Herm Edwards

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Herm may be high....

I would love to see the Silver and Black go 8-8, but I just can't see it happening...

Sept. 14 San Diego Chargers Loss

Sept. 20 at Kansas City Chiefs Win

Sept. 27 Denver Broncos Loss

Oct. 4 at Houston Texans Win

Oct. 11 at New York Giants Loss

Oct. 18 Philadelphia Eagles Loss

Oct. 25 New York Jets Loss

Nov. 1 at San Diego Chargers Loss

Nov. 8 Bye

Nov. 15 Kansas City Chiefs Win

Nov. 22 Cincinnati Bengals Win

Nov. 26 at Dallas Cowboys Loss

Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers Loss

Dec. 13 Washington Redskins Win

Dec. 20 at Denver Broncos Loss

Dec. 27 at Cleveland Browns Win

Jan. 3 Baltimore Ravens Loss

I see em winning 6 games....

I just don't think either Jamarcus Russell or Garcia is enough to push this team over the top. McFadden should have a decent year, but the O-line is a MAJOR question, imo...

 
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No way they sweep the Chiefs this year. They couldn't even do it last year when the Chiefs were awful.

 
No way they win 8 games. Well, let me rephrase that. They might but I just don't see it happening. Especially if JaMarcus is the starter. He is horrible and just can't figure out how he went first overall in the draft.

 
"Cable Boombia!!!" :clap :clap :clap

NFL investigating reports of Raiders coach fightBy JANIE McCAULEY (AP) – 45 minutes ago

NAPA, Calif. — Tom Cable went on the defensive Tuesday and the NFL said it would investigate reports that the Oakland Raiders coach got into a fight that sent one of his assistants to the hospital.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is looking into the situation to try to determine the facts of what happened.

A day after calling it "an internal issue that we are dealing with," Cable denied anything transpired at all with defensive assistant Randy Hanson earlier this month. Cable allegedly punched Hanson in the jaw.

"Nothing happened," Cable told a large swarm of reporters Tuesday when asked about it following a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers. "Listen, you want to talk about this football team and the players on this football team, I'll talk all day. Otherwise, I'm not getting into it."

A report filed with the Napa Police Department describes an unnamed 41-year-old Raiders assistant coach being treated at the Queen of the Valley Hospital for a jaw injury, which the victim alleges was caused by an unidentified member of the Raiders coaching staff on Aug. 5.

AOL Fanhouse reported that Cable was the coach who caused the injury.

Cable also declined to comment on the NFL investigation.

"I respect that," Cable said when told it was only fair to give him chance to respond. "You have to respect I want to talk about my team."

And his team really didn't want to talk about him, either. Cable hasn't told the players anything.

"That's for you guys to talk about. I have no idea what happened, if anything happened. I could really care less," left guard Robert Gallery said. "I worry about winning games. Until you know or the truth comes out, rumors can get spread real fast. You could start one now and it could change tomorrow."

The Raiders are used to this — constant drama, controversy, potential distractions.

Lane Kiffin, Cable's predecessor, was fired last September for cause after what owner Al Davis described as acts of insubordination and lying. Kiffin filed a grievance and is seeking two months pay for the time he was unemployed before being hired at the University of Tennessee.

The Raiders sent a letter to Tennessee in January, explaining how they believe Kiffin breached his contract, violated NFL rules and was insubordinate despite warnings from Davis.

Cable replaced Kiffin four games into the 2008 season.

In 2003, Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski punched teammate Marcus Williams during practice, shattering Williams' jaw. Williams later filed a civil lawsuit and was awarded $340,000 in damages.

Also, there was former coach Bill Callahan calling his players "the dumbest team in America" in 2003, Randy Moss quitting on his team during his two-year stint in Oakland, and former coach Art Shell benching and then suspending receiver Jerry Porter for insubordination.

"It's just another day around here," running back Justin Fargas said. "Things wouldn't be normal if there wasn't some controversy."

AP Sports Writer Josh Dubow contributed to this report.
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Why is everyone so sure the Raiders will drop two to the Broncos? Last I checked they split their games last season, and the game in Denver was a Raiders rout 31-10! Considering the Broncos just traded away their best QB in a decade, and they will be hard pressed to match there offensive output of last season.

As for the Chiefs, please! They are going to need a lot more than Matt Cassel to make that team a contender.

The Chargers are the only team that consistently give Oakland fits, but I've seen how hard teams work for Norv Turner, so it's just a matter of time before they start to nosedive. Besides, Shawn Merriman still needs to prove he's not just a juiced up one year wonder, because he is showing a real knack for injuries already.

If you look past all the locker room hijinks, and the tabloid B.S. you would see that Oakland is a very talented young football team. And when the lights finally come on, and they start firing on all cylinders, they are primed to make some real noise. Whether that is 2009 is hard to say, but a 7 or 8 win season is not that big of a stretch.

 
The problem is that Al Davis doesnt pay the electric bill. The lights will NEVER come on for the "talent" the Raiders have. Not in Oakland at least.

As for the chiefs, Cassel isn't the reason for the "optimism" of my 6-10 projection. Its coaching. Herman Edwards was a pretty piss poor gameday coach. I have a feeling that Todd Haley has the fortitude to make tough decisions on game day. The chiefs' camp got more done than in 3 years of camp with edwards. Conditioning and determination would have netted 4-5 more wins last year. (Jets, Chargers, Bucs, Chargers...)

The Donkeys really screwed the pooch with their front office blunders. I'm excited to see just how much they effed up letting go of Cutler (even though he is a b!^@h)

The Bolts will sweep oakland and split with the Donks and Chiefs. The only way they dominate is if Ledanian Tomlinson outperforms his ability at his age. Darren Sproles cannot carry a load and if he is asked to, it will be the demise of the Chargers for 2-3 years.

 
walksalone said:
Herm may be high....

I would love to see the Silver and Black go 8-8, but I just can't see it happening...

Sept. 14 San Diego Chargers Loss

Sept. 20 at Kansas City Chiefs Win

Sept. 27 Denver Broncos Loss

Oct. 4 at Houston Texans Win

Oct. 11 at New York Giants Loss

Oct. 18 Philadelphia Eagles Loss

Oct. 25 New York Jets Loss

Nov. 1 at San Diego Chargers Loss

Nov. 8 Bye

Nov. 15 Kansas City Chiefs Win

Nov. 22 Cincinnati Bengals Win

Nov. 26 at Dallas Cowboys Loss

Dec. 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers Loss

Dec. 13 Washington Redskins Win

Dec. 20 at Denver Broncos Loss

Dec. 27 at Cleveland Browns Win

Jan. 3 Baltimore Ravens Loss

I see em winning 6 games....

I just don't think either Jamarcus Russell or Garcia is enough to push this team over the top. McFadden should have a decent year, but the O-line is a MAJOR question, imo...
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"You play to win the game" :)

Hope you're Raiders do well and rebound soon. I dont see them beating Washington, but they can split with KC and Denver.

 
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