Don't Hate The QB, Hate The Game

Week 4 is over. Little excitement. Monday Night Football was what Monday Night Football should be, every week. Brett Favre was great. The Vikings were great. The Packers defense could do little against the Vikings offense and I don't know if it was because the Vikings defense is that good or the Packers offense is that horrible, but the Packers offensive line looked as bad as my pee wee offensive line. The Packers QB will not last the season, if he continues to get blasted like that, each week. The appeared to be way out classed against the Vikings. It will be interesting to see how they bounce back from the beating they took.

On to the real stuff...

The Raiders have a ton of work to do. They made the Texans look like a Superbowl team in the first half. I am going to keep this short, this week. But, I must say this...the Raiders need receivers who know how to catch a pass. JaMarcus Russell went 12/33 for 128 yards and zero interceptions. While the yardage is good, the completion rate is bad. Hold on before you chop him up. It was not all his fault. Yes, he made some bad throws, but there were far more dropped balls than bad throws and they could have had a better result on the outcome of the game. The Raiders have nothing but rookie wide-outs. That is not going to cut it, at this point.

The other (and main) problem with the Raiders, is the coaching. Tom Cable is proving the point I made last season when he was named replacement. He is not a good head coach for the Raiders. Not to worry, he won't be around much longer. He is facing a felony assault charge and the NFL will suspend him pending the outcome of his trial. This could happen as soon as next week, because the Raiders travel to New York to play the Giants. New York is the home of the NFL. That makes it easy for the Commish to meet with Tom Cable (a sort of "step into my office" thing). That will force Al Davis to name another head coach. And while I do not agree with the charge and punishment, it is going to happen. That's my prediction, but mark my words, it is going to happen.

The Raiders take on the Giants in Giant Stadium. They will be without Darren McFadden. He will miss at least 2 games (there goes my fantasy team). The saving grace...Justin Fargus can still run and Michael Bush will tear the astro-turf up in that place.

I will never give up on the Raiders. I will be cheering for them to win. You can beat the Giants are looking past them. That is why I am picking them to win over the Giants 27-17. MARK IT!

Tomorrow is the opening day of the United Football League. The inaugural game is set between the California Redwoods and the Las Vegas Locomotives at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game will be televised at 6pm, so check your local listings. I will be at the game and will report on the UFL in next weeks post.

Until next time,
Raider-Man, out!