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NFL podcast with Tony Renteria: Browns to start Davis; NFLPA going after Rams for putting Keenum back in after concussion; Raiders-Chiefs preview

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by Tony Renteria

photo credit NFL screen shot of Rams quarterback Case Keenum after being sacked for a concussion

The end of the Cleveland-Baltimore game last Sunday by a missed field goal by the Browns kicker that led to a loose ball that was run back for a touchdown and handed the Browns the loss was it indicative of the Browns season? Having lost quarterback Josh McCown who played with broken ribs, Johnny Menziel who is benched after promising not to drink and party which he did the week before the Ravens game and now it’s up to third string quarterback Austin Davis to come through.

The NFLPA president wants the St.Louis Rams management to be disciplined by the NFL for sending in Rams quarterback Case Keenum back into the game after he received a concussion on Nov 22nd. With the movie Concussion coming out this might further the question as to why NFL teams send players out after they get a concussion.

Tony Renteria reviews the NFL each week at http://www.sportsradioservice to listen click below

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That’s Amaury’s Podcast, News, and Commentary: Saint Francis Statue at Candlestick Park ready to be removed; plus more Candlestick memories

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On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary, Amaury discusses the patron saint of Candelstick Park St. Francis the statue that has stood outside of Candlestick for decades. The statue is now being removed from the front of the old ball park to a wherehouse in Oakland until it could be decided where it could be displayed once more.

San Francisco Arts Commission senior Allison Cumming told the SF Chronicle, “It’s a big piece, so it’s not like we can just plop it down across the street. It needs to have the right kind of space” Also Amaury can’t help himself and talks about great memories at Candlestick Park with his guests on the podcast Jeremy Harness, Jerry Feitelberg, Len Sharpiro.

photo credit: brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com St.Francis statue at Candlestick Park

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Raiders win a thriller in the rain

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By Jeremy Kahn

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Staring another loss in the rain, the Oakland Raiders drove down the field and came up with their most opportune win of the season.

Derek Carr found Seth Roberts in the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown with 1:21 remaining in the game, as the Raiders came back to defeat the Tennessee Titans 24-21 on a rainy day at Nissan Stadium.

The win by the Raiders stopped a three-game losing streak despite the fact that blew a 17-6 lead, and won for just the second time in seven tries in Tennessee.

As for the Titans, the nightmare season continues, as they have lost nine out of their last 10 and are now 2-9 on the season.

Just prior to the Carr to Roberts touchdown pass, the Titans looked like they were going to escape with a huge win after stopping the Raiders on fourth down; however B.W. Webb was called for holding on Amari Cooper that gave the Raiders a second chance on life.

Carr finished the game with 330 yards passing, his sixth 300 yard passing of the season and three touchdowns.

Roberts caught six passes for 113 yards with two touchdowns.

Khalil Mack led the Raiders defense with two sacks, while they held the Titans to just 249 yards on the game.

Catch JJ on his Raiders podcast game Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Raiders podcast with Jeremy Kahn: This week against the Titans can Raiders cross the 50 and avoid being victim of the safety

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by Jeremy Kahn

photo credit: USA Today Derek Carr drops back from the Detroit defense sun nov 22nd

ALAMEDA–The Oakland Raiders (4-6) opponent from last week the Detroit Lions (4-7) have improved two games in the win column since that game on Sun Nov 22. The Lions won just days after that game on Thanksgiving the 26th defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 45-14 at Ford Field.

The Raiders who have done wonders for their opponents losing records and can do it again as they head to Music City Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans (2-8). The Raiders play another team well below .500 and on the road for the second straight week and the odds makers are having a tough time selecting the team they feel should win Sunday.

Derek Carr the Raiders quarterback had a rough time trying to get the ball across the 50 yard line last week against the Lions and no telling how challenging that task might be after watching Carr struggle several times to get out of their own end zone to pass it into one or five yard line when they meet the Titans. You know your in for a long afternoon when the Detroit defense starts signaling to the officials that they got a safety in the end zone like last week.

Jeremy Kahn is the Oakland Raiders beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Cardinals top of the NFC leaderboard; 49ers should be worried for Levis matchup

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by David Zizmor

photo credit: Mindi Bach CSNBA of 49ers QB Blaine Gabbert attending empty presser Wed

SANTA CLARA–Last week the San Francisco 49ers (3-7) lost to the Seattle Seahawks (5-5) and I’m not one particularly for predictions but the Arizona Cardinals (8-2) are quite possibly the best team in the NFC right now and the 49ers will lose this Sunday even though their at home at Levis Stadium.

I would bet you anything if you got to Vegas this week you’ll see the Cardinals at the top of the Wager Board in the sports betting room. Arizona is just a really, really good team. They already spanked the 49ers this season and the 49ers aren’t significantly better or any better that I’m aware of compared to that early game.

That game last week was an embarrassment in Glendale September 27th the 49ers just got destroyed, they really weren’t in that game which is surprising because Arizona is a division rival. To see the 49ers come out flat in that one was really disappointing and while the Niners can come out with little more fire this time they may or may not the fact remains that Arizona is a really good team.

On the day before Thanksgiving Wednesday no one informed the media that 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert would be taking questions at a press conference in the basement of Levis Stadium therefore no reporters showed up to cover the Gabert presser.

Gabbert showed up and approached an empty podium as Comcast’s Mindi Bach was the only reporter who showed up to the presser. Gabbert jokingly said into the microphone, “Good to see ya” to the empty seats in the room and took a seat and said “I’ll be the one taking questions today.” Looks like everyone was either at SAP getting ready for the Sharks that night or they all took the afternoon off for early holiday.

Dave takes you through the rest of the 49ers-Cardinals match up for this Sunday to learn more listen below and every week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

49ers Seek to Get Their Revenge on Division Leading Cardinals

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By: Joe Lami

The San Francisco 49ers are 1-1 in the Blaine Gabbert era, as they fell last week 29-13 to the Seahawks. Their record now stands at 3-7 on the season, tied for last in the NFC.

This week the 49ers get a rematch against the (8-2) Arizona Cardinals, a team that blew them out 47-7 in the third week of the season. However, there is a different quarterback under center from the blowout that saw Colin Kaepernick throw four interceptions, including two for touchdowns in the first two drives of the game.

Kaepernick won’t be facing one of the best defenses this week, as he has been placed on the injured reserve list after receiving surgery on his non-throwing shoulder earlier this week. Instead, Gabbert will get the start against the Cardinals, a team he has never faced in his NFL career.

Earlier in the week, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Tyrann Mathieu commented on the difference of having Gabbert under center for the 49ers, “it seems like Gabbert has a little better grip on what’s going on. He knows where the ball needs to go. I think he gives the [49ers] a better option going forward”.

The Cardinals have been on a tear this year, with the second best point differential at +120 and the highest scoring offense, averaging 33.6 points per game. Quarterback, Carson Palmer, is returning to old form, as he passed the 3,000-yard mark on the season in last week’s win over the Bengals.

It will be interesting to see how Gabbert handles the Cardinals, but like last week Arizona is too strong for the 49ers. However, with a different quarterback it will be a much closer game, assuming Gabbert doesn’t throw four picks as well.

Arizona 24 San Francisco 17

Raiders head to Music City for tussle with Titans

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

photo credit USA Today Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and wide receiver Amari Cooper

OAKLAND — Suffering a three-game losing streak in the NFL is like losing 10 games in the NBA. It’s hard to come back from it, but its doable.

The Raiders (4-6), are hoping that a trip to Nashville to face the (2-8) Titans Sunday in Week 12 will get the team trending in the right direction after whispers of playoff talk surfaced after their second-straight win (a 34-20 victory over the New York Jets), three weeks ago.

Oakland averaged 35.3 points per game during a three-game stretch from Oct. 25-Nov. 8 and were in the top-five in most offensive categories but after last week’s 18-13 loss at Detroit, Oakland fell back down to earth and were held to a season-low 214 total yards.

Coming into the contest, Detroit allowed an average of 384.2 total yards per game.

Starting quarterback Derek Carr failed to throw a touchdown for the first time since Week 1, which was a surprise. Carr finished 13-of-25 for 169 passing yards.For the season, Carr is currently tied for fourth in the NFL with Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning with 21 touchdown passes and just six interceptions with a 99.4 quarterback rating.

The biggest surprise was that exciting rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper was held by a putrid Lions’ secondary to just one catch on four targets. Cooper has not gone over a 100 yards receiving since Week 7 (a 37-29 win at San Diego). Oakland needs to  find more ways to get Cooper more involved in the offense early.

AFC rushing yards leader Latavius Murray (157 carries, 706 yards and four touchdowns), has been quiet the last two weeks, just managing 75 yards rushing on 25 carries. Murray scored Oakland’s lone touchdown Sunday at Detroit.

After giving up 68 points over the past two games, Oakland’s defense has played well in Detroit but didn’t produce a turnover and allowed the Lions to drive 80 yards in nine plays for the go-ahead touchdown by Detroit starting quarterback Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter.

Tennessee is coming off a bye week and has won the last three games in the series versus Oakland, but are tied with the worst record in the NFL.

The Titans are 1-2 under interim head coach Mike Mularkey, who took over for the fired Ken Whisenhunt. Mularkey has seen Tennessee drop to last in the AFC with 18.2 points per game and just totaled 23 points in two games.

Titans’ rookie starting quarterback Marcus Mariota was sacked four times in Tennessee’s 19-13 loss at Jacksonville. Mariota scored Tennessee’s lone touchdown, but has not thrown a touchdown since his four-touchdown passing performance in a 34-28 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 8 at the Mercedes Superdome.

 

NFL Podcast with Tony Renteria: Tomsula wasn’t the one who picked these players the GM did

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On the NFL podcast with Tony San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula was blamed for the team’s failures and there has been talk that Tomsula’s job is hanging in the balance. It was team general manager Trent Baalke who gave Tomsula the roster of players that he has to work with. When Tomsula walked into this job he had a number of first stringers who retired, players who didn’t work out because of off field legal issues, or had or feared injuries.

49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert labored with the offense in Seattle in his second game starting since 49ers starter Colin Kaepernick was placed on injured reserve. Gabbert saw the Hawks defense shut down the San Francisco offense and he wanted to quickly put this trip to Seattle behind him.

photo credit NBC Sports: SF 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula

Tony Renteria does the NFL podcast with http://www.sportsradioservice.com each week

 

San Francisco 49ers report: Getting over the Kap; shoulder surgery ends 49er QB season maybe released after the season

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by David Zizmor

Photo credit komonews.com 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick during happier times at Super Bowl XLVII

SANTA CLARA–San Francisco 49ers quarterback  Colin Kaepernick will have left shoulder surgery. The 49ers placed him on the injured reserve list. He is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday in Vail Colorado. Kaepernick is suffering from a torn labrum.

Kaepernick threw for all but one game thus far on the 49ers schedule and he sat out two weeks ago against the Atlanta Falcons when backup Blaine Gabbert got the start in the 49ers victory 17-16. The 49ers promoted backup quarterback Dylan Thompson from the practice squad.

Thompson will serve as Gabbert’s back up in Seattle on Sunday. Kaepernick was probable for this weekend’s game but was a scratch when he was on the injury reserve list on Wednesday. Kaepernick’s performance has suffered for most of the season and the 49ers had lost a good share of their games with Kaepernick under center. There has been talk the 49ers could release Kaepernick after this season is over.

David Zizmor does 49ers commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Raiders try to rebound in Motown

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

photo credit Wikipedia Matt Stafford in 2014 Detroit Lions

OAKLAND — Last Sunday’s 30-14 home loss to the visiting Minnesota Vikings certainly left a bad taste in the Raiders’ mouth dropping Oakland to 4-5 on the season.

In a game where Oakland racked up 371 yards of total offense, the Raiders managed just two second quarter touchdowns.

Raiders’ starting quarterback Derek Carr, who had thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in each of the last three games, was neutralized by the Vikings by throwing two interceptions, one in the end zone to Vikings’ cornerback Terrance Newman in the fourth quarter that iced the game.

Carr had just four interceptions coming into the game.

The Raiders look to snap their current two-game losing streak when they travel to Detroit to face the Lions Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PT.

With the year-long suspension of starting outside linebacker Aldon Smith, Oakland lost arguably its best defensive player not named Charles Woodson.

But over the past two games, Oakland has been torched by the opposition’s running game.

Steelers’ running back DeAngelo Williams gashed the Raiders for 170 yards and two touchdowns in Pittsburgh’s 38-35 victory over Oakland in Week 9.

Adrian Peterson registered 203 yards on the ground, including a crushing 80-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter last Sunday. The hole in the Raiders’ defense that Peterson ran through was big enough for a truck to run through.

Detroit (2-7) has been a relatively dumpster fire this year with in-season firings of front office personnel and assistant coaches, but are coming off a 18-16 victory over Green Bay at Lambeau Field Sunday sending the Packers to their third-straight loss.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns  helping Detroit pick up its first win in Green Bay since December 1991, snapping a 24-game road losing streak.

The Lions punished Packers’ starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers by sacking the former league MVP three times, and frustrated Green Bay’s offense all day by playing aggressive defense.

Stafford threw for 391 yards and four touchdowns, and wide receiver Calvin Johnson had nine catches for 214, including the game-winning touchdowns with 39 seconds left in Detroit’s 28-27 victory on Dec. 18, 2011 at Oakland.

The win was Detroit’s third straight over Oakland.