I have to admit I am expecting the worst tonight for my Raiders, but then again I was expecting the Pats to blow out the Bills, and that definitely didn’t happen! Man, if the Bills only had Marshawn tonight maybe the story would have changed. This game could say a lot about our team this year, and answer a lot of the lingering questions from the off-season. Does Cable have control of a team that he socked one of his coaches in? Is Richard Seymour going to benefit from being in a 4-3 defense? Can Jemarcus give us any hope or is it time to cut ties? I’ve said before that I would be happy with Oakland going 8-8 to at least not have a losing record, but they’ll have to prove it to me for that to happen. If the Chargers happen to lose this game, I think they’ll have more questions than the ones I just asked about the Raiders, starting with; Should we fire Norv?
So, Steve Young, Mike Golic, and Mike Greenburg are calling the game. They just showed them together, and Golic looks like the Jolly Green Giant towering over two midgets.
START OF THE GAME
Raiders get the kick, and are starting at their own 29. Steve Young needs to turn up his mic. Bush just ripped off a nice 17 yarder on the first play. Better start than last year already! Couple good runs by McFadden.
MCeezy: Raiders are moving the ball well early on. No doubt they’re coming out to establish the run, which is their strong point, if you could say they have one. Russell, on the other hand is 0-2 to start. Russell finally completes his first pass to Zach Miller.
I was almost excited, but that then Jemarcus brought me back to earth the same way Kayne took Taylor Swift’s thunder last night.
Three and out for SD. Rivers tossed that third down pass like he was imitating Jemarcus!
One thing I don’t miss about the NFL is all of the TV timeouts, real lame, real lame!
Wow, the Raiders are moving it on the ground. The SD defense looks confused against the Raiders, whaaa!?!
MCeezy: Raiders are playing inspired for a change! Chargers look conservative on the defensive end. I’m sure they know it’s a long game and they might be able to just sit back and wait for the Raiders to make more mistakes.
BUSH TD!
Sproles just ripped off a huge return that looks like the Raiders I remember! Followed up by their 1st first down to Vincent Jackson…
MCeezy: Let’s see how the Raiders play with a lead. It’s nice having some established vets on the ends of the D-Line
SEYMOUR!!!!!!
He said he’d “be the guy on top of the quarterback. He’s not wasting any time!
LT is starting to show his age, and the Raiders catch the first break with his fumble! Maybe Seymour is bringing some intensity to this defense!
MCeezy: WOW. They came to play! This drive will be huge in terms of seeing if they’re really for real. Expect a heavy dose of Bush and McFadden. They need to keep Rivers and the SD offense off the field.
2ND QUARTER Oak 7, SD 0
Raiders started with a few running plays. Followed by a bailout call, and two third down conversions. Something we never did last year. Showing signs of life in the offense I could get used to this.
Uh oh spoke too soon, the third turnover of the game already with a McFadden fumble…
MCeezy: Raiders are doing a phenomenal job of game and clock management. If they can get another stop here, they can really take control of the game…. for now
The Chargers get their second first down. The Raiders are laying out some hits now!
MCeezy:WOW, amazing pursuit by Tyvon Branch.Rivers just hung Sproles out to dry.
The Chargers finally started to look like themselves and got a TD off the turnover Oakland 7, San Diego 7.
MCeezy:Despite the TD to tie it up, the momentum is still on the Raiders side. They need to answer back here…
Greenie brings up a good point…. Russell never finds his receivers. It’s either the tight end or RBs out of the backfield. Why even have WRs? You and I could run around and be decoys, because that’s all they’re really doing. and where’s Javon Walker?
That’s why… (Heyward Bey drops a pass) I still am surprised how easily they’re pushing around the SD D-Line! Our receivers suck, maybe Jemarcus doesn’t deserve all the blame.
MCeezy: Special teams is the only area where the Raiders aren’t absolutely despicable. Good to see exceptional coverage on another stellar Shane Lechler punt.
I think I expect the worst nowadays!
MCeezy:Asomghua making some noise! He had a feature on him on espn.com earlier. I was curious to see how he’d respond, and even though he doesn’t get the ball thrown his way, he still finds a way to make plays.
Another solid defensive stand for the Raiders! One thing about them is their defense has looked good the past few seasons, they’re just on the field way too much. Maybe they can change that this year, and keep them fresh!
MCeezy:Wow. I feel like I’ve said that many times tonight, but what would you expect. The Chargers were expected to win in a route…
Seriously! I picked SD in my Doin Lines Week 1 giving 91/2 points!
MCeezy: The first catch by a WR! Louis Murphy was a steal in the second round. He may not see many passes thrown his way in this system, but if he can get open, the offense will be okay.
After two terrible throws, he made one good one. He needs to change that MO…
MCeezy:For the first time in his career, I can honestly say Jamarcus Russell looks like a legitimate QB.
It’s funny I wrote in my Raiders preview, that this pre-season was the first time he actually looked like he knew what he was doing…
MCeezy: Caught a break there, as Russell threw it RIGHT to the defense. Lady Luck just might be on the Raiders’ side for a change.Think the Raiders would be happy with a 10-7 lead at the half?
I’d almost say no, the way they’ve dominated this game… Seeing how they’ve been the last few years, I’d say yes! Murphy your boy! I think you might be right, maybe I’ll add him to my fantasy team…
MCeezy:
Russell to Murphy!!!! Just when I thought Jamarcus was settling back into his old ways, he finds the rookie in the end zone!GREAT double move.
I think the TD stands
I think it does too. When is Norv going to get fired? Haha, I love how he lead a talented SD team to an 8-8 record last season!
Lady luck my ass! How was that not a TD! God I hate refs! It was Ed Hochuli bad! FG good. 10-7 Oakland
MCeezy:BULLSHIT!
I love how the announcers agree that it was bullshit.
Sproles just ripped off a long return, I’m officially worried about a TD here…
SD gets into FG range with a couple of plays the Oakland defense really didn’t care to stop… Seymour getting on top of Rivers again!
Kaeding FG. Tied at 10 for the half.
Immediately kicked to Swami talking about the non-tuck rule hahaha!
MCeezy:Gotta be happy with a tie at the half…. Should be 14-10 but calls going against the Raiders is nothing new. Overall, they look a lot better than any of us could have expected. Let’s hope they can keep it up in the second half.
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September 14th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Damm you guys been doin work here on the site. BIG changes.. I like
September 14th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Haha, glad you approve! You’ll have to keep checking back!
September 14th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
thanks for stopping by! go Raiders!
September 14th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
[…] Here comes the second half, and were all tied up at 10. We haven’t answered all the questions I raised in the first half. […]
September 14th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Too bad the A’s can’t draw a crowed like that! Have not seen McAfee that full since 1st game last football season.
September 14th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
If the A’s could draw this kind of crowd we could buy a good team!
September 14th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Not sure about Jamarcus? Not a great first game… Maybe he will turn it up in the 4th?
September 14th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
YEah, he’s always an adventure…
September 20th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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