Official 2008-09 NFL thread

[Ramses II CP]

The Broncos got not one, not two, but three bad calls in their favor in that game. From a veteran crew too. Seriously crazy game, and, as much as I hate to say it, the Broncos are a better team than I gave them credit for from their offseason. That and they have a legendary coaching staff. I swear if the Raiders ever have a coach who has the guts to play for the win like that I will not bad mouth him even if they fail.

Speaking of the Raiders, they found a running game! Against a really bad team, one of the worst in the league, sure, but man did it look good. McFadden had almost as many total yards as the entire KC offense. Special teams play was exceptional. The defense did well (Yeah, against a third stringer QB and a heartless RB, but a W is a W!) and even looked interested and motivated for the entire game. They got tired in the fourth, after the game was almost put away, but there was pressure from the line and the secondary kept their heads down and almost everything in front of them up to that point.

And then there's Jamarcus Russel, who looked like a rookie struggling to find any rhythm at all. Still, he didn't lose the game for them, so that's something.

Still, the team showed some promise. Some understanding of the game. All this talk about Al's latest impending mistake (And firing Kiffin midseason would be an epic mistake) didn't phase them at least. Hope springs eternal.*



*Unless you're a Lions fan, in which case your hope was sold to Bumstead High School by Matt Millen in exchange for a 5'3" receiver with "good hands" and "development potential."

[Decker]

At least the Chargers and others get to see what happens to the Raiders in every game. It's quite sad when it's finally SOOOO blatant and gets the coverage it should get but what can ya do (except )
And we did have a coach like that quite a few years ago, we called him Chucky and Al dumped him.

And well we did look just as good when we played Miami last year, so it's nothing to get toooo hyped up about... We'll see how we fare against the Bills who look to be quite tough this year.