. No disrespect to the Raiders, but I don't see a strong team here. In a few years, with a good QB and a good coaching staff, maybe. But with this group? 8-8 or worse. Moss will put Brooks in a stranglehold by week 5. One single injury to the defensive line (especially Burgess who had a history of injuries prior to last year) and the team will fall apart. It won't shock me if they beat Sd on opening night with Rivers having opening game jitters. I'd be shocked if they finished any higher than 3rd in the AFC West and expect them to finish 4th. |
|
08-27-2006, 03:47 PM | #29 |
n00b
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: St. Louis
|
This thread is great. The Raiders? 10-6? This year? You've got to be shitting me.
|
08-27-2006, 04:50 PM | #30 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
|
Quote:
Yes it can be done. Remember Tampa Bay winning the Superbowl and next season they didnt even make the playoffs. Teams can turn it around. |
|
08-27-2006, 04:54 PM | #31 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Missouri
|
Quote:
That sounds almost exactly like comments by Irvin on the first pre-game. His comments made me a little more confident because I always know he has no idea what he is talking about .
__________________
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." |
|
08-27-2006, 05:42 PM | #32 |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
You know what? I might have been wrong all along. The Raiders can go 10-6, or maybe even 11-5. Someone just point me to the article that shows that they got moved to the NFC North, and I think I can see where people are coming from.
__________________
No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. |
08-27-2006, 07:13 PM | #33 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
|
Quote:
#1: There's a huge difference in toppling from the top than jumping up from the bottom; in other words, it's far easier to get really bad than it is to get really good. #2: When Tampa Bay won the Superbowl, the Raiders' fall was much worse the next season. |
|
08-27-2006, 08:05 PM | #34 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
|
I'm really looking forward to bumping this thread in a few months.
|
08-27-2006, 11:22 PM | #35 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Quote:
Don't worry. It'll get bumped when the Raiders grab their first win and bumped again when they lose a close game to a good team. By the time mid season has set in, then you'll have to worry about bumping it up. |
|
08-27-2006, 11:29 PM | #36 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
|
I think Art Shell is a damn fine coach, but Al Davis won't give him the freedom a head coach should rightfully have.
That and the Raiders suck it against their division, so I'd consider 8-8 a minor miracle of a season.
__________________
2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) |
08-27-2006, 11:30 PM | #37 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
|
On the next FOFC Idol, will Phoenix be able to knock jbmagic off the the title place?
|
08-28-2006, 12:12 AM | #38 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Edinburg,TX
|
Packers looked good against the Falcons last week, too.
I smell a Superbowl I rematch, oh yeah!!
__________________
You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose! |
08-28-2006, 12:29 AM | #39 | |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2006
|
Quote:
A tad contradictory? The ability to not be laid-back and to improve himself definitely sounds like a mental issue .. on top of that his propensity to make bad decisions? I really don't believe he has the mental ability in that sense. He's gifted physically but that's carried him as far as he can go I think... still, there's always hope for change I guess. |
|
08-28-2006, 12:33 AM | #40 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Tempe, AZ
|
Why does this thread give me the impression that this is the heir to the Maximum Football thread.
|
08-28-2006, 01:48 AM | #41 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Missouri
|
Quote:
They have only "sucked it in their division lately", and actually I think Art Shell is the only coach that will have the freedom to do as he pleases. He has Raider clout, and Al has tested the waters with outside help with very little success. Al realizes that their last parting of ways was a mistake, and I see Art staying there until he decides to retire. I then see Art taking a front office job. I think Al actually has plans for Art Shell in some capacity when it comes to a succession plan when Al can no longer go. Who better to guide the Raiders when Al passes on than a former trusted player/coach/friend. That gives Art lots of authority as a coach in the present. The thing that makes me hopeful this season is a return of discipline. They have been running gassers after practice for boneheaded penalties, which would have been met with staunch resistance with Turner/Callahan/ and even Chucky at the helm.
__________________
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." |
|
08-28-2006, 04:30 AM | #42 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Quote:
But it wasn't a mistake. People forget how Shell parted last time. The team was in full scale revolt. Complete 100% mutiny. Coaching staff AND players were demanding he be fired. They had no choice. Shell was also the coach when the Raiders had a league record 104 penalties. I like Shell actually. Good guy and I think he deserved a chance in the league a long time ago. But the circumstances in which he left weren't horrible or unfair and it wasn't even a mistake by Al Davis standards. |
|
08-28-2006, 08:24 AM | #43 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2001
|
If you have the Raiders and the under.....you win!
They should have brought Madden back...fuck this Art Shell bullshit. Seriously, if they go 8-8 I'll convert to jbmagicism.
__________________
"Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales |
08-28-2006, 11:00 AM | #44 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Here and There
|
Six games against Denver, KC, and SD. Probably two wins at most. Losses to Pitt, Seattle, and Cincy leaves you with 2-7 already.
Last edited by Desnudo : 08-28-2006 at 11:00 AM. |
08-28-2006, 04:47 PM | #45 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: speak to the trout
|
Yeah, the Raiders are so good and have such great QB play (snicker), they just went out and signed JEFF F***ING GEORGE!
__________________
No signatures allowed. Last edited by dacman : 08-28-2006 at 04:47 PM. |
08-28-2006, 04:51 PM | #46 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
|
Quote:
See what happens when you draft a Miner?
__________________
UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO |
|
08-28-2006, 05:40 PM | #47 | |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
Quote:
__________________
No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. |
|
08-28-2006, 05:48 PM | #48 | |
Strategy Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: North Carolina
|
Quote:
WOOT... this rocks! |
|
08-28-2006, 06:25 PM | #49 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
|
Jeff George. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAH
__________________
Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal |
08-28-2006, 06:27 PM | #50 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
|
I can't wait for the obligatory Whitlock column about Jeff George
SI
__________________
Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|