In week six the Oakland Raiders played very well against the 6-0 Atlanta Falcons and came up just short in a 23-20 loss in Atlanta.Sunday, in a 26-23 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars they didn't even sniff the level of play or intensity they showed against one of the league's best teams.They were able to win after playing badly for most of the game and do what some might label as stealing a win at home against Jacksonville.Don't tell that to Raiders' head coach Dennis Allen, though."I don't think you steal wins in the National Football League. At the end ...
Wins and losses are the only units of measurement in the NFL that determine the success of a team. A win is a win, and the Oakland Raiders will take the 26-23 overtime win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, but if that’s all they take they aren’t likely to win many more. The Raiders played like a bad team and only won because they played an even worse team. It was a terrible performance by the Raiders and one that is not a building block toward something bigger and better. It’s like the Raiders blew their entire stash playing ring toss ...
The NFL trade deadline is coming up very quickly and the Oakland Raiders could greatly benefit from it. After their second come-from-behind victory of the season, the Raiders showed they still have many flaws on both sides of the ball.They fell behind by two touchdowns at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the league's worst teams. A win is a win, but can the Raiders really feel good about needing overtime to beat the Jaguars?Oakland remains one of the worst teams in the league defending the pass, as well as running the football. Though the Raiders are only 2-4, ...
Carson Palmer has just completed his 16th game—otherwise known as a full NFL regular season—as the Oakland Raiders’ quarterback. Oakland’s 6-10 record in those games with the underwhelming Palmer is the result of a telegraphed setback for the organization, which gave up a king’s ransom for a 31-year-old quarterback in 2011. Palmer has completed 347 of 569 (60.1 percent) passes for 4,485 yards, 20 touchdowns and 20 interceptions with Oakland. The mildly-impressive yardage is, of course, a product of playing from behind so often. He’s averaging 251.3 yards per win and 297.7 yards per loss—which includes a 116-yard effort in ...
The Oakland Raiders are coming off a 26-23 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. It took overtime, but head coach Dennis Allen has to feel good about the victory nonetheless. Though the 2-4 Raiders only sit a half-game back of the idle Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers in the AFC West, it is obvious this team is not prepared for a sustained playoff push this season—and possibly the foreseeable future. In his first year as Oakland's head man, Allen is quickly familiarizing himself with the mess left by past regimes. And after an up-and-down start to the ...
As Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer put it, this battle of 1-4 teams was a must-win game. While it wasn't the most dominant of victories, it's still a win. Now that the dust has settled, let's take a look at this week's Raiders winners and losers: WinnersQB Carson PalmerThe Oakland Raider quarterback had an OK game stat-wise (26-of-46 298 yards 1 touchdown). While he did turn the ball over twice (on an interception and fumble), I’ll give it to Palmer; he’s a baller. He insisted on going for it on a fourth-quarter fourth down, which resulted in a first-down 24-yard pass ...
A three-point win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in overtime? Eh, not impressive, Oakland Raiders. Actually, I won't be so harsh. In today's NFL, I can't be. The league is lined with so much parity, wait, let's call it what it really is—mediocrity—that a win of any kind is immensely valuable. You know how it goes—a win is a win is a win. Believe me, Dennis Allen doesn't care how his team won on Sunday, and frankly, he shouldn't. But, where do the Raiders go from here. Was their Week 7 triumph just a bad team beating another bad team in a coin flipper? Or, can Oakland build on ...
It appeared that the Oakland Raiders were about to be on the clock. The 2013 NFL Draft clock. Playing listless, uninspired football for chunks of the game, the Raiders somehow came back to win, 26-23 in overtime against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Normally I am not one to look down upon a win, no matter how it was earned. But what is most disconcerting is the fact that this afternoon, the Raiders looked like the same undisciplined, unfocused team of old against a bad Jaguars team. Although Jacksonville lost their superstar Maurice Jones-Drew after two carries (and just six yards) to an ...
At 2-4, the Oakland Raiders are going nowhere in 2012, and their starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, is arguably on the downside of his career.Which begs the question: Will Raider Nation get a chance to see Terrelle Pryor, the former Ohio State standout, behind center?Palmer, in his second season with the Raiders, is putting up solid numbers despite a porous offensive line.Through six starts, he has thrown for 1,732 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions. He's not going to make anyone forget Tom Brady any time soon, but he's been respectable, something that can't be said about the Raiders overall.Pryor, ...
When the Miami Marlins shed flopping closer Heath Bell and sent him packing to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the real winner of the deal was probably the Oakland Athletics.The A's got involved in the complicated three way deal, trading away a pair of infielders. Starting second baseman Cliff Pennington was shipped to Arizona and minor league shortstop Yordy Cabrera was sent to the Marlins.In exchange, Oakland brought in outfielder Chris Young. Recently Young had been a valuable talent. He represented the Diamondbacks in the 2010 All Star Game. And in the 2011 Division Series, he hit three homers against the Brewers, ...