The Raiders continue to be the undisciplined, unmotivated, underachieving bunch of bums that are the laughing stock of the NFL. It cannot be Kiffen's fault; they've been the same with Shell (twice), Turner, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. The shit starts at the top (Davis) and rolls downhill (fast and messy).
Are we the 'worst' team, talentwise, in the NFL. I'd say no. Are we good enough to beat the worst team in the NFL? I'd say yes. Could we do it? I'd say no, in most cases. "Talent" can only get you so far; leadership, coaching (ALL coaches, not just Kiffen), teamwork, etc. also need to be present. We had one of the greatest WR's of our time, talentwise, in Randy Moss, and made him look like J. J. Stokes. That's pathetic.
IMO, with the potential this team has, we could be a 7-9 win team. Like I've said from the beginning. I will NOT buy into this whole fantasy that a Raider will be in the SB this year, unless they're honoring Gene Upshaw at halftime. With the way we played on Monday, we may be a 4 win team (again), and that's very, very generous. We were outplayed in every aspect of the game.
I've been an Oakland (then LA, then Oakland) Raiders fan my whole life. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It's easy to hop on the latest 'hot team's' bandwagon; there's millions who do. It's harder sticking with one team, especially a team who's been such a pile of shit 95% of my life.
I do have faith, though; I think we'll rebound fairly well, and get to about 6-7 wins, still. 6 wins is a huge improvement over last year, IMO, and if we could fix the problems we have, we could make a decent run in a few years. I'm not dillusional, but I'm not blind, either. We have talent, and we have some bright young players, but signing old, washed up has-beens, or never-was (JAVON WALKER) is NOT going to fix the problem. Neither is hanging on to complete busts (ROBERT GALLERY) because he was a high draft pick. Al, shove that pick (and Gallery) up your ass and waive him. He's making me constipated.
That's my rant for now, and until next time: