Why You Gotta Bring Up Old Sh*t?

The Pittsburgh Steelers' rivalry with the Raiders was legendary during the 1970s, which unfortunately for me was before my time. The Steelers knocked the Raiders out of the playoffs in three of four consecutive seasons in the early 1970s, the first of them being the Immaculate Reception game. This should really piss you off........

That is until the Raiders finally beat the Steelers in the 1976 AFC Championship and went on to win Super Bowl XI.

During the 1975 AFC Championship game, Raiders strong safety George Atkinson delivered a hit on Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann that gave him a concussion.When the two teams met in the 1976 season opener, Atkinson hit Swann again and gave him another concussion. After the second incident, Steelers head coach Chuck Noll referred to Atkinson as part of the "criminal element" in the NFL. Atkinson subsequently filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Noll and the Steelers, which he lost.

Catch @1:42 and @2:25...... HAHAHAHAHA LYNN SWANN...... SOFT!!!!!!!

But that being the past, we now live in a different era of NFL Football. Last year, as most of you remember, the Raiders beat these girls 27-24 in Pittsburgh on December 6, 2009. Most will remember the fight in the team to drive down the field and win with 9 seconds remaining. Some will remember Mike Tomlin's comment "We are going to unleash hell." which was his battle cry after the Steelers lost three straight games to the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens. Again, in the past but relevant.

Here is the recent warning from the Squeelers QB to our boy Nnamdi...."I would send this warning to him," Roethlisberger said Wednesday. "Be careful with our field, because it's terrible." So whats your point?

If I was you Mr. Roethlisberger........ I would be more concerned with your offensive line protecting your ass from Richard Seymour and Tommy Kelly, then your field and Nnamdi. Turns out, its easier for the field crew to scrape your sorry ass off of the turf when its nice and soft, so we prefer it that way......

This is our opportunity to win our 4th straight, a feat not yet accomplished since 2002. Did you know that this is the first meeting between these two teams since 1995 with both having winning records? You think there is just a little riding on this game?

Well, just like all of the National Media,  Jamie Dukes of the NFL Network says we do not have a good enough quarterback to win the game. Even Rod Woodson says that we will not win the game because we can not run the ball against this Steeler Defense, who has not allowed a 100 Yard rusher in the last 43 games. Well, last I checked we have played some pretty damn good defenses this year and when Darren McFadden is in the game, I think we put up a Hundy-Burger on em. Bring on this Steeler Defense and Troy Palamalu. Meet Mr. Bush, McFadden and oh yeah on the goalline, that would be Mr. Lamar Houston running that fullback dive.

I am geeked to renew this supposed rivalry. Although after we beat these chumps, I will have to say the rivalry goes away because we would have beat them 2 straight. Turns out for it to be a rivalry, the other team needs to show up and win every now and then.

Just Sayin.....

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Final in Oakland, Chieft @ Raiders........ First Place Belongs To......... THE RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!

Defense

Opening up the 4^th quarter with a 1^st and 10, the Chiefs throw incomplete to Jamal Charles. On 2^nd down, the Chiefs tried a screen, but the Raiders diagnosed it perfectly. 3^rd down, the Raiders show a nickel set and force a delay of game penalty. After the penalty,  the Raiders hold the Chiefs on a 3^rd and 15 forcing the Chiefs to punt. Great secondary coverage operating in zone held them in place and gives the Raiders a first down on the 20 yard line following a touchback.

The ensuing kickoff gets the Chiefs going at the 45 yard line, that was until a penalty flag on the 29 yard line for a low block by Copper, which put the Chiefs back to the 15 yard line and into the teeth of the black hole!

First down for no gain with a nice tackle by Seymour on Thomas Jones. 2^nd down had a deep ball going to Dwayne Bowe but way overshot. Routt argued with the officials claiming offensive pass interference. 3^rd down and the ball sails out of the field of play and the Chiefs turn it over on downs. Raiders are going to get great field position! After another bulls*it call for a fumble on the return the Chiefs get the ball back on the 31 yard line. No challenge available to the Raiders, so we lose the ball. Horses*it! What the hell is Nick Miller doing trying to gain extra yards. Go down and take what you got and leave it at that. What a horrendous play!!!

A quick pass to the TE and a rush, gets the Chiefs a first down. The defense digs in deep and stops the Chiefs to a 2^nd and 7. Michael Huff gets into the backfield on the run for 2^nd down and gets a 4 yard loss. Great play. 3^rd and 11 and the Raiders give up a touchdown to Dwayne Bowe on a deep slant giving the Chiefs a 20-17 lead with 6 minutes to go in the 4^th.

After the TD, the Chiefs get the ball at the 45. Knowing they are going to try to control the clock, the run game gets going with a 7 yard pickup on 1^st down. 2^nd down Raiders defense allows Thomas Jones to gain 4 for the first down. Something needs to happen here, or we will lose this game. Timeout by Cassel. First and 10 and its getting ugly after a 5 yard gain. A holding call gets the Chiefs a 1^st and 20. Jamal Charles gets 13 on that 1^st down, with the Raiders secondary looking confused. Time out Raiders. Great play by Seymour on 2^nd down who made a tackle for a 6 yard loss on Jamal Charles. 3^rd and 12 and the Raiders hold for a punt with a missed pass by Bowe.

This is for the Marbles now Offense.   This is what you dream about. The ball with 2:06 to go on the 25 yard line. Lets see what we have.

Offense

Our first drive of the fourth quarter starts with McFadden getting 11 with some great moves to get would be tacklers to miss. The very next play, they go to McFadden on the left for another 7 yards and gets him closer to the Century mark. On 2^nd down, McFadden to the 42 yard line and keeps the clock moving and picks up the first down. Grinding it out between the tackles is playing huge right now. 1^st and 10 and a possible screen pass to Marcel Reese went into the ground. Smart decision by Campbell who did not have any chance to make any positive yards on that play. 2^nd and 10 and Campbell hits Johnnie Lee Higgins for 12 yards and a first down. What a dart on the numbers and a great catch for the first. Next play and Michael Bush gets 1 yard, keeping the clock running. The offensive line is starting to move the d line back on their heels. 2^nd down, the ball goes through Jacoby Ford’s hands. Would have been a great play, but Ford made his break and the ball was already there. On third and 8, Campbell improvises and got the ball down to Jacoby Ford on the 7 yard line. What a catch by Ford while falling down and coming back to the under thrown ball all while fighting off a defender. He should have done that earlier in the gamer, but when it counts he comes up big. Great play Ford, my player of the game so far!!!

1^st and goal, Darren McFadden gets 2 to the 5. The offense lines up for 2^nd and goal and Campbell just misses DHB with the ball skipping off of his hands in the end zone. 3^rd down and goal, and what looked to be a pass interference on Johnnie Lee Higgins right at the end zone line forces a field goal attempt. Sea Bass puts in the 23 yard try and the Raiders go up 17-13.

On the third possession, after a 16 yard return, the Raiders get the ball moving inside the 20 yard line. First down for 12 to Jacoby Ford on the right side line. Aggressive play calling by Hue Jackson. The next play as a pump and go to Marcel Reese, gets a pass interference call which is negated by a holding call by Robert Gallery. That would have been a 30 yard pickup. 1^st down and McFadden gets tackled for a 1 yard loss. 2^nd and 11 and Campbell just missed DHB who was wide open and could have gone up field for an  easy 40 yards. 3^rd down and a sack with a loss of 5. Punt again… Chiefs get the ball on the 45 yard line.

Starting on the 25, the ball goes to McFadden for a loss of a yard and the 2 minute warning. The play calling is not as aggressive with the TE completely missing down the middle of the field. The Chiefs are going to give it to us, exploit it. We have Sea Bass who can make a 61 yarder. Hit the middle of the field. There is plenty of time to go. I can’t believe we are checking down. 2^nd and 11 and Campbell throws way too high for DHB, who was wide open on the play. Jason Campbell just isn’t making the throws. 3^rd and 11 and Johnnie Lee Higgins gets 12. No time outs lets go! 1^st down to Myers and he gets 5 inbounds. Clock is ticking and the Raiders get another quick out to Myers for 2 who got out of bounds. 3^rd and 3 from the 43, with 101 to go. Myers on the 12 yard out and gets a holding call and an automatic first down. Raiders on the 48. 1^st and 10 and a draw and the Raiders get 4. An injury to a Chiefs player forces the Chiefs to use a timeout. 41 seconds to go, 2^nd  and 6 Campbell gets the ball to Jacoby ford for 7. After a spike, the ball sits on the 41 yard line with 30 seconds to go. A big play to the 22 to Jacoby Ford but a holding call negates what could have been the changing play of the quarter. Veldheer. Idiot! Rookie. SO 1^st and 20 and Campbell rips the ball off from the defender who had a sure interception and a spike on the field with 7 seconds to go. This rookie gets my game ball! Here is Sea Bass……..and the tie!!!! The crowd goes nutts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OVERTIME BABY!!!!!!!

The Overtime Period

Chiefs win the coin toss with Seymour trying his best to get the flip to happen again. Good try my friend. Great try. Raiders get to hold the Chiefs first. This is where the defense makes their money. After the short bouncing kick that was mishandled, the Chiefs get the ball to start on their 10 yard line. A run gets them to the 16, with the Raiders punishing Jamal Charles. He earned every yard. 2^nd down and that play action out to the TE didn’t work this time, where Quienten Groves stayed home and forced a 3^rd. INCOMPLETE on 3^rd down and a 3 and out, the Raiders get the ball back! Great blind defense on Kameron Wimbley. A false start gets the Chiefs punting from their end zone line.

Raiders offense gets the ball on the 38 yard line. First down and an AMAZING THROW TO JACOBY FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a catch! To the 12!!!!!!!! After a first down run by Darren McFadden to get the ball in the middle of the field, SEA BASS pins the ball down the middle of the uprights for the WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EARNING THAT MONEY SEA BASS!!!!

Raiders 23 - Chiefs 20!!!!

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3rd Quarter Chiefs @ Raiders In The Books.......

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Special Teams. Who would have knew? JACOBY FORD!!!!!!!!!!!! Need I say more. 94 yard return for a TD! This kid has some jets, doesn't he? This game just changed complexion in 10 seconds of the 2nd half.

Another special teams play on the very next kickoff. Huge hit to get the fumble by Hiram Eugene. Put the Raiders on the 35 yard line. After a 3 and out, the Raiders miss a field goal of 45 from Jano. Huge miss to get this game square. Points off turnovers are going to be a huge issue down the stretch if we don't get that cleaned up. 

Finally on defense, Chris Johnson lays some wood on Chris Chambers who held onto the ball. On 2nd down, an illegal hands to the face gives us 9 for the day, and a first down for the Chiefs. On the next set of downs, they go right back against Johnson who knocks the ball down out of Chambers hands. 2nd down and a bootleg gets a first down, but a 15 yard penalty for a horse collar gets the Chiefs to the 26. Penalty flag again on the Raiders gives the Chiefs a 1st and 5. What the hell is going on with this team? We are killing ourselves. Jamal Charles to the 5 on the left, tackled and hurt. Looks like the wind got knocked out of him. Should be back later in the game. 1st down and goal from the 6, a huge sack by Tommy Kelly! 2nd sack of the day, and Kelly absolutely dominated his blocker. Matt Shaunessy helped get that pressure on Cassel. Jamal Charles for 11 and he is hobbled walking off the field.  On 3rd and goal, another sack by Desmond Bryant sets up a 4th and goal of 25 yards and the Chiefs go ahead 13-7 with 9:41 to go.

The Chiefs second possession starts with a run for 6. Shaunessy gets Thomas Jones on the left side of the line for a short 2 yard gain on 2nd down. Third and 1 and the Chiefs try the play action with a deep out route to the TE, who was open, beat Mike Mitchell but the ball was over thrown and the Chiefs punt. Raiders ball on the 48 but a holding penalty on Thomas Howard takes us back to the 38 yard line.

Starting on the 18, the Chiefs get 6 by Terrence Copper gets them 2nd and 4. Another offside penalty gives the Chiefs a first down. That's 14 penalties today! Wow. I am just going to shut up about that now. 1st down and a quick pass to Jamal Charles for 7 down the left side line. 2nd down and Thomas Jones gets 6 for the first down. After a false start, the Chiefs get nearly 14 on 1st down to get to the 50. Thomas Jones gets to the 44 and that's the Quarter.

Offense

Our first offensive possession begins after a 26 yard return by Ford. A roll out by Campbell gets us to the 42, a 19 yard pickup to Jacoby Ford. Our first, first down since the 2nd quarter. Darren McFadden then runs wild and makes some defenders miss to pickup a good chunk of yards and open up that rushing defense. Raiders in the Red Zone, a quick pass to Johnnie Lee Higgins for 3 yards, gets him the 4th catch of his season. With new found momentum, the Raiders keep the drive going with an outlet pass to McFadden who runs over the Chiefs safety on the 2 and knocks him back into the end zone. What a power hit by Darren!!! 1st and goal, Michael Bush gets back to the line of scrimmage. 2nd and goal,  play action to the Tackle eligible and a TD to Kalif Barnes!!!! Raiders take the lead with the Jano extra point!

The Raiders open up with a great play action play for 13 to Brandon Meyers and are starting to move the ball with consistency! The next play and there was a huge hole that McFadden tried to get through, without any luck. 2nd down and 10, play action and Campbell held onto the ball too long and got sacked by Tamba Hali. 3rd and 15, and Campbell takes another sack of 2 yards. Can not believe Campbell didn't get rid of the ball after he got out of the tackle box. Campbell was hurt, but jogged off the field. The run game needs to be used more efficiently next possession.   

14-13 RAIDERS going into the 4th Quarter! Time to amp it up!!!

 

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First Half Of Football Done. Did they live up to the Hype? Chiefs @ Raiders

Defense


Second quarter begins on the 6 yard line. A hard slant catch ruled a TD is challenged by Tom Cable which shows the receiver was down by contact. GREAT CALL TOM!!!! That put KC at the 1 yard line and they get a holding call which puts them down to the 11 yard line. The Refs are really screwing the pooch in this game, making 2 ridiculous calls, one on the PI and the second on the 1st down by KC on the 1.


Anyhow, back to game play, 1st and goal on the 11 after the holding. Wouldn't you know it, a practice squad receiver beats Chris Johnson on a fade route. What happened to his starting potential? He held down the opposite side of the field with Nnamdi last year, now he seems to be wearing the crown of thorns that Stanford Routt has carried for the last few years.

Lookie here, another challenge, another over turned call. The receivers left foot came down and his body went out of bounds before a second foot or body part came down, but again a screwed up call by the zebras. What a ridiculous call. He was clearly down. Time for this damn offense to get something moving! Whats the deal??? 

Wow, fumble picked up by Seymour and he fumbled again back to the Chiefs. GET ON THE BALL!!!!!!!! After a 2nd and 17, the Chiefs throw a quick pass for 2 yards. On 3rd down, the Raiders step it up and hold KC to just 6 yards on a run, giving the Chiefs a field goal attempt of 43 putting the Chiefs up 10-0. Great job defense holding them, but Seymour could have had the ball back for us!

More on the defense, as the Chiefs get the ball back on the 35 yard line. Good old Stanford Routt plays off of Dwayne Bowe for 7 yards. 2nd down, and Seymour absolutely demolishes Thomas Jones. Huge stop on 3rd down and the Chiefs go three and out. Lets see what the offense can do getting a present  of another possession.


Seems like the Chiefs have had the ball thew whole game leading up to now. KC gets the ball back on the 20 yard line, with a deflected pass by Matt Shaunassey, but it doesn't mean anything because the Raiders were lined up offside. Just stupid penalties.So on first and 5, another marker against the Raiders for offside. We just gave the Chiefs a first down for free! 10 yards without them doing anything! On first and 10, a clear holding on Kameron Wimbley gave Jamal Charles the corner, but doesn't matter. Its coming back. 1st and 20, and a run to the right gets 3. Great movement by the line to the ball. 2nd down, and a 28 yard gain by the TE. First down they get one and whats this on 2nd down? A Blitz? Wow, what a concept. Great pressure forces a 3rd down. Just like the team, guess who, Chris Johnson allows 19 yards for a first down on the 34.  Short gain by Thomas Jones. Literally inches. Bowe gains 9 on the first play after the 2 minute break, to guess who's side? After a for sure first down, missed by the TE, the Chiefs attempt a 41 yard field goal and just get it inside the right upright. The 2nd attempt of 51 was a fake and a pooch punt that goes into the end zone for a touch back. Raiders at the 20.

The last possession for KC ended the half after some great play and some not so great play by Stanford Routt and Chris Johnson who gave the Chiefs the ball inside the 5, to then have the ball intercepted by Jeremy Ware, who could be the hero of the game, keeping the score at halftime at 10-0.
 Michael Huff also came up with a huge sack.







Offense


Offense starts out with a quick out route by the FB, Marcel Reese. We seem so stagnant so far. Another run by McFadden and a holding call speak to the way this team is playing. 4 freakin penalties so far. Just undisciplined play! On 2nd and 19, the ball spits loose out of McFaddens hands and the Chiefs get the ball on the 25 yard line. WOW!!!!!

After getting the ball on the 29, the Flea Flicker was wide open but Campbell under threw the ball. Jacoby Ford has got to get back to the ball. Jesus Christ. Now Bush with a first down and then some, we get a bulls*it penalty calling that run back! Illegal shift by the center? Another fumble and the boos are starting to rain down like the weather. The Raiders are sitting on their hands this game so far. What a huge disappointment so far for this sell out crowd.

Starting it out on 1st down, the Chiefs contain the rush to the right, with Darren getting 3. Deep throw by Campbell was absolutely dropped by Jacoby Ford. Right in his hands. Any other receiver would have made that play and we needed that one. Just let the air out of the drive and after a short screen try, time to punt again! Someone needs to step up! Cough Cough!!!

 

First down and an pick.

Here are the first half stats....

Jason Campbell
4 of 10 18 yards 1 INT.

Darren McFadden
7 for 28


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First Quarter Recap Chiefs @ Raiders

Offense


Just like CBS to show no respect and show the game on time. Raiders opened up the game lethargic on offense, unable to really move the ball, and early penalties is hurting any chance of gaining consistency. You can tell the offensive line is going to get great push today in the run game, as the first McFadden run went for only 5, but if he would have avoided the hit,m he could have had a long one. Pass protection looked a little shaky with the pass rush getting to Campbell.

Second possession starts with a smart slat pass to Marcel Reese. The shifty Raiders run their version of the wildhog with McFadden to Bush to get a nice first down.getting us to the 50. Chiefs have great pursuit so far ands seem to be containing McFadden with 3 hats to the ball at a time. . I love the fact that the Raiders are keeping up the pressure up on the defense with the run game though, pounding the ball and wearing them down, just not to leave a third and long scenario.  Inconsistency in the WR depth will hamper us today and we need DHB to step it up!

Ok, wildhog to start out the next drive and I don't know who McFadden was throwing it to, but there were 3 defenders covering DHB. Not a good choice. Again, more issues with the pass protection, with the Chiefs getting pressure at will. Raiders need to shore this up quickly. After a dumpoff to Darren, the Raiders gave Kansas City a taste of their own medicine with a fake to Rock Cartwright for a gain of 1. This limiting of our time of possession is going to be big should this horrible play on offense continue, which as was discussed earlier this week, was a huge key to the game.


Defense

After 2 quick possession of 3 and out, the Chiefs punt to the Raiders, the defense is looking like a strong surprise on the game. Play action didn't fool the defensive line, but Cassel made a smart lob throw with no one picking up the FB out of the backfield for an easy first down.  Lets hope penalties are kept to a minimum. Kansas City seems to be picking up momentum on this possession, moving the ball for chunks of yards on the run, not taking a chance against the pass defense for a possible interception. The Raiders need to stop over pursuing the ball so much and make the play, after allowing Cassel a 9 yard run, with 6 tacklers missing him. With great push into the backfield, the Raiders were able to stop Thomas Jones short of the first. On 4th down, the defense steps it up and forces Kansas City to false Start. Great job Nation making some noise. The Chiefs actually had the nerve to go for it on 4th down and 6, practically at midfield, running their version of the Wildcat, getting held short by one yard! Turnover on downs!

After putting the defense in a disadvantage, the secondary steps up and forces Cassel to take another blow from Shaunassey. Penalty on the PI? I say bulls*it. Hand fighting is not pass interference if they are both going for the ball. . Defense steps up on 1st and 2nd down to push the action to the 2nd Quarter with the Chiefs threatening.

We need a stop!!!!! Come on Nation, maker some noise!!!!!

 

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Seeing Is Believing - Defense

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. The achilies heel. The show stopper. One game they show up, the next they're no where to be seen. Its funny how the first week all 3 phases of the team put it together for a complete team win, was 7 weeks into the damn season. It's often said that the Defense is the quickest part of the team to gel when the season opens. Looks like someone forgot to tell the Raiders that.

Opening game against the Tennessee Titans, the Raiders were sent home with their tails tucked between their legs, allowing Chris Johnson to run for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and Vince Young to throw  for two scores in a 38-13 route. They had 205 yards rushing in that game and held the ball for 31 minutes.

Throwing out the Arizona game, which could have went our way, they lose miserably at home against a good Texans team who also gashed the Oakland rush defense for 249 yards and maintained the ball for 30 minutes.

And who can forget the debocle against the whiners where the Raiders allowed 158 rush yards and gave the whiners over 33 minutes of possession.

There is a trend here. Time of possession and controlling the run!

Here are our stats year to date:

26.3 points per game allowed

26th in the league

331.1 yards per game

16th in the league

192.3 Pass yards per game

5th in the league

138.9 rush yards per game

28th in the league

So, what's our fix to this mess?

His name is Richard Seymore and he has a few buddies that go by the name Tommy, Trevor, Mike Mitchell and Rolando Mclain.

Here are the keys:

Staying true to gap responsibilities. Wrap up tackles in space and gang tackling at the point of attack. OWN the line of scrimmage and do not, I say again Rolando, do not over-pursue the damn play!!!!!!

Stopping the Seattle run game won't be easy, but failing to do so will set up the play action pass and allow the Seahawks to get big plays and control the clock.

In the secondary, I wont even touch on Nnamdi, because that would'nt be fair to the opponent. He is absolutely a shut down corner, hands down. The big key to this game, as Nnamdi will pretty much shut down the resurgent Mike Williams, is Mike Mitchell. This guy has done a tremendous job on some of the best tight ends in the league. Vernon Davis of the 49ers caught only one ball . Antonio Gates caught only two. Being able to cover the tight end and also be aware of the run is key to this defenseive team gelling and performing their roles. Remember, it takes a team effort on defense. ( Oh yeah, I've been wanting to say this for a long time now......

STANFORD ROUTT, YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Seahawks will try to beat the Raiders in Oakland for the first time in nearly 13 years Sunday.Seattle is trying to end a five-game losing streak in Oakland dating to December 1997. Key words there, try and trying. Sorry to tell ya boys, but youre not winning this weekend.

Protecting Matt Hasselbeck, who was sacked five times last week, could also be an issue with rookie left tackle Russell Okung's status in question due to a left high ankle sprain.

Yes I know this is Charlie Whitehurst....and?

I'll say it here as I do when I am watching the game, GET HIS ASS!!!!!!!

PS.....There is only one Nation, The Raider Nation, so someone tell these clowns to stop biting our rhyme.

Losers.

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