The Oakland Raiders went across the Raider Nation to Tampa, to take on the formerly playoff-bound Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Raiders are actually starting to look like an NFL team these past few weeks and, I think things are gonna be looking bright going into next year.
Here are a few things I am pleased with:
1. The fact that Cable benched "Lame" Kwame Harris.
-Mario Henderson is starting to look like a formidable NFL LT, he's miles and miles better than Harris. The Raiders need to take an OT with their first round pick, which is looking like a 7 or 8 pick, this would enable them to take either a right or left tackle. This could be kind of difficult because there are no "sought-after" right tackles in the first round, and then we would have to move Super Mario over to the right side, I would think if you can play blindside tackle with a right handed QB, you should be able to play RT. I wouldn't mind seeing them take Virginia's Eugene Monroe. It's easy to want to get a chubbie over Bama's Andre Smith, but I read that he is a little slow against the speed rushers, and that is basically what the entire NFL is. A good O-Line is the key to JaMarcus' development. He's showed what he can do with a little time every once in a while.
2. The emergence of Michael Bush this season.
-Michael Bush got the chance to play in his first full season, and he didn't disappoint. We now have the opportunity to use three backs. Bush stepped in this week and got 177 yards on 28 carries when DMC and Fargas were dinged up. We could call them Earth, Wind, and Fire, I seriously made that up just now. Michael Bush=earth, Darren McFadden=wind because he's faster than fast, Justin Fargas=fire because he is a very hard working and strong athlete.
3. Tom Cable's ability to get these guys to play these last two games.
-You know what? I was thinking firmly that the Raiders needed to go out and get another stinkin head coach. Maybe not. Tom Cable the "interim"coach has gotten the team to play this season, since the infamous firing. I'm not necessarily saying that he should stick with Cable, but he should for sure consider him as a top candidate for the job. He can work with the new offensive lineman that they draft, and he would give them a little bit of continuity and reliablity that the team hasn't had in a coon's age.
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