Kyle Boller - A better choice?

3rd string Quarterback or starter under our offense?

Who is Kyle Boller and why isn't he under center today against Denver? Is he a better fit then Jason Campbell? I'm sure you all watched the same preseason games I did this year, and if my memory serves me right, Kyle moved the ball and made the throws. Well, lets look a bit closer and figure this out.

Kyle Boller was signed April 15, 2010 by the Raiders. Coming off a short stint of 1 year in St. Louis in 2009, Boller played 6 years (2003 -2008) for the Baltimore Ravens after being drafter 19th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. Boller appeared in 2 of the Raiders' preseason games, going 12-of-21 for 148 yards and a touchdown against Dallas on Aug. 12 and 7-of-9 for 55 yards and a rushing score against Chicago.

The Raiders won both games.Sure it is preseason, and most likely against the 2nd and 3rd teamers, but football is football. Those 2's and 3's are on the field because they were better then the rest, which means they play ball.

Look at his career stats

Season	Team			Passing										Rushing				Fumbles
				Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	SckY	Rate	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	FUM	Lost
2010	Oakland Raiders			-	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	St. Louis Rams			98	176	55.7	899	5.1	3	6	17	117	61.2	13	76	5.8	0	2	2
2007	Baltimore Ravens			168	275	61.1	1,743	6.3	9	10	24	159	75.2	19	89	4.7	0	5	4
2006	Baltimore Ravens			33	55	60.0	485	8.8	5	2	3	16	104.0	22	34	1.5	0	3	1
2005	Baltimore Ravens			171	293	58.4	1,799	6.1	11	12	23	146	71.8	23	66	2.9	1	8	2
2004	Baltimore Ravens			258	464	55.6	2,559	5.5	13	11	35	247	70.9	53	189	3.6	1	11	7
2003	Baltimore Ravens			116	224	51.8	1,260	5.6	7	9	17	92	62.4	30	62	2.1	0	9	5
TOTAL				844	1,487	56.8	8,745	5.9	48	50	119	777	70.6	160	516	3.2	2	38	21

So why not use him against the Broncos? My fear is that we start Jason Campbell and Cable tries to prove a point to Al Davis showing him that Campbell is not the next coming of Jim Plunkett, but maybe the next coming of Jawalrus, I mean Jamarcus Russell.

You remember this guy.

Look, you put an injured Quarterback out there against an injured , but experienced defense, there is even more of an opportunity for Campbell to injure himself further, either physically or mentally. Not to mention ruin the teams psyche even more. Please don't forget that Campbell was just 8-of-21 passing for 83 yards and two interceptions–good enough for passer rating of 10.7 against the Niners.

Look at some of these quotes from the Raiders players after the heartbreaking loss to San Francisco:

“After that San Diego win, it was like, let’s get this ball rolling, let’s get the momentum going. And then to lose like this . . . I mean, we were in the game the whole time . . . it really hurts,’’ Asomugha said.

“The game really comes down to opportunity. We had a ton of opportunity, offensively to score,” head coach Tom Cable said. “We did not score, we’re not very good in the red zone. We let them hang around. We really played decent run defense and then gave up two runs just like that. I’m very disappointed, too many opportunities to win a game and we didn’t get it done.”

“I don’t know. I’ve got to see the film,’’ Murphy said. “The game was just going so fast, I don’t really know what was going on. I felt I was getting open against their coverages.’’


“There goes the story of the Raiders,’’ said Kelly, who acknowledged he had a shot at the tackle. “Play good, play good . . . Boom. There goes something.’’

 Thank you Tommy. My sentiments exactly. This is the last damn thing we need to hear from players on the team. Makes it seem as if nothing has changed.


As always, just a Chaotic View

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