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Originally Posted by Rdr4evr
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Completely ignoring the pre-season, are you saying that 10 games isn't enough to get a feel for a fellow? A lot of that blame should be shifted to the offensive line, but you can't blame it for everything. The games I've seen with Gannon at the helm are schizophrenic at best. One minute he looks fantastic, chucking passes downfield and the next he's scrambling around as if he's unsure about what to do. He dropped some weight this season and looked to be on his way and in fine form until he was injured.
As for the injury, he should've known better. Yes, it was a very illegal hit. However, how many seasons has he had to cut short because of injury? How many playoff hopes have been trounced because of untimely injury? He's been through quite a bit injury-wise and should be playing smarter. A lot of that fault fall on the O-line, but, in the end, he ran out of the pocket. You can't expect the line to protect him once he leaves what little safety there is behind the line. He gambled. He lost. Was it worth it? Nope. Now we're stuck with Brother Kerry and Brother Kerry ain't getting shit done.
As for all the talent....It's there, it's just not clicking. Porter, Jolley, Wheatley, Zereoue, Gallery are all comendable players. They just don't seem to be on the same page sometimes. And good old Kerry Collins isn't going to get them there anytime soon. Flashes of brilliance and a lot of mediocrity in my opinion.
And you're absolutely right about the defense. During the Houston game....well, you watched it, right? I don't need to elaborate. I'll just honorable mention Warren Sapp, who is probably the biggest joke, both on and off the field, that the Raiders signed in the off-season. This guy talks a good game, but I've yet to see him pull the trigger and make the decisive play. If I'm wrong, by all means point it out. It seems we spent in inordinate amount of money for a shit-talking bobblehead and that's such a shame.
Stupid penalties seems to be a seasonal rite of passage for Oakland. Last season was full of them, the season before that was full of them. The only difference between the two is that during the Superbowl run we had an offense capable of scoring enough so it didn't matter so much. I would love to see the number of penalties fall, but I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon.
And again, you're absolutely right. Collins is a waste. I don't see how starting Collins this week is going to get us a win against Denver. In fact, I see more of the same. Mediocrity. Mediocrity isn't going to get us to the playoffs. Hell, mediocrity isn't going to win us 5 games in the today's NFL.