NFP: Raiders worked out QB Kafka
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Friday, April 9th, 2010 at 11:44 am in Oakland Raiders.
The National Football Post is reporting the Raiders worked out Northwestern quarterback Mike Kafka.
Speculation about the quarterback position has been heavy with the Raiders given the struggles last season of JaMarcus Russell, whom the owe $3 million in guaranteed money and $9.45 million should he play this season.
Oakland has been linked with Donovan McNabb (since traded to Washington from Philadelphia), Jimmy Clausen (Mel Kiper Jr. has the Raiders taking Clausen at No. 
and Tim Tebow (NFL.com draft analyst Gil Brandt talked of an Oakland-Tebow visit).
Kafka is considered a mid- to late-round prospect.
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April 9th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Kafka is a gutsy kid, good passer…
April 9th, 2010 at 11:55 am
2nd?
April 9th, 2010 at 11:57 am
updated …
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April 9th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Where did everyone go? How Kafka-esque…
April 9th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Kafka is supposed to be a sleeper pick by nfl total access. Doesnt have big arm but very intelligent and accurate is what they said this morning.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Where did everyone go? How Kafka-esque…
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HAHA! only 10 percent of this blog will get that
April 9th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
WOW looks like someone is sending a message to you know who.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Kafka: He may have quite the “Metamorphosis” in Oakland.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
As expected Jimmy Clausen looked solid today at his Pro Day workout.
What I found most interesting is guess who has been working with Clausen in preparation for his workout and who set up and scripted the workout today?
Former Raiders QB coach/Offensive Coordinator and often rumoured head coaching candidate for the Raiders and current CFL Montreal head coach MARC TRESTMAN!
Veeeeery interesting indeed…..
April 9th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
HAHA! only 10 percent of this blog will get that
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2% after 5pm, 20% prior.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
One more: I can hear Greg Papa now. ” there’s the snap. K fakes a handoff and throws a deep pass to D out of the backfield for a Raider 1st down”
apologies to those who never read Kafka in highschool.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Trestman has also worked with Teblow.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
He may have quite the “Metamorphosis” in Oakland
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pretty slick there BIO!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Gradkowski, and now we’re looking at this Kafka kid?
I wish somebody would make up their mind what kind of offense they’re going to run, and stick with it for more than one season.
No wonder the team can’t execute. Nobody knows what the hell they’re going to be doing from one year to the next.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Is the draft here yet?
April 9th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
“Speculation about the quarterback position has been heavy with the Raiders given the struggles last season of JaMarcus Russell, whom the owe $3 million in guaranteed money and $9.45 million should he play this season.”
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See that undeserved 9.45 million number fellas??
If he doesn’t agree to restructure down that number and if he shows up to OTA’s overweight and undedicated then he should be CUT….PERIOD!!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
not just McNabb, Clausen & Tebow …
Bradford (not sure why), Jason Campbell & Sage Rosenfels too!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
HairyBush Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Is the draft here yet?
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Is the draft that Davis and cronies ready to screw up here yet? LOL
April 9th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
How about drafting Clausen at #8 and then drafting an OT like Saffold or Ducasse in Round 2 and then go DT like Troupe in Round 3?
Then go either Center or MIKE LB in Round 4?
April 9th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Is the draft that Davis and cronies ready to screw up here yet?
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BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 1 Davis has narrowed it down to Bruce Campbell & Jason Pierre-Paul
In Round 2 Davis has narrowed it down to Tim Tebow & Jacoby Ford
yippee!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Dknight-haha sad but true. I’m looking foward to the draft and I’m not at the same time.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 3 Davis has narrowed it down to Donald Butler & Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
yippee!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Build the surrounding cast from the draft. AD just doesn’t develop rookie QB’s. He’s better off picking up FA’s and letting them shine when surrounded by high quality teammates. Worst case he can trade for Jason Campbell. The liklihod is that there will be many gems in the rough QB’s that won’t get drafted. He can bring some of those in for free to compete at camp.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Does anyone know when that 9 mil come due for jruss? Is it when the season starts or minicamp?
April 9th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Does anyone know when that 9 mil come due for jruss? Is it when the season starts or minicamp?
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Guy: $3 million guaranteed (no matter what).
$6.5 million salary starting Week 1 of the regular season
April 9th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I’m for giving a 5th rounder for Campbell worse case he’s a solid backup which can’t be said for Frye or Jamarcus but Campbells not the permanent solution at QB
April 9th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 4 Davis has narrowed it down to Joe McKnight & Austen Lane
yippee!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 5 Davis has narrowed it down to Myron Lewis, Myron Rolle, Dez Briscoe & Linval Joseph
yippee!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 7 Davis has narrowed it down to Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, Sam Shields, Shawnbrey McNeal & Earl Mitchell
yippee!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
there you have it folks. that is Al Davis’ full (expected) draft. courtesy of semi-pro blogger podunk racist christian republican al davis supporting morrison fan laker hatin low class ignorant hypocrit dirtbag know it all extraordinaire Rockstar!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
What better name for a Raiders player than Kafka!
April 9th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
there you have it folks. that is Al Davis’ full (expected) draft. courtesy of semi-pro blogger podunk racist christian republican al davis supporting morrison fan laker hatin low class ignorant hypocrit dirtbag know it all extraordinaire Rockstar!
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You forgot Certified Podunk Accountint
April 9th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Is the draft that Davis and cronies ready to screw up here yet?
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BREAKING NEWS:
In Round 1 Davis has narrowed it down to Bruce Campbell & Jason Pierre-Paul
In Round 2 Davis has narrowed it down to Tim Tebow & Jacoby Ford
yippee!
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Wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Jacoby Ford picked in Round 2….typical old man Al speed pick!
Ford would be a better Round 3 pick.
At least Ford will probably be better than JLH.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
As expected Jimmy Clausen looked SOLID today at his Pro Day workout.
What I found most interesting is guess who has been working with Clausen in preparation for his workout and who set up and scripted the workout today?
Former Raiders QB coach/Offensive Coordinator and often rumoured head coaching candidate for the Raiders and current CFL Montreal head coach MARC TRESTMAN!
Mike Mayock compares Clausen to Mark Sanchez.
Veeeeery interesting indeed…..
April 9th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Trade for Campbell or Draft Clausen.
I would prefer Campbell for a 3rd. Al’s track record isn’t good when developing a QB, but Hue Jackson could change all that.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
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Jimmy Clausen will have a more productive career than Oklahoma system QB Bradford! Write it down…..
Oklahoma QB’s have done terribly in the NFL recently or are out of the league.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Trade for Campbell or Draft Clausen.
I would prefer Campbell for a 3rd. Al’s track record isn’t good when developing a QB, but Hue Jackson could change all that.
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Rather have Sage Rosenfels for one of the two 5th Rounders ahead of Campbell.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Kafka + weak arm = Not Oakland Raiders QB.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Al, don’t waste a 3rd or 4th round pick on some scrub QB, we need those picks to fill holes at G, C, NT and FB.
If you are going to pick a QB, just go for it and draft Clausen. Otherwise just get us some friggin meat on the lines and stick with Garbageboy and Co and I am sure we will be in line to draft a QB early in 2011.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Al knows we need a NT, might he take T Cody with the first pick? The guy is a specimen in a different sort of way…
April 9th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Some knuckleball throwing Japanese chick is going to play minor league baseball in the US this summer!
Should make the post-game shower more fun at least.
My only regret when getting married….never having been with an Asian chick.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I’ve always wanted to bang it out w/ an Asian national I mean straight off the boat. I just imagine the type of noise they make, been w/ a half filipina/mexican that looked more asian and that was alotta fun till we ended up with Chlamydia!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
# DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Trade for Campbell or Draft Clausen.
I would prefer Campbell for a 3rd. Al’s track record isn’t good when developing a QB, but Hue Jackson could change all that.
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Rather have Sage Rosenfels for one of the two 5th Rounders ahead of Campbell.
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What in Rosenfels stats give you any indication is he a better QB than Campbell? Plus, there has been no indication that he is even available.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I bet she can strike out 99.99 percent of the guys on this blog…
April 9th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
pretty sad were considering trading for Rosenfels as our starting qb
April 9th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I will take Campbell, or Smith for a 5th rounder
April 9th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
We need to trade down with 9ers. Swap our 8th pick, with their 17th and take the Pouncey n return we would get the 9ers next year s first.
This is predicated upon suh, mccoy, t williams, okung, and davis off the board….
April 9th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Campbell > wrong way rensenfelds… I remeber the game he went air bourne and fumble….Hill-air-re-ous…
April 9th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
TRENCHMEN….thats what we need….
Back to lurking, LTR NATIOn….
April 9th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Clausen starts the Brady Quinn slide…
April 9th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Kafka, the 2nd coming of southwick for raider fans.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Clausen is NOT Brady Quinn….by a long shot…
April 9th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Nnamdi21 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Clausen starts the Brady Quinn slide…
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I hope so, then Al can trade up into the end of the first round and take Clausen after drafting Trent Williams in round 1.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
# DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Trade for Campbell or Draft Clausen.
I would prefer Campbell for a 3rd. Al’s track record isn’t good when developing a QB, but Hue Jackson could change all that.
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Rather have Sage Rosenfels for one of the two 5th Rounders ahead of Campbell.
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What in Rosenfels stats give you any indication is he a better QB than Campbell? Plus, there has been no indication that he is even available.
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Sage did pretty well when he was with Houston filling in for Schauby…..plus he would come at a cheaper price than the already mind screwed Campbell.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
# Dakota Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I hope so, then Al can trade up into the end of the first round and takes Mt. Cody after drafting Trent Williams in round 1.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Dakota,
So what was wifey’s only regret? The Raiders?
April 9th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
revised: either of these would work
1st (NT) Dan Williams
2nd (OT) Campbell or Brown
3rd (C)Tennant
4th (G) Carter, Petrus or Lauvao
5th (MLB) Micah Johnson
5th (FB) John Conner
7th (QB) Jonathan Crompton
7th (CB) Chris Hawkins
or
1st (OT) Trent Williams
2nd (OL) Jon Asamoah or J.D. Walton
3rd (OL) Mike Johnson or Matthew Tennant
4th (NT) Cam Thomas or Torrell Troup
5th (MLB) Micah Johnson
5th (FB) John Conner
7th (QB) Zac Robinson
7th (RB) Lonyae Miller
April 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
maddenraiderfan Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Kafka, the 2nd coming of southwick for raider fans.
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When Danny rises again we will all be judged. Don’t side with the Pharisees (Patriots).
April 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Sage Rosenfels is 32 years old and hasn’t stepped up in 9 seasons.
No thanks.
Rich Gannon had at least shown the ability to start and play well his final two seasons in KC. Rosenfelds hasn’t even barely sniffed the field.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
maddenraiderfan,
I would certainly do that one too!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I remeber the game he went air bourne and fumble….Hill-air-re-ous…
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Sage McRosenfelldown?
April 9th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Tiger in at -6, tied for third.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Dakota….
Sasha has been very erratic all season. He put himself deep in Phil’s doghouse a couple of weeks ago, by snapping at one of the asst. coaches (forgot which one) DURING a game. Been riding the pine ever since.
If they don’t get Bynum back for the playoffs, they are in for a long haul, and could very well get bounced early.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Adam Schefter: Raiders still front-runner for someone, dammit
By Zaki, PhillyGameday.com
After losing out to the Redskins for Donovan McNabb, the Oakland Raiders still remain the front-runner to land someone, say, Adrian Peterson, league sources tell ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
The sources say the ingredients for a trade are still in place. Schefter is pretty sure the Raiders are still willing to meet a team’s asking price for some player, like Tom Brady, maybe.
Also, sources say this player’s contract, which could be anywhere from $500,000 to about $20 million or so, has scared off other teams. But, sources say, Oakland is willing to pay anything to get someone over here, like an Ed Reed-type guy.
There are also connections between the Raiders and this player, that could very well be Brandon Marshall for all we know. Raiders owner Al Davis and this guy probably both like things, and Oakland’s new offensive coordinator, Hue Jackson, speaks English just like he kind of does.
One source familiar with trade discussions said no deal was done with Oakland. But other league sources predicted it soon would be done just to generate buzz even though they knew good and well that nothing was close to happening.
Another source far-removed from the situation is still trying to figure out why these guys have jobs.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
by snapping at one of the asst. coaches
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Brian Shaw.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Bo Schembechler Jackson Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Dakota,
So what was wifey’s only regret? The Raiders?
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I’m not sure. She was propositioned by a Chinese restaurant owner while in college (you know how those guys like skinny blondes). He offered her a new car and house to marry him.
I only bought her a used Cadillac.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Al Davis draft:
Round 1 OT Bruce Campbell or DE Jason Pierre-Paul
Round 2 QB Tim Tebow or WR Jacoby Ford
Round 3 MLB Donald Butler or CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
Round 4 RB Joe McKnight or DE Austen Lane
Round 5 CB Myron Lewis, S Myron Rolle, WR Dez Briscoe or DT Linval Joseph (pick 2)
Round 7 DE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, CB Sam Shields, RB Shawnbrey McNeal or DT Earl Mitchell (pick 2)
April 9th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I only bought her a used Cadillac.
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Atta boy! show her who’s boss early on
April 9th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Sasha snapped at B Shaw? Cut him now. B Shaw earned lifetime Laker respect for those 4th quarter shots he hit against Portland in game 7 back in 2000.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Way back when I was 19 or 20, I dated a college girl from Japan. Good times!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Yep, it was B. Shaw…
Thanks, Bo…..
April 9th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
rockstar
who is earl mitchell. sounds like one helluva player. lol. seriously, never heard of him though.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
didn’t the Raiders work out other late round QB’s like Sean Canfield & Jonathan Crompton ???
April 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
DT Earl Mitchell SR 6-2/250/- Arizona
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65931&draftyear=2010&gen pos=DT
April 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Yes we did Rockstar. At least reportedly….who knows for sure? Maybe even Tebow!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
dakota
shaw stuck his finger in sasha’s face. no coach no matter who it is does something like that in public. the lakers were getting smoked by okc and shaw took his frustrations out on sasha. kinda hard to blame a guy who averages 7 minutes a game for anything. granted sasha sux this year, but shaw had no right to stick his finger in anyone’s face.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
who is earl mitchell. sounds like one helluva player.
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NE: haha, yeah. Mike Mitchell’s little brother
also going to be a stud in the NFL!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
“The greatest NBA free agent of all time, LeBron James, is quietly making overtures to the Los Angeles Lakers. He wants to play for them.”
Sun Feb 28,2010 5:56 PM ET
fukin A!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
rockstar 250? for a dt? just looked 296. i like this guy already. i like anyone named mitchell. just kidding. just mike. anyway thanks for the link.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
no problem. sorry about the weight issue
only JaMarcus can put on 46 pounds in one offseason
April 9th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
new englandraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
dakota
shaw stuck his finger in sasha’s face. no coach no matter who it is does something like that in public. the lakers were getting smoked by okc and shaw took his frustrations out on sasha. kinda hard to blame a guy who averages 7 minutes a game for anything. granted sasha sux this year, but shaw had no right to stick his finger in anyone’s face.
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Again, Shaw hit three 3s in game 7 of the WCFs in 2000…he can stick his fingers anywhere he wants to on Sasha, and Sasha should thank him and kiss his ring.
B-Shaw, next HC of the LA Lakers.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
rockstar
he is not really related to my boy. is he?
April 9th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
i like this guy already. i like anyone named mitchell
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trade the walrus for MLB Kawika Mitchell!
April 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
dakota
you’re right about the game 7 performance, but no coach ever should put a player out there like that. you think he’d put a finger in kobe’s face, or LO, or pau. never.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Bruce Campbell just doesn’t pass the eye test. No dude can be that big and that ripped at the same time without help.
Bruce Campbell will shrink like Tony Mandarich once he gets into the NFL.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
he is not really related to my boy. is he?
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not that I know of, but you never know!
haha.
Is Darren McFadden related to Travis Henry?
April 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
i don’t like kawinka’s hair. looks like polamalu
April 9th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
only thing mcfadden is related to is the ground. that’s my guess. why else would he wanna spend so much time down there. travis henry? did he tackle himself too? or did mcfadden get busted with some blow?
April 9th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
i don’t like kawinka’s hair. looks like polamalu
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more reason to go after him. we’ll just call him Troy!
Kawika has the look and Mike has the game
April 9th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
dakota
plus with nba salary cap restrictions, there is no way the lakers could sign lebron. way over the cap. sign and trade only. lebron will re-sign 3 years with cleveland, join kobe and the lakers in 2013-2014 season, just in time for kobe to step aside.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
rockstar
who was the sideline reporter who kept referring to polamalu as troy helamula? was it dan dierdorf?????? probably like 3-4 seasons ago.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
only thing mcfadden is related to is the ground. that’s my guess. why else would he wanna spend so much time down there. travis henry? did he tackle himself too?
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Travis Henry has eleven children from ten different women …
Darren McFadden has four children with four different women (reported on 2/27/08)
who knows what it’s up to now?!?
April 9th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
damn, maybe he is related to shawn kemp
April 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
new englandraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
dakota
plus with nba salary cap restrictions, there is no way the lakers could sign lebron. way over the cap. sign and trade only. lebron will re-sign 3 years with cleveland, join kobe and the lakers in 2013-2014 season, just in time for kobe to step aside.
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Ever heard of a sign and trade? If Lebron is leaving, then the Cavs will be forced to get something back, and what better than a young, talented center named Bynum, with Artest thrown in to make it work?
April 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
As of 1998, Kemp had fathered at least seven children…
LOL
April 9th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
trade JaWalrus for Darren’s vasectomy!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Speaking of Henry:
The Top 10 Athletes With the Most Illegitimate Children
Posted March 03, 2010 by davidbreitman
Growing up, it seemed like the popular jocks and slutty tuba player with low self-esteem and a steady supply of butterscotch-flavored contraceptives always ditched health class during “Sexual Awareness Week.” Sure, the band geek didn’t miss anything that could help her stave off the last call vultures at her Tuesday night Burbank Community Center speed dating session, but some of the athletes could have used the life lessons. Here are the 10 biggest birth bandits who made it to the pros without passing go, collecting $200, or ever purchasing a condom.
10. Charles Rogers, Unemployed (Former Number Two Overall NFL Draft Pick) – Five children with four different women
After knocking up two separate women before leaving high school, it’s hard to imagine that five-star recruit Charles Rogers would end up spending the majority of his adult life on police reports and NFL “Where are they now?” specials. As one of the single most talented receivers in college football history, the 6-foot-3 wide receiver entered the NFL as a can’t-miss prospect that Matt Millen claimed would become the face of the Detroit Lions franchise (which, oddly turned out to be sort of true).
Much like Matt Millen (whose ironic new role analyzing college football players for ESPN is sort of like hiring the captain of the Hindenburg to be a safety consultant for U.S. Airways), Rogers was a complete and utter failure. He logged just 14 NFL games before leaving the league in 2005, just in time to collect his fifth mouth to feed and an arrest for passing out drunk at a Mexican restaurant in Michigan at three in the afternoon.
9. Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets (NBA/Family Matters) – Five children with four different women
It’s remarkable that a man who was forced to dress up like an elderly woman in order to teach Eddie Winslow an important lesson about morality and nerd acceptance has such little respect for the whole “sex before marriage concept” that 22 percent of Missouri high school students called “the excuse I tell people when they ask why I’m still a virgin.”
Johnson is currently retired from basketball, but did express interest in returning to the New York Knicks in a “leadership role.” Seems like a great idea, because what a franchise that specializes in luxury tax payments and sexually harassing employees needs right now is an aging lothario who looked at the script to Space Jam and thought, “I’m totally cool having fewer lines than Shawn Bradley and Elmer Fudd.” (Nothing but smart decisions from a man who lists “not getting that fat” on his list of post-career achievements.)
8. Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams (NFL) – Six children with at least four women
Marshall Faulk must not have been paying attention during Kurt Warner’s annual “Just because Jesus loves you, doesn’t mean he approves of nailing every Cheesecake Factory waitress with a botched boob job and paternity lawyer on speed dial,” speech. Faulk, whose child support payments rival his career yardage, joined the NFL’s “frequent impregnator program” in the late 1990s and has been one of its most valuable members ever since. His commitment to casual sex and inability to decipher the complexities of condom use make him a first ballot shoe-in for the “Is That Kid Mine?” Hall of Fame (which for some inexplicable reason is directly next to the NBA head offices in New York).
7. Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens (NFL) – Six children with multiple women
As the only Super Bowl MVP to have both family court and federal prison listed under the “favorites” tab of his GPS system, Ray Lewis has become the single most litigious athlete to ever be refused entrance into Disneyland after winning a Super Bowl. (Mickey Mouse wanted to get drunk and use Trent Dilfer as a wingman to score with the slutty Norwegian midget on the “It’s a Small World” ride, instead.)
After using the popular “you can’t technically prove it was me, and not my friend, who repeatedly stabbed that guy” defense to avoid a murder conviction in 2000, Lewis decided to devote his life to family and complaining about his quarterback, telling ESPN that he even sets aside an entire night every week to spend with two of the children whose names he can still remember. (Mostly because one of them is called Ray Lewis.)
6. Antonio Cromartie, San Diego Chargers (NFL) – Seven children with multiple women in five different states
Call him what you will. “The Phallic Phenom,” “The Prophylactic Prodigy,” “The Knock Up Knock Out,” or simply “The Stork.” The only thing Antonio Cromartie (or as he’s known in paternity court – defendant AH12-1987) has more of than nicknames is illegitimate children. At just 25-years-old, the San Diego Chargers’ standout cornerback continues to show his preference to pigskin over sheepskin every time he visits a different NFL city.
However, before you go blaming Cromartie for his inability to “stop having children,” there are a few important things to remember. For starters, Cromartie struggles with difficult coverage and is not so great in “preventative” defensive schemes both on and off the field. Secondly, allegations from a Florida State University tutor claimed that while playing for the Seminoles, Cromartie read at a second grade level, making it possible that he’s been confusing balloons and/or Kit Kat wrappers for condoms. Finally, there’s not a lot of people who like this guy (just ask the gentleman whose head he allegedly smashed a bottle over), so maybe he’s just increasing his fanbase one paternity suit at a time. Quite frankly, there are a lot of possible reasons as to why he’s on pace to father well over three dozen children.
5. Shawn Kemp, Seattle Supersonics (NBA) – Seven children with six different women (though recent reports claim it may be as many as 11)
Even though he may not lead the NBA in paternity suits (or know how to spell the words “paternity” or “suit”), Shawn Kemp has established himself as the face of non-marital baby-making in professional basketball. The former all-star and current McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish-eating champion’s refusal to stop procreating has made him one of the most notable scumbags in the league and the subject of a heart-warming Sports Illustrated cover story titled “Where’s Daddy?” in the late 1990s.
His most talented son, Shawn Kemp Jr., is currently one of the top high school athletes in the country and has committed to play basketball for the University of Auburn next year. If he works hard, eats his vegetables, and refuses to wear a condom, the younger Kemp could grow up to father his own crop of illegitimate children before getting arrested on the side of a Washington highway with cocaine, 60 grams of marijuana, and a semi-automatic weapon – just like the guy who kind of raised him.
4. Jason Caffey, Chicago Bulls (NBA) – 10 children with eight different women
In 2004, the Milwaukee Bucks decided that giving Jason Caffey $11 million to not play for them was the best decision for a franchise that relied on an aging Toni Kukoc. In all fairness, everybody knows that Croatians hit their prime right around 37, though. (It’s almost like the Bucks thought that the massive panic attack Caffey was hospitalized over made him “less than clutch.”)
The early career exit did give Caffey time to focus on his true passion – impregnating random women, as the round mound of bed-pound notched enough illegitimate children to earn him a “failure to pay child support” arrest and brief cameo on Nancy Grace’s nightly “here’s-why-I-hate-men-athon.”
3. Evander Holyfield, Boxing – 11 children by an untold number of women
As the only active athlete to appear on both The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and America’s Funniest Foreclosure Videos, Evander Holyfield has become one of the most iconic figures in professional boxing thanks to his tremendous work ethic and willingness to fight anybody for $13 and bus fare home. He sacrificed his ear, dignity, and majority of functioning brain cells for the sport, yet all he has left to show for it is two curling teams worth of illegitimate children and a promising career welcoming tourists to a Las Vegas Blvd adjacent Hometown Buffet.
2. Travis Henry, Denver Broncos (NFL/Colorado Penal System) – 11 kids with 10 different women
Not the sharpest taco in the shed, Travis Henry never seemed to quite grasp the concept of safe sex or sobriety – living his life with a dedication to recklessness that Lindsay Lohan might call “a massive turn-on” if she wasn’t too busy cleaning dried vomit from the dusty mirror she keeps in the car she purchased with her Herbie the Lovebug residual checks.
As a former NFL running back who led the league in marijuana-related suspensions, it’s fair to say that “decision-making” and “not being a complete a**hole” weren’t high on Henry’s list of strengths at the 2001 NFL Draft. He collected his first failed marriage at 18, started his out-of-wedlock pregnancy streak shortly after, and had enough illegitimate kids to form an entire NFL defense by the time he turned 30. If only he didn’t get sentenced to a few years in prison for his role in a massive cocaine distribution syndicate in 2009, he may have been the only active NFL player to average more children-per-year than yards-per-carry.
Oh, and don’t let the math fool you. Henry didn’t actually sleep with the same woman twice. One of his transgressions resulted in twins.
1. Calvin Murphy, Houston Rockets (NBA) – 14 children with nine different women
Do you know any syphilitic, one-legged meth-addicted hookers who like lighting things on fire and talking about commitment? If so, the Houston Rockets alumni association may have someone willing to violate her behind a T.G.I. Fridays while Vernon Maxwell films it.
Not only does former NBA star Calvin Murphy seem to be allergic and/or have a religious aversion to prophylactics, but he also appears to be willing to nail anything with a third grade understanding of room service and reproductive organs. The reigning champion of the baby momma Olympics would actually need to disown two of his children to get under the NBA maximum number of active players if he used his discarded offspring to form an expansion franchise. (Maybe the “Baltimore Bastards” or “Michigan Marital Mistakes?”)
The “and one” on Murphy’s slam dunk of impregnation may be the five different molestation cases launched by his daughters. Don’t worry, though, sports/paternal rape fans – he got off…
The NBA… Where Dreams Come True (provided of course your dreams involve divorce and public shame).
Honorable Mention: Karl Malone, who had his first illegitimate kid in college when knocked up a 13-year-old junior high school girl. He’s sort of like the Kerry Wood of bastard creation. Blazing start to his career, but just didn’t end on a strong note after getting stalled at three kids.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
dakota
dont be a smart ass bro. read the post you quoted, and tell me if i have ever heard of a sign and trade.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Evander Holyfield?
never would have guessed!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Rockstar,
McFadden has only been ordered to pay child support for one child. Another child was proven not to be his.
http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2009/07/11/raiders-rb-mcfadden-to-pay-8000-a-month-in-child-support/
April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
plus a bynum/artest would not work. lebron is going to get close to 30 million. bynum and artest 20 combined. have to throw in odom too
April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
no wonder McFadden has no strength or energy on gameday…
he’s man-whoring all week and has nothing left in the tank!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
new englandraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
dakota
dont be a smart ass bro. read the post you quoted, and tell me if i have ever heard of a sign and trade.
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My bad dude! Reading too fast gets me into trouble again!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
dakota
np. thought you were being smart. sorry for the misunderstanding buddy
April 9th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
new englandraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
plus a bynum/artest would not work. lebron is going to get close to 30 million. bynum and artest 20 combined. have to throw in odom too
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Nope, the max contract Cleveland could sign him to in 2010 is a six year $133 million dollar deal…or a little over $22 million a season. In a sign and trade you only have to send back salaries that reach 80% of what the salary is for the player you are trading for…..so around $17 million.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
At least I think it is 80%….
April 9th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
new englandraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
only thing mcfadden is related to is the ground.
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LOLOLOL.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Just talked with an online freind connecte with the Broncos and he says they are leaning heavily toward Rolando McClain but worried about his Crohn’s disease.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Marshall Faulk surprised me being on that list…I always wondered why a player who had such a great career and made a lot of money had to be on the NFLN.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
no wonder McFadden has no strength or energy on gameday…
he’s man-whoring all week and has nothing left in the tank!
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we knew about his paternity stuff before the draft I seem to recall.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
who will make a better pro?
A. JaMarcus Russell (4th year & beyond)
B. Tim Tebow
C. Mike Kafka
D. Sean Canfield
E. Jonathan Crompton
F. None of the above
please cast your vote now!!!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
RRS:
Kafka. I see Drew Brees like potential in him.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
In a Thursday night appearance on NFL Network, Deion compares the trade of Donovan McNabb from the Eagles to the Redskins to the “Herschel Walker shibacle.”
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LMAO.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/09/deion-labels-donovan-deal-dumbest-trade-ever-coins-new-phrase-in-the-process/
April 9th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
I may need to change my nick to “McFelldown Shibacle”
April 9th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
YOU PEOPLE:
Have a weekend!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
you too BSJ
enjoy this lovely Podunk weather …
April 9th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Deion Sanders trying to tackle a running back was a shibacle!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
new englandraider,
All that being said, I am sure it will not happen. I don’t think Kobe would allow it. He doesn’t want his next couple of rings to have the name LeBron attached to them, like his first three have Shaq.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
He doesn’t want his next couple of rings to have the name LeBron attached to them, like his first three have Shaq.
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Artest, Odom & Gasol are the Lakers, not Bryant …
April 9th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
The Trade
Minnesota Vikings received
RB Herschel Walker
Dallas’s 3rd round pick – 1990 (54) (Mike Jones)
San Diego’s 5th round pick – 1990 (116) (Reggie Thornton)
Dallas’s 10th round pick – 1990 (249) (Pat Newman)
Dallas’s 3rd round pick – 1991 (68) (Jake Reed)
Dallas Cowboys received
LB Jesse Solomon
LB David Howard
CB Issiac Holt
RB Darrin Nelson (traded to San Diego after he refused to report to Dallas)
DE Alex Stewart
Minnesota’s 1st round pick in 1990 (21) (traded this pick along with pick (81) for pick (17) from Pittsburgh to draft Emmitt Smith)
Minnesota’s 2nd round pick in 1990 (47) (Alexander Wright)
Minnesota’s 6th round pick in 1990 (158) (traded to New Orleans, who drafted James Williams)
Minnesota’s 1st round pick in 1991 (conditional) – (12) (Alvin Harper)
Minnesota’s 2nd round pick in 1991 (conditional) – (38) (Dixon Edwards)
Minnesota’s 2nd round pick in 1992 (conditional) – (37) (Darren Woodson)
Minnesota’s 3rd round pick in 1992 (conditional) – (71) (traded to New England, who drafted Kevin Turner)
Minnesota’s 1st round pick in 1993 (conditional) – (13) (traded to Philadelphia Eagles, and then to the Houston Oilers, who drafted Brad Hopkins)
Jezuz, the ViQueens screwed themselves out of almost three years worth of picks. I don’t think the McNabb trade can touch that one.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Don’t be silly Rockstar.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
By the way Rockstar, Jordan wouldn’t have sniffed a championship if not for Pippen, Grant, Kukoc, and Rodman…and Davis Stern’s directive that allowed Jordan to be the only player in the history of basketball to be fouled on fade away jumpers.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Alexander Wright!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Kobe Bryant would be sweeping floors right now if it weren’t for Phil Jackson.
first 3 years in the league he was a scrub. a nobody (like JaMarcus Russell)
April 9th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Vlade Divac was better for the Hornets than Kobe Bryant would have been …
April 9th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Kobe Bryant would be sweeping floors right now if it weren’t for Phil Jackson.
first 3 years in the league he was a scrub. a nobody (like JaMarcus Russell)
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Are you on crack? He made the all star game in his second year…he was the youngest all star starter in history.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
How many championships was Jordan winning before Phil Jackson?
April 9th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Put me on the list for Okung even though he’s going to be gone by the time we pick and stop hating on Kobe best player in the league and better than Jordan
April 9th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
16: you got it man!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
HAHA!
just kiddin’ Dakota. sorry.
forgot about your blood pressure
April 9th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
5pm in Podunk! later gents
have a great/safe weekend
April 9th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
What do you think Jordan would have been without Phil Jackson
April 9th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Vlade Divac was better for the Hornets than Kobe Bryant would have been
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Now that is just stooooopid lol
Vlade was a baller though.
Too bad we traded Eddie Jones and Eldon Campbell for Glen Rice before Phil go to the Lakers. Phil would have found a way to play Eddie and Kobe at the same time and would have gotten the most out of Eldon.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
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Jimmy Clausen will have a more productive career than Oklahoma system QB Bradford! Write it down…..
Oklahoma QB’s have done terribly in the NFL recently or are out of the league.
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Why would you say that? At some point, you’ve got to ask yourself why every scout sees Bradford as the better prospect. Why the mixed reviews of Clausen’s proday vs. the raves about Bradford’s? Why did the Redskins opt for McNabb vs. drafting Clausen? I’ve always thought he was pretty good, but there’s something wrong with this guy. I agree with Jhill. If KC passes him up, I wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
16yearsold16yearfan Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
What do you think Jordan would have been without Phil Jackson
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Dominique Wilkins
April 9th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
DMC is a Man-Whore
JR is eatng his way out of the NFL
DHB can’t catch a cold naked in Alaska
April 9th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I have to disagree with that Dakota. I know Jordan had a solid team around him, and he had great coaching in College & the NBA, but He was speacial. The best NBA player IMO.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
I don’t think he was the best athlete, Drexler & Wilkins were better athletes IMO, but he was the best Player and he loved to compete.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I wanna be….
I wanna be….
Like Mike!!!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
16 year old Zit, what the heck are you doing out of detention and blogging on your mom’s computer?
And don’t give me the “But I’m on spring break, Mr. beeecham, sir!” line. We all know delinquents like yourself have to clean up around the school and fertilize the football field during vacations.
Now finish up that Cup O Noodles and get back to campus!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Lorenzo Neal thinks we should take either Dan Williams on defense or Campbell on offense
April 9th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Dumb Beeych
It must be pretty boring up there in Sacramento, eh?
April 9th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I like Linval Joseph and Lamarr Houston in the 2nd more than Dan Williams at 8. We should trade up for Suh or draft T Williams IMO.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
3.RaiderRockstar Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 11:57 am
updated …
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Raiders4eve: Trent Williams (03/18)
Nnamdi21: Trent Williams (03/18)
Alameda_Lee: Trent Williams (03/26)
NoMoreFargas: Trent Williams (04/07)
The Judge: Brian Bulaga (03/18)
SD_Raider_619: Brian Bulaga (03/19)
DirtyRaccoon: Brian Bulaga (04/01)
PassTheCheetos: Bruce Campbell (03/21)
860ToddChristenson: Bruce Campbell (03/31)
Buckeyeraider: Mike Iupati (03/18)
Burque Raider: Mike Iupati (03/21)
La Milicia Negra: Mike Iupati (03/23)
Rastaraiders: Mike Iupati (04/07)
RaiderDebo: Dez Bryant (03/18)
SharkCatcher: Dez Bryant (03/18)
Tom Cables Pimp Hand: Dez Bryant (04/07)
Jhill: Dez Bryant (04/09)
Plunketthead: Ryan Matthews (03/19)
SATANFEARS ALDAVIS: Jimmy Clausen (03/18)
The Real MaddenRaider: Tim Tebow (03/18)
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i say Jimmy Clausen
April 9th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Krappy, just because you’re unhappy about living in a broken down 1 BD apartment, don’t take it out on folks who are MUCH more successful.
Remember, you’re a bitter old fool obsessed with Al Davis. I’m a good looking young bro slam who hot babes are obsessed with.
Big difference, old timer!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I like us to draft:
1- SUH
2- Okung
3- T Williams
4- Berry
5- McClain
6- Spoon
8- Graham (Damn You Mich)
7- D Williams
8- Clausen
9- A Davis
10- Dez Bryant
April 9th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Dumb Beeych
What do you do, daydream up there in Sacramento all day about going to exotic places and hanging with hot chicks?
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
In that order.
Al is thinking:
1- B Campbell
2- Jason PP
3- Mays
4- Dunlap
5- J Best
6-Linval Joseph
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
I hope Clausen is there at #8 so the Raiders can select a REAL franchise type QB….and finally CUT the cough syrup/alcohol mixing lazy arse Juggs Russell or TRADE DOWN if someone wants to trade up for Clausen!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
ON nfl.com, lombardy actually had us taking Trent Williams over Bruce Campbell.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
^^^^^^^^
Jimmy Clausen will have a more productive career than Oklahoma system QB Bradford! Write it down…..
Oklahoma QB’s have done terribly in the NFL recently or are out of the league.
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Why would you say that? At some point, you’ve got to ask yourself why every scout sees Bradford as the better prospect. Why the mixed reviews of Clausen’s proday vs. the raves about Bradford’s? Why did the Redskins opt for McNabb vs. drafting Clausen? I’ve always thought he was pretty good, but there’s something wrong with this guy. I agree with Jhill. If KC passes him up, I wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole.
^^^^^^^^^
Every scout rates Bradford higher because he is taller and weighs more.
Thats about it…..
April 9th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I really hope Clausen is there at #8 so the Raiders can select a REAL franchise type QB….and finally CUT the cough syrup/alcohol mixing lazy arse Juggs Russell or TRADE DOWN if someone wants to trade up for Clausen!
Clausen compares favoribly to Mark Sanchez!
If Clausen would have went to USC or Florida, everyone and their mother would be riding on his jock!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I wish Dakota was here, he is a ND fan, and I think he would be able to tell us a lot about this Kid. I hope he is not another Brady Quinn.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
I hope Clausen is there at #8 so the Raiders can select a REAL franchise type QB….and finally CUT the cough syrup/alcohol mixing lazy arse Juggs Russell or TRADE DOWN if someone wants to trade up for Clausen!
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Please! If NFL scouts look at him as a “REAL” franchise QB, there’d be a real competition between he and Bradford for the top spot. And there’s no way Seattle, KC or Cleveland will pass on him. We’ll see.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Trade for Campbell or Draft Clausen.
I would prefer Campbell for a 3rd. Al’s track record isn’t good when developing a QB, but Hue Jackson could change all that.
^^^^^^^^^
Hue Jackson and Paul Hackett teaching Clausen would be a good thing with Grads and Frye pushing and competing with Clausen
April 9th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Clausen just looks to damn small out there, not a Schaub or Manning, or Rothelisberger, or Mcnabb, or Sanchez, or Flacco, or Palmer and he aint Drew Brees
April 9th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
That’s pretty funny coming from you, old dude, who imagines he’s taken all of these exotic vacations and is planning on building a chalet in Switzerland.
Oh yeah, and that the sale of your town home is “pending”. That’s a riot, Krappy!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
I hope Clausen is there at #8 so the Raiders can select a REAL franchise type QB….and finally CUT the cough syrup/alcohol mixing lazy arse Juggs Russell or TRADE DOWN if someone wants to trade up for Clausen!
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Please! If NFL scouts look at him as a “REAL” franchise QB, there’d be a real competition between he and Bradford for the top spot. And there’s no way Seattle, KC or Cleveland will pass on him. We’ll see.
^^^^^^^^
KC has big money tied to Cassel, Seattle may still take him even though they gave up to much for Whitehurst and Cleveland would actually be a good spot for Clausen, since Delihomme and Wallace are not the long term answers there.
If Jimmy was 6′5 and if he weighed in at 236 pounds like what Bradford is and if Clausen was a senior then he would be the #1 QB!
Clausen also has the moxy of a REAL franchise QB.
Bradford gonna hurt that shoulder again in the NFL….watch.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
i read this article on schefters twitter today IT SOUNDS LIKE JAMARCUSS JOB TO LOSE AND HE KNOWS IT !!! WTF THAT’S JUST STUPID HE NEEDS TO BE CUT NOW !!!!!!!!
Those were among the reasons the Oakland Raiders were interested in McNabb.
Raiders sources say that the Eagles contacted the Raiders about a McNabb trade and that is how discussions were generated. The Raiders thought they had McNabb before he slipped through to Washington.
Now the Raiders appear settled on at least one more season of JaMarcus Russell at quarterback. One more year with more emphasis on a sink-or-swim, get-it-done-or-bite-the-bullet approach with Russell.
Russell is considered in Oakland the primary issue, a talented quarterback who for whatever reasons has not connected with his coaches and teammates and has shut it down when troubled.
That makes new Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson the coach in the entire NFL this fall who has the greatest challenge.
Jackson arrived from the Baltimore Ravens staff and was told by people that know Russell well that he had to build trust with Russell, that he had to enlist the help of Russell’s closest family members in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., and that he had to be tough and challenging with Russell.
The Raiders say so far, so good. That the Jackson/Russell connection is building early momentum and results.
A Raiders executive, requesting anonymity, said: “There has been such a lack of confidence in this team as a whole. The intangibles need to be rebuilt. It’s awful. The great teams go out there and know they will win; the good teams think they can, the average teams hope they can and the bottom ones hope they don’t lose too badly. I don’t think it’s bottom now for us. But we have to develop an attitude, a belief as a team and organization of winning thinking and preparation. That has to come from JaMarcus and from his position. It’s his job to lose. He is aware of that.”
Look for the Raiders to give Russell help by drafting an offensive lineman with their first-round pick at No -8. The Raiders will also look for defensive linemen in the draft and, yes, wide receivers.
They are still looking for that big-play threat that makes defenses focus on that one player, opening things for others. Maybe running back Darren McFadden can do it. Maybe Darrius Heyward-Bey — the Raiders surprise draft pick at No.-7 last year — can still be that guy. The Raiders, certainly, will draft another candidate for the job.
And count on Russell growing up and helping lift up his team.
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April 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
inonewordraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Clausen just looks to damn small out there, not a Schaub or Manning, or Rothelisberger, or Mcnabb, or Sanchez, or Flacco, or Palmer and he aint Drew Brees
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Reminds me of mix between Sanchez and Brees.
Sanchez and Clausen are the same size.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Dumb Beeych
You know it’s true, that’s why you’re obsessed with me, wanna be.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
^^^^^^^^
Jimmy Clausen will have a more productive career than Oklahoma system QB Bradford! Write it down…..
Oklahoma QB’s have done terribly in the NFL recently or are out of the league.
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Why would you say that? At some point, you’ve got to ask yourself why every scout sees Bradford as the better prospect. Why the mixed reviews of Clausen’s proday vs. the raves about Bradford’s? Why did the Redskins opt for McNabb vs. drafting Clausen? I’ve always thought he was pretty good, but there’s something wrong with this guy. I agree with Jhill. If KC passes him up, I wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole.
^^^^^^^^^
Every scout rates Bradford higher because he is taller and weighs more.
Thats about it…..
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Oh yeah? Which NFL scout told you that?? Come on man, you’ve got to be joking. You really think it’s just about height and weight? LMFAO!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
UP LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
i read this article on schefters twitter today IT SOUNDS LIKE JAMARCUSS JOB TO LOSE AND HE KNOWS IT !!! WTF THAT’S JUST STUPID HE NEEDS TO BE CUT NOW !!!!!!!!
Those were among the reasons the Oakland Raiders were interested in McNabb.
Raiders sources say that the Eagles contacted the Raiders about a McNabb trade and that is how discussions were generated. The Raiders thought they had McNabb before he slipped through to Washington.
Now the Raiders appear settled on at least one more season of JaMarcus Russell at quarterback. One more year with more emphasis on a sink-or-swim, get-it-done-or-bite-the-bullet approach with Russell.
Russell is considered in Oakland the primary issue, a talented quarterback who for whatever reasons has not connected with his coaches and teammates and has shut it down when troubled.
That makes new Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson the coach in the entire NFL this fall who has the greatest challenge.
Jackson arrived from the Baltimore Ravens staff and was told by people that know Russell well that he had to build trust with Russell, that he had to enlist the help of Russell’s closest family members in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., and that he had to be tough and challenging with Russell.
The Raiders say so far, so good. That the Jackson/Russell connection is building early momentum and results.
A Raiders executive, requesting anonymity, said: “There has been such a lack of confidence in this team as a whole. The intangibles need to be rebuilt. It’s awful. The great teams go out there and know they will win; the good teams think they can, the average teams hope they can and the bottom ones hope they don’t lose too badly. I don’t think it’s bottom now for us. But we have to develop an attitude, a belief as a team and organization of winning thinking and preparation. That has to come from JaMarcus and from his position. It’s his job to lose. He is aware of that.”
Look for the Raiders to give Russell help by drafting an offensive lineman with their first-round pick at No -8. The Raiders will also look for defensive linemen in the draft and, yes, wide receivers.
They are still looking for that big-play threat that makes defenses focus on that one player, opening things for others. Maybe running back Darren McFadden can do it. Maybe Darrius Heyward-Bey — the Raiders surprise draft pick at No.-7 last year — can still be that guy. The Raiders, certainly, will draft another candidate for the job.
And count on Russell growing up and helping lift up his team.
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He needs to CUT and not handed anything except for walking papers and the old man Al needs to say no to paying that extra 6.5 million if he is on the team by week 1
April 9th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Jimmy Clausen’s Friday workout for half the league’s franchises was solid but it’s unlikely scouts came away from Notre Dame thinking he had stamped himself as a Top 10 pick.
The scripted workout was run by former NFL offensive coordinator Marc Tresman, now head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, and included more than 50 throws from Clausen. By our count, all but two passes were completed.
Clausen displayed solid velocity and speed on his short and intermediate throws. The ball quickly arrived to receivers and his passes displayed a lot of pop. For the most part he was accurate. Late in the workout he delivered some nice strikes down the field.
Yet while most of Clausen’s passes were on the mark, the timing of his throws seemed off at times. His pass placement also was nothing out of the ordinary.
Pass catchers were intermittently extending vertically or reaching backwards to make the grab. On a number of occasions Clausen overshot his downfield targets. This is in stark contrast to the workout turned in by Sam Bradford, when receivers rarely broke stride to make the reception.
Clausen, coming off a toe injury, displayed only average footwork and quickness rolling outside the pocket then throwing on the move.The overall tempo and pace of the workout seemed to be lacking compared to the display scouts saw in Norman, Okla., on March 29.
Clausen will now visit a number of franchises around the league as teams prepare for draft day. As the workout ended one could not help but think the Washington Redskins made the proper choice by trading for Donovan McNabb rather than potentially using the fourth pick of the draft to acquire Clausen.
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Interesting.
^^^^^^^^
Jimmy Clausen will have a more productive career than Oklahoma system QB Bradford! Write it down…..
Oklahoma QB’s have done terribly in the NFL recently or are out of the league.
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Why would you say that? At some point, you’ve got to ask yourself why every scout sees Bradford as the better prospect. Why the mixed reviews of Clausen’s proday vs. the raves about Bradford’s? Why did the Redskins opt for McNabb vs. drafting Clausen? I’ve always thought he was pretty good, but there’s something wrong with this guy. I agree with Jhill. If KC passes him up, I wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole.
^^^^^^^^^
Every scout rates Bradford higher because he is taller and weighs more.
Thats about it…..
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Oh yeah? Which NFL scout told you that?? Come on man, you’ve got to be joking. You really think it’s just about height and weight? LMFAO!
^^^^^^^^
Don’t worry about what I think Debo….
You can like fragile Bradford all you want….heck if I care!
April 9th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Guy Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
ON nfl.com, lombardy actually had us taking Trent Williams over Bruce Campbell.
^^^^^^^^
Will Lombardi be right two years in a row?
Hope so on that one….
April 9th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Uh oh, sounds like Krappy is headed for one of his signature old man meltdowns!
Tell you what, Krap – how about you put your money where your mouth is and come down next weekend to work my annual Grand Prix party @ Aqua in Long Beach?
I’m willing to put our differences aside, let you serve my guests shrimp cocktails and other fabulous finger foods AND pay you a sweet $4 an hour.
Plus I’ll let you crash on one of the couches in my condo’s lobby.
C’mon old dude, man up! Or does KrappyWife and her bowl cut own your balls?
April 9th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
UP LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
i read this article on schefters twitter today IT SOUNDS LIKE JAMARCUSS JOB TO LOSE AND HE KNOWS IT !!! WTF THAT’S JUST STUPID HE NEEDS TO BE CUT NOW !!!!!!!!
Those were among the reasons the Oakland Raiders were interested in McNabb.
Raiders sources say that the Eagles contacted the Raiders about a McNabb trade and that is how discussions were generated. The Raiders thought they had McNabb before he slipped through to Washington.
Now the Raiders appear settled on at least one more season of JaMarcus Russell at quarterback. One more year with more emphasis on a sink-or-swim, get-it-done-or-bite-the-bullet approach with Russell.
Russell is considered in Oakland the primary issue, a talented quarterback who for whatever reasons has not connected with his coaches and teammates and has shut it down when troubled.
That makes new Raiders offensive coordinator Hue Jackson the coach in the entire NFL this fall who has the greatest challenge.
Jackson arrived from the Baltimore Ravens staff and was told by people that know Russell well that he had to build trust with Russell, that he had to enlist the help of Russell’s closest family members in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., and that he had to be tough and challenging with Russell.
The Raiders say so far, so good. That the Jackson/Russell connection is building early momentum and results.
A Raiders executive, requesting anonymity, said: “There has been such a lack of confidence in this team as a whole. The intangibles need to be rebuilt. It’s awful. The great teams go out there and know they will win; the good teams think they can, the average teams hope they can and the bottom ones hope they don’t lose too badly. I don’t think it’s bottom now for us. But we have to develop an attitude, a belief as a team and organization of winning thinking and preparation. That has to come from JaMarcus and from his position. It’s his job to lose. He is aware of that.”
Look for the Raiders to give Russell help by drafting an offensive lineman with their first-round pick at No -8. The Raiders will also look for defensive linemen in the draft and, yes, wide receivers.
They are still looking for that big-play threat that makes defenses focus on that one player, opening things for others. Maybe running back Darren McFadden can do it. Maybe Darrius Heyward-Bey — the Raiders surprise draft pick at No.-7 last year — can still be that guy. The Raiders, certainly, will draft another candidate for the job.
And count on Russell growing up and helping lift up his team.
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Great article. Where’d you get it?
April 9th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Dakota Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Bruce Campbell just doesn’t pass the eye test. No dude can be that big and that ripped at the same time without help.
Bruce Campbell will shrink like Tony Mandarich once he gets into the NFL.”
Hell, all anyone has to do is watch any of the Evil Dead movies to see what Bruce Campbell used to look like before the roids!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Kafka.
That sounds like a disease you get in southeast Asia.
Patient: “Why am I bleeding out of my eyeballs?”
Doctor: “Son, you’ve contracted Kafka. I’m so sorry.”
April 9th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I don’t believe 1 single word of Shefters article.
The Raiders are looking for a QB and preparing for life after Russell.
Russell is done and everyone in the NFL knows it. Guy is a loser, period.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Yo Dogg – did Krappy ever make it out to the East Bay Sick show?
Man, I was worried about the old fool breaking a hip trying to do the Charleston across the mosh pit.
And I’m sure there weren’t any adult diaper changing stations in the club, so poor Krap probably had to carry a sizeable load around most of the night in his hospital jammies.
Anyway if you have any hilarious Krappy stories from the night, please share with your blog homies!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Hope for Heyward-Bey
Gil Brandt, an analyst for NFL.com and a longtime personnel boss for Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys, isn’t ready to call Darrius Heyward-Bey a bust yet. The former Maryland wide receiver was selected by the Raiders with the seventh overall pick last April when virtually all other teams had him graded as a late first-rounder.
Heyward-Bey struggled through injury and lack of production in his rookie season, drawing fire as the latest in a long line of draft failures for the Raiders. Quarterback JaMarcus Russell leads that infamous delegation.
“The quarterback was a tough decision because they had to take a quarterback because of need,” Brandt said during a conference call. “He just hasn’t responded to working the way he should.
“I’m still not convinced that Heyward-Bey has failed. I think [wide receivers] come on and become good players,” Brandt said. “It takes them a while.”
Brandt also had a word on caution on another promising, but flawed, Maryland player.
“Bruce Campbell is a big risk and a great reward,” he said. “If you see him in person, it makes you drool. One thing I look at is what your conference thinks of you. Campbell did not get one vote for the All-ACC team.”
April 9th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
YES!!!! yes yes yes!
I told you guys KAFKA was worth a look…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
He needs to CUT and not handed anything except for walking papers and the old man Al needs to say no to paying that extra 6.5 million if he is on the team by week 1
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Not at all worried about what you think because it’s obvious you are nuts!! You really think we should cut our no.1 overall pick because he had a bad year throwing to rookie WRs and with leaky pass protection? Al has paid the guy $40 million, but he’ll cut him to save $6.5 million? Calm down and think about that for a few minutes then get back on here and talk some sense.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Im pretty sure i was the first one around here ever mentioning wanting KAFKA…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Raider75 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I don’t believe 1 single word of Shefters article.
The Raiders are looking for a QB and preparing for life after Russell.
Russell is done and everyone in the NFL knows it. Guy is a loser, period.
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I see. So when Schefter says we’re getting McNabb, you believe him. Now that he says it’s all about JR, he’s a liar. LMFAO!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Quarterback Jimmy Clausen threw for 45 minutes Friday in a scripted workout in front of representatives from 16 NFL teams. While he did not run the 40-yard dash, observers said Clausen appeared able to push off of his surgically repaired toe and drive the ball well on his throws.
Clausen, who left Notre Dame after his junior season and was unable to work out until now due to his toe injury, went directly from his pro day workout into a three-hour private workout for the Seattle Seahawks, who were represented Friday by offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates and quarterback coach Jedd Fisch. Clausen was scheduled to fly to Buffalo for a visit with the Bills after Friday’s workout.
The St. Louis Rams, who hold the No. 1 overall pick in the April 22 draft, sent a contingent to South Bend, Ind., that included GM Billy Devaney, head coach Steve Spagnuolo and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur. Also in attendance were the Seahawks, who hold the sixth pick, the Cleveland Browns, who pick at No. 7, and the Buffalo Bills, who pick ninth.
Clausen measured in at 6-foot-3, same as at the NFL Scouting Combine, and weighed 224 pounds, up two pounds from his combine weight.
– Gil Brandt
April 9th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Man pleads guilty to robbing Javon Walker.–pft.com
April 9th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Calm your dumb ass down, LMN. Getting a hard on about wanting to draft some clown in the 5th round is hardly braggable.
Man, I should really get compensated by the MediaNews Group for all the humanitarian work I put into this blog.
I guess teaching internet zeros is just one of my many callings in life …
April 9th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
He needs to CUT and not handed anything except for walking papers and the old man Al needs to say no to paying that extra 6.5 million if he is on the team by week 1
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Not at all worried about what you think because it’s obvious you are nuts!! You really think we should cut our no.1 overall pick because he had a bad year throwing to rookie WRs and with leaky pass protection? Al has paid the guy $40 million, but he’ll cut him to save $6.5 million? Calm down and think about that for a few minutes then get back on here and talk some sense.
^^^^^^^^
Better to CUT the losses while there is no cap on a coughsyrup/alchohol mixing lazy overweight slob who is another player just stealing old man Al’s money and is one the reasons fans WILL NOT buy season tickets!
If I am nuts….then I would like to know where is Al Davis head at right now?? LOL
April 9th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
La Milicia Negra Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Im pretty sure i was the first one around here ever mentioning wanting KAFKA…
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then allow me to be the first to tell you…
sir… you are a genius…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
# La Milicia Negra Says:
March 13th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
am i the only here hooked on QB Kafka? let bruce play a few years, let Kafka hold the board and later be the starter….
and let Russell eat…
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LOL, yup, nearly a month ago..
April 9th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Go to raiderfans.net instead of this god awful blog…..
April 9th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
FLpete…
well i have my moments =) LOL thx
April 9th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
He needs to CUT and not handed anything except for walking papers and the old man Al needs to say no to paying that extra 6.5 million if he is on the team by week 1
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Not at all worried about what you think because it’s obvious you are nuts!! You really think we should cut our no.1 overall pick because he had a bad year throwing to rookie WRs and with leaky pass protection? Al has paid the guy $40 million, but he’ll cut him to save $6.5 million? Calm down and think about that for a few minutes then get back on here and talk some sense.
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Better to CUT the losses while there is no cap on a coughsyrup/alchohol mixing lazy overweight slob who is another player just stealing old man Al’s money and is one the reasons fans WILL NOT buy season tickets!
If I am nuts….then I would like to know where is Al Davis head at right now?? LOL
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I want proof of the cough syrup alcohol mixing. Any quote or report you can find that proves this. I’ll be waiting.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Senior Beeecham Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Calm your dumb ass down, LMN. Getting a hard on about wanting to draft some clown in the 5th round is hardly braggable.
Man, I should really get compensated by the MediaNews Group for all the humanitarian work I put into this blog.
I guess teaching internet zeros is just one of my many callings in life …
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Amen.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
This team is readying itself to move on at QB. The interest in McNabb, the visits from college QBs, and even the comments made by the team after hiring Hue Jackson stating that he was hired to coach the offense, with or without Russell. Will Russell get a chance to get his fat rump in gear? Absolutely. But will the team pay an extra 9 million for the type of garbage we got from him last year. No way. That’s a lot of coin.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Clausen slingin it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGHzJo8Bc5k
April 9th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
More film of Clausen slingin it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpkttWewhI&feature=related
April 9th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Krappy, you are just too predictable – and hilarious!
As soon as I ask if KrappyWife does indeed own your balls, you scurry away and hide from me!
I guess that answers that questions, huh old goat?
Man, I’ve never seen such a FRIGHTENED old man in my life! Just so you know, that even though you’re basically broke and bitter, I still feel sorry for you, Krap.
Just too funny …
April 9th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Putting Clausen to compete with Grads and Frye and learn under Hue Jackson and Paul Hackett would be a good thing….not a bad thing.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Dknight007,
Al Davis hasn’t developed a QB in 35 years….we are now hurting badly with the JaDavis experiment.
Time to bring in a veteran like Campbell and see if he can respond to a change in scenery….a QB already used to coaching carousels and chaos….
Raiders are not the gold standard to developing in-house talent and need to rest from it as it relates to the QB. Tui, Walter and JaDavis…it just hasn’t worked out
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Don Blankenship, CEO Massey Mines.
The Republican Mining Operator who put profits over the lives of the 25 dead Coal-miners, who most certainly voted against their own economic self-interests and safety.
http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/coal/blankenshipflag.jpg
April 9th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Dknight007,
Al Davis hasn’t developed a QB in 35 years….we are now hurting badly with the JaDavis experiment.
Time to bring in a veteran like Campbell and see if he can respond to a change in scenery….a QB already used to coaching carousels and chaos….
Raiders are not the gold standard to developing in-house talent and need to rest from it as it relates to the QB. Tui, Walter and JaDavis…it just hasn’t worked out
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I agree…but the fact of the matter is….this team is going nowhere without a GOOD QB, solid O-Line and solid D-Line.
It all starts with how good a QB is in the NFL and Clausen would be better than Juggs, Grads and Frye!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Dknight007,
Al Davis hasn’t developed a QB in 35 years….we are now hurting badly with the JaDavis experiment.
Time to bring in a veteran like Campbell and see if he can respond to a change in scenery….a QB already used to coaching carousels and chaos….
Raiders are not the gold standard to developing in-house talent and need to rest from it as it relates to the QB. Tui, Walter and JaDavis…it just hasn’t worked out
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C’mon SnB,
JR has shown more than either of those stiffs. I could care less about the past. It’s too early to give up on JR. As big a fan as I am of him, I’ll look cross-eyed at him if he doesn’t deliver this season. But he deserves another chance to get it right. And I firmly believe that he will.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Go to http://www.raiderfans.net fellas…..
It’s better than this crappy blog! LOL
April 9th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
C’mon Krappy, don’t be a wimp your entire life! Why take instructions from an old bag with a bowl cut when you can take instructions from me?
My offer to you is still on the table, even though you tried to run and hide from it once already.
You think I live in Sac-Town? Come down to Long Beach next weekend, work my party @ Aqua, and find out the real truth.
This is your chance to redeem a wasted life full of broken dreams, you sloppy old dog!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Dknight007,
Figure out a way to get the kid in the 2nd round…maybe the late 1st…fine…but no more big mega-contracts to the QB.
The Raiders are badly neglecting the lines trying to fix the “backs” every freekn year and coming up zero.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Dknight007,
Al Davis hasn’t developed a QB in 35 years….we are now hurting badly with the JaDavis experiment.
Time to bring in a veteran like Campbell and see if he can respond to a change in scenery….a QB already used to coaching carousels and chaos….
Raiders are not the gold standard to developing in-house talent and need to rest from it as it relates to the QB. Tui, Walter and JaDavis…it just hasn’t worked out
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C’mon SnB,
JR has shown more than either of those stiffs. I could care less about the past. It’s too early to give up on JR. As big a fan as I am of him, I’ll look cross-eyed at him if he doesn’t deliver this season. But he deserves another chance to get it right. And I firmly believe that he will.
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Nah….I don’t like my QB’s mixing cough syrup with alcohol ala Lil Wayne and being a fat lazy azz!
Time AND money is being wasted on Juggs Russell….wasting time and money is never a good thing!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Dumb Beeych
You live in Sacramento, and treat yourself to an Arby’s supper on friday’s.
Then you daydream about me.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Raiderdebo,
I was one of JaDavis’ biggest fans…and routinely defended him early on because he has the physical tools to be a true Super Bowl caliber QB….not a stop gap 7 to 9 win max type of QB.
But the issues of weight, work ethic, playbook is really unacceptable.
I have no problem giving JaDavis the opportunity to compete for the job and hoping the light comes on…but there needs to be real deal competition….I think Jason Campbell can be that QB to push JaDavis, Gradkowski or simply overtake them.
We have to get back to being competitive
April 9th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
If Clausen could only get ND to .500 in his supposed breakout season, how the hell will he lead an NFL team to anything? Brady Quinn was better at ND and look how he ended up? I hate to kill the guy, but Dnight’s worship of him is just plain weird. What could make anyone think this guy will kill it in the NFL when pro scouts don’t even have him as the best QB in the draft?
April 9th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Raiderdebo,
I was one of JaDavis’ biggest fans…and routinely defended him early on because he has the physical tools to be a true Super Bowl caliber QB….not a stop gap 7 to 9 win max type of QB.
But the issues of weight, work ethic, playbook is really unacceptable.
I have no problem giving JaDavis the opportunity to compete for the job and hoping the light comes on…but there needs to be real deal competition….I think Jason Campbell can be that QB to push JaDavis, Gradkowski or simply overtake them.
We have to get back to being competitive
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Jason Cambell?? Look man, we’ve been down for seven years. JR has only played here for two. There are a lot of things we have to do to get it turned around. Giving up on JR isn’t one of them.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
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April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Debo:
Don’t really believe Clausen was responsible for the TEAM’S .500 record. Take a look at him as an individual playing on a poor team. Rather porous O-Line, rotten defense….and still managed 4 4th quarter comebacks. See HIS stats in THAT situation…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
We have to see what else what we have on the roster. Quite frankly, we just need a QB right now that can complete some passes..forget taking over games like the elite QBs do…just complete passes and keep the chains moving.
Jason Campbell is the guy. 64% passer in 16 starts. That’s what we need right now. Just a QB to complete passes…not a scrambler, not a rocket arm, just complete some passes and let the other players on this team start developing.
Become a run heavy offense with a STRONG focus on playing elite defense.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
If Clausen is real confident to the point of being thought of as arrogant I like it but I saw him play enough to be convinced it’s a tossup whether or not he’ll be a good pro and he’s 6′3? Didn’t look it on the field but maybe it’s the lack of bulk that could make him look smaller. Give me a NT or a can’t miss lineman like Iupati over the next Alex Smith and I don’t mean that in a good way
April 9th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Ah, just what I thought, Krappy!
You’ve perfected the art of running and hiding. Just like you did from the Japs when you were in the Navy, right old goat? Or was that whole story made up, just like the one about owning a Swiss Chalet?
Sorry, but I get all your tall tales confused, Krap!
Which reminds me – when are you driving that beat up old red Hyundai in anther parade?
HAhahahahahaha, I love it!
April 9th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
RaiderDebo,
JaDavis has to go out there and TAKE the job! My man is in his 4th year. Its just time to get out there and prove he the best QB on the roster…not rely on Al Davis fiats.
The 7 yrs of losing has been brutal. I just want to see the team start making some progress. Not sitting on the blog having to listen to Priesttj explain to me how I should be grateful just to be in the greatness of Al Davis….while the team is getting its collective azz beaten down on the field
April 9th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
# RaiderDebo Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
If Clausen could only get ND to .500 in his supposed breakout season, how the hell will he lead an NFL team to anything? Brady Quinn was better at ND and look how he ended up? I hate to kill the guy, but Dnight’s worship of him is just plain weird. What could make anyone think this guy will kill it in the NFL when pro scouts don’t even have him as the best QB in the draft?
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Yeah, because we all know Clausen played defense too. ND’s offense was in the top 10 in the Nation.
He finished the season with 3,722 yards passing, a 68.8% completion rate, 161.42 passer rating, 28 touchdowns, and four interceptions.
And Clausen did get ND over the .500 mark in his sophomore season. The Irish finished 7-6 and ended its 9 game bowl losing streak.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Outside of 2 years of Gannon…the Raiders haven’t really had a good offense since the mid-80s
Over the last 25 years…the Raiders have been at their best when they run the ball and play great defense.
Get a beast NT (Dan Williams or trade for Haynesworth)…get a MLB..and get more creative on defensive playcalling
April 9th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
well, Clausen does have a boulevard named after his clan south of the Malecon in old Mazatlan.
Gotta give the kid that one over most QB prospects.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Become a run heavy offense with a STRONG focus on playing elite defense.
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If Al Davis will allow it and arrange his roster for such. BIG IF.
wtf didn’t he do it last year?
April 9th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
ND was ranked 5th in the Nation in passing.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Taking a QB in the first or second round would be devastating IMO. I would be very interested in seeing what this team might do if incumbent QB’s got a modicum of protection! And at least one solid NT or MLB. Taking a QB right now would delete the possibility that a high draft pick might have provided one of these desperately needed improvements.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
I’m on board w/ Campbell with a 5th rounder, mobile, tough and more and more accurate by the game forget the numbers. Don’t wanna give up too much though because we have a lotta holes to fill
April 9th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
and fighting Irishmen, all dead in battle, are still memorialized in Mexico.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Anyone who has any faith in Russell needs to give it up. Remember the feeling you got when Bruce got hurt or Charlie got hurt….. Nuff said
April 9th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
and California is for the most part un estado de Mexico.
so, esotericly, Clausen is the pick.
O-line in ‘010! gimme an OT A. Davis.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
SinceFrankYouellField Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Debo:
Don’t really believe Clausen was responsible for the TEAM’S .500 record. Take a look at him as an individual playing on a poor team. Rather porous O-Line, rotten defense….and still managed 4 4th quarter comebacks. See HIS stats in THAT situation…
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Man, I’m 1st to agree with you that it’s never all about the quarterback. It annoys the hell out of me that JR is blamed for everything, including the earthquake in Haiti. The point I’m making is that based on his college career, you can’t assume he’s going to tear the league up. Or that he’d come in here and lead us to the playoffs. If he couldn’t lead take ND to a bowl game last year, why am I supposed to believe he’ll lead an NFL franchise to the playoffs this year?
April 9th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
KoolKell,
Al Davis better….otherwise its 8 years of this madness….
Give Bush and DMAC the ball…get Campbell and let him complete 64% of his passes..even if most of them are short throws….and stop the run.
Unfortunately, Al Davis has not demonstrated an ability to find good DTs and MLBs…nor does he value them much
April 9th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Inonewordraider Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Anyone who has any faith in Russell needs to give it up. Remember the feeling you got when Bruce got hurt or Charlie got hurt….. Nuff said
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Anyone who has faith in Al Davis, who is 29-83 ought to give it up.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Don’t know how anyone can have FAITH in Russell. He has not demonstrated the requisite desire and dedication to succeed. BUT, if he HAS, as some are suggesting, learned the error of his ways and is dedicating himself to his craft….I just cannot resist the curiosity to know what might be…… Especially if the team also improves in other areas (even if it is just less injuries!).
April 9th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Unfortunately, Al Davis has not demonstrated an ability to find good DTs and MLBs…nor does he value them much
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Unfortunately, Al Davis has not demonstrated the ability to a halfway decent product on the field in the last 20 years.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
SnB,
giving DMc the ball is tantamount to treason. he’s just going to give it back to the other team thereby demoralizing whoever is DT or MLB and everyone else on defense.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Jason Campbell:
327 of 507 64.5% 3,618 yds, 16 starts, 20 TDS 15 INts 86.4 Rating
He instantly becomes the 2nd best Raider QB in the last quarter century.
You can get him for a 4th round pick..
or
you can roll the dice (LOL) with JaDavis and Gradkowski
April 9th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
M Lonetree,
They are paying DMAC a lot of money. I think you have to give him another shot at this thing… but I would like to see him as the change of pace back and slot receiver…with some of that wildcat
Bush should be given the ball 20x a game
April 9th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Y’all are depressing with all the negativity. Has the tone of letters to the editor I used to see in the Chronicle when the 49er were pre-Eddie.
I will check back in tomorrow A.M. when there is a more positive/constructive vibe.
Later, Gents!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
…… Especially if the team also improves in other areas (even if it is just less injuries!).
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Russell has work to do, but your statement above is the key. The revolving door at receiver that’s been spinning since the day JR was drafted has finally stopped. We’ll get some help on the OL this year. Hue Jackson is in town. It looks like Al is finally trying to set JR up for success.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Saved by Debo!
But I still gotta go pick the bride up at the airport.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
It doesn’t appear the Raiders had a scouting contingent at Jimmy Clausen’s Pro Day on Friday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper believes he will be the team’s pick at No. 8. The lack of an Oakland presence doesn’t necessarily mean much, but if the Raiders were seriously considering him, they’d probably take a close look at Clausen at some point.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/11886/evening-afc-west-news-and-notes-109
April 9th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
SnB Offense Defense Specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
It doesn’t appear the Raiders had a scouting contingent at Jimmy Clausen’s Pro Day on Friday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper believes he will be the team’s pick at No. 8. T
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Getting close up looks at a prospect is not as important as misleading the media. -Al Davis
Besides, Al Davis doesn’t get around much.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
SnB
Do General Managers usually get out to these Pro-Days and such?
April 9th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Seems to me, the Raiders are desperately trying to bring any other QB for the team, other than Russell.
They overpaid for both Frye and Bruce. Definately could have let them hit the street and not have to pay close to $4 for the both of them.
Linked to McNabb, Sage and Campbell. Bringing in multiple rookies to eye-ball for the draft.
If this is Jamarcus’ job to “lose”, Al sure seems to think he will lose it, and clearly wants other options.
BTW, in Jamarcus’ short 3 year NFL career, he is never won a job (it was given to him) and clearly lost the job last year. Does he even know how to win a NFL job?
April 9th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
SnB,
DMc has been incredibly lucky that the number one picks surrounding him have been disastrous thereby deflecting the boos from him.
in general QBs and WRs entering the pros from college do require some development before getting “it” but an RB should be able to simply walk in and do what he has always done in HS and College. Run the freakin’ ball without tackling oneself and without coughing it up at a prodigious rate.
But JaBarelyCares (remind you of anyone Warrior fans?) and DHBlank have shielded McF from undue scrutiny.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
SnB
Do General Managers usually get out to these Pro-Days and such?
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One would think they would get out…especially if they are making the decision.
Beats waiting for someone to send in a YouTube clip
April 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Don Blankenship, CEO Massey Mines.
This is Mining Operator and West Virginia Republican Party Shot-Caller, who put profits over the lives of the 25 dead Coal-miners, who most certainly voted against their own economic self-interests and safety.
http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/coal/blankenshipflag.jpg
April 9th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
M Lonetree,
True enough..and I am not fan of DMAC..
However we’ve had some bad playcallers in here…ramming DMAC up the middle was pretty stupid
April 9th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Looks like JaDavis is getting another shot.
View from the Bay Area
Those were among the reasons the Oakland Raiders were interested in McNabb.
Raiders sources say that the Eagles contacted the Raiders about a McNabb trade and that is how discussions were generated. The Raiders thought they had McNabb before he slipped through to Washington.
Now the Raiders appear settled on at least one more season of JaMarcus Russell at quarterback. One more year with more emphasis on a sink-or-swim, get-it-done-or-bite-the-bullet approach with Russell.
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/04/09/shanahan-believes-redskins-made-great-grab-in-mcnabb/#cmtForm
April 9th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Another Joe Barely Cares.
Aren’t we lucky?
April 9th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
SnB
Regarding that article, I think it’s the only logical choice they have.
He played fairly well in Kiffin’s offense in 08′
April 9th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Kiffin’s offense?
He played the best football of his NFL life when Cable took over the play-calling from Knapp the last half of 2008.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
But, it was still Kiffin’s offense, and they moved him and the pocket around.
In 09′ Davis put his stamp on it by lengthening the routes and the straight drop pocket, ala 06′.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Worked pretty well for Bruce.
Is Jamarcus so incredibly one-dimensional that he can’t succeed in that type of offense? Stop throwing it at people’s feet!!!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Bruce lasted what, 2 games?
April 9th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Young QB’s taking a lot of hits is no way to develop a QB.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
3 and half, lol
Regardless, the point being is that Bruce proved it wasn’t the offense. It was the QB.
Last years we scored 20+ points only 4 times. The 27 in Pittsburgh, and exactly 20 three times. Opening night with Jamarcus, Cincy with Bruce and the Frye-Russell split in Denver (13 points in the first half with Frye, 7 in the second half with Russell).
The other QB’s on the roster put more points on the board than Jamarcus. And they didn’t get the benefit of all preseason and the first 9 games of the season to get a rhythm going with the offense.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Bruce played after the team got healthy and DHB was benched, and he only lasted 3.5 games before blowing both knees out.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Bruce played after the team got healthy and DHB was benched, and he only lasted 3.5 games before blowing both knees out.
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DHB started and played 2 of the 3.5 games Bruce played in.
And in the Pitt game, Fargas was the feature back, Langston Walker played for the first time when Bob went out in the first half, and Chris Morris was the center.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Regardless, we will find out the better QB in about 6 months.
You know who my money’s on. If you want some action let me know.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Alrighty then.
Here’s an opportunity for me to learn you about integrity.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
RE the PFT post about jruss’ job to lose…Pre draft posturing
April 9th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Al floated the rumors about firing cable on purpose to espn to keep the media off.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
it is his style
April 9th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Alrighty then.
Here’s an opportunity for me to learn you about integrity.
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Sounds like you are prepared to pay me for losing.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I’ve still got Russell’s back.
Fix the O line, improve the run game. Improve the run game, improve the play action. Improve the play action, give Russell that extra 1/4 second he always seem to take.
IF he’s working, we’ll know at OTA’s
April 9th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
DHB?
I’m still worried about that one.
Some of his drops made Alvis Whitted look viable.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
# Raider guy Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Al floated the rumors about firing cable on purpose to espn to keep the media off.
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Typical old man….more worried about playing childish games with the media ahead of building a legitimate and respectable WINNER on the field!
Lame….
April 9th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Nnamdi21
JR problems is not the OL or the overall talent around him, the real problem is his passion for the game, his lack of leadership, his horrible work ethic and his sense that he got what he wanted attitude. He has never stepped forward and taken the blame for any of his misreads, he has not shown any maturity as far as a player who is been in the league for the past 3 yrs, he still seems not to understand what it takes to become a qb in this league. You can fix all the things u want with this offense but until we change the QB situation we are doomed in my opinion. Bruce might be garbage, less talented, but his players believe in him. JR needs to show dedication beyond any to win over his team, fans and get respected by his opponent.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
JR is still a rookie player in my opinion. He needs to show that he is a veteran QB, by this year he should know the playbook, the way to talk to the media, the leadership to lead this team, be around in Oakland in the offseason work hard, carry this franchise by giving all you got, that is how QBs earn respect.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
# SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
It doesn’t appear the Raiders had a scouting contingent at Jimmy Clausen’s Pro Day on Friday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper believes he will be the team’s pick at No. 8. The lack of an Oakland presence doesn’t necessarily mean much, but if the Raiders were seriously considering him, they’d probably take a close look at Clausen at some point.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/11886/evening-afc-west-news-and-notes-109
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The Raiders did have a “scout” there…..it was former Raiders QB/O-Coordinator MARC TRESTMAN!
I’m sure if old man Al wants to hear first hand about Clausen he will hit up the man who has been preparing Clausen and who scripted his workout today in Trestman!
Lombardi also compared Clausen to Sanchez and both Bucky Brooks and Lombardi said they thought Clausens workout was better than Sanchez’s was last year.
The scripted workout also had Clausen throwing more intermediate to deep balls and his arm is much more lively than Sanchez arm.
April 9th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
# Raiders4eve Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
JR is still a rookie player in my opinion. He needs to show that he is a veteran QB, by this year he should know the playbook, the way to talk to the media, the leadership to lead this team, be around in Oakland in the offseason work hard, carry this franchise by giving all you got, that is how QBs earn respect.
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Just a waste of time and money IMO with Juggs and that is the type of stuff by keeping a guy who mixes cough syrup and alcohol and drinks it like water and is lazy that had caused this franchise to SUCK the last years….
April 9th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Learn you some integrity?
Oh Krappy, you just get better and better with age – lots of age! First of all, your backward Oklahomian talk is priceless. Good thing proper schooling wasn’t required in hill country.
And a dirty old PLAGIARIST like yourself even mentioning the word integrity is just priceless! It’s like Hitler offering to mentor a Jew on equal rights.
Krappy, if you weren’t such a sad old slob, I’d really feel sorry for you.
But since you are, me and my ladies are just going to enjoy another quality hearty laugh at your expense!
Awesome!
April 9th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
If Clausen is there at #8….the old man either takes him or TRADES DOWN!
This franchise needs some kind of hope….keeping Juggs Russell does NOT give the fans any confidence there will be any hope!
Clausen is a better QB of the future alternative than Juggs Russell is…without a doubt!
April 9th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
DKnight007 Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
# SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
April 9th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
It doesn’t appear the Raiders had a scouting contingent at Jimmy Clausen’s Pro Day on Friday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper believes he will be the team’s pick at No. 8. The lack of an Oakland presence doesn’t necessarily mean much, but if the Raiders were seriously considering him, they’d probably take a close look at Clausen at some point.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/11886/evening-afc-west-news-and-notes-109
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The Raiders did have a “scout” there…..it was former Raiders QB/O-Coordinator MARC TRESTMAN!
I’m sure if old man Al wants to hear first hand about Clausen he will hit up the man who has been preparing Clausen and who scripted his workout today in Trestman!
Lombardi also compared Clausen to Sanchez and both Bucky Brooks and Lombardi said they thought Clausens workout was better than Sanchez’s was last year.
The scripted workout also had Clausen throwing more intermediate to deep balls and his arm is much more lively than Sanchez arm.
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Sanchez threw 12 tds and 20 interceptions.
April 9th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
On second thoughts, there’s something about Clausen I don’t like. He has a face like Sting’s or the Doogie Howser guy. A face you’d wanna punch, that rubs you the wrong way.
I’d rather Tebow.
April 10th, 2010 at 7:17 am
tebow?we don’t need a jesus freak who takes a week to get the ball out of his hand.draft okung who will provide an athletic tackle.plus the raiders aren’t smart enough to run the wildcat.at least clausen can read coverages
April 10th, 2010 at 8:49 am
If the Raiders draft this QB and he blows a big game with a late INT or fumble, I can already see the headlines:
“Kafka Chokes”
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