Well it has been awhile since I have graced the pages of my blog but I am back and it is FOOTBALL SEASON! Well preseason but the games have begun!!! Camps are over and it is time for Rookies and new additions to make their mark and show the coaches that they deserve to be on that final roster. I am excited beyond words for the actual season to start. Weekends have just gotten a little brighter.
The Hall of Fame Game set off the preseason with a good game from the Bengals and the Cowboys. Cowboys walked away with the win but it was interesting to see the guys hit the field. Especially the new Batman and Robin that have joined forces to try and bring a championship to the Bengals. I hope that these two can pull of a great season and show that two big heads can be on the same team. As I love both OchoCinco and T.O. I cannot help but feel that this is a stage act that the guys are putting on. It is a way to grab attention that they were not necessarily getting on the field.
In the first couple of series that the two receivers played the ball was thrown to T.O. , though it was because T.O. was open, I can see this being a problem if Ocho does not get the ball as much as T.O.. This was Ocho's team first. I do see T.O. getting upset first as it seems Ocho has a calmer demeanor to him and he can share. Like I said I cannot wait to see when the real games begin and how this collaboration will play out.
Thursday night had some great games played. I want to take the Oakland Raiders against the Dallas Cowboys game to talk about. The Raiders were able to pull off a win in the fourth quarter against the Cowboys. Of course the Raiders were down the whole game trailing by three until the fourth quarter where they were able to outscore the Cowboys by 8 points. It seemed as though for a minute they were going to start the preseason off with a lost. But they came through and made some game ending plays that pulled them through. Raiders defense came out better then the Cowboys with six sacks. The Raiders scored their whole 17 points in the fourth quarter and I just hope that they do not make this a season where they wait until the fourth quarter to really show up to play. I am excited to see what more this Jerome Boyd has for the Raiders. His 48 yd interception return touchdown is what the Raiders need more of. Along with Boyd's big play Stevie Brown pulled off another interception that in turn helped the Raiders get that W. Hopefully these two guys are able to continue to help the Raiders with plays like these as the season goes on. Raiders number one pick Darrius Heyward-Bey needs to prove every penny Al Davis signed him for. After their number one pick in 2007 with JaMarcus Russell who ended up a bust and walked away with all that money, Davis needs to be sure that his picks are worth every cent. Jason Campbell should be an improvement for the Raiders and should be able to help carry them to win more games in the season.
Although this is the first game and the Raiders have a long ways to go, they showed in Thursday's game that they are trying to improve and that they are working hard to get better. The Raiders have some great weapons on the team just have to get them to work well together and consistently.
