Why Allen wasn’t in town
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 8:16 am in Oakland Raiders.
Guess we have a better idea at this point why Bruce Allen wasn’t at Ricky’s for a Raider Reunion hosted by Jon Gruden.
The Redskins hired Allen as their executive vice president and general manager Tuesday. Speculation on the Redskins next coach will begin immediately with Jon Gruden as the most likely candidate for obvious reasons.
Allen and Gruden have remained in touch. They played golf as recently as last week, with Rich Gannon and Derrick Brooks rounding out the foursome.
Since being fired by the Bucs, Allen has been traveling throughout the league, gathering information, waiting for his next opportunity. He sat with Jerry Jones in the box at Cowboys Stadium during a Monday night game.
The impression I got from talking to some of Gruden’s co-workers at ESPN Saturday night was that they believed he was on board for another year as a Monday night analyst. No one knows the terms of the contract of his extension with the network, although it’s hard to believe it doesn’t contain an “out” clause if he finds the right job.
The cynic in me thinks ESPN would be fine with Gruden leaving to be a head coach _ provided they get to break the story and get the best access.
Count on this _ Gruden will not make any statements relative to interest in a job when a coach is currently employed. So until Allen fires Jim Zorn, Gruden will say something along the lines of “Washington has a coach and I already have a job.”
Allen surfacing with Washington is no surprise. Redskins owner Daniel Snyder tried to sign Allen once before while he was the “senior assistant” for Al Davis in Oakland, sending a private jet to bring him to Washington for an interview.
Gruden was the Raiders coach at the time, and Allen opted to remain in Oakland.
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December 17th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Dakota in a land-slide 4 biggest Cable Hater =)
December 17th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Didn’t Brooks end Gannon’s career?
December 17th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Gannon ended his own career running head first into Brooks… he wasnt smart enough to SLIDE!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am
This past year Bruce Allen was an assistant coach on Jon Gruden’s son’s football team…Gruden was the coach of course…
December 17th, 2009 at 8:28 am
r8eray,
Sorry, but Russell hater of the year CLEARLY goes to Norco Bob!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:33 am
CLEARLY
December 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
jhill Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:28 am
r8eray,
Sorry, but Russell hater of the year CLEARLY goes to Norco Bob!
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Ok! I guess I get honorable mention!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
So Warriors players mad the fans boo oh too bad the Warriors should be lucky anyone even watches that garbage and spends money on that garbage, Lakers fans earlier the year booed the team at home thats right defending champs fan base let them know how they felt and nothing wrong with that !
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:35 am
4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Dakota in a land-slide 4 biggest Cable Hater =)
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Can you win in 2 or more catagories?
Dakota in a landslide 4 biggest Al Davis Hater=)
December 17th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Good Morning Smac!
I agree with most of what you say about the Raiders in that post.
I supported Cable coming back last offseason despite knowing Dakota was right. Continuity and all that, ya know? As recently as the Pittsburgh game I supported bringing Cable back as long as he brought on an Asst Head Coach/OC.
This weekend just left a bad taste in my mouth for a lot of reason that we’ve gone over already. At the end of the day, I really don’t care who, how, or why, I just want to win!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Dakota also wins Cub Fan Award, but only ties with me for BEST LAKER FAN!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:37 am
RealMaddenRaider in a landslide for most commonly referring to everyone else here as idiots who cant see through Al…
December 17th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Haven’t been around as long as Dakota.Exla but put me down on that list of BEST LAKER FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Exla….I’m sure Dakota would have no problem walking away from the awards banquet with “2″ Awards =)
December 17th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I would vote for Norco Bob as well, as the biggest BRL hater IMHO….
December 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Their should be a category for best Priest sayings IMO or Period!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I hope you’re preparing your speech as we speak Dakota
December 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Madderaiders favorite term calling everyone an
“Al Davis Schill”….
December 17th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Free Norco Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Smac,
This team has so many holes, IMO. It’s easy to point to the QB when we win or lose. As bad as Russell played this season, I STILL say I was surprised that Cable took him out of the KC game. The Jets game? Any other game, wouldn’t have been surprised at all.
But that was a beautiful dime that he dropped to DHB for a TD that was dropped. Came right back and dropped another dime to Murphy that was brought back b/c of a penalty. Had the team going in for another TD but there was a penalty that brought back a completion to Miller near the goal line, and Jano ends up missing the FG. Even at the end of that game with a QB change, we still could’ve won if Cable had called plays for Miller, Chaz, and Murphy instead of DHB, IMO.
I agree with you that the team won the game against Cincy. I said that it was stellar red zone defense, and great STs play. My point was that Cable and his offense has shown next to nothing with the exception of the 4th qtr of the Pittsburgh game.
Totally disagree on the Washington game. We dominated them? Take away the 2 pass plays to McFadden, and there was nothing else to talk about. Grads was getting HAMMERED all game with that Oline. Now had he had time to thorw, yeah I think it would have made a huge difference. But Cable put this Oline together, so it is what it is.
I just go back to I don’t believe that Al will get rid of the coach and the QB. One of them is going to go, and I just don’t think Cable is going to win out.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:47 am
JP Losman is no Danny Southwick.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Jhill: I think we should demote Cable back O-line, hire Fassell and a OC. Cable was good at O-line coach!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Worst Username of the Year Chargerupforsuperbowl
Al Davis Toady of the Year Priest
Most Mindlessly Repetitive Poster of the Year KK/MR
Angriest Poster of the Year KK/MR
Worst Prognosticator of the Year MR
Best Prognosticator of the Year Vegas Raider
Tom Cable Hater of the Year Dakota
Most Pointless Postings About Fixing the Raiders KK/MR
December 17th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Biggest JR hater Norco Bob
December 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Lets give them all a nice round of….applause =)
December 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Ray,
If we keep Cable, he should be retained as HC and FORCED to bring on a play caller so he can focus on managing the game. He wears WAY too many hats for a guy who is clearly learning on the job. I wouldn’t want to embarrass him by demoting him. That wouldn’t really be fair.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:53 am
bcz24 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Gannon ended his own career running head first into Brooks… he wasnt smart enough to SLIDE!
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Incorrect: Gannon was sliding when hit by Brooks
December 17th, 2009 at 8:55 am
The Allen signing makes sense as would hiring Chuckie to boot. Been saying it for a while how Gruden and Allen mortgaged teams ala GEORGE ALLEN with surprise surprise, the Washington Redskins so long ago.
Might be a revist in DC.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:57 am
If I’m not mistaken…he has always been a Raider. Once a Raider always a Raider. I dont think he will mind, especially if it’s for good of the Raiders. He should understand. I agree with you in a way.
December 17th, 2009 at 8:57 am
It’s real simple, Russell. Hit the gym hard, hit the playbook and film room hard, come in early, leave late, and work on your timing with the receivers. Oh, and leave the fur coat and bling at home. This is football!
Until then, you will not get the fans support, nor do you deserve it!
December 17th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Gannon gets a lot of disrespect from Raider fans because of the awful, unpleasnat way those super bowl runs ended. WAY too many Raider fans don’t even count those years when they bish about how long things have sucked.
Have to remind them “What about the millenium teams making the play offs and super bowl?”
So many terrible endings over and over in a row, it tainted the whole thing.
Gannon was THE BEST QB in the League back then and THE LEADER of this team.
Some guys didn’t like him.
So what?
They respected him enough to elevate thier game to Super Bowl caliber performances didn’t they?
December 17th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Jhill,
Trust me – I felt bad for JaMarcus in that Chief game for all of the reasons you described. Cable even said the primary reason he pulled him is that he was basically tired of seeing him force the ball to receivers that were not open, when he had a check-down he could have gone to. But I agree – it was a strange time to pull him out.
Washington game – “dominant” was a poor choice of words by me. What I should have said is that I NEVER felt the Raiders were gonna lose that game. They were totally dominating the time of possession & looked in control, regardless of the heat Gradkowski was getting. We always had a semblance of poise. Nobody was panicking. We were sticking to the running game to help create the pass. Two, three yard gains were not causing panic. Plays were being set up for later. Washington had to respect the run. Everything was cool in that first half. A coach doesn’t go from steady to stupid in one-half of football.
I personally like Cable’s aggressive play-calling style. He gets a little too cute for himself at times, but, overall – I like it. I think he’s way more aggressive and imaginative with his play-calls than Gruden ever was. The difference? Gruden had great, veteran skill players with a dominant O-Line. It was all about dominating your one-on-one matchups and we did that. Cable has had nothing that even resembles what Gruden had to work with.
I’m not trying to compare the two. I’ve been a Raider fan since 1977 & I loved Tom Flores & John Madden (the little I saw of him). But Gruden was my favorite coach. I loved the guy. I loved his passion. His play-calling was a bit conservative in my opinion though.
Don’t you think it’s only fair to see what Cable can do with something that resembles good QB play for a sustained period of time? How can we even judge this guy, given the fact that the majority of his tenure was defined by a young QB who clearly is not ready to play consistently well?
And no – I wouldn’t be surprised if both he and JaMarcus are gone. Nothing that Al does really surprises me much. I tend to think he’ll be more patient with JaMarcus.
I’m just saying that if Cable gets the axe, he didn’t have the opportunity to play with a full hand of cards. And that’s a shame.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Nnamdi21… my memory of that fateful game 8 years ago is a little funny but I know the hit occurred inside our own 30 yd line and Im pretty sure Gannon was trying to get extra yardage for a first down and choose not to slide.
You may be right though… I have no way to refute what you are saying.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:04 am
The Big Banana Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:57 am
It’s real simple, Russell. Hit the gym hard, hit the playbook and film room hard, come in early, leave late, and work on your timing with the receivers. Oh, and leave the fur coat and bling at home. This is football!
Until then, you will not get the fans support, nor do you deserve
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BING-GO!
I’m hoping he’ll pull his head out of his arse and figure out the opportunity he’s been given.
Raider fans hate on him because he’s letting them down by being an apparent slouch.
Man, cannot have THIS team playing down when he’s in. They suck hard enough when someone they like is under center.
Rudderless.
Russell needs to skip the whole “Don’t get tooo high, don’t get too low” routine. Get pissed off. If you’re leading by example “Why aren’t you working at least as hard as me?” men will follow.
If you blow the game off others think “Why the he-ll should I bust my azz for these cretins?”
DAVIS!!! Get some football LEADERS on D and O!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
So i called up my ol’ buddy Jonny G… and i asked him what’s up with the Redskins… is he gonna take the job of head coach…
and Chuckie says:
Washington has a coach and I already have a job.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Exactly Nnamdi…..
And as a case in point it works in the exact oppisite if your teammates DONT respect you.They de-elavate their game
December 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Bcz24: He was hit in the jaw on his “stealing home” slide. Could tell it was bad.
He’d taken shome shots thru out that run for SURE but this one you could tell was different.
All the misery thats come after that one shot…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Exactly Nnamdi…..
And as a case in point it works in the exact oppisite if your teammates DONT respect you.They de-elavate their game
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F’in A. Wurd.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Bo Schembechler Jackson Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:47 am
JP Losman is no Danny Southwick.
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mickey mouse is no donald duck…
(comparing nobodys to nobodys can be fun!)…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvNv64gSj7n._yibA.FIJjI5nYcB?slug=cr-chrishenrydies121709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
RIP Chris Henry
December 17th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Nnamdi21 – I don’t understand the Gannon hate either. I think some guys didn’t like him because he was all business and demanded a lot from his teammates. The organizational (read: Al Davis) hate is also quite comical. He’s only the best QB to play for this team in decades.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Silver n Smak:
No doubt the Raiders were in that Redskins game until early in the 4th quarter.
BS calls by the refs bad booth review on Russell’s one hop “interception” and suddenly its not 17-14, Its 31 Redskins.
Pissed at Russell, but still, his TEAM needs to kick HIS azz, not let him make them slack.
“Oh, I’m gonna quit my route early or not focus on this catch cause Russell didn’t come to practice early.”
Get real. Get professional for ga-wd sake. Buncha women over there…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:10 am
lmao Pete you crazzzy!!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Maybe some of the Gannon hate is from all those times he ran the naked bootleg with Chiefs in redzone for TD he used to kill us.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Raider D: “RIP Chris Henry”
Sad that a man lost his life, but this was no boy scout.
Sounds like he died trying to kick his womans azz…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Yea…
still a crappy way to go, fallin out of a truck.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am
BlackSunday32 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Maybe some of the Gannon hate is from all those times he ran the naked bootleg with Chiefs in redzone for TD he used to kill us.
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lol! The decision to pull him before the playoffs cost Marty his job / credibility. Gannon was winning. Grbac stank.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Nothing but respect for Gannon,I’ll have a beer with him any day.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:15 am
RaiderD Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Yea…
still a crappy way to go, fallin out of a truck.
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Funny how you get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt…unless your riding in the back of a truck…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:15 am
No way their gonna charge a woman with anything when she is fleeing from her fiancee and he jumps in truck and continues to argue with her, still sad though .
December 17th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Peace owt enjoy the day Raider fans.
One day, this too shall pass…
December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 am
i guess if ur willing to risk ur life riding in the back of a truck the cops aren’t gonna worry about it.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Yeah I love how the Chargers tossed Marty all his Raider hate about just let the Raiders blow it well Marty just wait till the playoffs and Marty will be Marty!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am
All I want for Christmas is for fat azz JaMon*ie to be cut from the team. For once Al is blaming a player for the team’s downfall. Fat azz sucks life right out of the team as soon as he hits the field. Next year should be open competition between Grads, Frye, Losman & whatever vet they can bring in. So long JaMon*ie. Good luck finding a job in the NFL with that attitude & work ethic. Thanks so much for polluting the organization.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:18 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V9Nomb1YJQ
Gannon v Brooks
December 17th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Well,
I suppose I’m going to give myself the award for “Al Davis Ass-Kisser”.
Because according to RichoCrap – that is what I am.
It’s all good – I’m glad to kiss Al’s ass (well, on second thought – not really).
But since RichoCrap loves to repeatedly claim that the only reason I root for the Raiders is my “love for Al”, let me jump in and give you my version of reality, as opposed to RichoCrap’s:
What I said is that as a 7-year-old kid, I loved those uniforms, I loved some of those freaky lookin’ dudes in those uniforms. And there was somethin’ cool about that dude in the white suit roaming the sidelines. And as I got older, I loved that “renegade” image. And that image (yeah whatever Richo – I’m an “image” fan) is what was so different about the Raiders than every other sports franchise.
In this day and age of everyone and everything being so “by-the-book” and “politically correct”, I think it’s refreshing that the Raiders are more like the “mafia” of football. I think that’s entertaining as hell.
The losing sucks. Al has let us down big time over the past 7 years. And that sucks. But we’ll be back, as he loves to say. And I believe that he’s right.
And RichoCrap – what I said is that when the day comes that Al Davis is no longer with us, the Raiders will no longer be interesting in that regard. They will simply be another of the indistinguishable 32 teams.
Does that mean I stop rooting for the Raiders? No – you ignorant pile of dog doo doo. I love the Raiders and always will.
And I also think they’re a lot more interesting with Al around. He needs to surround himself with quality people. That much we all know.
But do I want him to disappear? Hell no!
So there ya have it –
Award to “Biggest Al Davis Ass-Kisser” goes to. . . . . .
ME!
If it must be. . . . .So be it!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Its illegal to ride in the bed of a pick up here in NY
December 17th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Since Allen signed with Redskins it looks like we gonna have Fassil as our next coach. Hope he hires Trestman for OC. We still need a GM.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Thanks neilb… cant open youtube at work though.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Man don’t you just love this time of year. Listening to how other teams are trying to improve, getting new GMs, Coaches, hope, for Christmas. What do we get for Christmas? The same old stinking garbage that all of the botom dwellers of this league get!!!!
Now we are cheering for another QB talking like he is the next Joe Montana who got cut from team to team. We get reused left over broken toys for Christmas.
I guess you guys think Frye was probowl material for the Browns? He can hang out all he wants with the coaches in the gym, fall asleep watching film in the middle of the night, he was terrible for the Browns!!! Interception after interception why do you think he was a third round QB? Russel is not the answer right now but if you think this guy is get ready to receive a lump of $#!T in your stocking!
This use to be my team, now it is a broken team with Scrooge Davis running the show. The Raiders suck now!
Happy holidays!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Namdi:
Yup – you said it. Like I said before – this is a mentally weak football team.
Like you said – there’s no excuse for 21 other guys shutting it down just because the QB is not ready for prime-time.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Look at or RB in that Gannon/Brooks game. Randy freakin Jordan.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Silver-N-Smac:
“Al Davis and the Raiders is like the mafia.”
LMAO!!!!LMAO!!! LMAO!!!!!
I use to love that image as well but now he looks like Evil Keneval and the Sunshine Band. No one is scared or respects this team anymore!
Stop living in the past you deserve a better freaking team!!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Bcz24….
I didn’t know Brooks was wired during the game.What he said after the hit might be why they’re playing golf now.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I’ll say again we don’t get out this curse till Big Al calls Marcus Allen and tells him sorry I was wrong and sorry I was so jealous but you’re a Raider MVP and SB MVP and the fans love you, never seeing Marcus supporting the Raiders is truly heartbreaking for me and tons of other Raider fans.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
If someone could recall my memory…how long did it take Drew Breez to develope?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
What he say? Like I said Im at work and cant check it out
December 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I’m not living in the past dude.
Damn right I deserve a better team.
It’s Al’s job to give me that.
If you say he is no longer cable of doing that, well – you have the better argument than me.
But as he’s done before, I think he’ll get this mess (that he created) turned around.
Wishful thinking by me? Too much Koolaid drinking by me?
Maybe-
We’ll see.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:28 am
ok…ok!!! Just saying that’s all!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Yeah I am out of LA LA Land!
These guys are spineless man. They are made up of the stuff the old Raiders were not. Now they do have some lame play calling and mana to man D is full of bravado that kills us in this league. But this team has no heart in the trenches. Look at the blocking, look at the worse tacklers in the NFL. They don’t attack and wrap up anyone man.
Bottom line they get big pay checks- Don’t make plays and blow to many plays.
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Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Namdi:
Yup – you said it. Like I said before – this is a mentally weak football team.
Like you said – there’s no excuse for 21 other guys shutting it down just because the QB is not ready for prime-time.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
As much as Al screwjobbed Marcus Allen… was he really wrong in letting him go? Bo Jackson was looking like he might have been the best ever (stupid Bungles), and at that time have 2 stud running backs was just not the way to go in the NFL… Do not flame me for supporting that decision, im just saying for arguments sake, it wasnt horrible.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Someone told me that their “inside sources” claim that Al’s biggest problem with Marcus was that Marcus was dating Al’s daughter at the time and that Al repeatedly asked him not to.
First off, does Al even have a daughter?
Second, has anyone else heard this before?
Or is simply more Koolaid?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Smac,
The same way you say Cable should get a shot with a decent QB, some would say let’s see what Russell can do with a real Oline and some WRs who can catch the ball.
No matter what angle we take, we can make excuses for any of them. DHB couldn’t catch because of Russell, MLB can’t make plays because of the DTs, The corners can’t make a play because of the pass rush, the RBs can’t ….
Yada yada yada ….
Like I said, I don’t really care about the who’s how’s and why’s any more. It’s really draining man. Just get someone in here who can put something together. Rooting for a .500 season is not cutting it!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am
It’s a sad fact that you’ve got to be at least a teenager to remember a Raider winning season.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Gradkowski inclined to resign with the Raiders
Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was the first player signed by the Raiders last offseason. If all goes well, he might hold that distinction two years running.
Gradkowski is in the final weeks of the one-year, $535,000 contract he signed in February. He figures to command a much sweeter deal from the Raiders or another team in need of a veteran quarterback.
For now, Gradkowski said he’s inclined to re-sign with the Raiders, the team that gave him a chance to resurrect his NFL career after three teams — Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Cleveland — ditched him within a year’s span.
“I love the idea of the Silver and Black,” Gradkowski said Wednesday. “We’ve got a great coaching staff and, definitely, great players that can put a run together. And I’m not just talking about an OK season, I’m talking about playoff time, making a run at playoffs. That’s in my mind, that’s in my future, I’d love to be here to do that.”
Gradkowski got his chance when JaMarcus Russell faltered in nine starts. The Raiders won two of three games under Gradkowski before he suffered two knee injuries against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
The contracts of Charlie Frye and J.P. Losman, Oakland’s other two quarterbacks, also expire at season’s end. Russell has a prohibitive contract that makes him a potential salary-cap casualty.
Losman signed with the Raiders on Tuesday and practiced Wednesday. “It’s a great learning
experience for me,” Losman said. “I put myself right in there. It’s like an ultimate cram session. I get to come in here and see how much I can learn and how fast I can learn. I know this organization is looking to get a ‘W’ any which way it can, and if it happens to fall where I actually have to go in and provide that service, I want to come through for them.”
December 17th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Jhill:
Well said.
I’m tired of it too man. It would be real refreshing to talk about something positive consistently for a change.
I do my best to see the positives, but, it’s hard.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:32 am
REPEAT
“I love the idea of the Silver and Black,” Gradkowski said Wednesday. “We’ve got a great coaching staff and, definitely, great players that can put a run together. And I’m not just talking about an OK season, I’m talking about playoff time, making a run at playoffs. That’s in my mind, that’s in my future, I’d love to be here to do that.”
December 17th, 2009 at 9:33 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:31 am
It’s a sad fact that you’ve got to be at least a teenager to remember a Raider winning season.
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Since when is an 8 year old considered a teenager?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:33 am
S-n-M
Don’t mean to take it out on you dude I guess I am still here blogging on a Raider’s Blog. I loved the uniforms to and I thought the players were awsome. I just hate to see this team now. Year after year I look for the next great and I am disappointed.
I have three daughters and they even watch the games and can tell this team sucks! They say, “Dad how can this be your team,? They can’t play.”
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Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I’m not living in the past dude.
Damn right I deserve a better team.
It’s Al’s job to give me that.
If you say he is no longer cable of doing that, well – you have the better argument than me.
But as he’s done before, I think he’ll get this mess (that he created) turned around.
Wishful thinking by me? Too much Koolaid drinking by me?
Maybe-
We’ll see.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I agree with Nnamdi in that I just don’t see why the players haven’t cornered Russell and beat his mutha fuggin’ arse! If all that this rumor shyt is true, WTF is going on in the locker room? I mean, if Terdell Sands can slap the shyt outta Lechler for whatever reason, where’s the back hand to Russell? Or how about trying his arse up to the goal post and tar and feathering him?
Do the players REALLY care?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
“I love the idea of the Silver and Black,” Gradkowski said Wednesday.
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See Richocrap:
Gradkowski’s drinkin’ that Al Davis Koolaid too.
It’s not just me.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
2396. Posted by GPR Thu Dec 17 12:17pm EST Report Abuse
Jamrcus Russell needs to start dating Chris Henry’s girlfriend…
…then maybe Raiders fans will get lucky and Russell will go for a pickup truck ride with her.
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Crazy comments on blog from Chris Henry article.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Bcz24…
Might be wrong,but we also had Greg Bell,who had 1000yds the season before and Steve Smith at FB.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am
You’ve gotta believe the Washington job is Gruden’s if he wants it. Although, Snyder is the one really calling the shots down there so if he prefers Shanahan or someone that would be the one caveat.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Bo is greatest athlete ever or at least since Thorpe but Marcus Allen could do it all best hands ever best goal line rb ever guy just had it all no weakness just got bigger than Al but pretty amazing Bo never even went to any training camps and was that good.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:36 am
CJ Legend:
No offense taken man.
We suck.
I’m not sugar-coating that.
But it’s too simple to blame one person or one philosophy.
We just suck.
But, as I’ve said – we’re really young. Most Raider teams of the past were not young at all.
So, our only hope is that these youngsters pan out.
Sure, it’s a big “if”.
Time will tell.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Silver-N-Smac…
Think about it…..whats your first memory? Can you remember when you were 1 years old ? I can’t.My first memory is starting school ( don’t know why ) at 5.Do the maths.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
To be honest Smac,
The first thing I would like to hear is we have signed a GM. Not that Cable has been fired, or Russell has been cut. The FIRST thing I want to hear is that we are looking for, or have signed a GM.
Outside of that, flip a coin as to who gets cut between Cable and Russell. I really don’t think it’s going to matter if we don’t get some sort of direction and solid philosophy from a GM. Even if the plan doesn’t work, it would be nice to see some type of plan implemented for 3-5 years.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Wonder what kind of salary Gradkowski is going to command if he doesn’t play another down this season. He really has looked very, very good and is still young, but it was a small sample to go on.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Neilb,
I remeber a gang of shyt before even pre-school started. Pets, toys, Xmas, friends I played with, etc.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I loved watching Bo Jackson play ball man. I loved the Raiders watching Bo Jackson in that silver in black I was in love with the Riaders.
When he went down to the Bengal’s I cursed them, the tigers, tony the tiger, and any other bengal tiger out there.
Bo at the time was better then Marcus Allen but he could catch out of the backfield, throw half back passes and still run for first downs. They were a great change up but Bo was better as Marcus got older.
Al was a “dick”for not keeping him around to give Bo a breather and get him plays. Steve Smith was a great lead blocker as well.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:43 am
# neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Silver-N-Smac…
Think about it…..whats your first memory? Can you remember when you were 1 years old ? I can’t.My first memory is starting school ( don’t know why ) at 5.Do the maths.
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Sure man – I can remember my first set of diapers!
LOL.
Just bein’ a smartass man. You’re absolutely right – it is a pathetic thought indeed.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Before we bring Grads back, we need to figure out if we are going to be a WCO team or something different. Frye and Losman are not WCO QBs, and Grads is. If Hackett and Cable come back, Grads would make sense. If Fassell or a Gilbride type come in, it will be Losman and Russell.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Jhill –
I totally agree – A GM is this team’s biggest need.
Al needs a guy who can say to him:
“O.K. Al – you wanna sign Javon Walker – fine. But you don’t need to pay him $50 million. We can probably get him for $3 million and a bunch of clauses”.
“You think Tommy Kelly is an up-and-coming tackle? That’s cool- fine – but we don’t need to pay him $30 million. Barely anyone knows this kid. We can re-sign him for $10 million.”
Shiot like that.
Al just needs a sounding board.
“Good idea Al, but, let’s do it this way”.
“Bad idea Al – I wouldn’t do that if I were you”.
etc.
etc.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I sure hope we start drafting linemen in the first round instead of defensive backs or guys with the best 40 time.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:47 am
LOL,
I just remembered the nasty little girl who lived next to my baby sitter, and how she used to take me behind the gargae to play house. LMFAO!
I also remember being at her house and we stuck peas up our nose. Got one stuck and had to go to the hospital to get it out. I remember getting a whoopin for that too.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Silver-N-Smac….
No problem my friend.I’ve a 13 year old niece who was taking the pi$$ out of my age and that thought stuck me.Sucks doesn’t it……
……and Jhill,you should be working for NASA with a memory like that !!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Damn Nielb,
You got me going.
I think I just remembered my first ass whoopin. I can still see the thing on my bed that kept me from rolling out at night, lol. And Moms chasing me around the bed with her belt.
I had to be pretty young.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am
……although after reading the “peas” story maybe not!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Exactly Smac!
I mean, there HAS to be at least one sane person that Al Davis trusts to carry on his legacy. WTF is his idiot son doing? How can he NOT be in a position to take the torch now while his dad is melting away in front of everyone’s eyes? Could you imagine if you were the first son of Al Davis? I’d be all over the place in Alameda, following the YOUNG Al Davis way of doing things.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
There you go.You’ll be ringing your Mom tonight…
“….can you remember that thing I had in my bed and that time I got peas stuck up my nose”
Happy days!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:50 am
……although after reading the “peas” story maybe not!!
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LMFAO!
Cmon dude, I was 2 or 3 years old following a girl who constantly wanted to show me her goods.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Two things I’ve learnt today…..
To get “some” you need a relative who looks like Sylvester Stallone and/or peas up your nose!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 9:58 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
There you go.You’ll be ringing your Mom tonight…
“….can you remember that thing I had in my bed and that time I got peas stuck up my nose”
Happy days!!
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ROTFLMFAO!
That is hilarious! Just told wifey about this and she is cracking the fugg up.
December 17th, 2009 at 9:59 am
That is just too funny Neilb!
Thanks for the laffs man, I needed that!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Silver n Smac,
I don’t know that we suck. I think it really can be all about one player — if and only if that one player is your starting QB.
This is the guy who’s directing the offense on the field, calling audibles, has his hands on the ball every single down, has to be a highly skilled passer for the offense to put up points. It’s not just the most important player on the field, it’s the most important member of an organization.
Many teams experience dramatic turnarounds when they switch QBs. Look at how bad the Patriots were up until the game Tom Brady took over. That’s just one, extreme example but there have been many other turnarounds due to a simple upgrade at QB.
I believe going from really bad play at the QB position (JaMarcus and pretty much everything else we’ve had since Gannon) to a good QB can — not necessarily will, but can — turn a 5-11 team into an 11-5 team.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Wow if you think Sly is the be all of guys you have to be Italian. You do know Rocky is just a movie right
December 17th, 2009 at 10:02 am
madden raider takes the award for the ——>
BIGGEST RAIDER HATER PRETENDING TO BE A FAN !!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Jhill…
Same here!I’ve got family asking what I’m laughing at.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Rocky is NOT just a movie…
…its a series of 6 well directed, incredibly acted epics of human will!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Sorry BlackSunday32 this explains it…
Florida Pete Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 6:07 am
i heard from my former brother in law that an italian is just a puerto rican with a job…
he’s an italian from NYC… looked like sly stallone back in the day… just standing next to him got me laid…
December 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am
bcz24 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
As much as Al screwjobbed Marcus Allen… was he really wrong in letting him go? Bo Jackson was looking like he might have been the best ever (stupid Bungles), and at that time have 2 stud running backs was just not the way to go in the NFL… Do not flame me for supporting that decision, im just saying for arguments sake, it wasnt horrible.
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Bo’s last season with the Raiders was 1990.
Marcus Allen left in 1993.
Marcus getting fewer touches when Bo was around was fine, but I have a problem with Marcus getting benched after Bo was gone.
Ridiculous.
Al cares more about vendetta than winning.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Neilb just joking Im sure Sly has always done really well.
“Crime is a disease ,Im the cure”
December 17th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I’ll pitch in to buy a truck for Tom Cable’s wife.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
DAKOTA you hear Bulls announcers calling out Lebron for his dancing how Jordan or Kobe would never do that and he would caught a cartwright bo or clothesline ha ha .
December 17th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Dakota… I stand corrected. I was around 10 at that time and all I remember about Bo’s last season is the injury and then us going on to the AFC Championship game and losing 51-3 to the Bills. I live in Bills country and to this day have not lived THAT game down.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Ridiculous.
Al cares more about vendetta than winning.
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Exactly Dakota!
Davis recently took more shots at Kiffin about how his offense can’t get in the end zone. And you really think Al will give Kiffin ammo by cutting Russell?
Like I said, I’ll believe it when I see it.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
BlackSunday32,
I did hear that…funny stuff. I am surprised they were not kissing Lebron’s azz because they probably think they have a slim hope of signing him next summer, lol.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
AlDavis Stopwatch, That running back is JR Redmond, not Randy Jordan.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:17 am
In the Gannon-Brooks vid.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I’ve got that Bengals game on tape.No doubt in my mind we would have beaten the Bills and Giants if Bo had been fit.One of the biggest Raider “what ifs”.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:20 am
ROCKY!!!!
ROCKY!!!!
ROCKY!!!!
I must break you!
Adriaaaaaaaan!!!
Yo Adrian!
Yo Rocky!
Best lines EVER!
lol
December 17th, 2009 at 10:21 am
jhill Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Before we bring Grads back, we need to figure out if we are going to be a WCO team or something different. Frye and Losman are not WCO QBs, and Grads is. If Hackett and Cable come back, Grads would make sense. If Fassell or a Gilbride type come in, it will be Losman and Russell.
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If Al Davis has anything to do with it (and the whole world knows he do) it will be Fassell or Gilbride. I just believe he wants Russell around to see this thing with him through.
The only thing that may sway him is his wallet. He has to know that if Russell has anything to do with being high on the depth chart, he is facing 8 blackouts next year with more feathers in the stands than people.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am
“His struggles are out there,” Cable said of Russell. “It’s on film and in the game and those sorts of things. He’s a young guy that still has room to grow and room to develop, and we need to keep sight of that.”
See this is all part of Al’s plan to send a message to JRuss to “Wake the F up”
December 17th, 2009 at 10:26 am
MadStork43 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:16 am
AlDavis Stopwatch, That running back is JR Redmond, not Randy Jordan.
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Ooops, the last #28 I recall was Jordan. But hell, Redmond was LOL as well.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Yeah,it’s easy to see why it won an Oscar…
My fav line is in Ballboa where he’s talking about “it doesn’t matter how hard you can hit ” to his son.Excellent stuff!!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Remember when Kiffin kept it a secret who was going to start at quarterback on Sunday?
December 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
What i wonder is if Frye and Grads, two hardworking QBs that are students of the game, ever tried to sit JRuss down and tell him that the way he is going about things is all wrong. I wonder if they did try and JRuss was just so immature about it that they gave up on him.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Hey Al, if Russell doesn’t sell his home wherever the hell he lives and move to the Bay Area this offseason so that he can hang out with the new coaching staff and learn the offense and work on his game, then cut his azz.
Yeah baby!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Florida Pete Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Bo Schembechler Jackson Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 8:47 am
JP Losman is no Danny Southwick.
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mickey mouse is no donald duck…
(comparing nobodys to nobodys can be fun!)…
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Actually, I am going to become an outright Losman supporter (no jock jokes please). JP went to my high school, just as Southwick went to my college.
Go Gondoliers!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Best movie lines Running Man “Hey Christmas Tree” Where’s Buzzsaw? “He had to split” ,Killian, here’s your Subzero, now plain zero. Hey fireball Want a light
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Oh, and get him a personal chef and trainer too…that guy is a fat fuk.
Maybe get him some plastic surgery too to fix that no chin look he has while wearing his helmet…
…and get him to stop with the constant mouth breathing too…
…so many things Russell needs to work on!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
RaiderD…
Makes you think.If Frye and Grads are in the film room making notes,why are the coaches not telling JaMarcus to sit down with them.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Dakota Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Hey Al, if Russell doesn’t sell his home wherever the hell he lives and move to the Bay Area this offseason so that he can hang out with the new coaching staff and learn the offense and work on his game, then cut his azz.
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Same exact language applies to fellow BUST McFelldown.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am
ohioraider Says:
Best Username of the Year – Plunkethead
Worst Username of the Year – Albert Bigelow grief counselor or whatever it was
Al Davis Toady of the Year – Priesttj (landslide)
Most Mindlessly Repetitive Poster of the Year – KK
Angriest Poster of the Year – MaddenRaider (especially during a Raider win)
Worst Prognosticator of the Year – MaddenRaider (time will tell)
Best Prognosticator of the Year – Vegas Raider (hey it’s in the name)
Most Prolific Username Aliases of the Year – Al Davis stopwatch
Most Creative Bastardization of JMR Name of the Year – Jameatloaf
Best Billboard of the Year – the 880 one
Tom Cable Hater of the Year – Dakota/Raider O
Most Pointless Postings About Fixing the Raiders Through Better Talent of the Year Award – Charlie (draft all lineman!!!)
Gave it my best shot
December 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Kirk Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Remember when Kiffin kept it a secret who was going to start at quarterback on Sunday?
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Kiffin was waiting to hear who Al wanted. So he could play the other guy…
December 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Chris –
You’re absolutely right – and we’ve already seen example of your point, when Gradkowski took over. The entire team started to play with more spirit.
But, the latter statement is what troubles me. Even though it’s partly human nature to get down when JaMarcus is in the game, it’s unacceptable. The fact that this entire team shut it down in the 2nd half of the Redskins game, before he even took his first snap is utterly unacceptable.
That speaks volumes about the fragile character of this current line-up. When I say we suck – it’s not that we don’t have talent on this team. However, much of that talent is based on youth & “potential”. And the offensive line is simply below-average at best. The left side is stellar. The middle is mediocre and the right side is simply atrocious.
Until the O-Line is seriously upgraded, even Gradkowski will not succeed with regular success.
The defense has been lacking at least one legitimate, nasty, run-stuffing middle linebacker or nose tackle, for years and years.
On both sides of the ball, this team needs at least one player that spits fire out of his mouth when he talks. They need that one guy who is willing to kick anyone’s ass who isn’t performing or putting out 100% effort on every play.
In other words, until both sides of the ball have a “coach on the field”, we won’t be ready to take that next step. Losing is too deeply imbedded in this team right now.
And this is coming from about the most optimistic fan you will ever find.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Got to go,things to do.
A lot of laughs today,
Enjoy your Thursday my friends.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
NeilB,
Thats what im wondering. Is this kids head so big that he’s not listening to anyone?
December 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
RaiderD…
Makes you think.If Frye and Grads are in the film room making notes,why are the coaches not telling JaMarcus to sit down with them.
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I just don’t understand why things like this are not mandatory. Or to put it another way, part of the job description. And if they are mandatory and Russell just blew them off, then shame on the coaching staff for not benching him, or anyone else who misses meetings or dozes off, the SECOND it happened!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I SAID SHINE MY SHOES!!!!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1002/pg2_g_aldavis5_200.jpg
December 17th, 2009 at 10:42 am
The teammates whose effort level decreased when Jamarcus came in were just returning the favor. What goes around comes around Jamarcus, it is just human nature.
What would we all do, if some guy at our job made our work harder and more unproductive, got paid way more than us, and didn’t give a crap and was lazy?
Given the chance we would give him a taste of his own medicine right?
This is why Russell is toxic, and must go. He sold his teammates down the river, and they cleary didn’t forget about it. Can you start with a clean slate, I’m not sure
December 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am
On both sides of the ball, this team needs at least one player that spits fire out of his mouth when he talks. They need that one guy who is willing to kick anyone’s ass who isn’t performing or putting out 100% effort on every play.
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You nailed that one!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Jhill,
That just goes to show that its not just the players on the field, its the whole organization. i know if i missed any practices my coach would make my as* run laps, lots of them.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Why would they start Frye if Al planned on bring JaMon*ie back? No playoffs & a chance to get him more game experience with nothing to really lose. If there isn’t a cap next year why would Al pay JaMon*ie even 2 million???? Please Al cut that fat fuk.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Vegas Raider:
I must say that I’m pretty depressed that I didn’t win your “Al Davis Toady of the Year” award.
According to Richocrap – Al is the only reason I root for the Raiders.
Although Priesttj was definitely worth for sure.
I’d also say that Priesttj drinks even more SupportJaMarcus Koolaid than I do.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
jhill Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
RaiderD…
Makes you think.If Frye and Grads are in the film room making notes,why are the coaches not telling JaMarcus to sit down with them.
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I just don’t understand why things like this are not mandatory. Or to put it another way, part of the job description. And if they are mandatory and Russell just blew them off, then shame on the coaching staff for not benching him, or anyone else who misses meetings or dozes off, the SECOND it happened!
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Because of the culture Al has promoted over the years. Players know coaches are the lowest part of the Raiders’ totem pole, therefore some players take full advantage of knowing they can basically walk all over them. Russell pushed it to the max…if he had produced at all he would still be getting away with it.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Before I go….
Silver-N-Smac….100% spot on,couldn’t agree more.
RaiderD and Jhill….I want to know what the coaches,and the players,think when they see those two working at their job and JaMarcus is no-where in sight.
Maybe we got the answer last Sunday….
Later….
December 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Vegas
: ) I talked about the name change for a few months before Plunketthead hit.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Given the chance we would give him a taste of his own medicine right?
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WRONG!
AS my good friend says, they call it work for a reason. You are still getting paid regardless of what the other guy is doing. If the owner of your company wanted a jackarse like that on the squad, hey, it’s his cheese. As long as I’m still getting paid, the owner will never be able to point to me as being part of the problem. Not my job to worry about anything but MY JOB!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Neilb:
Spot on about what? The Raiders needing someone who spits fire, or me not winning the “Al Davis Toady of the Year” award.
LOL!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 10:49 am
# jhill Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Given the chance we would give him a taste of his own medicine right?
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WRONG!
AS my good friend says, they call it work for a reason. You are still getting paid regardless of what the other guy is doing. If the owner of your company wanted a jackarse like that on the squad, hey, it’s his cheese. As long as I’m still getting paid, the owner will never be able to point to me as being part of the problem. Not my job to worry about anything but MY JOB!
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Jhill:
Exactly. Not only are you being paid a crap-load to keep playing hard, but, unlike the majority of us, there are thousands of people present, who paid hard-earned money to watch you continue playing hard.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Silver-N-Smac…
Your post 137.
Later,my friend.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Smac,
But I really don’t feel that the players quit on the Oline, they just are not very good. It sure didn’t look like Cornell Green wasn’t trying on that last sack. Henderson was sure reaching and grabbing at Orakpo when he was going right around him. That whiff by Satele was just a flat out misread by him.
Grads and his mobility was simply able to cover than up by simply throwing the ball earlier which wasn’t really effective. Well I guess it was in terms of not taking sacks, but I look at that play to Murphy for instance. Yeah, it was a tough call on the replay review, but how about the line giving Grads one more second to throw the ball. Same with the play Grads got injured on, how about some time to complete a dumpoff to a WR.
We all know a 6′6″ 260 lb guy is not going to be able to drop back and avoid that pressure. It should have never been on display.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Jhill,
But he makes their job harder!! Nobobdy likes that, and he gets paid more. I’m sure some of these guys are jealous, his weeky paycheck is close to what Bruce and Frye will get for the year, and those two guys work harder.
It doesn’t go unnoticed, and to be a professional you overcome it, and overlook it. If we were 8-5, maybe they overlook it, but at 4-9, they are like screw it and screw him. Or at least that’s what it seemed like during the game.
The team doesn’t support him 100%, and vice versa. Very bad situation.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Check it Stopwatch, RB is wearing #27, not #28. In fact, right at the beginning of the clip, the play-by-play says, “Redmond deep.”
December 17th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Vegas,
Handle it in the locker room, not on the field. Cornell Green is on record as someone who is willing to commit felonious assault, lol! Green, Henderson, Morris, and whoever else feels they make his job harder have 6 days of one on one time with him, and they all know where he lives. If you really have a problem, address it head on!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Jhill….as you know #2 is a grown man at 24.Who in the world is telling Grads or Frye to do all the “EXTRA” they do.No One thats who.
Why should they treat #2 differently.
#2 is a grown man and does his own thing whatever it is
Grads ia a grown man and does his thing and we know what it is.
Frye is a grown man and does his thing and we know what it is….
It is what it is =)
December 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Hey, Vegas
no awards for me????????
December 17th, 2009 at 11:08 am
4eva,
That’s not the point. I don’t care what team we are talking about, or which QB, going to coaches meeting, game plannng sessions, or all these “extra” things we talk about seem to me like they should be part of a JOB description. QB of an NFL team IS a job, right? It should be as simple as if someone isn’t doing their JOB, then then they don’t play or get paid.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/123234/AL-DAVIS.jpg
What makes Al Davis such a scumbag is that he runs everything, and blames everybody else.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
They are grown-ups JHill, and very busy themselves. They can’t watch #2 all day everyday, and baby-sit him. We don’t know what is going on behind the scenes, but on the field we say it and than heard from the coaches and players afterwards.
And of course, Jamarcus was one of the first out of the locker room, leaving his teammates to answer questions for him, AGAIN.
That’s why the QB position is so vital. A leader will get the most from his players.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:11 am
And to Dakota’s point, there is no one above Cable who is holding Cable accountable for making sure stuff like that doesn’t happen.
I tried ????
Really!!!!
I tried should not be an acceptable answer in management.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Jhill – point well taken about the O-Line, but, it sure is fishy when Henderson gives up about 2 sacks all year, and then gives up 4 in one game (3 were in the second half weren’t they?) I can’t recall.
And Henderson’s comments after the game were kind of a cop-out when he says “I wouldn’t change anything”.
He’s basically saying it was all Russell’s fault.
Yeah, Russell was miserable but you had a lot to do with that as well.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Henderson just giving it back to Russell who never accepts blame so deal with it even the players hate Russell .
December 17th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Very true.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Vegas,
We are just going to disagree on this one. There is no way you are going to get me to say I understand where guys are coming from who quit on the field.
If your theory is true, then I simply say why not address in practice weeks 1-8? Why not let him get killed in practice to send the message to the coaches and owner. To do it in front of the fans? It’s not like the fans needed convincing.
But like I said, I don’t think they quit, I just think Mario Henderson got beat like a drum on a couple of plays, and Satele on another. Grads would have been sacked on those same 3 plays. Maybe not the other 3 sacks, but certainly the early ones I saw that killed our drive to the 28 yd line … TWICE!
And you don’t have to keep remindin me of your disdain for #2, lol. You know I was right there with you on the change to Bruce.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Russell’s lack of accountability at age 24, Pales to Al Davis’ lack of accountability at age 80!
And he owns the friggin team.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Chris Henry died.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:20 am
RIP Henry
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Chris-Henry-could-have-been-a-very-important-rol?urn=nfl,209517
December 17th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Sad waht happened to C henry, he was only 26….
RIP C Henry…
December 17th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Vegas Raider:
I must say that I’m pretty depressed that I didn’t win your “Al Davis Toady of the Year” award.
According to Richocrap – Al is the only reason I root for the Raiders.
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what’s even more depressing should be the fact that you actually read rack-of-crap’s posts…
December 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
how many of you guys would hire Chris Henry’s baby mama to replace Al Davis as GM?
i’m guessing 90 percent
December 17th, 2009 at 11:33 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
how many of you guys would hire Chris Henry’s baby mama to replace Al Davis as GM?
i’m guessing 90 percent
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WTF are you talking about?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:35 am
# Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
But, the latter statement is what troubles me. Even though it’s partly human nature to get down when JaMarcus is in the game, it’s unacceptable. The fact that this entire team shut it down in the 2nd half of the Redskins game, before he even took his first snap is utterly unacceptable.
RICHOCHET: oh shut up, lol…geez..you’re like a massive whinefest that never stops.
Seriously..does anyone on this board come even close to you for making sorryass excuses?
No..none..not even close.
The team DIDN’T SHUT DOWN as soon as JR came on the field, you moron.
Grad got sacked twice prior to JaWaaaadle going in.
Also came close to getting sacked a few times, getting rid of the ball, or scrambling out of reach.
FATASS didn’t do that. He went down, over and over and over and over.
Being dejected doesn’t mean the team gave up.
Yeah, the WHOLE STADIUM AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
See, moron, since game one..JR WAS AN EASY TARGET, AND VERY IMMOBILE.
The fact he was exactly that same way when he went back in surprised no one.
Only difference is worm’s like you, who stupidly rushed to defend everything about him, are now on backtrack like a slapped on little girl mode, STILL MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS SORRY PLAY.
Coincidentially, JR STILL DOES THE SAME THING..not on him..oh hell no..not HIS FAULT..nope.. everyone is at task, NOT JR.
Asked if he was concerned about his “work habits” or “conditioning during the offseason” he stated “No, not at all.”
Guy has an excuse for every failure, just as you do.
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And this is coming from about the most optimistic fan you will ever find.
RICHOCHET: WHAT?? wtf? optimistic? who are you trying to kid? Making excuses doesn’t mean you’re optimistic. Means you don’t have the balls to state when you’re wrong.
Bad news for ya…Al is currently on record for having THREE CONSECUTIVE DRAFT PICKS, ALL IN THE TOP TEN, WHO ARE BEING VIEWED AS BUSTS, OR VERY LIKELY BUSTS…and that’s all….on…..Al.
Let me guess?
Bey is going to be a stud once he actually..uh..”practices” catching the ball?
Russell is going to “come back with a new attitude”?
McFumble will ask Santa for a couple of #2 Ticondaroga’s to replace his toothpick sized legs?
You’re a fool, and an idiot.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:36 am
# RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
how many of you guys would hire Chris Henry’s baby mama to replace Al Davis as GM?
i’m guessing 90 percent
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Head up ass, classless comment.
Just when I think you can’t stoop that ignorant bar any lower, you prove me wrong.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Thec: Loleini Tonga for GM?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
# Florida Pete Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Vegas Raider:
I must say that I’m pretty depressed that I didn’t win your “Al Davis Toady of the Year” award.
According to Richocrap – Al is the only reason I root for the Raiders.
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what’s even more depressing should be the fact that you actually read rack-of-crap’s posts…
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Shouldn’t you be doing what you’ve perfected? Which is bail like a slapped on little child when confronted?
It’s like this board is your prozac..”I’m leaving”..”I’m back”…”I love the team”…”I hate the team”…”I’m watching the game”…”screw this, I’m going to work in the garden”.
Maybe time to up the meds dose?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:38 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am
how many of you guys would hire Chris Henry’s baby mama to replace Al Davis as GM?
i’m guessing 90 percent
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Rockstar, a human being just died…. Not funny Bruh
very bad, taste and poor judgment man.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Richochet : everybody knows you’re the “voice of reason” on this blog
your opinion always holds a lot of water. LOL
how many friends do you have in real life? just the hamster?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:40 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Thec: Loleini Tonga for GM?
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I get some of your humor at times rock, but man we just lost a human being, under some bad circumstances… Racial stuff, i am okay with it, as i can take it, Death or someone dying that crosses a line…
December 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Rockstar, a human being just died…. Not funny Bruh
very bad, taste and poor judgment man.
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Agreed!
That was awful RRS, and you should probably email Becker and ask him to delete it.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Thec: I feel sorry for his kids, now fatherless
hopefully they won’t be anything like him.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:42 am
He’s gone now. Let the man rest in peace.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am
some posts back JHill referenced JRuss’ size and his inability to get out of harm’s way.
It ain’t the size, it’s the desire.
Roethlisberger is about the same size and he fights (his o-line is no collection of supreme beings as you read the sack stats) to keep a play alive.
Air McNair was a very large QB and he’d struggle all he could to get it done.
As far as slow afoot, I doubt Tom Brady could outrun his grandmother in a fifteen yard dash, nor could Peyton.
These QBs just want it. Something missing in the JRuss psyche.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:44 am
me and Becker are cool. he understands that sometimes douchebags run out of chances to turn their lives around and end up 6 below
similar to the McNair situation, except he gave to charity and had a more impressive NFL resume
December 17th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Tough year for the Bungholes off the field…
December 17th, 2009 at 11:44 am
back to work now. later gents!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
So at the age of 24, all you fellas stayed at your places of work, long after your paid day was over, in the interest of being the best you could be huh?
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YEAH…SOME OF US DID.
then there are the “Smacs” of the world.
Punch that clock..put in your 8 hrs of mindless work, punch out..go home.
EVER NOTICE HOW THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE…THE ONES PULLING IN THE $ WERE STILL THERE AFTER YOU LEFT?
Called the difference of SUCCESS OR MEDIOCRITY, you worm.
One of the dumbest posts on this board…stating a guy WHO’S BEEN HANDED A 32 FREAKING MILLION $ CONTRACT shouldn’t have the smarts or DESIRE, OR DEDICATION to put in extra time..THE SAME EXTRA TIME THE GUY MAKING 1/20th of JR’s Salary, Grad, was putting in…the same extra time Frye was putting in.
And it’s not like BOTH KIFFIN AND CABLE DIDN’T GO PUBLIC WITH IT, dumbass.
You act like ‘Oh, he didn’t know..poor kid..had only someone told him”..THEY DID..and he dismissed it.
BOTH COACHES STATED HE NEEDED TO THE EXTRAS..PUT IN THE TIME..SHOW SOME DESIRE…PUT IN THE EXTRA WORK..and he ignored them.
Last one in many days..first one to leave many days.
and you, being a worm, actually run the “OMG..he’s ONLY 24..the precious child just DIDN’T KNOW!!”
He knew..and didn’t give a damn.
You? You’re just slow all the way around, and ball less to boot. If you weren’t you wouldn’t PROUDLY state “I’m on Al’s sac..and refuse to ever question him..because..I’m not a Raiders fan..I’m an Al Davis fan”
Your words, worm, not mine.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:47 am
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December 17th, 2009 at 11:48 am
# RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Richochet : everybody knows you’re the “voice of reason” on this blog
your opinion always holds a lot of water. LOL
how many friends do you have in real life? just the hamster?
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Guy just died, and you make jokes about it makes you the scumbag of the board.
And you still continue to make jokes about it.
You’re a fool..and you insist on proving it to everyone.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Now can we finally end this gruden for president crap, he is not coming back. There are quality guys that fit the Davis mold available. Top choice, Tom Rathman hc, Marc Trestman oc, or vice versa. Rathman is tough with jewlery, he will command the attention in the locker room, trestman is a the offensive guru, that favors a passing offense that can score from any where on the field, Davis loves that. Both would be first time nfl head coaches, another davis favorite. Rathman and trestman know each other well, and rathman played a very high level in almost the exact system trestman teaches, he can teach the young guys how to get it done. Both of these guys have coached with great coaches, and rathman also played for great coachs. This is gruden x 2.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:50 am
3,000 people (mostly children) will die of malaria this day as every other day.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Yeah, it sucks he died…
…moving on…
FIRE CABLE
December 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Maybe we could bring in a guy like Bill Romanowski to coach the defense or at least make him a position coach for our defense. he will bring intensity to this group of talented yet underachieving group of sleep walkers.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:53 am
M,
I agree that Russell is no Big Ben, Air McNair, or Tom Brady.
But Henderson still got beat by Orakpo during nice drives, and so did Satele, and Grads would have gone down to.
Look, if some of you guys are happy with Satele at C, Carlisle at G, and Green at RT, then it is what it is. Personally, I’m looking for an upgrade.
And did I mention Gallery coming off back surgery?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:54 am
mistic1 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Maybe we could bring in a guy like Bill Romanowski to coach the defense or at least make him a position coach for our defense. he will bring intensity to this group of talented yet underachieving group of sleep walkers.
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I don’t know, I would like our coaches to have some experience coaching before they are hired here…sometimes guys can play but can’t coach.
Remember the 2006 o-line coaching staff?
December 17th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Tom Rathman ….
Hmmmmm
Interesting!
December 17th, 2009 at 11:55 am
the o line stinks, another reason to fire cable, this unit is his baby. We need to upgrade, good thing we have drafted for skill positions already, now we can focus on the lines.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Don’t know that I would want him calling the plays since he’s never done that.
Good thought, but I think I’d go with someone who has a bit more experience.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Dakota,
I agree, but we are talking about Davis, Mr. river boat gambler. I suggest bring in romo as a position coach and let gain experience that way. That way if he struggles there will be other coaches in place to take up the slack.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Okung in rd 1 if we don’t trade up for Suh!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Silver-n-Smac Says:
December 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
So at the age of 24, all you fellas stayed at your places of work, long after your paid day was over, in the interest of being the best you could be huh?
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Some of us were in the middle of war zones, trying not to get shot, blown up or generally messed up. Getting paid less than civilian wages in the worst of conditions. Watching friends leave forever.
JaMarcus is getting paid an insane amount of money to play a game. It’s a freakin dream job, and that peice of absolute trash can’t even put in an extra hour’s work? It makes me want to scream when I hear stuff like that.
He useless!!!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Time to move on. No more zone blocking. Bring in some beef!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
This is again why you bring them in as a duo, you cant much a more experienced play caller than trestman, if he is the hc, he will oversee what rathman does, if rathman is the hc he can lean on trestman. Track records, plus toughness plus the rings. Not to mention all of the branches from the gilman,davis, coryell, walsh tree, that you can reach out to for consultation advice and info. This is as close to gruden or holmgren that you are going to get.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
And we need to stay away from any Oline or Dline guy that value shoots up because of the combine.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Romo might knock someone else out at practice.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
D tackle, and o line these are the priorities. Anything else would be a joke.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Thec: I feel sorry for his kids, now fatherless
hopefully they won’t be anything like him.
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You’re such a judgmental little podunker, as if you know the guy. All you know is your stupid stereotypes.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Romo coaching?
Why all the talk on Romo?
Because someone was a junked up admitted steroid freak, who has zero interacting skills is hardly an endorsement to coach.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Forgot about the Trestman part …
That might actually work. They could keep Hackett and Grads on board since they run the WCO.
You might be on to something.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Let’s show Harbaugh the greens uncle Al, and he’ll be coaching in Oakland next season.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Satele couldnt even beat out cable, and green is a career back up that was pressed into duty a couple of years ago, how is he still starting for us?!? These guys have to go. Right along with cable.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Cable INHERITED this mess.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Bruce and Jon are going to turn Washington around just as they turned Oakland around. They seem to work better under meddling owners.
Al Davis/his puppet head coach/JaMarcus Russell will continue to put up 4-12 records for years to come.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
# NorthernD Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
JaMarcus is getting paid an insane amount of money to play a game. It’s a freakin dream job, and that peice of absolute trash can’t even put in an extra hour’s work?
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Exactly…key word there is PLAY.
Tens of million..TO PLAY FOOTBALL..to play a game most of us have played because we enjoy it, and here the guy has 32 million dropped in his lap..and someone makes excuses that we shouldn’t expect the guy TO WORK HARD AND TRY AND JUSTIFY THAT 32 MILLION..because he’s 24?
Not 14..or 16..hell…I might understand 18…but 24???
Amazing…freaking amazing.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I’d think I’d keep Marshall on under those circumstances. In fact, why not just bring Trestman in as the asst hc/oc and keep Cable? Wouldn’t hurt to get Rathman back either.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Jump at the first opportunity to hate on somebody.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Al won’t hire Harbaugh because Harbaugh won’t agree to develop Russell and stick with him. Al’s going to find someone who will.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
# 4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Cable INHERITED this mess.
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Oh stop.
Doesn’t EVERY new HC “inherit a mess”??
EVERY SINGLE ONE?
Of course they do..that’s why the previous HC was fired..things were a mess.
It’s up to the new HC to change things..Cable had 12 games last year, and 16 more this year.
and the verdict is?????
December 17th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Mr. Davis can not continue this trend under these econmic conditions. What has been the attendance over the last four games? From a purely business perspective this team has got to change the org, they cannot be making money they way it is run currently.
Bad draft picks = Bad decisions = Bad Football =
Bad business…..
December 17th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Harbaugh and charlie wiess would be my 2nd and 3rd options. We know Davis wants offense and scoring, these are 2 more guys, never been nfl head coaches, that have proven to put points on the board. Both guys know the nfl game. Wiess big mistake was running a college program like a pro outfit. His skill set and the way he deals with people could not work in south bend, but in oakland he could fit.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Harbaugh for HC!
Make the right move Al!
December 17th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Harbaugh for HC and Weiss for OC.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
How a bout we get a GM. and retire Mr. Davis first.
7 years and counting….
December 17th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Expectations are way too high around here re: next head coach. Harbaugh? Nearly spit out my coffee reading that. First job requirement for our next head coach, must be willing to develop JaMarcus Russell (and take the fall for his failure, of course). Harbaugh would never come here. He’ll wait till a real NFL team gives him a shot.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
will bring in anybody! But Al doesn’t spend the bucks on HC.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Charlie Weiss is likely. He sucks, he’s overrated, he probably won’t get hired elsewhere, so, he fits the profile so far. He just has to convince Al that he’ll commit to JaMarcus Russell. I doubt even that desperate moron would do it.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
What coach would come to oakland except a no name?
Mr. Davis will schem them out if it is not done his way.
What a poor way to run a business….
Heres an idea, why dont you let the people you hired do the job you hired them for????
December 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
MR, did you expect Gruden would be coaching the 2010 season for oakland? also did you think we had a shot at Allen for GM?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Bruce and Jon are going to turn Washington around just as they turned Oakland around. They seem to work better under meddling owners.
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With Gruden in Washington and Shanahan in Dallas, the NFC East will look a lot like the old AFC West.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
DMAC, not true. Petrino turned down huge money. No real coach will come here unless they’re guaranteed control and, especially since the Kiffin fiasco, are also guaranteed their money. Al defines “cause” as not abiding to Raider tradition, or something like that. No real NFL HC is coming here under those circumstances, for any amount of money, because they likely won’t see their money anyway. Al already stiffed Shannahan and Kiffin. You don’t think our coaching candidates talk to those guys before taking the job?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Thec, no, and no. Re: Gruden and Allen.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
How much was huge?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Harbaugh just extended with Stanford, no?
Another new Coach is not the answer, OBVIOUSLY.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I’m sure Harbaugh will leave in a heart beat, with the proper offer on the table.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
If Al really wanted to win he would bring Chuckie back, give him 5mil, control over the roster and let him choose his coaches. Problem is Al doesn’t wanna win like that. He wants things done his way & his way only. His way though will never win. So if Al doesn’t change his ways the Raiders will continue to lose even if JaMon*ie is gone.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Al Davis offered Petrino and Weisenhunt huge contracts, HUGE contracts, and both of them said no.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Fassel is the best candidate out there for Oakland.
Not the best candidate, just the best FOR OAKLAND.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Ok so if ts cable or another no name, we may as well stick with cable, with the caveate of bringing in an OCO… It wont matter though we still win only 5 at best, then go into a rookie salary cap year without
a first rd draft pick.
M son in law told me we would be lousy for a decade, wow was he prophetic, we are starring down the barrell of 9 in a row, as next year wont be much better.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I dont know what the verdict is because the jury is still out on Cable.But I will say this…. Our troubles started way before 28 games ago
December 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
True, but Cable hasn’t done schit to help either.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Another new coach already? I don’t think Southwick is ready yet. Lets give Cable another year.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Cable is a waste of time but what is the alternative?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
DMac, only if Harbaugh is guaranteed control, and given the money up front. There’s no other way he’s coming here. Nobody out there just wants to work for Al Davis and be a Raider, as so many in here naively believe. This is a business, and the Raiders have sucked forever. This is no longer a desirable place to work.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
DMAC Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I’m sure Harbaugh will leave in a heart beat, with the proper offer on the table.
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$1.25 million a year from Stanford for three years or $2 million a year at Oakland which you may or may not ever see?
I’ll take Stanford’s money every time and so will Harbaugh.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
You guys said Gruden wanted to be a Raider, too, based on him visiting a watering hole in the east bay where he’s friends with the owners, nothing more. You know Grudens’ going to Washington now. Nobody wants to be a Raider, other than losers like Fassell who can’t get on anywhere else, anyway.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Thec I said this yesterday….
Last year “Continuity” was all the rage,and this year it “Throw the Bums Out”
If these guys keep getting their way,we will never Break the Cycle….
Fish or cut bait? lol
December 17th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
What do you mean if “These guys” keep getting their way, 4eva? Al Davis makes the decisions.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Cable won’t get another year.
Here’s why…
1. Russell
2. DHB
3. Poor O-line play
4. Points per game
5. W-L record
6. Punching employees
7. Punching his wife
8. McFadden
Can probably think of some more
December 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
We get another no name, or use to was it, as a HC.
With Mr. Davis running the sinking ship the USS Raider Nation we are doomed to at least 3 more losing seasons.
F@CK……
December 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Thec07 Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Cable is a waste of time but what is the alternative?
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Pretty much anyone would be an upgrade save for Art Shell and Joe Bugel.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
True, Thec. We’d might as well stick with Cable if we’re not going to offer a real coach a contract that guarantees him control and money. But Al’s going to fire Cable, for taking a stand on the QB situation. Al will never give up on Russell. Not until he’s 30.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
You guys said Gruden wanted to be a Raider, too, based on him visiting a watering hole in the east bay where he’s friends with the owners, nothing more. You know Grudens’ going to Washington now. Nobody wants to be a Raider, other than losers like Fassell who can’t get on anywhere else, anyway.
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PFT is still claiming Washington’s #1 Candidate is Shanahan
Source: Shanahan next on the Redskins’ wish list
Posted by Mike Florio on December 17, 2009 1:04 PM ET
With the Washington Redskins successfully making a mockery of the Rooney Rule by announcing via e-mail the hiring of General Manager Bruce Allen exactly 114 minutes after announcing via e-mail that the job had become vacant, there’s another fairly significant step in this remaking of the franchise.
Per a league source with knowledge of the current dynamics of the organization, former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan has been targeted by the Redskins as the next head coach.
And even though Allen currently is getting the press, the guy who’ll be running the show is Shanahan.
The Redskins quietly have been pursuing Shanahan for months. Reports emerged earlier in the season that Shanahan twice rejected offers to become the team’s new coach. The thinking was that Shanahan wanted to survey other possible vacancies before making a commitment.
And while he has made no commitment to the Redskins, we’re told that the resignation of Cerrato and the hiring of Allen is the first tangible step in the process.
So even though Allen and Shanahan have no history of collaboration and despite more obvious ties between Allen and former Bucs and Raiders coach Jon Gruden, the source predicts very confidently that coach Jim Zorn eventually will quit or be fired — and that Shanahan will get the job.
The only remaining question is whether the announcements will be made 114 minutes apart.
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December 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
I wonder if the kid from Messagetoal.com is having trouble placing that AD with the Oakland Tribune?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
some people win the lottery and want to keep working…
others win the lottery and want to retire…
Jacarcass is in the last group…
we should admire the fact that he shows up at all…
or maybe not…
December 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Cable may be gone, but who is gonna wanna coach this mess?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Nobody wants the HC job under the current circumstances. To get a Gruden or any other successful coach Al must give up some control & at least 3 mil. I would much rather give Gruden 5 million than give stinkin JaMon*ie a dime.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Hackett will probably be our next HC. Cable is gone, that I know. You don’t show up Al and stick around. Cable’s gone, Grad is gone, and our next HC will be some puppet who promises Al he’ll turn Russell into an NFL QB, and that he’ll take the blame if he doesn’t.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
# jhill Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
neilb Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 10:34 am
RaiderD…
Makes you think.If Frye and Grads are in the film room making notes,why are the coaches not telling JaMarcus to sit down with them.
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I just don’t understand why things like this are not mandatory. Or to put it another way, part of the job description. And if they are mandatory and Russell just blew them off, then shame on the coaching staff for not benching him, or anyone else who misses meetings or dozes off, the SECOND it happened!
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But isn’t this the problem, in a nutshell?
IMO, two people share equally for the demise of the Raiders in ‘09 (ok, 3 in you include Al, but we’ll leave him out in that he’s a given).
Russell and Cable.
Russell because the one guy who touches the ball 100% of the time the offense is on the field failed miserably, and “as the qb goes, the team goes”..and Cable for the above, along with so much more.
There are what? 15 or so “coaches” on the team?
ONE GUY’s job is to make sure those other 14 do their job, and to set the tone for the 53 players.
Cable USED THE MEDIA to state that JR wasn’t doing what he should be doing..yet JR acted all surprised, and in denial about what was going on.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
How is it the guy’s allowed to show up last? And leave early? HOW IS IT NO ONE GOT IN HIS FACE AND TOLD HIM HE WAS NOT ONLY FAILING in his own growth, but that his lack of effort was failing THE TEAM??
Jhill’s right..he should have been warned, fined, benched, given extra laps..SOMETHING that would give Jfatass the idea he’s not all that..but nothing was done..AND THAT’S ON CABLE.
Hell..I guarantee you that most of the HC’s, having their #1 pick show up, fat, and out of shape, would have had them running laps EVERY DAY AFTER PRACTICE..every single day..Cable not only didn’t do that, but allowed Russell to “walk between stations” instead of run…and to leave early when he so choose, which appears to have been most days.
Cable AND JR need to go..and I suspect it will happen.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
probably true maddenraider
December 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Mr. Davis has some wierd science type logic. He needs to take 100% resposibilty for this debacle….
December 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
This coaching staff has had very solid success in other NFL franchises and is opertating at a huge talent disadvantage.
Based upon the logic I see on this blog Tomlin should be fired and Big Ben should be released.
Hint: (Pittsburgh is losing their games at the line of scrimmage). Same coaches, same scheme, same QB, same recievers much less Offense.
We will keep the same coaches and get rid of the remaining poor VALUE players on this team or renegotiate their contracts realtive to their production.
Kelly,Warren,JR and Walker and the remaining deadwood.
Anyone who thinks our Oline is good enough to compete does not understand football.
Grad is out because of poor protection.
Big Ben and Brady are underperforming because of poor protection.
Without the threat of a run the above QB’s have also suffered because their offense have become one dimensional.
The acquisition of Seymour is the first step of a line overhaul on offense and defense.
Stop wasting time on coaching changes.
Football is all blocking and tackling. Without it speed, schemes and skill are useless.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
At least one thing is certain.
The NFL Offseason will be very interesting this year.
How many new coaches do you think we will see?
I think the record is 8. Don’t think it will get that high, but it will still be interesting.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Charlie, you start right off comparing our current coaching staff to that of the Super Bowl champions. Bye.
Next.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
# raider32assasin Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Cable may be gone, but who is gonna wanna coach this mess?
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Always the same two requirements.
1. Are you a former head coach, dismissed and forgotten, who wants another shot, while making it perfectly clear you’re a token head? Apply within.
2. Are you an unproven assistant who wants his shot in the NFL, who agrees, at least initially, that Al is in charge, makes all the calls, hires all the assts, and can/will overrule any decision, at any time, for no reason at all? Apply within.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I agree Charlie about the lines, but that is part of why Cable will be gone.
THE O-LINE IS HIS MESS
December 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
There’ll be 7 new coaches, and then that guy the Raiders hire to carry out Al Davis’s orders.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
KoolKell Says:
September 30th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
No way Mike Singletary would be allowed to do his thing in Oakland, like he’s doing in SF.
No way any Coach in Oakland is allowed to develop anything organically in the locker-room between players and coaches. The stuff that produces fidelity, and emotional investment, esprit d’ corp. All the shyt that’s lacking in Oakland. All because Al Davis is shining the light on himself. Up in his office playing fantasy football with the Raiders.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Charlie, you start right off comparing our current coaching staff to that of the Super Bowl champions. Bye.
Next.
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Actually, MR, I was hearing some grumblings the other day that maybe the Steelers overachieved last season and this is more of a true reflection of a Mike Tomlin team.
The “Unleashing Hell” comment is getting bashed big-time and the feeling is the players aren’t buying into his rha-rha crap anymore.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I’d say if you’re going to blame anyone outside of Al, you should blame loyal fans, too. Fans of most teams would have had a billboard up 3 years ago. It took Raider fans 7 years to figure out something was wrong. If the boycotts and protests would have began in like ‘04, when Al Davis announced he was hiring Norv Turner, who knows what could have been accomplished by now.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Who did cable draft?
It could go the other way also….
When Cable was O-line coach we finished with the #6 and #10 rushing attack in the nfl.
Cable,imo maybe had some input in last years draft,being the coach.But 2 say Cable brought these players in and are his “hand-picked guys” is incorrect,imo
December 17th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Raider75, whatever the case with the Steelers, they won the Super Bowl last year. To even remotely compare a team that’s sucked for 7 years with the Super Bowl champions epitomizes absurdity.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
There’ll be 7 new coaches, and then that guy the Raiders hire to carry out Al Davis’s orders.
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Wow, that would tie the record with 8.
Who you got?
Washington
Dallas
Tampa
Oakland
Seattle
St. Louis
Houston
Buffalo
That’s 8 right there. Who else you got?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Oh, Raider75, and LOL @ you “hearing grumblings”. There’s a source…
December 17th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Raider75, whatever the case with the Steelers, they won the Super Bowl last year. To even remotely compare a team that’s sucked for 7 years with the Super Bowl champions epitomizes absurdity.
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LOL! Yeah, your right. My bad.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Oh, Raider75, and LOL @ you “hearing grumblings”. There’s a source…
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Was trying to remember if its was ESPN Radio, but I think it was in an article on either Yahoo Sports or NFL.com.
Wasn’t trying to sound like I know anybody. Just couldn’t remember where I saw(heard) that story.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Hackett will probably be our next HC.
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That is a possibility.
I don’t know if Hackett has held an OC or head caoching job, but That’s not a major factor for Al.
The one major strike against Hackett though, is the fact that he couldn’t get through to Russell.
On that alone, I think Al might cross him off the list. He always said that it was the coaches job to make the players better, and clearly he hasn’t done that with JaMarcus.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
You want to talk about overachieving, how about the ‘02 Raiders?
December 17th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
JHill,
I don’t think the players quit on Russell, which would be inexcusable. They just didn’t “sell-out” go balls to wall the for him, which is excusable and given the circumstances somewhat understandable.
Players do it with coaches all the time, this just happens to be player-to-player.
And I know you called for the benching, it’s dually noted. My disdain for Jamarcus is with the uniform on. Off the field, we have mutual friends, LOL. Just hope he saves his money and invested wisely.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Tampa Bay & St. Louis suck, but they aren’t gonna fire their HC after one year. Houston isn’t gonna fire Kubiak & I seriously doubt Seattle dumps Mora. If any coach is gonna get the ax after only one year it’s Haley in KC.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Cable will go, jafartcus will stay. For anyone that beleives Davis cant find a coach because the raiders job is undesirable, I submit to you the arizona cardinals. The bidwells are have a long standing reputation, generations deep as the worst owners in all of professional sports, yet they found a coach, and he is a good fit for them. The bidwells not only are meddlers, they dont want to pay any one, coaches, or players. You will always find guys that want to be apart of the nfl in any capacity, and you can find quality. we can add the browns, lions and rams into this mix as well. Try the saints, they were a mess top to bottom. You get the right guy at the right time and every thing falls into place. Oakland is attractive as well because of the high profile tradition. The coach that can turn it around is an instant star, see john gruden.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
# The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
You want to talk about overachieving, how about the ‘02 Raiders?
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Actually, they were underachieving. Didn’t win the Super Bowl.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
You know MR, I could have decent conversations about stuff with you if you didn’t try to turn everything into a pissing match.
December 17th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
If Al hasn’t given up on JR why is Frye starting? If Al really wanted to see if JR has anything he would force Cable to start him or he would fire him. Al realizes now that JR not only is a horrible QB, but he is a moron. Al isn’t bringing JR back for 9.5 & 5 million reasons.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
“I don’t think the players quit on Russell, which would be inexcusable. They just didn’t “sell-out” go balls to wall the for him, which is excusable and given the circumstances somewhat understandable.”
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So, in other words, they quit on him.
Can’t blame them, despite the fact that it irks me to no end knowing how much quit this team has in it.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
And I’m with Rockstar Chris Henry is a roach.
The guy is one year short of getting his NFL pension. Had he not got suspended for a year, for you know DUI, getting 15 year old girls drunk and having sex with them, beating up parking attendents and domestic assault, his family would have a pension from the NFL.
Way to go “Slim”
December 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
No, Raider75, they didn’t belong in the Super Bowl to begin with. They’d overachieved to get there in the first place. When you consider what happened to them in the Super Bowl, and the following season it’s obvious the ‘02 Raiders were nothing more than an aftershock of Gruden’s team. There’s no better example of an overachieving team in NFL history than the ‘02 Raiders.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Raider75, it’s not a “pissing match”, it’s you being wrong almost all of the time, and me having to correct you.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I just heard that Jaws movie theme lol
December 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
If the Raiders head coaching job was so attractive why did Wisenhunt, Payton, Petrino, Green, Sarkisian & Gilbride all turn it down???? Sure 2 million is 2 million, but when everyone in the whole world knows you are nothing, but a puppet it’s not quite so nice.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Wishbone, don’t you know anything about the Raiders? Coaches have lobbied to Al Davis to get someone other than who he wants to start. Al will just fire him and the player eventually, and that’s what he’ll do with Cable, Grad, and Frye. They’re all gone.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I just heard that Jaws movie theme lol
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Strange…I had a dream last night about a great white shark attacking me…
Okay pseudo psychiatrists…what did it mean?
December 17th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
wishbone Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
If Al hasn’t given up on JR why is Frye starting? If Al really wanted to see if JR has anything he would force Cable to start him or he would fire him. Al realizes now that JR not only is a horrible QB, but he is a moron. Al isn’t bringing JR back for 9.5 & 5 million reasons.
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Money’s not an object for Al. He doesn’t hesitate to spend money he doesn’t have. Never has.
The only time JaMarcus will get the boot is when Al is 100% sure that he can’t play.
This year is a mulligan for JaMarcus. He’ll get a chance to collect his thoughts and prepare for next year.
I hate the idea of him returning next year, but I think that it will happen.
The only way he goes before then, is if Al has a sit-down with him, and JaMarcus just doesn’t want to play anymore.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Chris Henry may have acted like a “roach” a certain times in his life, but he didn’t deserve to die at 26.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Russell will be here until he’s 30. He will be our starting QB going into every single season. Some coaches may lobby to get someone else in here and there, but both they and that player will be gone as a result, and Russell will be starting again the following you. Those of you who think Al Davis has “wised up” to Russell are as delusional as they come.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
the shark is Cable Dakota
December 17th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Quoting Jim Leyland Chemistry is a class you take in high school.
Get good athletes on the line of scrimmage and WE WIN GAMES.
That simple.EVERYBODY IS HAPPY. Now we have chemistry.
Coaches look smart. Front office looks smart. QB’s are able to walk off the field in one piece.
When you get beat like a drum on the line of scrimmage you will never win in the NFL.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
“the following year”, not “you”. LOL. Sheesh.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
There’s no better example of an overachieving team in NFL history than the ‘02 Raiders.
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Completely absurd. Yeah I team that won playoff games the two previous years and lost to eventual SB champ, came RIGHT OUT OF LEFT FIELD!!!
Las Vegas had the Raiders as the second lowest odds to come out of the AFC and were favored in every playoff game, and just about every game during the season.
Overachievers, LMAO.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
the shark is Cable Dakota
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Cable is more like a manatee…
December 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
‘02 Raiders were an overachieving mirage. Proof: Super Bowl 37, and the ‘03 season. The ‘02 Raiders might very well be the most overachieving football team in NFL history.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
If Al pays JR 9.5 million in salary plus 5 million in roster bonus not only will he lose most of the team, but what is left of the fan base.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
MR
JR is poor value.
He will either renegotiate to a salary reflective of his accomplishemnts or JR will be gone.
Same for Kelly,Warren and Walker.
Last of the dead wood.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
wishbone Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
If Al pays JR 9.5 million in salary plus 5 million in roster bonus not only will he lose most of the team, but what is left of the fan base.
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Now that’s funny.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
‘02 Raiders were nothing more than an aftershock of the Gruden era. Gruden brought them into this world, and in Super Bowl 37, Gruden took them out. The 4 game losing streak in ‘02 and the Super Bowl revealed the real heart of that team.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Charlie, what does Russell’s poor value have to do with Al Davis keeping him forever? Since when has Al Davis ever factored value into signing players? Heard of tommy kelly and Javon Walker?
December 17th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Truisms:
1.) Most coaches in the nfl are or hot up and coming coordinators, or retreads. With the occasional college guy sprinkled in. Davis is no differnt when he picks guys.
2.) All nfl owners call the final shots. Case and point bud adams(vince young), Jerry Jones and so on. Because of big Al’s status he gets all the press, but its the same way every where. Owners in business take input from the managers or executives they hire, however the make the final call. Of course an owner will pick a guy he believes will best execute is vision. This is the way it works here on earth.
3.)Jafartcus needs to show the team that he is willing to work hard enough to match his natural gifts, other wise this team will not respond to him. He will hopefully mature as a man first, which will allow him to become a pro qb.Very few guys come into the nfl ready made at any position.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Al, you spent $154 million just on player’s salaries, not to mention overhead, for this?
That must burn your man-diaper!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Not true, Wishbone. Al will always have his loyalists, and I think he’s making the point now that he’s willing to go down in flames with them. When Russell is starting next year, you’ll be surprised at how many of these people who are bashing him now start to shill for him. You know the drill.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
MaddenRaider,
Want to place a wager on this? I say Jamarcus is not on the roster week 1, if he doesn’t restructure.
You say it doesn’t matter.
Loser can’t post until the bye week next year.
Game on?
December 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
PLEASE AL DONT LOSE OUT ON JOHN GRUDEN TO. BRUCE ALLEN WAS A GOOD BETWEEN OWNER AND COACH GUY. AND AWESOME SALARY GUY REMEMBER WHEN THE RAIDERS HAD THE HIGHEST SALARY CAP BUT STILL TRICKED IT EVERYTIME DURING GRUDEN YEARS AND STILLED SIGNED CHARLIE GARNER WHEATLEY JERRY RICE. ROMO . IF ONLY ID KNOWN THEN THATS ALL WE D GET FOT !) YEARS OH GOD
December 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
vegas raider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
MaddenRaider,
Want to place a wager on this? I say Jamarcus is not on the roster week 1, if he doesn’t restructure.
You say it doesn’t matter.
Loser can’t post until the bye week next year.
Game on?
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Take that bet.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
MR—Do you mean cheer? Not familiar with the term “shill”. I seriously doubt that because JR will NEVER be even a decent NFL QB. He make Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith & Heath Schuler look like Hall of Famers. If JR stays here until he is 30 you will be the only one left.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
NorthernD Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
4evaRaider Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
the shark is Cable Dakota
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Cable is more like a manatee…
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With a good left hook!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Cable is more like a manatee…
And crazy Al is out driving the speed boat again…
December 17th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Grand says Vegas is right!!! No way JR stays without a huge pay cut.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
newpost
December 17th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I say JaMarcus takes a pay cut, if he wants to stay with the Raiders.
Pay him somewhere in the neighborhood of 500,000 plus incentives (one year), and if does not jump on that good luck somewhere else.
I’m not saying start him, but you all know that Al is not gonna give up on him that easy. Especially when he wants to prove a point to Kiffen!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Shuler was overated, leaf lacked maturity, smith was a party animal. Jamarcus has two of these traits. This move to let frye start, is davis allowing cable to dig his own grave, and at the same time taking jamarcus out of harms way. Jamrcus can now fade into the background, while davis attempts to overhaul his raiders. This should also be a wake up call for no.2. davis is shrewd above all else he is always hedging his bets and always has an exit strategy. The writting is on the wall, Cable is on his way out, especially when he loses 2 of the next 3.
December 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Quoting Jim Leyland Chemistry is a class you take in high school.
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Hilarious!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Hey!
The younger idiotic version of Al Davis, Daniel Snyder….seems like he is wisening up and getting smart by hiring competent people like Bruce Allen.
While the stubborn old man will once again settle for a puppett and try and have his cronies convince the fans of the Raider Nation that Jim Fassel is a good choice as head coach?
How sad….
December 18th, 2009 at 5:42 am
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