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For once, I'm pulling for the villain, errr, Vilain... Good luck to him!

I hope Reich can turn it around here, I really do. I just don't like what we're seeing on the field. I think the team is very passive and seems poorly conditioned (beyond the massive number of injuries we've had). Maybe it will all work out. I just wish it would start really moving that way. Soon.

I hope he can return to his old form. He really, really had so much potential before injuries did him in. Good, good guy, he deserves this chance he's getting and I hope he just makes the most of it.

I want to say, here we go, look at us, we've got it fixed and got a win. But I still can't shake it when I watch the games... this isn't a team that has it together. We just look hapless, on-coordinated, unsure and somewhat passive. They keep telling us that Bryce is doing a good job out there taking what the defense gives. And I can't help but think that's not how football is supposed to be played. The objective is to impose your will on the opponent. We show no signs whatsoever that we even feel like we can do that. I wish I was saying something different, but this isn't a very well coached team, from the top on down. They aren't playing like a group of professionals. There's just too many mistakes, no rhythm, no push and a decided lack of energy. I feel like the cats got neutered.

Is it me or is the world just getting weirder and the more money and power someone has, the weirder they get?

He can't even take advice on a haircut, I'm not holding out hope on his picking a HC or GM. It has been a long, long, long time since the Raiders were the Raiders. There's no feel of the dangerous group of misfits and bad dudes anymore. Their fan base is scarier than the team. (obligatory Marc Davis haircut gif)

Hardest position to find is an ace LT. Might be even fewer good ones in the league than there are good QBs. We've got to have some patience here and hold onto hope that we found one.

Almost every great OT has a rough second season. Just part of the deal. He's going to get better.

Brian Burns did not earn Bosa bucks. And he hasn't yet so far this year. I sure wish he had, but that's just what it is.

Lot of different opinions here. And that's probably what's wrong... too many things not working to the point it seems impossible to fix one and move on. Let's see if two weeks of preparation against a team that was demonstrably worse than us last season with a rookie QB and HC will show any improvement.

Teams that are going nowhere rarely have guys working hard to come back from injuries quickly. And teams with a lot of injuries tend to go nowhere. We are in the moment of the dog chasing its own tail futility.

Latest episode I wrote. Not sure why our video editor is so in love with b&w...

I think our memory tells us there were a lot more really good receivers than there actually were. Great receivers tend to have long careers. There have been hundreds that washed out in three years for every one that made it to 10 years. But those great catches and dominant seasons linger in our minds forever.

(Ummm, you get a Super Bowl ring even if you are the back-up QB...) And I guess this week, we'll get to see how he does in SF. He's got some weapons there. And we're just sitting here at 0-6.

I'm thinking you're wrong here in each of your reasonings. SF is very much built to win a SB, rough patch that they are in notwithstanding. But we'll know sometime around February.

I think I said I hoped...

I don't think Burns wants to play for us. He really isn't playing for us. He's not going to really play for us. So, yeah, let's keep the guy against his will. Better to ask him where he wants to go and call them and see if they are willing to give us anything at all to avoid the inevitable franchise tag, hold out and overpayment for an underperforming and under-motivated player. Sheeesh, I really like(d) the guy, but man he has disappeared since the contract dispute.

Darnold is going to light it up. PJ will perform fairly well, bolstered by a helluva defense. Us, I'm afraid that CJ Stroud is going to be hitting the field wanting to show us up for passing on him. Here's hoping an unrattled Bryce goes out there and shows why he was the #1 pick.

Well, it's just a practice squad spot. And let's face it, we've got some starters that haven't really played yet this year. And then there's Justin Houston, our big name pick-up at linebacker who has produced 4 tackles and half of a sack. Whoopie. So yeah, can't really complain about those guys going on the practice squad. Good luck to them.

Good for him! Hope he does great. Not the big name I think we need, but then again I wasn't impressed when we snagged Frankie Luvu. And boy was I wrong about that.

Gotta love Moose! We've been trying to find a guy like him since he retired. As you can tell, it's a nearly impossible task.

There is a massive amount of truth and insight in this post.

We are snakebit as a franchise.

We try our best. My thing is I always want the people to be the story more than the crime. I really don't like exploitation and so many of our competitors (particularly the new ones) really go for the salacious side of things. We do like to throw in a zinger or two when we can at some of the less innocent characters, but we try to keep it subtle... no reason to piss off a killer.

Oh wow!!! So great to hear this! If you ever have a suggestion or comment, just let me know! And thanks so very much for watching!