We have a wide fanbase here on Snotap ranging from the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, and Indianapolis Colts. It might be pointless to do all of this because they might take away a couple of the games, I figure if I can provide a one-stop location for some fans than why not. I will leave my thoughts after each schedule
Green Bay:
9/8- vs. New Orleans (NBC) 9/18- at Carolina (FOX) 9/25- at Chicago (FOX)
10/2- vs. Denver (CBS) 10/9- at Atlanta (NBC) 10/16- vs. St. Louis (FOX)
10/23- at Minnesota (FOX) 10/30- BYE 11/6- at San Diego (FOX)
11/14- vs. Minnesota (ESPN) 11/20- vs. Tampa Bay (FOX) 11/24- at Detroit (FOX)
12/4- at New York Giants (FOX) 12/11- vs. Oakland (CBS) 12/18- at Kansas City (CBS)
12/25- vs. Chicago (NBC) 1/1- vs. Detroit (FOX)
Thoughts: Personally, I love this schedule. I mean I don' t like road games in Atlanta and Kansas City, but other than that? I really feel if the Pack have a season they can be 13-3 for sure.
Chicago Bears:
9/11- vs. Atlanta (FOX) 9/18- at New Orleans (FOX) 9/25- vs. Green Bay (FOX)
10/2- vs. Carolina (FOX) 10/10- at Detroit (ESPN) 10/16- vs. Minnesota (NBC)
10/23- at Tampa Bay (FOX) 10/30- BYE 11/7- at Philadelphia (ESPN)
11/13- vs. Detroit (FOX) 11/20- vs. San Diego (CBS) 11/27- at Oakland (FOX)
12/4- vs. Kansas City (CBS) 12/11- at Denver (FOX) 12/18- vs. Seattle (FOX)
12/25- at Green Bay (FOX) 1/1- at Minnesota (FOX)
Thoughts: The Bears start off with three straight playoff teams, they have a Jay Cutler Reunion in the Mile High, which is exciting. They also head to London to play Tampa, and Philly on Monday Night isn't fun.
Minnesota Vikings:
9/11- at San Diego (FOX) 9/18- vs. Tampa Bay (FOX) 9/25- vs. Detroit (FOX)
10/2- at Kansas City (FOX) 10/9- vs. Arizona (FOX) 10/16- at Chicago (NBC)
10/23- vs. Green Bay (FOX) 10/30- at Carolina (FOX) 11/6- BYE
11/14- at Green Bay (ESPN) 11/20- vs. Oakland (CBS) 11/27- at Atlanta (FOX)
12/4- vs. Denver (CBS) 12/11- at Detroit (FOX) 12/18- vs. New Orleans (FOX)
12/24-at Washington (FOX) 1/1- vs. Chicago (FOX)
Thoughts: If the Vikings can find a quarterback (see not Donovan McNabb), I like their chances to be successful. This isn't a brutal schedule by any shape of the imagination. The only tough road games are Atlanta and Kansas City
Oakland Raiders:
9/12- at Denver (ESPN) 9/18- at Buffalo (CBS) 9/25- vs. New York Jets (CBS)
10/2- vs. New England (CBS) 10/9- at Houston (CBS) 10/16- vs. Cleveland (CBS)
10/23- vs. Kansas City (CBS) 10/30- BYE 11/6- vs. Denver (CBS)
11/10- at San Diego (NFLN) 11/20- at Minnesota (CBS) 11/27- vs. Chicago (FOX)
12/4- at Miami (CBS) 12/11- at Green Bay (CBS) 12/18- vs. Detroit (FOX)
12/24- at Kansas City (CBS) 1/1- vs. San Diego (CBS)
Thoughts: The Raiders have a weird schedule with most of their home games in the front part of their schedule therefore they need to win early. If they want to be successful, it's a must for them to beat either the Jets or the Patriots because they aren't winning in Green Bay/Kansas City in December.
Indianapolis Colts:
9/11- at Houston (CBS) 9/18- vs. Cleveland (CBS) 9/25- vs. Pittsburgh (NBC)
10/3- at Tampa Bay (ESPN) 10/9- vs. Kansas City (CBS) 10/16- at Cincinnati (CBS)
10/23- at New Orleans (NBC) 10/30- at Tennessee (CBS) 11/6- vs. Atlanta (FOX)
11/13- vs. Jacksonville (CBS) 11/20- BYE 11/27- vs. Carolina (FOX)
12/4- at New England (NBC) 12/11- at Baltimore (CBS) 12/18- vs. Tennessee (CBS)
12/22- vs. Houston (NFLN) 1/1- at Jacksonville (CBS)
Thoughts: Peyton Manning hopes for a healthy team this year with road trips to the Big Easy and Foxboro plus home games against Pittsburgh and Atlanta. It always seems they have a tough schedule, and a primetime game against Houston to make the Texans relevant.
-Charlie.
Showing posts with label Oakland Raiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oakland Raiders. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Robert Gallery Leaving The Black Hole
The guy the Oakland Raiders made the second overall pick in 2004, Robert Gallery, has decided to leave the organization and test his free agent waters.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Robbie. Al Davis hung on to you much longer than a lot of NFL executives would have. You were a sure-fire, can't miss prospect at left tackle out of Iowa but showed immediately that you couldn't do it at an NFL level and were moved to guard where you were solid, but nowhere near a Pro Bowler.
The only thing that scares me about this however, is that he was a the main piece of our offensive line and his heir apparent, Bruce Campbell, needs a ton of work at guard.
With it being a very real possibility that the Raiders are going to lose lockdown corner Nnamdi Asomugha, Mr. Davis has been very active in keeping most of his other players despite the seemingly inevitable lockout. He's resigned defensive tackles Richard Seymour and Big John Henderson to two year deals each. He overpaid CB Stanford Routt (which Al has a tendency to do with somewhat unproven athletes, see Tommy Kelly) with a three year, $31.5 million dollar contract and placed the franchise tag on OLB Kamerion Wimbley who had a very good 2010, his first in Oakland.
Could Gallery, an Iowa native, be eying a return to the Midwest? Teams like the Vikings or Bears could use an upgrade to their offensive lines.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Robbie. Al Davis hung on to you much longer than a lot of NFL executives would have. You were a sure-fire, can't miss prospect at left tackle out of Iowa but showed immediately that you couldn't do it at an NFL level and were moved to guard where you were solid, but nowhere near a Pro Bowler.
The only thing that scares me about this however, is that he was a the main piece of our offensive line and his heir apparent, Bruce Campbell, needs a ton of work at guard.
Could Gallery, an Iowa native, be eying a return to the Midwest? Teams like the Vikings or Bears could use an upgrade to their offensive lines.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Richard Seymour Signs For Two More
Richard Seymour and the Oakland Raiders have agreed to a two year deal making Seymour the highest paid defensive player in the NFL.
The deal is reportedly worth up to $30 million with $22.5 guaranteed. He earned a Pro Bowl spot this past year after playing under the franchise tag. Some would say that a deal of this size is idiotic but I like it for a number of reasons.
Richard Seymour makes the young Oakland Raiders defense soooooo much better. Tommy Kelly could have been a Pro Bowler last season and I think that speaks volumes to Seymour. People were ready run Kelly out of town two years ago, but now he's stepped his game up and might live up to that ridiculous contract that Al gave him.
Guys see him play and really feel like they have to play at his level. Easier said than done, in my opinion.
Seymour also seems committed to the Silver & Black. He has said how much of a great place it is to play, how the fans are fantastic and that he wants to "retire as a Raider". Lord knows I'd love to play DT for the Oakland Raiders.
Whatever deal he gets, the guy is worth it.
-Mitzy
The deal is reportedly worth up to $30 million with $22.5 guaranteed. He earned a Pro Bowl spot this past year after playing under the franchise tag. Some would say that a deal of this size is idiotic but I like it for a number of reasons.
Richard Seymour makes the young Oakland Raiders defense soooooo much better. Tommy Kelly could have been a Pro Bowler last season and I think that speaks volumes to Seymour. People were ready run Kelly out of town two years ago, but now he's stepped his game up and might live up to that ridiculous contract that Al gave him.
Guys see him play and really feel like they have to play at his level. Easier said than done, in my opinion.
Seymour also seems committed to the Silver & Black. He has said how much of a great place it is to play, how the fans are fantastic and that he wants to "retire as a Raider". Lord knows I'd love to play DT for the Oakland Raiders.
Whatever deal he gets, the guy is worth it.
-Mitzy
Monday, January 31, 2011
Best Packers Memory
For one of my classes I had to do a short statement on what my favorite Packer memory is. What's better than the Favre's game after his father Irvin passed away?
Here goes:
In my life there have been some good memories and bad memories of Wisconsin’s beloved Green Bay Packers. My first memory of the Green Bay Packers is the loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the 1995 (season) NFC Championship game. That would be considered a negative memory. I don’t remember the score exactly but I know it was a tough loss.
Then shortly after that, the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI over Drew Bledsoe and the New England Patriots. That is one of the better memories but not the best.
Obviously, I could take the easy route and call last weekend’s victory over the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game (I don't really remember the score of that game either because of reasons I can not disclose) a great memory, but that is not the best in my opinion.
My favorite memory of the Green Bay Packers was Brett Favre’s game was in the 2003 season in which Brett Favre played the day after his father Irvin passed away. The Packers went on the road to face my Oakland Raiders and there was controversy about whether or not Favre would play. Well, he did start and he played probably the best game I’ve ever seen played personally. He had four touchdown passes in the first half and ended up with a nearly perfect passer rating of 154.9.
Even if it was against my favorite team, that was easily best performance I’ve ever seen from anyone in any sport. Just the sheer emotion of Favre and the way he performed in lieu of his father’s death made it a great memory.
-Mitch
Here goes:
In my life there have been some good memories and bad memories of Wisconsin’s beloved Green Bay Packers. My first memory of the Green Bay Packers is the loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the 1995 (season) NFC Championship game. That would be considered a negative memory. I don’t remember the score exactly but I know it was a tough loss.
Then shortly after that, the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI over Drew Bledsoe and the New England Patriots. That is one of the better memories but not the best.
Obviously, I could take the easy route and call last weekend’s victory over the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game (I don't really remember the score of that game either because of reasons I can not disclose) a great memory, but that is not the best in my opinion.
My favorite memory of the Green Bay Packers was Brett Favre’s game was in the 2003 season in which Brett Favre played the day after his father Irvin passed away. The Packers went on the road to face my Oakland Raiders and there was controversy about whether or not Favre would play. Well, he did start and he played probably the best game I’ve ever seen played personally. He had four touchdown passes in the first half and ended up with a nearly perfect passer rating of 154.9.
Even if it was against my favorite team, that was easily best performance I’ve ever seen from anyone in any sport. Just the sheer emotion of Favre and the way he performed in lieu of his father’s death made it a great memory.
-Mitch
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
A Slightly Different Hue in The Silver & Black
Two weeks after letting former head coach Tom Cable go, Al Davis has decided on the man that most were expecting him to choose as his seventh head coach in eleven years. That man is Mr. Hue Jackson.
Jackson came in one year ago to be the offensive coordinator and the offense went from being absolutely futile and down right anemic. Also, there was a general consensus that Hue was a possible future candidate for the Oakland Raiders HC position. That day has come and it feels pretty good.
Al Davis naturally has a fantastic quote as he welcomes in Jackson:
"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the Raider football team and the Raider Nation."
I'll take that one with a grain of salt, but I still think it's a good hire and possibly the only hire Davis really had. Let's be honest, no head coach in their heart of hearts wants to be micro-managed by Al Davis. Davis really likes Hue and I think the players do to. He should have the respect of the players. He's probably not as liked in the locker room as Cable but I think after what he did for the offense last year, the players know that he knows what he's doing. It's not as if he's a random guy coming in to run the team like Lane Kiffin was. Hue Jackson is a familiar, respected face in that locker room. I think the promotion of Hue Jackson gives the Raiders a chance to bring back some key free agents like Michael Bush, Nnamdi Asomugha and Richard Seymour. I really like the hire.
The Raiders scored more than the double the amount of points in 2010 than they did in 2009 when Tom Cable was calling plays. RB Darren McFadden burst on the scene finally this year and has become a rising star in my opinion. I've gone as far as to say that if I were a GM, there's no one I'd want more than D-Dawg to build my team around. He's only 23 years old and runs with a purpose. Gotta love it.
Jason Campbell also played pretty well under Hue Jackson and you know Al loved that idea. Campbell had 13 TDs and just 8 INTs in fairly limited action. Campbell was Davis' pet and many feel that Campbell has the ability to lead this team for a while. I agree for the most part, but I would like to see the Raiders draft a formidable back-up in the later rounds of the upcoming draft. Bruce "Doc B" Gradkowski, though I really like the dude, just can't stay healthy to save his life. Kyle Boller is...Kyle Boller. He has a smokebomb of a wife (Carrie Prejean) but that's about all he can say for himself.
The official introduction of Hue Jackson will come later today in Alameda.
On another note, it is being reported that Oakland is likely to bring in Al Saunders for the now vacant offensive coordinator position. It'll be like the Packers OC position, mainly just a right hand man to the head coach and playcaller. Saunders is pretty respected name in the eyes of Al Davis and around the NFL. He should help the offense as well.
-Mikko
Jackson came in one year ago to be the offensive coordinator and the offense went from being absolutely futile and down right anemic. Also, there was a general consensus that Hue was a possible future candidate for the Oakland Raiders HC position. That day has come and it feels pretty good.
Al Davis naturally has a fantastic quote as he welcomes in Jackson:
"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the Raider football team and the Raider Nation."
I'll take that one with a grain of salt, but I still think it's a good hire and possibly the only hire Davis really had. Let's be honest, no head coach in their heart of hearts wants to be micro-managed by Al Davis. Davis really likes Hue and I think the players do to. He should have the respect of the players. He's probably not as liked in the locker room as Cable but I think after what he did for the offense last year, the players know that he knows what he's doing. It's not as if he's a random guy coming in to run the team like Lane Kiffin was. Hue Jackson is a familiar, respected face in that locker room. I think the promotion of Hue Jackson gives the Raiders a chance to bring back some key free agents like Michael Bush, Nnamdi Asomugha and Richard Seymour. I really like the hire.
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The Raiders scored more than the double the amount of points in 2010 than they did in 2009 when Tom Cable was calling plays. RB Darren McFadden burst on the scene finally this year and has become a rising star in my opinion. I've gone as far as to say that if I were a GM, there's no one I'd want more than D-Dawg to build my team around. He's only 23 years old and runs with a purpose. Gotta love it.
Jason Campbell also played pretty well under Hue Jackson and you know Al loved that idea. Campbell had 13 TDs and just 8 INTs in fairly limited action. Campbell was Davis' pet and many feel that Campbell has the ability to lead this team for a while. I agree for the most part, but I would like to see the Raiders draft a formidable back-up in the later rounds of the upcoming draft. Bruce "Doc B" Gradkowski, though I really like the dude, just can't stay healthy to save his life. Kyle Boller is...Kyle Boller. He has a smokebomb of a wife (Carrie Prejean) but that's about all he can say for himself.
The official introduction of Hue Jackson will come later today in Alameda.
On another note, it is being reported that Oakland is likely to bring in Al Saunders for the now vacant offensive coordinator position. It'll be like the Packers OC position, mainly just a right hand man to the head coach and playcaller. Saunders is pretty respected name in the eyes of Al Davis and around the NFL. He should help the offense as well.
-Mikko
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