Archives for December 21, 2014

‘”Now we don’t win. So how can you be committed to excellence when you don’t win?”‘

‘They can’t afford to let the Raiders hang around today. Oakland is a bad team, one that might be ready to pack it in. But they’ve won two straight at home, and they came from behind in the fourth quarter to win both. They played solid defense in those wins, too, holding the opposition to a combined 20 percent (5 of 25) on third down.’

‘Bills 26, Raiders 13.’

‘And anytime the Bills play the Raiders, as they do Sunday out in Oakland in a game they must win to keep alive their slim hopes of making the playoffs, it’s impossible not to harken back to the day when Ralph Wilson’s team embarrassed Al Davis’ team by the ridiculous score of 51-3.’

‘Bills 26, Raiders 14.’

‘”I think the big thing is always going to be continuity,” Hackett said. “It’s all right there for those guys. I think we need the guys that are the playmakers to make plays when they have the opportunity. We need those guys to step up all the time. We need everybody to be consistent. That’s the thing that’s so rough. There’s time when people do things perfect, and then all of a sudden one guy will do something wrong and it’ll mess some things up. I think it’s just about everybody working together and everybody being more disciplined and everybody just making plays and doing it.”‘

‘”It feels great, especially knowing you talk about a graduating class of 55, a small school in Onondaga, it’s a great feeling just to be able to represent that whole upstate New York area and my high school,” Murray said. “It’s a great feeling. I definitely make sure every time I go home I see those who matter the most and try to share the success I’ve had and just know where I came from and that I’ll never forget that.”‘

Oakland Raiders have something at stake (Oakland Tribune)

No move imminent – Raiders likely to extend Coliseum lease (San Francisco Chronicle)

Raiders place cornerback Brown on injured reserve (AP)

Raiders place CB Brown on IR (The Sports Network)

Raiders place Brown on IR, promote Hadley (The Sports Xchange)

Bills-Raiders Matchup No. 1: Spiller vs. Burris (CSN Bay Area)

Raiders place Tarell Brown on IR, sign LB Hadley (CSN Bay Area)

Raiders Sign Hadley to Active Roster, Place CB Tarell Brown on IR (Raiders.com)

‘”I have never met anybody who’s 107 years old,” the elevator operator said. “Me neither,” Grandma replied.’

‘The Bills are big favorites in this game for good reason: Oakland just does not have a very talented roster, and the play of rookie Derek Carr doesn’t inspire much confidence. Turnovers will be the key for any potential Raiders upset, but too much is working against Oakland in this game. Mario Williams and Sammy Watkins, two of the best on Buffalo’s roster, both have the potential to star in this game because of the players that they will line up against. Due to the nature of the Bills’ offense, the game may start off closer than some would hope, but eventually, the talent of Buffalo’s roster should win out.’

‘”I wasn’t into it as much as I am now, with being released and everything that happened to me, it was eye opening,” he said. “It was ‘Hey you have to put in more time and effort. Nobody is going to give you anything. You have to go out and work and you’re going to get what you deserve.'”‘