Comments on: Palmer makes Raiders best in AFC West

By: stevincinci

stevincinci — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:29:17 +0000

wcman says:
Nov 11, 2011 12:26 AM
What a lousy trade for the Raiders. A seasoned vet QB who can throw bombs to all the speed receivers for a couple of draft picks. Raiders have one of the best offenses in football with Palmer playing like that. Enjoy the picks Cincy, we’ll take the QB. Dalton couldn’t throw the ball like that on his best day.

Oh, we will enjoy the picks the Raiders gave us. Palmer is not done throwing pick 6′s. Guaranteed,
he’ll lose you more games than he wins you.

By: gandorf

gandorf — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:54:05 +0000

As a Chargers fan – the Charger suck – they are the worst no talent team in the league. Wish Norv had stayed in Choakland. Rivers is a lumbering giant who lost his ability to throw deep ( never could throw the short ball) – stick a fork in him cause he’s done. No defense, no o-line. I hate Choakland but have to admit they can run the ball and Palmer looked like an NFL QB. Chargers should can Norv and AJ, sell the team and move to LA.

By: ozzie8

ozzie8 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:23:53 +0000

You can’t be serious annointing this guy the 2nd coming after one pick free game. Come on, I watched him in Cincy for 8 years. He’s a crybaby that wants it his way, now that they have the biggest whinner #84 Hush they will implode soon. Wonder what’s taking so long to get his little brother and Ocho signed, then the Raiders will have the complete collection of Turds.

By: darrylh1978

darrylh1978 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:56:31 +0000

We need to do something about the penalties!! Can Hue fine his own players or bench them? We HAVE to get it figured.

By: snnyjcbs

snnyjcbs — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:59:21 +0000

The Chargers should have beat the Green Bay Packers in their last game. Facts are if not for Rivers throwing 2 INT’S for pick sixes they would have beat Green Bay. Even with the 2 pick sixes they almost beat Green Bay.

So the Chargers are not the lowly bad, bad team you want to make them out to be. As for the Raiders?, they took down the Jets with a THUMPING, beat Houston and the Chargers and should have beat Buffalo.

All this Raiders team needed was a top notch QB that could hit the wide open receivers that had been consistently missed or over and under thrown by other Raider QB’s No more 8 man fronts with a passing game like the Raiders are developing, D Mac and Bush will have a Field Day.

By: cowhawkfan

cowhawkfan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:47:52 +0000

Tebow beats Oakland, yet Rivers can’t. LOL

By: jdubkc

jdubkc — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:32:57 +0000

Raiders beat Vikes and will lose the remaining games. I mean c’mon… Greenbay, Chicago, Detroit, KC!!!

Chiefs win the division, again.

By: mtnbyker78

mtnbyker78 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:27:46 +0000

I’m glad to see him doing well, I liked him at Cincy, but was glad to see him go. I hope he can mentor young Terrelle Pryor and bring him up to speed too.

By: bstmusic1

bstmusic1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:21 +0000

As a Houstonian and a Texans fan, it sure is refreshing to read the words “quality opponent” associated with the Texans. I’m pretty optimistic about our season, especially given the pitiful state of our division. But the local talk radio shows are now hoping/predicting home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Not holding my breath on that one, but it sure would be spectacular.

By: barnvillain

barnvillain — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:17:07 +0000

interesting…i didn’t know oakland had a football team. luckily i still don’t care

By: snarkzilla

snarkzilla — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:51:53 +0000

That was the Chargers third game in 10 days. Blame the schedule as much as anything else for this one.

By: torturedraiderfan

torturedraiderfan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:35:26 +0000

Good job by the Raiders, but they still have a long way to go if they want to be a real playoff contender. Palmer made some beautiful throws and should continue to improve. The defense still needs to get a lot better. All things considered, it feels better being a Raider fan now than over the last 10 years.

By: packattack1967

packattack1967 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:32:07 +0000

“quality opponents” ???come on…

By: Patriot42

Patriot42 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:32:01 +0000

Every time the raider win a game all the sporting heads want to see them in the Superbowl. The Chiefs will beat them again in KC

By: edukator4

edukator4 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:16:47 +0000

norv turner looks lost.
carson palmer played well. you cant annoint him after one solid game, the way he shouldnt be villified after one game either
sd’s def is soft
oakland’s offense will be very effecient when all their pieces are there

my takes.

By: djainsd

djainsd — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:16:26 +0000

I am a native San Diegan and Charger. This is the worst team ever! Thanks to AJ Smith AK. Lord of No Rings) He has ruined this organization. Norv has no personiality as a coach, he has no fire and he has no spark. He never does. The team has taken on his personality!! I heard Phillip Rivers make a comment 2-3 weeks ago and he ment it in a good way about them playing well and loving what Norv is driving seat and were all on the same page. They all have to go! From the Top down. or send them to LA. I cant take this @#%! no more. I see better football at the local high schools and I know aleast a dozen coaches that can…. I think I will use Inspire and motivate the players. This team has taken on the personality ofthe COACH!!! and it is all Lord of no Rings fault.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:48:48 +0000

Raiders won this game on the line of scrimmage. Chargers lost it there too.

By: steviekthr3e

steviekthr3e — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:45:06 +0000

And yet palmer is still in “preseason” mode

By: osage44

osage44 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:40:10 +0000

Michael Bush and Kam Wimbley put the Raiders in first place. Palmer is a statue who cannot stand up to a good pass rush. The Chargers couldn’t dial one up consistently. When they did, Palmer turned the ball over twice. That game shouldn’t have been as close as it was. With a QB that actually had elite skills, the Raiders would have won that game by three TDs. Anyway, the Chargers looked awful.

By: forthelove

forthelove — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:34:45 +0000

That picture shows Heyward-Bey and Palmer, but he didn’t have a single catch last night. I don’t know what is going on here, he was looking like the #1 receiver a few weeks ago. I’m almost wondering if he was close with Jason Campbell and not too happy they brought in Palmer.

By: forthelove

forthelove — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:26:53 +0000

Bush was a BEAST last night.

So was the D-line. They sacked Rivers 6 times, but put him on the turf many many more times.

When Palmer was 10-12, that included 10 (TEN) straight completions.

If he keeps playing like this I’ll be eating my words that there’s no way this trade was worth it (happily eating my words!).

Raiders were held scoreless for the final 27:00 of the game (seriously). Offense has to finish better. Defense showed up big in the 4th.

By: acruiser75

acruiser75 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:20:11 +0000

Not a bad night’s work for a QB with a supposed dead arm, Palmer was the best QB on the field.

By: peed1

peed1 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:04:40 +0000

Good trade, just win baby.

By: allinblindsevenduece

allinblindsevenduece — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:49:28 +0000

I absolutely hate the Raiders, but it would be kind of interesting to see a Bungles vs Raiders playoff game and Carson walking off the field with a one finger salute as he walks off the field towards Mike Brown

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:48:32 +0000

Loser #2, dumbolt himself….

humb0lt says: Nov 10, 2011 5:54 PM
@committed-
You must not watch the NFL much.
Palmer the third best QB in the league from 2007-07? What a crock.
First, there is a guy named Drew Brews who was and still is pretty good, better than your boy Palmer. Brees won in the playoffs, something Palmer never did.
Next there is a guy named Phil Rivers who not only beat your boy in Cincinnati, but won more games in just two seasons 2006-07, than Palmer did in those three seasons, 2005-07.

humb0lt says: Nov 10, 2011 12:31 PM
I find it interesting that it’s now the popular thing to say the Raiders controlled the AFC West before the injuries to Campbell and McFadden.
Yet the Raiders were never alone in first place in the division. The best they have managed is to share a piece of the lead.
Only one team in the division has lead the division alone.

humb0lt says: Nov 10, 2011 1:13 PM
One more thing. The Bolts’ offense doesn’t need to target a washed up CB in order to exploit the Raider’s defense.
Phil Rivers and Vincent Jackson have made a living abusing Raiders’ corners, including Stanford Routt, Namdi Asomugah and Chris Johnson.
Asomugah would climb all over Jackson, and get the yellow flag for his efforts, but VJ would still come down with the ball for a first and goal
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Only a true loser would be a fan of a loser franchise like the Chargers.

Got rings?

By: 8man

8man — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:46:40 +0000

Here they come!

By: uwachampion

uwachampion — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:13:57 +0000

Raiders are on the rise back to the top. The Chargers continue to be nothing but OVERRATED. Rivers is a joke

By: hjworton46

hjworton46 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:29 +0000

The Chargers play this season is one of the major stories of the NFL in 2011. How they’ve wasted the talent they’ve had over the last few seasons is shocking. This should’ve been a superbowl team. As they are now, even my beloved but bad Broncos may finish with more wins than them. Pathetic.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:03:27 +0000

Loser #1, a butt hurt Bengals fan….

dennyg2 says: Nov 9, 2011 3:10 PM
Write this down. The Oakland Bengals will be 0-3 after this game under the new Carson Palmer regime.

dennyg2 says: Nov 10, 2011 5:32 PM
Mark it down Palmer apologists… Palmer is 0-3 after tonight. While raider fans keep making excuses for his awful picks and bad decisions, he is only a shadow of what he use to be. How have Bengals done without him? Hmmm

dennyg2 says: Nov 8, 2011 4:33 PM
Count on Palmer to hand Chargers 14 points with 2 pick 6. Chargers win in a route. I hate both teams, just calling it as I see it.
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“Mark it down”, OK.

By: husker0004

husker0004 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:03:01 +0000

Completely not fair comparing Rivers to Romo……I mean sheesh……..according to the “experts” early in the year Rivers is an “Elite” quarterback! Heck, he has to be, him and Brees lead the league in ints. Brees is an “Elite” QB….right? I can only hope Romo can throw a few more picks so he can achieve Elite status and finally get the recognition he deserves. Oh, and this is sad……Rob Ryan had way more posts that Rivers (you know….the elite qb) and San Diego Chargers. I guess it’s true, Dallas is America’s Team. Even the assistant coaches are more news worthy than anyone or anything else in the league.