2025 Season | Week 1 | Gameday Chatter Thread | 9/7/2025-9/8/2025

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Or that

 

[NoDak]

Spectacular trick play there, Ben.

 

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That’s why the fans stayed…boooooo

 

[Texas Ace]

I think he tried to blast it out of the endzone, just didn't have enough leg.

If that's the case, then fair enough.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Bipo]

JJ ended up being damn near classically decent.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

JJ ended up being damn near classically decent.

Not sure he will be much of an NFL QB but the one thing he was in college was clutch. When Michigan needed a play to win the game the dude always made it. I didn't stay up for the game last night but it sounds like the clutch came through again.

 

[Bipo]

All morning on ESPN… not Caleb’s fault. Eberflus sucks and needs more time under Ben Johnson

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That was McCarthy's first ever NFL game, right?

Maybe he's allowed a bad half in his very first appearance in not the easiest environment?

 

[Simpleton]

That was McCarthy's first ever NFL game, right?

Maybe he's allowed a bad half in his very first appearance in not the easiest environment?

Nope.

He picked it up well though, obviously if he plays closer to that moving forward they'll be an interesting team because I think their defense is still really good and they have weapons once Addison is back.

 

[ravidubey]

Kind of crazy because I think of them as a grind it out team. A team that can just play keep away and chew the clock.

That approach needs to be complemented with the ability to score quickly as well and they have traditionally lacked that with their utter inability to bring in quality prime WRs.

Reminds me of the 2007 Divisional playoff game vs the Giants in the first half when we systematically ground out two long TD drives only to have Eli Manning score two TD's on two quick long busted coverages and tie the game. We'd lost our edge with T.O. at 75% playing on an injured ankle.

We should have scored 21+ points that half, but we ate up the clock we needed to do it.

 

[Bipo]

If the Raiders ever got good, I could see myself jumping on the bandwagon like a fag.

 

[Rev]

I think the Raiders are a sneakily good team.

 

[Simpleton]

I think the Raiders are a sneakily good team.

If you mean a 8ish win team that could maybe get to 10 with a little luck, sure, but they aren't actually good.

I think it's more like people just assume they're going to be a 6ish win team but they're actually closer to average to above average than most think.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I think the Raiders are a sneakily good team.

Yeah I don’t see it if I'm being honest. They have a few good players and a lot of what I wouldn't consider good.

 

[Rev]

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