The Story Stays the Same
As a Raider fan, I went into this game with low expectations. What, with the coaching turmoil and the many key injuries to Raider starters. Then, I saw Gerard Warren in there playing like a monster, and Derrick Burgess starting, as well as Asomugha and McFadden. Terdell Sands decided to play as big as his size. Jamarcus was starting to air it out a bit more. Not only that, the Raiders were absolutely dominating San Diego through the better part of three quarters. At that point, my attitude was reversed and I fully expected a Raider win. After all, they couldn’t lose another game like last week at Buffalo where they had a two score lead going into the fourth quarter and were in control, could they?
They did.
Optimism can be cruel.
Raiders go down 28-18, although that was padded, along with Tomlinson’s deceiving stats, with a late, 40 yard TD run. By the way, nice tackle attempt on that run, Michael Huff. Still pales in comparison to the pathetic attempt bySam Williams that cost the Raiders two points on what should have been a stuffed two point conversion. What was Williams doing in there, anyway?
Shame on me for dreaming about a .500 record going into the bye. Shame on me for thinking about being only one game back of first in the AFC West. Shame on me for believing the big win, that would end a five year streak of losses to San Diego, would stabilize the head coaching situation.
I should’ve known better. After all, I’ve been a Raider fan for this cursed, last half decade of football.
So long Lane. We hardly knew ye.