Memo to all you defeatist Raider fans: Do the math. Despite the loss to Pittsburgh, the Raiders still have the edge in the AFC West by being 3-0 in the division.
It seems as though the 2010 NFL season in the AFC West looks eerily similar to the way it looked in the 1960s.
Denver stinks, while San Diego, Oakland and Kansas City battle for first place. Oakland's embarrassing loss to Pittsburgh was a sucker punch (reference to Richard Seymour intended). Fortunately though, the loss will have little effect on tiebreakers because the Steelers are not a ...
The Oakland Raiders suffered their worst loss of the season on Sunday falling to the Steelers in Pittsburgh 35-3. This game was supposed to be a test for the Raiders to show whether or not they are ready to take that "next step" towards becoming an elite team. Obviously the score reflects an elite team against a mediocre team but the numbers don't tell the whole story.
The Raiders were without a couple of key players against the Steelers. Starting CB Nnamdi Asomugha was a game time decision against the Steelers but was scratched at the last minute. Starting WR Darrius ...
The word "suspension" immediately came to my mind following Seymour's throat jab on Big Ben Roethlisberger.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to stick with a hefty fine, slapping defensive end Richard Seymour with a 25K fine.
This is good news for the Raiders, who can't afford to lose their big bruising defensive lineman for the ever important push towards the playoffs.
The sports nation has deemed this latest incident as a typical Raider character flaw, however, it's not exactly just a cheap shot.
Earlier in the contest, Steelers lineman Chris Kemoeatu and the Raiders' Richard Seymour got into a locked arm stare down. The ...
The reason the NFL is the biggest sport in the USA is because you have no idea what team is going to be on top from week to week. I only can imagine how let down many Oakland Raider fans were when they watched the Raiders' poor game-day performance against the Steelers.
The only true worries we all should have about this week's game is the fact that we are being exposed at the weak parts of our team. Tom has duck-taped together the offensive line and special teams just well enough to make it to where we are today. The problem with this is as we ...
The Oakland Raiders inspired a professor to do research in 2007. Admittedly, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were not very outstanding years for the Oakland Raiders.
In 2010, the future was beginning to look bright. Ups and downs, wins and losses are all a part of the process to move toward excellence.
On Friday, Atty. Pete, former U.S. Naval officer Mr. Larry and I went to a private high school, Christian Life Center, in Houston, Texas to make a motivational speech. The presentation was set up by Atty. Pete, a graduate of Harvard Law School who presently teaches mathematics.
Atty. Pete is fascinated with the ...
It appeared that defensive lineman Richard Seymour was just as disgusted as the millions of Oakland Raiders fans were this past Sunday. Seymour was offended when QB Ben Rothlesberg made a derogatory statement against the Silver and Black and was rewarded by a jab to the face because of it. This was pretty much the highlight of the game and the defensive nature of the game with a huge amount of penalties.I hate to say I told you so, but I knew that quarterback Jason Campbell could not face off against a team that would put his throwing skills to ...
No fire, no passion and no offense sums up the Oakland Raiders 35-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.I must say, as a Raider fan for nearly 38 years, I was disgusted with the way the offense, (the offensive line in particular) performed in this critically important game.The play calling was horrible, the effort from the offensive line was pathetic and the overall performance of the offense was worse than it has been since the "49ers debacle."This loss for the Raiders wouldn't have been so bad if the Raider offense actually looked like an NFL team, but they didn't. They looked ...
The Oakland Raiders have no prime time games this year. They're rarely picked as the game to be shown across the nation on Sundays, and their 35-3 showing against the Steelers showed why they shouldn't be. The Oakland Raiders went into the game with a three-game winning streak and tied for first place in the AFC West. But the Raiders showed the nation that they are not yet ready for prime time because they can't compete with elite teams. This was the first real test of the season for the Raiders, as they've accumulated their 5-4 record against mediocre and bad teams so far. This coming ...
Heading into the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Darren McFadden was leading the league in rushing yards per game with 108. He is the Raiders' best weapon on offense.
He can be used in multiple ways from multiple positions and formations. He can line up in the backfield, in the slot, out wide and even take snaps from the QB position.
The Steelers have one of the best defenses in the league. There is no question about that. They are the best at stopping the run and are on a record breaking pace thus far in that category.
The Raiders couldn't get anything ...
The Oakland Raiders put up the first points of the game off of a field goal, failing to score for the rest of the contest. Ben Roethlisberger was too much for the Raiders defense to handle, and Oakland's offense could not seem to get anything going. The Steelers went scoreless in the first quarter, but once they found the endzone Big Ben and company had complete control of the game. Roethlisberger threw no interceptions for the second time this season which was the key to the Steelers offense being so effective throughout the game. Besides the one fumble by ...