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.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 7 December 2009 23:49 (sixteen years ago)
New quarterback: J.P. Losman!
― Maltodextrin, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 07:30 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJdSx9Xn6dY
Loss of pants
― Maltodextrin, Monday, 21 December 2009 00:54 (sixteen years ago)
in related videos to this ^^^^^
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhnIKKUXjcM
― kicker conspiracy (s. suisham ha ha) (daria-g), Monday, 21 December 2009 01:26 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPCIOfFpnYo
― Maltodextrin, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 08:07 (sixteen years ago)
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?
― earlnash, Friday, 1 January 2010 22:32 (sixteen years ago)
I would support this move 100%.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 1 January 2010 23:38 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Fetchboy, Saturday, 2 January 2010 00:11 (sixteen years ago)
"Um ... no comment." That was one Raider player's assessment of JaMarcus Russell's performance Sunday.
― real bears playing hockey (polyphonic), Monday, 4 January 2010 18:31 (sixteen years ago)
hidden punter stat of 2009- bret kern's teams with him: 14-2, bret kern's teams w/o him: 2-14
― nostragaaaawddamnus (Hunt3r), Monday, 4 January 2010 18:38 (sixteen years ago)
i had this debate the other day, during that eagles-cowboys debacle, because an announcer (poss buck) said something that intimated that one of these teams might just FOLD had they lost the game. long debate, in that if the eagles folded, would it be the panthers or the giants who would then be put in the playoffs (decision: panthers) etc etc but really, shouldn't it be the raiders?
answer is no, it should be the cardinals. but i thought this fit this thread.
― everyone kills people (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Tuesday, 5 January 2010 04:42 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.sbreport.net/raider_news/008/2650.html
Gannon like many Raider fans is gloomy about the status of the Silver & Black. And since he has emotional ties to a team that he helped build into a winner, why not help out in any capacity?The former league MVP offered his services to the troubled franchise and their bust to be passer and they not only denied it, they piled on impudence to the genuine offer.Said Gannon on Sirius Blitz on Satellite radio: “You know, it’s amazing. You try just to reach out to somebody and say something, that maybe you can help a young guy, and you get criticized for it. … I’m not looking for work. I have plenty of jobs that keep me busy. … People think I’m looking for a job. I’ve been offered jobs to get into coaching and to get into management. I have no interest in doing it.”Then Al Davis’ crony John Herrera piled on stating, “It’s Rich that needs the help.”He continued, “When he goes on a radio show offering Mr. [Al] Davis help, Tom Cable help, the Raiders help, maybe it’s Rich that needs the help.”
The former league MVP offered his services to the troubled franchise and their bust to be passer and they not only denied it, they piled on impudence to the genuine offer.
Said Gannon on Sirius Blitz on Satellite radio:
“You know, it’s amazing. You try just to reach out to somebody and say something, that maybe you can help a young guy, and you get criticized for it. … I’m not looking for work. I have plenty of jobs that keep me busy. … People think I’m looking for a job. I’ve been offered jobs to get into coaching and to get into management. I have no interest in doing it.”
Then Al Davis’ crony John Herrera piled on stating, “It’s Rich that needs the help.”
He continued, “When he goes on a radio show offering Mr. [Al] Davis help, Tom Cable help, the Raiders help, maybe it’s Rich that needs the help.”
― A™ machine (sic) (omar little), Thursday, 7 January 2010 23:22 (sixteen years ago)
I want to change my "most fucked team" vote.
― wanna be shartin' somethin' (WmC), Thursday, 7 January 2010 23:59 (sixteen years ago)
John Herrera is the only person in the Raiders organization who is more deluded than Davis.
― real bears playing hockey (polyphonic), Friday, 8 January 2010 00:15 (sixteen years ago)
The fact that he calls him "Mr. Davis" totally disturbs me.
― C-L, Friday, 8 January 2010 00:38 (sixteen years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Hoover_&_Tolson.jpg/400px-Hoover_&_Tolson.jpg
― A™ machine (sic) (omar little), Friday, 8 January 2010 00:40 (sixteen years ago)
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/06pNa4z68b6U5/610x.jpg
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 8 January 2010 02:10 (sixteen years ago)
Streater ftw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpBgjD3LOnA
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:12 (twelve years ago)
Cool painting
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101009060332/mspaintadventures/images/e/e4/Flamingsteedpainting.jpg
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 27 May 2014 20:45 (twelve years ago)
lol
― am0n, Wednesday, 28 May 2014 16:49 (twelve years ago)
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/29/report-raiders-could-move-to-san-antonio/
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 22:22 (eleven years ago)
In honor of the late Dennis Allen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtbLLnDR4ps
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 19:17 (eleven years ago)
(Part 1 of 5)
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 19:32 (eleven years ago)
they brought out the hardware for today's presser.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByzzUDmCQAE4vdN.jpg
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:58 (eleven years ago)
Be careful. Those trophies are antiques now.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 23:43 (eleven years ago)
I miss Al so much
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 19:01 (eleven years ago)
apparently they finally uninstalled the overhead projector this year
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 19:02 (eleven years ago)
part of me feels like the team should just be ground up for pet foodand i hate even saying it
but...it's the same bullshit, again & again & again! i'm so fed up
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 19:50 (eleven years ago)
http://deadspin.com/report-oakland-raiders-to-file-relocation-papers-for-m-1791206853
After months of gross negotiations between craven billionaires, what was all but official is reportedly one step closer to being actually official: the Oakland Raiders are preparing to file relocation papers for their move to Las Vegas, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.The NFL gave the Raiders a window of about five weeks to file for relocation—from their playoff elimination last weekend to February 15. After their paperwork is submitted, the team will need approval from three-fourths of NFL owners to make the move a reality. That vote should come this spring.The news comes three months to the day after the Nevada State Assembly approved a bill raising taxes to help pay for a new NFL stadium. That tax increase will give the Raiders a record $750 million in public money for the proposed $1.9 billion stadium, with casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson chipping in a reported $650 million of his own to help cover the rest. (Though the Raiders have promised the NFL that they have commitments from Goldman Sachs to cover Adelson’s share if he pulls out, which is a possibility that Adelson has discussed in his up-and-down negotiations with team owner Mark Davis.) The Raiders will be responsible for the remaining $500 million for the stadium, almost none of which will come from the team itself—a sizable loan from the NFL, plus the sale of new personal seat licenses, will take care of much of that.
The NFL gave the Raiders a window of about five weeks to file for relocation—from their playoff elimination last weekend to February 15. After their paperwork is submitted, the team will need approval from three-fourths of NFL owners to make the move a reality. That vote should come this spring.
The news comes three months to the day after the Nevada State Assembly approved a bill raising taxes to help pay for a new NFL stadium. That tax increase will give the Raiders a record $750 million in public money for the proposed $1.9 billion stadium, with casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson chipping in a reported $650 million of his own to help cover the rest. (Though the Raiders have promised the NFL that they have commitments from Goldman Sachs to cover Adelson’s share if he pulls out, which is a possibility that Adelson has discussed in his up-and-down negotiations with team owner Mark Davis.) The Raiders will be responsible for the remaining $500 million for the stadium, almost none of which will come from the team itself—a sizable loan from the NFL, plus the sale of new personal seat licenses, will take care of much of that.
― nomar, Saturday, 14 January 2017 18:33 (nine years ago)
thinking of ways to make this more evil, coming up short
― mookieproof, Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:01 (nine years ago)
;_;
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 14 January 2017 20:12 (nine years ago)
oops!
http://deadspin.com/reports-goldman-sachs-also-pulling-out-of-raiders-stad-1791842937
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 31 January 2017 22:38 (nine years ago)
lolraiders
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 1 February 2017 01:02 (nine years ago)
Got to wonder if this is the beginning of big money betting that NFL's peaked and the mega deals starting to slide.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 1 February 2017 01:42 (nine years ago)
so
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 15:34 (nine years ago)
boy the nfl sure is a dumb league
― nomar, Tuesday, 28 March 2017 15:36 (nine years ago)
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 16:46 (nine years ago)
this is really lame. nfl SUCKS
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 16:52 (nine years ago)
mr veg said he's done with them But idk if i can quit them? lame, right? Theyre the whole reason I started watching football
ugh
It's too soon to decide but i am so fkn bummed
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 17:00 (nine years ago)
don't miss out on your chance to see them before they move - ticket prices have only been increased by a mere 40%.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 28 March 2017 17:02 (nine years ago)
as if i would miss that are u kidding
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 March 2017 17:03 (nine years ago)
picking up marshawn is kind of the only way i could imagine them getting oakland goodwill right now, kudos
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 20:15 (nine years ago)
seems . . . excessive
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:37 (eight years ago)
Raiders are giving new head coach Jon Gruden a 10-year contract, the longest coaching deal in NFL history, sources tell ESPN. The deal is likely to be worth about 00 million.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2018
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:44 (eight years ago)
yeah it is incredible. so raiders
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:45 (eight years ago)
i'm calling 2 years before he's gone. may need to be a poll on this.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:46 (eight years ago)
i hope there's a clause compelling him to adopt the mark davis bowl cut
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:46 (eight years ago)
i feel weird & annoyed about this whole thinglike, i dont like the way the Del Rio firing was handled, let alone that it happened at alldoubling down on Gruden who has not coached in almost 10 years feels like a doomed exercise. like, sure he’s a good dude but this is a total fanservice move. if this doesn’t work & there’s a good chance it won’t, then we are so fucking ~nowhere~
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 January 2018 18:49 (eight years ago)
wow, i just realized that jon gruden with a mark davis cut would look exactly like...mark davis???
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:49 (eight years ago)
joke's on you for calling them 'we'
xp
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 January 2018 18:50 (eight years ago)
Davis said first thing that McDaniels told him was “it was a fumble.” #Raiders— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) January 31, 2022
― lag∞n, Monday, 31 January 2022 23:10 (four years ago)
#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
― mookieproof, Sunday, 11 December 2022 19:06 (three years ago)
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
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 December 2022 20:59 (three years ago)
Head coach Antonio Pierce celebrated the team's fifth consecutive loss, a standard issue 17-point waxing by Cincinnati that dropped the Raiders into a six-way tie for the league’s worst record at 2-7, by firing offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, offensive line coach James Cregg, and quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello. He hired all of them in February, which suggests they went bad on him in record time.
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 November 2024 22:53 (one year ago)
🥳🥳🥳
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 November 2024 22:59 (one year ago)
dude is really painting himself into a corner. they have a bad team! their new starting QB was signed off the cardinals practice squad two weeks ago!
when you call out your players as being soft in week five and fire the entire offensive staff in week nine, where else can you go? this isn't hoosiers, you can't just put four guys out there and say 'my team's on the field'
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 November 2024 23:22 (one year ago)
i feel like this happened once before? like within the last 20 years. but my memory is terrible but i wish the vegas raiders nothing but bad vibes & genital herpes forever
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 November 2024 00:38 (one year ago)
Don’t think Pierce will be back. Sports talk was about Rich Gannon calling for his firing and from what they were saying on the show, he is usually a big Raiders cheerleader who usually does not go negative on the team.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Thursday, 7 November 2024 19:58 (one year ago)
These are the win totals in reverse order going back to 2003: 4, 8, 6, 10, 8, 7, 4, 6, 12, 7, 3, 4, 4, 8, 8, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4. And these are the playoff totals: None, none, none, one loss, none, none, none, none, one loss, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none, none. No team has played fewer postseason games in that stretch, and the Browns have been in existence the entire time.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 July 2025 20:20 (ten months ago)
and until 2019 i was in the stands for at least half their home games every season
cue Tom Petty’s even the losers
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 July 2025 21:28 (ten months ago)