Today's Hilarity from Tom Cable

"Coach" Cable had his weekly bullshit session with Raiders.com today. As usual, Cable offered as little insight as possible while maintaining that everything is A-OK in Raiderland.

Q: What are things that you can do at this point in the season to try and create scoring? You talked about manufacturing points. These are the players you have so what can you do as a play caller?

Coach Cable: I have got to do a better job. I have got to find better angles and better opportunities and better timing of calls. The bottom line with the whole thing is that we need to keep pressing and keep pushing. We will have a breakthrough, you just have to keep fighting until you do it.

"We will have a breakthrough" should be enshrined in the Raiders ex-coach quote Hall of Fame, right next to "this team has the potential to..." and "just wait until these guys improve." Exactly what happens when the Raiders have their "breakthrough?" Unless the skies open up and the hand of God descends, touching each player on the offense and giving them "anti-suck" magic, I'm not waiting for any breakthroughs.

Q: Is part of that learning the players and learning what they do well and the limitations and identifying plays that would work for them?

Coach Cable: There is no question. Getting a feel for it in that role and knowing who can do what and that is very important right now.

I think Kwame Harris is well aware that his role isn't "guy who falls down." Thomas Howard wasn't drafted to play the "guy who can't tackle" position either. Besides, you've been with the team since 2007, you know "who can do what" already.

Q: What part of the offense comes down to the scheme is sound, blocking is there, the talent is there, the players just have to do it?

Coach Cable: I think that is where we are at as I mentioned on Monday. We are pressing so hard once we get across the 50. If you look at the negatives at that point, not just in the red zone, but the 50. We just keep pressing and we have just got to relax and just keep playing.

Pressing once they get across the 50? THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL SINCE GRADE SCHOOL! Sure, Cornell Green wasn't blocking then, but if the 50 yard line intimidates you, quit football and get a real job.

Faced with the task of crossing another 50-yard line, Michael Bush opted to leave the NFL. Bush is happy with his new job, a weekend concierge at Motel 6, though he's continually reprimanded for wearing his helmet and pads to work. "Can't blame me for being prepared," Bush said in an interview. "We could cross that 50 any day now, and then the call comes and... BOOM BABY, my time to shine!"