On this latest chapter of the Silver and Black Shitshow, the tanking process has taken a toll on some of the veterans on this roster. After the shellacking last week at the hands of San Dieg-err Los Angeles Chargers, one unnamed veteran has had enough of the Shitshow, expressing: "I gotta get the fuck outta here." Still to this day, we will never know who said that in the locker room. One may suspect that it was Jordy Nelson, who subsequently pulled his best Vontae Davis and retired in the middle of the season. That report turned out to be false information as Nelson is just day-to-day with a hip injury and is still on the active roster.
With this team's worse start since the 2014 NFL Season, it was time to start pointing fingers at the top. Who's more to blame other than the Tank Commander's ego running wild in this deconstruction process? None other than Tommy Boy Mark Davis! Time to face the music Marky D. What you're saying in the interview with Paul Gutierrez is clearly stating the obvious: "everything here is your fault." This was the same guy who gave up 1/5 of his overall net worth to bring the Chuckster out of the Monday Night Football booth, when he hasn't coached in 10 years. Cause clearly the muscles and hot shot looks of Jack Del Rio weren't enough to erase your hard on on the Chuckster. You've brought a lot of damaged goods on this once proud franchise since you stepped in the day your dad died.
On top of that, Davis confirmed that the organization has proposed a lease up until 2020 with the City of Oakland and the Coliseum authority. Because let's be honest, Oakland City leaders are clearly masochists in disguise when it comes to the Raiders because they clearly enjoy the Raiders kicking them while they're down. Mark Davis and his honchos have clearly blasted you guys in public with every opportunity they had and y'all just let it slide. I wouldn't be surprised if Oakland agrees to the lease extension. It would absolutely would show the lack of backbone they have. You all had your chance to file the lawsuit while your cards are faced down. Now that Oakland overplayed their cards, they are now an open book with the Raiders threatening to leave early if they ever think about a lawsuit. But Davis clearly would love to win one last time for Oakland. More like spend a couple more tanking seasons in Oakland and have Vegas inherit a contender. We can see through this ploy Marky D. Angry Oakland fans see through it. The city itself though doesn't.
Unfortunately for Davis, even Las Vegas knows the team they're inheriting in two years, is a shitshow now. They initially refused to air this week's Tank Bowl (UrinatingTree, 2018) against the Arizona Cardinals in their local TV markets. It was hilarious to read while it lasted as they local TVs confirmed they would air the game in Vegas two days prior to this game. The game against the Cardinals was as advertised as a battle of two teams to see which team will step aside to protect their position for the number 1 spot. But there was a different vibe this time around. It wasn't the Shitshow tanking. It was the Raiders doing any thing they can to win this game. Perhaps that was the topic surrounding Derek Carr and Chucky's heated sideline exchange. The Tank Commander wanted to tank, but Checkdown Derek has had enough of the Chuckster's shenanigans and said to him: "Fuck you! I want to win this game!"
The Cardinals gave the Shitshow all they can handle. The defense sacked Checkdown Derek four times. David Johnson looked like the David Johnson of 2015. The legend of Larry Fitzgerald continued to shine in Glendale. Andy Lee pinned the Raiders deep to give the defense a stop. The Raiders had no timeouts. Just feed David Johnson to run out the clock. However, the Cardinals realized the stakes here and shot themselves in the foot. Josh Rosen was a shitshow himself, completing under 50% of his passes this game and throwing two picks. Speaking of the recipient of those picks, it was about fucking time Gareon Conley and Karl Joseph had some action. Cause clearly Gruden was running out old ass vets to run the show. Marcell Ateman finally showed us what he was made of racking up 50 receiving yards. He was big in the final drive to have Daniel Carlson erase the memories of Sebastian Janikowski missing a game-winning chip shot field goal 8 years ago in the same stadium. Jalen Richard picked up the slack in the running game because nobody clearly wants to see a has-been Doug Martin being the bell cow back. I feel like I was living in the Twilight Zone with the Tank Commander making all the right roster calls and getting these young guys to play instead of washed up veterans. Finally welcome to the NFL in 2018 Jon Gruden! But, I wouldn't be surprised if you trade all those guys too that showed out for screwing up the tank process. The Niners didn't have a game this week. But because of the Raiders winning, they move up to the #1 overall pick for the 2019 draft. Not to mention, the Cowboys and Bears won their games. So those extra 1st round picks they traded for move back more. The Tank Commander may be happy on the outside, but deep inside lies a whole lot of anger that his plans have been foiled at least for this one game. Or the Cardinals just wanted to tank more. That's another perspective to look at.
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