Comments on: Doug Martin’s star turn gets Buccaneers to 4-4

By: broncosnative

broncosnative — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:26:23 +0000

Just your typical raiders, everytime they have a chance to get up to .500, they find ways to screw it up. They could have been tied with the chargers putting pressure on them to continue winning but, they just couldn’t do it. If they don’t turn it around, the broncos are gonna have the west locked up within a month.

By: dougydougdoug

dougydougdoug — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:13:43 +0000

The Raiders are so bad that they can’t even start to climb out of the deep hole that Crazy Al put them in over the past decade. Even the hapless Donkeys were able to win a playoff game last year, and look to be in the position to walk right off with the AFC West title with little to stop them now.

I guess the only thing “nation” fanatics can take solace in, is the fact that they at least aren’t Chiefs’ fans. But then again, Chiefs fans are lucky that they don’t live on Oakland. So, who really wins there…?

By: mullman76

mullman76 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:25:36 +0000

Brutal game- the run D was absent entirely. Nice comeback but it ended up being a tease. This is the 3rd season in a row where the RAIDERS seem like they might make strides towards being a good football team, but it is not to be in 2012. Give Big Reg some time to get it sorted- 2013 should be better. Shoud be…

@hoetoronto- Make sure you never come to California— I’m tired of donkey transplants crowding this beautiful state. Stay home east coast homers and tell your friends to do the same.

PS- I’m 4th generation Californian–(non-hispanic)…

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:21:08 +0000

Look at the bright side. DMC lasted four more games than anyone(not wearing silver and black goggles) thought he would. Better hope he gets back soon because without him the Raiders will be lucky to get 3 more wins.

By: onebucplace

onebucplace — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:48:16 +0000

Also having watched football since the 80s everyone wants to compare Martin to Rice, me, maybe it’s my Florida bias and when I see an undersized guy low to ground guy wearing the number 22 I see Emmitt Smith — a guy that is a patient runner, picks his lanes well and then has just enough speed to outrun tacklers. Emmitt was about vision and I think Martin has some of that as well. Obviously way too early to every actually compare him to Smith, just an observation.

By: nflhof

nflhof — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:13:45 +0000

Raiders lack depth and it showed today on D. Carson Palmer was a mistake that almost paid off in making the playoffs last year but the Chargers beat the Raiders in Oakland. This team needs to prepare for next year and get Terrell Pryor some time to see what he has.

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:52:03 +0000

Commendable 2nd half performance for Palmer. That OL wasn’t doing him any favors all day. And any time you make your QB throw 60 times tells you your defense is not having a good day.

By: mattamp

mattamp — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:50:45 +0000

Can’t blame Blount for that fumble. Freeman didn’t give it to him cleanly, just sort of pushed it in Blount’s direction. The Bucs are going to rely on Blount when that tremendous rookie tires out later in the season.

By: hoetoronto

hoetoronto — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:43:05 +0000

joetoronto says:
Nov 4, 2012 7:43 PM
Wow, full marks to the Bucs, they travelled across the country and laid one on the Raiders.

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Obviously you haven’t been watching Raiders football for the last ten years, have you? That occasion is quite cosmopolitan if you haven’t noticed.

But then again, that is coming from someone who is 3,000 miles away, never has set foot in Oakland, let alone in California, and wouldn’t root for the Raiders if the teams’ colors were orange and pink. Not to mention someone who chooses to vanish after losses and magically reappears a few days later to avoid ridicule. But hey, what do you expect from somone who lives in Toronto?

You and that 44 year old Mr. Villa should bunk one day.

By: maximusprime107

maximusprime107 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:54:11 +0000

What happened to Taiwan Jones?

By: magicbucs

magicbucs — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:39:02 +0000

GO BUCS! Playoff run….. Im sure they will start to mention the bucs on espn or nfl network right? The best offense the last 5 weeks. Doug Martin out shining peterson last week and 4 TDs 251 yards.

By: clevername1

clevername1 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:37:02 +0000

PSA:
Nobody cares about your fantasy team except you and the other “owners” in your league.

By: r8rh8r

r8rh8r — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:35:37 +0000

“With out a running game, it’s gonna be ugly.”

When was it pretty, Joey?

By: niners816

niners816 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:23:56 +0000

Raiderapologist,

Geography smack? No, the Raiders are just terrible no matter what country you’re from. Enjoy that crow!

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:04:19 +0000

Sure am glad that i discovered him a few months before fantasy drafts started. 51 points for me.

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:02:01 +0000

niners816 says: Nov 4, 2012 7:49 PM

@joetoronto,

Having your team lose brings a smile to my face. Wouldn’t you agree, “eh”?
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Geography smack? Will Joe come back and mock your lisp? Stay tuned.

By: therealbleedcoltsblue

therealbleedcoltsblue — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:00:35 +0000

Josh Freeman has put up an amazing 11 TD to 1 INT over the last 4 games..

Yet for two weeks in a row he gets NO MENTION in the profootballtalk.com recap of the game.

Funny, when he was struggling there were PLENTY of articles here about Josh Freeman….

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:59:25 +0000

yelix says:
Nov 4, 2012 7:47 PM
@joetoronto

You act like “laying one on the Raiders” is some kind of achievement. This will be their 10th straight year without a winning record.

Only Carson Palmer could fight his team out of a huge hole and then throw it away like that.
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Your QB is Matt Cassel, Matt Cassel, LOL!

By: profootballwalk

profootballwalk — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:53:46 +0000

“He was averaging 12.0 yards per carry before the final kill-the-clock drive ”

And if you take out his three long TD runs, he averaged 3.1 yards per carry. Anyone can play that game.

By: maiphatdong

maiphatdong — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:31:52 +0000

RRRRRaaaaiiidersss….lol

By: philly803

philly803 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:25:25 +0000

so glad I drafted him he was my sleeper pick i jumped the gun a little early on him cuz i was worried but its been worth it since day one.

By: tdrundmc

tdrundmc — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:24:02 +0000

Martin isn’t that good. The Raiders are just awful

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:16:53 +0000

yelix says: Nov 4, 2012 7:47 PM

Only Carson Palmer could fight his team out of a huge hole and then throw it away like that.
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And only Matt Cassel could keep his team close into the 4th quarter and then fumble the ball away in his own end zone. Chiefs fan is getting bored.

By: avanderlay

avanderlay — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:05:50 +0000

Apparently winded? He was on the sideline jumping up and down looking longingly at the field while Blount fumbled… Shame the D shortened the field in the 4th, or he woulda had a shot at 300…

By: blacknole08

blacknole08 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:03:57 +0000

Here is a stat for you that tells the story of how dynamic Doug Martin has been so far:

Doug Martin became the first player EVER to have 3 rushing TDs of at least 40+ yards in the same game.

By: sagatti

sagatti — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:00:45 +0000

As a Bronco fan… this makes my sunday COMPLETE… Just LOSE Baby!

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:00:38 +0000

Remember a week ago when fresh off beating the worst team in the nfl, the Raiders fans were calling themselves a team on the rise and saying they’d win the AFC West at 7-9 or 8-8? Yeah not so much their Raiduh fans! But in good news the Broncos will be 11-5 (6-0 in the division) and leave you with absolutely no, what could have been thoughts.

By: popcrowl

popcrowl — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:00:08 +0000

Martin is starting to take form. He reminds me of a young running back drafted by the New England Patriots. Curtis Martin was not very fast or flashy, Yet he produced year after year. I am not saying this kid is as good, but watching him reminds me of Curtis. Good Job Rook, let keep this thing Rolling.

By: villa41

villa41 — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:59:23 +0000

This is squarely on the defense, or I should say lack of it. Carson did eveything he could to get the Raiders in it. Generally, a team throws 60 times and they lose.

I don’t care who it is. It could be the second coming of Jim Brown, but no one should run for almost 300 yards by himself. The run D was putrid. I’ve seen the Raiders play a lot of bad run D in the last 10 years, but this was the worst and that’s really saying something.

By: bucforever

bucforever — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:54:47 +0000

Martin was on fire today and Blount may get fired tomorrow. Blount is unnecessary and appears to be a hazard to our offense.