I was starting to write the second piece of the Aw-fence-ive First Half Break Down, when my mind began to be amused by the duality of the word that is spelled "O-F-F-E-N-S-I-V-E", so I turned to Dictionary.com for a closer look as the break down of the word. Here is what I found: The root of the word, "Offensive", begins with the Latin Word for "Us", Offens, then goes...
The SEC didn't burden us with a lot of other good games on TV today. Auburn vs. Furman? Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky? Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech? Not hardly. The only other halfway decent game is Arkansas vs. South Carolina. I'm not missing a thing by going to this one. This will serve as a Game Thread for today, and as an opening monologue for the day. I will not be participating in the game thread,...
It is finally here! The week all Raiders fans await like Christmas. The week which, upon its unveiling, is eagerly circled with pen breaking vigor on all calendars. In a schedule filled with bitter rivals and compelling match-ups, this week takes a back seat to none. That’s right, this is the week the Raiders face those dreaded, measly, cheap-shot-artist punks: B-Y-E. With the Raiders offensive...
More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP Josh, just let your Soul Glow this Sunday! Browse more photos » So, a new era begins this weekend for the Buccaneers . When a team reaches drafts a quarterback in the first round, they gamble the next five years on his development. Against the Packers , we’ll see our first Josh Freeman game. Now, everyone will tell you "don’t expect much",...
by Orlin Wagner - AP 1 day ago: FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2009 photo, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson (56) tackles Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell (2) during the first half of a NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. For six weeks, Johnson has been benched, taken out of the lineup for reasons that have never been made public. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) View full size photo »...
Based on their present play on their field and the non-development of JaMarcus Russell, Tom Cable has less than 20% chance of remaining the Raiders coach next year. A long winning streak can change that quickly, and the X factor of Mr. Davis leaves everyone guessing. However, with the past week of scrutiny [...]
2009 SBN Mideason Studs & Duds Thank goodness for JaMarcus Russell or otherwise Ol' Jake might have taken the Dud award. We play two of the studs this weekend. Lets make them look like Duds!
“He has the best arm I’ve seen since John Elway,” announced Al Davis, not long after the giant JaMarcus Russell was drafted by the Oakland Raiders. Unfortunately, Elway had the motivation, willpower and mental capacity to become a winner on football’s biggest stage, all things Russell has proven to be lacking. Looking back, we can see a history of taking QBs who had been labeled...
The New York Jets and rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez found a sure fire cure to their recent struggles-a game against the lowly Oakland Raiders. Sanchez passed for 143 yards and a touchdown, plus added a rushing touchdown as New York thumped Oakland 38-0 in the largest regular season shutout win in franchise history. Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell continued to struggle, and he passed for just...
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 1 day ago: In this Nov. 8, 2008, photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban, left, and LSU coach Les Miles talk after Alabama defeated LSU 27-21 in an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La. No. 3 Alabama faces No. 9 LSU on Saturday, Nov. 7. An Alabama win would give the team the Southeastern Conference West title; if LSU wins, it takes control of the SEC West....
Sunday in San Diego, the Chargers beat the Raiders for the 13th straight time, a bitter pill for the legions of SoCal Raider fans who made the annual journey south from (East) Los Angeles. (NFL apparently is like Vegas to J-Russ and Cable: A game of “chance”) With the lossthe Raiders dropped to 2-6, their playoff [...]
More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP You have to do more than this to stand out in today's NFL Browse more photos » Let me get this out of the way. This is not a factual piece. It's based on my opinion and take on football, in particular quarterbacks. Now that we've got the whole disclaimer part out of the way, allow me to vent my frustration with Freeman. He hasn't taken a starting snap...
Despite an 8-point loss to the Chargers Sunday, JaMarcus Russell was pleased with how he played: Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell completed 14 of 22 passes for 109 yards and one interception that was thrown towards Zach Miller, who was surrounded by powder blue San Diego jerseys, led to the Chargers first touchdown. He was lucky a [...]
The San Diego Chargers extended their winning streak over the Oakland Raiders to 13 games in a row today when they came out on top 24-16. Chargers QB Philip Rivers was 16/25 with I TD and 1 interception. The INT was tipped ball that was thrown slightly behind Vincent Jackson. Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell went 14/22 for [...]
JaMarcus Russell said after Sunday's loss to San Diego that he was pleased with his 109-yard passing effort. " I did a pretty good job ," he said. Russell took five sacks, fumbled, threw an interception, averaged under five yards per pass attempt, and completed two passes for 16 yards to his wide receivers. He is 33rd in QB rating, tied for fifth in interceptions, and is completing 48.4%...
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