Stanford Bermond Routt......... Let's Talk UPDATED!!! ROUTT RELEASED 2-8-2012

I don't normally do this, but I was instigated and perturbed too much by a recent Direct Message via Twitter from one Stanford Bermond Routt to let this go......

Let's talk Routt.

Remember something Stanford, your talk should be on the field. You call yourself one of the best in the league? Well, let me give you some stats of the best in the league:

Charles Woodson - 7 INT's 62 tackles

Eric Weddle - 7 INT's 70 tackles

Kyle Arrington - 7 INT's 66 tackles

Carlos Rodgers - 6 INT's 41 tackles

Corey Webster - 6 INT's 43 tackles

Brandon Browner - 6 INT's 51 tackles

Hell, even Matt Giordiano had 5 INT's and 55 tackles

You call yourself a leader? Let me give you the definition of a leader.... Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. What was your leadership trait? To win games for us this year or to give them to the other teams?

Oh yeah, here are YOUR "LEADERSHIP" stats for this year....

Week 1 - 1 tackle. MIA

Week 2 - 3 tackles and 1 Interception. You may have earned your paycheck.

Week 3 - 1 tackle MIA

Week 4 - 1 tackle MIA

Week 5 - 4 tackles, wow you showed up again.

Week 6 - 3 tackles. Mediocre

Week 7 - 10 tackles in a "ROUTT" by KC.

Week 8 - 3 tackles. MIA again.

Week 9 - 4 tackles.

Week 10 - 2 tackles and an INT. Against Minnesota? LOL. May have earned your paycheck.

Week 11 - 1 tackle 1 Int. Yeah, a backup fed you your paycheck this week.

Week 12 - 3 tackles. MIA

Week 13 - 2 tackles. MIA

Week 14 - 6 tackles and only because Detroit throws the ball a lot.

Week 15 - 1 tackle, 1 INT.

Week 16 -3 tackles.

WOW. You had a career year didn't you?  Oh wait, let us not forget one important stat.... YOU led the entire NFL with 17 penalties as an individual. In fact, YOUR 17 flags were one more than the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers ENTIRE defense. YOU had EIGHT penalties in the last two weeks. When the season was on the line, playoffs were at our reach, what were YOU doing? Committing PENALTIES!

So much talk about this "NO BURN STAT". Well, this stat can go to hell. That is one stat that is watched, but does not encompass YOUR  inability to play the game at the highest level, nor does is value the $54 million contract that you were given by a man who was on his way out of the door and not making smart decisions at the end of his life.

By the way... Mr. Leader.... here are the stats from the Defense YOU played on and have some level of responsibility for.....

6th team since merger to allow 4000+ yds passing, 2000+ yds rushing in season since merger

One of 4 teams ever to allow 30+ TD passes and 5+ ypc in season ('11 TB, 1950 Colts, 1952 Dallas Texans)

Franchise worsts in passing TDs (31), yds passing (4262), ypc (5.1) and third most points 433

If you need visual recapping....here you go....

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PENALTY

So I figured, maybe you need a refresher on what a Penalty is.... I am thinking this could help....

Pass Interference (PI) is a penalty that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. Pass interference may include tripping, pushing, pulling, or cutting in front of the receiver or pulling on the receiver's arms.

Holding is the illegal restraining of another player who is not in possession of the ball. Holding is banned in most football leagues because it does not allow fair play of the game and increases the risk for injury.

Illegal Contact is making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.

As a matter of fact, Mr. Routt, why don't you just refer to Wiki for a list of penalties and what they are and how they affect the team. I have googled it for you. Just click the hyperlink.

The results speak for themselves. You are an overpaid hype. You are a liability on defense and untrustworthy. I hope that once Reggie McKenzie and the new coach get their hands on the tape of your PISS POOR PLAY, they make a decision to either cut you or trade you to Arizona or Minnesota so you can end your career in mediocrity where you belong.

There. That's my opinion Stanford. Whether you like it or not, the stats don't lie.

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Nuggets for Raiders Vs. Vikings

These are just stats of things that could weigh into the game.....

The Raiders lead NFL with 54 plays of at least 20 yards. League average is 36. Big Play Vertical offense opens up so many different options, including check downs on screens and just audible into a run set.

Carson Palmer has 17 completions of at least 20 yards in 76 attempts. Jason Campbell had 17 in 165. Goes show that with Carson, Hue Jackson may trust him to send the ball more down the field and is not looking for a game manager. Could also be that the running game is forcing more one on one coverage on the edges and Carson is finding that mismatch. Our speed vs a one on one coverage..... I take our speed all day!

Palmer is 7-for-16 for 237 yds, 3 TDs and 1 INT for 104.2 rating on passes 21+ yards in air. I think Al Davis would be so in love if he was still around.

9 of Denarius Moore's 23 receptions have gone for at least 20 yards. Remember, he missed quite a few in the game against the Broncos, where he could have had the same type of game as he did against the Chokers. Says a lot for the confidence Carson has in him as well as his skill set. Being able to get separation an using his speed to get down the field in a hurry.

  

The Raiders offense is fourth in rushing yards per game, Vikings fifth. Vikings tied for second per carry (5.2), Raiders tied for fourth (5.0).

The Raiders have 17 runs of at least 20 yards this season, most in NFL and more than 2X league average of 7. This stat is important to note because we have not really had a healthy offensive line all year, not to mention that there was a lot of speculation going into the season of the rotation on O-Line. Hue Jackson told everyone that our O-Line was going to be good. I don't think anyone in the Raider Nation doubted that, but all of those on the outside thought otherwise. Losing Cable was not such a big loss after all.

The Vikings defense sixth against the run at an average of 93.9 yards per game. They are fifth in terms of per carry at an average of 3.7. I don't think this stat shows well, because they have played teams that are poor at the run. Teams like San Diego, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Detroit and Arizona have a league average of 26, 26, 27, 22 and 24 carries per game respectively. The Raiders present a whole different approach to the running game and I don't think they will be able to stop our run game. 

Darren McFadden is ninth in rushing (614 yards). Michael Bush is 29th (490). They are averaging 5 yards a pop.This says one of two things, either the Raiders have stuck to the Run first option of game play and that is our identity, or the rest of the league is so pass happy that our stats are blown up because of it. Look for things to change as McFadden sits and Bush gets more of the load. He will work his way up the ranks quickly. When McFadden comes back, we are going to be explosive and more runs like the one he had on the edge against the Jets will happen, especially because of Carson Palmer.

Michael Bush held to negative yards on 6.4% of rushes, lowest of any back with 100+ carries. Matt Forte highest at 15.7%. I think that this stat says a lot of Bush's running style. He runs North and South, not side to side. n between the tackles will keep this average low in comparison to someone lie Matt Forte and even Darren McFadden for that matter.

Defense-

Kamerion Wimbley tied for 7th in league with 21 QB knockdowns/hurries to go with his 6 sacks. He is playing like a beast on the edge as a down linemen. His impact needs to be consistent though from the edge, to allow those interior linemen to clog up the running lanes, close the passing lanes and create more interior pressures leading to more INT's. Look for a big game against the Vikings, Miami and Kansas City with a more traditional pocket passing offense. 

Seymour 18 QB knockdowns, hurries and sacks, 1 behind Bears Henry Melton for most among DTs. Just goes to show that the edge rush can help these interior guys out. Not to mention that Seymour is just a beast.

The Raiders defense is 25th against the run at an average of 132.4 yards per game, tied for 31st (last) at an average of 5.2 yards per carry. Hopefully this trend can be contained better as I don't believe we have seen those types of teams that like to run the ball except for Denver. This stat is misleading, but our defense has been our Achilles heel this entire season and needs o get better for our playoff run.

Game 9 coverage stats: Routt 3-5 69 yards TD; Sheppard 3-7 28 yards. Against the Chokers, I would say that is pretty good. Vincent Jackson is averaging yards per game. If Stanford and DVD will learn to attack the ball when it is passed against them, that stat would be even better. The touchdown the Chokers threw against Stanford clearly showed that he used bad technique and didn't attack the ball, thus allowing the receiver to get the ball at the highest point and control it on the way down.

Overall, I think we are doing good in some spots and others need work. If we can play consistently and more players do their job and trust each other, I think the sky is the limit for this team going forward.

Leave me your thoughts below in the comment section.

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Post Game Pressers....... 10-24-2011

Kyle Boller

Stanford Routt

Michael Bush

Carson Palmer

Hue Jack City

Blackstock

DVD

Aaron Curry

Leave me some comments on what you thought of the game....

All Videos Courtesy CSNBayArea

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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.

As always just a

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