Monday, December 28, 2009

History is Made; Raiders Lose; Two Players Ejected

Many positives and negatives in this game between the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns, more for the Browns than the Raiders this time. We can start with a positive for Sebastian Janikowski with his 61 yard field goal to end the half; the fourth longest field goal in NFL history. Charlie Frye made his second start in a row and ended up with a career game with 333 yards, but made three interceptions which initially made it impossible for the Raiders to come back.
The penalties for the Raiders is the most disappointing part of this game. Accumulating 133 yards in penalties, the Raiders literally assisted the Browns all the way down the field to throw the dagger touchdown to make the score 17-9 to end the half. Also, how does two players from the same team get ejected from a game? Stanford Routt and Tony Stewart had themselves ejected for flagrant personal fouls after the whistle was blown.
The season is almost over, the Raiders obviously do not have any hope for the rest of this season, however, my concern is the quarterback position for this team. There are so many questions, I do not even know where to start. As for the draft, I hope Al Davis can see past his selfish ways, and make a pick that can benefit this team. An offensive or defensive lineman would be great, also another wide receiver would be good too.
Baltimore is next week, can we stun the Raven's chance in making the playoffs? We shall see.

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