The Official Oakland Raiders 2011 Season Thread
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Brown won't have too much playing time. The only reason he did last game was because Malcom Floyd was hurt. I'm not sure if Gates played or not, but if he did he was hurt. The chargers will definetly have more fire power this time around, however the true test will be on the lines. We have our back ups back ups playing on the o line....thats scary.....
The rumor around here is that AJ Smith will be fired by us and hired by the rams. At that point Jon Gruden will go on and coach the rams. Another rumor has Bill Cowher already in line to be the chargers next head coach....
The rumor around here is that AJ Smith will be fired by us and hired by the rams. At that point Jon Gruden will go on and coach the rams. Another rumor has Bill Cowher already in line to be the chargers next head coach....
The 12th time was a charm for Sebastian Janikowski.
The Raiders' place kicker was named to his first Pro Bowl on Tuesday along with punter Shane Lechler and defensive tackle Richard Seymour, serving as belated validation for the decision by owner Al Davis to select a kicker with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2000 draft.
Janikowski, who kicked three field goals including a 36-yard game-winner in overtime on Christmas Eve, leads the Raiders with 115 points and has converted 27 of 31 field goal attempts.
Players were selected in balloting by fans, coaches and and players, with each counting one-third. Results were announced on the NFL Network.
Janikowski and Lechler both won the fan portion of the balloting.
``The guy is the best kicker in football, hands down,'' Raiders coach Hue Jackson said during his press conference Monday. ``I'd be very disappointed if his name doesn't show up. He's as good as there is in football. Period.''
Janikowski is coming off a 3-for-4 performance against the Kansas City Chiefs, delivering the game-winner from 36 yards out in overtime with the lone miss hitting the crossbar from 59 yards away.
It was one of only four misses for Janikowski this season. The other was from 56 yards out, while attempts of 49 and 65 yards were blocked. In Week 1, Janikowski tied an NFL record held by Tom Dempsey of New Orleans (1971) and Jason Elam of Denver (1998) with a 63-yard field goal in a 23-20 win over Denver.
The Chiefs game marked the fourth time this season Janikowski has kicked three or more field goals, with the Raiders winning all four. The day after learning of the death of Davis, who drew criticism for making a kicker a first-round draft pick, Janikowski was 4-for-4 in a 25-20 win over Houston with field goals of 54, 55, 50 and 42 yards.
He also set a club record by going 6-for-6 in field goal attempts in a 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears, and is having one of his best seasons in terms of accuracy despite nursing a hamstring strain for part of the season. Janikowski missed a 28-0 loss to Kansas City on Oct. 31 because of the injury.
Janikowski has led the Raiders in scoring in each of his 11 seasons and is the all-time scoring leader in franchise history with 1,247 points.
Lechler, a fifth-round draft pick out of Texas A&M the same season Janikowski went in Round 1, was named to his seventh Pro Bowl and fourth in succession. He leads the NFL in gross punting with a 50.5 average and is sixth in net punting at 40.9 due in part to a pair returns for touchdowns.
Of Lechler's 77 punts, 27 have been downed inside the 20-yard line with only eight touchbacks. He had a career-long 80-yard punt against Chicago this season and had a 76-yarder last week against Kansas City.
His career average of 47.6 yards is the highest in NFL history.
Seymour, named to his seventh Pro Bowl, has played through a knee injury this season and hasn't played up to his usual standards in recent weeks.
However, Seymour came up with two blocked field goal attempts -- including a 49-yard try by Ryan Succop at the end of regulation time _ that helped keep the Raiders alive in the AFC West and wild card race. Seymour has six sacks this season.
The Raiders' place kicker was named to his first Pro Bowl on Tuesday along with punter Shane Lechler and defensive tackle Richard Seymour, serving as belated validation for the decision by owner Al Davis to select a kicker with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2000 draft.
Janikowski, who kicked three field goals including a 36-yard game-winner in overtime on Christmas Eve, leads the Raiders with 115 points and has converted 27 of 31 field goal attempts.
Players were selected in balloting by fans, coaches and and players, with each counting one-third. Results were announced on the NFL Network.
Janikowski and Lechler both won the fan portion of the balloting.
``The guy is the best kicker in football, hands down,'' Raiders coach Hue Jackson said during his press conference Monday. ``I'd be very disappointed if his name doesn't show up. He's as good as there is in football. Period.''
Janikowski is coming off a 3-for-4 performance against the Kansas City Chiefs, delivering the game-winner from 36 yards out in overtime with the lone miss hitting the crossbar from 59 yards away.
It was one of only four misses for Janikowski this season. The other was from 56 yards out, while attempts of 49 and 65 yards were blocked. In Week 1, Janikowski tied an NFL record held by Tom Dempsey of New Orleans (1971) and Jason Elam of Denver (1998) with a 63-yard field goal in a 23-20 win over Denver.
The Chiefs game marked the fourth time this season Janikowski has kicked three or more field goals, with the Raiders winning all four. The day after learning of the death of Davis, who drew criticism for making a kicker a first-round draft pick, Janikowski was 4-for-4 in a 25-20 win over Houston with field goals of 54, 55, 50 and 42 yards.
He also set a club record by going 6-for-6 in field goal attempts in a 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears, and is having one of his best seasons in terms of accuracy despite nursing a hamstring strain for part of the season. Janikowski missed a 28-0 loss to Kansas City on Oct. 31 because of the injury.
Janikowski has led the Raiders in scoring in each of his 11 seasons and is the all-time scoring leader in franchise history with 1,247 points.
Lechler, a fifth-round draft pick out of Texas A&M the same season Janikowski went in Round 1, was named to his seventh Pro Bowl and fourth in succession. He leads the NFL in gross punting with a 50.5 average and is sixth in net punting at 40.9 due in part to a pair returns for touchdowns.
Of Lechler's 77 punts, 27 have been downed inside the 20-yard line with only eight touchbacks. He had a career-long 80-yard punt against Chicago this season and had a 76-yarder last week against Kansas City.
His career average of 47.6 yards is the highest in NFL history.
Seymour, named to his seventh Pro Bowl, has played through a knee injury this season and hasn't played up to his usual standards in recent weeks.
However, Seymour came up with two blocked field goal attempts -- including a 49-yard try by Ryan Succop at the end of regulation time _ that helped keep the Raiders alive in the AFC West and wild card race. Seymour has six sacks this season.
stats say dhb is the best wr in the bay, crabtree ain't far behind though. dhb has more yards, higher yards per catch and 1 more TD. crabtree has more catches.
moore has shown a lot of potential, but he's also been inconsistent. ford is injured too much. the good thing about dhb is that he continues to work on his game and he's improving.
moore has shown a lot of potential, but he's also been inconsistent. ford is injured too much. the good thing about dhb is that he continues to work on his game and he's improving.
the hagan getting cut for housh stils doesn't make sense for me. hagan isn't lighting it up on the bills, but housh ain't lighting it up for us either. main difference is housh is old and can maybe give us another year. hagan is still young and could have given us depth for a good while. al made the right move and hue should have just left it alone.
