I'd like to thank my girlfriend for stopping by and posting comments today. The tone of this blog may lead some to believe that I have a sense of humor about the Raiders' failure. Poor Aly has to watch the games with me and she would probably vouch that my behavior during the games is anything but humorous.
Anyway, she had a very convenient opinion in her comment. She wants to know why the team doesn't give Andrew Walter a chance to play quarterback. As it turns out, he was named as the backup this week against the Vikings. I was a little surprised by this. However, I would certainly rather see Walter get a chance to play over Culpepper and McCown.
This is significant in terms of our chances of seeing JaMarcus Russell make his debut this week as well. Once again, the third string QB cannot enter the game until the 4th quarter without the starter and backup being ineligible to return. There were rumors that Russell may get into the game for a few drives, but this makes it unlikely. If the score is out of hand in the 4th quarter, he may see time, but that would probably be the only scenario where that was the case.
Both of these offenses are offensive again this week. Rookie superstar Adrian Peterson is for the Vikings meaning both teams will probably put goose eggs on the scoreboard until the game's waining minutes.
The Raiders may have a difficult time running the ball as Minnesota is ranked first in the league against the run. They are also last in the league against the pass, which would be great if we had a passing game. Oh well.
Who wins? Who cares. The Raiders are 2-7 and the Vikings are 3-6.
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