Week 4: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

[Professor Oak]

A few more notes:

- Raiders have allowed TD on 1st drive for opponent past 3 weeks

- Raiders have allowed more points over the first four games (125) than in any year except 1961 & 1962, before the late Al Davis took over.

- Raiders opponents completing 71.5% of passes. Only 2 teams ever allowed 70% or better for season

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Statistically speaking, this has been one of our worst defensive units in forever through the first 4 games.

The biggest positive statistic so far is the improvement of penalties. Almost everything else has regressed.
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[RaiderX]

^^^Basically we're finding new ways to lose games.
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[Darkness]

I feel bad for Palmer. He's ready to perform, but he never had a chance with Greg Knapp sabotaging the rushing attack. We can't run the ball worth a damn.
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[BigMike1b]

[Darkness]

[TheAutumnWind]

BAD = McLame!!!!

Just finished watching second half on NFL game rewind. Guy was jogging.. AGAIN(big surprise right)... seemed disinterested... no extra effort... so non chalant and carefree... I'm done w Slowlo. Shooting wrong gaps, giving up on plays... one time he literally just stopped on one play- live play... no one really touches him- he pursues right, RB runs down middle(ok=not his gap i think) lineman coming his way, he just stops, backs up, and starts lightly joggin downfield... lineman just stop and watch him- all the while it's still a live play!!!! I get it if your not that athletically gifted or tall... even slow... kinda like Gio... but atleast hustle!!!.. ITS YOUR freakin JOB!!!!! Can't stand it. Hopefully Curry comes back soon...

Also... Did Slowlo get benched/hurt at the end of the game??? Goethel came in with like 4 min left in the game

[lomaxgr]

[Rolni]

[Raidin]

Watched the game back again until half-way through the 3rd. Two 3 and outs straight in the second half and Denver scored two touchdowns off them, a blocked punt didn't help field position, and the game was then over. Our defense obviously isn't good but our offense needs to give them more help. Allen not challenging that Moore spots on the first drive of the second half was crucial, big mistake by him.
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[oakdb36]

[JTagg7754]

Good:

Palmer - This sucks for Carson b/c dude was getting CRUSHED out there all damn game but he made no mistakes, played as well as the line allowed him to play. He has done absolutely nothing wrong this entire season except play up to and probably exceed expectations. Sucks the team around him is terrible. I've always backed Carson and he's even surprised me this year.
I didn't spend any money to watch the game

Bad:

I don't have 45 minutes to type

Ugly:

Offensive line
Secondary (sorry people, Branch is not a difference maker out there. He's so average it hurts). - We NEED to gut our secondary. Primarily our safeties since they are more important in the success of a defensive play more times than they are not. Branch is nothing to keep around w/ that salary. He's maybe worth 33% of it. Huff I can't speak of w/ the new regime b/c he's barely played there and Gio is trash.
Pass Rush - We need one, badly... again.
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[blancanieve]

[oakdb36]

http://www.denverpost.com/paige/ci_21669358/broncos-get-what-they-need-big-time-easy?source=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[early43]

Ugly: The fact that DMC was unable to gain at least 50 yrds rushing against a weak rush defense, missing its top 2 LB's.

[ZoomWaffle]