nesn.com - 10/19/2009
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Antonio Pierce The Oakland Raiders are bad. They are, in fact, very bad. How bad, exactly? According to Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce , they couldn't even compete with the Giants in practice . "I do not like knocking teams, but right now, they're struggling," Pierce said on a radio interview ...
justblogbaby.com - 10/21/2009
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When Tom Cable was named head coach of
the Oakland Raiders back in February, he boldly proclaimed...
that the “Raiders were going to the playoffs.” To the surprise of none, his comments were brushed aside as mere pillow talk to appease one Al Davis. After an assault investigation, a 1-4 record to ...
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Richard Seymour calls his shot: “The Raiders will ...
kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com - 10/19/2009
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To the surprise of no one, the Raiders
were triumphant in their Super Bowl XV rematch against...
the Philadelphia yesterday. What was surprising was the Raiders twelfth man on special teams. WOOOO RAIDERS! SUCK IT, IGGLES! Look at that bird go. ...
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Eagles no match for pigeon
justblogbaby.com - 10/20/2009
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justblogbaby.com —
It is the day after and most of
the talk is about Andy Reid going, well, Andy...
Reid again with his mismanagement of the clock. The discussion revolves around Donovan McNabb going, well, Donovan McNabb again with his mismanagement of the NFL rulebook. In fact, if you didn’t watch the Raiders ...
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Why the Raiders victory over the Eagles was not a fluke
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Harsh criticism spurs Oakland's upset win
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Posted by ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson
OAKLAND -- Antonio Pierce’s harsh comments about the Oakland Raiders ended up doing both the Raiders and his New York Giants a favor.
Pierce’s words woke the Raiders up, who reacted by punishing the Giants’ NFC East rival, the Philadelphia Eagles, in a 13-9 upset win Sunday. Somebody should ship a game ball to Pierce.
After a four-week funk, the Raiders finally played with the passion they showed in a narrow Week 1 home loss to San Diego. ...
This Week in Quotes: October 20, 2009
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... ) THIS WAS A PLOY TO PSYCH THE RAIDERS UP FOR THE EAGLES "I do not like knocking teams, but right now, they're struggling. We're playing that game the other day and, honestly, it felt like a scrimmage, like a practice. It felt like we were going against our offense [in a controlled setting] as far as the tempo." -- Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce on the Giants' destruction of the Oakland Raiders in Week 5 ( NESN ) THE RAMS AND REDSKINS WOULD LIKE A WORD "The mood we're going to be in or should be in, right now we're kind of the laughingstock of the NFL." -- Raiders defensive ...
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Raiders coach Tom Cable hung around the field a little longer than normal after Sunday's 13-9 win over the Eagles. He wanted to give running back Justin Fargas a hug and quick talk. "I think he and I have had a connection since I got here about ...
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Tom Cable, who has spent the last couple of weeks being identified as a dead man walking, either channeled his inner Singletary, found his own boiling point, or finally figured that the Raiders' only path to survival (both his and theirs) is to snap. ...