As we cycle through the half-dozen bad games from Sunday, we're more naturally drawn to the outcomes that weren't expected.
Or the games that featured guys eating hot dogs.
Really, if Vegas had been taking action on which quarterback was more likely to be eating a hot dog during a Jets-Raiders game, JaMarcus Russell would have been a 1:10 favorite.
Instead, it was Mark Sanchez, who applied a little hair-of-the-hot-dog logic, using a wiener as a way to deal with a pre-game bout of indigestion.
As to the game itself, the romp was unexpected, because the Raiders had looked so good the prior week against the Eagles -- and because the Jets had looked so bad against the Bills.
The good news was that the Raiders finally realized that the man most likely to eat a hot dog during a game was benched for a guy who likely prefers Polish sausage, and the bad news for Raiders fans was that the removal of Russell was temporary.
And that will do nothing to coax more fans to show up in the Black Hole, where according to Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal the paid attendance for the game was the lowest in Oakland since 1968.
That same year, a Jets-Raiders game played in Oakland sparked a firestorm at NBC headquarters when the final 65 seconds was yanked in favor of Heidi.
On Sunday, Raiders fans who saw the game beyond the range of the local blackout likely would have preferred to have the last 65 seconds -- and the first 58 minutes and ten seconds -- pre-empted by Heidi or Pippi Longstockings or the Shamwow guy.
Week Seven Morning Aftermath: Jets 38, Raiders 0
Posted by Mike Florio on October 26, 2009 12:23 PM ET
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"On Sunday, Raiders fans who saw the game beyond the range of the local blackout likely would have preferred to have the last 65 seconds -- and the first 59 minutes and five second -- pre-empted by Heidi or Pippi Longstockings or the Shamwow guy."
Why are lawyers so bad at math?
I guess when Sanchez saw Oakland spending the entire afternoon sucking cock, that he just needed to get his fix of tube steak in his mouth too....
Gee Andy Reid - do ya think you should have run more on the Raiders?
DO YA THINK??!?!!
"would have preferred to have the last 65 seconds -- and the first 59 minutes and five second -- pre-empted by Heidi or Pippi Longstockings or the Shamwow guy."
Not even close with the math, and grammar gets a D- as well. Did you just get back from one of those 3 (or 6) martini lunches?
60 minutes of humiliation is enough, don't add more time. Geez Florio, been up drinking all night at the Intergalactic Keggar?
So, the Raiders get called out for quitting on the season after going into the tank week 5; which seems to irritate them enough to show up for work and give solid effort against Philly in week 6; which causes people to think that maybe there is a heart beating above some genuine gonads in Raider land only to have the same week 5 gutless & nutless crew whimper their way through week 7.
Let's all say really mean things about them just to see what might happen in week 8!
The desperation of some to seize on any tiny mistake Florio makes is infinitely more lame than any such mistake. Grow up people.
"On Sunday, Raiders fans who saw the game beyond the range of the local blackout likely would have preferred to have the last 65 seconds -- and the first 58 minutes and ten seconds -- pre-empted by Heidi or Pippi Longstockings or the Shamwow guy."
Looks like an attempt was made to correct the time disparity. Still wrong. The correct text should read:
"-- and the first 58 minutes and 55 seconds --"
Chris Fiorentino:
"Why are lawyers so bad at math?"
What are you talking about? Lawyers can tell you what 40% of anything is in about 3 nanoseconds.
They just can't add up small numbers.
And Florio, don't make fun of the Shamwow. The things are great. They are the best thing around to dry off the dog after giving him a bath and they are Made in Germany, just like your VW bus!
You dumb ass Raider fans who go after Florio's bad math skills is ridiculous! Florio is just being an entertaining online guy. He likes to push buttons. Don't take it personally.
This Raider team STINKS, SUCKS, CRAP, WORTHLESS, INERT, STUPID, A WASTE, PATHETIC…should I go on?
Raider fans:
Forget about this team until Davis is gone. Just accept that and your Mondays will be better. Just enjoy football for the great and exciting game it is. The game Al help build.
Don't go to the games or spend money on gear. Don't put your love into something that doesn't love you back or at least try to.
I'm not saying jump ship to another team but rather wait out this mess.