Egotists & Egoists - Raiders

[Guest]

Egoists (losers):

Blake and Billy Joe: For this game, Pettine educed the 'Triangle 69' defense...The T69 is simply a 4 men rush, Cover2-Cover3 hybrid...93 and 50 were both hideous in zone coverage; no fucking clue how to zone up TEs.

Run D: Jacobs rushed for 300 yards, or something in that fashion...Jacobs was on some genius' 'My Mastery Mockery' of a Draft, as was touchdown catching TE Foster Moreau.

Shepherd: Raiders were so pompous, they kicked to Shepherd every fucking time...Dude ain't Will Blackmon, for sure...How 'bout putting J-Alex back there?

Rand and TunderDan and Mailman: If y'all gonna crow about being at the 'mecca' of publicly-funded NFL stadiums, how 'bout growing some balls and post a fucking selfie?

Egotists (winners):

Great Arm of Butte: Threw a perfect game, although Disney's Total Quarterback Rating calculated the performance at 'only' 95.3.

Jimmy G: Heather Graham's lil bro ain't so washed up after all, eh? Best YAC consummation by a TE since J-Mike in the Ninners game that saw ole Claymaker mock Kap for not being Lil Russell...(Of course, Kap ain't Lil Russell...For starter, Kap owns the Pack...All Lil Russell does against Pack is throw picks to players donning the Green and Gold.)

Odds and Ends: Check out the MVS awesome catch and run-6...Jones' block was textbook...And watch the Lizard run...Not deer-legged sloth stiff at all...Josh Jones and the Packers oughtta all swallow their egos and hook up again...Jones, for all his flaws, matches up better against TEs than Blake and Billy Joe.

[Joemailman]

The Good:

Aaron Jones - Running game was nothing special, but 2 great catches, 1 for a TD. And that block sprung MVS for the TD.

MVS - Guy played hurt and was limited to 20 snaps. But 2 huge plays, one to set up a TD, and one was a TD. First one would have been a TD with a better throw by GAOB.

Offensive line - GAOB was pressured 5 times all day.

The Bad:

Will Redmond: He's giving me M.D. Jennings flashbacks.

Smith, Smith & Gary: Played like Derek Carr has a contagious disease.

[texaspackerbacker]

It's about time, APB! A day later, and you'd get an 'ist.

I don't want Alexander back there receiving punts and getting hurt. Shepherd is damn near a 'tist just for having the good sense to fair catch it and get the offense on the field.

I'm thinking you made up those details about Pettine's defensive scheme, but I too would call him an 'ist because of the overall sorryness of the D and the poor adjustment when things started going wrong. Early in that game I had sort of the same bad feeling I had in the Wisconsin game - that the coaching staff was avoiding putting their best D on the field for some odd reason before a bigger game.

I can't really think of any individual 'ists among regulars. Goodson (his name is Billy Joe?) and Redmond both had good plays and bad ones. Martinez had something like 16 tackles, often compensating for mistakes of others. Amos too was less good than usual, but hardly an 'ist. King was actually better than usual, but barely above 'ist level. I said no regulars. Josh Jackson, though, continues to careen toward busthood. I can't understand why he can't cover shit as a pro when he was damn near shutdown in college.

On the 'tist side, of course Rodgers, also to Valdez-Scantling, Kumerow, Lazard, and yes, Allison. Jimmy Graham gets a 'tist, but only because he has lowered expectations so much due to earlier crappiness.

Personally, I'll give a 'tist to my wife, who SAW A. Jones's block on the MVS pass/run and had me back up the DVR to where I saw it too. (she's a keeper for football too - not just tennis and the glorious etc.). Josh Jones hasn't signed with anybody huh? Yeah, I too would consider what you said. It seems, though, being that far out of position in middle pass coverage may be more a mental thing than physical, and what I recall of J. Jones was that mental wasn't his strong suit. I would also give a guarded 'tist to most or all of the O Line for pass blocking which (like with Graham) seemed great but mainly due to low expectations brought on by a history of crap.

[Fritz]

The Good:

Aaron Jones - Running game was nothing special, but 2 great catches, 1 for a TD. And that block sprung MVS for the TD.

MVS - Guy played hurt and was limited to 20 snaps. But 2 huge plays, one to set up a TD, and one was a TD. First one would have been a TD with a better throw by GAOB.

Offensive line - GAOB was pressured 5 times all day.

The Bad:

Will Redmond: He's giving me M.D. Jennings flashbacks.

Smith, Smith & Gary: Played like Derek Carr has a contagious disease.

I don't know what to make of this game. It reminds me a bit of the Denver game. Yeah, the Packers won, but no one seems too impressed, especially with the defense.

And the defense is making me nervous now. This "bend-but-don't-break" shit sounds too much like a Dom Capers thing. Ugh. And I think the mistake that is Rashan Gary will begin to hurt the team more and more as the season goes on. I think Fackrell had more snaps than Gary, and if this continues in KC, then I would argue that this is evidence that Gary is not developing as they thought he would; ie, it's just like it was at Michigan!

I am also concerned that Kenny Clark's diminishing effectiveness is a result of him playing hurt. That dude needs some help - I think Aussie PackerBacker is right on that score. A really good Packer defense needs an active Kenny Clark, and right now he's about as active as an eighty-year-old penis.

I think the defense is missing Savage, too. That guy is a way, way better pick than Gary. I am hoping that Ibrahim Campbell can help out as the season goes on.

[Joemailman]

I don't know what to make of this game. It reminds me a bit of the Denver game. Yeah, the Packers won, but no one seems too impressed, especially with the defense.

And the defense is making me nervous now. This "bend-but-don't-break" shit sounds too much like a Dom Capers thing. Ugh. And I think the mistake that is Rashan Gary will begin to hurt the team more and more as the season goes on. I think Fackrell had more snaps than Gary, and if this continues in KC, then I would argue that this is evidence that Gary is not developing as they thought he would; ie, it's just like it was at Michigan!

I am also concerned that Kenny Clark's diminishing effectiveness is a result of him playing hurt. That dude needs some help - I think Aussie PackerBacker is right on that score. A really good Packer defense needs an active Kenny Clark, and right now he's about as active as an eighty-year-old penis.

I think the defense is missing Savage, too. That guy is a way, way better pick than Gary. I am hoping that Ibrahim Campbell can help out as the season goes on.

I think the key is getting Savage back. Before Savage went out, they lost Raven Greene. Green would have been the guy to replace Savage. So they're down to a 3rd string guy (Redmond) at one Safety position.

[mraynrand]

I don't know what to make of this game. It reminds me a bit of the Denver game. Yeah, the Packers won, but no one seems too impressed, especially with the defense.

And the defense is making me nervous now. This "bend-but-don't-break" shit sounds too much like a Dom Capers thing. Ugh. And I think the mistake that is Rashan Gary will begin to hurt the team more and more as the season goes on. I think Fackrell had more snaps than Gary, and if this continues in KC, then I would argue that this is evidence that Gary is not developing as they thought he would; ie, it's just like it was at Michigan!.

I think the Raiders found a way to neutralize Gary just like they did to Khalil Mack. Mack had 3 tackles and one QB hit in 61 snaps and Gary had 2 tackles and 0 QB hits in 18 snaps.

[RashanGary]

Raiders neutralize every pass rusher.

[bobblehead]

Odds and Ends: Josh Jones and the Packers oughtta all swallow their egos and hook up again...Jones, for all his flaws, matches up better against TEs than Blake and Billy Joe.

I said that right after Raven Greene went down with an injury. Call him with a clear message. We aren't kissing your ass, we are giving you a chance to resurrect the career you harry carried. You're giving us a stop gap and one good season.

[Bossman641]

Shepherd is terrible. He has zero feel on punts and is fair catching everything with defenders 10 yards away. On KR's he's about as explosive as my grandma. You know it's bad when opposing teams are daring you to reach the 20.

[Zool]

I said that right after Raven Greene went down with an injury. Call him with a clear message. We aren't kissing your ass, we are giving you a chance to resurrect the career you harry carried. You're giving us a stop gap and one good season.

[KYPack]

Tank posts...
"For this game, Pettine educed the 'Triangle 69' defense...The T69 is simply a 4 men rush, Cover2-Cover3 hybrid...93 and 50 were both hideous in zone coverage; no fucking clue how to zone up TEs."

This is a total lie and all bullshit.
They played a 3-4, cover 1, cover 1 robber.

Cover2-Cover3 hybrid?
Once again all bullshit.

Pettine never plays a bracket coverage.

Tank you are an insane liar.

There is no such thing as a Triangle 69 defense.

[mraynrand]

They played a 3-4, cover 1, cover 1 robber.

KY, what is cover 1 robber?

[pbmax]

KY, what is cover 1 robber?

Single high safety where the other safety watches the QB or route combos to jump into routes.

Like a rover but with many rules I am unaware of.

[Fritz]

This is why I love KYPack. In one post, he unravels miles and miles of Tank's bullshit.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Single high safety where the other safety watches the QB or route combos to jump into routes.

Like a rover but with many rules I am unaware of.

I am confident Rand has played Madden before. Therefore, he's familiar with the Cover 1 Robber. I think the answer Rand was seeking is this:

During mankind's oldest trade, the contemporary woman often seek to utilize the Cover 1 'rubber' herself. Gotta be sure the defense ain't tampered with holes. Gotta protect herself from the various maladies of biology, and from man's biological urge to procreate.

Based on my infrequent experiences sharing a portion of my humble wealth with women, I gotta say the defense is virtually impregnable.