A Forgetable Week Five For Raiders, How Bad Is This Thing?

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Published: October 12, 2009

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... you up to speed—the Raiders are a really, really bad football team.There is no skating around that fact. There is no constructive criticism constructive enough to fix what's broken with not just the team, but the organization as a whole.

Lets talk yardage per game.

Spanning a four-game stretch, Oakland has yet to produce more than 200 yards of total offense on the field. First downs have been hard to come by as well, with offense only generating 12 per game. You can't win with numbers like that.

Lets talk injuries.

As of week five, the Raiders have 11 players currently in probable, out, and questionable status including RB Darren McFadden, G Robert Gallery, WR Chaz Schilens, and FS Michael Huff to name a few. You can't compete with the Giants of the football world with second string talent on the field.

Lets talk Russell.

Currently, Russell has a QB rating of 47.1, 606 yards, and one touchdown so far this season. This is your franchise qu...

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