CAN WE CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS BOARD TO "LOL @ RAIDERS" ?

They had to work really really hard to lose that game yesterday ... but somehow, they managed it.

Kerry Collins should have been pulled in the 4th Quarter and the ball snapped directly to the running back.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3SugXZmAHI&quot;>The Autumn wind is a pirate..."</a>
AL DAVIS HAS A BUCKET

seriously this fucking team

this fucking OWNER

ok so it's been said, and it's true, that the salary cap and the revenue sharing agreement and and and and that's all basically socialism for the rich (and as a fan I would say a great example, best socialism ever, unless you're a player, but that's another thread) but if we take that as a given, and we also take my experience in the military, which is totally socialist - al is seriously that guy who is so, so awfully bad, but you're not allowed to fire him - he's the fucking sergeant who has actually probably gotten like ten people killed but the best possible outcome is to give him orders to some places where he can, at worst, kill maybe three more people, and even then at least you can blame something else for the bodies whenever they show up.

Jesus christ the talent that dies with this team. I'm actually glad Asomugha got franchised last year- maybe in 2009 he'll play for a team that has a fucking chance at the playoffs, like he deserves.

I mean, I don't think that has anything to do with socialism for the rich. Al just your average senile owner of a private company. That's the free market at its finest. I mean, maybe he'd spend more if not for the salary cap, but I doubt it. I actually think the salary cap pressures Al to spend more than he'd actually like.

I just think that at least if you're a Raider you know that the boss wants to win, and just doesn't know how to do it. He loves his players and is really good to guys who used to play there (unless you get on his bad side, aka Marcus Allen). Cardinals can't say that, nor have they played in a Super Bowl in the '00s like that Raiders have.

lol you made that up about the super bowl

lol cardinals

dude the raiders' problem isnt spending money - idk if you noticed but they gave obscene, unprecedented contracts to d-hall, tommy kelly and javon walker, even tho nobody was competing for the services of these players. they'd be a lot better off if davis was a cheapskate!

Al hasn't always been so quick to spend money. His choice to do so last summer was seen as a sort of "put up or shut up" thing for Kiffin, even though he didn't give Kiffin the players Kiffin wanted, or give him the waiver wire guys Kiffin wanted for the sake of depth.

But anyway, now they have among the least cap room in all of football:

26. Oakland $6.4 million
27. Baltimore $4.7 million
28. New York Jets $4.5 million
29. Detroit $4.4 million
30. Dallas $3.9 million
31. Pittsburgh $1.3 million
32. Arizona $310,078

Sorry, I forgot to bold:

26. Oakland $6.4 million
27. Baltimore $4.7 million
28. New York Jets $4.5 million
29. Detroit $4.4 million haha wtf
30. Dallas $3.9 million
31. Pittsburgh $1.3 million
32. Arizona $310,078

looooool

lol

omg, what the hell are they paying Kitna

ok I just checked and his contract is for 1,300,000,000 a month

Al is the football version to Howard Hughes.

Raiders owner Al Davis was hospitalized over the weekend after twisting his knee in a fall, a team source confirmed Thursday. KPIX originally reported the accident Davis, 79, had at the team hotel in San Diego before the Dec. 4 game against the Chargers. He attended the game, returned home with the team that night and was soon admitted to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. He was treated for fluid in his injured knee. Davis has been hobbled for several years with a quadriceps injury.

oh no, who will fill in at qb? ;_;

i didnt know a person that desiccated could develop fluid.

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lol cardinals

― TOMBOT, Friday, December 5, 2008 11:38 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ two months ago no one could believe that the little birds that could would ever play in a superbowl in the 00s, or maybe this whole century, and now theyre super bowl champs.

makes you wonder, doesnt it? ;-)

read today that the skins are intent on keep dangelo hall... lol @ raiders

and now theyre super bowl champs.

Max, did you not watch the last two minutes?

another naysayer!! how many superbowls will the arizona cardinals have to win before they silence their critics!!

yeah it was expected washington would keep d hall. he's from virginia & grew up a skins fan actually, def wanted to stay here, they'll work something out.

i also appreciate the raiders for letting go of RANDY MOSS. perhaps they can find a way to send asomugha to new england

So Tom Cable, guys! He apparently thinks the "So how long ago did you STOP beating your wife?" joke is actually a legal defense...?

He is officially the most despicable person in the NFL, and probably the state of California.

who is lolling now, though? not the steelers!

the steelers are not lolling

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o166/mastermind99/Hines_Ward_Crying_Photo.gif

i still have a soft spot for the stillers for killing jesus in sb last year

three summers ago i was riding my 49CC 2005 TOMOS ST (A35) MOPED around the little road along the top of mt. sequoyah in fayetteville, arkansas. i was starting to head down a hill when darren mcfadden +1 (presumably also another razorback, or "hog") came speeding up around the bend on matching vespa-style scooters (hondas iirc) and crashed into a wood rail fence in someone's front yard. they got up, unscathed and lollin', and sped off into the afternoon.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2iu6quv.jpg

I wonder what their record would be if they would have benched JaBustus back in week 4?

1 Mon, Sep 14 San Diego Chargers vs San Diego (0-0) L 20 - 24 ESPN
2 Sun, Sep 20 Kansas City Chiefs @ Kansas City (0-1) W 13 - 10 CBS
3 Sun, Sep 27 Denver Broncos vs Denver (2-0) L 3 - 23 CBS
4 Sun, Oct 4 Houston Texans @ Houston (1-2) L 6 - 29 CBS
5 Sun, Oct 11 New York Giants @ NY Giants (4-0) L 7 - 44 CBS
6 Sun, Oct 18 Philadelphia Eagles vs Philadelphia (3-1) W 13 - 9 FOX
7 Sun, Oct 25 New York Jets vs NY Jets (3-3) L 0 - 38 CBS
8 Sun, Nov 1 San Diego Chargers @ San Diego (3-3) L 16 - 24 CBS
9 Bye
10 Sun, Nov 15 Kansas City Chiefs vs Kansas City (1-7) L 10 - 16 CBS
11 Sun, Nov 22 Cincinnati Bengals vs Cincinnati (7-2) W 20 - 17 CBS
12 Thu, Nov 26 Dallas Cowboys @ Dallas (7-3) L 7 - 24 CBS
13 Sun, Dec 6 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Pittsburgh (6-5) W 27 - 24

Kind of tough to say, they might have gotten KC and could have maybe made that second game with SD interesting.

Gradkowski played in the 2nd half of the Jets game. Didn't put up any points, but he actually completed some passes.

Still probably at best they could be 6-6.

Gradkowski is a totally decent game-managing qb, and might have hung around Tampa longer if Gruden didn't so enjoy shuffling his qb stable like a deck of cards. I'm glad he's finding (some moderate) success as a starter again.

New quarterback: J.P. Losman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJdSx9Xn6dY

Loss of pants

in related videos to this ^^^^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhnIKKUXjcM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPCIOfFpnYo

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ArgtrpCDK.PwPY_kDIIRgeJDubYF?slug=ms-thegameface010110&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Michael Silver, Yahoo Sports

Now that Mike Leach(notes) has been fired by Texas Tech, and Al Davis is probably a few days away from whipping out the ol’ overhead projector for the inevitable press conference to fire Tom Cable, has anyone considered the notion that this could be a professional marriage made in heaven? That’s right – Mike Leach as the next coach of the Raiders, and I am being completely serious. Think about it: The Raiders have an abysmal offense and are trying to salvage the career of a former No. 1 overall draft pick, quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Leach is an innovative offensive mind who has made prolific passers out of far less talented QBs. Davis is a big-time meddler, but he has also worked best with headstrong head coaches who aren’t afraid to be their own men. Leach, as recent events confirm, would fit that mold. Further, as Leach proved this week, he, too, is not afraid to lawyer up, and both will soon be intimately familiar with the nuances of the term ”with cause.” Finally, Leach has a well-documented thing for pirates. Can you imagine how much he’d fun he’d have in an eye patch?

I would support this move 100%.

If this gets us closer to firing the punter and going for it, then I'm all for it. Could be the first big step towards finally having Mutant League football.

"Um ... no comment." That was one Raider player's assessment of JaMarcus Russell's performance Sunday.

hidden punter stat of 2009- bret kern's teams with him: 14-2, bret kern's teams w/o him: 2-14

I fucking hate all these headline clowns that Gruden is drafting, fkn Incognito and AB and even Ronald fkn Ollie ffs

It just feels like he’s loading up the clown car to drive away any remaining actual talent (like Carr)

Anyway it was a weird ep, feels very stunt-y and awkward
but i am going to watch the season regardless. I dont think they’ll get anything “inside” of any note or build much character but hey, when the wheels fall off it’s not like it’ll be unwatchable

but two things
1) maaaaan i could watch madden talk about 7 man sleds all day <3

2) abrams needs more steve smith in his life, gruden’s sideline “chat” with him was embarrassing

Can they bring Steve Smith Sr. on #HardKnocks for 1 episode to interact with Johnathan Abram? That would be must-see TV. pic.twitter.com/wkYCHFDkf8

— Maurice Moton (@MoeMoton) August 7, 2019

THREAD: 1) Even before suffering bizarre injuries to his feet, Antonio Brown alarmed Raiders coaches and teammates by railing against the NFL’s enhanced enforcement of helmet regulations, a policy change which will likely force the star receiver to switch to a new model...

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 9, 2019

hbo hit the jackpot

why is it that the wideouts are always the most insane? is it because even the stars are only targeted on like 20% of offensive plays and they do a whole bunch of running for nothing?

And now this: Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown has told team officials that, unless he gets to wear his old helmet, he will not play football again, per league sources.

And more....

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019

wow ok now we're talking

https://i.imgur.com/QONVIyz.gif

lmao he must really hate that team helmet

🎶 it’s all too beautiful 🎶

omar otm

the best is how he tried to paint the old helmet in raiders colors and sneak it in

yes! that was hilar

In fairness, I would not want to wear this helmet either. pic.twitter.com/aqNjutSWQW

— Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) August 10, 2019

An arbitrator ruled against Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown’s grievance to wear his old helmet, per source.

Now Brown must decide if he’s willing to play football with a new helmet he desperately does not want to wear.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 12, 2019

https://media.tenor.com/images/8bf77d8262932bf4420b6a45d6afd302/tenor.gif

does anyone have a helmet they want to give to ab

"I'm looking for a Schutt Air Advantage Adult Large Helmet that was manufactured in 2010 or after. In exchange I will trade a signed practice worn @Raiders helmet."

— AB (@AB84) August 13, 2019

it’s seriously weird but great that AB is all Rain Man about his bloody helmet

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/antonio-brown-raiders-helmet-practice-mayock-221755897.html

It seemed like it was over. It seemed Antonio Brown was willing to move forward without his old Schutt AiR Advantage helmet after predictably losing his grievance against the NFL. It seemed Brown was ready to start the season after participating in pregame drills with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.

But things are never over with Antonio Brown, apparently.

An exasperated Raiders general manager Mike Mayock announced to the media on Sunday that Brown was holding out of practice because of the helmet issue. Mayock did not seem happy about the situation.

Mayock’s full statement:

You all know that AB is not here today. So here’s the bottom line. He’s upset about the helmet issue. We have supported that. We appreciate that, OK? But at this point, we’ve pretty much exhausted all avenues of relief. So, from our perspective, it’s time for him to be all in or all out. OK? So we’re hoping he’s back soon. We’ve got 89 guys busting their tails. We are really excited about where this franchise is going. And we hope AB’s going to be a big part of it starting Week 1 against Denver. End of story, no questions.

And just like that, the Antonio Brown helmet story that has dominated the Raiders’ preseason has been given new life.

http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/RHiD0K65NxxLO/200.gif

loving this so much

incredible

The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2019

More on #Raiders WR Antonio Brown and Mike Mayock yesterday: It did not get physical, sources say. But after a screaming match, Brown told Mayock that he would hit him in the face and then punted the ball… and said, Fine me for that. 💸💸💸

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2019

https://media3.giphy.com/media/l3q2FbmLvAockl43u/giphy.gif

can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

amazing stuff

The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.

— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019

lol raiders

lmao

https://i2.wp.com/sherlockshome.ie/wp-content/uploads/itisaccomplished2.jpg?resize=562%2C272&ssl=1

By fining Brown, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal, sources told Schefter.

not to defend AB but it seems odd that the raiders can just unilaterally do this. i guess 'guaranteed' means something different than i'd thought

the Raiders are either extremely stupid (well they are but specifically stupid here) or baiting AB into this reaction is exactly what they wanted to happen, so they could have a valid post-apology/post-Gruden "he'll play" excuse to release him.

Incredible!

Someone at NFL Films/HBO needs to leak the Hard Knocks raw footage from this season.

weee

fuck the raiders fuck the pats

did this really happen????? the hell

can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

― mookieproof, Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:43 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

beautiful

this sucks

Raiders Rookie Safety Johnathan Abram tore his Rotator cuff and Labrum in the first quarter of last night’s game. He will have surgery this week...likely ending his season, per source.

— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) September 11, 2019

having just got surgery for same only a week ago (for infinitely more benign reasons), i can say from immediate experience it really sucks

ugh i bet. i currently have a slightly fractured shoulder and even that sucks, nothing to that degree though yipes

I have had 3 broken clavicles, a/c arthritis, multiple minor separarions, 7 mm clavicular resection, scapula fracture, screws and plate placed and later removed (clav). I feel entitled as fuck to say -

fractures aint shit, screws aint shit, bones just move around, dont get arthritis ever, and...

peeps with any soft tissue joint injury like the ones at issue, deserve sympathy because that shit hard to fix, if ever. sorry vg, and ulysses gws.

also, shoulders are are a shit design.

i agree wholeheartedly! i am excited to say that one week after surgery i have had about, let's say 14 hours of sleep total and can now move my elbow to almost a 90 degree angle from my hip for about two seconds. oxycontin is a shit drug!

shoulders are bulllshit
slings suck
being one handed blows

in other news mr veg & i decided tonight that we are going to the last home game in Oakland in Dec

mostly to see old tailgating friends

the “franchise” (such as it is) can blow it out their ear

\m/

One more on the #Raiders from Inside Training Camp on @nflnetwork: Jon Gruden's attempt to "crush" COVID-19 included assistant Rich Bisaccia tricking the players into thinking Gruden had coronavirus. But it wasn't a mean-spirited prank. There was a serious message behind it. pic.twitter.com/I832Zy5g2a

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 5, 2020

Lol wtf is wrong with these people

I hope Josh brings back Tebow

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33180067/sources-las-vegas-raiders-expected-hire-new-england-patriots-josh-mcdaniels-coach-dave-ziegler-gm

lol

Davis said first thing that McDaniels told him was “it was a fumble.” #Raiders

— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) January 31, 2022

#Raiders are 0-4 this season when leading by double digits at halftime. They are first team since at least 1930 to lose 4 times in a season when leading by double digits at the half #fantastic

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) December 9, 2022

the best part is i don’t even give a fuck anymore 🥳

my fb memories also reminded me it’s the 11 yr anniversary of the Raiders v Packers game when Favre threw a billion touchdowns for his dead Dad. i think I still have a little ptsd from watching that game