Sunday, November 1, 2009

Tomlinson Scores 2 Touchdowns; San Diego Rolls

Another convincing win for the Chargers in week 7 to beat the 2-5 Raiders for the 13th consecutive time. Again, the rushing defense for the Raiders gave San Diego running back LT an easy day ending up with two touchdowns. From what I have remembered from previous years and many divisional games, is that Tomlinson always tears us apart.
Its quite amazing for a team to dominate a rival team thirteen consecutive times, it definitely shows that the Raiders have no confidence when it comes to beating this team, even though some of the match ups between these teams got pretty close and down to the wire.
The main problems for the Raiders are the numerous amount of injuries that have plagued the defensive and offensive line, in turn making this team vulnerable to big rushing yardage, and turnovers. There is so much talk about the defensive and offensive lines and how effective they should be, because quite basically, the lineman are the foundations of the team. As a unit, the foundation snaps the play and then the rest of the team get what the defense gives them. For example, if the offensive linemen for the Raiders are bad, Jamarcus is not going to have a good game, and then the receivers will not get a catch.
Another main point of the season is the moment when fans start wanting their teams to lose after there is no hope. Teams such as the Lions, Bucs, Rams, Raiders, and Titans, all don't have any chance of making the playoffs. Thoughts of a 1st round pick would be good for a team, however, the Raiders gave away there first round pick to the Patriots for Richard Seymour, so any chance of making this team better is going to have to go farther than just a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Picking up free agents, and changing the coaching staff, maybe even a change in the ownership position is going to have to happen if the Raiders want any winning records these coming up seasons.

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