Johnson holdout could aid Raiders’ run defense
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 9:48 am in Oakland Raiders.
The Raiders believe they have fortified their run defense with the front seven additions of middle linebacker Rolando McClain, strong side linebacker Kamerion Wimbley and defensive lineman Lamarr Houston.
Oakland could have be even better in that area if Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans get into a nasty contract holdout.
The Raiders visit the Titans in the regular season opener Sept. 12, and while chances are Johnson will be there, there’s precedent for a standout running back not only successfully holding out for more money, but having his effectiveness reduced dramatically after signing.
Take the case of Larry Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs running back who was never the same after a 25-day hold out resulted in a contract extension which put $19 million in his pocket _ $12 million in a signing bonus and $7 million guaranteed.
Larry Johnson had the best year of his career in 2007, gaining 1,789 yards on 416 carries and scoring 17 touchdowns. Taking into account the workload and shelf life of the average running back, he refused to report until he had been adequately compensated. In the 34 games since he signed, Johnson has 529 yards for 2,014 yards, averaging 3.8 yards per carry, with eight touchdowns.
The Chiefs cut Johnson last season, he finished up with the Bengals, and signed this offseason with the Washington Redskins, where is not guaranteed a roster spot.
Chris Johnson followed up a standout rookie season in 2008 with a spectacular 2009, gaining 2,006 yards and scoring 14 touchdowns. At 200 pounds, Chris Johnson is only 24, but at 200 pounds is 30 pounds lighter than Larry Johnson. He’s carried 609 times in two seasons. There are indictions he won’t report without a new contract, and the Titans are at present standing their ground, according to the Tennessean.
Tennessee on one hand realizes Johnson is underpaid, but looking to the future, understands a 200-pound back can only take so much pounding until his performance begins to slip. They could easily look to the Larry Johnson contract and be reluctant to make the same mistake.
At least that’s what the Raiders are hoping. Having Johnson show up late to camp, or even better, not at all, would do wonders for Oakland’s ability to defend the run on opening day.
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May 20th, 2010 at 9:49 am
oh baby me uno
May 20th, 2010 at 9:51 am
2nd?
May 20th, 2010 at 9:52 am
WOW JERRY, THAT SURE WAS NEWS WORTHY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. WHAT’S NEXT? THE SKY IS BLUE AND IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY?
May 20th, 2010 at 9:52 am
You’d think the titans “looking to the future” would throw money at a guy on his 3rd year. wtf?
May 20th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Thank God I don’t come here for Jerry’s tremendously outstanding journalism, otherwise I might consider skydiving without a parachute. FARKE MAN.
May 20th, 2010 at 9:59 am
The Raiders believe they have fortified their run defense with the front seven additions of middle linebacker Rolando McClain, strong side linebacker Kamerion Wimbley and defensive lineman Lamarr Houston.
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Jerry Mac says “The Raiders believe” after watching our front seven play yesterday.
still needs work.
of course I may just be reading between the lines, as Jhill often suggests…
I wonder if Jerry Mac will ever make any bold predictions about the run defense prior to Week 1 against the Titans? I’m guessing NOT
In years past if a guy like Chris Johnson didn’t show up (or got injured) we’d still get gashed by somebody like Javon Ringer or Alvin Pearman. maybe even LeGarrette Blount, Stafon Johnson or Willie Rose!
May 20th, 2010 at 9:59 am
What about the other 14 games, does Johnson help our run-defense there
May 20th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Great fk’n article!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:07 am
What about going to Japan and signing a Sumo wrestler to help the run D? While I’m in another world lets sign Usain Bolt and T.O to be our starting WRs.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:08 am
johnson is a beast like lil dunn early in his career
May 20th, 2010 at 10:08 am
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May 20th, 2010 at 10:09 am
When is the Raider’s first preseason game?
May 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am
RNOraiderFan Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 10:09 am
When is the Raider’s first preseason game?”
Thursday August 12 in Dallas I believe…
May 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am
whats up Dogg?
long time, no see man
May 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am
I think our defense is big enough to physically man handle Johnson and Tennesee’s line. They won’t be able to pass the ball effectively. They sure aren’t throwing for 300 yards with Vince Young.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
RR
hey bro, how you doing these days? Work’s got me scrambling as usual so I usually only have time to peek in here every so often.
What have I missed, anything I need to be updated on?
May 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Everyone in Raiderland should be happy, with McF happiest of all, since he has been very well paid for his underperformance which means he will not be staging a work stoppage to ask for a bigger contract.
bass ackwardness at its finest.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
So I guess until Aug 12th everything is just smoke and bull dung. Aug 12th we will see if the Raiders can stop the run.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:17 am
How about we sign this kid to help stop the run?…
http://www.scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Health/Images/naked-fat-guy.jpg
May 20th, 2010 at 10:17 am
but VY can Run as well
May 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
They won’t be able to pass the ball effectively. They sure aren’t throwing for 300 yards with Vince Young.
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Agreed Res. VY won’t be throwing any passes over 15-20 yards downfield. TE’s are a QB’s best friend and the Titans have a pair of real good ones. just contain YAC.
running game is a different story. the Titans have an excellent O-Line and Chris Johnson is the best back in the league (if he plays). CJ is a threat out of the backfield too with good hands and blazing speed. and VY is a scrambler. this is no different then when we played the Jets last year with Mark Sanchez under center. Final score was 38-0 because they run the ball down our throats until we cried and gave up
May 20th, 2010 at 10:19 am
RaiderDogg,
what hae ye missed? Jerry Mc took a week off. Coincidentally many of the monikers hereabouts took the same week off.
Kool Aid consumption is up.
Jared Veldheer is the new center.
Bruce Campbell is the new FB.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:21 am
What have I missed, anything I need to be updated on?
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Dogg: we re-signed DT Ryan Boschetti and Nick Miller is finally healthy.
PLAYOFFS ???
May 20th, 2010 at 10:25 am
This is a situation with Chris Johnson that Thomas Howard and Mike Mitchell along with Tyvon Branch come into play.
Using special packages we say debut last year with three safeties and Thomas Howard allows us to contain (I hope) Chris Johnson on third downs.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I think Nick Miller is better than we give him credit for. I wish he would become a weapon similar to a young Tim Dwight was.
I think Louis Murphy and Chaz Schillens deserver to be numbers one and two. DHB can be that decoy third down target.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Mark Sanchez was eating hotdogs on the sidelines last year.
Vince Young will be writing suicide notes.
They have him on the bench after going up 24-0 in the 4th quarter. enter Kerry Collins lofting long passes to Kenny Britt vs. Stanford Routt
May 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Bruce Campbell is the new FB.
only on goaline!!!!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:30 am
hahaaha
you guys crack me up
good to see you all haven’t lost your sense of humor…
May 20th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Res: Chaz & Louis are injured right now
little Nicky practiced yesterday for the first time in the last 10 months. how much regular season action does he have in his NFL career? none
Heyward-Bey is no longer a decoy. Jackson/Campbell will make sure of that. and no mention of Higgins? he might be our best receiver (again – 2008)
May 20th, 2010 at 10:37 am
RaiderDOGG!!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
I think Higgin needs to be catching slant routes and getting his confidence up again. He sure looked invincible at the end of 2008
May 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Man we need TO like our state budget needs 500 million dollars.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Kell is now posting at SF Gate!
“Not making Hue Jackson available? Anything Al Davis can do to screw the fans, he will do.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/raiders/detail?&entry_id=63993
Comment #8
LOL!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:44 am
You da man Jerry! Keep up the good work!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:49 am
We do not need that cancer on our team. T O drops the ball to damn much neway
May 20th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Do not forget shuan alexander
May 20th, 2010 at 10:55 am
So much for 18 holes, lol …
Fugg!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:55 am
and no mention of Higgins? he might be our best receiver
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Hold on now …
May 20th, 2010 at 10:58 am
Heyward-Bey is no longer a decoy.
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You got that right! I think the biggest thing you are going to see is a change in the routes he’s asked to run. To hell with the clear out specials. More routes designed to let him run with the ball after the catch instead of just running downfield 10-15 yds before he even gets into the pattern.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:59 am
I think Nick Miller is better than we give him credit for. I wish he would become a weapon similar to a young Tim Dwight was.
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Some people are sleeping in Nick the Quick!
JLH minus the head case shyt!
May 20th, 2010 at 11:02 am
This is a situation with Chris Johnson that Thomas Howard
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I think Howard’s audition is about over. Can’t see him getting playing time over Scott, Grove or Wimbley.
When Scott drops down to DE, enter Mike Mitchell.
May 20th, 2010 at 11:24 am
# RaiderDogg Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
What have I missed, anything I need to be updated on?
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Not much.
Fat guy named Russell got released, which sent his slew of sac hangers into a kumbaya retreat…TJ, Nnamdi, SeymourOakglen are in therapy.
RealMaddenMoron, after guaranteeing and betting all that Al would never fire Russell, decided that changing his name to Gust is less embarrassing than stating he was wrong.
He was wrong..twice.
Lonetree continues to quiver in fear/anticipation that some of those “meanies” will interfere with the ambiance he so needs to feel involved…so insists that some, including yours truly MUST be Jerry….odd sock that he be. I’ve been called many names, but never “Jerry”…well…not until now.
Rockstar still hasn’t sent out the Trip to Cancun prizes he promised for the “Draft Choice” contest. I’m open second week of Sept, if that works.
Reports were that RaiderDogg was MIA, but..oh wait, that’s you.
Never mind.
4Eva, however, still has search parties out for him.
Since you were here last, Al Davis has aged 32.8 years.
Google his picture…you’ll see.
NorcoBob isn’t MIA, he just can’t remember his password, and should be by once his stash runs out, and the fuzziness goes away.
By order of his therapist, on the line of “admitting you were wrong is the first step”, Priest finally mustered the nerve to meekly show back up, after insulting everyone for the last year for not seeing the massive talent inside JR, and stated “JR was released. Nothing else to discuss”..for some odd reason, I don’t think it’s going to end just yet
SteveAlford is still MIA..we thought he might be with you and 4eva, out sailing around Cape Horn….if he is with you, tell him I said “yo”.
DHB is the new “just watch this year” project, for some odd reason. comments of “will be much improved” is subject to interpretation. If he catches 9 balls in 9 games, which is 2 balls better than his previous 7 catches in 9 games..is that “much improved”? There in lies the dilemma.
According to some here, with “sources” we are definitely signing T.O. As soon as those sources contact the Raiders and inform them? The ball will get rolling..so to speak.
Oh, the most important news of all?… I shot 84 at Lake Chabot.
May 20th, 2010 at 11:28 am
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 10:55 am
So much for 18 holes, lol …
Fugg!
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It’s nice out..what happened?
May 20th, 2010 at 11:43 am
What up LMN?!
May 20th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Rico
thanks for the breakdown, good sh!t man.
May 20th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Pathetic—-
Hoping he wont be available.
Lets see the new run defense play against the best.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
It’s nice out..what happened?
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Was a half hour late trying to get the kid to school and the baby to G Moms.
They sent a single out with the group so I had to get on the list if I wanted to play. Couldn’t wait another hour and then play a 5 hour round.
FUGG!!!!!!!!!!!
84 ???
We need to have a Jerry day out on the course. I’m bringing my sticks when I come to the games this year, so maybe Vegas and I will hook up with you for a round.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
And, Richochet is back to the blog he’s obviously as addicted to as anyone, after a week of being banned. But of course he’ll tell you guys he was scuba diving with his buddies. To be honest, I actually thought Richochet really was somebody who worked here, or maybe somebody who worked in the NFL, until he came up with the scuba diving thing. Only losers play that game on the internet. “I’m going scuba diving..going to cancun…got 3 hotties with me…”. Suuuuure.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
RaiderDogg comes in here and constantly whines about the fighting, he went on the rag one day when somebody made a joke about his mother (who happens to be dead…as if the person was supposed to know), just crying, making threats, the whole 9. Acts like he’s above internet flame wars. Then Richochet drops the ultimate bait bomb and what does RaiderDogg do? Gives him props. But don’t worry. RaiderDogg will get in there and mix it up till somebody says something about his mother, somebody who doesn’t know yet that she’s dead, and just watch him go on a tear. It’s good entertainment.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Gust…
you can hardly say Raiderdogg is here constantly, can you..
if you want to say anything, you can say WHEN he is here he whines…. not that Agree…
May 20th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
# Richochet Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Oh, the most important news of all?… I shot 84 at Lake Chabot.
…………….
Why is he telling us this?
“I’m cool. I have a life. You guys don’t.”
But of course, he’s anonymous.
No name.
No picture.
Not even a jpeg of any old fake golf card he could grab and mark an 84 on.
Just an anonymous anybody telling everyone that he went scuba diving and shot 84 at “Chabot” (oooh).
I’ll bet you anything this guy has never been scuba diving in his life, and probably only golfs by himself because he sucks too much to play with anyone.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
LMN, he’s in here constantly. And he often criticizes the arguing. Then, he comes in today, and gives Richochet props for starting a fight. I just don’t want anyone to insult his mother. Oh, the fit he’ll throw. You’ll see.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
RRS, why are you stalking Kell? He left. You guys should be happy now that you don’t have to read his serial posting of Al Davis’s record in the past 7 years. Yet, when he does leave, you guys follow him? Makes me wonder who the real trolls are…
May 20th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
# RaiderDogg Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 10:30 am
hahaaha
you guys crack me up
good to see you all haven’t lost your sense of humor…
……………
We know how to make you lose yours.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
I think the Raiders have gotten better players, but improved the run defense, as if we have a real run defense now? I’ll believe it when I see it. I’d like to see some more veteran run stoppers on our D before I make that assumption. Especially at the linebacker position. McClain the next Ray Lewis? Doubtful. Our safeties will play man coverage anyway, so our opposing offenses may not even have to run the football.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
The Raiders will still choke against Tennessee, with or without Johnson. We’ll lose the same way we lose all of our season openers. We’ll get a fourth quarter lead then go to the prevent, let them march right back.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
gust…………shut up y r u alwasys so negative.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
always
May 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Why do the Raiders always lose?
May 20th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I agree with Jerry’s posting. So much so I said the exact same thing last week.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
And why are you such a kool aid drinker?
May 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
the johnson holdout should help the raiders run d but what about the seymour holdout?
May 20th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Seymour will not hold out. He will be at camp day 1 or he loses money.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
gust was crying about me calling him a “female on the rag” yesterday, and he uses the same phrase today for someone else, dude get a life
May 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
DHB, Higgins, Nick Miller… You guys are really sleeping on Jacoby Ford. He has quickness and world class speed BUT WAIT!!! He can run routes and make tough catches. Yeah, he was brought in to return kicks but the slot will be his by mid season. Schillens-Murphy-Ford is the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrWEO_PXOU
May 20th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
It’s nice out..what happened?
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Was a half hour late trying to get the kid to school and the baby to G Moms.
They sent a single out with the group so I had to get on the list if I wanted to play. Couldn’t wait another hour and then play a 5 hour round.
FUGG!!!!!!!!!!!
84 ???
We need to have a Jerry day out on the course. I’m bringing my sticks when I come to the games this year, so maybe Vegas and I will hook up with you for a round.
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84 was a lot more luck than anything else..weird bounces, balls bouncing back in fairway off trees..18th par 6 went far right, somehow got through all the crappola, and ended up halfway down the hill.. Usually shoot 95 or so at Chabot..sometimes LOTS higher, lol.
Where do you usually golf?
We’ve pretty much hit every course in the East Bay or at least most.
Golfnow.com gives you great rates for that last second round..let’s you know when singles are avail.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
# GaterRaider Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
gust was crying about me calling him a “female on the rag” yesterday, and he uses the same phrase today for someone else, dude get a life
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He’s a follower…and a little insecure puppy.
Glanced at last night..and there he was again, literally posting to himself, with no one around..same as night before…and now?
Posts over and over to everyone..so desperate for a reply.
Hey…he’s a fat little toad, by his admission. he has no job, lives in a little dingy skank apt in slumville Sac, by his admission, and girls avoid him like the plague, by his admission.
And now? he’s skipping in glee that he got mentioned, lol.
It’s what fat little geeks do.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Nnamdi21 Says:
May 15th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 15th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Three more then we had last year that is.
That puts us at 8-8
Campbell = two wins by himself
10-6 and the chance to beat someone up in the playoffs
I feel sorry for the poor titans. The whole City was flooded and now they have to play us to open the season. I predict that little mouse named Johnson is gonna get snuffed and held to 43 yards
Tell them good ol boys in Nashville to circle 9/12 on the calendar. Thats the day the Raiders get off the bus.
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I wonder who’ll be at center and IF Johnson will hold out for a contract worth his PAST production.
Johnson KNOWS running backs have the shortest career in the NFL.
He needs to cash in and cash in NOW.
Not beyond the realm of possibility he holds out.
No LenDale White, not a major pass rush like when they had Haynseworth and Van Den Bosch and Vince Young just switched agents. He’s got 2 yrs left on his contract so not much chance of him sitting out but if he gets injured…
Kerry Collins is due around $6 milly I think and thats alot for a back up. He’s already made noises he WON’T negotiate down.
Kevin Mawae is likely to be back but I hope we can shut down the run week one.
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Mmm hmmm….
May 20th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Where do you usually golf?
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I’m in So Cal ..
Usuall hit Orange County, but play all over. Will be in town for at least 2 games this year so I plan on hitting some courses. Never played up North.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Some people are sleeping on Nick the Quick!
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LOL. nice one Jhill
and I thought “Nick Miller the DB Killer” was bad!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Is June 1st still considered the second wave of free agency?
We still need major help if we going to compete for a playoff berth. The players we need to upgrade this team are most likely available. T.O could give us a #1 wrs we havent had since we traded Moss away. Henderson give us a solid big body that we will stop the run. Mawae will provide this offense the veteran leadership needed for this young unit. We added Looper even though I was hoping we get Chester Pitts. There is also the center the Cowboys released.
Any players are getting cutting by June 1st?
May 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Lame article Jerry! What is this rumor mongering? Wishful thinking? WTF?
How about reporting some news? Interviewing a player, coach, ex-player? Anything is better than this conjecturing. I mean Raiders are in OTA now and all you have got to report is this? I’m not one of your haters but please improve your content.
Thanks.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Wow, Alvin Pearman is going to make more money next year than Chris Johnson. Why should the Titans be concerned with a Chris Johnson holdout, they still have their highest paid running back ready to step in.
Titans GM thinks Chris Johnson should honor his contract, does that mean that the Owners should honor their contract with the players association of 60% of the total reveune?
Trade DMAC for Chris Johnson? What, we would be giving up a $60.1M dollar running back for $12M dollar running back. Sounds like a great deal for the Titans(LOL)! Damn it Uncle Al why did you not take the fastest running back that year!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Rockstar still hasn’t sent out the Trip to Cancun prizes he promised for the “Draft Choice” contest. I’m open second week of Sept, if that works.
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come on Rich. don’t you believe in moral victories?
haha. McClain was your prize and I hope an improved run defense is the direct result of that
May 20th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Rockstar still hasn’t sent out the Trip to Cancun prizes he promised for the “Draft Choice” contest. I’m open second week of Sept, if that works.
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come on Rich. don’t you believe in moral victories?
haha. McClain was your prize and I hope an improved run defense is the direct result of that
…………………………he should get a JAMARCUS THEHUTT shirt
May 20th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Any players are getting cutting by June 1st?
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4eve: 2 for sure
Nick Miller & Marcel Reece.
hopefully Cooper, Boschetti & Joseph shortly follow. we need real DT’s here
Kelly, Bryant, Heard and John Henderson would work for now.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Where do you usually golf?
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I’m in So Cal ..
Usuall hit Orange County, but play all over. Will be in town for at least 2 games this year so I plan on hitting some courses. Never played up North.
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Let me know what course you’re interested in, and if I’ve played it, I’ll give you my opinion on it.
Not sure what courses you like. Personally I enjoy the courses that are challenging, in lieu of the “up and back” courses, where most holes look the same.
Chabot’s always a challenge because a lot of holes have character, and are fun to play. Other courses like Sunol courses are wide open fairways, up and back, little challenge except keeping it in fairway.
Lot of newer courses up in the Brentwood area that are a lot of fun, and in pristine condition, like Rowdy Ranch, Shadow Lakes, or Brentwood GC…only problem is during the summer it’s hotter than hell there.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
he should get a JAMARCUS THEHUTT shirt
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Fatty: Agreed. If I could afford it I’d buy everybody a walrus costume and tix to the Raider/KC game (in Podunk)
May 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Rockstar still hasn’t sent out the Trip to Cancun prizes he promised for the “Draft Choice” contest. I’m open second week of Sept, if that works.
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come on Rich. don’t you believe in moral victories?
haha. McClain was your prize and I hope an improved run defense is the direct result of that
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lol…is this kind of like the Czeck is in the mail?
May 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
John Henerson?
Don’t trust Jerry’s NFL insider who says that John Henderson cannot play anymore? Still want to sign Henderson?
I think Reese might be on schlorship?
Boschetti is a camp body, Cables’s BFF from UCLA.
I really hope there is a plan to get another quality DT.
Watching NFL network this morning, they asked Childress what he would do if the Williams were suspended and he said use the guys that are here, b/c FA is over, nobody left.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Go Hue Go!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Check out J.Ford in this video clip!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4_19YsG2A&feature=related
May 20th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
oh yeah. the czech is definitely in the mail!
I think I mailed that out on Feb 29th … weird
Rich: pretty nice of Gust to come around, especially now that Kell is gone. somebody new for you to slap around, eh?
pretty sure he isn’t MR though. see post #55. MR doesn’t talk Raider football unless it’s to confess a love affair with Wolf, Kiffin or Gruden
May 20th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
DutchRaider77 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
John Henerson?
Don’t trust Jerry’s NFL insider who says that John Henderson cannot play anymore? Still want to sign Henderson?
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Henderson still probably has some life left in him, but who wants to take that multimillion dollar gamble? It’s like paying Albert Haynesworth $50mm to stand around and be a pain in the ass.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Don’t trust Jerry’s NFL insider who says that John Henderson cannot play anymore? Still want to sign Henderson?
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Dutch: who is Jerry Mac’s insider? and when or where did they say big John is done ???
May 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
# Gust372 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Why do the Raiders always lose?
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Because the other team has more points at the end of the game?
May 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
# Gust372 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Why do the Raiders always lose?
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What did Vince Lombardi used to say? We NEVER lose. We just run out of time.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Raider75 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
# Gust372 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Why do the Raiders always lose?
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Because the other team has more points at the end of the game?
……………………….points are not important ,its all about burgers after the game.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
CONFUCIOUS SAY:
Crowded elevator always smell different to midget.
Man who scratches butt should not bite fingernails.
Baseball all wrong — man with four balls cannot walk.
Man who gets kicked in testicles, left holding bag.
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nice job Fatty – what else ya got???
May 20th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
hEY fAT kID,
No disrepect, but is that you on post 19?^^^^^^^
May 20th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
DMAC Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
hEY fAT kID,
No disrepect, but is that you on post 19?^^^^^^^
…………..No but I Digress
May 20th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Confucius say: man who mix viagra with laxative not know when coming or going.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Can you play some DT? We could really use one right now.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
slow news day.
MLB Zach Thomas officially retired
QB Graham Harrell signed with the Packers
May 20th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Confucius Say
Cinderella would be bad at football. Her coach was a pumpkin
May 20th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Hey Kidd,
Here’s another good one…
“Man that go to bed with itchy butt wake up with sticky fingers!”
May 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
With the few new additions on defense,we should play better smarter
an stil just as fast in the back field. Mc Clains not a speed burner but his football knowledge
an capability to read film and break down offenses should keep the linemen an LB’s in the rite place to make plays. With him being the first defender to arrive to the ball the majority of the time. This raider fans has already given us an edge on opposing teams
May 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Hey RRS,
Did you mention that Nick “The Quick/DB Killer” Miller is practicing in OTA’s?
May 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Rather chris Johnson plays or sits
May 20th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
From the MAC Live Chat on 4/27/10
“Jerry: Talked to someone who has been in front office of a a few different teams asking about Henderson. Response? “He can’t play.” . . . not that this person is right all the time. Just relaying what was said.”
The other thing is that Henderson has not been signed yet and he is not a head case? But, maybe he is asking for too much $$$. Uncle Al has no problem opening up the check book, DT is the most glaring need.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
If only Al had reached for Chris Johnson instead taking D-Mac. I think Johnson posted the fastest time for a RB at his workout that year… but teams shyed away from him because he played at East Carolina and they were worried about his size. Instead Al made the reach the following year for the WR who can’t catch.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Now all we need is someone to step an play nose tackle like Sam Adams did for us
May 20th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Did you mention that Nick “The Quick/DB Killer” Miller is practicing in OTA’s?
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DMAC: yes!
PLAYOFFS ???
May 20th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
I would like us to sign J Henderson, but I don’t see it as important as RR does.
Sign J Henderson!!
Add a C!!
Sign a better backup RB!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
PLAYOFFS ???
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W/ Nicky, definitely YES…….SI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
We replaced all our Starting LBs from last season, we added a base end/ DT, and we added 2 CBs.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Dutch: thanks for that info on Henderson …
I know the Falcons & Giants were interested when he was first released. Chiefs too, but they run a 3-4 defense and he cancelled his visit there
these are the only 4-3 teams left in the league:
Raiders
Bengals
Texans
Titans
Colts
Jaguars
Giants
Eagles
Rams
Seahawks
Bears
Lions
Vikings
Falcons
Saints
Bucs
Panthers
(not sure who may be looking for a nose tackle. Redskins have probably called all of these teams trying to shop Haynesworth too)
May 20th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Richochet Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Where do you usually golf?
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I’m in So Cal ..
Usuall hit Orange County, but play all over. Will be in town for at least 2 games this year so I plan on hitting some courses. Never played up North.
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Let me know what course you’re interested in, and if I’ve played it, I’ll give you my opinion on it.
Not sure what courses you like. Personally I enjoy the courses that are challenging, in lieu of the “up and back” courses, where most holes look the same.
Chabot’s always a challenge because a lot of holes have character, and are fun to play. Other courses like Sunol courses are wide open fairways, up and back, little challenge except keeping it in fairway.
Lot of newer courses up in the Brentwood area that are a lot of fun, and in pristine condition, like Rowdy Ranch, Shadow Lakes, or Brentwood GC…only problem is during the summer it’s hotter than hell there.
…………………..Golf is game in which small ball is chased by man who too old to chase anything else.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Later Peoples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
ROFLMAO Fat Kidd!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
later DMAC …
secure the football!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
It would be nice if the Raiders could pick up veteran help at WR and O-line – the draft picks aren’t going to add much this year. I think the defensive draft picks will contribute but I just don’t see either tackle (guard) doing much this season. The right side seems awfully shaky to me. Center too – a little bit.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Where is Dakota?
posters MIA:
Dell
OakLifer
AZ
R8
Norco
Saint
Len
STL
May 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Let me know what course you’re interested in, and if I’ve played it, I’ll give you my opinion on it.
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Really into challenges and most importantly scenery.
Love to come off saying “Man, that was a nice course.”
I know Pebble is going to be penciled in on one of the trips. Going to try and squeeze that in on a Friday and hopefully avoid the weekend rates, lol. Saturday morning will surely be a golfnow.com course since I’ll be broke after Pebble.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
…………………..Golf is game in which small ball is chased by man who too old to chase anything else.
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You got that right.
Really hard to get injured playing golf. Don’t shake off the “minor” injuries like I used to in my 20’s. Can’t afford to be on the shelf. Not worth it.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
RR would you trade for Haynesworth? What is he worth?
I could see why Haynesworth would be angry, it is like a RB being moved to FB (kinda). Plus, we do not know what sweet words the Skins said to him when he signed. Did he sign with the Skins becuase of the money or did he make it a point to sign with a 4-3 team. So many things we do not know. A NT makes the Pro-Bowl if his linebackers makes plays.
With a starting line of Seymour, Kelly, Haynesworth and Shaunessy/Houston looks REALLY good on PAPER. With a sprinkle of Richardson and Bryant.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Any players are getting cutting by June 1st?
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4eve: 2 for sure
Nick Miller
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Not a chance in hell!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Jhill: I gave you a bunch of crap about the Lakers yesterday …
just wanted to say a simple “congrats on the win last night”
followed by a GO CELTICS!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
We do not need Haynesworth. Rest assured that a renegotiated contract and half effor wouldn’t be too far behind his arrival. His base salary is pretty much nothing. He got a lot of his guaranteed money the 1st 2 years of his deal.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
How old are you Jhill? Mid 30s?
May 20th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
With a starting line of Seymour, Kelly, Haynesworth and Shaunessy/Houston looks REALLY good on PAPER. With a sprinkle of Richardson and Bryant.
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thats what i’m saying Dutch!
we’re talking 2000 Ravens defense imo
May 20th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
So you’re conceding the series, huh?
Celtics are going to be in trouble to. Won’t give up 120 pts, but they have NO shooters to spread our defense out.
Boston is barely putting up 95 pts in the playoffs. That’s not going to get in done against the Lakers. Artest and Kobe are 2 TOP perimeter defenders with TWO 7 footers backing them up.
Good Luck, lol!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Early 40s
May 20th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
RR,
Damn the Celtics!!!!
Damn the Fakers too!!!!
Keep King James in Ohio, and get the young man some REAL talent!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
these are the only 4-3 teams left in the league:
Raiders
Bengals
Texans
Titans
Colts
Jaguars
Giants
Eagles
Rams
Seahawks
Bears
Lions
Vikings
Falcons
Saints
Bucs
Panthers
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More than half
May 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
You are old! lol
May 20th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Early 40s
……………………….getting to a age where you cant pick up something without leaning on your putter.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
It would be nice if the Raiders could pick up veteran help at WR and O-line – the draft picks aren’t going to add much this year.
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Yeah, but who?
I’d be more interested in a trade for a SOLID veteran under contract to take Chaz’s place. I say Chaz probably because of the injury factor. But we can’t add a vet to the existing group because that would cut into the snaps of who? Chaz? Murphy? DHB? JLH?
As for Oline, we brought in Big Langston at RT and added MUCH needed youth. Bruce Campbell was a top 5 OT prospect and it is not hard to imagine that physical freak starting at RG out the gate.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Our D can be better the the Giants’, but their DE are better. Tuck & Usi are great at rushing the passer.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
[...] Raiders: Jerry McDonald looks ahead to opening day when the Raiders visit the Titans who could be without their star running back. [...]
May 20th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I think we should move Seymour inside to DT, have TK & Bryant share time at the other DT position, and play Matt S & Houston at Ends.
That will be a great DL IMHO.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Keep King James in Ohio, and get the young man some REAL talent!!!
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He’s outta there.
No chance any “REAL” talent is coming to Cleveland.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
LBs: McClain, T Scott, Wimbley, TH, Brown, and Groves.
CBs: Nnamdi, CJ, Routt, Mcffaden, and Ware.
Ss: Huff, Branch, Mitchell, and ? (I hope it’s not Eugene)
We have Talent, size, and speed.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Ohio is a great state with great and honest people, He will stay! We made him a song! Did you hear it?
May 20th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
I think that you will see a lot of that O.
Seymour is going to be all over that Dline. Left, right and at DT. Depending on how fast Houston comes along, it could speed up the process.
The kid I’m most interested in is Bryant. It’s been thrown out there that he’s up to 310lbs. He played well as a rookie last year, and being a Ivy League cat, I’m sure he’s a guy who will not blow assignments.
Seymour at base end with Houston backing him up. He’ll get a lot of snaps because Seymour WILL get snaps at DT.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
No chance any “REAL” talent is coming to Cleveland.
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what about that Anderson V. kid with clown hair?
May 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Talent being the keyword in that phrase
May 20th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Let me know what course you’re interested in, and if I’ve played it, I’ll give you my opinion on it.
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Really into challenges and most importantly scenery.
Love to come off saying “Man, that was a nice course.”
I know Pebble is going to be penciled in on one of the trips. Going to try and squeeze that in on a Friday and hopefully avoid the weekend rates, lol. Saturday morning will surely be a golfnow.com course since I’ll be broke after Pebble.
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Yeah, I agree on the challenge. Those holes that eat your lunch, and make you want to keep playing it, or at least try it again.
Pebble? Well, good news? The weekend rate is the same as the weekday rate.., which brings me to the bad news, which I believe is $495.00 per round (ouch)
More bad news is you can only golf Pebble if you have a minimum two night stay at one of the three lodges, which nightly rates are pretty high, from 600 to 900 or so,per night…might be higher now.
In other words, golfing Pebble will cost you around 2 grand, minimum.
I say save the 2 grand, and play 20 other courses, with money left over for beer
May 20th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Even if Bryant is not 310, who cares? Look at Jay Ratliff. He played NT last season, he was great, and he is 6′4 303. 303 pounds playing NT in a 3-4 scheme!!
RR & SnB like Beefy guys! lol
May 20th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
More bad news is you can only golf Pebble if you have a minimum two night stay at one of the three lodges, which nightly rates are pretty high, from 600 to 900 or so,per night…might be higher now.
In other words, golfing Pebble will cost you around 2 grand, minimum.
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Cmon man, are u serious? That can’t be right.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
RR & SnB like Beefy guys!
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where’s the beef ???
May 20th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
More bad news is you can only golf Pebble if you have a minimum two night stay at one of the three lodges, which nightly rates are pretty high, from 600 to 900 or so,per night…might be higher now.
In other words, golfing Pebble will cost you around 2 grand, minimum.
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……………………………………………….1. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart.
2. Form a loose grip.
3. Keep your head down.
4. Avoid a quick back swing.
5. Stay out of the water.
6. Try not to hit anyone.
7. If you are taking too long, please let others go ahead of you.
8. Don’t stand directly in front of others.
9. Quiet please … while others are preparing to go.
10. Don’t take extra strokes.
Now, that’s very good. Flush the urinal, go outside, and tee off
May 20th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
That’s not true Rich,
Just went to the website and it has a non resident rate of 500 bucks plus cart. If you stay at the lodge you get preferred tee times. Non resident is subject to availability.
The rate are ridiculous all the way around, but hey I have to play that ocean course!
Spy Glass and Spanish Bay are pretty reasonable for what it is.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Look at Jay Ratliff. He played NT last season, he was great, and he is 6′4 303.
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You mean that pro bowl guy?
Well I guess you have a point there.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Desmond Bryant was an undrafted rookie with 24 solo tackles (2 tackles for a loss)
now he’s 2x Pro Bowler Jay Ratliff ???
May 20th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Have you heard about heard! He is our beef! lol
We will continue tomorrow. Have a nice evening.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
now he’s 2x Pro Bowler Jay Ratliff ???
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No, he’s 310 lbs, 6 whole lbs heavier than a pro bowl NT. Just an example of a NT not needing to be a fat arss.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
5pm in Podunk. later gents!
May 20th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Gust372 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
RaiderDogg comes in here and constantly whines about the fighting, he went on the rag one day when somebody made a joke about his mother (who happens to be dead…as if the person was supposed to know), just crying, making threats, the whole 9. Acts like he’s above internet flame wars. Then Richochet drops the ultimate bait bomb and what does RaiderDogg do? Gives him props. But don’t worry. RaiderDogg will get in there and mix it up till somebody says something about his mother, somebody who doesn’t know yet that she’s dead, and just watch him go on a tear. It’s good entertainment.”
awwww MaddenRaider is still all butt hurt about when I murdered him eons ago, as if it happened yesterday. You clearly were affected by my venom and I can’t say I am not suprised that it still haunts you to this day and that it still seems so fresh in your mind. I MURDERED YOU THAT DAY and you did have it coming.
My advice is to let it go my friend. Maybe your just mad because I find humor in the things that Rico says. It’s not really my fault that he has your number. Can you say misdirected hostility?
If you choose to be disrespectful towards my dead mother it’s only cuz that’s all you got on me. Guess what? I just don’t give a f*ck what you say. You see the reason it bothered me the first time is because, foolishly, I still had a shred of respect for you at that time because you appeared to have somewhat of a clue. You showed your true colors that day.
Basically your words have zero weight as far as I am concerned, so feel free to say what you will about me and my dead mother, doesn’t matter to me. Rico sure has your number though, sucks to be you. Whats with the new name anyway? Does Rico own you that bad?
Don’t bother answering…
May 20th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
# jhill Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
That’s not true Rich,
Just went to the website and it has a non resident rate of 500 bucks plus cart. If you stay at the lodge you get preferred tee times. Non resident is subject to availability.
The rate are ridiculous all the way around, but hey I have to play that ocean course!
Spy Glass and Spanish Bay are pretty reasonable for what it is.
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Hmmm…you sure?
Last I checked, which was for inlaws coming from out of town, was told to play Pebble, needed a two night minimum stay at either the Inn at Spanish bay, Pebble Beach Lodge, or Casa Palmeira (?)..OR we could call the day before, to see if their were any cancellations the following day, where we would then be able to take that spot.
after what you said, I just called, hoping you were right..but was just told the same thing.
Hope you’re right. I checked the PebbleBeach link, and couldn’t find what you’re referring to.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
1800 654-9300 is who I called, Jhill…if you find different info, let me know where, por favor.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
“Johnson holdout could aid Raiders run defense.”…
…and if a frog had wings, he wouldn’t have to bust his ass hopping around….
May 20th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?pageName=_golf
clicked on room and golf rates
PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS
Resort Guests $495 incl. cart
Non-Resort Guests $495 + cart
SPYGLASS HILL GOLF COURSE
Resort Guests $350 incl. cart
Non-Resort Guests $350 + cart
THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY
Resort Guests $260 incl. cart
Non-Resort Guests $260 + cart
DEL MONTE GOLF COURSE
Resort Guests $110 + cart
Hyatt Guests $110 + cart
Non-Resort Guests $110 + cart
May 20th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
The following Golf Booking Guidelines are subject to availability:
Hotel guests are encouraged to request golf tee times at time of room booking. A minimum 2-night stay is required to play Pebble Beach Golf Links. On all other courses, 1 round may be booked per night of stay. Up to 2 players may be booked per room, based on room occupancy. Non-Resort guests may book The Links at Spanish Bay or Del Monte Golf Course up to 2 months in advance, Spyglass Hill Golf Course up to 1 month in advance, and Pebble Beach Golf Links 1 day in advance.
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Kind of a mixed message in the rules though. On one hand it says that you must stay to play, but then it says you could book one day in advance in you don’t stay.
Hmmmm …
And yeah, that’s the number on the website.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Maybe they are always booked so the only way to get on is to stay there?
In other words, fat chance of getting a tee time on Thursday for Friday, lol.
2 grand ????
DeeZammm !!!
Let me talk to the tax lady and see if I can expense that. Papa in law might be on his own though, lol.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I Think i will play golf today at Shadow creek Jeeves do get the the Bentley out while i finish my champagne and caviar.You will be taking to my private jet.Tell the pilot have it fueled and ready for trip to vegas. Shadow Creek, Las Vegas Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada is the most expensive golf course with a entry fee of $ 500 for a round. Renowned architect Tom Fazio and one can be assured that they get the best golfing experience here has designed the masterpiece.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Perhaps you’ve never heard tales of this legendary place sculpted from the Nevada desert by renowned architect Tom Fazio. May we assure you, descriptions, however grand, do not begin to do this masterpiece justice. Shadow Creek must be played. Shadow Creek must be experienced. Only then can true lovers of the game begin to appreciate its breathtaking beauty.
Once the domain of only a privileged few, the natural splendor of this monument to the imagination and classic golf course design stands today ready to be shared. Ready to be enjoyed by all who honor and respect the game, and seek its challenges at the highest level.
Your entree to Shadow Creek begins when you register as a guest at one of the MGM MIRAGE™ properties – the finest resorts Las Vegas has to offer. A private limousine will transport you to and from your appointment and upon arrival, your personal caddie will greet and guide you through a golfing experience you will never forget.
If you have but one round left in your bag, make it happen here.
Shadow Creek may be the most spectacular golf course this side of heaven.
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I need to hang out with Fat Kidd. As in fat pockets?
Might have to check this spot out!
May 20th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
I can’t play golf, but its fun to hit some balls with little pics of J-Russ’s face on them
May 20th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I’d feel alot better about our run D if we had some more bodies at DT and a back up MLB
May 20th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Is it just me, or does it seems that LSU produces a higher percentage of morons than other universities:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/20/more-words-of-wisdom-from-dwayne-bowe/
May 20th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
DutchRaider77 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
RR would you trade for Haynesworth? What is he worth?
I could see why Haynesworth would be angry, it is like a RB being moved to FB (kinda). Plus, we do not know what sweet words the Skins said to him when he signed. Did he sign with the Skins becuase of the money or did he make it a point to sign with a 4-3 team. So many things we do not know. A NT makes the Pro-Bowl if his linebackers makes plays.
With a starting line of Seymour, Kelly, Haynesworth and Shaunessy/Houston looks REALLY good on PAPER. With a sprinkle of Richardson and Bryant.
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No to Haynseworth. Looks good on paper if you can line him up with Seymour but he’ll likley cost a mint and is ALWAYS injured.
Had the one stellar year for Titans his CONTRACT YEAR.
Speaks volumes.
Haynes has a legit beef with Shan Rat in DC because there is a BIG diff from 3-4 to 4-3 for him.
3-4 is a shock absorber eating blocks head up on center and getting constantly chipped by guards.
They take a beating.
Haynes is getting paid and Shanny says they’ve got it worked out so he won’t constantly get beat on scheme wise, but can’t blame Haynseworth for NOT wanting to 3-4 or not trusting Shan rat.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
160. Dorsey, Russell and Bowe have all failed to wow from that championship team.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
fat kidd Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I Think i will play golf today at Shadow creek Jeeves do get the the Bentley out while i finish my champagne and caviar.You will be taking to my private jet.Tell the pilot have it fueled and ready for trip to vegas. Shadow Creek, Las Vegas Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada is the most expensive golf course with a entry fee of $ 500 for a round. Renowned architect Tom Fazio and one can be assured that they get the best golfing experience here has designed the masterpiece.
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Someones playing Golden Tee at the local shi-te hole.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Lates Bishes!~
May 20th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Though NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has expressed a keen interest in the league expanding to an 18-game regular season, players’ association executive director DeMaurice Smith said there have been no formal discussions on the issue. “No one has talked about putting that proposal on the table,” Smith told the Observer
May 20th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
The NFL and the real commissioners of the league, the t.v. networks, would go to a 162 game schedule if they could. Good for NFLPA prez Smith for taking a stance.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
RaiderDogg, tell your mom I said hello.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
legend has it that many centuries ago some Scotsmen went and whacked some balls around in a sheep pasture trying to find holes while drinking whiskey. they ran out of both whiskey and light at the 18th attempt so they called it a day of “golf”.
if Goodell and his boys run out of whiskey and the whacking of some balls (in a sheep pasture?) then there will be also an 18 game NFL schedule.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I’m gonna copy/paste my last post hoping for an answer from anyone. How do you get rid of mr,;What, was he lurking so he could post 1st(&2nd)? I almost couldn’t continue and read all your great comments. Or, is he just part of the fun? He does get tiresome. Been reading you all for almost two years and still trying to figure out the weird dynamics in here. Don’t usually post ’cause there’s already hundreds of posts by the time I get here.
by the way, are old white people allowed?
May 20th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Blame the scantily clad women! There #a are increasing!
May 20th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Geez, there he is again
May 20th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
MR doesn’t talk Raider football unless it’s to confess a love affair with Wolf, Kiffin or Gruden
………….
Or..it could be that MR only likes to talk winning Raider football, and I mean consistent winning Raider football, as in playoffs, not just beating the Steelers with one of our 5 wins, and we haven’t had any of that since Gruden or Wolf were here. You decide .
May 20th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Purvisman, get used to it. This blog is as much a bastion of freaks as it is a forum for Raider’s talk. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
People who talk Raiders are freak, AB Paine. Since there really hasn’t been any Raider football in 7 years.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Go anywhere and ask people to describe Raider fans in one word, 90% of them will say: “freaks”.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Valid point Gust.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
We only want nice people in the east ………example….. Melanese Asia Reid and Katrina Mari-Alyce Bryant (Volusia County Jail)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (CBS/AP) Fast food apparently wasn’t fast enough for a customer at a Wendy’s drive-thru window, who allegedly chased after an employee with a stun gun for getting her order wrong.
If that sounds a bit excessive, Daytona Beach police say 20-year-old Melane Asia Reid is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after she brandished a pink stun gun at a local restaurant Monday morning.
Jason Hill, the drive-thru employee who avoided being tased, told police he was working the window when two women became upset with their order, started an argument laced with profanities, and allegedly took a swing at him, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Fat Kidd,
We are talking about the Middle East. lol
I’ll be back for you in a few years.
You Cant Run, B O O will find you.
Bank
Of
Omerica
Make me your leader!
May 20th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Listen up fella’s, last night I left the brouser on to the post, got tired and went to bed, woke up and reviewed 50 or so posts, including Rack-O-Shyt trying to destroy this blog and also saying he was Jerry? The posts last night ended at 174. When I refreshed this morning, posts were at 162, and all remnants of Rack-O were deleted? Rack-O is either Jerry, but I don’t think so, but the demented MOD who is a sick puppy. Remember this, because I’m sure it will be Quickly deleted!
May 20th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Gust372 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Go anywhere and ask people to describe Raider fans in one word, 90% of them will say: “freaks”.
…………………..Confucius say, man who live in glass house, should change in basement.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
“RaiderDogg Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I MURDERED YOU THAT DAY”
Yep sure did, wasn’t very hard actually. Like killing an ant with a sledgehammer…
May 20th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
A.B. Paine II. Thanks.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
so is tere some odds in vegas on how soon Al will fire Cable?
May 20th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Post 186, Well said ,some things should be off limits,family,etc. Lets talk FOOTBALL! Raiders!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
speaking of football i need to pick out a floor paint,i got copper mine,toasted cinnamon,adobe red or silver and black?
May 20th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Why would anyone be upset about you making fun of Entourage? Entourage is still on, one of the most popular t.v. shows on today. The Shield was cop porn that eventually got canceled.
BTW, RaiderDogg, I have to commend you on the way you’re handling mother jokes today. Much better than last time. I honestly considered calling all of the Northern California mental hospitals to make sure nobody was on the loose when you went on that rampage. Man, scary. Over ‘your momma” jokes? Nobody knew your momma was dead, big guy. Get over it. Bet you she was a nice lady, though. In more ways than one.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
# hendu Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Post 186, Well said ,some things should be off limits,family,etc. Lets talk FOOTBALL! Raiders!!!!
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Most of us wish this were the case hendu. Unfortunately there are some strange and sick individuals who frequent this blog. It really brings it down unfortunately. But, anonymity on the Internet brings out the worst in some people. Just ignore the sickos.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
M Lonetree Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
legend has it that many centuries ago some Scotsmen went and whacked some balls around in a sheep pasture trying to find holes while drinking whiskey. they ran out of both whiskey and light at the 18th attempt so they called it a day of “golf”.
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Golf.
Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden
May 20th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Watching Jason Campbell on NFLN at OTA’s I noticed he tends to cross his arms in front of him after every throw.
Must be a learned habit to protect himself from getting crushed.
Hope he doesn’t need it with Oakland.
C’mon O line!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Nnamdi21 Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
M Lonetree Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
legend has it that many centuries ago some Scotsmen went and whacked some balls around in a sheep pasture trying to find holes while drinking whiskey. they ran out of both whiskey and light at the 18th attempt so they called it a day of “golf”.
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Golf.
Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden
………………………………………What is your handicap? …………..writing golf stories on a football blog maybe!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
WTF. Why don’t the Raiders provide any insigth into this weeks OTA’s. I like checking out the photo galleries and watching the videos. At least give the fans something.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
LOL Fat Kidd!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Sup Nation
May 20th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
LMFAO…it’s kiddy night.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
I have a rule about not smacking around defenseless kids, who’s sole purpose is to try and act “grown-up” while babbling like a fool.
You kiddies have fun.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Richochet Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
# fat kidd Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Richochet Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
# fat kidd Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
RMR was banned from this site for lack of football knowledge.
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Now if you just post that 5 more times, you get a bakers dozen.
Wasn’t that funny the first few times. Did someone lie to you and say it was?
………………confucius says man who shoot off mouth bound to lose face
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Some people think for themselves.
Others, like you, are incapable, and rely on words others spoke, hoping it does the job they’re obviously incapable of doing…which is thinking.
quick..go look up something else said, and hope it masks the fact that thinking never was your forte’
…………………………………..Confucius say, man who fukk in cemetery may end up fukking dead …
May 20th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
PlunkforHOF,Why Jim is not in the HOF is beyond me,period!Guess we all have to keep pushin for him,I sure will.Oh,lets not forget Tom Flores,Two Super Bowl wins isnt good enough,right? Total BS,in my opinion.Anyway,have to say,GUST is a BUST,again,my Raider Opinion! RAIDERS!!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I’m out. Time to get my hustle on.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Oaktown Hustler Says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
I aint acting the badass Richochet. Come meet me in Oakland, and then we will see who the geek is after I punk yo ass
……………………………..Ive seen richochet at a raiders game he carrys what he says is a european shoulder bag,its a friggin purse.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
So wasn’t today the last day of this OTA? No news at all?
May 20th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I would like to see something out of oakland about new rb michael bennett,how he is doing i am not sold on mcfadden.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I’d like to hear how the OL is shaking out. The key to our offense this year IMO
May 20th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
McFadden works best as a receiver out of the backfield.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Agreed Kirk
May 20th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I’m also wondering who our 3rd RB and also FB turns out to be and what their roles will be.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
they should bring in jamal lewis for a looksee
May 20th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
fight’s on UFC.. later RAIDERS!!!!!
May 20th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
RMR is so clever and smart that I don’t even know he is now Gust.
His genius is only surpassed by Al Davis himself.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
236th!
Booyah.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
There are some serious morons in here lately. What is it? Russell gets the boot so all of the morons that either made excuses for him or boldly predicted that Davis would never get rid of him are now posting under different names?
Some go as far as to create new handles just to post one or two comments disparaging others in here then leave. Yeah, that’s not obvious at all. Had us fooled.
May 20th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
gust is mr??? never would’ve guessed. my name’s purvis. I hide from no one.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:44 am
Good Morning/Afternoon…depending on where in the world you live!!!
Same cast of characters I see last night cutting each other down! Geez…LOL
May 21st, 2010 at 6:20 am
GOOD MORNING SPORT’S FAN’S.HWNRDR.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:25 am
Happy Aloha Friday to you, Dirt Lot!
3 months and counting…
May 21st, 2010 at 6:30 am
No, he’s 310 lbs, 6 whole lbs heavier than a pro bowl NT. Just an example of a NT not needing to be a fat arss.
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Jhill: NOBODY has said anything about Desmond Bryant being 20 pounds heavier, have they? who started that rumor anyways?
on the Raiders website he’s listed as 290 lbs. 15 pounds under Jay Ratliff.
and I’ve said this many times before …
being fat doesn’t make you a good DT anymore than being fast makes you a good WR!
I want a starter quality nose tackle. not just some random fat guy off the street. I hope Mike Waufle can “coach up” Kellen Heard. we haven’t seen him play
Unlike Cable, I don’t think Kelly or Bryant qualify as starting quality nose tackles. print that
May 21st, 2010 at 6:31 am
good morning AM crew!
Dirt Lot, Hwnrdr …
May 21st, 2010 at 6:33 am
Good Morning Rockstar!!!
Happy Aloha Friday to you as well!! !
May 21st, 2010 at 6:34 am
CAN NOT GET HERE SOON ENOUGH,HOPE IT IS A SEASON WORTH WAITING 4.TEAM AND FAN’S COULD USE A COMPETETIVE / EXITING SEASON..
May 21st, 2010 at 6:36 am
Happy Friday!
coffee is on me today
woohoo!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:38 am
Thanks for the coffee! Woohooooo!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:38 am
Dirt Lot…
I couldn’t agree more! The madness has got to stop somewhere!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:42 am
no NBA playoff games last night or tonight
Celtics Saturday!
Suns Sunday!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:44 am
G’morning.
Shutup!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:45 am
FB:
Brad Hoover
Justin Griffith
WR:
Terrell Owens
Kevin Curtis
Marty Booker
Laveranues Coles
Muhsin Muhammad
Josh Reed
Kelley Washington
OL:
C Kevin Mawae
C Cory Proctor
T Flozell Adams
T Tra Thomas
T Mike Gandy
G Randy Thomas
G Shawn Andrews
G Chester Pitts
DT:
Chris Hovan
John Henderson
Terrance Taylor
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Give me your Top 3 free agent vets that would help this team the most
May 21st, 2010 at 6:45 am
Posting from the Big D…traveling on bidness (negotiating a DMAC trade, ssshhhh).
Cowboys suckkkk!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:48 am
[...] [...]
May 21st, 2010 at 6:48 am
Is Dan WIlliams a bust yet?
May 21st, 2010 at 6:51 am
Jhill: NOBODY has said anything about Desmond Bryant being 20 pounds heavier, have they? who started that rumor anyways?
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I couldn’t tell you who let that cat out of the bag.
Ok let’s just split the difference and say he’s put on some lbs after a year in the league’s plus this offseason. Surely you don’t think he’s still his college weight, do you?
Let’s just say Ratliff was an example of why we don’t need the girth of a guy like Henderson.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:52 am
Rocker,
At least your dillusions arent limited to the Raiders.
Picking the Suns on Sunday eh?? I know right. Cause the Suns have shown they really have the ability to compete with the Lakers thus far in the playoffs. I mean their D has been STELLAR! LOL!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:52 am
Top 3 available free agents we need to bring on board:
Danny Southwick (player/GM – another groundbreaking Al Davis move)
Scot McCloughan (handle duties when SOuthwick is on the field)
Jeff Otis
May 21st, 2010 at 6:53 am
Give me your Top 3 free agent vets that would help this team the most
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None of the above!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:53 am
Posting from the Big D…
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some fine looking country girls in TX
keep it in your pants BSJ. don’t be like Jhill
May 21st, 2010 at 6:54 am
Is Dan WIlliams a bust yet?
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Williams isn’t. Suh is!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:55 am
Is Dan WIlliams a bust yet?
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Who ????
May 21st, 2010 at 6:56 am
BSJ,
DOn’t listen to him!
You better rope you one of dem ponies bruh!
May 21st, 2010 at 6:57 am
Let’s just say Ratliff was an example of why we don’t need the girth of a guy like Henderson.
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Henderson is a 2x Pro Bowler, just like your boy Jay Ratliff … just 30 pounds heavier and excels in a 4-3 defense (which suits us nicely)
May 21st, 2010 at 7:00 am
I’m happy with the team we have man. There should be no delusion of a SB run, so let the young guys develop. Murphy, DHB, Schillens, JLH, Ford, and Miller all need to be on the field. Not some “vet” on his last legs looking for a job.
Oline, same thing. Carlisle and Barnes are about as good as any OL guy out there still on the market. They can compete with the young guys.
I agree with finding a FB.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:02 am
Funny Ron, I think LA may give up one to Phoenix, but I believe that is it. However, if LA wins on Sunday…its another sweep!
As for the Celtics…I think Orlando is due one…maybe even Saturday night. But same goes…if Boston wins Saturday night at home…goodbye!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:03 am
Danny Southwick (player/GM – another groundbreaking Al Davis move)
Scot McCloughan (handle duties when SOuthwick is on the field)
Jeff Otis
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gotta have Otis since Bruce won’t be ready until training camp and Boller/Frye are stinking up the place. Russell is out, so we’re short ANOTHER camp arm
free Southwick from the front office! we need D-Smooth on the field!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:03 am
Don’t know how else to say it RRS …
Very happy with the makeup of our front 7 from the starters to the depth guys. The 7 guys playing the box as a whole are much improved.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:05 am
RRS
FB Justin Griffith
C Kevin Mawae / C Cory Proctor
DT Terrance Taylor
I thought proctor was OG, well…
May 21st, 2010 at 7:06 am
Funny Ron, I think LA may give up one to Phoenix
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Just not going to happen with none of their bigs trying to play D. Gentry is going to try and go with that small lineup that worked for him in the 3rd qtr b/c Frye is killing them. That is going to get Hill and Dudley in foul trouble, lol.
And Dudley will NOT shoot 100% from 3 pt range again, lol!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:10 am
Its ova. The Lake Show is runnin on all cylinders at the right time and if Mr Artest keeps knocking down his shots its back to back time for the Purple and Gold.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:10 am
6-5 300lbs is not a small man!
Anyone think Big Baby would make a good NT? What is he 6-7 280?
Big Shaq is 7ft 300 ..
Just some perspective.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:11 am
jhill Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:56 am
BSJ,
DOn’t listen to him!
You better rope you one of dem ponies bruh!
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Unfortunately I kept my longhorn in the barn. But I did shoot JR.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:14 am
Compare Hoover & Griffith vs. Lawton & Reece
Compare Coles & Muhammad vs. Nick Miller & Todd Watkins
Compare Mawae & Proctor vs. Morris/Rodd/Parsons/Loper
Compare Hovan & Henderson vs. Bryant/Joseph/Cooper/Boschetti
no question this team could use some upgrades. maybe even just better competition. if the guys on the current roster beat out some FA’s we bring in, so be it!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:16 am
JHill, Ron…
If Odom and Artest keep thier games up, and Kobe just being Kobe…yes, its a repeat! And it doesn’t matter against rondo or Howard…I hope they don’t slow down now! Their on all cylinders and they should end it on fire!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:17 am
RaiderRockstar Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 7:14 am
Compare Hoover & Griffith vs. Lawton & Reece
Compare Coles & Muhammad vs. Nick Miller & Todd Watkins
Compare Mawae & Proctor vs. Morris/Rodd/Parsons/Loper
Compare Hovan & Henderson vs. Bryant/Joseph/Cooper/Boschetti
no question this team could use some upgrades. maybe even just better competition. if the guys on the current roster beat out some FA’s we bring in, so be it!
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That I will agree!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:18 am
Compare Hovan & Henderson vs. Bryant/Joseph
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Are we really dwelling on upgrading the #4 and 5 DTs?
#5 and 6 WRs?
Rodd/Parsons/Loper ????
Who ???
Didn’t even know they were on the team. Hell, why not? Fell free to upgrade those guys.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:19 am
Nick Miller wont even be on the club come September and Watkins is like the 5th reciever. Who the hell cares? Get a clue man, this team wont win or lose a game because of their 5th WR. Jeez!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:22 am
Boring….
May 21st, 2010 at 7:22 am
If Odom and Artest keep thier games up
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Just think back to the critics talking about Artest vs Ariza, lol. I mean, you have two players in Kobe and Gasol who simply can’t be stopped one on one. Now you add Artest and Odom as players who basically are left free because of the attention Kobe and Gasol get?
Not to mention Kobe and Artest being top perimeter defenders with TWO 7 footers behind them at all times.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:24 am
Its ova. The Lake Show is runnin on all cylinders at the right time and if Mr Artest keeps knocking down his shots its back to back time for the Purple and Gold.
LLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:24 am
True JHill…I wish they would have found away to keep Ariza though. I think he would have been a better long term project!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:29 am
It isn’t over until we win one in Arizona…the Suns’ role players will play much better at home, so don’t get cocky yet.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:30 am
Artest is a shut down defender and adds major toughness. He is almost like an enforcer on a hockey team.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:31 am
True Dakota, hence the comment I made about they may give one up in AZ…however, if they win Sunday…game over!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:32 am
Jhill, which lineup will be better next season?
Fisher
Bryant
LBJ
Odom
Gasol
or
Farmar
Bryant
Artest
LBJ
Gasol
We will need to sign and trade Bynum plus either Odom or Artest to get LBJ this summer…I doubt the Cavs would take Artest, so it will most likely be Odom that is packaged away…and the Lakers will have to choose between Farmar and Fish this offseason.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:34 am
Farmar
Bryant
Artest
LBJ
Gasol
With your reasoning on why it has to be Odom…but I think with Kobe and LBJ…game over for the next 4-5 years!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:35 am
Ok, back to Raiders….
Rockstar, I will take Mawae and Coles…can’t really think of the third!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:36 am
Jhill, which lineup will be better next season?
PG – Lebron
SG – Kobe
SF – Artest
PF – Hickson
C – Gasol
Bynum, Odom, Farmar go to Clevland
May 21st, 2010 at 7:37 am
Coles is so done.
Lebrons a FA. How you gonna trade for him? Not to mention the fact that there is NO WAY IN THE WORLD Cleveland would trade him anyway.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:42 am
Not to mention the fact that there is NO WAY IN THE WORLD Cleveland would trade him anyway.
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Cleveland would CERTAINLY do a sign and trade as opposed to letting him walk away and getting nothing in return.
I don’t think LeBron would do that to his city.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:45 am
The Cavs would be CRUCIFIED if they traded 23. They would way rather have the salary space 23 would create than a trade.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:50 am
Get a clue man, this team wont win or lose a game because of their 5th WR.
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Ron: look at last year’s WR corps
Walker – doghouse (zero catches)
Schilens – injured. missed 8 games
DHB – injured. missed 4 games
Murphy – dropped 9 balls
Miller – injured. missed all season
Higgins – shell shocked a few weeks
Watkins – 8 catches in 2 years with the team
May 21st, 2010 at 7:50 am
I hate the off-season. I need football!!
May 21st, 2010 at 7:52 am
I will take Mawae and Coles…can’t really think of the third!
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Hwnrdr: nice, man
me too!
I’m not confident in Satele/Morris at center or Miller/Watkins/Holland/Figurs at WR either …
May 21st, 2010 at 7:54 am
Rocker,
What would 2 washed up guys that cant run add to that core? Your not gonna get me to argue the WRs on this team are way below avg cause they are, but Muhammed and Coles are done. The only WRs you need to concern yourself with are Chaz, Louie, DHB and mayyyybe JLH. The rest wont make any impact on the Raiders fortunes.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:56 am
Seahawks, Vikings & Eagles all want Chester Pitts.
why doesn’t Tom Cable?
May 21st, 2010 at 7:56 am
ROCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those WRs you mentioned are SPECIAL TEAMERS. Nothing more nothing less. Who cares about the 5th or 6th WR? Come on man.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:57 am
Ron: you don’t think we could use a vet mentor for this young WR corps?
who is gonna show them the ropes? Sanjay Lal?
May 21st, 2010 at 7:58 am
I hope Jacoby Ford finds himself in the WR rotation, maybe #5 behind JLH and Watkins. Also hope DMC winds up in the slot for some different looks.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:58 am
Mornin’ Guys!
Love this A.M. crew….although I am late and had to read early posts to catch up.
Really enjoy this blog until the know-it-alls, politicos and name-callers check in and monopolize things ’til midnite!
The conjecture is all pretty fun….but best to wait until after OTA’S or maybe even after the first week or so of training camp to evaluate the improvement (or lack thereof) of both the tenured players and especially the young guys – then do the kind of comparisons at each positions that some did above.
Rocker’s list of WR’S and their problems last year is pretty depressing. Desperately hoping for better health for some and growth for others.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:00 am
A vet mentor?? Why? Chaz and JLH are vets. Louie and DHB are in their 2nd year. They dont need a vet mentor. How do you pretend to know ANYTHING about Sanjay Lal and his coaching abilities? Just because the WRs didnt light it up last year he cant coach? LOL
May 21st, 2010 at 8:00 am
Mornin’ Frank
May 21st, 2010 at 8:01 am
WR locks!!!!
Chaz
DHB
Murphy
JLH
Ford
Nick Miller and Todd Watkins will without question have the inside track on the #6 WR spot, if anyone really cares, lol.
There simply is no room for another WR when you look at it realistically.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:01 am
I will take Mawae and Coles…can’t really think of the third!
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Hwnrdr: nice, man
me too!
I’m not confident in Satele/Morris at center or Miller/Watkins/Holland/Figurs at WR either …
coles sucks but mawae is good he is a pro bowler
May 21st, 2010 at 8:03 am
# Dakota Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 7:22 am
Boring….
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Dakota..
Hey, does this help ?
http://www.tinyurl.dk/17749
May 21st, 2010 at 8:04 am
LAST YEAR -
Higgins with Russell under center: 2 catches for 8 yards
after the bye week …
Higgins with Gradkowski/Frye under center: 17 catches for 255 yards
coincidence? I think not!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:05 am
May 21st, 2010 at 8:01 am
WR locks!!!!
Chaz
DHB
Murphy
JLH
Ford
Nick Miller and Todd Watkins will without question have the inside track on the #6 WR spot, if anyone really cares, lol.
There simply is no room for another WR when you look at it realistically.
we will have 4 WR all YR cuz we will have 2 WR injured it happens every YR and fragile chaz leads the way
May 21st, 2010 at 8:06 am
Without hesitation, Mawae would be my “#1 Free-Agent Draft Pick” off that list.
A couple of the rest….maybe….except some of our younger guys need time/snaps/experience.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:06 am
with Russell under center
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Who ?????
May 21st, 2010 at 8:07 am
LAST YEAR -
Murphy with Russell under center: 16 catches for 232 yards & 1 TD
after the bye week …
Murphy with Gradkowski/Frye under center: 18 catches for 289 yards & 3 TD’s
coincidence? I think not!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:08 am
I agree w/jhill. No need for a Vet WR to come in and take snaps away from the boys we got. They just gotta stay healthy.
All our WR are just decoys to free up Z. Miller!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:08 am
Higgins with Russell under center: 2 catches for 8 yards
after the bye week …
Higgins with Gradkowski/Frye under center: 17 catches for 255 yards
coincidence? I think not!
he droped some passes to remember early in the YR we led the league in drops not all just DHB
May 21st, 2010 at 8:09 am
Rocker:
You may be right about Higgins better performance with QB other than Russell.
But there was also time and healing involved. Maybe he saw a doctor during the bye week and had the clapper removed from the bell!!!!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:11 am
Have a good one Nation!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:15 am
I agree w/jhill. No need for a Vet WR to come in and take snaps away from the boys we got. They just gotta stay healthy.
All our WR are just decoys to free up Z. Miller!
u guys must not attend games at all cuz im tired of the these guys are young excuse when their dropping passes and not killing the YAC colum either so a vet or two will do us some quick justice we have no one to show these guys how its done the coaches can give that in my day speach all they want but a vet can take a guy to the side tell him what he is doing wrong then go in a drill and show them how its done so we do need a vet
May 21st, 2010 at 8:17 am
But there was also time and healing involved. Maybe he saw a doctor during the bye week and had the clapper removed from the bell!!!!!!
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Frank: JLH only missed 1 game last year (Week 2)
he was back there returning punts …
I’ll admit he was shell shocked for Weeks 3 & 4, but it doesn’t take half a season to recover from a blow that that. people who say so are just Higgins haters
Jhill even mentions a hit he took against the Steelers. It didn’t take him 10 minutes to recover from that one!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:19 am
Having been very concerned and done quite a bit of research re: Sanjay Lal, I have every reason to believe he might be an excellent WR coach. Guys getting enraged over the failure of the WR corps for reasons out of Lal’s control are way off base. I agree with Ron….none of us REALLY knows how good Lal is. But he is working for and with those who DO.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:21 am
SinceFrankYouellField Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 7:58 am
Mornin’ Guys!
Love this A.M. crew….although I am late and had to read early posts to catch up.
Really enjoy this blog until the know-it-alls, politicos and name-callers check in and monopolize things ’til midnite!
____________________
What….I am here this morning!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:22 am
LMN,
That looks like more fun than this blog in the offseason…
May 21st, 2010 at 8:22 am
Rocker:
I agree with everything you say re: Higgins. I really like the guy. How long it takes to recover from the physical injury is one thing. The “gun-shy” thing was another. I sat in the stands and watched it. He did not have the fire and “balls to the wall” attitude on kick returns that he had demonstrated previously. He was very unsure, hesitant.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:23 am
Sanjay Lal has ZERO experience as a WR coach before last season. he was a quality control guy before.
Jerry Mac said that Ted Tollner was always hollering at the WR’s telling them what to do while Lal stood around with his hands in his pockets. Said basically the same thing so far this offseason
why not just let Tollner have the job and let Sanjay wash Al Davis’ car or something? if he was a coach he’d be coaching, don’t you think ???
May 21st, 2010 at 8:25 am
how many people on this site atleast go to one raiders game a year
May 21st, 2010 at 8:26 am
he droped some passes to remember early in the YR we led the league in drops not all just DHB
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83: you’re right
DROPS:
Murphy 9
Heyward-Bey 6
Higgins 3
Schilens 2
Watkins 2
Walker & Miller = did not play
May 21st, 2010 at 8:32 am
Is this what it’s come down to, hoping the other team doesn’t show up with it’s best players?! We’re screwed!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:33 am
if this is coming neat you guys I urge you to see it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwTcHS5Bj0
May 21st, 2010 at 8:34 am
Murphy 9
Heyward-Bey 6
Higgins 3
Schilens 2
Watkins 2
Walker & Miller = did not play
see 2 WR out
May 21st, 2010 at 8:34 am
neat/near
May 21st, 2010 at 8:34 am
Q: What led you into coaching?
Lal: It really stemmed from … I always thought I wanted to be a coach at some point and I really tried and tried and tried and probably over-tried to make it into the NFL and I didn’t. When I didn’t make it into the NFL, I coached high school football. At first I thought it was just high school football. But then I got into it. There was one player, a receiver, and I taught him a move and he used the move and scored and came back and hugged me on the sideline and said, ‘Coach, I wouldn’t have scored if it wasn’t for you.’ And right then I was hooked.
Q: Was that at Miramonte?
Lal: Yes.
Q: Was it Drew Bennett?
Lal: Phil Wagner actually.
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Who ???
May 21st, 2010 at 8:36 am
Q: Guys said in OTAs that you used round table for meetings instead of rows, is that still in place?
Lal: We can’t do it at training camp but we replaced our classroom style for a conference table. Because we are all in it together. We’re going to make each other better. I’m the facilitator. We all watch film together. I ask Johnnie Lee what Chaz did wrong or what he could do better on a route. I’ll ask Chaz himself. We all talk about each play together.
Q: Is that something you had done somewhere else?
Lal: Like I said, I always had a vision of how I wanted it to be and how I was not coached and how I wanted to be coached. I took it from my book of do’s and don’ts.
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sounds like the WR Coach job in Oakland is pretty simple. so easy a Caveman can do it!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:38 am
Oakglenn Says:
August 9th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Go Sanjay Go!!!
The Real MaddenRaider Says:
August 9th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Who’s Sanjay Lal? The doctor from CNN? Oh, never mind. He’s on the current Raiders’ coaching staff. No wonder nobody knows who he is.
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need I say more ???
May 21st, 2010 at 8:42 am
SinceFrankYouellField ishe the only other guy hear who go’s to games DAM
May 21st, 2010 at 8:45 am
83: round trip plane ticket from MO to CA, hotel, rental car, food, gas & a walrus outfit.
$3000
watching the game at home and blogging about it?
priceless
May 21st, 2010 at 8:47 am
Rocker:
Don’t really need to say more.
Fact that he likes to use “discussion group” instead of classroom format doesn’t make him a bad coach.
Fact that MR doesn’t know who he is doesn’t make him a bad coach.
Fact that his coaching memory that inspired him to want to become more involved didn’t involve a receiver everyone knew doesn’t make him a bad coach.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:48 am
I’ve thought long & hard about attending a Raider game at Arrowhead, which is 3 hours each way from Podunk.
but this team hasn’t deserved that much effort from me to go see a game because they don’t put forth that type of effort on the football field – or didn’t anyway
hopefully times are a changin’
we’ll see
May 21st, 2010 at 8:51 am
Frank: refer back to post #294 please
May 21st, 2010 at 8:51 am
Good morning Nation.
I like JLH. Cut Miller, Watkins, etc…
Keep Chaz, Murphy, DHB, Ford, and JLH.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:52 am
Cut Miller, Watkins, etc…
Keep Chaz, Murphy, DHB, Ford, and JLH.
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YES!
make Raider O your leader!
May 21st, 2010 at 8:53 am
Rocker:
Take the gas money to get to/from Arrowhead that you saved by not going last year. Add it to the money you save by not going there this year. Front just a little bit more for an on-line discount plane ticket to Oakland. Come to a game at the Coliseum! An experience like none other! Get there early and walk around the parking lot wearing Raiders gear and talk to people. You won’t go hungry! Go inside early and watch warm-ups, then introductions. Feel the excitement build….even during a “bad season” it is a BLAST!
Heck of a fun, exiting experience all the way round!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:03 am
RR,
LMAO
Some here want Watkins over JLH! That’s crazy. They NEED ME to Lead them out of the Ignorant Jungle!
Come run with me Monkeys! Run with me!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:10 am
They NEED ME to Lead them out of the Ignorant Jungle!
Come run with me Monkeys! Run with me!
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HAHA!
YOU PEOPLE need Raider O!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:11 am
mOrNiNg pEoPlEs!!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:12 am
Rocker:
I did read #294.
Lal has WR experience in college. Was WR on UCLA 89 Cottonbowl Championship team. Transferred to Wash and was WR on 91 National Championship Team and inducted into Wash Hall of Fame. Played on the NFL Europe Claymores. Tried like heck to make it to NFL…never got there.
Started coaching at Miramonte High…4 donsecutive ?California North Coast Section Championships. He was WR and QB coach – helped develop a couple NFL wide receivers and quarterbacks.
Coached WR’s at junior college level, then moved on to become Offensive Coordinator at St. Mary’s (when they could still afford a football program.
Moved on To Cal as an Offensive Assistant…no doubt working primarily with WR’s.
Came to Raiders. Some speak very favorably of him. An instance where Jerry saw him standing on sidelines while Tollner worked with the WR’s? So what? Even head coaches step in and take over occasionally while the OC or DC stands aside.
Got his azz chewed by Al Davis and Cable on same day? Big deal. I was the very best at what I did for 33 years…..didn’t keep me from a azz chewing from the boss once or twice!!
We are not there We don’t know. People are looking for reasons/excuses to pick the players and staff apart all the time!
If he truly is a bad coach…I do not think he would still be here. OC would get him fired. Cable would fire him. Davis would fire him.
There may be more to the man than you and I REALLY know.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:13 am
RR,
My point about Ratliff yesteday is: if a PB NT in a 3-4 scheme can be 6′4 303 and be very effective, then why do we need our DTs who play the 4-3 scheme to be over 320 pounds?
May 21st, 2010 at 9:14 am
Frank: I’ve been to many games in Oakland when I lived in CA for 23 years.
even flew my wife there shortly after we got married and took her to a preseason Saturday night game against the Cards. she wore a tank top and froze to death with the bay area breeze and some drunks behind us almost puked on her. what an experience! haha
I think I’ll stick to going to games with my buddies from now on
low maintenance or no maintenance for Raiders game is good imo – no trophy wifes allowed
May 21st, 2010 at 9:15 am
Take the gas money to get to/from Arrowhead that you saved by not going last year. Add it to the money you save by not going there this year. Front just a little bit more for an on-line discount plane ticket to Oakland. Come to a game at the Coliseum! An experience like none other! Get there early and walk around the parking lot wearing Raiders gear and talk to people. You won’t go hungry! Go inside early and watch warm-ups, then introductions. Feel the excitement build….even during a “bad season” it is a BLAST!
Heck of a fun, exiting experience all the way round!
couldnt of said it better
May 21st, 2010 at 9:17 am
They do my brother. They do.
LMAO
May 21st, 2010 at 9:19 am
if a PB NT in a 3-4 scheme can be 6′4 303 and be very effective, then why do we need our DTs who play the 4-3 scheme to be over 320 pounds?
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great question!
we dont … if Desmond Bryant & Tommy Kelly (who weigh less than a combined 600 pounds) can get the job done, so be it. Neither player impressed me last year. the D-Line has lacked a starter quality nose tackle for 7 years and counting now, hence the bad run defenses we’ve seen. I don’t trust the undrafted kids to produce when all we’ve seen from them thus far is failure. thats my point
May 21st, 2010 at 9:21 am
this mornings discussion about the Raider wide receiving corps is definitely sobering.
when thinking about all the Raider personnel on the defensive side of the ball it makes me want to mix up a batch of Kool Aid because of how good that unit could be.
New beef added to the O-line unit has me hoping that the group performance will be an upgrade over the recent past.
Man, even the QB position looks serviceable.
WRs? hopefully the sophomores and Jacoby can make large strides in their development ’cause otherwise it looks pretty abysmal.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:22 am
Thx for the info Frank. (318)
I know he didn’t have much to work with ( young guys from small schools, and 2 rookies), but he could have done better IMO. Our WR play was sorry last year.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:24 am
My point about Ratliff yesteday is: if a PB NT in a 3-4 scheme can be 6′4 303 and be very effective, then why do we need our DTs who play the 4-3 scheme to be over 320 pounds?
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Wassup O,
That’s the same schit i’ve been saying.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:26 am
if the undrafted 290 pound kid from Harvard came in last year, outplayed Warren and stole his job and started dominating OL & RB’s, then I’d have reason for optimism (sp?)
if Kelly played up to his contract and just needed a better player beside him I’d have reason for optimism (sp?)
I see Kelly & Bryant as average on a good day. We can do much better imo. passed in free agency. passed in the draft. are Joseph, Boschetti & Cooper a part of the solution? no … so what now? hope the undrafted guys can hold up long enough for ROMAC to come and lay out 4 guys in the pile?
May 21st, 2010 at 9:29 am
RR,
I understand your point. I’m not sold in TK & Bryant as our DTs. I rather have:
RDE: Matt S
DT: Seymour (keep him there)
DT: TK/ Bryant
LDE: Houston/ Richardson, and T Scott on passing downs.
That will make me feel better about our DL.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:29 am
O:
Our WR play WAS sorry last year and we all are guilty of pointing the finger of blame at injuries, inexperience, poor QB play, poor OL play, coaches, referees (e.g., Murhpy’s un-catch in the end zone).
I just don’t think it is fair….with all the other factors involved…..to presume the WR coach to be a bum!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:36 am
Frank: if you think Sanjay Lal is a quality candidate, thats on you … I don’t agree
his coaching experience (or lack thereof) doesn’t impress me. I’m not going to make excuses for what he had to work with at each stop either
in the NFL, he had 1 year under Lofton. now he’s working with Tollner for the 2nd season.
if you think that Davis, Cable, Jackson & Tollner can show him the ropes? fine. I don’t think so. This job doesn’t lend itself to “on the job training”.
the vets you guys mention have 3 years of NFL experience and all they’ve known is failure working with Cable, Kiffin, Knapp, Tollner, Lofton, Lal, and vet WR’s like Porter, Curry & Walker
May 21st, 2010 at 9:36 am
On TK..*
DMAC,
RE makes a great point about TK. He never played up to his contract. Bryant did well last year, but it’s not like he was a PBer.
We need Seymour to play DT, and TK & DB play the other DT position. Matt S, Houston, Richardson, and T Scott can Play DEs. I think Bryant can play LE too. Dude can rush the passer.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:40 am
RR not RE. Sorry, but I can’t type today.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:45 am
it’s not a lock that Seymour will play DT on 1st & 2nd downs fellas … I wish you wouldn’t assume that
it didn’t happen last year!
if that was a solution you’d think the coaching staff would have been smart enough to yank Warren or Kelly out of the lineup at DT and played Seymour there full-time, right?
Ellis, Shaughnessy & Richardson did better at DE than Kelly, Warren & Bryant at DT imo
May 21st, 2010 at 9:47 am
Frank,
I’m not saying he is a bum, but I agree with RR. We can do better IMHO.
You said you were the very best at what you did, so you should know that people who are great at what they do can make it happen with any resources they control. They only know one thing, success! I’m not sold on Our HC, DC, and The WRs coach.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:51 am
RR,
I’m not assuming he will play DT full-time, but I want him to. I think we need Seymour to demand double teams from the DT position. Let the other team have their G & C on him, and that will allow the rest of our DL to play 1 on 1.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:54 am
I’m not assuming he will play DT full-time, but I want him to. I think we need Seymour to demand double teams from the DT position. Let the other team have their G & C on him, and that will allow the rest of our DL to play 1 on 1.
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fair enough. are you confident that Kelly or Bryant would dominate a 1 on 1 matchup?
May 21st, 2010 at 10:00 am
What the hell is wrong w/ Semour playing aside Kelly? I thought the most important part of being a NT is to take on a double team. (Seymour is capable) IMO.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:01 am
the vets you guys mention have 3 years of NFL experience and all they’ve known is failure working with Cable, Kiffin, Knapp, Tollner, Lofton, Lal, and vet WR’s like Porter, Curry & Walker
thats the paragraph of the day
look at rockstar
May 21st, 2010 at 10:02 am
Dominate, no. But they can win some 1 on 1 matchups. They are not Bums RR. lol
May 21st, 2010 at 10:06 am
What the hell is wrong w/ Semour playing aside Kelly? I thought the most important part of being a NT is to take on a double team. (Seymour is capable) IMO.
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Jhill pointed out that Gerard Warren took on double teams on a regular basis, just before he got cut. even broke out the film
a nose tackle is responsible for clogging running lanes, not just grabbing the center’s jersey as the guard dumps him on his can!
he needs to push the 2 guys back into the QB or RB’s face. swallow the play from the onset. Sands did this a few games I can remember, but was EXTREMELY inconsistant. awesome 1 game and terrible the next 4-6 games. mind boggling to me
May 21st, 2010 at 10:08 am
they can win some 1 on 1 matchups. They are not Bums
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O: my comment was
“I see Kelly & Bryant as average on a good day.”
May 21st, 2010 at 10:09 am
O:
I think you are correct, to a point.
But the key in your statement is “resources they control”. I already listed all the factors affecting WR play that the WR coach doesn’t control. But the “great” don’t always know only success. What they do is glean the best they can from that with which they have to work. I am a firm believer in the old adage, “Coaches coach. Players play.”
If it were coaching a boxer, fine. That boxer’s record might be more reflective of the coach. Football, on the other hand, is played by a TEAM. The WHOLE of performance is a direct result of the performant of the PARTS, each affecting the other.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:15 am
Guess that’s one of the fun things in here.
There are so many parts to the Raiders “engine” that the discussion about which parts work best singularly and/or together is never ending!
And when we tire of discussing particular parts, replacement parts, how the mechanics might improve them……we just move on to others!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:15 am
But the key in your statement is “resources they control”.
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Frank: WR’s are responsible for what?
blocking, running routes and catching the football. right? anything else I missed?
injuries = something they can’t control imo
this is looking at 1 thing. every player has responsibilities. If we have guys at WR who give up or QUIT because of play calling, QB or O-Line play they need to be called out or axed immediately.
were any of the WR’s we had last year great at blocking, running routes and catching the football? no
thats why I assume Lal isn’t the man for the job that he was handed that he wasn’t qualified for in the first place …
May 21st, 2010 at 10:16 am
RR,
I think TK is above avg, and Bryant was UDRFA last year, and I think he did well. He has potential. Houston & Matt are also young and have potential, and Seymour is a PBer. It’s a good DL, but they need to prove themselves. Other than Seymour & TK, the rest of the DL is very young.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:19 am
O: I don’t care about potential. Al Davis drafts for potential every year (DHB, Mitchell, Ford, Campbell, etc)
I want production!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:25 am
Frank,
-WRs should catch, and they didn’t that do well.
-they shouldn’t run routes that have them collide.
-they shouldn’t fall running routes, and cause INTs.
-they shouldn’t all be in one spot.
Their play was a joke last year
May 21st, 2010 at 10:27 am
If Seymour is playing DE we need get a two good dts or we are gonna suck at the run def AGAIN>
May 21st, 2010 at 10:28 am
Rocker:
I do not know if ANY of the WR’s we had last year was “good” at blocking, running routes, and catching the football, let alone “great”. We never had an O-Line good enough to allow a QB the time to deliver a ball with consistency. We never had consistent QB play.
One WR was brand new, and never a proven route-runner, blocker, or receiver in college. One got his bell rung hard in the very first game of the season and took a long time to recover confidence. Two were out injured most of the season. Another brand new kid progressed very well in all three areas the season went on and should continue this year.
Give the WR coach another season….along with these players.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:31 am
Matt S had production last year.
Houston had production at college. He was a high 2nd RD Pick.
Bryant played well last year for an UDRFA.
Not bad RR.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am
Give the WR coach another season
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Agreed. Cable & Co are in the final year of their contracts …
if they don’t produce this year, the only coaches retained might be Jackson & Waufle!
and they might be promoted to HC & DC (depending on who else is available)
May 21st, 2010 at 10:35 am
What the hell is wrong w/ Semour playing aside Kelly? I thought the most important part of being a NT is to take on a double team. (Seymour is capable) IMO.
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Jhill pointed out that Gerard Warren took on double teams on a regular basis, just before he got cut. even broke out the film
a nose tackle is responsible for clogging running lanes, not just grabbing the center’s jersey as the guard dumps him on his can!
he needs to push the 2 guys back into the QB or RB’s face. swallow the play from the onset. Sands did this a few games I can remember, but was EXTREMELY inconsistant. awesome 1 game and terrible the next 4-6 games. mind boggling to me
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Warren was decent at getting after the QB, but was a terrible on the run. No way, you compare Warren to Seymour’s skills.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Rocker:
I am in full agreement with #348!
Please forgive me if I am a little defensive of the WR coach in particular. I saw a racist remark about him on another blog a while back and it upset me to the point I researched the young man. His experience is, IMO, not all that lacking in comparison with other coaches I have seen come into the league and who ended up growing and moving up the ranks and becomeing very “successful” Folks in charge at Raiders HQ know better than me what they have in him. I personally believe he deserves a fair shot, as does our WR corps.
Raiders SHOULD be better at QB, O-Line and WR this year. If not, you can fire Lal and I will shut up!!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:42 am
hopefully JCamp and Hue Jack have some idea of what they expect their WRs to do thereby giving Sanjay parameters to work with.
otherwise it looks like Bruce Campbell starting at RG, moving to FB, then to TE and finally to WR. What? You think he couldn’t have the ball clank off his hands as well as any of the others? But if he did catch it…
May 21st, 2010 at 10:46 am
Frank,
I understand. I wanted Fratz Joesph to make it. lol
May 21st, 2010 at 10:46 am
I understand. I wanted Fratz Joesph to make it. lol
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I wanted Darnell Bing to make it.lol
May 21st, 2010 at 10:47 am
LUNCH!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:49 am
Happy B-Day to my young beautiful daugter Ahmelia. She turned 2 today.
(These terrible 2’s are off the hook)
May 21st, 2010 at 10:50 am
daughter
May 21st, 2010 at 10:52 am
Free agent JaMarcus Russell will train in Arizona in an effort to get back into the National Football League.
According to Yahoo Sports, Russell “apparently” is back up to 300 pounds and plans to drop at least 25 before attempting to latch on with a new team. He does not intend to try the CFL or UFL. “His mechanics are even completely screwed up,” a source close to Russell said. “There’s stuff they go over in high school that he hasn’t worked on the past three years.”
Source: Yahoo Sports
May 21st, 2010 at 10:53 am
DMAC,
I wanted Bing to Make it too. I never understood why we didn’t play him at SS. Hewss a beast at USC.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:56 am
Happy B Day Ahmelia!!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:56 am
Yah. Anyone know WHY Bing fell overboard???
May 21st, 2010 at 10:56 am
Yeah he was. Did he have injuries???
May 21st, 2010 at 10:57 am
Thanx. I’ll let her know the Raider Nation gots her back.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:58 am
I think injuries hurt Bing’s chances at playing in the NFL.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:00 am
Yes! Happy Birthday, Ahmelia!
I know what you’re talking about, DMAC. Raised 3 daughters. Find a way to harness and distribute that terrible two’s energy. You will be a gazillionaire and put all the power and fuel oil companies out of business!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:02 am
Thanx. Gazillionaire sounds good to me.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ys-undersurveillanceraiders052110
May 21st, 2010 at 11:05 am
I have four kids son is graduating HS this year the other three are girls youngest seven. They will grow up fast and you will be wishing for these terrible two years enjoy them!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:07 am
Give’em special brownies. That will take their energy away, and expand their mind.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:09 am
Nice article…
Miller should have a monster year and make his first pro bowl.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:09 am
Bing:
Raiders (released – neck injury), 49ers, Jets, Lions, Texans. So far, 5 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles. Been tried at both Linebacker and Safety.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:11 am
Raider O Day Care!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:11 am
Bing:
Awards and honors
Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2003)
Sporting News Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2003)
Sporting News Freshman All-American (2003)
Second-team All-Pac-10 (2004)
First-team All-Pac-10 (2005)
First-team AP All-American (2005)
Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist (2005)
Lott Trophy quarterfinalist (2005)
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What happened? This kid had great potential. I think he never should of been converted to LB.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:13 am
DMAC:
King of appears Bing grew into LB size….and because of the growth….LB speed???
May 21st, 2010 at 11:14 am
Yeah, we all know Al wanted that LB speed.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:16 am
Inoneword:
Fun and interesting article. Thanks.
But I disagree to a point……I tend to think our TE (He IS excellent) benefits from having a situation where the QB has time to check out his #1 receiver (e.g. JCampbell – Santana Moss) and then check down to TE…..frequently not enough time to go through progressions.
Better O-Line play whould allow J Campbell to spread the ball around more. I don’t think it will detract from Zach’s stats…..THE KID IS ALWAY OPEN!!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
Anybody checked out video on Jacoby Ford?
Could be awfully exciting in the return game and a viable option when JLH takes a breather. Relief from some return duties might also give JLH more time to concentrate on WR…….while, all the time, Ford is learning the ropes…..
May 21st, 2010 at 11:25 am
Can’t see them those videos at work, but I’m interested to see who will be returning punts/kick offs w/ Ford,JLH, and Miller all in the mix.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:26 am
Happy Birthday Day Ahmelia!!
trade Nick Miller & Marcel Reece for some birthday cake!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:26 am
sorry. i threw an extra “Day” in there
May 21st, 2010 at 11:28 am
According to Yahoo Sports, Russell “apparently” is back up to 300 pounds
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no comments from Jhill, Debo or Priest yet?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:28 am
Hey, Rocker! Did you ever get that turkey you were after???
May 21st, 2010 at 11:30 am
Nice article…
Miller should have a monster year and make his first pro bowl.
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I assume you’re talking about ZACH Miller, not NICK.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:30 am
Anybody checked out video on Jacoby Ford?
Could be awfully exciting in the return game and a viable option when JLH takes a breather. Relief from some return duties might also give JLH more time to concentrate on WR…….while, all the time, Ford is learning the ropes…..
so your saying JLH is going to be our vet experience
May 21st, 2010 at 11:31 am
Frank: nope
got within 60 yards of 2 gobblers (about 20 pounds each) but I couldn’t get a shot at’em
May 21st, 2010 at 11:32 am
I’m actually eating a turkey sandwich right now, stewing about it …
May 21st, 2010 at 11:33 am
I’m interested to see who will be returning punts/kick offs w/ Ford,JLH, and Miller all in the mix.
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don’t sleep on Yamon Figurs!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:36 am
Raider O Day Care –
“Give’em special brownies. That will take their energy away, and expand their mind.”
O: I hope your little princess doesn’t get tested before the spelling bee!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:38 am
This cant be true! According to priesttj Russell had skills like the NFL has never seen before, he will light up the NFL! He’s been working his tail off ALL offseason to be the unquestioned starter! Black Moses or Bust Baby!
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According to Yahoo Sports, Russell “apparently” is back up to 300 pounds and plans to drop at least 25 before attempting to latch on with a new team. He does not intend to try the CFL or UFL. “His mechanics are even completely screwed up,” a source close to Russell said. “There’s stuff they go over in high school that he hasn’t worked on the past three years.”
Source: Yahoo Sports
May 21st, 2010 at 11:41 am
Free agent JaMarcus Russell will train in Arizona in an effort to get back into the National Football League.
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how did that work out last time?
obviously not so good, even with a babysitter!
traded for Jason Campbell. gave him a looksee at mini-camp and then cut thier losses with him …
May 21st, 2010 at 11:44 am
Raider O: would Russell’s $39 million donation bail out Michigan ???
May 21st, 2010 at 11:45 am
83:
Certainly more so than Ford. More experience as both a similar type WR and as a return specialist.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:50 am
RR,
Thanx…
I forgot about Figurs. You think he has a chance of making the roster?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:50 am
Why won’t Jafatfuc just disappear!
He thinks he’s got what it takes?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am
the shelf-life of an NFL running back
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Is_Steven_Jackson_done/2608511
hold out for everything you can get CJ28 (especially till week 2)!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:54 am
http://justblogbaby.com/files/2010/01/JaMArcus-Hangover-copy1.jpg
May 21st, 2010 at 11:54 am
Kind of looks like Figurs was brought in as insurance as a return specialist. If N. Miller is healthy, JLH is back to form, and Ford meets expectations….Figurs is toast. Hired and fired pretty quickly everywhere he has been.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:55 am
I’m laughing so damn hard DMAC. OMG!
May 21st, 2010 at 11:57 am
Hey, that schit is hilarious!!!
LMAO
May 21st, 2010 at 12:11 pm
According to Yahoo Sports, Russell “apparently” is back up to 300 pounds
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no comments from Jhill,
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He’s not on the team anymore so like Tom Cable, I’ve moved on.
My new project is DHB!
Especially since we addressed RT, RG, and our OC problems from last year IN ADDITION to the QB situation.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Jhill: Dakota just put you on some type of list for saying “like Tom Cable, I’ve …”
not a list you want to be on imo. pawn shop owners are ruthless!
May 21st, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Yamon Figurs has spent time with the Ravens, Lions & Bucs.
Justin Miller has spent time with the Jets, Raiders & Titans. does that mean the Cards signed a bum ???
because I’d rather have Justin Miller as KR than Nick Miller, Gary Russell, Louis Rankin, Marcel Reece, John Holland, JLH or Jacoby Ford!
Figurs has fielded 41 punts & 80 kicks 2007-Present. 1 KR TD & 1 PR TD
May 21st, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Yamon Figurs played high school football at Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Florida. While there he was a three-year starter and earned All-Conference and All-Area honors as a senior. He also lettered in track and field and basketball.
Figurs played college football at Kansas State. During his senior year he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a return specialist. He finished his career with 73 receptions for 1,144 yards, and 2,275 all-purpose yards. In 2006 he received a bachelor’s degree in social science.
Figurs was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:44 pm
*fart*
May 21st, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Johnson could probably show up and do one preseason game and be in mid season form. Dude is that good and in that good of shape. As for the Raiders run D, it has improved dramatically on paper. What I am most curious to see is if Al Davis will take the shackles off of John Marshall and let him do what he did to Philly last year. Let him do his blitz packages. If Al takes the shackles off, I see a tremendous improvement in our D. even if Al does not let him blitz like he wants to, it is still a huge improvement. Hopefully Tommy Kelly takes this Jamarcus thing seriously, and comes into camp ready to work. As for Seymour, he will be in camp with a long term contract. Hopefully back loaded so if he starts to decline, we can cut him in 2 years without much penalty.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:57 pm
On March 5, 2010, the Chicago Bears signed Peppers to a six-year contract worth $91.5 million, with $42 million guaranteed in the first three years
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assasin,
what kind of contract do you think Dick Seymour will get?
May 21st, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Mistabr0wn Says:
April 12th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
No this economic contraction has been intentionally dealt by Barback 0bama so he can “transform” america.
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The economy started to tank 17 months before Barak Obama took office. So even tho he wasn’t even a blip on the campaign radar, Obama was smart and powerful enough to tank the American economy and then engineer a campaign to get himself into office? Whoah. This Obama dude must be Superman. He should be president. Or mistabrown is a complete Grade A moron who has no business criticizing others.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Seymour will get a three-year contract worth $46 million, with $21 million guaranteed in the first two years
(cut Peppers in half, basically)
we have his replacements in ShoNasty & Houston already on the roster …
May 21st, 2010 at 1:04 pm
FOUR OHH EIGHT!!!!1
May 21st, 2010 at 1:20 pm
The Raiders should do well this season with improved line play.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:20 pm
“Johnson’s hold out could help Raiders”
Wow, we just hit an all time low on the blog Jerry.
We appreciate your attempt to create an article worth reading though……. : )
May 21st, 2010 at 1:20 pm
camp fodder and/or roster cuts:
DE Alex Daniels, Cincinnati
OG Alex Parsons, USC
WR Shaun Bodiford
QB Kyle Boller
DT Ryan Boschetti
SS Jerome Boyd
RB Rock Cartwright
DL Chris Cooper
DT William Joseph
FS Hiram Eugene
WR Yamon Figurs
WR Jonathan Holland
LB Thomas Howard
WR Paul Hubbard
FB Chane Moline
TE John Owens
FB Marcel Reece
WR Nick Miller
LB David Nixon
LB Slade Norris
OT Erik Pears
OG Brandon Rodd
CB Joey Thomas
WR Todd Watkins
LB Sam Williams
May 21st, 2010 at 1:21 pm
If they cut Nick Miller I am done with this freakin team!
He was great last year!
May 21st, 2010 at 1:21 pm
53 man roster – as of 05/21/2010
QB: Campbell, Gradkowski, Frye
RB: McFadden, Bush, Bennett
FB: Tonga, Lawton
WR: Heyward-Bey, Murphy, Schilens, Higgins, Ford
TE: Miller, Myers, Stewart
OT: Henderson, Barnes, Veldheer, Campbell
OG: Gallery, Carlisle, Walker, Loper
C: Satele, Morris
DE: Shaughnessy, Houston, Richardson, Gunheim
DT: Seymour, Kelly, Bryant, Heard
LB: Scott, Wimbley, Groves, Brown, McClain, Goethel
CB: Asomugha, Johnson, Routt, McFadden, Ware
S: Huff, Branch, Mitchell, Brown
ST: Janikowski, Lechler, Condo, Ekejiuba
May 21st, 2010 at 1:39 pm
training camp battles to watch:
Howard vs. (Ricky) Brown
Frye vs. Boller
bunch of nobody’s at FB
Bennett vs. Cartwright
Heard vs. Joseph & Boschetti
Owens vs. Stewart
Thomas vs. Ware
Eugene vs. (Stevie) Brown
Gunheim vs. Daniels & Cooper
May 21st, 2010 at 1:43 pm
I think Ekejuiba is going to be a final roster cut, with the youth available on this team drafted the last couple years he’s too old to survive on special teams and can’t play linebacker.
I see us keeping another receiver or defensive/offensive lineman.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Nick Miller really has to outshine JLH
If Nick Miller does what he did last training camp and preseason he makes the team.
Jacoby Ford and Nick Miller makes it? JLH is a roster cut.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Don’t be suprised if DHB can’t play this upcoming season that he gets cut as well.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:48 pm
I think Ekejuiba is going to be a final roster cut, with the youth available on this team drafted the last couple years he’s too old to survive on special teams and can’t play linebacker.
I see us keeping another receiver or defensive/offensive lineman.
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Res: Who ???
DE Alex Daniels, Cincinnati
OG Alex Parsons, USC
DT Ryan Boschetti
DL Chris Cooper
DT William Joseph
OT Erik Pears
OG Brandon Rodd
I have a hard enough time keeping Barnes, Carlisle, Loper & Morris on the roster!
Richardson, Gunheim, Bryant & Heard aren’t exactly cream of the crop either …
I’d keep one of my better special teamers before letting another scrub on the 53 man roster who probably won’t even be activated unless Gallery gets hurt or Kelly gets another DUI!
May 21st, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Res:
if Higgins & Heyward-Bey get cut in the next 12 months i’m going to become a Rams fan.
especially to keep guys like Nick Miller & Todd Watkins around. sorry. that would make me denounce the team until grandpa AL kicks the bucket
May 21st, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Happy Friday Fellas,
Carlisle must go.
T Howard will not be cut. Traded mabey?
I’d be REAL happy if K Heard can earn a roster spot.
Gunhiem…ehh A situational pass rusher.
We can probably get better production from Wimbley and Groves with situational blitz schemes.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:04 pm
DHB will not be cut after this year. He willplay out his contract with Al, at the very least.
Jahistory would have played out his contract if his janormous butt had stopped growing.
But thats what happens when you lay around being a glutton.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:08 pm
T Howard will not be cut. Traded mabey?
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Happy Friday Len!
I think Scott, Wimbley, Groves, McClain & Goethel are locks.
that leaves Howard, Brown, Williams, Norris & Nixon fighting for 1 roster spot …
Ricky Brown was tendered at a 2nd rounder again this year. backs up both OLB & MLB spots and is an excellent special teamer. Sam Williams is also an excellent special teamer and he’s been on the scholarship program HOW LONG now? since 2003?
#53 is a good player imo, but I think the tender on Brown, re-signing of Williams and drafting of Goethel sealed his fate.
We may end up trying to deal him for a 2012 4th rounder (get that Jason Campbell pick back)
May 21st, 2010 at 2:12 pm
0 catches for 0 yards = great?
I hope you are done with this team. Fans like you need to go!
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# CJ Legend 34 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 1:21 pm
If they cut Nick Miller I am done with this freakin team!
He was great last year!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:14 pm
MB: I’m pretty sure CJ was being sarcastic!
However, in post #419 I wasn’t …
May 21st, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Ekejuiba is a large salary for a non-starter. He really hasn’t played much the past three seasons. I see him getting cut for that reason alone.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:15 pm
RR, thanks for the warning
May 21st, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I think one of them makes the team. over Ekejuiba.
we never keep more than 6 linebackers
May 21st, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Hey Rockstar,
I agree with the locks.
The Brown tender is insightful. I didn’t know that.
Breaking it down on paper, I see your point.
I’d still be suprised however if T Howard is cut.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I wouldn’t sleep any sleep if both of those guys got cut. Schilens either for that matter. Throw in Watkins & Holland too. The only WR we have I give a sh!t about is Murphy.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:26 pm
we never keep more than 6 linebackers
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Alston, Morrison, Howard & Williams were basically replaced by McClain, Goethel, Wimbley & Groves …
Nixon & Norris weren’t added to the active roster until Brown & Alston landed on IR.
Ike wasn’t on the field as a LB the past few years. that won’t change this year (for better or worse)
May 21st, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Mr. Brown ,
Murphy dropped 9 balls last year …
May 21st, 2010 at 2:30 pm
DMAC needs to step up and at least become a weapon out of the backfield for Cambell
too bad he cant block or run.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:32 pm
T Howard should be kept or traded….cutting him and getting nothing in return would me a complete waste.
The guy has talent, but he needs to be utilized correctly….
May 21st, 2010 at 2:34 pm
JerryMac…..
While your at it, perhaps you could impart some of your wisdom on how one Timothy Richard Tebow, might impact the Raiders run D….
Or… maybe you could hang out at that place Bri3n spied Hue Jackson and get some chat time with him, thus getting yourself a scoop. Something I cannot remember you doing in quite some time, if ever….
May 21st, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Geez, Rocker, why the Nick Miller hatred? He was the only WR on the roster who didn’t drop any balls last year! LOL!!!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:39 pm
why the Nick Miller hatred? He was the only WR on the roster who didn’t drop any balls last year!
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LOL. not true
Shaun Bodiford
Yamon Figurs
Jonathan Holland
Paul Hubbard
Javon Walker
= ZERO drops!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:47 pm
OK, then those should be our starting WR’S with Nick Miller added to your list. Gotta cut one. Who’s it gonna be???!!!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:49 pm
LMAO RR.
-Weed is not a performance enhancing drug unless it was an eating contest!! lol
-39 mil is not enough. Don’t fix it!! Just trade it to Canada.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:54 pm
OK, then those should be our starting WR’S with Nick Miller added to your list. Gotta cut one. Who’s it gonna be???!!!!!
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can you imagine a WR corps like this ???
Shaun Bodiford
Yamon Figurs
Jonathan Holland
Paul Hubbard
Javon Walker
Nick Miller
yikes! might as well add Will Buchanon, Kevin McMahon, Ryan Hoag, Shawn Bayes, Carlos Francis, Johnnie Morant, Tim Dwight, Alvis Whitted & Doug Gabriel!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:55 pm
trade Nick Miller & Todd Watkins for James Jett & Rocket Ismail!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:56 pm
trade Nick Miller & Todd Watkins for Ronald Curry & Ashley Lelie!
trade Nick Miller & Todd Watkins for Jerry Porter & Drew Carter!
May 21st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Don’t fix it!! Just trade it to Canada.
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trade Michigan to Canada?
no way!
then we’d have to read BSJ type “eh?” after every post …
May 21st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
5pm in Podunk. later gents!
you guys have a great/safe weekend
go Suns! go Celtics!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Todd Watkins ,terrell owens and lebron james is way to go.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Period of silence for Russell
0 Comment May 21 Yahoo! Sports Share Article”While the debate continues whether recently dumped Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell(notes) is the biggest bust in NFL draft history, don’t expect the former No. 1 pick to defend himself publicly anytime soon.
For one, Russell headed to Arizona this week to start losing weight, according to two sources close to the player. Apparently, Russell is again more than 300 pounds and is looking to drop at least 25 before trying to sign with another franchise to revive his moribund career.
Second, Russell isn’t planning to do any interviews anytime soon because, well, there’s nothing he can really say that’s going to sound good to anyone around the NFL.
“If he complains about how he was handled in Oakland, that’s going to come off like he’s not taking responsibility,” said one of the sources close to Russell. “If he takes all the blame, it sounds noble but it’s not going to mean anything. He just has to get in shape and get himself in a situation where he can turn everything around.”
A key to turning things around is improving the basics that so failed him in three seasons with the Raiders. Right now, Russell is seen as a fundamental and mechanical mess.
“It’s so bad that his mechanics are even completely screwed up,” a second source close to Russell said. “There’s stuff they go over in high school that he hasn’t worked on the past three years.”
Some of Russell’s issues may speak to the franchise’s dysfunction as much as Russell’s well-documented lack of dedication.”
May 21st, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Have a great weekend RR.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Feds seize counterfeit Tim Tebow jerseys
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 21, 2010 4:34 PM ET
Tebow-mania has spread from Florida to Denver and is now catching on with Chinese counterfeiters.
The Tampa Tribune is reporting that U.S. Customs & Border Protection in Tampa seized $8,175 in counterfeit sports jerseys arriving from China last week, including several No. 15 Denver Broncos jerseys with Tim Tebow’s last name on the back.
The jerseys looked more or less like officially licensed NFL merchandise, but they weren’t.
“They were good quality [counterfeits], and they had the hologram that you’re supposed to have on the official garment,” Customs & Border Protection spokesman Daniel Keefe said.
Knockoff jerseys are illegal, and the feds say they could even be flammable. So if you don’t want to catch fire, you’re probably better off spending the extra money for the real thing.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:27 pm
445. Fat Kidd = JAMARCUS RUSSELL?!!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Tebow is a counterfeit QB.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pm
445. Russell had the skills to work into a quality QB. Just got rich, fat, spoiled, lazy.
Simply can’t comprehend how he could waste such an opportunity.
Sickening.
Davis should send multiple pizzas to where ever he is daily.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Tebow jerseys catching fire?…
BLASPHEMY!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Where’s my b*tch Richochet? I’m hungry. Make me a sandwich b*tch!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:40 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 3:30 pm
445. Russell had the skills to work into a quality QB.
Davis should send multiple pizzas to where ever he is daily.
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What skills? All he had was a strong inaccurate arm. He has poor ball handling skills, poor pocket presence, poor footwork, poor throwing mechanics, poor touch on the ball, poor defensive reading skills, poor if any leadership, poor self discipline, poor dedication to the job/team, poor motivation, poor interpersonal skills, etc., etc., etc.
Is there any real reason to believe he would actually succeed? It would have been nice if he had but with that baggage he didn’t have a chance.
He was just a poor choice on our part. As far as the pizzas go, we’ve already wasted enough time, energy & money on this sorry sack of schit so let’s all move on and leave his sorry ass behind – where it belongs.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I’ve always liked Tony Stewart, anyone else agree?
May 21st, 2010 at 4:06 pm
I was suprised that a 3-4 team did not trade for Howard? I mean the guy would be a great nickel/LB in a 3-4 system. Agree, cannot see the old man willing to cut Howard.
Also did you see Kirwin (NFL.com) had Alex Parsons as one of the UDFA that could be a star? (Next John Randle)
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d817f4500&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
I like Ricky Brown as our back-up MLB. If he can stay healthy
May 21st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Anyone read this.
“For one, Russell headed to Arizona this week to start losing weight, according to two sources close to the player. Apparently, Russell is again more than 300 pounds and is looking to drop at least 25 before trying to sign with another franchise to revive his moribund career.”
Jabust is still fat SOB, he cant get his act together, good luck finding a team moron!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AqqiKMWjGb.eG4Ho90Jaio05nYcB?slug=jc-directsnap052110
Here is the link for the latest Jabust news its sad!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Can’t agree with your last statement.The team hired some of the most respected and knowledgeable QB coaches in the game.They didn’t just forget how to coach.There are probably many things you work on in HS and college he hadn’t worked on-because he wouldn’t work.Remember these statements are coming from sources who are close to him.How about the statement someone accredited to Hue Jackson that said talking to Russell was like talking to a brick wall-he wouldn’t listen?
May 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Einstein Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I’ve always liked Tony Stewart, anyone else agree?
……………………..yeah i like tony stewart,ricky rudd,and davey allison.
May 21st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Training camp key position competition.
Offense
QB: Campbell & Gradkowski for the starter position. Frye and Boller for the third QB position.
Prediction: Campbell, Gradkowski and Boller, sorry Frye.
FB: Tonga & Moline & Lawton. Tonga & Moline should stay, thats easy.
WRs: Schillens #1, DHB #2, Murphy #3, JLH, #4, Ford #5 no competition with this unit, Nick Miller might get cut.
TE: Miller, Myers, Stewart. Stewart & Myers are competing for the second position.
Prediction: Miller and Myers.
OL: Everyone is competing against each other.
Henderson/ Barnes
Gallery/Barnes/Campbell
Satele/Morris/Veldheer
Cooper/Campbell/Parsons
Walker/Veldheer/Pears
Prediction: Henderson, Gallery, Morris, Campbell, Walker.
I will post defense later on…………
May 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Who ruined my poor boy?
Andrew Walter(notes), Oakland’s third-round pick in 2005, didn’t last long with the New England Patriots after being cut by the Raiders in July 2009. Another strong-armed passer, the Patriots concluded he was too big a project and released him in September.
“It was like six things he was doing wrong on every play,” said a Patriots source who also used the high school analogy. “It was impossible to coach him because there was too much to correct. … You just stood there and wondered, ‘What the heck happened to this guy?’ ”
May 21st, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I love Art and Al so I am gonna blame that low life punk named lame
May 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm
.
May 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I love Art and Al so I am gonna blame that low life punk named lame
…………………you are not talking about lame kiffin realmaddentraitors boy?
May 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
post 471 i agree
May 21st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
No way Morris is the starting center over Satele.After training camp last year,Nick Miller was the talk of the nation.He made play after play in the practice games(Pre-season).Now all of you want him cut just because he was injured last year and replaced by a late round draft pick who hasn’t played a down in a game.I don’t get your thinking sometimes.
May 21st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Who ruined my poor boy?
Andrew Walter(notes), Oakland’s third-round pick in 2005, didn’t last long with the New England Patriots after being cut by the Raiders in July 2009. Another strong-armed passer, the Patriots concluded he was too big a project and released him in September.
“It was like six things he was doing wrong on every play,” said a Patriots source who also used the high school analogy. “It was impossible to coach him because there was too much to correct. … You just stood there and wondered, ‘What the heck happened to this guy?’ ”
…………………………….he was being coached by Jamilkshake Russell
May 21st, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Time for ice COLD beer!!
Have a good weekend everyone…[;
May 21st, 2010 at 4:39 pm
<—–waiting for post #471
May 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Afternoon once again Fellas,
C Carlisle can not be our starting RG this season.
Someone, anyone HAS to be better.
I’d like to see these guys earn starting spots on the O Line.
Henderson,Gallery,Satelle(by default),Campbell,Vahldeer
I understand this is not likely, but I’m so looking foward to establishing a dominant O Line.
May 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Pabst Blue Ribbon is on sale 30 for 16 bucks.
It sure looks refreshing and tempting
May 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
fat kidd Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
post 471 i agree
I thought you would
May 21st, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Pabst Blue Ribbon is on sale 30 for 16 bucks.
It sure looks refreshing and tempting
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Pull the trigger!
Stock up.
May 21st, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
fat kidd Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
post 471 i agree
I thought you would
………………………….if you want to see post 471 you have to put on 3D glasses
May 21st, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Pabst Blue Ribbon is on sale 30 for 16 bucks.
It sure looks refreshing and tempting
…………………………….stay thirsty my friend
May 21st, 2010 at 4:53 pm
#471.Plunketthead Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Pabst Blue Ribbon is on sale 30 for 16 bucks.
It sure looks refreshing and tempting
It looks the same with and without my 3d shades
May 21st, 2010 at 4:59 pm
He wouldn’t be afraid to show his feminine side, if he had one. His mother has a tattoo that reads ‘Son.’ At museums, he’s allowed to touch the art. He is the Most Interesting Man in the World.” He is Florida Pete.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Florida Pete is weak sauce. Aint nothing interesting about that cracker state he lives in.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:05 pm
He would be afraid to show his feminine side, and he has one. His mother has a tattoo that reads ‘Richochet.’ At museums, he’s allowed to touch Himself. He is the Most Obnoxious Man in the World.” He is Richochet
May 21st, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Lefty12
I said Nick Miller might get cut and I will give you my reasons. Its not I dont like the kid, but there is logic behind it. Here let me explain myself.
Ford was drafted 4th round pick this year and he will be our return specialist according to Coach Cable. By all signs JLH has recovered from the after shock and he is currently playing with the first team in the OTAs since Schillens and Murphy still remain injured. By all accounts from Jerry’s report JLH seems to be the best receiver out there. We know Schillens, Murphy, DHB are locks to be in the 53 man roster, JLH seems to be ahead of curve and is close to being locked. Ford will be our fifth reciever since he is locked to return kicks and is clear an AL Davis project giving up a fourth for his talent. So that is 5 wrs that usually teams carry. If Nick the DB Killer remains, he has to capture and shine beyond what he did in the Dallas game. Why you might ask yourself? Because he can’t play special teams, he is a returner himself but he is small to go on tackling spree as Special teamer. Hence, if he is just average, he is gone.
The center position is intriguing as much as the Wrs position. I havent heard any praises about Satele, I never liked his game last year, Morris clearly played better in the 354 snaps he took under center as he allowed less QB pressure from the middle compared to Satele who supposedly is bigger and more athletic. I dont think this dude got the heart to face stronger opponents especially against big NT. I think Morris also has better IQ and command of the huddle. He is not talented but he puts on the effort. I hope we sign Mawae instead.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Outstanding work by RaiderRockstar on the blog in the AM. Excellent, Excellent points made all morning and day long.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Guys did anyone visit NFL.com Raiders depth chart page?
For some weird reason, they have us playing the 3-4 defense with no names still attached instead of our typical 4-3 defense.
Does that mean we are clearly now a 3-4 defense or is it just the NFL guessing what we going to do?
Here is the link.
http://www.nfl.com/teams/oaklandraiders/depthchart?team=OAK
May 21st, 2010 at 5:14 pm
whats up SnB
Who you think we should get Haynesworth and give up a second next year draft or Henderson or just wait until someone gets cut after training camp?
May 21st, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I am going to go ahead and make a prediction that Nick Miller is cut before the regular season begins. He has little chance with the addition of Jacoby Ford.
JLH IS NOT getting cut as he performed well once JaDavis was benched
Nick Miller, and undrafted free agent from some Utah school missed a golden opportunity when he got injured…such is life in the NFL…which is why one would be wise to take advantage of that free education they get
May 21st, 2010 at 5:15 pm
# Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Jabust is still fat SOB, he cant get his act together, good luck finding a team moron!!!
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He loses weight, then markets himself to owners who have a hard on for quarterbacks with no skill other than throwing the deep ball. Can you think of any?
May 21st, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 5:14 pm
whats up SnB
Who you think we should get Haynesworth and give up a second next year draft or Henderson or just wait until someone gets cut after training camp?
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I would trade Richard Seymour for Haynesworth. Seymour is a pure 34 DE and I am guessing would like to live closer to his South Carolina home.
I don’t think the Raiders should make the 31 year old the highest paid lineman in the league either. He was good last year…but not great.
Haynesworth desperately wants out and wants to be on a 4-3 team. The Redskins already paid the bulk of the contract AND the Raiders have a DIRE, DIRE, DIRE need for a Defensive Tackle.
Right now we two undrafted free agents who haven’t done jack…(tommy kelly, who is just average at best and unproven 290lbs Harvard man Desmond Bryant.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Mistabr0wn Says:
April 12th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
No this economic contraction has been intentionally dealt by Barback 0bama so he can “transform” america.
…………
Cool. Whatever it takes.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:19 pm
4eve-you make a lot of sense concerning Miller/Ford,it could play out that way or we could keep both-one to return punts,the other to return KOs and let JLH concentrate on just receiving.However it turns out it will be a fun battle to watch.
As far as the center battle,you have to remember Cable mentioned it took Satele longer to get used to the system and to make the proper line calls than they wanted.Once he learned things he played much better.But I agree,I’d like to see an upgrade at that position.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:20 pm
The Raiders 1st round picks have been horrendous. The JaDavis situation was only the spoiled icing on a horrendously rotten cake.
hopefully Al Davis learned his lesson with his absolute foolish, stupid and outlandish draft picks and coaching selections the last few years.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I just hope the best players play. I am very down on DHB and personally do not believe he will develop into an elite receiver. However, I do believe that Louis Murphy can.
I hope the Raiders play the best player and the draft status….especially given the absolute disgusting performance from the top end draft picks the last several years
May 21st, 2010 at 5:25 pm
More competition is needed for the Center, Defensive Tackle and Fullback positions.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Only in your narrow mind are we in dire need of a DT.It doesn’t seem Marshall,Cable ,Davis or all the assistant coaches feel the same way.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
lefty12 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Only in your narrow mind are we in dire need of a DT.It doesn’t seem Marshall,Cable ,Davis or all the assistant coaches feel the same way.
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We shall see
May 21st, 2010 at 5:32 pm
SnB
Best player logic can never be implemented when teams are investing millions on some unproven rookies. For example, if we talking about the best player, then last year we should have started Rankin and Bush as our one two punch RB. Nick the DB Killer should have been second behind Schillens, D Bryant should have started in place of Warren, its too bad that sometimes money and experience take over youth and talent. I think this team needs two player thats it.
Haynesworth & Mawae.
These two guys by themselves would give us 4 wins.
How and why? These two guys are the best in controlling the line of scrimmage and commanding double team. With these two guys and the rest of the guys we got, we win the most important battle, the line of scrimmage, you control it, you control the game and the outcome.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Lefty12,
I admire, somewhat, the Raider fan attachment to plodding players with a great attitude. But at the end of the day, the team will never get good until it has starting level talent at every position….read starters level…not pro-bowl level.
We’ve had too many Justin Fargas, Kwame Harris, Javon Walker, Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard, Sam Williams, Stu Schweigarts, Busted up Ronald Curry etc…etc…thank goodness Hue, Davis or someone, realized the mirage that is Bruce Gradkowski.
nice guys, maybe even hardworkers…but they don’t produce and the result is weekly azz whuppins that we’ve all become sadly accoustomed too.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Raiders4eve,
Well, thanks to JaDavis Russell and the Raiders there should be a rookie salary cap that will allow the coaches to put the best players on the field.
Right now we pay players (read JaDavis et al) too lose games, show up overweight, skip meetings, not understand the playbook and all the while be HANDED the job anyway.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:38 pm
I like Haynesworth because he’s something like 28 or 29. His contract is largely paid for, and was a beast for Tennessee.
If we could get him in here, he would instantly become this team’s best D-Lineman and would make the unimpressive Tommy Kelly a little bit better
May 21st, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Once you’ve established your tight end as a primary threat, you can set up plays to expose coverages which focus too much on the short-to-intermediate routes your tight end runs. In their Week 13 upset of the Steelers, the Raiders used Miller on such a play with 5:42 left in the fourth quarter. As Miller (80) headed up the left seam out of a two-TE set (Fig. 2), the Steelers put a “box-in-one” defense on him, backing off a corner blitz and sending both inside linebrtsdrs to cover. When Miller cut his route to the right, the intermediate defense followed. Pittsburgh had safeties in place to stop a deep pass, but Bruce Gradkowski’s(notes) play-action fake out of the tight formation caused them to cheat up. Left cornerback Ike Taylor(notes) (24) was left one on one with Murphy on a deep crossing route. Murphy beat Taylor over the middle, took the deep throw and outraced Taylor to the end zone.
This was a great play call all around – the Raiders used Miller’s status as their leading receiver to fool the defense and set up their deep receiver for ultimate success. Since Campbell is already familiar with these concepts, expect Miller to continue to be the main man in Oakland’s passing game
May 21st, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Campbell throws for at least 3000 yards.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:44 pm
If We want to eliminate some weak ass whuppins, we’d better get better on the O Line.
I’m not down with Hanyesworth if it means we jettison Seymour.
Haynesworth has considerable DOCUMENTED baggage.
If the Redskins are feeling generous, I’d listen.
May 21st, 2010 at 5:53 pm
I wish the redskins were on the raiders schedule this year players play better against their old team.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Things I’m hoping this year…
A running back that runs for 1,300 yards (Mcfadden or Bush)
a 1,000 yard receiver (probably Murphy)
3,500 yards passing (Gradkowski or Campbell)
35+ sacks as a defense
Top 10 in rushing defense
Nnamdi to get more INTs due to added pressure.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:11 pm
If we had Haynesworth…
DE-Houston
DT-Kelly
DT-Haynesworth
DE-Seymour
Nice front four in my opinion.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Or:
DE – Houston
DT – Kelly / Bryant
DT – Haynesworth
DE – Houston
May 21st, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Oops
Shaughnessy would by the last DE
Houston is good, but not that good
May 21st, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Is Jerry collecting unemployment benefits yet?
May 21st, 2010 at 6:20 pm
I like seymour at end
Hell since we’re on the subject
DE-Houston
NT-Heard
DE-Seymour
May 21st, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Twocents,
The Raiders are the most secretive sports organization in the world. Not sure what secrets they are hiding……There is nothing really to cover.
Although, I think the Raiders would benefit from more outsiders (reporters, fans etc…) at their practices. Maybe it would motivate some of these guys to perform better
May 21st, 2010 at 6:43 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Twocents,
The Raiders are the most secretive sports organization in the world.
………….
Only to the Davis loyalists. To everyone else, the Raiders are as predictable sunrise.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:43 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Twocents,
The Raiders are the most secretive sports organization in the world.
………….
Only to the Davis loyalists. To everyone else, the Raiders are as predictable as sunrise.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:45 pm
# RaiderResurrection Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Things I’m hoping this year…
A running back that runs for 1,300 yards (Mcfadden or Bush) – (LOL)
a 1,000 yard receiver (probably Murphy) (LOL)
3,500 yards passing (Gradkowski or Campbell) (OMFG..)
35+ sacks as a defense (I didn’t just read that..)
Top 10 in rushing defense (wow)
Nnamdi to get more INTs due to added pressure. (sure..)
May 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
MR,
What I meant to say is that the Raiders don’t allow much access to practices etc. Not necessarily the results
May 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
# fat kidd Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Campbell throws for at least 3000 yards.
…………
lol
May 21st, 2010 at 6:47 pm
MR,
You gotta have a little faith. Otherwise one would be torturing themselves following the team
May 21st, 2010 at 6:47 pm
You didn’t say that. You used the word “secretive”, which sounds cool or something. The Raiders are not secretive. They try to be, but they’re not.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:48 pm
You gotta get real.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:50 pm
SnB offense defense specialteams Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Raiders4eve,
Well, thanks to JaDavis Russell and the Raiders there should be a rookie salary cap that will allow the coaches to put the best players on the field.
………….
The better teams do fine with the system as is. Stop making excuses.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Oh, alright, SnB. I’ll have a little faith. We had a decent draft. Who knows if Al Davis is letting Cable coach the team. Let’s hope so. Remember that the Raiders’ entire season has gone the way of their first game in something like the past 15 years. They win week one, they go to the playoffs. They lose week one, they don’t. I don’t think there’s any other franchise where week one has historically been so pivotal.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Good evening
May 21st, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Whassup bro?
May 21st, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Gust372 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:50 pm
The better teams do fine with the system as is. Stop making excuses.
——————
Well look who it is, the most hated piece of sh1t on this blog, the Douche bag MR.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Pay him no attention, I’m more interested in talking to the fellow members of Raider nation.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Gust372 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:46 pm
# fat kidd Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Campbell throws for at least 3000 yards.
…………
lol
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Jason Campbell 2008 stats
315 comp. 506 att. 3,245 yds
2009
327comp. 507 att. 3,618 yds
May 21st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
RR
Can you tell me why NFL.com have us playing the 3-4 defense in the Oakland Raider webpage under Depth Chart?
May 21st, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
RR
Can you tell me why NFL.com have us playing the 3-4 defense in the Oakland Raider webpage under Depth Chart?
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Cuz they are lazy and or incompetent?
ALL of the depth charts are 3-4 for every team.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Raiders record VS Chiefs at Oakland last 7 years: 0 – 7
May 21st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
29-83
May 21st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
What are the odds Richard Seymour is ALREADY signed and Davis just hasn’t decided to mention it yet like Chris Johnson’s mystery contract?
I wonder if they’ll line him AND Houston up on the field at the same time predominantly or rotate them?
Should be interesting to see what they do with guys who can theoretically switch all over the place in 4-3 and 3-4 looks.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:56 pm
fat kidd Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
29-83
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I’m guessing these are your measurements…
May 21st, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Jerry, you need to put up topics for discussion, not (”IF’S”) concerning possible “no shows” or “holdouts” that may allow us to play better. We need to play better against their best, not their team, minus a key player.
You’re showing a negative mind set that has been apparent over the last few years. Many of us, including myself, have started expecting the negative. Seven years at the bottom or near bottom of the heap can do that.
However, I’m not going to buy into that, nor am I going to listen to the haters and “have-nothing-better-to-do-bloggers” who find something negative about the Raiders every day.
Too many teams have turned it around in one year. They were near the bottom and just turned everything around.
We surely have the potential and the “BIG UPGRADE AT QB” could be the key ingredient. With a new offensive coordinator, he might be able to get the running and passing game going at a much higher level. A few key upgrade in defense and a “attacking one at that” could prove to be major. Hopefully the Rob Ryan days of “NO BLITZING AND PRESSURE” are gone. (Oh, ya, you Kiffen haters, he wanted Rob Ryan out of there (FIRED), but Al, or rather senile Al, kept the “no-pressure-idiot.” Kiffen didn’t want Al’s beloved “JaMoron-Fat ass” either, but senile Al did and he came to regret his decision. Hey, Al, where’s the apology to Kiffen, you bad rapped him in your media statement when you fired him. You stated: “JaMoron” is a great player, get over it. No Al, you get over it.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:08 pm
530.
Ask Tennessee about your precious Kiffster, in fact, this is Lance Kiffin ISN’T it?!
In case your just checking in get this, the vast majority of us despise you Lance!
Enjoy destroying USC!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:40 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Jason Campbell 2008 stats
315 comp. 506 att. 3,245 yds
2009
327comp. 507 att. 3,618 yds
………
Uh, that’s NOT with the Raiders…
May 21st, 2010 at 9:53 pm
F Kiffin and his little biotch monkey (real maddden monkey)!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Jamarcus Russell is on the new season of FAT CAMP!
May 21st, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Johnnie Lee Higgins is the 1st significant cut by the Raider’s this year.
He is a cartoon character with a Gumby haircut who is afraid of contact.
Not a Tom Cable guy….or a Raider.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:59 pm
RDT, he kinda reminds me of an NFL player back in the 80’s!! MC Hammer/Vanilla Ice era!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:00 pm
# Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
RR
Can you tell me why NFL.com have us playing the 3-4 defense in the Oakland Raider webpage under Depth Chart?
_________________________________________________________
I have no idea bro. I think they’re not sure on what we’re going to play, but see our personnel moves and guessed.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
RR, a little bit of everything!! I think Al seen what we did last year against the Eagles (how we mixed it up) and a couple other teams!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Murphy is our only WR….Schilens will be too if he can prove to stay healthy…as for the rest…show me something or be gone.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:15 pm
We should keep all our RB’s and run 75% of the time. That way you only a couple of WR’s.
Meanwhile, bring in every available WR and try to up-grade the position while we run the ball.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:16 pm
bring in a back-up MLB while you are at it.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:17 pm
and Seymour won’t play DT until he gets a huge contract as a DE.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:19 pm
# Random Drug Tester Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Johnnie Lee Higgins is the 1st significant cut by the Raider’s this year.
He is a cartoon character with a Gumby haircut who is afraid of contact.
Not a Tom Cable guy….or a Raider.
………….
Maybe not a Tom Cable guy but a player afraid of contact is certainly a Raider.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:21 pm
# r8eray Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
RR, a little bit of everything!! I think Al seen what we did last year against the Eagles (how we mixed it up) and a couple other teams!
……………………..
LOL.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
On the beach in Cancun Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 8:57 pm
“We surely have the potential”
(LOL)
“and the “BIG UPGRADE AT QB”
(LOL)
” With a new offensive coordinator, he might be able to get the running and passing game going at a much higher level.”
(LOL)
” A few key upgrade in defense and a “attacking one at that” could prove to be major.”
(LOL)
” Hopefully the Rob Ryan days of “NO BLITZING AND PRESSURE” are gone.”
(Sure, the Rob Ryan days. Before Ryan, Al Davis was known to blitz like crazy…)
May 21st, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Gust, just tellin the truth, bro!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Good night NATION!
May 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Gust372
Are you even a Raider fan? It seems like everything you say is so negative. If you love winners so much why dont you just root for the Colts or Saints??? Seriously, you got issues man, a fan supports his team through thick n thin, or you just ride the bandwagon when we wining and when we losing you keep complaining and depressing others around you.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:41 pm
You’re not telling the truth, you’re hoping. You’re hoping that Al Davis has changed. He hasn’t. Al’s reluctant to fire Cable because of the reputation Al’s getting for firing coaches, and Cable knows it and is taking advantage of it. Al will eventually meddle. We’ve been here before. Solid talent, decent game plan. Ask Sapp what happens from here.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
If you love winners so much why dont you just root for the Colts or Saints??
………….
I’m going to let you mull this over for a while.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
a fan supports his team through thick n thin,
………….
Not true. That’s YOUR definition of a fan. I believe a fan should be critical too, and keep his money in his pocket if the team isn’t doing what it takes to win.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm
# Raiders4eve Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
you just ride the bandwagon when we wining
(we haven’t won in nearly a decade. How would you even know?)
and when we losing you keep complaining and depressing others around you.
(I’m not depressing you. Reality is depressing you, and I’m reminding you of it. What you’re really saying is that you rely on fantasy for happiness. And if this is the case, you’re the last person who should be accusing anyone of having issues.)
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:06 am
Al Davis has done a good job this year we are 0-0 and currently tied for the lead in the afc west .we got a new QB and everything is upbeat.
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:12 am
# RaiderResurrection Says:
May 21st, 2010 at 6:11 pm
If we had Haynesworth…
DE-Houston
DT-Kelly
DT-Haynesworth
DE-Seymour
Nice front four in my opinion.
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Thats a damn good front four! One of the best in the whole NFL. Haynesworth and Seymour on the same line. With Sho Nasty, Kelly and Houston supporting them?
Couple that with our linebackers who average 250 plus? We could just line up and dare somebody to run the ball.
Get Haynesworth and Mawae Al Davis!
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 am
Mornin’ guys! Happy Saturday!
Guess we all slept in…..
OK. I confess. I have flip-flopped like a vote-garnering politician.
Yesterday, on NFLN, Rod Woodson (whom I greatly respect) insisted that it was extremely important for the growth of young players in each group on a team to have at least one very experienced veteran. He said the coaches can tell you to do something and even teach to a great extent….but the vet can SHOW the youngsters exactly how to perform that which is taught…including how to prepare for particular opponents, etc. Muhsin Muhammad agreed wholeheartedly and added it was especially important for a young receiver corps….then they both expounded on why.
So……I defer to Rod Woodson’s opinion and to those of you who were begging for an experienced receiver to help our youngsters along.
Who’s it gonna be???
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
Legacy:
If you’re still there….
I would take Mawae first. If we cannot run the ball, and provide the front end of a pocket for the QB, we cannot win consistently.
Would love to have Haynesworth. Nasty player who always takes a double-team and pushes back into the QB….not just “holding the point”.
THEN….if Al’s change purse isn’t full of moths….a very experienced….not necessarily still at the pinnacle of his career….WR to help the youngsters develop. Free agents….Muhsin Muhammad would be my first choice, then T.O., then Lavernaues Coles.
Or….trade for Steve Smith, #89, Carolina…….who WANTS TO TEACH!!!!!!!
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:50 am
Good morning Frank.
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:56 am
Morning, Raider O, 2 more months & I’m in SD! How did you do in school?
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:03 am
TW,
Smoke and talk Raiders!! You must stay for a few days.
I did OK at school. 2 As, 1 B, CR, and maybe a C.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:07 am
I blame the budget cuts for my C. That bastard instructor was the only person teaching that course.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:55 am
Good morning all. I just read that article by jason cole about jruss keeping quiet. In it he talks about how the raiders are to blame for his lack of development. It makes me furious! Didn’t they hire the premier qb coach to help him in Hackett and mold an entire offence to play to his strengths with Tolner? Then I read in other articles that he has to be around people he trusts to succeed and that is where the Raiders went wrong. Dude! His failure is not a commentary on anything to do with the Raiders it is an indictment of himself. Sorry things weren’t smoother. Maybe if he acted like he gave a damn, they would have been.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:55 am
We’re going to stay at least 2 days & party with you. Hey,is this Gust MR’s other/many personality? Hard to miss his optimism for the Raiders! What a F-ing tool! I have proof in his own words that he’s not a Raider fan of ANY KIND!
Legalise it!
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 am
Russell’s got to campaign for one last pay day from some poor sucker of a team.
Delusional Russell may actually believe he’s an NFL caliber talent without working at it.
He was drafted by a team that earned the #1 overall pick. OF course thigns weren’t going to be perfect, but to not even try?
Ufk U Fatso.
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Nnamdi, at least you hung to Russells sack till the bitter end, right?
While the rest of us seen the light you and a few others threw out the race card & stuck by “your” man.
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 am
!
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
MR, did you give a reason why you switched from MR to Gust372? If you mentioned it already I must have missed it, humor me.
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:23 am
Fl Pete, this is the first post from you that wasn’t riddled with ignorance & dishonesty, congrats!
Well said..
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# Florida Pete Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 am
!
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:48 am
Let’s do this!
FREE RAP IS A JOKE! SHOW WITH EASTBAYSICK
FREE ENTRY. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. 21 AND UP. DOORS AT 10.
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 10:00pm
LOUNGE 3411
3411 MACARTHUR BLVD Oakland, CA
EXIT HIGH STREET OFF 580
Did I mention that it was a free show?!
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Gust372 Says:
May 21st, 2010
“Not true. That’s YOUR definition of a fan. I believe a fan should be critical too, and keep his money in his pocket if the team isn’t doing what it takes to win.”
“(I’m not depressing you. Reality is depressing you, and I’m reminding you of it. What you’re really saying is that you rely on fantasy for happiness. And if this is the case, you’re the last person who should be accusing anyone of having issues.)”
Gust you not only sound depressed, you sound pissT. I for one salute your pocket book decisions, but try to understand that is YOUR decision.
Luckily for me I rather enjoy seeing pro football played live. I will continue supporting the Oakland Raiders with my pocket change.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm
# MistaBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
MR, did you give a reason why you switched from MR to Gust372? If you mentioned it already I must have missed it, humor me.
=======================
Pretty simple.
He blathered on and on about how Al will NEVER let JR go.
Stated how ignorant the masses must be to believe so.
Then solicited bets on same, where he’s not on the hook to me for a $100.
JR gets fired.
MR peeks into his drawers and notices two tiny pebbles down there and realizes he would rather change names than man up.
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
correction…he’s ON the hook to me for $100.
Of course, MR has made it clear, way back then, that he has no intention of ever paying up any bet he loses, mainly because he’s unemployed, and, I quote “You can’t squeeze blood from a rock”.
Incidentally, Drexel, MR forgot to tell you that the #1 reason he no longer spends money on the Raiders is the above mentioned, which is he is, in fact, unemployed, and pretty much broke. I think he feels better running the “I REFUSE TO PAY ANY MONEY UNTIL BLAH BLAH” in lieu of “I can’t pay any money, cuz I’s don’ts gots none”
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 am
Russell’s got to campaign for one last pay day from some poor sucker of a team.
Delusional Russell may actually believe he’s an NFL caliber talent without working at it.
He was drafted by a team that earned the #1 overall pick. OF course thigns weren’t going to be perfect, but to not even try?
Ufk U Fatso.
=================
Ah yes, the WAFFLE take.
You threw your little hissyfits all season long.
You rushed to state how foolish everyone was for not seeing JR’s brilliance.
How “he’s the man”.
How “Cable screwed him. You watch. He’ll come back and take over this team”..calling everyone out along the way.
Now? You waffle, like expected.
Sad little man that you be.
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Damn…
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Keyboard stuck…
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Nice to see the A’s take it to the Giants. But I think they may make the post season, which means we may have to look at that #@#$%^ infield for that much longer. I hate the infield.
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI0eN72X2ZY
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:33 pm
FREE RAP IS A JOKE! SHOW WITH EASTBAYSICK
FREE ENTRY. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. 21 AND UP. DOORS AT 10.
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 10:00pm
LOUNGE 3411
3411 MACARTHUR BLVD Oakland, CA
EXIT HIGH STREET OFF 580
Did I mention that it was a free show?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI0eN72X2ZY
May 22nd, 2010 at 4:48 pm
MistaBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Nnamdi, at least you hung to Russells sack till the bitter end, right?
While the rest of us seen the light you and a few others threw out the race card & stuck by “your” man.
=================
Can’t fathom how someone could waste such an opportunity. Revel in the fact we had the worst bust in the history of the League dirtbags.
Race card? F-uh-k U.
U my darling are the racist here and we ALL know it.
Lates bish may you live forever…
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:02 pm
RRRRRRRAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRSSSSSS!!!
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Nnamdi21 and a few other posters here still don’t get it.
They seem to think that Russell turned out to be a gargantuan bust because of a lack of dedication and work ethic.
They still insist that Russell is a tremendous talent and that his potential is unlimited if only he tried harder or was surrounded by a better supporting cast and organization.
Yes, Russell is a big strong guy with a cannon for an arm. That’s obvious.
But what’s equally obvious is that Russell doesn’t possess many other attributes required to excel at the NFL level.
Frankly, Russell is too stupid and lacks the accuracy necessary to be anything more than a marginal NFL QB.
Russell’s lack of work ethic is correctable.
His lack of accuracy and intelligence is not.
And that’s why he will fail no matter how many additional chances he is given.
Raider fans aren’t reveling over the fact that Russell turned out to be a bust.
However, Raider fans should be happy that Russell isn’t around to help scuttle another season.
Raider fans should be celebrating that Davis finally came to the conclusion that despite all his physical prowess, Russell really isn’t a ‘talent’.
It’s time to get past the ‘if only’ wishful thinking regarding Russell. ‘If only’ he tried harder…’if only’ he had a better supporting cast. Sure, these factors contributed to his demise — but the bottom line is Russell didn’t ‘waste such an opportunity’ — he was incapable of capitalizing on it.
That’s something Nnamdi21 and others still don’t realize.
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:22 pm
The Oakland Raiders will release quarterback JaMarcus Russell, possibly as early as Tuesday evening, NFL sources told FanHouse’s
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Report: Raiders release HB Fargas
After a failed physical and an incoming $1.7 million roster bonus, the Oakland Raiders released running back Justin Fargas after seven seasons with the team.
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:19 pm
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Did the bullet that hit Kennedy in the back penetrate only an inch and fall out? Was Kennedy hit in the head by a bullet from in front? Are the autopsy photos and x-rays faked? Did all the doctors at Parkland Hospital believe that Kennedy was hit in the front of the neck, and if so, are their opinions decisive evidence that that is what happened? Was the back of Kennedy’s head blown out? Are the autopsy photos faked
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:24 pm
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:27 pm
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:44 pm
President Barack Obama told graduating cadets at West Point Saturday the U.S. would fight on in its campaign to “disrupt, dismantle and to defeat” the terrorist network, but he said the country would go forward as “part of an international effort that is necessary and just.”
The president’s emphasis on shaping an “international order” with old and new allies — and his rejection of preemptive war — sounded like a preview of a new national security strategy, which he is expected to announce next week.
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:51 pm
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:55 pm
The Loch Ness Monster is an infamous cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Although the first sighting was in 1933, the monster had been known to exist by villagers around the loch since the seventh century A.D. The most frequent speculation is that the creature represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs. after they swimmed into the loch and became trapped in the loch by a glacier. [3] It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:20 pm
# MistaBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
MR, did you give a reason why you switched from MR to Gust372? If you mentioned it already I must have missed it, humor me.
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According to Richochet, MR’s afraid of him so that’s why he switched names. That’s logical, isn’t it? lol
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:30 pm
# Drexl Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Luckily for me I rather enjoy seeing pro football played live. I will continue supporting the Oakland Raiders with my pocket change.
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You can see pro football at Candlestick, too, and you don’t have to root for the Niners. You can go there and root against them. You’re going to games out of loyalty to Al Davis, and you’re spending good money doing it. I refuse to.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:35 pm
# Richochet Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:57 pm
# MistaBrown Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:21 am
MR, did you give a reason why you switched from MR to Gust372? If you mentioned it already I must have missed it, humor me.
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Pretty simple.
He blathered on and on about how Al will NEVER let JR go.
Stated how ignorant the masses must be to believe so.
Then solicited bets on same, where he’s not on the hook to me for a $100.
JR gets fired.
MR peeks into his drawers and notices two tiny pebbles down there and realizes he would rather change names than man up.
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Not even close.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Richochet Says:
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
MR forgot to tell you that the #1 reason he no longer spends money on the Raiders is the above mentioned, which is he is, in fact, unemployed, and pretty much broke.
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Riiiight. Because the only reason someone wouldn’t want to go to Raider games is because they’re broke. No other reason. Never mind the fact that the Raiders have been one of the worst teams in football for a decade now and are owned by a maniac. If somebody doesn’t go to Raider games, it’s because they’re too poor. Sure. You get it, Richochet.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:47 pm
And, tacking on to my point about going to pro football games, aren’t niner games cheaper than Raider games, too? So, if you’re really about just going to pro football games, you’d actually save money going to niner games. But of course it has nothing to do with merely seeing pro football games. You go to games because
Lord Davis says so.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Richochet already has raiders tickets i saw them in his purse.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Wouldn’t doubt it, Kidd.
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Especially now that Richochet’s pulling the “you don’t go to games because you’re poor” stunt. Where have we heard that before?
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:58 pm
This is a wonderful article compared to the stuff they let PG publish in the Sac Bee. This is welcome in my book.
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 pm
mcclain could be a holdout.
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Al Davis is a unique figure among sports owners. Most owners fade into the background and count their profits or pay for the losses, and hire people to run the football end of things. Davis is the alpha and omega of the Oakland Raiders. Everything from the roster to the playcalling to the color scheme comes carries the stamp of his personality. He has long relished in being a controversial personality. He has been on record saying that he would rather be feared than respected
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 pm
The love hate relationship with Al Davis is shared by everyone but at the end of the day Mr. Davis is a legend, mentor, and football genius
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 am
He’s not a mentor of football genius. He loses every year. And as far as his status as a legend goes, it’s diminishing with each season he sticks around.
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:22 am
He’s not a mentor or football genius. He loses every year. And as far as his status as a legend goes, it’s diminishing with each season he sticks around.
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