Debark Now...If You Like

Had a 2 week layoff. Tough 2 week layoff. I posted nothing, because I could not think of anything to say that would be believed by ANY Raider fan. After yesterday's game, I AM BACK.

Yes, the Raiders failed to defeat the Patriots. Yes, the Patriots attempted to pile onto a train wreck. No, all hope is not lost. Prepare to be angered.

Yesterday's game was not as bad as it seemed at the time. I theink it is just that we Raider fans are so spoiled by the excellence of the best organization in professional sports, we tend to give Al Davis a very harsh whipping with a razor strip for allowing these things to happen.

I blame the coaching staff. If you look at the numbers, the Raider players are great. They have the potential to be the top team in the NFL with the players they have. The coaching staff has failed to motivate the players to communicate while on the field. They practice harder than any team in the league, but practice is just that...practice. Game time action is totally different. Had the Raiders hired the right coaching staff (Raider Coaches), they would have found a way to shutdown the Patriots defense in the 1st half. They did it in the 2nd half. Why did it take a halftime pow-wow to get it together? Take away the 1st half and the Raiders win the game. What happened in the 1st and 2nd quarters is solely the fault of the coaches.

I still think the Raiders have a top offense and a top defense. But, they need coaches who can not only motivate them, but give them the ammo to succeed. The current coaching staff, in its configuration, can not do that. The head coach lacks the talent to see the challenge and make the bold "Raider" decision on what is needed to shutdown a heavy defensive rush or a heavy offensive attack.

The media needs to get off the Raiders back in terms of asking stupid questions in an effort to trip them up to get a "gotcha" sound bite. In the post game press conference Coach Cable made the statement that the players were developing good. What players? At this point, the only player he should be concerned with when it comes to developing is JaMarcus Russell. He is developing as a good QB. It is his first full NFL season and he is learning from his mistakes. To say "I like the way our players are developing" after week 15 tells me you are too soft on your players. Push them. Make them work. Ask for more out of them on the field. Make them want to sacrifice everything to get a win. The Raiders need a head coach and I don't know where they will find one. The dumbest question, in the press conference, come from some idiot reporter when JaMarcus was under the lights. You have the attention of the world. Everyone is wanting to hear you question. We are all riveted on your coming words, waiting for a brilliant provocative question. the room is silent. You have JaMarcus Russell's undivided attention and all you can think of the ask is, "Is it depressing to keep losing?" DAH! what do you think? I am not even going to print J Russ' answer. But, what were you expecting? Did you think he was going to say, "No, it's not depressing. Losing is just something we do." Apparently, they let anyone in the press room.

Finally, I have to post the best video of the year, in my opinion. When I saw this it made my day.



It makes you wonder about the Secret Service and are they dropping thier guard when it comes to protecting President Bush.