UPDATE: No Raiders chat this week
By Jon Becker
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 8:12 am in Oakland Raiders.
Sorry guys,
Just found out we’re going to have to hold off our “Inside the Raiders” chat until next Tuesday (May 12). Players will be arriving later this week for minicamp on Friday, when Jerry McDonald will begin posting updates from the complex in Alameda.
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May 5th, 2009 at 8:17 am
yay
May 5th, 2009 at 8:18 am
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May 5th, 2009 at 8:20 am
FREE MIKE HUFF!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:33 am
repost:
you guys can blast me all you want, but it’s going to happen!
Shawne Merriman will be an Oakland Raider next year (2010)
the dolts already had Jyles Tucker, Shaun Phillips & Stephen Cooper besides Merriman. Then they add Kevin Burnett from Dallas and Larry English in the draft. Merriman is in the final year of his contract …
May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 am
well, thanks for the update after getting us all excited, I guess we can resort to random normal knowledge of the team and its players and have a discussion on why things run the way they do.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:37 am
RRS
no1 is blastin ya i just think the dude is done… his knee is gone
May 5th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Merriman is gonna get jacked up by Lorenzo Neal this year like he did by MJD from the Jags! I hope we sign Neal!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:44 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 8:33 am
repost:
you guys can blast me all you want, but it’s going to happen!
Shawne Merriman will be an Oakland Raider next year (2010)
the dolts already had Jyles Tucker, Shaun Phillips & Stephen Cooper besides Merriman. Then they add Kevin Burnett from Dallas and Larry English in the draft. Merriman is in the final year of his contract …
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To play what posisition?
We do not play a 3-4
May 5th, 2009 at 8:45 am
408RAIDER Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 8:35 am
4eva….
cheers its still a lil early 4 me but I got a bottle of Patron and a bunch of Negra Modelos in the fridge.. ufckin rain is trying to harsh my buzz tho…
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Cheers 4eve, 408
May 5th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Merriman is very good, but he can’t recover from injury very well now that he’s off the ‘roids. I doubt he’ll make it through the year.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Yeah it will be interesting to see how he plays coming off MAJOR knee surgery. Not only that, if he is truly off the roids….he will not recover as fast…remember Barry Bonds….soon as he went off the juice, he started having injury issues.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:56 am
have you seen him working out in camp with the dolts? I doubt he’s off the roids …
they showed him on NFL Live last night
May 5th, 2009 at 8:59 am
I think JerryMac is writing a book about Mike Mitchell. He seemed enamored of the pick immediately and he did admit that he been telephoning old coaches and rivals for input. Thus he is plenty busy without having to plop himself into a chair to chat with the Silver and Black horde for an hour.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am
To play what posisition?
We do not play a 3-4
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We had Brown, Alston, Williams & Thomas at one OLB spot last year. two of those players landed on IR and the other two are only on the roster for special teams use
I understand we’ve added Norris & Sulak in the draft. Then brought in undrafted players Nixon & Joseph.
If we’re talking about talent & production (not potential), Isn’t Merriman an upgrade at LB ???
no guarantee we’re going to be able to (or want to) lock up both Kirk & Thomas Howard next season anyhow
May 5th, 2009 at 9:04 am
You can be as strong as an OX…..but the knee is a tricky thing. So much torque and resistance on that injured area….I wouldn’t be surprised if he re-injures it.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am
clones,clones,clones everywhere!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:09 am
usually takes 2 years for athletes with cl injuries to get back to full speed anyway, i just don’t see him being a force this year like before.
RRS
we dont blitz enough for him anyway, he likes the sack #’s.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:09 am
the knee is a tricky thing. So much torque and resistance on that injured area….I wouldn’t be surprised if he re-injures it.
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good for us!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Perhaps Samson and Khalif will grasp just the right amount of their new cut-blocking techniques to do a tagteam and take out RoidBoy for good, just as Guided Missile Mike can blow up both Tomlinson and Sproles. An opener to remember.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:13 am
We need a win against SD real bad. I hate Rivers so much…such a whiney B!tch.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:15 am
REPOST:
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
Brien…wattup, homie….dave called….we’re all going to amsterdam tomorrow morning, then Australia by afternoon, then Hawaii in the evening….should be back in time for A’s game tomorrow….you want to come with????
i don’t have 2 season tix old buddy…I have 4…make it 6….i go to all games….me and brien, and 4 of my other alter egos…i will be at every game, as you all know…smoking ganj and drinking….starting at 5 am, and will continue to drink, smoke ganj, and pop pills until 4 am the next morning….i do that everyday……seriously……I am cooloh….forgot to mention….i am from the bay, smoke purple, and bump much bay area slaps….
i’m not a fan….
i’m not in the Raider Nation….
don’t claim Raider Nation….
wattup, Norco Bob…..i sent you a text….
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Enuff said & proven.
Delusional/drug addled/loser/schizo and worst of all……
NOT A RAIDER FAN!!!!
Strike three & 4.
You’re only here to agravate & no basis in reality!!!
The real question now is why talk to this
a$$ clown?
May 5th, 2009 at 9:16 am
http://www.raiders.com/Raiderettes/Default.aspx?id=202
My ex’s niece is 5th from left, bottom row. Her dad is a big 9er fan and HATES the Raiders. way to stick it to him Jen!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Double R,
Meroidmen….come on man you think uncle AL and Cable ( bless his job) and is still here!!!!! will take a flier on this guy….stats arnt evcery thing we passed on crabbs, TO and other highprofile low couth players….
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OAKlifer: I know what you mean about ridding ourselves of low character guys and guys that don’t want to be here.
However, Andrew Walter wants out and he’s still on the team. Sands is still on the team after punching Shane Lechler last season. Walker is still here – so is Cornell “the janitor” Green. We even brought in Khalif Barnes…
May 5th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I wish Terdell Sands would squash Rivers the same way Tony Siragusa squashed Rich Gannon in the playoffs (even though that was cheap…)
BELLY FLOP!
May 5th, 2009 at 9:26 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am
To play what posisition?
We do not play a 3-4
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We had Brown, Alston, Williams & Thomas at one OLB spot last year. two of those players landed on IR and the other two are only on the roster for special teams use
I understand we’ve added Norris & Sulak in the draft. Then brought in undrafted players Nixon & Joseph.
If we’re talking about talent & production (not potential), Isn’t Merriman an upgrade at LB ???
no guarantee we’re going to be able to (or want to) lock up both Kirk & Thomas Howard next season anyhow
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He could be a good rush RDE, or if we did play a 3-4 on 3rd down, he could come in as a nickle OLB rusher.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Just read another article on DHB. One of the criticisms is he was average in a weak conference. He had like 3 different QB’s while he was there, and they weren’t very good. Imagine the numbers he could have put up at LSU with Jamarcus. I am willing to bet that he would have had some big games there. What about even putting him in Texas Tech’s offense…
May 5th, 2009 at 9:31 am
It’s really not hard to have different names…
Probably has a couple laptops and a desktop.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:34 am
It’s really not hard to have different names…
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no doubt but why????
May 5th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Frantz Joseph and Desmond Bryant are the guys to watch as undrafted FA’s but this David Nixon guy seems pretty interesting too.
Here’s an article from cnnsi.com about undrafted free agents, Nixon made their list of players to watch:
“Every NFL draft season, we fixate on the top 15 percent of the incoming talent pool, breaking down every possible angle that affects the potential order of how the top names will come off the board.
And every year, almost unbeknownst to most of us, there’s a new wave of Wes Welkers, James Harrisons, and Willie Parkers entering the league so below the radar screen they’re virtually undetectable.
We know them now, of course. Now that Welker is one of the most unstoppable weapons in the game as New England’s slot receiver, Harrison is the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and Parker a Super Bowl hero of the recent past.
But we didn’t know them then, because they all — and many more like them — made their names in the NFL without the benefit of being drafted.
In some cases, they didn’t even get invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, which this year featured well over 300 prospects displaying their “draftability” before almost every personnel decision-maker in the league.
The list of those who made it in the NFL the hard way is an impressive one, and it’s filled with undrafted players who were cut multiple times, or forced to hang around on the fringes of the game until their opportunity came, and they seized it.
“It’s the mystery of our business: why first-round picks are sometimes busts, and why seventh-rounders and free agents go to Honolulu,” said Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, the man responsible for signing Gates as a collegiate free agent for San Diego in 2003 and Welker in 2004.
“But it happens every year, and it’ll happen again this year. There are guys who will go on to have great careers in the NFL after their name didn’t come off that board draft weekend.”
All undrafted free agents have some significant hurdles to overcome, including non-typical NFL size, a lack of big-time college experience, ill-timed injuries or not having a natural position.
“A lot of times a guy can just get caught up in the wash, even in his own school,” Smith said. “There’s always a story to be told about every guy. … You have to cling to the intangibles, because all of these guys have got something going for them. Sometimes we take a chance with a guy who’s got a work ethic and some toughness to him.”
Predicting who won’t get drafted is almost as foolhardy as trying to predict the exact order of the first round.
But the reality that some very good players will slip through the cracks every year is the inspiration for our inaugural Welker Watch List — a modest compilation of 10 prospects who weren’t invited to the combine, but who we still project to make the NFL some day, and maybe even star in it.
7.- David Nixon, LB, BYU — The ex-Cougar was the Mountain West Conference’s all-time leading tackler, and in his 6-3, 233-pound build, NFL talent scouts see the potential for him to fill out quickly and man an outside linebacker position.
Nixon gets high marks for his intelligence and ability to master a difficult defense at BYU. He also got great experience in pass coverage, which is rare for college linebackers entering the NFL.
A former Mormon missionary and Eagle Scout, he’s more mature than most collegiate prospects, and turned heads at his pro day with a 40 time in the low 4.6’s.”
- Nixon seems like a nice all-around player, he has decent size, he’s fast, he makes tackles for loss, gets some sacks and some int’s as well. I read that he was also recruited by bigger schools such as LSU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Arizona. By the way, BYU has actually been a top 25 program for the past 3 seasons.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:38 am
408,
I have no idea…..some people I guess have nothing better to do than to mess with people on a Blog. They must get off on getting under people’s skin.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am
3RD GUESS THEY GET PAID TO DISUPT BLOGS. No one spends as much time saying the same thing over & over unless they are in the first 2 catagories.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Well, that turned out longer than expected… but still, I see Frantz Joseph, Desmond Bryant, Jerome Boyd, Jon Compas (zbs type of blocker) and David Nixon as good pickups with some potential.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:59 am
How sweet would it be if in the pre-season game against the Niners….Mitchell lays out that B!tch A$$ Crabtree.
“I think he killed him on the sideline.”
May 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
David Nixon is destined for the practice squad …
May 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I really am impressed with the youth movement. We can all agree that Al isnt into rebuilding. So he has to be listening to someone. I for one am sick of signing all these overpriced busted down vets.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Rockstar,
why would you surmise Nixon to the practice squad? The all-time leading tackler in Mountain West history obviously knows how to play the game already. He’s fast, he’s smart and God knows the Raiders need somebody who will tackle reliably.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Andrew Walter or Bruce Gradowski… Who makes the team???
May 5th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Impeach Nixon!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Gradowski makes the team…AW to the donks
May 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Yea Double R, your right sometimes the reward outways the risk and other than his roids…he not all bad and apretty good LB hope those knees hold up….
fouuuurrr oooooo eeiight…..
walter makes the team he knows the system and we could always get an 8th rounder for him if it dsnt work him being thrid string clipboard guy!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Why would I want Shawn Merriman on our team? Hes a piece of sh!t. He’s overrated, he was only decent when he took steroids and now he has a shredded knee. The system he was in allowed him to constantly blitz the QB. That was his biggest mark and while he was on steroids, his stats sky rocketed. Once he got off the juice after getting caught, he was non-existent. It was Wade Phillips who made him look good and now Phillips is making DeMarcus Ware in Dallas look good but Ware doesn’t need to take steroids to be a good player.
Fuk Merriman. I’d rather have Alvis Whitted back as my starting WR then to have that stupid idiot on our team.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Gradkowski. He’s well versed in Paul Hackett’s system and has been taking part in the QB school in Alameda
May 5th, 2009 at 10:12 am
TW
David Nixon is actually a third cousin of the former President.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I think Walter is better that Gradowski… let the donks have em… I think the dischargers would pick up walter
May 5th, 2009 at 10:12 am
I want to say that Gradkowski would stay and Walter would go but its hard to fathom the Raiders having 2 backups who can’t throw that far. If anything, Walter may not make the team if he doesn’t show up to camp but that would be a force out if anything.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Shawne Merriman
EAR TEAM G TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF REC INT YDS TD
2005 SDG 15 57 43 14 4 10.0 2 0 0 0 0
2006 SDG 12 63 49 14 8 17.0 4 0 1 10 0
2007 SDG 15 68 54 14 4 12.5 2 0 0 0 0
2008 SDG 1 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 43 190 147 43 16 39.5 8 0 1 10 0
All he was was a sack artist and thats it. He wasn’t even strong against the run.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:15 am
why would you surmise Nixon to the practice squad?
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he’s undersized. he’s a cover LB. I wouldn’t be surprised if we tried him at SS like that ducks LB (boyd i think?)
May 5th, 2009 at 10:15 am
It’s getting close to beer:30… Wheres 4eva??
May 5th, 2009 at 10:15 am
AW is like the bosses kid at work,hes there but no one knows why…I still think he will have a good career somewhere in the right system..Shell and B&B made the kid scared to look at his own shaddow…and i cant blame him 7 steps and LOOOK OUUUTTTT!!!!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:18 am
he’s undersized. he’s a cover LB. I wouldn’t be surprised if we tried him at SS like that ducks LB (boyd i think?)
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Maybe as a back up… We have burners (speed) @ safety in branch and Mitchell…
May 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am
He wasn’t even strong against the run.
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24: time to take off the Raider shades and be real for a second. Shawne Merriman is a good player. He’s better than any LB on our roster even with a busted knee. If you don’t remember watching this h0m0 crash into our RB’s for a loss on the play you must have a pretty terrible memory. He’s only been gone for a year
May 5th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Rockstar,
6′3″ 233 is undersized?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Maybe as a back up… We have burners (speed) @ safety in branch and Mitchell…
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exactly. he’s a project. thats why nobody drafted him. he’ll be on the practice squad
May 5th, 2009 at 10:23 am
M Lonetree : 6′3″ 233 is undersized for a strong side linebacker
that’s why Slade Norris won’t be starting either. He’ll back up Thomas Howard at weak side
May 5th, 2009 at 10:25 am
RaiderRockstar – I’m sorry. Steroids made Merriman. Without them…his drive, passion and aggression were greatly diminished. The substance made him, not the other way around.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:27 am
I know a good player when I see one and I can tell you who I like from each team regardless of division foe or not and Merriman was heavily overrated.
For example…LaDainian Tomlinson in his prime was an incredible back. I love the type of running back he is but I hate the punishment he dishes out to us and I don’t like when he acts like a crybaby but all that aside, he was or maybe still is a dominant force.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:28 am
it cracks me up that Raider fans are so against steroids
maybe you guys don’t remember the raider teams of old?
the ones that used to win …
May 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
I know a good player when I see one and I can tell you who I like from each team regardless of division foe or not and Merriman was heavily overrated.
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thanks Mel Kiper Jr!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Rockstar,
you’ve got it all worked out for the roster already. So, I guess you know exactly what the Marshall Plan is for the defensive personnel three days before the initial practice and 4 1/2 months before the season opener. No alterations, everything set in stone. Wonder why guys even bother to show up.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
RRS
Im cool with that… I sure wish he could work out @ LB tho…
May 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
David Nixon is not a Safety, at 6′3 233 he’s not undersized either, but the practice squad sounds about right for the guy unless he can beat out Jon Alston, Ricky Brown or Sam Williams.
On the other hand, Jerome Boyd used to be one of the best Safeties in the country out of high school and despite being moved to OLB he still has the size (6′2 219)and speed (4.48) to project as a Pro Safety.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Happy Cinco de Mayo to our hispanic raider brethren!
the French are lame anyways … stay in Canada
May 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Rockstar – I didn’t say I was against steroids, I’m saying Merriman had an advantage over most of the players which made him look better than them for a short period of time. Once he stopped using them, his skills came back down to earth and he was just another player on the field that blended in. When the Raiders were good, EVERYONE was practically on steroids but the playing field as even. Thats much different.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
RaiderRockstar
Its not that we are against Steroid per say its more like we just hate the Chargers and that gay Steroid induced dance Merriman does.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Rockstar – Mel Kiper Jr. Hah! You’re doing the same thing I am. You like him, I don’t. Mel Kiper Sr.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
M Lonetree #75: sarcasm is anger’s ugly cousin
let it go brother.
this blog is full of people who have their own opinions
May 5th, 2009 at 10:39 am
The other OLB for the Chargers, Shaun Phillips is a much better linebacker than Shawne Merriman and he doesn’t need steroids to prove it.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:39 am
LOL @ Silver #80
i understand now. and agree with that
May 5th, 2009 at 10:40 am
M Lonetree – Seriously. Just like the draft, we have no idea what the final roster is going to look like but it sure is fun to say which guys we prefer to stay or how we think its going to work in the end right?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Mel Kiper Jr. Hah! You’re doing the same thing I am. You like him, I don’t. Mel Kiper Sr.
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Melly, listen to me. I am your father. Darrius Heyward-Bey will make an excellent pro. good character. taller & faster than Crabtree or Maclin and comes from a pro style offense. should make the transition to the pros much easier and give the Raiders offense yet another dynamic weapon. With the right coaching and growth from QB Jamarcus Russell in his 3rd NFL season this team could surprise some people and finally compete for the AFC West crown.
P.S. – do your research on this kid from Ohio named Mike Mitchell. he’s been impressive in private workouts and at his pro day. his stock is rising!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Did you just call me Melly and give me a Mel Kiper “Sr.” breakdown of DHB?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:47 am
You know it’s a slow day in RaiderLand when Shawn Merriman in Silver and Black is actually a discussion.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:48 am
You are going to put Mel Kiper Jr. out of a job with your analysis Rockstar. You need to slow your roll.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Edward Teach – Whats your opinion of Shawne Merriman?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I think he’s damaged goods, and has no character. I don’t want him on my team.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am
24,
when Shaun Phillips gets arrested every few days in San Diego nightclubs for beating on someone he is doing that without hormonal enhancement?
Rockstar,
I have respect for your posts here. I took exception to delegating the kid to the practice squad sight unseen. If that is the known circumstance, the only place I could end up, and I was the rookie LB I would not come here. I would go somewhere to be allowed to compete for a roster spot.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Good morning Raider men.(that’s for Brien)
I see Dakota is either real busy or has been crying due to the butt whipping Houston laid on the lakers last night.
Dakota get up, it’s all good, it’s just one game.
The collar around Dakota’s neck is getting tighter.
The winner of game one in a seven game series has a 55% chance of winning the series.
Sorry Dakota, man up!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Im with ET on this 1…. well said brethren…
May 5th, 2009 at 10:54 am
FREE DIRTY!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Did you just call me Melly and give me a Mel Kiper “Sr.” breakdown of DHB?
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yes! haha. I called you MK Jr. and you called me MK Sr.
sorry. couldn’t resist. I also mentioned M&M – our 2nd rounder
May 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
M Lonetree – Barrett Robbins wasn’t on steroids. He had schizophrenia. What I am trying to say is, not every player in the NFL is “normal”. Everyone has a different background and the game itself is tougher than hell. Dealing with the players in the locker room, having millions of dollars, coming from tough neighborhoods, getting hurt on a consistent basis from the impact of the game, dealing with coaches, the media and everything else that is situated with the NFL puts these guys under ALOT of pressure. Thats why some guys do steroids in the first place. Its hard enough to make it into the NFL alone and these substances pave their way and help them reach their goals and get paid.
With all that being said, there are many other difficult things these guys go through. Phillips could have had a tough upbringing or maybe he has “Pacman” syndrome but these guys live their lives aggressively due to their sport and lifestyle. These guys are like warriors so obviously they’re going to lose their cool away from the game of football. That doesn’t mean they’re on steroids, there are plenty of other issues to make these guys have problems.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
RaiderDell,
I also supposed that Dakota is in a funk today, hence his non-presence.
How’s the life and times for you young man?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
word FREE DIRTY!! nice Laker blast Dell.. Im being quiet since my sharks got their asses handed to them in the first round..
May 5th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Saying an Undrafted Free Agent is probably headed to the practice squal is hardly, imflammatory.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:01 am
408 – Thanks man. The day is ruined. Had to bring up the Sharks! Damnit!
May 5th, 2009 at 11:01 am
League Announces All 16 AFL “Legacy” Games
Posted by Mike Florio on May 5, 2009, 12:09 p.m.
On the heels of the Twitter leak from the Patriots, the NFL has announced the full slate of 2009 games intended to pay homage for the 50th season since the launch of the AFL.
The 16 games featuring the eight original AFL teams in throwback attire are as follows:
Sunday, August 9: Bills vs. Titans/Oilers.
Monday, September 14: Bills at Patriots; Chargers at Raiders.
Sunday, September 27: Titans/Oilers at Jets/Titans.
Sunday, October 11: Cowboys at Chiefs/Dallas Texans; Patriots at Broncos.
Sunday, October 18: Titans/Oilers at Patriots.
Monday, October 19: Broncos at Chargers.
Sunday, October 25: Chargers at Chiefs/Dallas Texans; Jets/Titans at Raiders.
Sunday, November 1: Dolphins at Jets/Titans.
Sunday, November 15: Bills at Titans/Oilers; Chiefs/Dallas Texans at Raiders.
Thursday, November 26: Raiders at Cowboys.
Sunday, November 29: Dolphins at Bills.
Sunday, December 6: Patriots at Dolphins.
The eight original AFL teams will be wearing the following throwback uniforms for these games.
Buffalo Bills: From their 1965 AFL Championship season, a white helmet with a stationary red buffalo.
Denver Broncos: From their 1960 season, a brown and yellow uniform with brown helmet.
Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans): From their 1962 AFL Championship season, a red and white uniform with a red helmet featuring an outline of the state of Texas.
New England Patriots (Boston Patriots): From their 1963 divisional championship season, a white helmet featuring the original Patriot logo.
New York Jets (Titans of New York): From their 1961 season, gold and navy uniforms with a navy helmet.
Oakland Raiders: From their 1963 season, a white jersey with silver numbers outlined in black and a silver helmet with the original Raiders logo.
San Diego Chargers: From their 1963 AFL Championship season, white pants with a yellow lightning bolt down legs.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:02 am
24
paaaaaaalease… They get paid millions of $$$$$$$$$ to PLAY Football… i wish I was so lucky as to have that type of problem and physical ability…
May 5th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I took exception to delegating the kid to the practice squad sight unseen. If that is the known circumstance, the only place I could end up, and I was the rookie LB I would not come here. I would go somewhere to be allowed to compete for a roster spot.
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you’re right, if you look at it from a player’s perspective. However, the coach makes the final decisions. Sulak & Norris will have every opportunity to win roster spots because we used draft picks on them. Alston & Williams are valuable on special teams. Brown, Morrison & Howard are returning starters nearly etched in stone. Isaiah Ekejiuba is a lock for ST, so is Jon Condo. I don’t see where Frantz Joseph fits in, much less David Nixon and we need a MLB in the worst way!
May 5th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Those gawd awful Denver Broncos uniforms are so groos, man that will be hard to watch that team. They will look like the washing machine was not invented yet.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
M
Doing great! Looks like we have no chat today.
I sense no unhappiness in here today.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
my Bad 24….
May 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Saying an Undrafted Free Agent is probably headed to the practice squal is hardly, imflammatory.
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sorry if you don’t feel stimulated KK …
May 5th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Raider Dell
http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=161
May 5th, 2009 at 11:11 am
24 Im just saying…. I have no sympathy for superstar athletes who cant deal with the pressure.. Well Ok feel bad 4 B.Robbins even if he did cost us the SB (IMO)..
May 5th, 2009 at 11:12 am
408RAIDER Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am
word FREE DIRTY!! nice Laker blast Dell.. Im being quiet since my sharks got their asses handed to them in the first round..
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408
Tough series loss for the Sharks. You get emotionally involved and next thing you know, the season is over. I enjoyed the Sharks this year, saw on the tube about 65 games. I believe the injuries had some of the reason they looked out of sync.
I would like to see them sigh Moen, and make a decision on the blue line.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:14 am
M Lonetree – Well…Psychology was my major, Sociology was my minor. That doesn’t mean I earned a degree from it but I was definately interested in it. I tend to overanalyze most situations whereas most people tend to look at it at face value and without getting too deep into it. Its all good.
Most would rather keep it simple and see football as a game and nothing more. All of the personal stuff that goes with it and the fact that these guys playing the game are human doesn’t factor in with how people view them. They might as well be robots as long as the person watching is entertained. We live in a selfish society.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:15 am
yo Huff
please warn us next time you post a link to donkey land… that was just disgusting
May 5th, 2009 at 11:16 am
LMN is going to be angry!!!
the Patriots signed FB Eric Kettani (Navy) yesterday …
May 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am
408 – You completely contradicted yourself with your Barrett Robbins statement…
“24 Im just saying…. I have no sympathy for superstar athletes who cant deal with the pressure.. Well Ok feel bad 4 B.Robbins even if he did cost us the SB (IMO)..”
That is just plain biased because Robbins was a Raider. You gave him a pass while you judge the others. If you’re not going to have sympathy for the athletes, then you can’t make any exceptions because that wouldn’t be credible.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Bah…I need to work. I’ll catch up later. Peace.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Wow, those are some UUUUUUGLY logos. Although I do like the alternate one from 62-67 because it looks like a cartoon depiction of the proverbial beaten dead horse. I’ll call it the MR horse logo.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:23 am
That is just plain biased because Robbins was a Raider. You gave him a pass while you judge the others.
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dont get It twisted… I am not judging any 1.. I said I have no sympathy for them… Of course I give B.Rob a pass he was a RAIDER and a damn good 1…
May 5th, 2009 at 11:25 am
A serious note, those old AFL uniforms really had no creative code. I’m amazed how ugly the color and logos were.
Fast forward today, could you see anyone buying hats, t-shirts or game jersey with those colors, yikes gag!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I like the old RAIDER LOGO.. and I the white Jerseys with the silver &black #’s and letters are awesome IMO
May 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Raider Dell,
Just game one. Laker’s in 6. They were off too long.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:35 am
I was in a Raider Image store yesterday buying a gift and conversing with the store clerk. He mentioned that the face on the Raider shield was designed after a cowboy actor. Anyone know who the actor was? The clerk didn’t know and I’d never heard the story before.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Had to be John Wayne… pilgrim (just guessing)
May 5th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Randolph Scott
May 5th, 2009 at 11:43 am
TW
you guessing to or do ya have facts???
May 5th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Original Raider logo after the switch from the Oakland Senors name.
http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=949
May 5th, 2009 at 11:44 am
exlaraiderseasonticketholder Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Raider Dell,
Just game one. Laker’s in 6. They were off too long.
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Ex
I agree, I just hate to see the home court advantage switch to Houston.
I sensed when Yao got hurt and came back the Rockets really picked up their game, the Lakers never matched their intensity.
These series have so many twist that a bad call or a bad bounce can really put you out very quickly.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am
The original team colors were black, gold and white. The now-familiar team emblem of a pirate (or “raider”) wearing a football helmet was created, reportedly a rendition of actor Randolph Scott.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Raiders
I had heard it before but forgot the actors name. Years before my time.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I’ll be at the Monday night game, the Chargers uniforms won’t be that bad, they just look like egg yolks running down their sides.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am
The retro uniforms will generate some business for the NFL, I just don’t see very much.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Its not that we are against Steroid per say its more like we just hate the Chargers and that gay Steroid induced dance Merriman does.
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I would have liked the dance had he been eating QB’s for our defense….just sayin
May 5th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Raider Dell,
Yao is a monster when he is allowed to establish position. At 7′6″ and 300lbs+ he dominates. Must be made to run and switch outside his comfort zone. He is a 2nd tier center in the NBA. IMHO
May 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am
exlaraiderseasonticketholder Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Raider Dell,
Just game one. Laker’s in 6. They were off too long.
WHAT ABOUT THEM NUGGETS
Mavs are crying that K-mart is too mean 
WAA 
May 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am
RaiderTW,
thanks. Randolph Scott he is.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:58 am
I must go back to work, the comments were sintilating, and pervocative.
Raider On!
Dakota, hope your mom is doing well.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:59 am
the Lakers and the Celtics both losing on the same night is all good. hope that can be sustained.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Later on Monsieur Dell.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
1960 1st season history of the Raiders.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
should we take a look at Foote the Steelers just cut him?
May 5th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Mr.Natural!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
3-4 LBs are diff than 4-3 LBs, especially OLBs like Merriman.
OLBs in a 3-4 scheme are tweeners/ Players who played End at college, but they are undersized and have lots of speed to rush the passer and also cover.
If Merriman was to play for a 4-3 team like us, he would play DE at 6′5 270 and not LB!!!
235 is too small for a SLB!!!!!
It’s not all about size, but does he fit the scheme??
Look at a Tampa 2 or cover 2, you need fast LB who can cover. Who cares what size they are.!! PB OLB C June is only 225!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
yo Happy Troll do ya know how to make the ROFLMAO smiley???
May 5th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Ufck the frenchies!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
JK dakota
May 5th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
farve needs to stay retired… Michael jordan he is not….
May 5th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
*favre
May 5th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
What happened to KB?!! I thought he was the man Dakota!!! lol
All hail king James. lol
MVP
May 5th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
FREE DIRTY!
May 5th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
408, are you kidding? Favre in Minny would be great! He may play for 5 more years once he realizes all he has to do is hand off to AP 30 times, and throw some screens to Harvin and an occasional bomb to that WR they got from the Bears last year…can’t remember his name…
And then we could watch him stick it to the Packers twice a year! I would love it.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
King James: MVP
King James is better than KB.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Don’t worry Raider O, Kobe will be just fine…he’ll drop 45 on the Rockets in game 2.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Maybe but I’m sick of the guy… He is a whiner IMO…
May 5th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Favre Is Done!! He is 40!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Desmond Bryant should be given an opportunity at defensive end….6′6 288….hopefully he has some quickness to go with that big size.
I hope they give him a tryout there. Let him be the base DE and serve as a rotational guy inside.
Then go ahead and cut Boschetti or Joseph…or SAnds
May 5th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Haha the Lakers lol. Kobe can go score 45 all he wants. It wont be an easy 45 and he will not have his teammates involved if thats the case. Rockets did a great thing last night. Would be a great month of May to see Lakers not advance
May 5th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
GO NUGGETS
May 5th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
new post up
May 8th, 2009 at 4:09 am
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May 8th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Don’t be cruel bloggers…
To that mod/troll when she is on her period because she can get very angry and boot people for selfish inadvertent reasons other than (racial slur derogatory comments patronizing other bloggers).
If you see posts left up that still contain racial slurs and flat out foul language and then a posts gets deleted for no justifiable reason it makes you wonder?