Wow!  What a great, yet miserable game against the Eagles this past Saturday.  The defense did astounding and really kept the Raiders in this one.  Ardrey Jarrit, Taron Johnson, Ian Peterson, Nate Harris and Jamie Isome were partying at the quarterback all night long.  The DB’s did a fantastic job as we went to a four linemen, four linebacker, three defensive back formation almost all night and held the Eagles to nothing.

Unfortunately a trick play did us in; a trick play that probably shouldn’t have happened but we’ll have to look at the game film to decide for sure.  The play is a play that the home team gets away with and the visiting team doesn’t and not necessarily because of homer refs.  It’s just that the home team has more access to the refs and the refs are more familiar with the home team and might’ve been pre-warned about the trickery.  It happens.

There were a few other inexcusable bad calls, but you have those in every game.  The bottom line is that our offense couldn’t produce.  The offensive line did a great job of giving Dan Novotny time but Dan just didn’t have the touch most of the game.  It happens…Unfortunately, it happened against a team we can’t afford to have it happen against.  Then, when Dan’s passes were on, normally reliable wide receivers had uncharacteristic drops. 

We’ll see what the Bulldogs bring to the table this week.  They’re coming off of two straight division losses and have fallen down near the cellar.  This is a must win for the Raiders…as is every game from herein out!