Raiders View Themselves In The Mirror; Run Past Titans
OAKLAND SEES SELF-DESTRUCTION ON OTHER SIDELINE
How peculiar it must have been to watch the Tennessee Titans masquerading as the Raiders the day before Halloween?
These Raiders tried hard to emulate the team of the first six weeks that constantly committed silly penalties and gave away leads, but the Titans wouldn't allow them.
It was the youthful Titans who made the stupid mistakes more often than not.
How many times has a storyline similar to Tennessee's Adam "Pacman" Jones occurred to these Raiders over the past two seasons.
Down by five in the second quarter, the defensive back/punt returner blazed through the Raiders special teams, which were anything but special. Jones wasn't even touched on his 82-yard scamper.
Conspiratorial Raider fans, the ones who believe the NFL commisioner has a direct line to the referee just to screw the Raiders, will note that the opposite happened.
While Jones was celebrating his first NFL touchdown and the announcers were profusely praising him, nobody noticed that the officials were in conference about nullifying the touchdown. There were no flags, no hats and the alleged conference was never shown. These shadowy elements usually bite the Raiders, not aid them.
To make matter worse, three plays later, the Raiders Warren Sapp awoke from the dead and dislodged the football out of the Titan Steve McNair's hands and into the endzone where Oakland's Jerrod Cooper swooped on it for six points. A two touchdown difference in the span of four plays. That doesn't happen to the Raiders very often.
A TURNING POINT
Everybody around the Raider Nation has spoken of the team the last two years as a work in progress. The coaching staff says it all the time.
It's possible that Sunday's road win in Tennessee taught this team more than in terms of wins and losses.
Stupid penalties and poor judgement have been staples of this team for years. It remains to be seen whether seeing the havoc that Tennessee wrought upon themselves will become a very important learning tool for the second half.
NOT IN A GIVING MOOD
Most football people will tell you that the hallmark of a successful team is not giving away the ball.
Amazingly though, at 3-4, the Raiders have only six takeaways. QB Kerry Collins' unfortunate interception with 18 seconds in the first half was his second pick of the season and only the team's sixth turnover.
How peculiar it must have been to watch the Tennessee Titans masquerading as the Raiders the day before Halloween?
These Raiders tried hard to emulate the team of the first six weeks that constantly committed silly penalties and gave away leads, but the Titans wouldn't allow them.
It was the youthful Titans who made the stupid mistakes more often than not.
How many times has a storyline similar to Tennessee's Adam "Pacman" Jones occurred to these Raiders over the past two seasons.
Down by five in the second quarter, the defensive back/punt returner blazed through the Raiders special teams, which were anything but special. Jones wasn't even touched on his 82-yard scamper.
Conspiratorial Raider fans, the ones who believe the NFL commisioner has a direct line to the referee just to screw the Raiders, will note that the opposite happened.
While Jones was celebrating his first NFL touchdown and the announcers were profusely praising him, nobody noticed that the officials were in conference about nullifying the touchdown. There were no flags, no hats and the alleged conference was never shown. These shadowy elements usually bite the Raiders, not aid them.
To make matter worse, three plays later, the Raiders Warren Sapp awoke from the dead and dislodged the football out of the Titan Steve McNair's hands and into the endzone where Oakland's Jerrod Cooper swooped on it for six points. A two touchdown difference in the span of four plays. That doesn't happen to the Raiders very often.
A TURNING POINT
Everybody around the Raider Nation has spoken of the team the last two years as a work in progress. The coaching staff says it all the time.
It's possible that Sunday's road win in Tennessee taught this team more than in terms of wins and losses.
Stupid penalties and poor judgement have been staples of this team for years. It remains to be seen whether seeing the havoc that Tennessee wrought upon themselves will become a very important learning tool for the second half.
NOT IN A GIVING MOOD
Most football people will tell you that the hallmark of a successful team is not giving away the ball.
Amazingly though, at 3-4, the Raiders have only six takeaways. QB Kerry Collins' unfortunate interception with 18 seconds in the first half was his second pick of the season and only the team's sixth turnover.
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