Monday, September 29, 2003
Niners/Raiders Recap
Last week I heard John Madden make a comment about the Raiders. He described them as either a good team playing bad football or a bad team playing bad football. The same statement can also be made about the 49ers.
When the 49ers whalloped the Bears in the opening week, it was open debate whether the 49ers were that good or the Bears were that bad. It is clear now that the Bears were just that bad. The 49ers have collapsed since that week 1 win. The offense has been in shambles since the start of the year, and what seemed to be a quality defense suddenly had more holes than Swiss cheese when they played Minnesota. Like last year, the 49ers seem incapable of beating any playoff caliber team. Unlike last year, there seems to be questions about the quality of talent on offense, on defense, in coaching, and in the front office. Regardless of how the season ends, there are serious issues which must be addressed in the offseason.
I am going to pay the Raiders a rare compliment. They made a great comback against the Chargers. A comeback like that defines a quality team. Even if they don't make the playoffs this year, the Raiders will be a team to be reckoned with. That being said, their two wins have come against the Chargers and the Bengals, not exactly the NFL elite. They've got to show they can do it against a quality team.
In summary, the 49ers appear to be a bad team playing badly, and the Raiders look like they are a good team that has been playing badly. That is no guarantee that we will see either of these teams come January.
Junior Bro 11:10:00 PM
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