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Showing posts with label Oakland Raiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland Raiders. Show all posts
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The Larry Johnson Sweepstakes - I Mean Door Prize
When you are 75 yards short of the all-time rushing record for your NFL team and they place you on waivers, you have to know you messed up! That is where Larry Johnson is right now. No team claimed him and his 2+million dollar contract, which was really no surprise. Now however, will someone take the risk on him, his attitude, and his paltry 2.7 yard per carry average. We have seen the turn around for Cedric Benson and the Bengals rushing game, so will a team take a chance on him? The answer will be yes, so lets take a look at a few spots where he could fit in.
New England Patriots: The obvious choice and current NFL half way house. There seems to be a common consensus that Belichick can take on problem cases and turn them into contributing players. His success with Cory Dillon and Randy Moss have proven that a well run system can tame even the toughest of beasts. There really is no standout back in New England, and it seem to be running back by committee. A possibility at best for Larry to be a Patriot.
Cleveland Browns: Let's face it the Browns are a mess. The season is a wash, and it is time to develop Brady Quinn. Jamal Lewis only has a bit left in the tank and Larry Johnson could fit in with Jamal just fine. The Browns really have nothing to lose in singing Johnson. If there is any upside at all it could help them improve the run game and help Quinn get used to helming the team full time.
Green Bay Packers: With an offensive line that is a mess, and Aaron Rodgers running for his life, the Packers could help their situation with a good number 2 back. Brandon Jackson has been a disappointment at number 2, and has now lost the job to an aged Ahman Greene. Ryan Grant is ok, but is not a punishing back. With Larry Johnson running in cold weather games, it could be a good fit if he can still lay out the punishment.
Oakland Raiders: Why the hell not. Do I really need to say any thing more? Well at least Johnson and Cable share a love of violence, and Fargas is somehow again their leading rusher.
Larry will get another chance, but will he do something with it or continue to twitter away what's left of his NFL career?
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Armchair Picks
As we have settled in and seen what most NFL teams are now capable of, lets look at some good last minute bets for Sunday's action.
Detroit at Green Bay - - 14 points - Take the Lions and the points. Even without Stafford, the Packers have not been running away from teams and tend to play to the level of their opponents. The game should be closer than most think.
Baltimore at Minnesota - 3 points - Take the Ravens and the points this week. The Ravens are a good team and the Vikings are prime for a let down. This is the toughest competition the Vikings have faced thus far, as well as the toughest run defense. Look for Favre turnovers, and an easy win for the Ravens.
Chicago at Atlanta - 3.5 points - The Falcons giving 3.5 should be no problem in this NFC matchup. Too many weapons on a superior offense should have no problem pulling away from the Bears average Defense in the second half.
Philadelphia at Oakland - 14 points - If you don't htink the Eagles should win this one by 20 plus you probably are painting your face Balck and Silver and still have some committment to excellence you are working on. Take the Eagles. This one should be in over by mid second quarter.
Remember if you do follow our advice, remember to tell your friends that you heard it from a couple of idiots!
Good Luck
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"Fire" Before "Earth"
The New York Giants are at the top of the NFC. It helps that they just played the abomination known as the Oakland Raiders. The team whose head coach is about to be sent to the house of correction. How excited Raider Nation must be right now! Coach Cable is upping his street cred!
In the coming weeks the Giants will be playing teams that actually belong in the NFL. In particular the New Orlean Saints. It is the most intriguing game of week 6. This is the battle of two superlative teams. The winner of this game gets my secret ballot for the NFL’s most impressive team to date. Accompanying the Colts of course.
I’m most interested in seeing the distribution that occurs in the Giants backfield. Will Tom Coughlin succumb to the media pressure and start Ahmad Bradshaw? If that happens it won’t be because of the media’s need to sell a story. If Bradshaw starts it is because he has had 58 carries for 375 yards. That is 6.5 yards per carry! Brandon Jacobs has 100 carries for 355 yards. That is a dismal 3.6 yards per carry!
Jacobs didn’t hide his displeasure regarding his play nor his critics recent criticism on his WEPN-AM radio interview. Maybe that will fuel him in his upcoming games?
Bradshaw is a home run guy every time he touches the ball. He has a nice mixture of light feet and power. If he racks up good numbers this week going against the NFL’s 7th ranked rush defense then I don’t think there will be much question as to who the better starting option in New York will be moving forward. At least until the cold weather settles in.
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Football Is God!!!
The arrival of the 2009 NFL season to me is analogous to what the second coming of Christ would mean to the religious right. Having cleared that up I’m casting my vote for the Oakland Raiders as the dumbest organization in the NFL. There you go Silver & Black at least you won something this year!
The Raiders recent acquisition Richard Seymour was one of the NFL’s finest defensive lineman a few years ago. Trading a first round pick for him back then would have made sense. Trading your 2011 first round pick for him now isn’t exactly the workings of an NFL road scholar. He’s had an assortment of injuries every season since 2005. Not to mention he turns 30 on the 6th of October.
In 2008 the Redskins traded the Dolphins their 2009 second-round pick and 2010 sixth-round pick for Jason Taylor, who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. That transaction exemplifies good value for both teams. Why didn’t the Raiders work a deal along these lines? Because they’re management people are two chromosomes away from being a potato? Or they’re actually talented football minds but crazy Al pushes all the buttons?
Let’s fast forward to 2010 for a moment. Al Davis is a year older and is well still crazy. Richard Seymour becomes the highest paid defensive player in NFL history ousting Albert Haynesworth of that title. The Patriots trade their second string ball boy for Nnamdi Asomugha. The 2010 dumbest organization award goes to………
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