Jaymo76: Madden 15 CFM

Jaymo's 2014 and beyond Madden 15 CFM experience...



With a new season of Madden upon us, I have begun my Madden :NFL: 15 CFM. This year I am doing an OWNER MODE franchise. Please welcome the NEW owner of the :Oakland_Raiders:

I am also doing a "pet project with a created player. His name is Pierce Liam, an undrafted free agent out of Simon Fraser University. He's a speed back but no team was interested at draft time. However, just yesterday he was signed by the :Miami_Dolphins:

And with that, the CFM is underway.

This Raiders squad is in tough. The roster is NOT stacked with a lot of talent and a number of older veterans have been added. How will they mesh with the youth? There are also concernsa bout coaching. Is Dennis Allen the right fit for this team? Then let's not forget the stadium situation. A dalapitated facility with minimal luxuries makes it a necessity to upgrade or rebuild the stadium entirely.

Of course there is anoter issue; the proverbial elephant in the room: Is this team looking at relocation? As a kid I fell in love with the Raiders when they were in Los Angeles. Is this team destined to go back? What about San Antonio...? Is there a desire?

On the field there are a number of interestng story lines...

1. At RB is it MJD or Darren McFadden? MJD was a nice pick up in the off-season but is he what this team needs? I like McFadden but the guy cannot stay healthy. There is also another consideration... should Latavious Murray move up the depth chart? Another interesting wrinkle is that the Raiders signed FA Korey Sheets. Sheets is a CFL all star and won the Grey Cup last year with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

2. What to do at QB? Is Shaub the answer? What about McGloin? I'm not a huge Carr fan as I was hoping to see Teddy Bridgewater in the silver and black. Shaub will probably start but is that the best option? Even Trent Edwards is on the roster... is he what is needed???

3. Who should start at TE? Ausberry is penciled in but what about Michael Rivera? Plus, Nick Kasa has shown some moments. Should he get some consideration? Ultimately are any of them good enough

4. MLB is a tough call. Should Nick Roach or Kevin Burnett be the guy? Both are vets

5. Will the WR's be able to outrun anybody? These recievers are slow! How will this impact the offense?

According to the experts the Raiders will be in tough in the :AFC: West division. Early season predictions are as follows.

1. :Denver_Broncos:
2. :Kansas_City_Chiefs:
3. :San_Diego_Chargers:
4. :Oakland_Raiders:

The goal for this season is 8 wins but is that fair? The Raiders have one of the toughest schedules in the NFL.

Forgot to mention that a goal this year is to use development time to improve some of the rookies. I am less interested in pumping up the short term vets but QB, TE's, etc., especially the backups need more reps.

2014 Oakland Raiders Pre-season Recap...

Week 1: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Minnesota_Vikings:


The Raiders pulled out a victory on a last second field goal by Janikowski to win the game 13-10. The Raiders had no right to win this game but sometimes fate smiles upon you. Schaub played well in one quarter of work going 8/10 for 93 yards. At RB, McFadden and Sheets had a strong game.

Week 1 transactions: (cuts)
FS Shelton Johnson
RG Lamar Mady

Week 2: :Detroit_Lions: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The Raiders dropped a tough one, 16-6 to the Lions. The only real bright spot was the play of RB Latavius Murray who had 10 carries for 65 yards.

Week 2 transactions: (cuts)
TE Jon Condo
LG Lucas Nix
CB Neiko Thorpe
SS Brandian Ross
HB Jeremy Stewart


Week 3: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Green_Bay_Packers:

The Raiders stunned the Pack 13-7 at Lambeau Field. A two minutes offense drive led by Trent Edwards and Korey Sheets gave the Raiders a very much undeserved win. The Raiders now move to 2-1.

Week 3 transactions: (cuts)
QB Trent Edwards
FB Jamize Olawale
WR Greg Jenkins
RT Mathews McCants
RE Ryan Robinson
CB Chance Casey


Week 4: :Seattle_Seahawks: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The Super Bowl Champs take on a stingy Raiders D but the Raiders come out victorious in a hard fought 14-13 victory. Carr led the Seahawks down the field with bundler two minutes left to score a TD and take the lead. Again the Raiders had no right to win this game but they found a way.

With the end of preseason, the Raiders sit at a preseason record of 3-1. However, they are punching well above their weight. Realistically the Raiders should be 2-2 this preseason as the Seahawks game was pure luck.

The Raiders emerged from exhibition by missing the injury bug. Only WR Rod Streater is out, recovering from an abdominal TEAR. He will most likely miss two games.

At QB the decision has been made to keep Schaub the starter. Who will be #2?
Schaub 26/38 227 yards and 1 int.
Carr 24/41 188 yards 1 td and 3 int.
McGloin 21/41 193 yards 1 td and 6 int.

RB was very impressive this pre-season as both Murray and Sheets played well enough to lead the team (Murray 24 carries 130 yards, Sheets 26 carries for 119 yards). No decision has been made on the starter at this time.



Week 4 transactions (cuts)
DT Ricky Lumpkin
DT Stacey McGee
LOLB Kaelin Burnett
ROLB Marshall McFadden
LE Jack Crawford

Those games were all low scoring. Do you think that is simply a product of the preseason? Or is it a low snap count or are your sliders not allowing enough offense?

Just wondering. Good luck!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

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Originally Posted by steelerfan

Those games were all low scoring. Do you think that is simply a product of the preseason? Or is it a low snap count or are your sliders not allowing enough offense?

Just wondering. Good luck!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

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Honestly I don't know. I am getting a lot of plays each game but the D is definitely more powerful than the O this season. I don't think I have ever punted this much before. In order to up the score I would need to increase cpu acc and hum acc but them I would be 70-90% completions and I don't want that. I will have a better idea once the season starts.

The 2014 seaso kicks off for Oakland as the :Oakland_Raiders: travel to New York to battle the :New_York_Jets:

In a tough competition, some decisions have been made.

1. Shaub is day one starter with McGloin #2.
2. MJD gets the start with McFadden as 3rd down back.
3. Nick Roach gets the MLB start over Kevin Burnett.
4. Kory Sheets is the new kickoff returner while T.J. Carrie will do punt returns.

Week 1:

A lot of focus has been put on the TE's, linebackers, receivers and CB's. This is what I will be looking for today. Also, this team has a lot of confidence right now and the players are feeling good.

The first play of the game is not a good sign as MJD gets stuffed in the backfield. However, 9 plays and 76 yards later it's 7-0 Oakland on a one yard td run by McFadden. Shaub was 3-3 for 39 yards and the rest was MJD and McFadden. This team didn't do that all preseason.

On the jets first drive they move the ball well... until Smith throws a pic six to CB McGill. He had a lot of work in practise this week and it's paying off. 14-0 Raiders.

The Jets strike back in an 11 play 82 yard drive as Smith hits Nielsen from the 5 to make it 14-7 Raiders. On the next drive Shaub holds onto the ball too long on a screen and as a result gets crushed. He has a dislocated shoulder and is out for the game... it's McGloin time now. Three plays later MJB powers to the outside and takes it to the house... 21-7 Raiders.

The Jets are running the ball well but Smith's passing is killing them. The jets punt it away and on the next series it's McGloin's turn to throw a pic six. 21-14.

With under two minutes to go McGloin gets rocked and now Carr is in the game! However, the injury is minor and he will be back. The Jets get the ball and drive all the way to the Oakland five. They take the FG as time runs out and at the half it's 21-17 Raiders. Where have all the points come from???

After exchanging possessions the raiders hit a Janikowski FG to go up 24-17. MJB breaks 100 yards on the drive. The 3rd ends with the same score.

With 5:08 left Janikowski kicks a FG attempt off the cross bar and the score stays 21-17 Raiders. After the firestorm of points in the 1st half, the scoring stopped and the D's took over.

The Raiders end up holding on for a 24-17 win to begin the season 1-0. This was a run heavy game. MJD had 24 rushes for 141 yards and a td. McFadden had 10 carries for 44 yards. The Jets got away from the run which was a mistake as Johnson was chewing it up.

Jets MLB David Harris led in tackles with 17. Raiders Lamar Woodley led everyone with 2 sacks.

Passing-wise Geno Smith was 15-23 for 149 yards with 1 td and 1int. Matt McGloin in relief was 12-17 for 100 yards and 1 int.

Week 2: :Houston_Texans: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The Raiders home opener... Matt Schaub has had this game circled on his calendar for awhile. This game also features the return of Shane Lechler to Oakland. For the first time Oakland fans will get to see Clowney up close... Both teams are 1-0. The sun is shining. This should be a fun game!

The game starts with a 13 play Raider drive ending in a 37 yard Janikowski FG to give the Raiders a 3-0 lead. After a quick Texans possession the Raiders get the ball back and a lovely drive ends with a 46 yard FG... MISS. Ouch! Both teams continue to exchange possessions. With 37 seconds left in the 2nd and the Raiders driving, Schaub throws a soft pic to stop the drive.

The half ends 3-0 Oakland. Schaub has gone 14/18 for 119 yards. The entire Texans offense has been limited to 22 yards (5 pass 17 run). Fitzpatrick has not been able to adjust to the non-stop Rader blitzes thus far.

Houston gets the ball to start the 3rd. For some reason the Texans try the fake punt and give the Raiders great position. No matter as the Raiders go three and out. King does a beauty of a coffin corner and the Texans start at the 1. With a quick punt Oakland is winning the field position battle. 7 plays later Shaub hits Jones for a 6 yard TD and it's 10-0 Raiders.

The Texans have a huge kickoff return but Fitzpatrick can do nothing. The Texans hit a 41 yard FG to make the score Oakland 10- Houston 3 with 44 seconds left in the 3rd.

After another Raider three and out the Texans move down the field and hit a 46 yard FG to make the score 10-6 Oakland. However, Matt Schaub takes the game over and drive the team down the field before hitting MJD on a screen for a TD. That makes it 17-6 Oakland with 2:07 left. The game ends two drives later with the final score Oakland 17 Houston 6.

The player of the game... matt Schaub. He went 28/37 for 219 yards 2td and 1 int. Fitzpatrick cost his team today with terrible play going 10/23 for 139 yards and 1 int. He was also sacked 8 times with both Woodley and Smith recording 3 each. The only letdown today was MJD as he had 24 carries for 87 yards.

With the victory the Raiders move to a surprising 2-0 start.

Week 3: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :NE_Patriots:

Oakland's first real test of the season. Both teams are 2-0. This will be a very, very tough game. Brady is having a great season thus far.

What a great start to the game. On the first drive Schaub hits Moore for a 61 yard TD bomb. The Pats strike back with a field goal to make it 7-3 Raiders. Brady was 4-5 on the drive for 51 yards and if not for a drop would have tied the game.

After a Raider 3 and out Brady gets the ball back and ends up hitting Williams for a TD to start the 2nd quarter. The Pats take the lead 10-7. Not to be upstaged Schaub moves down the field and Janikowski hits a 40 yard FG to tie the game at 10-10.

Oakland's D begins to bring the heat. Smith crunches Brady and knocks him out of the game. That slowed the pace down. The Pats have lost Brady, Gronkowski and Edelman to injuries.

The Raiders end the half by going for a 62 yard FG. Janikowski misses and the score remains 10-10.

The Pats begin the 3rd with the ball. Two back-to-back sacks by Harris and Mack push the Pats out of FG range. On Oakland's next drive the Pats reciprocate and the game remains a 10-10 deadlock.

With the 3rd coming to an end the score remains 10-10. However Mallett has the Pats at the 6. Nick Roach has a huge interception in the endzone. That keeps the score 10-10. The Raiders are hanging on by a thread.

Some bad news as Antonio Smith has left the game with an abdominal tear. He will probably be out for quite awhile. Speaking of injuries... the Pats lose another player... Vereen is out for the game.

With 6:03 left in the 4th, the Pats break the deadlock with a 51 yard FG to take the lead 13-10. Oakland goes 3 and out as the run and pass game are dead. The Pats begin to move the chains again. They are just methodical at moving the ball. The Raiders catch a break as mallett overthrew a wide open Ridley. Ridley would have been untouched and headed for the endzone. However, the Pats are forced to punt it away.

What a final drive! With 2 minutes left the Raiders begin the drive to tie. With 9 seconds left Schaub hits McFadden who is heading for the endzone but he is stopped at the 2 by Revis as the clock hits zero. The pats win a barn burner 13-10.

Oakland falls to 2-1 on the season. Oakland's offense had a bad game.

Schaub 15/27 205 yards 1 td
MJD 12 rushes 42 yards
RG Gabe Jackson gave up three sacks

Jerod mayo was player of the game with 9 tackles and 2 sacks to go along with two blocked passes. The guy was a beast. Mallett played great as well going 18/23 for 134 yards.

The score of this game really flattered the Raiders. They played poorly and should have lost by a lot more.

Update: Antonio Smith will be out for 5 weeks with his injury. That will hurt as he has had an amazing start to the season with 8 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss and 5 sacks.

Week 4: :Miami_Dolphins: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The offensively anemic Dolphins bring their 1-2 record to Oakland by way of LONDON, ENGLAND (generic stadium but it looks cool nonetheless with all the British flags). The Dolphins have a bad offense this season. They struggle to score so this should be a lower scoring game.

The game-plan today is heavy run. MJD hasn't performed well in the last two outings...

The opening drive is a great one for the Raiders. 11 plays 71 yards and a 7 yards pass from Schaub to Kasa for the TD. 7-0 Oakland goes out in front. Tannehill is only 54 % on the season so the Raiders will be blitz heavy as per usual. The Dolphins go 3 and out the raiders begin another long drive. As the first quarter ends, the Raiders have 14 runs to only 6 passes.

On 3rd and 3 MJB is stopped at the 4 so Janikowski converts on a FG... 10-0 Raiders. The Dolphins next possession is pure gold as Tannehill has a 61 yard TD strike... 10-7 Oaktown. On the next drive Schaub throws a pic at centre field and the fins take over. Lamar Woodley decides to take control and gets two straight sacks. The guy is having a monster year thus far. On the 2nd one he smokes Tannehill and knocks him out of the game.

On the next possession Shaub again throws a pic at centre field. With 1:33 left in the half Matt Moore takes over. He gets the Fins into FG position and Miami makes the 45 yard FG. The score is tied 10-10 going into the half.

The Raiders dominted time of possession 18 mins+ to 6 mins. On 18 carries MJD has 81 yards. Schaub has played well going 10/12 but the 2 misses were interceptions.

The Raiders get possession after a 3 and out by Miami at the start of the 3rd. However, Janikowski continues to struggle as he misses a 58 yarder. On the next series Moore hits Wallace for 48 yards on a blown coverage and the Dolphins go up 17-10. That's now 17 unanswered points for Miami.

The raiders cannot move the ball in the 2nd half but the raider D continues to excel. The 3 and outs continue on both sides as the bltiz happy Raiders are holding Moore is check with 7-8 men on the line most plays.

MJD hits the 105 yard mark on his 24th carry to end the 3rd quarter. The Raiders claw themselves back into the game as Schaub hits Jones on a 5 yard WR screen for a TD. That makes it 17-17 with 9:57 left in the 4th.

The Fins go on another 3 and out and the Raiders chew the clock and drive. In FG position on 3rd and 9 Schaub fumbles and the Raiders are knocked out of FG range. With 1:58 left Moore takes over at his own 20. He gets the Fins into FG range and with 46 seconds left, Miami hits a 49 yard FG. 20-17

Schaub hits Ausberry with 9 seconds left and gets into FG range. From 45 yards out Mr. Automatic Sabastian Janikowski... comes up short and Miaimi wins!

Damn!!! The Raiders fall to 2-2. Schaub played well throwing for 234 yards and MJD had 124 yards on the ground. The Raiders deserved better but Janikowski is ice cold.

With that the raiders enter their bye week.

The Raiders get their bye in week 5.

:AFC: WEST STANDINGS:

:Denver_Broncos: 3-0
:San_Diego_Chargers: 4-0
:Kansas_City_Chiefs: 3-1
:Oakland_Raiders: 2-2

Some highlights thus far.

Schaub 726 yards passing (9th in the NFL)
Lamarr Woodley, 8 sacks (1st in NFL)
MJD 394 rushing yards (4th in NFL)
James Jones with 24 catches for 193 yards (7th highest catch total in the NFL)
Janikowski with the worst FG % (44%)
Marquette King leads the lead in avg punt length (43.9)

Week 6: :San_Diego_Chargers: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The first division matchup of the season should be a good one. The 4-0 Chargers travel to Oakland to take on the 2-2 Raiders. Rod Streater returns from injury for Oakland. This game also kicks off breast cancer awareness. The pink is out in full effect.

The Chargers are the highest scoring ream in the NFL but starter Danny Woodhead is out so that may hurt? The Raiders are #1 in QB sacks and love to blitz big-time.

The game starts in an unexpected way... the Chargers are running the ball over and over. Rivers then steps up in the pocket and goes 48 yards to Floyd for a TD. It's 7-0 Chargers.

On the Raiders first possession Rod Streater makes his return known as he has two catches, one of which was for a touchdown. That makes the score 7-7 with 22 seconds left in the 1st.

Janikowski is about to go for a 46 yard FG... this is scary... but it's a fake and McGloin hits TE Kasa and he takes it in for a TD. Oakland storms out in front 14-37.

The all out blitz strategy is not working against Rivers. He hits Floyd for a 52 yard TD pass and it's tied 14-14 with 4:15 left in the 2nd.

In the last minute T.J Carrie gets a safety for the raiders, sacking Rivers in the endzone. That makes it 16-14 Raiders. Note: on the previous drive Schaub left as he has a herneated disk and is out for the game. McGloin went 0/4 in relief.

The Chargers had a great offensive performance in the 1st half but it didn't translate into the lead.

After T.J. Carrie's big play in the 1st half he starts the 2nd half with a broken jaw on the return. He will be out for awhile.

After a few back and forth possessions McGloin hits Jones or a 7 yard TD to start the 4th quarter. That makes it 23-14 Raiders.

Oakland keeps up the D pressure and the offense is beginning to fire. McGloin hits Streater for a blown coverage TD and then hits him again on a 2 pt conversion. Oakland takes a commanding 31-14 lead with 7:50 left in the game.

The chargers just cannot figure out the Raiders blitz and Rivers cannot evade the pressure. The final score is Oakland 31 San Diego 14.

Thi is a big win for the Raiders as they get a division win and climb to 3-2 and stop the two game skid. McGloin struggled with completions (54%) but he was gold for TD's as he threw three of them in the game. He may have to be good too as Schaub's injury status is currently unknown.

The prognosis is in. QB Matt Schaub will be out for 9 weeks with a RUPTURED DISK. Schaub was having a nice season thus far.

86/113 837 yards 6TD 3INT. 76% completion % and a whopping 103 QB rating.

He will be replaced by Matt McGloin whose stats are not as good.

25/39 226 yards 3TD 1INT. 64% completion % and a 94.6 QB rating.

The decision was made late tonight to put Matt Shaub on IR. From this point forward it will be McGloin and Carr. In a related story, the Raiders announce the signing of backup QB Ricky Stanzi. Stanzi will be listed 3rd on the depth chart.

Week 7: :Arizona_Cardinals: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

This matchup see's the 1st place 4-1 Cards travel to Oaktown to take on the 3-2 Raiders. According to Simms these two teams hate each other. Well, that's news to me!!!

The raiders start with a 3 and out. McGloins looked shaky. Then the despised Carson Palmer takes the ball and throws for 0 yards before his RB punches it in from the 1. 7-0 Cards.

McGloin then drives the field but gets picked off inside the 20. However, DT Sims gets a safety on Palmer... 7-2 Cards.

After a whole lot of nothing, Palmer hits Ginn for a 9 yard TD and it's 14-2 Cardinals with 1:01 left in the 2nd.

The half ends and that was domination. The Cards have 152 yards through the air compared to 56 by Oakland. Fitzgerald already has 7 catches. Palmer is deadly accurate today. McGloin continues to rock the 3 and out mantra.

Arizona starts the 3rd with a nice drive ending in a 40 yard FG. That increases their lead to 17-2.

After (finally) a decent drive by the Raiders, Janikowski shanks a 43 yarder... man he sucks when he has no confidence!!!!
The score remains 17-2 Arizona at the end of the 3rd. This game is ugly!!!

Feeley adds to the Cards lead with a 48 yard FG... 20-2 Cards. One their next drive he does it again with a 50 yarder and the lead increases to 23-2 with 1:57 left.

On the next drive McGloin gets knocked out of the game with a high ankle sprain... Carr goes 4 and out and that's pretty much the game. The raiders get destroyed 23-2 and fall to 3-3.

McGloin had a fair game, going 24/37 for 154 yards and 1 pic. The real issue today was the run game. MJD had 40 yards on 14 carries. He was awful! The only real positive is that James Jones reached the 40 catch mark.

Next up a trip to Cleveland. This needs to be a win as the Browns are awful!

Week 8: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Cleveland_Browns:

The 3-3 Raiders travel to Cleveland to take on the 2-4 Browns. Both teams are bottom dwellers in their respective divisions. The Raiders after a strong start have been slumping. The Browns have just been downright bad.

The first quarter dominated by the Raiders in rushing, passing and time of possession. In fact both Browns drives were three and out. However, the score remains 0-0 as the only action involved Janikowski MISSING yet another FG, this time from 51 into a heavy wind.

Late into the 2nd quarter the Raiders go on a 9 play 72 yard drive and MJD punches it in from the 2 to make it 7-0 Oakland with 2:39 left in the half. To this point Hoyer has not led a drive longer than three plays.

With time running down Carlos Rogers pics off Hoyer and moves the ball into Browns territory. A few plays later MJD runs it in from the six and that makes it 14-0 Raiders. Hoyer has had a rough half as that is his second int. of the game.

Hoyer puts a nice drive together right at the end of the half andx get a 33 yard FG as the clock hits zero. The Raiders lead 14-3.

MJD with 16 carries for 74 yards and 2 TD's... needless to say that was a monster half. The plan is to keep feeding him the rock until Cleveland can stop it.

After a brilliant drive, MJD gets his 3rd TD of the game taking it in from 14 yards out and the Raiders build a commanding 21-3 lead with 4:43 left in the 3rd.

As the 3rd ends Cleveland is on the 1 with 3rd and goal. To start the fourth the Raiders have a huge goal line stand and Cleveland is forced to kick the short FG. That makes the score 21-6 Oakland.

After an exchange of possessions, Tarrel Brown pics of Hoyer inside Cleveland's own 20. Three plays later MJD breaks the 100 yard mark and punches in his fourth rushing TD of the game. That makes the score 28-6 Oakland with 8:24 left in the game.

On the next drive Carlos Rogers pics off Hoyer on the raider two. That's his second pic today and Hoyer's fourth. The Raiders drive ends quickly and the Browns get the ball back. However, hoyer's nightmare continues as for the third time, Carlos Rogers pics off Hoyer in the raider endzone. that is five pics today for Hoyer. Brutal!

So with that the game ends 28-6 Oakland. The Raiders improve to 4-3 while the Browns drop to 2-5.

The stories of the game...

1. MJD 31 carries 137 yards 4 rushing Td's
2. Raider secondary: five total interceptions!!!

Not all good news this week as DT Torell Troup has an upper arm fracture and will miss the next six weeks. However, DT Antonio Smith returns to action after missing a number of weeks due to injury.

Sidenote: MJD and Carlos Rogers both won AFC Awards for the week. Well done boys!

Week 9: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Seattle_Seahawks:

The 4-3 Raiders face off versus the 4-3 Hawks. This is the brutal part of the raiders schedule. Will they be able to pull out a win at the toughest stadium in the NFL?

The raiders get the ball to start and it goes nowhere. The Hawks then ground and pound down the field then Wilson hit Rice for a TD strike! 7-0 Hawks.

On the Raiders next drive McFadden gets rocked and fumbles. This is not the start I was looking for. The Seahawks are held for a Fg and that makes it 10-0 Seattle.

The next drive for the Raiders see's Chancellor pick off McGloin on a freak play where the ball bounced off of three different helmets. Five plays later Wilson hits McCoy ad it's 17-0 Seattle with 4:53 left in the 2nd.

Two drives later McGloin gets tackled in the endzone for a safety. That makes it 19-0.

With no time left on the clock the Hawks hit a 36 yard FG to make it 22-0 at the half. Oakland has been held to 18 pass yards and 25 rush yards. Brutal!!!

Oakland caught a break as Wilson has been knocked out of the game. Tavaris Jackson just isn't much of a threat.

Midway through the 3rd, MJD has been benched for McFadden. MJD had 19 yards on 10 rushes.

To start the 4th Oakland has a fourth and goal... and McGloin is intercepted in the endzone. The score remains 22-0 Seattle.

With Seattle's next possession on 3rd down Lynch breaks one for 91 yards and that makes it 29-0 Hawks.

With under four minutes left, Stanzi replaces McGloin at QB. This was doen to give Stanzi some confidence and for a few plays he did... until he was hit and fumbled the ball. Seattle takes over in Oakland territory.

A 41 yard FG puts Seattle up 32-0. This game is just dreadful!!! Thankfully it comes to an end shortly thereafter.

The final score, Seattle 32 and Oakland 0. Lynch had 178 yards on 21 carries and Wilson up until his injury was on fire. Cliff Avril had three sacks and dominated the lineplay. The only highlight for Oakland was Darren Mcfadden who had 12 carries for 62 yards.

With the loss Oakland slips to 4-4 while Seattle improves to 5-3.

Halfway point of the season...

:AFC: WEST

:San_Diego_Chargers: 7-1-1
:Kansas_City_Chiefs: 5-3
:Oakland_Raiders: 4-4
:Denver_Broncos: 4-4

Even though they haven't played great the Raiders are still in the playoff picture. The offense is very week while the D is keeping the team afloat.

Jaymo taking advantage of the weekend!

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Jaymo taking advantage of the weekend!

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Hell yeah! Plus more updates tonight.

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Originally Posted by jaymo76

Hell yeah! Plus more updates tonight.

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Haven't said much buddy, but just know I am following along. That loss to Seattle was BRUTAL!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A

Week 10: :Denver_Broncos: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

The 4-4 Raiders were expected to struggle but the Broncos with a record of 4-4... nobody saw that coming! Both teams are battling it out for the basement of the AFC West. Denver is stacked and far stronger than Oakland. This could be ugly! The Raiders need some long offensive drives that result in TD's.

Maybe the reason why Denver is struggling is the fact that Manning has thrown 9TD's and 8ints.??? Yikes! (offline sim stats need to be patched soooooooo badly!!!)

Raiders draw firs blood with a 48 yard Janikowski FG. That makes it 3-0 Oakland. On the next Denver possession, MLB Nick Roach pics off Manning at the Denver 26. It's go time! Well not really... Oakland cannot move the ball and Janikowski makes his second FG of the 1st quarter... 6-0 Oakland.

Denver is really struggling on offense. Perhaps it has something to do with the non-stop running of the ball? Seriously you have Manning! pass the ball!!!

Halfway through the 2nd, "the greatness of the Raiders in on display as Woodley slams Manning in the backfield and mack recovers the ball in the endzone for a TD. That makes it 13-0 Raiders. Denver looks to be in shock.

The Raider show keeps going as with 2 seconds left in the half Janikowski hits a 38 yard FG to make it 16-0 Oakland. McGloin was 20/31 for 137 yards while Manning was 5/10 for 44 yards...

10 minutes into the 3rd the silver and black do it again as MJD punches it in from the 1 on 4th down and the raiders are shocking everyone with a 23-0 lead.

Finally the Broncos respond with a beauty of a drive as Manning hits Thomas in the endzone and then Welker fr the 2points to make the score 23-8 Oakland with 10:39 left.

With the broncos driving on their next possession, Manning is injured deep in Oakland territory. Oswheiller comes in and throws a pic six to Carlos Rogers and that makes it 30-8.

On the kickoff Oakland strips the ball and takes possession at the Denver 19. On the next play McGloin hits TE Rivera for a beautiful TD strike and Oakland increases their lead to 37-8. What a blowout!

The Raiders wrap things up with a 9 yard TD run from McFadden. The final score: Oakland 44 Denver 8. Wow! I would not have predicted this outcome.

Looking at these stats you would think the game was closer. The raiders had 401 yards as compared to the meager 295 by Denver.

McGloin 29/43 217 yards 1 TD
Manning 14/21 152 yards 1TD 1int.

MJD 20 carries 64 yards 1 TD
Ball 14 carries 70 yards

Jones 8 rec. 51 yards
Sanders 6 rec. 81 yards

Branch 8 tackles
Ihenacho 12 tackles


With the win Oakland moves to 5-4 and a solid lock on 3rd while Denver moves to 4-5 and bottom of the AFC West.

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Originally Posted by steelerfan

Haven't said much buddy, but just know I am following along. That loss to Seattle was BRUTAL!

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Yup. that beating was epic. I still hurt from it and the score flattered Oakland. it was far, far worse.

The Raiders secured C Stefen Wisnieski to a five year deal. He is now under contract for the next six years and at an affordable 32.3 million. He is by far the best OL the team has and needed to be re signed.

Negotiations have also begun with Punter Marquette King. King however is looking for big money and the raiders owner doesn't have deep, deep pockets...

Just an interesting bit of feedback from the Broncos. looking at their roster, Manning only has 32 confidence right now. I guess that explains why he played so badly???

Week 11: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :San_Diego_Chargers:

The 5-4 Raiders travel to San Diego to take on a beat up 7-1 Chargers team. San Diego is hurting as they have no Phillip Rivers. The rock goes to Kellen Clemens and he is pretty weak as a backup to say the least. Here is the game in full via twitch. Warnig it was not a very exciting game as both offenses were sluggish.

http://www.twitch.tv/jaymo76/c/5052269

If you just want to know the result.

Spoiler: show

The Raiders defeated the Chargers 22-14 in a defensive struggle. Clemens really struggled and Mathews could not run the ball. Both QB's had very low passing totals and both run games were dead. Carlos Rogers sealed the deal with a pic late in the game to stop San Diego and ensure the victory. With the win the Raiders go to 6-4 and are right in the hunt for an AFC playoff spot. Oakland has now won two straight and the Defense just gets better and better. The offense still struggles but McGloin continues to be a better option than Carr at this time.

Week 12: :Kansas_City_Chiefs: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

Welcome to Thursday Night football! The 7-3 Chiefs travel to Oakland to battle the 6-4 Raiders. This AFC rivalry has playoff implications. The Chiefs currently hold the last playoff spot. Is there anything better than Chiefs and Raiders in primetime? (rhetorical question... no need to answer lol).

After a 3 and out to start the game Oakland punts it to KC. Smith and the run game power KC to the 1 but the Raiders D holds and KC is forced to go for the FG. 3-0 Chiefs.

To start the 2nd quarter, the Raiders convert on 4th down... well they don't actually as the ref places the ball in a poor spot. The raiders challenge and even though the ball is clearly in a first down mark the ref disagrees and the raiders lose the challenge. The Chiefs take this gift from the ref and move down the field. Knile Davis runs it in from the 1 and the Chiefs go up 10-0. Thanks again refs for the great spot!

McGloin is really struggling this game. However, redemption comes on their last drive of the half as he marches the team down the field and then hits Moore in the endzone for a TD. That makes it 10-7 KC with 1:04 remaining. The half ends with that score.

Overall the raiders started slow but recovered nicely. The Chiefs lead across the board: run, pass, tos, etc. Smith is 10/13 for 97 yards. He has been deadly accurate and combined with a non-Jamaal Charles run game, the Chiefs are really controlling the flow of the game.

To start the 3rd the raiders D get back to what works... blitz! The Chiefs go 3 and out for the first time in the game. The raiders respond in kind.

Brutal! After a coffin corner kick by King, the Chiefs start at the 1. Davis goes 97 yards for a TD. It's 17-7.

The 4th starts with the Raiders driving. However, the drive stalls at the 6 and the Raiders get the short FG. That makes it 17-10 KC with 9:21 remaining.

With 1:55 remaining the Raiders D holds and forces the Chiefs to punt. The Raiders get it done as McGloin hits MJD in the endzone with 11 seconds left. That ties the game at 17-17.

With that we are off to overtime. The Raiders win the toss and choose to receive. Janikowski hits a 37 yard FG and the Raiders go ahead 20-17. All the D needs to do is hold! On 4th and 3 Sio Moore brings the heat and sacks Smith!

What an epic game! Raiders win! Raiders win! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McGloin 25/41 209 yards 2 TD
Smith 18/23 165 yards

MJD 27 rushes 133 yards
Davis 25 rushes 181 yards 2 TD

Jones 6 rec 37 yards
Bowe 8 rec. 90 yards

The Raiders out gained the Chefs 484 to 446 in total yardage. What a game.

With that Oakland and KC are now both 7-4.

Jaymo, I think you should relocate the Raiders to Springfield. The Barbarian would fit right in with the Black Hole.

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

Jaymo, I think you should relocate the Raiders to Springfield. The Barbarian would fit right in with the Black Hole.

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LOL. Well here is the thing. Because of the offline CFM glitch I will NOT be able to think about relocation. I will most likely not be able to sign any free agents either. As it stands right now I only have about 3 million in funds. I really want to resign Marquette King but his bonus alone would wipe out my funds. They need to patch this ASAP!!!

Week 13: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :St_Louis_Rams:

The 7-4 Raiders are punching well above their weight. Defense has been the key to success as the Raiders lead the league in sacks and for yardage the Raider D is ranked #7 overall. Comparatively, 4-7 St. Louis doesn't do anything particularly well. Bradford has been injured since week 1 but he makes his return today. Will he be rusty???

So let's kick off the former battle of Los Angeles...

Oakland starts with some nice runs but McGloin goes 0 for 2 and it's a quick punt. The Rams open the scoring as Bradford connects with Givens for a 51 yard TD. That makes it 7-0 Rams.

With time running down in the 1st, Janikowski hits a 44 yard FG to make it 7-3 St. Louis. The quarter ends with that score.

Late in tne 2nd the Raiders go on a long 14 pay drive but again are held to a FG and that makes it 7-6 Rams with 1:55 left in the half. That score holds to start the 3rd.

At the half, the Rams are playing very well. Bradford is moving the ball effectively. MJD has 15 carries for 90 yards. He is the most effective player for Oakland today. The Raiders are only getting minimal defensive pressure.

Early in the 3rd, o MJD's 17th carry he goes over 100 yards. Later that drive, McGloin connects with Moore for a TD strike. The Raiders go for 2 but cannot convert. That makes the score Raiders 12 Rams 7.

Midway through the 4th the Rams go for it on 4th ad goal but Bradford throws a pic to Woodson in the endzone. The Raiders go 3 and out and give the ball back and on the next play Bradford hits Britt for a 92 yard TD strike. The Rams go for 2 but are not successful. The Rams take the lead 13-12 with 5:48 left

The Raiders respond quickly as Janikowski hits a 53 yard FG. The Raiders go back on top 15-13. The rams then go 3 and out and the Raiders burn the clock and kick a 53 yard FG with 12 seconds left. That makes the score 18-13 Oakland.

18-13 is how it ends as Antonio Smith sacks bradford to run out the clock. The Raiders win streak now hits 4 games as they improve to 8-4.

This was a win that should have been a loss. McGloin was awful (14/30 for 130 yards 1TD 1INT.) and the Rams offense lit t up with 461 total yards. However, the difference maker today was the play of MJD. He had 27 carries for 165 yards and a 6.1ypc average. He won the game, not the team.

Nonetheless a win is a win. The raiders have now met the win target for the season and still have four games remaining. A playoff spot at this time is more that possible.

After 12 games...

:AFC: WEST standings

:San_Diego_Chargers: 9-2-1
:Oakland_Raiders: 8-4
:Denver_Broncos: 7-5
:Kansas_City_Chiefs: 7-5

Currently the Raiders and Chiefs hold the two AFC Wildcard spots. In the mix for the Wildcards are:

:Denver_Broncos::Cincinnati_Bengals::Buffalo_Bills :

The rest of the AFC is just trash.

Right now the two top dogs in the NFL at 10-2: :NE_Patriots::Green_Bay_Packers:

Some key stats after 12 games:

QB McGloin 1,3840 yards passing 8 TD 5 INT. 159/256 (62%)
RB MJD 265 att 1,113 yards 4.2 avg. 6 TD (in 2nd place)
WR Jones 66 rec 476 yards 4 TD
SS Branch 73 tackles
LE Woodley 18 sacks!!! (in 1st place)
CB Rogers 5 int.

Raiders offense 26th overall (#8 rushing #24 passing)
Raiders defense 2nd overall (#3 rushing #7 passing)

Today the Raiders organization announced the re-signing of WR Denarius Moore. The deal is for FOUR years and 8.4 million dollars. Most of the money is in the contract and NOT signing bonus as the Raiders owner is strapped for cash. Still no updates on the Marquette King negotiations. Last we heard the negotiations were going well but King's asking price was high.

Week 14: :San_Fran_49ers: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

It's the battle of the Bay. The 49ers and Raiders are both in the playoff chase. This should be a good one.

Oakland opens the scoring with a 53 yard Janikowski FG. That makes it 3-0 Oakland. However the 9ers respond as Kap hits Boldin for 52 yards and the TD. That makes it 7-3 SF. The 1st quarter ends on that score.

After a few back and forth possession McGloin finds Moore in the endzone for a TD strike and Oakland pulls out in front, 10-7. Moore is going to earn that contract extension!

With 2 minutes to go the Raider 2 mi ute offense kicks in and McGloin leads the Raiders down the field and then hits TE Ausberry in the endzone for the TD. 17-7 Raiders with 43 seconds left in the 2nd.

The Raiders cannot run the ball today but McGloin is on fire 15/22 172 yards and 2 TD's... nice work!

On the first drive of the third, SF moves the ball well and Hyde punches it in from the 2 to make the score 17-14 Raiders.

The 3rd ends with the Raiders driving. The drive ends with a 20 yard Janikowski FG. That makes it 20-14 Raiders. The 9ers then go 3 and out and on the Raiders next drive Janikowski hits a 39 yard FG to increase the lead to 23-14 with 5:05 left in the game.

With 3:02 left SF hits a 46 yard FG and cuts into the lead. The Raiders are still out in front 23-17.

1:47 left on the clock and SF starts at their own 47. They have two timeouts. Can the Raider D hold? The answer is yes because kap refuses to throw the ball. He is sacked on three straight plays and then SF turns the ball over on downs. The Raiders win.

McGloin had a strong game going 19/29 for 218 yards and 2 TD's. MJD struggled badly as he had 67 yards on 21 carries. The real story of this game however is that the Oakland D had ten sacks!!! Wow!

With the win the Raiders improve to 9-4 with a 5 game win streak. The 49ers fall to 7-6 and MAY have lost their chance to make the playoffs???

Week 15: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Kansas_City_Chiefs:

This game is brought to you live by twitch tv.

http://www.twitch.tv/jaymo76/c/5066735


No time for the video?

Spoiler: show

Oakland's dominance continues while the KC slide is in full effect. The Raiders won 10-0 in a pure defensive struggle. Strangely, what mae KC so good in the first game they do not do in the 2nd game: run the football. Also, the Raiders D didn't let Smith breathe. He was lit up all day long. MJD had another strong day with 23 carries for 127 yards and McGloin had some beautiful passes but overall he had a terrible game going 10/21 for 111 yards and 1TD.

The Raiders keep winning moving to 10-4 and only one game back of San Diego. The Chiefs continue to fall apart and after an amazing start now sit at 7-7. Oakland now holds the #1 wildcard berth.

Week 16: :Buffalo_Bills: @ :Oakland_Raiders:

7-7 Buffalo is fighting for a playoff spot while the 10-4 Raiders are a win/loss away from clinching a wildcard spot and maybe more???

The game starts very slow and the 1st quarter is pretty much a wash. Things change though in the 2nd when McGloin hits Moore for a 52 yard TD bomb and Oakland goes up 7-0.

Then wit under a minute left in the 2nd, McGlin throws a bad int. in Oakland territory. With 23 seconds left, Jackson punches it in from the 4 and that makes it 7-7 going into the half.

The next points don't come until half way through the 3rd when MJD punches it in from the 2 to make the score 14-7 Oakland.

The last score comes with 1:17 left as Janikowski hits a 19 yard FG to increase Oakland's lead to 17-7. That's how the game will end and Oakland moves to 11-4 and extends the win streak to 7 straight. Oakland also locks up a playoff spot with the win. Buffalo's chances of a playoff spot come to an end today.

McGloin had a strong game going 27/38 242 yards 1 D and 1 INT. MJD had 23 carries for 98 yards and 1 TD. The player of the game... Denarius Moore who had 7 catches for 115 yards ad 1 TD.

You sunk my battleship (flattened my castles). I'm no longer following.

:D

Good luck in the playoffs!

Week 17: :Oakland_Raiders: @ :Denver_Broncos:

The 11-4 Raiders travel to Oakland to take on the 8-7 Broncos. The Raiders have a shot at first place while the Broncos are fighting for their playoff lives. The Broncos need to win as they are in a dog fight with :Pitt_Steelers::Cincinnati_Bengals: for the last Wildcard (Cincy 8-6-1 and Pitt 9-6 are battling for the division as well.

For the Raiders, the :San_Diego_Chargers: are 10-4-1. An Oakland win gives them the division while an Oakland loss and San Diego win gives the Bolts the division.

Here is the game in its entirety via twitch.

http://www.twitch.tv/jaymo76/c/5071933

Spoiler: show

The game was a real defensive struggle in the first half. Both quarterbacks played very poorly. The raiders had two FG in the first half and held the Broncos scoreless. The Denver philosophy was run heavy today and it didn't kick in until the 2nd half. The Broncos then got things going in the 3rd and scored 17 points. To start the fourth Denver lead 17-13. The last few minutes of the game were action packed. Oakland scored a TD to go up 20-17 and thenDenver in the last minute kick a FG to tie. The games goes to OT with a 20-20 score. McGloin was injured in the last few minutes of the game so Carr needed to lead the team. In OT he could not move the ball. Denver kicked a 58 yard FG on the possession and with that won the game 23-20.