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i thinks it's obvious by now that our defense is broken and hasn't been fixed in years. whether or not it's Al's fault for demanding a man to man will never be truly known until we try something different......something that unfortunately doesn't seem to be in the cards.
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Good Arguement.
I know you know that. But at the end of the day, i've given up on defensive philosophies. Only one matters, and that is Al Davis'. THat being said, my only hope is for us to score points, and just pray the other qb f*cks up. I'm not even hoping for the defense to help us to win a game, under Ryan. |
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It's just annoying as hell EVERY time our defense allows 1st downs with a run straight through the middle. I know no defense is perfect, but c'mon! It happens all too often IMHO.
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Some valid points you bring up. We'll never run a Tampa-2 while Al is in charge so might as well get that out of the way. I really think it was time for Ryan to leave after last season. Guys been here for four years and our defense has consistently been ranked at the bottom of the NFL., especially our run defense. While I don't think we have the best defensive personnel in the league, particularly with our front four, I don't think this bland, unimaginative, scheme he runs does our players any favors. |
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I think if Kiff can get this offense untracked this year and we manage to win some games, I think he'll be in a much better position to lobby for a new DC. I just have a hard time believing that Al is solely responsible for calling all the defensive shots.
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I kind of disagree here you tend to forget at this time last yera Ryan was god and everyone was raving about the defense not only moving into top 5 in yards allowed but in points allowed too, get some half decent play up front and yes this defense can move in to the top half of the league
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Al's philosphy on offense and defense has not changed. Why should it?
The idea is score more than the other guy when it's over. How you do it dosn't matter. For the most part, he want's to see attacking offense and attacking defense. Throw long, run for tough yardage. Corners that play man to man and attack the quarterback. Problem is, he has not had the talent he has had in the past. It's not so much the schemes as it is talent to go with it. One player has made it to the pro bowl each year for who knows how long. When the Raiders were in their hey day, it was not unusual to see 5-8 players and one year they had 11, 8 on offense. It was easy to play defense when Alzado and Long were rushing the passer. When you had Hayes and Haynes playing corner, it was easy to play man to man. We have Burgess on one end and...........There is part of the problem. In the pro bowl at linebacker there was Ted Hendricks, Villapiano. Another time, Hendricks, Millen, Rod Martin. This time................ That position is improving with Morrison and Howard and they may yet see the pro bowl but they aren't there yet. The problem with Stu was there wasn't enough talent around him to cover his weaknesses. He was often the last line of defense and failing at inopportune times. As bad as the defensive stats were that you cited, the team was in most games last year. That said, it is reasonable to assume you generate more offense, score more points and you change the complexion of the game. Maybe, to your advantage. I can't think of many games we were nursing multiple score leads. The team is now stockpiling talent. As that talent matures and the team gels into a team, wins will happen. I think sooner than later. |
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THIS IS THE BEST POST EVER ON ANOTHER BLOG ABOUT OUR OFFENSE! WHY LANE GETS THE FREE PASS WHO KNOWS?????????????????????
by Rick about 8 hours ago Good post. I can see some are still swilling around in their collective throats about the defense and in particular the DT position. The bases of that concern probably comes from last years performance. The bottom line is wins! We lost 7 games last year that had NOTHING to do with the defense. Detroit L-21-36, Note we did not score in the first half. Three turnovers by us (offense) late led to 17 points for Det. 5 Turnovers total! At Denver L- 20-23 TIME OUT by the rat! We only scored three points in the first half. Kansas City L 10-12 AGAIN we are shut out in the first half!!!!!!!!! At Tennessee L 9-13, we were Shut out in the second half. Texans L- 17-24, AGAIN, AGAIN we are shut out in the first half. Bears L- 6-17, Just two field goals by Sea Bass? Colts L 14-21, Inept offense and turnovers hurt our chances. With any kind of offense we win all the above games. But even if we win only 4 that would have left us at 8-8 With the improvements this year on offense and the easier schedule I agree we can be 9-7. So I think the post is smart, smart, smart,!!!! Raidermadness |
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You listed 7 games and if you want to include the first Charger game that was within one touchdown for most of the game and the Raiders had a chance to pull even that's 8 games the Raiders could have won. They did win 4 and that's 12. Winning teams win most of those games. With the improvements this team has made and with the anticipated maturity and ultimate gelling as a unit this team can be vastly improved next year. BTW, don't forget our very favorable schedule. A lot expect 8-8 to be a good year and even 9-7. For me, anything less than 10-6 with that schedule is a disappointment. My basis. See above. And, most important. These are the Raiders. Our tradition is winning games and championships. Winning is as much attitude as it is talent. The best team dosn't always win. See my posts on the winning 10 SB thread. You have to have talent of course, but with talent comes preparation, committment, work ethic, attitude, effort and sometimes luck. Talent and luck and luck you can't do much about. You can do one heck go a long ways to improve your talent and luck by doing the other things listed above. That's the job of Davis and the coaches. It starts at the top and nobody knows more about winning than Al Davis. Lane Kiffin needs to understand that and quit trying to fight Davis to show whose boss or that he needs more power and authority. You win as a team and it starts with understanding the chain of command and authority. When Kiffin realizes this he will be more effective. The team will be better too. |