Buffalo vs Raiders, the final autopsy.

[Rabidraider]

Competitive but just not there yet.

Discuss...

I posted this during the game

Washington 9 for 43 yards, with a 4.8 avg
Jeanty 10 for 22 yards =, with a 2.2 avg.

[Opoponax50]

The INT cost us the game!!! We still can't run the ball. But Tucker had himself a game. 97 yards on 5 rec.

Seriously dude?

You don't think the D giving up 33 points and creating no turnovers had anything to do with it?

[RaiderandBulldog]

Look ahead real quick the Rams are in worst shape than us, I would not be sock to get a win against them next week.

[Raidernation1979]

The toughest team over the next few weeks ins the niners though any of them could be on and be a problem. There is no “unbeatable” looking team this season. Though we aren’t contenders status yet nobody looks dominant except maybe the niners early on this season

[LayneStaley]

I felt way worse after last weeks loss. I feel like in any other of the last 10 years(minimum) the last 3 games would have all been 2 TD+ losses. We need pieces on both lines and another WR imo. The next 2 games are winnable.

[RaiderandBulldog]

The next three games are against the Rams,at the Jets, and at the Niners. I expect to get one win there.

[raiders93]

Now this will sound odd. Do we need some more horses out there? Yes, but as we have seen, the ones we do have can play. If we didn't, we wouldn't have hung in there with the Bills. In a lot of cases so far its missing by inches which as Any Given Sunday says, it is a game of inches. Meh movie but it got that right.

Another part that is getting lost in all this is we have one of the toughest schedules in the NFL. The fact of playing the AFC East and NFC West isn't doing us any favors this yer either.

All this said, can and do we need to improve. Yes. But compared to last year? Five years ago? This team would have folded like a cheap suit.

Agreed. Not there yet but ahead of schedule for sure. We’re 3-3 and geberally hanging right there with teams like the bills and chiefs. I get no moral victories as we’ve now dropped 3 straight. But silver lining is this doesn’t look like a dumpster fire team. This looks like a team that’s not there talent wise but very well coached and maybe another good offseason away.

[DeathStar24]

One thing to get turnovers on Dolphins, Bolts, and Saints. Completely different story and a huge difference when you can't against the top dogs in the conference.

Given where they were last year, I'm good. But this defense is still quite aways away from getting them to where they want to be.

[WNYRAIDER]

It’s no fun losing, and emotionally it f[raiders_icon]cking sucks, but we’re not an embarrassment anymore. We don’t look like a keystone cop semi-pro squad. Just young with plenty of holes left to fill.

...and despite our pathetic showing last week, the bills didn't opt to stay o the west coast all week because they didn't take us seriously....

[erickench]

Let's face it! Cousins is carrying the offense. So we have to live with any mistakes he makes.

[pfish57]

I was surprised Buford wasn't the one to get the boot...should have gone with JPJ & Rodgers. Nailor has been a huge disappointment! And we need a pass rush Koonce isn't doing shit & Crosby gets double teamed & the DT's are self explanatory.

[Willmark]

Agreed. Not there yet but ahead of schedule for sure. We’re 3-3 and geberally hanging right there with teams like the bills and chiefs. I get no moral victories as we’ve now dropped 3 straight. But silver lining is this doesn’t look like a dumpster fire team. This looks like a team that’s not there talent wise but very well coached and maybe another good offseason away.

Agreed.

Turnarounds go in fits and spurts. In 2021, the Lions went 0-10-1 then started to improve finishing 3-13-1. The next season they went 1-6, ultimately finishing 9-8. In 2023 they went 12-5, 15-2 in 2024. The point here was that anyone watching them could see they were getting better and better at the end of 2021, took a step back in early 2022 then moved forward.

Will we turn out like that? History usually never turns out the same thing twice. That said its a very good example of how that 12-5 season didn't come out of nowhere, it started building the seasons prior.

I do know that unlike the absolute abyss of 2017-2022 we were a mess as an organization and "led" by the other guy? I'll leave it at that before his supporters get their man panties in a twist.

Point being at least there is some hope, we can see they aren't there yet but compared to previous seasons its obvious to anyone outside of those that have other agendas (not saying you.)

[GoodTimeCharlie]

Agreed.

Turnarounds go in fits ans spurts. In 2021 the Lions went 0-10-1 the started to improve finishing 1-13-1. The next season they went 1-6, ultimately finishing 9-8. In 2023 they went 12-5.

Will we turn out like that? History usually never turns out the same thing twice. That said its a very good example of how that 12-5 season didn't come out of nowhere, it started building the seasons prior.

I do know that unlike the absolute abyss of 2017-2022 we were a mess as an organization and "led" by the other guy? I'll leave it at that before his supporters get their man panties in a twist.

Point being at least there is some hope, we can see they aren't there yet but compared to previous seasons its obvious to anyone outside of those that have other agendas (not saying you.)

No surprise that that “man-panty” crew still have the worst wtf takes regardless of subject. I don’t know how I can remain surprised by them, but I still feel my mind scramble when reading a post. An absolute lack of insight and logic with anything football. Imagine having football in your life for 30+ years and not understanding a f[raiders_icon]cking speck of it.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

...and despite our pathetic showing last week, the bills didn't opt to stay o the west coast all week because they didn't take us seriously....

I thought they spent the week practicing at UC Irvine and flew to Vegas on Saturday.

[Raidernation1979]

I thought they spent the week practicing at UC Irvine and flew to Vegas on Saturday.

They stayed in Cali.

[SkullCrusher]

I understand the "we aren't there yet" comments. I really do. And I agree. But one thing needs to happen and happen NOW. And that is extending Bowers. We lose him to another team and it's game over.

Can we do that now or is that at the end of the year? (Answered on next page)

I think the Bills are stupid, like why not just mimic what N.E. did until we can prove we can beat that on offense.
A broader point is a lot of team just don't take advantage of film like they should but they all talk "gameplan".
I would have said ok we know what to do against the Raiders watch this and if they start beating that we have a pivot plan in place.

Certainly our O then looks better, but I feel we'd fold all over again if the same plan was used against us.

D will just come along for now, we know we've got some player wins this year there, now we can see who can go the distance of a full season.

The Rams game, what a disappointment they must be to their fans.