Someone in this space made a snide remark yesterday regarding the left tackle position and the only way Kwame Harris remains the starter is if he has pictures.
Well, the pictures, are in, and in the analysis of coach Tom Cable, they weren’t kind to Mario Henderson.
This comes a day after Cable’s initial reaction was that [...]
Tags: Al Davis, basketball;, Bush, Cornell, Cornell Green, Darren McFadden, Denver, Derrick Burgess, football, Jake Grove, Javon Walker, Jay Richardson, Jim Fassel, Jim Harbaugh, John Wade, Justin Fargas, Kalimba Edwards, Kwame Harris, Lane Kiffin, Mario Henderson, Miami, National Football League, Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland Raiders, professional sports;, Ricky Brown, Ronald Curry, Sam Williams, Stanford, Stats LLC, Tim Kawakami, Tom CableRonald Curry was disappearing from the Raiders’ landscape, and no one would tell him why. Wide receivers coach James Lofton said the explanation would come from coach Tom Cable, but Cable never said a word.As Curry went from unused to officially inactive, someone finally talked to him: owner Al Davis.”I guess I came out in the paper saying nobody has talked to me, I don’t …
Tags: Al Davis, James Lofton, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Miami, Ronald Curry, Tom CableMIAMI – In case you forgot, the wide receiver wearing No. 89 for the Raiders was Ronald Curry.Curry led the Raiders with six catches for 73 yards in their 17-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Dolphin Stadium. Curry entered the game with eight catches all season.A team captain, he was benched after five games because of dropped passes. He hadn’t caught a …
Tags: Ashley Lelie, Chaz Schilens, DeAngelo Hall, Dolphin Stadium;, Javon Walker, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Miami, Miami Dolphins, Oakland, Raiders, Ronald Curry, Todd Watkins, Tom CableI must be going soft. I’m about to hand out praise for a team that fell to 2-8 and hasn’t scored an offensive touchdown in 13 quarters.Actually, I won’t praise the team as a whole, because it’s pretty bad. But I’m singling out several Raiders who managed to shine amidst the muck in Sunday’s 17-15 loss at Miami.LB Thomas Howard: He had one of his …
Tags: Chris Johnson, DeAngelo Hall, Derrick Burgess, Gerard Warren, Jay Richardson, Joey Porter;, Kalimba Edwards, Kwame Harris, Mario Henderson, Miami, Ronald Curry, Thomas Howard, Tommy Kelly, Zach MillerMuch of what you need to know about the Raiders’ offense and the inability to score touchdowns came late in the first half with Oakland in unfamiliar territory.
It was first-and-goal at the 5-yard line, with the help of a gift 41-yard pass interference penalty on Yeremiah Bell agaisnst Ashley Lelie and a 27-yard strike from [...]
Why haven’t the offensively challenged Raiders found a place in their lineup for Ronald Curry, their most dependable receiver? Good question.
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MIAMI, FL – The Miami Dolphins drove into Oakland Raiders territory to start the 4th quarter. Ricky Williams had a 12-yard run, and then Ronnie Brown had carries of 4 and 1 yard. But on the Oakland 34-yard line, on 4th down, the Dolphins decided to punt instead of going for a long field goal, [...]
Tags: Chris Johnson, Dan Carpenter;, Darren McFadden, Davone Bess;, Dolphin Stadium;, Greg Camarillo;, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Miami, Miami Dolphins, Oakland, Oakland Raiders, Ricky Williams;, Ronald Curry, Ronnie Brown, Sebastian Janikowski, Zach MillerMIAMI, FL – The Miami Dolphins opened the second half in their ‘wildcat’ formation with runs by Ricky Williams for 2 yards and Ronnie Brown for 5 yards before Chad Pennington lobbed a pass that should’ve been picked off into the hands of Gibril Wilson.
After the Dolphins punted, Oakland came out passing, as JaMarcus [...]
MIAMI, FL – On the game’s opening drive, the Oakland Raiders in typical fashion looked out of sync, were non-threatening and went three and out. A Cooper Carlisle false start penalty on the first play put them in 1st and 15 hole they could no dig themselves out of.
Then the Miami Dolphins drove 9 plays [...]
Note: Didn’t make the Miami trip this week, so no live in-game blogs today. Will post a wrap-up following the game.
Is it really too much to ask to convert a few third down plays and punch the ball into the end zone two or three times?
If the Raiders could manage to do that, it’s not [...]