Schedule Breakdown: Week 2 – OAKLAND RAIDERS
The first thing we need to do during the Pioli Trinity era is re-establish our dominance over the Raiders. Looking at the two teams, I think the Chiefs can accomplish just that during the 2009 season. I really do.
The Raiders are bound to pick up a wide receiver, either Michael Crabtree or Jeremy Maclin, in the first round of next weekend’s draft, so quarterback JaMarcus Russell will likely have more than just Zach Miller to throw to. Additionally, I expect their running game to be decent given their stable of running backs. Center Samson Satele and tackle Khalif Bharnes were decent pick-ups as well. The big problem is that adding a target and bolstering the line might not make Russell significantly better. Half of me thinks he simply just doesn’t have the mental make-up of an NFL quarterback.
Defensively, I see a team that really hasn’t improved at all. This is where we have a big advantage over the Raiders, as we have an actual quarterback now in Matt Cassel. Our line will also be better as Branden Albert is a year older and the addition of Mike Goff gives us a good set of guards, something we’ve missed ever since Will Shields retired. As things stand pre-draft, their defense could be in trouble. They couldn’t stop Tyler Thigpen last Winter, so I don’t see them stopping Cassel and Co.
I think our defense will get a big boost from the home crowd. I can’t remember the last time we opened against the Raiders, but I expect the Sea of Red to be as amped up as its ever been. After all, this is the first home game of the Pioli Trinity era and its against the hated Silver and Black. The 12th man will give our Chiefs a huge lift, and the Chiefs will coast to a big victory.
Prediction:
34-13 Chiefs
Marquee Match-Ups:
CB Nnamdi Asomugha vs. TE Tony Gonzalez
Asomugha got eaten alive by Tony G in Oakland last season the last time these two clubs met. I doubt the NFL’s highest-paid corner can do any better in a rematch. Gonzalez is just too big.
Chiefs’ Front Seven vs. QB JaMarcus Russell
If the Chiefs can put the heat on fat boy, it will be a long day for the Silver and Black attack. With the home crowd worked into a frenzy, I expect FatMarcus to struggle mightily.
Intereting Factoid:
Al Davis made his fortune selling metals during the Bronze Age.
Addicts, sound off on the home opener against the Raiders…
the Raiders are done, the moves they have made, dont make them any better this year.
April 18th, 2009 at 1:46 pmas for our D this year when they implement the new 3-4 deffence as people see coming this year as a mixed in D with our 4-3.
will they be uing it along with a cover two backfield?
April 18th, 2009 at 1:49 pmas we still dont have big corners, we have ok corners…but not big man cover type.
***FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS AND CHIEFS FANS***
dont feel what you think, has no place here…there isn’t a stupid question, or opinion you could possibly write. The stupid questions are the ones you dont ask!
And everybody has an opinion, speak out everyone…even the oldest guys like me and Adams dad, and the youngest kids,boys and girls, are wanted for there views on our beloved CHIEFS.
Believe me when I say all these guys on here who do write in and voice up, learned somewhere about football, and may have a more edjecated GUESS as to what our CHIEFS do but nobody here knows everything.
April 18th, 2009 at 2:01 pmRedbeard…I agree with everything. Except for the corners. I think we have good corners and they will only get better with a year under their belt. Flowers showed he can cover the best (Moss) and Carr showed he can hang.
April 18th, 2009 at 2:46 pmAs far as the game agaisnt the Raiders goes…i can’t wait. I wish so bad that i could go and see us destroy the faiders and watch the whole crowd get hyped but unfortunately i live in SD. I hope all you fans that live in KC to keep the crowd as loud as possible and hopefully we can add a 12th man just like we’ve needed for years.
Amen, Redbeard. Amen.
April 18th, 2009 at 3:24 pmTony G and Brian W skipped practice ?
April 18th, 2009 at 3:34 pmit was an optional practice
April 18th, 2009 at 3:53 pmHmmm we opened against the raiders last year. I guess you might have blocked the last three years out of your memory like myself.
April 18th, 2009 at 10:06 pmYeah that was the most depressing game in the history of Chiefs football, last years home Raiders game. They ran the ball down our throat all game. That won’t happen again this year. It’s hard to predict how much better the D will get by then, but it certainly won’t be that bad…
April 19th, 2009 at 6:39 amthat’s right boys, get used to it! Shanahan is gone from donkville, chiefs never did do anything worth talking about, and the chargers can’t close the deal! Looks like this year there is gong to be a new sheriff in town! The Raiders are back! I now you crack heads think ya got a good deal picking up Cassel but the truth of the matter is, the pats o line make any qb look like a genius, unfortunately, the chiefs o-line can’t protect the water jug let alone a qb! So the only thing they are going to do is go to sleep!
April 19th, 2009 at 11:01 amRaiders Fan it figures…lol
April 19th, 2009 at 11:13 amSo this is happened two or three times now and I’m curious…who the hell looks at blogs for division rivals? Haha, it’s probably Al Davis. I feel sorry for Raiders fans. I really do. Hell, and Chargers fans. How does Norv still have his job? I could have taken that team to an 11-5 record. Maybe 9-7 without Merriam.
April 19th, 2009 at 12:38 pmFargas is one of the most under-appreciated backs in the league. The guy has an all day motor and he shows up on every play. He’s about the only thing I can think of besides Asomugha that the Raiders have to be happy about. No wonder they’re checking out rival sites. They don’t have anything to talk about, who else are they going to talk to? Here’s to another 4 win season raiders. May Al Davis grace you with his wisdom of all things football for years to come.
April 19th, 2009 at 1:30 pmThanks for your comment redbeard. Everyone has their own opinions. You guys do a great job with this site. I appreciate that, a big part of why I joined. Thank you guys, keep up the good work! GO CHIEFS!!!
April 19th, 2009 at 1:39 pmAt last, I can use my annoying fact-checking powers for good instead of evil… a Raiders fan!
So:
Hey, bitchin’ Camaro — let’s talk about that awesome Pats O-Line. Cassel was sacked 47 times last year. That’s not genius, unless you’re talking Al Davis genius.
But it’s nice to see that Raiders ‘people’ have almost learned to spell and use complete sentences.
April 19th, 2009 at 2:57 pmDear Mr. Davis:
April 20th, 2009 at 6:47 pmI didn’t know you still had that old junk Camaro that we used to blow the doors off of every weekend.
Extrametal has already schooled you on the Pat’s O-line; so I will only take issue with your statement that the Chiefs never did anything worth taloking about. Thats probably true if you are a Raider’s fan because in the last 39 meetings(this decade and the 90’s) you have managed only 10 wins. So I can see where you wouldn’t want to talk about it.
Keep up the good work with the Hooked on Phonics program and we’ll talk to you later.
Yeah, redbeard. Hear what you’re saying. Always been a fan of the perimeter D guys. Against what you’re saying, I think that Flowers made a decent showing. But KC played a lot of cover-2, and part of their failure in QB pressure was all the hats devoted to coverage, rather than pressure.
So, at 5′9”, you just gotta expect Flowers to lose quite a few of those 1-on-1 matchups.
But one of the things overlooked in the WR/DB classes coming into the league is that a lot of those WRs aren’t used to physical DBs punchin’ ‘em in the mouth at the line of scrimmage. It’s something even Moss and Owens struggle against, for all their reach and strength. Some of these great WRs make their bread ‘n’ butter from the sheer respect for their speed.
When I’m scheming defense, I’m jamming everywhere, with extra hats and aggression opposite the slot man (or bunch formation). NObody gets off the line free!
April 20th, 2009 at 7:03 pmthe Chiefs SUCK!!! I predict back-to-back-to-back 0 and 16 seasons for these bunch of wimps…Cassell is a joke…the whole team is terrible. If I had to vote for one team to be eliminated from the league it would be these pathetic twerps!!! Go RAIDERS!!!!!! Silver and Black will crush you losers. Prediction: 49-0 in KC and 63-0 in Oakland!!!
April 20th, 2009 at 9:16 pmUsually don’t respond to trolls, but it is a good sign when Fader fans have nothing better to do than troll KC sites! They DO still fear us!!!
Hated Madden for YEARS!!! Sorry to see him leave the booth. Probably spoke more straight football than any other color guy ever. Tho’ Summerall was a sentimental favorite (from back in the John Fazenda years and “This Week in the NFL”), I think Al Michaels and John Madden were the best duo.
With those two, and maybe Dan Dierdorf (restricting his comments in number and only to the trenches), I might even leave the sound on!
April 20th, 2009 at 9:27 pmOk, so here is the deal, I was just scrolling through the google raider news when it brought up this lame article! I usually don’t pay any attention to other team websites. It just really urks me when people start talking about how bad the raiders are going to do this season, when if I remember correctly, the chiefs didn’t do anything to exciting for the last few years either, we have plenty of chiefs, broncos, and charger fans that get on our sites and talk trash too! Just figured we could return the favor, as for spelling and punctuation, figured it didn’t matter to a bunch of Missourians anyway! Hope the sentence police finds this more to their liking! Forecast for Cassel, another 47+ times on his back this year! As far as the Camaro goes, any time you wanna line something up against it loud mouth, let me know, we can run them for titles girls!
April 20th, 2009 at 9:57 pmoh and uh lobo48 is it? maybe you should read back through your trash statement, maybe some hooked on phonics is in order for you, Nancy!
April 20th, 2009 at 10:03 pmYou don’t get rid of trolls on your site by trolling other sites. Best you can do is set an example and be respectful wherever you go.
I think that Fader fans have a deserved reputation for trolling, and so the Fader sites DO get a lot of tit-for-tat trolls. And the cycle of pain continues.
You have to admit, though, camaro, that most objective watchers feel that Davis does a lot of meddling and reaching. The silver lining in his approach the next couple of years is that with an uncapped year coming, he might be able to reach for free agents to his heart’s content.
About the only thing I’ve liked about Davis in the last 10 years is that he shares my respect for the cornerback position. Now if he could just keep ‘em happy and take care of the rest of the team!
April 20th, 2009 at 10:09 pmYeah, you’re right, We pretty much hate when people come on our sites talkin trash! so, I am sorry for anyone I might have offended! I don’t hate the Chiefs or Chiefs fans. I have a few family members that are fans and we all rib each other about our teams. As far as Al Davis goes, I have been a Raider fan for 30 yrs.(insert joke here) and i have always said this team will get back on track when he gives up the ghost! I wish the Chiefs luck come this season and hope our hole division looks better this year, none of us looked all that great last year!
April 21st, 2009 at 5:10 pmLOL this stuff is funny, let’s take this section by section:
“This is where we have a big advantage over the Raiders, as we have an actual quarterback now in Matt Cassel.”
—-LOL You have a One Year Wonder, you think your offense is like the Pats LMAO!
“I think our defense will get a big boost from the home crowd. I can’t remember the last time we opened against the Raiders”
—-LMAO! I do 23-8 HA! and by you saying you Think your defense will get a big fan boost, is basically saying your crowd has a better chance against the Raiders offense
You Match-ups are a joke
—- Tony G is a stud Tight end and he did give problems to Nnamdi, but you forgot one thing…..HE WANTS OUT!
—– Your front seven….WHAT FRONT SEVEN, Jamarcus Russell can probably carry your front seven on his back all day. You were DEAD LAST in sacks last year. Sorry, but that’s a BIG IF!
One question: WTF have you guys done this off-season to get better other then grab a one year wonder and tired old veterans?
April 21st, 2009 at 6:34 pmI usually don’t bash teams likes this, but this article was a joke. 34-13???????? Yup Joke!
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 21st, 2009 at 6:37 pmNice riposte. I think you nicked his throat, raider4.
I’m a LOT happier this year, raider4, just because I’m tired of seeing undersized DEs run over in the 4-3. I’m tired of seeing the big DEs trying to play zone and/or chase down RBs in space.
I’m very hopeful about this Chiefs team, but after 2-14, you won’t catch ME talkin’ smack! Calm. Respectful. Humble. Yup. That’s me, to a ‘T’.
Chiefs have some good young players, and the decision to go stout with 3 guys in the middle, and free up some of those young players (and a few vets) to fly around the field. I can feel good about my Chiefs, again, and it’s been a long time. Not since Carl Peterson decided that every QB who ever wore a ‘9ers helmet was a HOFer…
Should be an interesting year. So far the new regime is enjoying a honeymoon. They’re sayin’ all the right things, and Peterson and Edwards are gone.
Having said THAT, I really do like some of these younger players. Seems like some of ‘em are realy players, and not overwhelmed by the enormity of playing in the NFL, like so many, ever since Martyball. These young guys want to make plays. They don’t play like they fear shame so much as they lust for victory. And I give the old regime credit for bringin’ some of those kids in and gettin’ ‘em on the field.
April 21st, 2009 at 7:59 pmTo all Raider fans, I remember a few seasons ago your team was in the AFC Championship game, in the last game ever to be played in the old Foxburough Stadium and last second time out to “Freeze” Viniteri allowing the O Line time to clean a spot from snow for his plant foot. He kicked the winning field goal and won the game. I was rooting for you them, the Black and Silver was representing the AFC West. It wasn’t that long ago the AFC West was the toughest division in the NFL. Hell, the Chiefs didn’t get a plyoff spot with a 10-6 record one year.
2 years ago a coin flip decided who got the number 3, 4, or 5 pick and the Chiefs and Raiders were 2 of those teams. Now the Chiefs have some new front office folks and a fresh perspective. Maybe some new blood might help your beloved Raiders. We cheer for our teams and ache through the pain of poor performance. I know 2-14 was a hard pill to swollow for me.
19 years ago the final game of the season for the Chiefs was at Arrowhead against the Raiders. Who ever won won the division. The other team would be the wild card and play each othe again to move forward. I was there. Arrowhead was flat rocking. The game was tough and close. The Chiefs won so the very next weekend we did it all again at Arrowhead. Chiefs vs. Raiders. The Playoffs. Let me tell you it was another amazing game. The Raiders won that one though. Even so, it was two great games I will always remember. Thanks for the rivalry.
April 21st, 2009 at 9:36 pm@ sgt_ducttape
No doubt, the Raiders and Chiefs have some close games. Arguably the best division rivals of all time, I love watching Raiders VS Chiefs because no matter what the score is you never know what’s going to happen.
Let’s not forget The Raiders and Chiefs have the best fans on the planet, hands down.
April 24th, 2009 at 11:07 am