The Raiders gave Los Angeles the homecoming and goodbye it deserved with a big win over the Chargers this past Sunday. That plus some help kept them alive in the playoff hunt. Sometimes when you win, you really lose. All week I’ve been taking shit for saying the Raiders don’t deserve the playoffs but it… Continue reading Playoffs, 2010s and Winning in Denver
Month: December 2019
Sticking to the Script versus the Chargers + One Last Goodbye/Homecoming
The Oakland Raiders have to beat the Chargers this week. There is not much to play for this week for either team as both AFC West teams are virtually eliminated from the playoffs. You might even argue that a win here would hurt the team’s draft pick. However, the Raiders are still a young team.… Continue reading Sticking to the Script versus the Chargers + One Last Goodbye/Homecoming
A Goodbye to Oakland and Beating the Jags
Oakland is an Experience Everyday for the past four years I’ve woken up and looked at the Oakland Coliseum, Alameda Coliseum. O.co or whatever it is called. A few years back someone bought me a picture of the stadium printed on canvas. It’s a reminder of the place I feel most at home. Gruden hit… Continue reading A Goodbye to Oakland and Beating the Jags
Carr Stannery and Beating the Titans
Stop the Stanning It is hard for me to remember an issue more divisive than the future of Derek Carr with the Raiders. For the past year or so I’ve been writing the end is near for Carr and there is not much he can do about it. Carr is a fine enough quarterback, unfortunately,… Continue reading Carr Stannery and Beating the Titans