Neal, Russell added to roster
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 10:45 am in Oakland Raiders.
A couple of updates to the roster by John Herrera on the field:
FB Lorenzo Neal is wearing No. 41, with Louis Rankin wearing No. 40.
RB Gary Russell, who has experience with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, was signed and is wearing No. 23.
QB Danny Soutwick is in on a tryout basis.
More to come later . . .
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May 8th, 2009 at 10:46 am
yep
May 8th, 2009 at 10:47 am
I AM REALLY FIRED UP ABOUT LORENZO NEAL!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Noooooo
May 8th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Third.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:48 am
When did we sign Neal?
May 8th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Who the hell is Danny Southwick? I hope one of the 18 RB’s on the roster can play FB.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Why Neal??!
Isn’t he 40+!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:49 am
O,
Why nooooooo?
May 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Lorenzo Neal will help us in the those third and 1 situations quite a bit. Good signing Al, very low-risk.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Hey Jerry how about some hi-tech to this site and give us a live feed streaming video… you can do it!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I’ll say it again. It’s finally time for some FOOTBALL! sweet!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:51 am
nice… hopefully neal still has another season in him
May 8th, 2009 at 10:51 am
O,
There is no downside to this signing….he is insurance. He is a mean SOB….who is a Pro Bowl fullback. Perfect bridge for our young players…..will be a full grown man in the run game, and knows his Sh!t in pass protection.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Is Neal any better than bringing Crockett out of retirement?
May 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
YEYEYEYEYEYYEYEYEYEYYEYE
LOVE NEAL AND RUSSELL BOTH!!!!!!
JERRY GOOD WORK MAN I FEEL LIKE IM THERE!!!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Crockett. Man I miss that guy.
Yeah, I think Neal has more mentoring to offer.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
LEP,
As insurance yes, but he’s old!!
I would rather sign another FB later, a few will be cut before the reg season.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Raiders underdogs by 6 opening day.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Lorenzo Neal is an older version of O’neil… This is a great signing at a low cost for us, O’neil gets to learn the ins and outs from a FB that has blocked for more thousand yard backs in NFL history. He also brings a proven leader and work ethic to the offense. I love this signing, there is no way it backfires.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Yes….Crockett was a stud, but everyone Neal has blocked for has been a 1,000 yard rusher.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Nice! Lorenzo Neal in the house can only be a good thing.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Hey Jerry be careful with John Herrera he might be on a bad mood today.
Neal brings attitude and experience to the FB spot, Lawton was OK last year, and as for O.O. if he is recovering fine, he must watch and learn from Neal.
Come on man is just the first practice of minicamp day 1… give him a chance… Jerry will give us an update soon.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Burgess MIA
Zach Miller has an injury
Oren and Shields are dressed, but not practicing.
Shields is done, if he can’t even get healthy for the first mini-camp. What is wrong with that guy.
May 8th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Come on man is just the first practice of minicamp day 1… give him a chance… Jerry will give us an update soon.
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Bro he’s on point two posts in ten mins I’m lovin it wasnt being sarcastic at all!!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Neal is the best signing of the offseason for the offense by far. He brings a tough veteran leadership to a young offense. I see him having a Jerry Rice/Rich Gannon type effect on the offense as far as putting people in check and pushing them to work harder.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I dont get it.. NEAL? running back coach… maybe! not starting FB? he’s 38 yrs old turning 50! hopefully he can pop some livetra and hang in there!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Triple B,
>????? aside from burgess whos is always MIA were you gettin this info brother???
May 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Mentoring? Neal by far and away is the best fullback we’ve had since J. Ritchie. Neal is a real fullback and one of the best in football period. We finally get some bonified proven talent at a position and the guy get’s hated on. Just plain sad.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am
O,
Just wait….you will LOVE this guy! There is no negative to this….he will be a great leader….great locker room guy….and TOUGH!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am
David White at the Chron is my source. Burgess is the only guy missing so far.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:02 am
# BART Bridge Blues Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Burgess MIA
Zach Miller has an injury
Oren and Shields are dressed, but not practicing.
Shields is done, if he can’t even get healthy for the first mini-camp. What is wrong with that guy.
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Burgess hasn’t done crap in 2 years he needs to be here proving something, Miller being injured could be a good thing cause it forces Russell to work in his receivers and build chemistry without his safety blanket being there. Shields doesn’t look like he will be making the roster since he seems to be made of glass.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I’ve seen the Raiders 7 point underdogs around town.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:03 am
An arena2 league QB? No chance.
At least Gary Russell has scored a SuperBowl touchdown – unlike everyone else at camp!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Heyward-Bey and Schilens starting at WR, McFadden at HB
Henderson, Gallery, Wade, Carlisle and Green manning the O-line.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This guy on twitter is on site giving minute-by-minute updates. Go to https://twitter.com/bydavidwhite.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:07 am
# Scottish Raider Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:03 am
An arena2 league QB? No chance.
At least Gary Russell has scored a SuperBowl touchdown – unlike everyone else at camp!!
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He is just a camp arm to keep the real qb’s from getting tired, also builds confidence for defense that gets to pick him off lol
May 8th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I guess Satele and Barnes are still getting up to speed with the zone-blocking, which makes perfect sense. I like that Bey and Schilens are out there right away, apparently Walker is on the sidelines watching, sans helmet.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Luke, I’m your father Luke Lawton is pure garbage. He get’s punked at the point of attack on almost every running play that he’s involved in. Oren O’neil or OO as some of you are attempting to call him is nowhere in the same league as L. Neil. Before giving the guy a nickname how about allowing him to prove something on the field first, which to date he hasn’t. O’neil was a project fullback draft pick-up who needs time to develop, no need comparing him to a real pro-bowl caliber fullback like Neal.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:08 am
# BK Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This guy on twitter is on site giving minute-by-minute updates. Go to https://twitter.com/bydavidwhite.
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Thanks man much appreciated
May 8th, 2009 at 11:10 am
# BART Bridge Blues Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Heyward-Bey and Schilens starting at WR, McFadden at HB
Henderson, Gallery, Wade, Carlisle and Green manning the O-line.
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Really Green starting? wow
May 8th, 2009 at 11:10 am
LEU,
Sorry for LEP, honest mistake.
Bro, I know him. I live in San Diego. Does he have anything to offer at 40, and after so many years of blocking??? He is a FB.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:11 am
first 1st team offense drill; heyward-bet and schilens at wr, screen to mcfadden daivdi white sf chron..
May 8th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Javon Walker watching with no helmet is a good sign, that guy is garbage. Hated when we signed him and hopefully I will be able to cheer him on his way out.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:12 am
LEU,
If he can, then yes I do want him in the team. He is a leader and One Tough SOB!! lol
May 8th, 2009 at 11:12 am
This is my first time getting on Twitter, pretty cool for stuff like mini-camp updates. We should ask Jerry about getting set up with his own account.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:12 am
repost:
Here’s something to consider when talking about Justin Fargas. He’s played 6 NFL season for the Raiders and only has 698 carries and 60 catches during that span. He’s been hurt EVERY season …
LaDainian Tomlinson has played 8 NFL seasons for the Chargers and has a whopping 2657 carries and 510 catches during that span.
yet somehow LT still has more tread on the tires than Fargas and he’s taken less of a pounding. less frequent injuries. isn’t that sad?
1 TD every 100 carries isn’t good enough fellas!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
# Raider O Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:10 am
LEU,
Sorry for LEP, honest mistake.
Bro, I know him. I live in San Diego. Does he have anything to offer at 40, and after so many years of blocking??? He is a FB.
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The leadership and work ethic he brings alone is worth the signing. This guy is tough as nails as you already know, loved the guy when he played in SD while hating him for being a Charger
May 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Hey there is some hope for Fargas! From his wiki page:
College career
Fargas attended the University of Michigan…started there as a running back before switching to safety in the middle of the 2000 season…
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If he wants to play like a crash test dummy, DO IT ON DEFENSE!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Cable said Javon Walker was “trying to get healthy” in his last interview . remember?
i’m not surprised he’s on the bench
Glad we signed Lo Neal!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
# BART Bridge Blues Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:12 am
This is my first time getting on Twitter, pretty cool for stuff like mini-camp updates. We should ask Jerry about getting set up with his own account.
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I agree Jerry needs one
May 8th, 2009 at 11:14 am
BK,
Great link bro, thank you.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Satele has a knee problem from before he was traded to us. Can’t be serious or they wouldn’t have passed him on a physical.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Jerry…..twitter is kicking A$$$ right now but….True fans will stick it out…”while posting twitter updates on the REAL raiderblog!!!”
May 8th, 2009 at 11:18 am
not surprised we signed Gary Russell.
Al Davis always has to have at least 1 player from the Super Bowl Champs. LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 11:18 am
“they look pretty good against air” lol
May 8th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Dude is a BEAST!
I’ll bet he smells like one anyway.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Burgess is there, he was doing rehab work inside. I take back what I said about him not showing lol… Still needs to show us something this year though.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Maddens Curse Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Hey Jerry how about some hi-tech to this site and give us a live feed streaming video… you can do it!
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I said it once and i say it again…
May 8th, 2009 at 11:19 am
SHEEETTTTT
R D T,
is in here put it away……….shhhhh act cool.
Hey bro..
May 8th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Yeah Jerry, get a Twat account.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I feel like I am there, this is great. Jerry you need to get your act together, your hourly ‘blog’ updates are so last year.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Twitter!!!!
Where have you been, I love Twitter!!!
Jerry who????
I’m playing, but I still love twitter.. lol
Thx BK, I love my nation.
I’m a Raiderian Citizen.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:21 am
are ya ready for some football?????
May 8th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Burgess at Mini camp..LOL you can tell he is in a contract year!!!! has he even ever seen a mini camp???
May 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
hand out the Golden Seal, Random Drug Tester is here.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Andrew Walter not taking snaps. Looks like he is gone through trade or going to be cut. Sucks I really thought this guy could have been good with a decent O-line to work with but Shell broke him
May 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Andrew Walter is D.O.N.E! Why don’t they just get rid of him already?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Probably holding out to trade him, doubt they get anything more than a 7th rd pick if even that
May 8th, 2009 at 11:25 am
“new center samson satele not practicing, knee related before he signed here” per David White
May 8th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Raider O is twitterpated.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
having neal on the team is a good thing…. in 2005… its 2009. the man has wear and tear.. i think its just been a long offseason combined with a questionable draft thats creating the sense of false hope…
May 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Way to sign the professional battering ram Lorenzo Neal!
Big pickup!
Jerry,
Are you goin to try and ask Coach Cable about Russell wearing a mini wrist play list on his left wrist?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I’m twitterpating myself,ooooohhhaaaaahhh!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am
# raiderrej Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
having neal on the team is a good thing…. in 2005… its 2009. the man has wear and tear.. i think its just been a long offseason combined with a questionable draft thats creating the sense of false hope…
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He signed cheap, if he doesn’t work they cut him and there is no harm… So why is this a bad signing?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am
smok’em if you got’em
May 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am
“thats the way to catch the football.” ted tollner to dhb after nice catch.
YESSSS I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
May 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Andrew is one of the top 5 QBs we have had in the last 10 years! Of course that ain’t sayin’ much…
Gannon
Russell
Garcia
Culpepper
Walter
I’d play him before George or McClown. Am I missing anyone?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:29 am
This year’s team looks like a team Al would have created in MADDEN FOOTBALL
May 8th, 2009 at 11:30 am
So the rams cut their MLB today. 2nd rd pick and 6 year veteran Pisa Tinoisamoa, the team’s leading tackler.
Is Morrison any better?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:30 am
“thats the way to catch the football.” ted tollner to dhb after nice catch.
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finally… I hope so
May 8th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Al turned on the HOF option and picked up Lorenzo Neal
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Danny Southwick
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 215
Position: QB
Birthplace: Provo, UT
2008- Played for Louisville Fire
2007- Played at Occidental
2006- Played at Dixie State College (now a division 2, 4-year school)
2005- Redshirted at University of Utah
2003- Signed with Oregon State, attended spring and part of fall camp before transferring to Dixie State Junior College, stayed through 2004
2001-2002- Mormon mission in Texas
2000- signed with BYU, never attended
Player Bio:
2008
Late into the season, Danny was signed to the Louisville Fire arena 2 football team and quickly took over the starting role. Southwick threw 15 touchdowns in only 98 attempts on the year, culminating in a 19/26, 6 touchdown performance against Peoria in the final game of the season. Louisville’s 62 points vs. Peoria were the highest score that Louisville produced all season.
College
Transferred numerous times in college after signing with Brigham Young out of High School. Southwick made stops at Oregon State, Dixie, and the University of Utah, before finishing his Senior season at Occidental College.
Had a Quarterback rating of 174.12 and a 67% completion percentage during senior season at Occidental College.
Had a successful career in Junior College with a 15-3 as a starter at Dixie State College. Southwick’s Junior College career was highlighted by a 506 yard, 5 touchdown performance against Arizona Western, that earned Southwick the NJCAA national offensive player of the week.
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He was impressive at the BYU Pro Day in March. Raider scouts were present. Panthers worked him out on 4/20. Raiders worked him out on 4/22.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
So far DHB seems to be having no problem with his hands but without contact its hard to tell.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
i didnt say it was a bad thing… im saying that he has the same chance as UDFA in making the team and that by anyway does he have a free pass as “best FA signing this offseason” as most of us have on this board.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
NICE CATCH DHB!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:32 am
everything is one on nones, dont get too excited about going vs air yet
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Let DHB vs Aso…
May 8th, 2009 at 11:32 am
David White is kind of irritating, he is very sarcastic and negative. Would love to have someone that is less of a punk twittering for us.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Neal’s a good signing if he’s still got gas left. He blocked for LT for those thousand yard seasons and was part of the reason the Ravens had such a productive running game.
He’s olde. but he knows how to destroy second level LBs and is a smart insurance policy in case.
Plus, he may be camp fodder brought in to help and take reps. Don’t know if he’ll make the final roster remember.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
DMunoz26 Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:32 am
David White is kind of irritating, he is very sarcastic and negative. Would love to have someone that is less of a punk twittering for us.
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Yup
May 8th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Good afternoon Raider Nation,
Great news to report from raider headquarters…JRuss looks to be an great shape.
I work next to the Raider camp
May 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Dirtyd, were you the one with the Fire Al poster?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
# raiderrej Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
i didnt say it was a bad thing… im saying that he has the same chance as UDFA in making the team and that by anyway does he have a free pass as “best FA signing this offseason” as most of us have on this board.
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The guy has turned in more 1k RB’s in his career than anyone else in the history of the NFL. Not just the same back but several. How do you even compare him to a UDFA, just his rep alone makes him 100 times better than a UDFA. Leadership and work ethic can’t be taught and who is going to listen to a UDFA over Lorenzo Neal.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Don’t get any tweetness on you.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:36 am
not……
May 8th, 2009 at 11:36 am
RaiderMight Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Dirtyd, were you the one with the Fire Al poster?
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LMFAO
May 8th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Maybe Jerry will join the twitter worlds eventually. Some one from inside the bay area did last year at some conference.
It’s great to have little notes like that through out the pratices.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Give ‘em hell Mitchell & DHB! P.S. Star Trek kix arse!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
BSJ -
I wouldn’t say AW is any better than Aaron Brooks, Kerry Collins, Jeff George or Josh McCown. NO WAY!
by the way, Culpepper was garbage here and Garcia is going to be a back up
May 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
I’d rather have Rick Mirer or Tee Martin than Andrew Walter. Walter is a quitter and a baby, with no pocket presence and the worst body language. I would trade him for a bag of oranges.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am
signing marvin harrison would be better if not the same as signing neal.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am
The overall Team looks good, not any out of shape players. Its only shorts and shirts but they look sharp
May 8th, 2009 at 11:39 am
There certainly would have been a JRuss looks pretty big post on tweeter by now, if it had been the case.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Al should get a twitter account, that would be great.
“All the players look fantastic, but that bum Ted Cable is not getting the most out of them.”
“I decided to go with the white tracksuit today.”
“DHB just dropped a pass, he must have been one of Cable’s draft picks; yep that is exactly how I remember it now.”
May 8th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I’d rather have Rick Mirer or Tee Martin than Andrew Walter. Walter is a quitter and a baby, with no pocket presence and the worst body language. I would trade him for a bag of oranges.
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exactly. I’d have to admit that AW is still better than Tui or Rob Johnson though (but not by much)
May 8th, 2009 at 11:41 am
JRuss looks really fit and slim not even close to fat
May 8th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Neal’s presence and work ethic will rub off on the young guys, even if he is cut at the end of training camp. Little to no risk, with lots of potential upside. A great signing.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:41 am
LOL @ #103 BBB
May 8th, 2009 at 11:42 am
can the public attend these mini camps?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
J. Russell should twitter too
“Chill coach. i got this Big Mac”
May 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
I’d rather have Rick Mirer or Tee Martin than Andrew Walter.
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Hell, in THAT draft we could have had Brady rather than Tee Martin.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:44 am
DMunoz26 Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:35 am
# raiderrej Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:31 am
i didnt say it was a bad thing… im saying that he has the same chance as UDFA in making the team and that by anyway does he have a free pass as “best FA signing this offseason” as most of us have on this board.
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The guy has turned in more 1k RB’s in his career than anyone else in the history of the NFL. Not just the same back but several. How do you even compare him to a UDFA, just his rep alone makes him 100 times better than a UDFA. Leadership and work ethic can’t be taught and who is going to listen to a UDFA over Lorenzo Neal.
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and i agree with you… in 2004! not today not no way! “Leadership and work ethic can’t be taught”- maybe as a QC coach but not as our #1 FB. If Neal was the “greatest offseason addition”, then what does that say about the Raven’s not resigning him? like i said its a good addition but not the best “offseason signing” like you posted earlier… cause i can name 3 off top!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
The O-Line looks quick…….again this is without pads
May 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
They must’ve pulled the plug on White …
Been 15 minutes since he’s had a thought?
May 8th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Andrew Walter deserves a shot in the NFL more than Huff does.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am
in THAT draft we could have had Brady rather than Tee Martin.
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TW: the Steelers drafted Tee Martin in 2000. He played for us in 2003
May 8th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Dirtyd….your on! David White hit the crapper already!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:49 am
jhill Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
They must’ve pulled the plug on White …
Been 15 minutes since he’s had a thought?
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It must be Jerry right there on Camp, he is jealous man!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:49 am
nader64 Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Andrew Walter deserves a shot in the NFL more than Huff does.
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Andrew Walter has started and played in a handful of games, over a couple of seasons with different coaches and players. The one constant: he stinks, turns the balls over and looks likes he wants to cry.
Huff at least excelled last year in special teams, and has had a few moments in pass coverage over the years. If he was a 3rd rounder like Walter, we wouldn’t hate him as much.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:51 am
HxCxRaider Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:25 am
“new center samson satele not practicing, knee related before he signed here” per David White
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Knee injury would be very new. He had a torn labrum in his shoulder collar bone area, but played all 16 games anyway.
Tough Hawiian kid who has shown signs of being very good, but gets dinged alot.
Was manhandled by some of the bigger nose tackles, but could’ve been partly because of the injury.
He should fair better in the ZBS.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:51 am
right, I have no memory for 4th string QBs. lol
May 8th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Andrew Walter deserves a shot in the NFL more than Huff does.
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must have missed that Panthers game last year. atrocious
May 8th, 2009 at 11:52 am
DWhite is online again
May 8th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Russ is loving DHB
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
ricky brown on run blitz. welcome to oakland, dc john marshall
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
vegas raider Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:49 am
nader64 Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Andrew Walter deserves a shot in the NFL more than Huff does.
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Andrew Walter has started and played in a handful of games, over a couple of seasons with different coaches and players. The one constant: he stinks, turns the balls over and looks likes he wants to cry.
Huff at least excelled last year in special teams, and has had a few moments in pass coverage over the years. If he was a 3rd rounder like Walter, we wouldn’t hate him as much.
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The fact Walter endured a legendary beating in 2006 is reason enough for him to get a shot elsewhere. Talk about paying dues…
Huff on the other hand has had ample field time and failed to produce…so far.
Nnamdi has predicted a Huff break out the last 2 years, but maybe, just maybe, in 09′ he’ll be right…
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
BSJ -
I wouldn’t say AW is any better than Aaron Brooks, Kerry Collins, Jeff George or Josh McCown. NO WAY!
by the way, Culpepper was garbage here and Garcia is going to be a back up
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OK, I’ll give you Kerry. Totally blocked him out. But Mccown and Brooks, no way. They both reeked. Walter at least has some upside in a conventional system. In fact, I bet he would do well in TN. Similar style to Collins.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Walter is not a Kiffin QB. No QB in Art Shell’s system would have done much better. So no fair assessment of AW yet IMO. He and Huff are equally uninspiring since their demotions and need a change of scenery. I know Walter does. I’ll hold out a trace of hope for Huff but it would really floor me if he turned it around this year.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
fargas on first team, sharing snaps with mcfadden.
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here is your man! hahaha
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
“ricky brown on run blitz. welcome to oakland, dc john marshall.”
hallelujah!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
ricky brown on run blitz. welcome to oakland, dc john marshall
-David White
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YES!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:55 am
nnamdi covering dhb … nnam cuts in front and drops russell pick inside. nice.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:56 am
TW,
Prev post
LMAO
I’m a little late, I was twitterpatting!!! lol
May 8th, 2009 at 11:56 am
now nnamdi on mcfadden split wide. russell doesnt bother this time
May 8th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Nice piece on Mitchell Jerry. Did I read this right. Was this dude working out during the draft. Thats what I call dedication.
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“What did they say?” Mitchell said. “I really don’t know. Once I got drafted, I went back to work.”
May 8th, 2009 at 11:58 am
CRACKRAIDER Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
ricky brown on run blitz. welcome to oakland, dc john marshall
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Long as its not in coverage. Brown got scorched by FLACCO in the “Suggs package” with Troy Smith at Qb and Flacco spread out left at WR.
Yuck…
May 8th, 2009 at 11:58 am
ottocrat Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Give ‘em hell Mitchell & DHB! P.S. Star Trek kix arse!
^^^^^
I bet the Over 40 million for the Star Trek weekend Box Office on BetEd. Only a 100 dollar minimum was allowed….I would have bet more. LOL
Heard it’s good and way better than that half assed sorry Wolverine film.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:59 am
This twitter thing is good…
Aso must be in great shape with those $1000000$ he received from uncle Al
DHB has a great test in front of him, this will make him better hopefully!
May 8th, 2009 at 11:59 am
[...] latest addition is Gary Russell, according to Jerry McDonald of [...]
May 8th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
it makes sense that we sent Ricky Brown on a run blitz. He’s better than Morrison & Howard at defending the run. the guy is a tackling machine
Tommy Kelly stuffs DMC twice in a series?
oh yeah, we got Wade & Carlisle starting. nevermind. it makes sense now
May 8th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I LOVE TWITTER!!!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Gotta say, the thought of Russell trying to do it all w/ his arm this year a la Favre scares the crap outta me. I hope they can find a good balance between turning him loose and well, turning him too loose.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
DHB is gonna burn Nnamdi like a 20 dollar bill at SuperCuts
May 8th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
nnamdi to jamarcus: “are you coming to me? is he coming to me?” he didn’t.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Thanks for the twitter updates everyone. I am 28 going on 88 when it comes to computers and “twittering”.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
16yearsold16yearfan Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
nnamdi to jamarcus: “are you coming to me? is he coming to me?” he didn’t
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Nobody in the league does
May 8th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Nnamdi is getting cocky. he better make the INT next time if he’s gonna be jawing like that
no wonder Huff can cover, but can’t catch. his mentor can’t either!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
today is the only time i found twitter useful
May 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Yea I dont twitter either, but Im damn sure trying to figure it out today. I do love Facebook.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Get that bum Green off the field. Why waste any time with him?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I want to see Russell throw a bomb. make it a 4 WR set with Higgins, Schilens, DHB & Murphy. then tell JR to find the open man and let er rip
take advantage of the size & speed at WR
May 8th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Maybe he learned how to block with a mop stick
May 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
LMAO #151!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Al turned on the HOF option and picked up Lorenzo Neal
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LMAO just got back from lunch catching up this was good!!
Although I’m all for neal this is funny!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
ricky brown getting tons of backup time at mlb, alston the first team slb so far
May 8th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Ricky Brown the backup MLB. told ya
Frantz Joseph to the practice squad
May 8th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Just based on what we saw last year, I think it’s safe to say: McDadden up the middle doesn’t work.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Alston starting at OLB? yikes!
thats almost as bad as starting Green at RT!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Nader64 <–drooling over the constant tweets (why don’t they call them ‘twits’? lol)
May 8th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Brown is playing backup MLB, Alston starting at SLB. Twitter.
Just remember, all this doesn’t mean anything now!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
seems Alstons plays behind the LOS in limited time caught some of the new “teachers” attention.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
did he say stunt blitz? WhooooohHooOOo
its ON!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
# kirk morrison swats russell pass on stunt blitz up the middle2 minutes ago from mobile web
May 8th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Stunt blitz?? Is our defense going to catch up to the hot new thing from 1998?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
BK Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This guy on twitter is on site giving minute-by-minute updates. Go to https://twitter.com/bydavidwhite.
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BK is the blogger of the day, nice input man!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
If that’s the case we might be up to 2009 schemes here shortly!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Hell yeah, Neal still got it
May 8th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
anybody miss Rob Ryan now?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I can see the Raiders try new things on defense, especially vs passing third downs with some 2-6-4 fronts with all these OLB/DEs
love it. were gonna get of the field a lot quicker.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Did anybody ever miss Rob Ryan??
OK, besides all AFC West OC’s.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
bruce crapkowski keeps dropping the center snaps.
daunte culpepper anyone? get this clown outta here!
put in QB Danny Southwick …
May 8th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
2-6-4 fronts ? thats 12 men!
Kelly & Warren up front.
Morrison, Howard, Brown, Scott & Burgess at LB?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
“What did they say?” Mitchell said. “I really don’t know. Once I got drafted, I went back to work.”
gotta love the attitude of DHB and MM
May 8th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
2-6-4 fronts ? thats 12 men!
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LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Raider O,
Sorry….been teaching class. I think he will still have enough physically. Especially in our offense…he won’t be an everydown FB….
May 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
He means 2-5-4. I think!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
good mario is starting lt in all drills
May 8th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
LEU,
An educator, what do you teach?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
all mario henderson on first team left tackle – D. White
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hasn’t said anything about Russell running for his life yet. thats a good sign
is there blocking help from backs or a TE on his side?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
[...] to the aforementioned White and Jerry McDonald of the Contra Costa Times, the Oakland Raiders have added fullback Lorenzo Neal to the roster. Neal, a former Fresno State [...]
May 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Where is BARNES???
May 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
David White looks like a big boy…
If Tommy Kelly isn’t fully healthy they should just ask Dave to suit up!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
HAHAHA. 181, now that’s funny!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Gerard Warren tip, Howard int. 3rd Tipped pass for the defense. Thanks to David White on Twitter.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I was thinking the same thing.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
gerard warren tip, howard int. third tip pass for d
DO YOU THINK THE D JUST GOT BETTER OR DOES ARE OFFENSE JUST AIN’T PLAYING GOOD RIGHT NOW?????
May 8th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Three horns, that’s it, time for the interviews. Thanks to David White on Twitter
May 8th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
LETS GO MARSHALL CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
May 8th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Looks to me the D is better, blitzing and D-Line pentration (mini-camp style) I like what i hear.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Uncle Jerry is going to be pi$$ed…
May 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
LETS GO MARSHALL CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
May 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
The defenses are usually on the same page quicker than the offenses. Especially this early in the season. They only need to react. Offenses need to get their timing down first and then they usually get better.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
2-6-4 fronts ? thats 12 men!
Kelly & Warren up front.
Morrison, Howard, Brown, Scott & Burgess at LB?
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LOL
yea meant 2 DTs with 5 LB/DEs confusing the offense on the edges and the regular set of 4 DBs.
kinda what the Jints do
May 8th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
next live chat everybody ask where jerry’s tweets were
May 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
a bunch of fools in here were trying to be negative after we signed Marshall, Board & Haluchek from the Seattle defensive staff.
I tried to tell them…
Rob Ryan + 4-3 defense = can’t stop the run
May 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
LOL
May 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Prediction: there will be more blitzes during this mini-camp than there was all last season.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
justa lil sumthin sumthin
http://www.raiders.com/home/
May 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
“thats the way to catch the football.” ted tollner to dhb after nice catch.
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I wonder what type of catch did he make.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I don’t like Wade, Green, Eugene or Alston starting though.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Its not like the OLmen can tee off on a blitzing LB or rushing DLmen. I’ll hold off on my crowning the Raiders until they get the pads on.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
O,
I am a PE teacher.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I agree, I can’t drink the Kool-Aid just yet but from a mimi-camp standpoint, I’m impressed with day one.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
new kids in town on video
May 8th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
justa lil sumthin sumthin
*****
Norris is wearing a ROY nike shirt!!!!!!
uh-ohh Dakota more Blazer lovers in Raider-land!!!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
yea meant 2 DTs with 5 LB/DEs confusing the offense on the edges and the regular set of 4 DBs.
kinda what the Jints do
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what about a front seven of Morrison, Howard, Burgess, Warren, Kelly, Scott & Shaughnessy?
that seems like a good mixture of beef + pressure
sub in Sands, Brown & Richardson for Burgess, Scott & Howard on obvious running plays …
May 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
yea I just saw that too HxCxRaider. was that CC chessbumpin the rooks at the entrance?
May 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Can’t wait for the interviews!!! Why doesn’y Jerry have any live feeds???
May 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
[...] Posted by AceRimRat OK, so Jerry McDonald reports QB Danny Southwick is on a tryout basis at minicamp. Just a camp arm, no doubt, a 27-year-old [...]
May 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
ROY = rookie of the year
May 8th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
LEU,
Good for you bro. I have a lot of respect for Teachers.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
BK Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 11:06 am
This guy on twitter is on site giving minute-by-minute updates. Go to https://twitter.com/bydavidwhite.
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BK is the blogger of the day, nice input man!
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Looks like I sent the board into a twittering frenzy.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
what about a front seven of Morrison, Howard, Burgess, Warren, Kelly, Scott & Shaughnessy?
that seems like a good mixture of beef + pressure
sub in Sands, Brown & Richardson for Burgess, Scott & Howard on obvious running plays …
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yes. find the players who can line up at DE and bring it but also drop and cover the quick passes the QBs look for when they see a LB or DB coming
May 8th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Jerry,
Where is the Fix??
I don’t need it (thx to Twitter), but I still like to hear what you have to say?
We like you Jerry, but we can’t be waiting for hours and days for that FIX!!!
Do your job Sir!!
May 8th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
that’s a great vid; I like Cable out front greeting all the rooks.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Didn’t Lorenzo Neal block for Jesus in college?
May 8th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
10+ WRs, 4 QBs, they needed the extra camp arm. We do that every year.
I am curious if we have the other punter on the roster to fill for Shane so he doesnt mess up that golf game – haha
May 8th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
MM looked like a kid when his helmet was on.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
raiderrej Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Didn’t Lorenzo Neal block for Jesus in college?
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No he was Adam’s lead blocker way back.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
All Hail The Great BK, Provider Of The FIX!!!AKA Twitter.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
CantstandtheHaters Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
2-6-4 fronts ? thats 12 men!
Kelly & Warren up front.
Morrison, Howard, Brown, Scott & Burgess at LB?
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LOL
yea meant 2 DTs with 5 LB/DEs confusing the offense on the edges and the regular set of 4 DBs.
kinda what the Jints do
^^^^^
Almost exactly like the way the Giants do it and Eagles.
Basically it’s the way to run an effective 4-3
May 8th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Neal is a great FB, if he has another year in him, then I’m glad it’s with us. O’niel is better, but he is hurt. this is the next best thing IMO. This must be what Al meant by adding more power to the ZBS. Big mashing FBs with big M. Bush following. We are going to have a vicious running game next year. If Cable plays his cards right, we could surprise a lot of people. But, I always feel that way this time of year, so we’ll see. I can’t wait for the after practice details from Jerry.
May 8th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Raider O Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
All Hail The Great BK, Provider Of The FIX!!!AKA Twitter.
^^^^^
Twitter is the new annoying ridiculous fad….
May 8th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
edward teach Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
ROY = rookie of the year
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Kid played in Oregon
I Live back and forth from Bay to P-town…And when Brandon ROY won ROY that NIKE shirt was put out of nike headquaters (beaverton OR) its a Brandon Roy ….ROY shirt GAURNTEE.. I have two or three of them and Norris is A blazer Fan…
May 8th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
New post.
May 8th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
# Raider Nation 951 Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Is Neal any better than bringing Crockett out of retirement?
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Crockett was never all that great as a lead blocker. He was okay, but he was more of a HB than a FB.
Neal is a great signing, even if he’s only going to be a rotational player. Adding him to the locker room alone is a great move.
May 8th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
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May 8th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I really don’t like reading Jerry’s mini camp coverage. Jerry is to sports writing what Stu Sweigart was to playing safety.
May 9th, 2009 at 8:09 am
[...] [Raiders] Raiders Sign FA’s FB Lorenzo Neal, RB Gary Russell A couple of updates to the roster by John Herrera on the field, FB Lorenzo Neal is wearing No. 41, with Louis Rankin wearing No. 40. RB Gary Russell, who has experience with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, was signed and is wearing No. 23. Source: Contra Costa Times [...]
May 9th, 2009 at 10:49 am
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