Jordan blasts the Raiduh's......
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:54 am
I can't disagree with a thing he said....prop's LJ
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BY ERIK BOLAND
STAFF WRITER
December 12, 2005
LaMont Jordan felt he won the lottery when he signed a five-year, $27.5-million contract with Oakland in the offseason.
But his first season as a Raider must feel as if it's being paid off in rolled pennies.
Jordan, 27, left the Jets after last season to become a featured back. He now owns that role, but it has been on a struggling team with a slapdash offense, and Jordan's frustration boiled over after yesterday's 26-10 loss to the hopeless Jets.
"I wanted to come out and have a huge game," said Jordan, who had 49 yards on 14 carries. "I'm very frustrated.
"You look at the stats. [The Jets rushed] 43 times for 184 [yards]. We had 17 for 95. Bringing in a new quarterback, you would think we'd put more emphasis on the run game. That doesn't happen. It is what it is. That's just the way I feel."
Jordan was just getting warmed up.
"You can't win football games coming in against a team that's ranked 29th in rushing and only run the ball 15 times," Jordan said.
The Raiders pulled starter Kerry Collins after last week's 34-10 loss to the Chargers. Marques Tuiasosopo, a Raiders' second-round draft pick in 2001 who last started a game in 2003 and had not played a snap since that season, started yesterday. Jordan said the Raiders planned to establish the run but quickly abandoned it.
"Probably most of the games, the intent and what happens definitely doesn't match up," said Jordan, who chafed at times last year serving as Curtis Martin's backup. "Except if you look at the games we've won."
They have not won a lot. The Raiders fell to 4-9 with the loss after being eliminated from the playoff race weeks ago.
Jordan and eccentric but productive receiver Randy Moss were supposed to be the final pieces to enable the Raiders to make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2002.
Jordan entered yesterday's game leading the team with 844 yards and nine touchdowns, but he had just 55 yards on 15 carries last week. That, coupled with yesterday's disaster in the stadium where he played his home games the previous four seasons, was enough to set Jordan off.
"It's frustrating because it's been happening all season," Jordan said. "We're not winning games and we're losing to people we clearly should be beating. We lose to a team [the Jets] that has its starting quarterback hurt, their starting running back hurt, their starting center, their starting tackle. We lost to a team that had scored one touchdown [in the last month]. We're supposed to have this high-powered offense and we lose to a team that scores one touchdown. It doesn't make sense to me."
Raiders coach Norv Turner was unaware of Jordan's remarks, having spoken 20 minutes earlier in the same interview room. Jordan stood behind the podium wearing dark combat fatigues and matching boots. If he was looking for a fight, he may have found it.
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BY ERIK BOLAND
STAFF WRITER
December 12, 2005
LaMont Jordan felt he won the lottery when he signed a five-year, $27.5-million contract with Oakland in the offseason.
But his first season as a Raider must feel as if it's being paid off in rolled pennies.
Jordan, 27, left the Jets after last season to become a featured back. He now owns that role, but it has been on a struggling team with a slapdash offense, and Jordan's frustration boiled over after yesterday's 26-10 loss to the hopeless Jets.
"I wanted to come out and have a huge game," said Jordan, who had 49 yards on 14 carries. "I'm very frustrated.
"You look at the stats. [The Jets rushed] 43 times for 184 [yards]. We had 17 for 95. Bringing in a new quarterback, you would think we'd put more emphasis on the run game. That doesn't happen. It is what it is. That's just the way I feel."
Jordan was just getting warmed up.
"You can't win football games coming in against a team that's ranked 29th in rushing and only run the ball 15 times," Jordan said.
The Raiders pulled starter Kerry Collins after last week's 34-10 loss to the Chargers. Marques Tuiasosopo, a Raiders' second-round draft pick in 2001 who last started a game in 2003 and had not played a snap since that season, started yesterday. Jordan said the Raiders planned to establish the run but quickly abandoned it.
"Probably most of the games, the intent and what happens definitely doesn't match up," said Jordan, who chafed at times last year serving as Curtis Martin's backup. "Except if you look at the games we've won."
They have not won a lot. The Raiders fell to 4-9 with the loss after being eliminated from the playoff race weeks ago.
Jordan and eccentric but productive receiver Randy Moss were supposed to be the final pieces to enable the Raiders to make a run at their first playoff appearance since 2002.
Jordan entered yesterday's game leading the team with 844 yards and nine touchdowns, but he had just 55 yards on 15 carries last week. That, coupled with yesterday's disaster in the stadium where he played his home games the previous four seasons, was enough to set Jordan off.
"It's frustrating because it's been happening all season," Jordan said. "We're not winning games and we're losing to people we clearly should be beating. We lose to a team [the Jets] that has its starting quarterback hurt, their starting running back hurt, their starting center, their starting tackle. We lost to a team that had scored one touchdown [in the last month]. We're supposed to have this high-powered offense and we lose to a team that scores one touchdown. It doesn't make sense to me."
Raiders coach Norv Turner was unaware of Jordan's remarks, having spoken 20 minutes earlier in the same interview room. Jordan stood behind the podium wearing dark combat fatigues and matching boots. If he was looking for a fight, he may have found it.