Throwdowns > Closed

DJRoxalot said 08/14, 03:52 AM
@Denver=W
@Buffalo=W
New York Jets=L
New England=L
@Houston=L
Cleveland=W
Kansas City=L
Denver=W
@San Diego=L
@Minnesota=W
Chicago=L
@Miami=W
@Green Bay=L
Detroit=W
@Kansas City=W
San Diego=L

8-8

The Raiders lost some FA's like CB Nnamdi Asomugha and TE Zach Miller.

Jason Campbell broke a dubious streak. 9 straight seasons he had a new OC since he played at Auburn. Consistency with the same offensive system with Al Saunders will help him a lot. He will have a breakout year imo.

They still have an excellent rushing attack in D-Mac and Bush. And they upgraded the OL in the draft. They signed Kevin Boss to replace Miller and to work with Campbell. Campbell has a history of working well with his TE. He had Chris Cooley in Washington and Miller in Oakland.

The DL will have to pressure the QB in order to help out a young group of CB's. Richard Seymour and Tommy Kelly are the leaders of the DL that combined for 12.5 sacks last year and will be expected to do so again. DE's Matt Shaughnessy and Lamarr Houston also combined for 12 sacks to make the DL a strength.

MTC on the defense.

Get a couple more QB's? Why?

DJRoxalot said 08/14, 07:44 PM
Having 9 systems to learn means a QB cannot get comfortable with the offense he is trying to run.

No WR's? They might be young but saying they have no WR's is the definition of being ill informed. Louis Murphy had 41 catches last season and averaged 14.9ypc. A 2nd year with Campbell and he is primed to have a stellar season. Jacoby Ford averaged 18.8ypc. Darius Heyward-Bey had 5 catches of 20 yards or more. Denarius Moore has been impressive so far and has been burning DB's left and right in training camp.

Not heal? Minor injury.

Not to mention the Raiders are going to be using Darren McFadden like Marshall Faulk out of the baclfield. Throw him the ball early and often, just get the ball in his freaking hands. The kid is a playmaker.

The Raiders DL is excellent and they will help out the CB's. KC gave up 32 sacks last year and the Oakland starting DL had 24.5 sacks. They will get to Cassel and pressure him. He doesn't respond well.

Oakland struggled vs the run. The Raiders still managed to split the series. The Raiders will be better this season because McClain will be in his 2nd year as the Oakland MLB. He is going to have a breakout year.

DJRoxalot said 08/15, 02:37 AM
You want stats? Okay.

Murphy makes plays. He had just 41 catches but 27 of those for 1st Downs and he had 10 receptions of at least 20 yards. As a rookie, Ford had just 25 catches but 19 were for 1st Downs and he had 8 receptions of at least 20 yards. He made Higgins expendable.

Heyward-Bey only had 26 catches but 17 were for 1st Downs. Showing he has the ability to come up with the big play when needed.

D-Mac had 14 runs of 20 plus yards and 4 catches of 20 plus yards.

Marcel Reece is a good FB. He had 333 yards receiving and 303 of those were YAC. He had a 73 yard catch for a TD. He is an underrated player and a great blocker.

Cassel doesn't need to throw? The Raiders beat KC, 23-20 in OT and 31-10 the final game of the season. So running the ball did not play too much of a factor into those games last year.

Cassel completed 20 of 35 for 216 yards, 2 TD's and 1 INT in the OT loss and 11 of 33 for 115 yards , 0 TD's and 2 INT's in the season finale.

So against the Raiders? He completed 45.5% of his passes for 165.5ypg, 4.9ypa, 2 TD's to 3 INT's. The Raiders pass rush had a big role in that.

Aso is a CB, not a SS. Big difference.