Late-arriving Russell hears it from fans
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Sunday, June 20th, 2010 at 12:52 am in Oakland Raiders.
It couldn’t be, it shouldn’t be, but it was.
If on some level I thought the Andre Ward-Allan Green WBA super middleweight title fight would be a temporary diversion from all things Raider, I was wrong.
Unlike the last Ward fight, which took place during the season in November, there wasn’t a Raider to be found at or around ringside Saturday night at Oracle Arena.
Then, with Ward having his way with Green throughout to the thunderous cheers of the home crowd, came a familiar figure.
Walking right past the press area where I sat near the aisle with columnist Monte Poole, I looked up as Ward was doing his work and saw . . . JaMarcus Russell.
He was wearing a University of Alabama red leather jacket and a new red Alabama hat. He was wearing sunglasses. Maybe Russell thought nobody would recognize him, given that he went to LSU and that sunglasses aren’t necessary in an arena.
Boy, was he wrong.
The boos started growing as an usher helped Russell find his seats. A Raiders fans wearing a crisp, new Rolando McClain jersey (No. 55), stood up and began taunting Russell, asking him for his money back on his season tickets. He’ll have to get in line, given that Al Davis wants $9.55 million of money he paid out to Russell as part of a grievance.
Russell attended the Nov. 21 fight between Ward and Mikkel Kessler, and although he got booed there as well, he stuck around and posed with sympathetic fans.
After Ward completed his 12-round shutout of Green, Russell heard the hoots again as he departed, with many fans standing and waving their hands in derision. There were a handful, however, that greeted Russell warmly, and one that even gave him a hug.
It was at the same time surreal and predictable.
Surreal that Russell would show up in Oakland at all. Surely he knows he’s well atop the list as the most unpopular ex-Raider.
Predictable that when Russell did get to the fight, it was two-thirds over.
It brings to mind one of the first qualities wide receiver Louis Murphy identified about Bruce Gradkowski when he took over for Russell last season.
Gradkowski, Murphy said, was punctual.
A strange appearance to be sure, but a remarkable contrast. Ward is earnest, serious about his craft and does little to draw attention to himself. Punctual, too.
Russell? None of the above.
Not sure whether Russell having the nerve to walk into that environment is something to be admired or pitied.
Green must have been OK with it though. For a couple of minutes at least, fans were diverted from the beating being administered by Ward.
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June 20th, 2010 at 1:23 am
Not sure whether Russell having the nerve to walk into that environment is something to be admired or pitied.
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It’s something to be pitied Jerry. The guy has no clue. Probably thought he’d get cheered on. After all, what happened in Oakland wasn’t his fault, right? What a joke this guy is. He got what he deserved. I’m sure some clown will logon to say ‘hey, Russell is old news’. Let me just address that before you jokers even go there. RUSSELL HAS JUST PLACED HIMSELF IN THE NEWS AGAIN so take a flying leap!
June 20th, 2010 at 1:25 am
This is a guy stupid enough to think he wouldn’t get noticed but forgot one small detail – when your late to your seat and everyone else is already sitting, YOU WILL GET NOTICED. What a freaking dumaz!
June 20th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Russell knew he would get noticed. His stupidity lies in his belief that the perks of an NFL career would follow him after the release. It is over. I actually doubt we will see him with another chance in the NFL based on his chronic work ethic issues. Could someone please tell me where I should mail my Russell jersey to so he can issue me a refund. I don’t want to burn another Raider’s jersey, Moss was enough. Should have gone with Jano both times, perhaps it’s next.
June 20th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Russell probably just got caught up at the concession stands and wearing Alabama gear to hide the ketchup stains.
http://nfldraft.freebiefans.com/
Wondering if the guy with the McClain jersey got it there. Certainly aren’t gonna see any Russell jerseys.
June 20th, 2010 at 3:58 am
Well done Denmark.England team take note please.
Instead of making the fan who was “looking for the toilet” leave,some one from the English FA should have asked “can you pass a ball ? make a tackle ?”.
June 20th, 2010 at 3:59 am
In fact he did find a toilet.He found the England team.
June 20th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Neil B…
thanks man, it was hard to watch, we are truly the best team to give the OTHER team a huge chance…
Capello says Rooneys trouble is mental, not to be tough on you, but its not only rooneys troubles that are Mental, is the entire team. They were 3-4 meters from their man and were just spectator for most of the game..
well we just did about worse, the keeper passed the ball to a defender surrounded by 5 players… or a dry backwards pass that Al Davis would be able to run up…
but hey, we won, we are still alive..
June 20th, 2010 at 5:35 am
LMN….
Heard that from a few different sources ’bout the whole England teams mental strength and state of mind.
I fear we’re done.The Americans will win their game and the Slovenians will play for a draw.You never know but I can’t see England going further.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:39 am
Milicia,
that was a great game to watch yesterday though you were probably close to the heart attack, a lot of scoring opportunities for both teams, I cant believe Poulsen made that mistake, he was great when he played in Spain but that was a rookie mistake, anyway, congrats.
tomorrow is our turn to win or go home
June 20th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Neil,
I had money on England arriving at least to semifinals, but I fear now I wont see my money back, same with Spain
June 20th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Props to the ragdolls for pulling that one out of a hat.
It seemed to me that Ghana got buck fever everytime they got near the Danes goal. They took plenty of good shots but missed by a mile on most of them and the rest of the great chances to score were watsed by poor passing and poor decision making in front of the net
Should have been 5 to 1 maybe 5 to 2 in favor of Ghana
June 20th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Tato
The odds on England advancing must have been great.
Bet ten to win one?
June 20th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Jamarcus is in his own delusional world!
June 20th, 2010 at 6:18 am
GOAL!!
Paraguay, Uraguay, soccer powerhouses
June 20th, 2010 at 6:19 am
I have the day off and I get to watch Italy and Brazil.
That must be a real treat for soccer fan
June 20th, 2010 at 6:22 am
I hear some good things about Uraguay
Nice place to retire to for Americans who want to escape the destruction that is coming
June 20th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Why kill you now Prince of Troy?
With no one here, to see you fall
June 20th, 2010 at 6:27 am
NZ 5
Mafia 1
June 20th, 2010 at 6:48 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Tato
The odds on England advancing must have been great.
Bet ten to win one?
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Its not a bet where you put England at semifinals, its a bet where you say where ALL teams end the World Cup, and I had England losing the semifinal against Brazil.
I bet 10 euros, I win 500+.
June 20th, 2010 at 6:48 am
JaMarcus showing up in Bama gear. Classic.
Ordinarily, you would think that would piss off the LSU faithful, but in this case it’s probably Bama fans that take exception.
LSU fans are probably glad he’s not representing.
“JaWho? Never heard of him. I think he went to Bama.”
June 20th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Last Updated 28 May 2010Next Release 13 Aug 2010Ranking Team Pts +/- Pos May 2010
1 USA 2233 0
2 Germany 2151 0
3 Brazil 2124 0
4 Sweden 2066 0
5 Japan 2043 0
USA is becoming a soccer powerhouse : )
June 20th, 2010 at 7:09 am
GOAL!!!!!!!!!
That goalie needs some bigger mittens
June 20th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Maybe KK can loan him the mittens he wore when he filmed those Arby commercials
June 20th, 2010 at 7:17 am
I have not watched all the games, too busy working hard in America.
But Italy is the pest passing team I have seen so far. They are able to keep the ball, slowly move downfield and get the ball near the net for a shot on goal.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:19 am
Speaking of KK, what happened to him?
He gets his life back at Jerryworld and then disappears?
I say something foul is afoot.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:21 am
The Italians are great at flopping and faking serious injury as well.
I would say thats half the battle
June 20th, 2010 at 7:30 am
NZ 1
refs 1
tie game
June 20th, 2010 at 7:30 am
The Italians are the kings of flopping.
Even bigger than Pau Gasol.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Watched the fight last night, and was curious if any Raiders or Warriors players would be there.
Nope, just one colossal clown of a football player.
Kudos to Andre though, really controlled the fight from the offset. I am still a little concerned about his ability to take a punch, mostly because he never really has gotten hit that much.
Of course, they still say the same thing about “Money” Mayweather, and he is 47-0.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I hate the flopping.
At least our boys seem to take pride in NOT flopping, and never do it. When they actually are a bit “nicked” as they say, they would not be caught dead on one of those gurney things.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:48 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 7:30 am
NZ 1
refs 1
tie game
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Say better,
refs 1 – refs 1
NZ goal was illegal too: offside
June 20th, 2010 at 7:52 am
True but there is some difference betwdeen missing a call and giving a team a free kick on a phantom foul
June 20th, 2010 at 7:54 am
test to see which word is banned
urine
June 20th, 2010 at 7:54 am
test
bomb
June 20th, 2010 at 7:55 am
test
urinebomb
June 20th, 2010 at 7:57 am
hmm, it must have been something else that made my post disappear
What I tried to say was
When do they start dropping urinebombs?
June 20th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Those crazy frenchmen are doing all the fighting inhouse.
They didnt practice today because of all the quitters
June 20th, 2010 at 8:06 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 7:52 am
True but there is some difference betwdeen missing a call and giving a team a free kick on a phantom foul
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I think missing a call is worse, they had a goal for free.
Giving a team a free kick on a phantom foul is bad, but at least they had to make the goal.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:09 am
Damn the Refs!!!
The French are done!!!!
Let’s go Italia!!
Let’s go USA!!
Let’s go Argentina!!
Viva La Mexico!!
Ole!!! Ole……
BTW, LMAO Plunk.
Plunk should be our soccer ambassador around the world.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Who would have thought the French would cower when they had a fight on their hands?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:16 am
After Ward completed his 12-round shutout of Green, Russell heard the hoots again as he departed, with many fans standing and waving their hands in derision. There were a handful, however, that greeted Russell warmly, AND ONE THAT EVEN GAVE HIM A HUG.
—-Priest?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Thanks O!
I am still trying to figure out what the Italians were up to after the goal.
He scored, then he ran around pointing to his nose, like, I need a bump! I need a bump
Then another player ran up, formed a Vuvuzela with his hands and gave him a giant bump.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:21 am
No, priest was the one wearing the hollywood slippers.
JR gave him something, but it was not a hug
June 20th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Plunk,
ROFLMAO
I say let Plunk call the games too.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:25 am
Plunk,
I read all your soccer related posts. It’s part of my morning smoking session. lol
June 20th, 2010 at 8:29 am
I dont think anyone on the team is taller then 5 foot, maybe 5′2″
The new nickname for them is the quick, little midgets.
Old too, that one guy played in a couple western movies with Clint Eastwood
June 20th, 2010 at 8:38 am
They just patted down the zealander about to come into the game.
Are they looking for a shank? maybe drugs?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:44 am
Thats the meanest looking ref I have ever seen.
I bet he eats red cards for dessert
June 20th, 2010 at 8:47 am
France, Italy, England
Will they go to war over their dismal WC showing?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Plunk,
I saw that. I thought this was soccer and not MMA
June 20th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Plunk,
France goes to war?!?! lol
Do they have an army?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Yes Laker fans I’m here to eat major crow. No one talked bigger shyt than myself on the Laker show and they pulled it out and deserve to be champs. Boston had them and let it slip. Been their weakness all season. So gloat gloat gloat. When your team wins the title you have every right to gloat. so I’m here ready to take my bashing lol
June 20th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Friday at Southland Mall my friend said he saw Jamarcus Russell at the jewelry spot buying more “ice”. My patna looked at him and shook his head and all Russell could do was laugh…..what a piece of shyt!
I was at the Andre Ward fight last night……met Willie Brown the greatest CB ever! He is excited about the upcoming season and shook his head when I told him the Russell story
Also my dad met Monte and Lane Kiffin. Said Monte was cool and that Lane was a total dyck and he can see why Al and the Raiders were rubbed the wrong way by this punk!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Lakerfan is not up this early.
Up all night wearing out those hollywood slippers.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:05 am
And last but not least……HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all the dads out there.
I myself do not have kids but can imagine the enormous sacrifice yall have to make as the leaders of your families. I make alot of jokes in here but I got alot of respect for the real dads who take care oftheir seeds like real men are suppose to. Lord knows times are rough in the world and that adds more stress to your daily routine
SO I RAISE MY BEER to toast all the dads of the Raider Universe!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:05 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Lakerfan is not up this early.
Up all night wearing out those hollywood slippers.
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Yeah well they won so they have every right to go hard…..a champion always has room to do whatever
June 20th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Thanks ROG
and Happy fathers day to the rest of you
June 20th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Jabustus doesn’t care, he is an idiot.
I never liked The Kittin or his attitude.
The Kittin’s dad is a great DC, but his son is a moron!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:10 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Thanks ROG
and Happy fathers day to the rest of you
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Well I guess its officially football season? Cuz baseball wise my A’s arent handling biz right now and need to make a trade to get a bat
June 20th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Thx B!
Happy Fathers Day Nation!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:14 am
In two years Lane kiffin will weigh 285 pounds and his trophy wife will have left him for a better team and more money
June 20th, 2010 at 9:14 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Jabustus doesn’t care, he is an idiot.
I never liked The Kittin or his attitude.
The Kittin’s dad is a great DC, but his son is a moron!
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But O, isnt usually the Pops the dyckhead and the son cool? How is Lane such a punk?
Yeah fuk Russell man seriously…..I was very happy I didnt sit near fuking Russell nor run into him after the fight ended. Hate that guy and the nerve to show up in Oakland still flaunting like you are a superstar is even worse
June 20th, 2010 at 9:16 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:14 am
In two years Lane kiffin will weigh 285 pounds and his trophy wife will have left him for a better team and more money
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Yeah Kiffin aint smashin that woman right anyway…..he just a rich boy is all. She will jet to get a real man
June 20th, 2010 at 9:18 am
So who here cant waint for training camp?!
We got pretty much everything I wanted this offseason with the exception of a Center….maybe Satele can be the guy
June 20th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Not always B. My father was cool and everyone liked him, and I’m a D!ck!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:20 am
B,
Does he still live there?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:22 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Not always B. My father was cool and everyone liked him, and I’m a D!ck!
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I can see that……………LOL
My dad and I are both dycks….so we make sense…but we got a cool vibe to it tho lol
June 20th, 2010 at 9:23 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:20 am
B,
Does he still live there?
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Russell? He may have a spot still out here but from what I’ve been told he has been in Alabama and Arizona since his release….he deserves to be in HELL
June 20th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Sacré bleu!!
football team = les miserables
Tell France Plunkethead says and I quote
C’est la vie
June 20th, 2010 at 9:30 am
I cant wait for camp and I am stoked.
We are a much improved team and hopefully it will show up in wins
June 20th, 2010 at 9:33 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Sacré bleu!!
football team = les miserables
Tell France Plunkethead says and I quote
C’est la vie
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Expect USA to blow Algeria out after being screwed vs Slovenia…..USA in the knockout round…..could you imagine how California bars would be in USA and MEXICO played in the KO rounds?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:33 am
-Henderson, Seymour, TK, Bryant, Matt S, Houston, and Scott-Groves-Wimbley as DEs on passing downs gives us a good DL with people to rotate at diff positions.
-Then you have the LBs, McClain, Scott, Wimbley, and TH will be a great group.they can rush the passer, stop the run, and some can cover.
-Our DBs are top 10 in the NFL IMP. Nnamdi is great, and Ty B, Huff, MM, and the rookies have a lot of potential.
They can be great!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:33 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:30 am
I cant wait for camp and I am stoked.
We are a much improved team and hopefully it will show up in wins
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Well thats the plan….many people were rocking their Raider shyt last nite at the fight and its alot of excitement up here concerning this team. People so bad want a winner
June 20th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Cuz baseball wise my A’s arent handling biz right now and need to make a trade to get a bat
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You guys traded a young twenty year old arm, who had an under 2 ERA in Sacramento, for another cement-footed, .230 hitting, strikeout king in Connor Jackson.
I loved Billy Beane, even though I am a Giants fan, and read Moneyball twice. But I think Billy has lost a little off his own fastball.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:35 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:33 am
-Henderson, Seymour, TK, Bryant, Matt S, Houston, and Scott-Groves-Wimbley as DEs on passing downs gives us a good DL with people to rotate at diff positions.
-Then you have the LBs, McClain, Scott, Wimbley, and TH will be a great group.they can rush the passer, stop the run, and some can cover.
-Our DBs are top 10 in the NFL IMP. Nnamdi is great, and Ty B, Huff, MM, and the rookies have a lot of potential.
They can be great!
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Yes we finally have the depth we have always wanted…..in that entire defense only scholarship player as of now is Tommy Kelly….I like them odds!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:36 am
# Just Fire Baby Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Cuz baseball wise my A’s arent handling biz right now and need to make a trade to get a bat
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You guys traded a young twenty year old arm, who had an under 2 ERA in Sacramento, for another cement-footed, .230 hitting, strikeout king in Connor Jackson.
I loved Billy Beane, even though I am a Giants fan, and read Moneyball twice. But I think Billy has lost a little off his own fastball.
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Yeah people arent to juiced about that at all and the fukin Angels are on fire
June 20th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Raider O…..interesting will be the type of formations we use on defense. We have alot of mix and match scenarios that can play out. Al is having his hands off as of now and by all accounts it seems we will attack on defense
June 20th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Can’t wait to see McClain hit someone.
2010 Raider D = McClain’s pain gang
June 20th, 2010 at 9:41 am
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-olinerankings061810
Fukin fuk! But how can you really disagree with it? Damn something has to be done
June 20th, 2010 at 9:43 am
a)Campbell/Grads gives the entire team a boost
Firing JR improves moral by a quinzillion. Campbell stays healthy and is an average NFL QB at the worse.
Which means tons to this team. Grads has proven he can rally the troops and win games, lets hope he stays healthy
b) Cable/Jackson gives the entire team a boost
Hue for being a dern good coach who knows how to chastize and call players out which makes them play harder and develops a team instead of individuals and Cable for giving us stability, someone who can work with Al.
c) unproven although I hope Bush/DMAC stay healthy and give us a decent running game. Even middle of the pack would suffice for this year. We need to see improvement in all phases of the game, not be a SB contender.
d)All our recievers should be improved even before the addition by subtraction of JaMistake
June 20th, 2010 at 9:44 am
# Just Fire Baby Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Can’t wait to see McClain hit someone.
2010 Raider D = McClain’s pain gang
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Funny thing is when I met McClain last week I didnt have a clue the little short guy that walked in with him and his GF was JACOBY FORD
Well my patna who is the bartender at Kincaids saw him come in again with McClain earlier this week…..cool guys just cool guys
And Jason Campbell is taking out his WRs alot. Word is he and Louis Murphy hang out the most.
Oh yeah funny story they said when they first met DHB he literally dropped his drink while sitting at the table LOL…..too much
June 20th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Well Plunk offensively it really comes down the line……is Mario really that bad as he was in the 2nd half of 09? Is Satele ready to handle 3-4 NTs and be the QB of the line? Who plays on the right side? Interesting what Napa will produce this season
June 20th, 2010 at 9:46 am
IMHO*
I like our TE, QB, RBs (DMC & Bush), and we have a young group of WRs who have a lot if potential and speed. I also like our new OC, but I’m not sold on our OL and Cable as a HC.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:48 am
could you imagine how California bars would be in USA and MEXICO played in the KO rounds?
If the illegal nation the reconquista would start early
June 20th, 2010 at 9:49 am
# Raider J Says:
June 19th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Having Mawae for one year can help B. Campbell and Veldheer a lot long term.
Just like Henderson and Seymour will be good for Houston, Richardson, Scott and Shaughnessy…AND McCLAIN!
For these young players, the more experienced “on field” leadership the better.
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Good post
June 20th, 2010 at 9:50 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:46 am
IMHO*
I like our TE, QB, RBs (DMC & Bush), and we have a young group of WRs who have a lot if potential and speed. I also like our new OC, but I’m not sold on our OL and Cable as a HC.
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Yeah tally me in on that note as well
June 20th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Br@en
How do you want your Crow cooked? It takes a real man to come on this blog an admit he was wrong.
That’s why your a Real Man’s Man,no phoney.
Thanks for the Father’s Day Love, it’s great being a Dad.
I’m in the mountains, no DSL just dial up, so this will be my last comment.
Jamarcus plain and simple————>sucks.
Fire baby hope all is well, stay positive and good things will happen.
How does Linguica, eggs, hsh browns,muffins and fruit for Father’s day breakfast, my son and daughter our on the kitchen floor cooking as I type, seems to smell good so far, let’s hope.
Say Hi to Norco, the only blogger in here who called Jamarcus the bum in 2008, before that season. I don’t see too many comments his way in regards to any apologies to him (Norco Bob).
Later this may take awhile to go through.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:52 am
A lot of*
Exatly B! It comes down to the OL. Can they play better, and did we add enough players? Then, can this OL protect Campble, and help the RBs become better?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I love Linguica, the crown jewel of breakfast sausages.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:58 am
John Marshall has joined The Oakland Raiders as defensive coordinator. Marshall, who most recently served in the same capacity with the Seattle Seahawks, enters his 30th season as an NFL assistant coach.
Since beginning his coaching career in 1967, Marshall has helped coach two Super Bowl champions and one national champion at the collegiate level. Since entering the NFL ranks in 1980, Marshall has assumed the defensive coordinator role five times, in Atlanta (1983-85), San Francisco (1997-98), Carolina (1999-01), Seattle (2006-08), and now with the Raiders.
Marshall began his tenure with the Seahawks as linebackers coach from 2003-05 before moving to defensive coordinator. He helped tutor a defense that ranked second in the NFL in sacks from 2005-07 with 136. In 2007, Marshall’s defense led the NFL in touchdown passes allowed (15) and ranked fourth in the NFL with 20 interceptions. His defensive unit boasted four Pro Bowlers and two AP First Team All-Pros. Two players earned Pro Bowl selections under Marshall’s tutelage in 2006, and one player earned a Pro Bowl spot in 2005.
Marshall was elevated to the defensive coordinator position prior to the 2005 season. His defense led the NFL with 50 sacks, allowed only one 100-yard rusher, finished second in the NFL in red zone defense (40.4%) and rushing touchdowns allowed (5) en route to a berth in Super Bowl XL.
Marshall joined the Seahawks after one season as an assistant defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions in 2002. Before Detroit, Marshall spent three seasons (1999-01) as the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers. His defense ranked fourth in the NFL with 105 takeaways over his three-year tenure.
Prior to Carolina, Marshall was part of two Super Bowl squads in San Francisco from 1989-98 working with the defensive line from 1989-93, linebackers from 1994-96 and two years as defensive coordinator from 1997-98. As defensive coordinator in 1997, he spearheaded the NFL’s top-rated defense, second versus the rush and pass, while helping send five players to the Pro Bowl.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Watched that Steelers game again the other day, and I must say I was impressed with Henderson. He played a damn good game, going up against top-flight edge rushers.
Carlisle, on the other hand, was a complete disaster. I know it was only one game, but he was atrocious!!!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Fire baby hope all is well, stay positive and good things will happen.
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Thanks my man, in fact good things HAVE happened.
Staying in the industry, and will tell you about it another time.
Happy fathers day!!!!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:02 am
I am gonna be a homer going into this season so my proRaider logic takes over and I actually think the oline will see improvement as well.
If Gallery goes down again all bets are off.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:04 am
If the O-line is as bad as people say, which I don’t think it is THAT bad, play-action and roll-outs will be crucial to the offense. The ability of the QB to slide around in the pocket will be a necessity as well.
Couldn’t do much of it with Offthemarcus in the game. He just half-azzed most of his PA, and was inaccurate and always late delivering the ball on his designed rollouts.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:06 am
# Raider Dell Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Br@en
How do you want your Crow cooked? It takes a real man to come on this blog an admit he was wrong.
That’s why your a Real Man’s Man,no phoney.
Thanks for the Father’s Day Love, it’s great being a Dad.
I’m in the mountains, no DSL just dial up, so this will be my last comment.
Jamarcus plain and simple————>sucks.
Fire baby hope all is well, stay positive and good things will happen.
How does Linguica, eggs, hsh browns,muffins and fruit for Father’s day breakfast, my son and daughter our on the kitchen floor cooking as I type, seems to smell good so far, let’s hope.
Say Hi to Norco, the only blogger in here who called Jamarcus the bum in 2008, before that season. I don’t see too many comments his way in regards to any apologies to him (Norco Bob).
Later this may take awhile to go through.
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I like my crow well done lol. Damn right I’m a real man…fuk it the Lake show handled biz plain and simple. Perkins got hurt and C’s needed him but they also blew a 14 pt lead….BBall is a game of a runs and the Lakers went like on a 46-18 run to end the game.
Yeah Russell is a sucka for real
Glad to hear the kids are putting in work for pops…..hope the day is easy and relaxed for ya man. you paid the cost to the BOSS
June 20th, 2010 at 10:07 am
The Raiders haven’t had a dominant center since Barrett Robbins went awol during the Super Bowl. I don’t believe Satele is the answer. I believe in Mario Henderson and I believe in Gallery if he can stay healthy. The whole right side is a huge question mark. We have potential with Campbell. Walker is a big mauler. I keep hearing positive stuff about the upside of Veldheer. But it’s just huge question marks on the right side of the line right now. But an experienced, intelligent center could make alot of that better instantly.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:07 am
# Raider O Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:52 am
A lot of*
Exatly B! It comes down to the OL. Can they play better, and did we add enough players? Then, can this OL protect Campble, and help the RBs become better?
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As suggested recetnly….how about Mawae for one year? Cant hurt. Line gets instant stability and upgrade. We know Mawae can handle big NTs for sure
June 20th, 2010 at 10:08 am
# Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:58 am
John Marshall has joined The Oakland Raiders as defensive coordinator. Marshall, who most recently served in the same capacity with the Seattle Seahawks, enters his 30th season as an NFL assistant coach.
Since beginning his coaching career in 1967, Marshall has helped coach two Super Bowl champions and one national champion at the collegiate level. Since entering the NFL ranks in 1980, Marshall has assumed the defensive coordinator role five times, in Atlanta (1983-85), San Francisco (1997-98), Carolina (1999-01), Seattle (2006-08), and now with the Raiders.
Marshall began his tenure with the Seahawks as linebackers coach from 2003-05 before moving to defensive coordinator. He helped tutor a defense that ranked second in the NFL in sacks from 2005-07 with 136. In 2007, Marshall’s defense led the NFL in touchdown passes allowed (15) and ranked fourth in the NFL with 20 interceptions. His defensive unit boasted four Pro Bowlers and two AP First Team All-Pros. Two players earned Pro Bowl selections under Marshall’s tutelage in 2006, and one player earned a Pro Bowl spot in 2005.
Marshall was elevated to the defensive coordinator position prior to the 2005 season. His defense led the NFL with 50 sacks, allowed only one 100-yard rusher, finished second in the NFL in red zone defense (40.4%) and rushing touchdowns allowed (5) en route to a berth in Super Bowl XL.
Marshall joined the Seahawks after one season as an assistant defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions in 2002. Before Detroit, Marshall spent three seasons (1999-01) as the assistant head coach/defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers. His defense ranked fourth in the NFL with 105 takeaways over his three-year tenure.
Prior to Carolina, Marshall was part of two Super Bowl squads in San Francisco from 1989-98 working with the defensive line from 1989-93, linebackers from 1994-96 and two years as defensive coordinator from 1997-98. As defensive coordinator in 1997, he spearheaded the NFL’s top-rated defense, second versus the rush and pass, while helping send five players to the Pro Bowl.
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Last paragraph is killing me Smalls!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:08 am
We dont have to get to 12-4 or 10-6
I want more, although I would be pleased with 8-8.
Show improvements in all phases of the game and be competitive in every game.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:10 am
# Just Fire Baby Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Watched that Steelers game again the other day, and I must say I was impressed with Henderson. He played a damn good game, going up against top-flight edge rushers.
Carlisle, on the other hand, was a complete disaster. I know it was only one game, but he was atrocious!!!
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Carlisle has sucked since 2007 ended. Yes Henderson has some talent thats why I wanted him to play since summer 2008 but consistency is the name of the pro game. If he protects Campbell’s blindside the Raiders for sure can compete in AFC “less”
June 20th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Well plunk we can make predictions of wins and losses all day but key game is Tennessee game….That is mainly my focus as of now. Win in tennessee and it sets the tone for the year
June 20th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Marshall is everything the dumb Ryan was not.
He has drastically changed the defense and we will see a huge improvement
June 20th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I’m going into enemy territory (Denver) in two weeks for training.
Will probably hit at least one sports bar to get the pulse of the Donkeys, Tebow and boy Genius McDaniels.
Plunk, you still kicking around the idea of the AZ game? I’m at about 93% I will be there.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I agree
Raiders 31
Notsotitan 17
June 20th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Post #98-
My thoughts exactly. Bring in Mawae for a year. He’ll be cheap and he can’t be worse than Satele.
While we’re at it, trade Tommy “Moons over my Hammy” to the Redskins for Haynesworth if we can’t keep both.
Mix and Match
Houston,Henderson,Haynesworth,Seymour,Shaughnessy,
Bryant,McClain,Scott,Wimbley,and Groves as our front 7. Then dare somebody to try and run the ball. Who you gonna double team with that Defensive line? And after all the shyt that everyone in the league has talked about Haynesworth, he’s gonna have a huge chip on his shoulder.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Tickets go on sale the second week of July I believe, as an FYI.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
# Legacy510 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Post #98-
My thoughts exactly. Bring in Mawae for a year. He’ll be cheap and he can’t be worse than Satele.
While we’re at it, trade Tommy “Moons over my Hammy” to the Redskins for Haynesworth if we can’t keep both.
Mix and Match
Houston,Henderson,Haynesworth,Seymour,Shaughnessy,
Bryant,McClain,Scott,Wimbley,and Groves as our front 7. Then dare somebody to try and run the ball. Who you gonna double team with that Defensive line? And after all the shyt that everyone in the league has talked about Haynesworth, he’s gonna have a huge chip on his shoulder.
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I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
June 20th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I plan on going to the AZ game.
I am under 4 hours from the stadium
June 20th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Yall need to come to the Oct 31st game at home vs Seattle
Norco Bob and I will be in row 1 in north endzone dressed as Crockett and Tubbs….Call it “Raider Vice”
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
Actually the Stadium is in west phoenix
Its under three hours on my bike
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
# The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
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I feel you Brien. I actually wish we could keep both of em. But I do think that Haynesworth is an upgrade over Kelly, just in looking at their overall body of work. Haynesworth is a proven DT. Kelly is still trying to show that he deserved his huge contract that he got. Like you said, he’s the only dude left on that line that a scholarship player from the old days.
Believe me, I would love to keep him and get Haynesworth. I just don’t know if that’s realistic. i don’t see The Skins lettin him go for nuttin. Unless he gives back all of that 21 mil. then they might let him walk.
I just feel like we’re so close to being a top 5 defense in the league. I’m probably just being greedy.lol
June 20th, 2010 at 10:31 am
# Legacy510 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
# The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
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I feel you Brien. I actually wish we could keep both of em. But I do think that Haynesworth is an upgrade over Kelly, just in looking at their overall body of work. Haynesworth is a proven DT. Kelly is still trying to show that he deserved his huge contract that he got. Like you said, he’s the only dude left on that line that a scholarship player from the old days.
Believe me, I would love to keep him and get Haynesworth. I just don’t know if that’s realistic. i don’t see The Skins lettin him go for nuttin. Unless he gives back all of that 21 mil. then they might let him walk.
I just feel like we’re so close to being a top 5 defense in the league. I’m probably just being greedy.lol
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No being greedy is cool after these last 7 seasons
Thing is with Haynesworth and Henderson in the middle you dont have an Under Tackle…..need a pass rushing DT
June 20th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Trade Russell’s jersey for Ken Yon Rambo!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Seymour, Shonasty = pass rushing DTs
June 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Russell who?
June 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
All right, well plan on at least tailgating.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Close to being a top 5 defense?? WTF? Oh, you must have made a typo and forgot to hit the “2″ in front of the 5. OK. Got it.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:40 am
112. You’re kidding right? Thats all we have (besides Henderson) is pass rushing DT’s.
Thats a Davis caveat. One gap penetrators.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Plunketthead Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I agree
Raiders 31
Notsotitan 17
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Can’t remember the last time the Raiders put up 31.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:48 am
That was me with the McLain jersey last night. This article made my day!!!! JaMarcus got some balls bigger than his belly to walk in there like that last night. Raider Nation!!!!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:50 am
B,
I don’t know if Mawae can still play at 39, but I would sign him for 1 year. He can compete in camp with Satele and Morris.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Props to Oakland420
Way to represent the nation!!
June 20th, 2010 at 11:25 am
B,
Not going to give you a hard time about the Lakes. We were both wrong with our “in 5″ predictions”.
Anyway, I see you got ur fatt fugg Henderson, lol!
June 20th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Norco Bob and I will be in row 1 in north endzone dressed as Crockett and Tubbs….Call it “Raider Vice”
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LMFAO!
I’ll believe it when I see it.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:28 am
The ivory coast team is morphing into transformers
anyone else see that?
Ivory Coast 5
Carnival time 1
June 20th, 2010 at 11:29 am
Carlisle has sucked since 2007 ended.
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Bruce Campbell = starter at RG
June 20th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Fire
Its a deal, if they allow tailgating.
You bringing friends?
June 20th, 2010 at 11:32 am
I don’t know if Mawae can still play at 39, but I would sign him for 1 year. He can compete in camp with Satele and Morris.
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We don’t need a C for 1 year. If you want to bring him in to take Morris’ place, fine.
Satele will be fine in year 2 of this system. I was one of his biggest critics last year, but the guy has some talent. 2nd rated C coming out behind Khalil when he was drafted.
Especially with Gallery and Campbell flanking him.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:34 am
How do I know a guy on here is an idiot???
He posts thatn Bruce Campbell will start at Guard.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:45 am
LOL!
Same ole Dude …
Hey Dude … What position is Bruce Campbell playing for the Raiders?
June 20th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Dude
You must not have got the memo
Bruce is the next Gene Upshaw
June 20th, 2010 at 11:47 am
lol
That was the best play of the WC
Carnival time got fancy and wound up on the pitch with the ball stripped
June 20th, 2010 at 11:51 am
The IC can ball
June 20th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/09/30/davis-kiffin-cable-highlights/#comments
Great comments
June 20th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
For Rico/MB
Oakglenn Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I love everyone of my statements. statements of fact. The Oakglenn greatest hits. Sweet.
June 20th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
# jwiggle Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 11:25 am
B,
Not going to give you a hard time about the Lakes. We were both wrong with our “in 5″ predictions”.
Anyway, I see you got ur fatt fugg Henderson, lol!
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Yeah well i was more wrong….gasol shed soft label and artest came up big…..C’s had em but blew it when the crunch came on
June 20th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
# Oakland420 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:48 am
That was me with the McLain jersey last night. This article made my day!!!! JaMarcus got some balls bigger than his belly to walk in there like that last night. Raider Nation!!!!
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you da man!
June 20th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
# jwiggle Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Norco Bob and I will be in row 1 in north endzone dressed as Crockett and Tubbs….Call it “Raider Vice”
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LMFAO!
I’ll believe it when I see it.
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trust me we will
June 20th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:05 am
And last but not least……HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all the dads out there.
I myself do not have kids but can imagine the enormous sacrifice yall have to make as the leaders of your families. I make alot of jokes in here but I got alot of respect for the real dads who take care oftheir seeds like real men are suppose to. Lord knows times are rough in the world and that adds more stress to your daily routine
SO I RAISE MY BEER to toast all the dads of the Raider Universe!
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Much appreciated my man…..lol how bout them lakers, damn they won me A LOT of money
June 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:31 am
# Legacy510 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
# The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
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I feel you Brien. I actually wish we could keep both of em. But I do think that Haynesworth is an upgrade over Kelly, just in looking at their overall body of work. Haynesworth is a proven DT. Kelly is still trying to show that he deserved his huge contract that he got. Like you said, he’s the only dude left on that line that a scholarship player from the old days.
Believe me, I would love to keep him and get Haynesworth. I just don’t know if that’s realistic. i don’t see The Skins lettin him go for nuttin. Unless he gives back all of that 21 mil. then they might let him walk.
I just feel like we’re so close to being a top 5 defense in the league. I’m probably just being greedy.lol
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No being greedy is cool after these last 7 seasons
Thing is with Haynesworth and Henderson in the middle you dont have an Under Tackle…..need a pass rushing DT
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I actually think that Haynesworth could play the UT and would relish the oppurtunity. Having him at the 1 or the 3 technique where he could shoot the gaps and rush the passer imo would keep him motivated and happy. He wants to put up #’s and playing the UT optimizes his oppurtunity to do so. Also Henderson played a lot of 3-4 DE last year so we would have great flexibilty wit him and Haynesworth on the line. That being said, i dont want him on our team having an influence on our locker room and our younger players
June 20th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
The gold standard: generator and protector of jobs
Hugo Salinas Price
The abandonment of the gold standard in 1971 is closely tied to the massive unemployment the industrialized world has suffered in recent years; Mexico, even with a lower level of industrialization than the developed countries, has also lost jobs due to the closing of industries; in recent years, the creation of new jobs in productive activities has been anemic at best.
Take for example the US manufacturers of T.V. Some of the famous US factories that built TV receivers by the millions were “Philco”, “Admiral”, “Zenith”, and “Motorola”. The Japanese had better and cheaper products, and since the abandonment of the gold standard allowed Japan to sell without buying in turn, and allowed the US to buy without selling in turn, the result was that all the huge factories producing these TV’s in the US were closed down. That’s how “going off gold” closed down US industry.
Unlimited purchases from Japan flowed to the US and the world, because they were paid in dollars, which could be created in unlimited quantities. The balance the gold standard had imposed disappeared and imbalance took its place.
June 20th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
The “globalization” so highly praised by the financial press in recent years, has become the worst imaginable nightmare. It is no longer possible to support the unemployed with government handouts. The Sovereign State is close to bankruptcy. Thus, nature takes its revenge on those who dared violate its laws by seeking to impose false money on the world.
Richard Nixon’s elimination of the gold standard has proven to be the US’s best possible strategic gift to China and the rest of Asia. Today, China has a colossal industrial base that might have taken centuries to build, while the US is to a great extent devoid of factories and incapable of reclaiming its former glory. How tragic a fate for the US!
June 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
If Americans find they simply cannot purchase Chinese goods, Americans will manufacture those goods themselves. Industries and new jobs will spring up like mushrooms immediately, to satisfy American demand. International balance will be restored, unemployment will disappear.
Protectionism is not a cure, it is a Band-Aid. Mexico will not achieve the prosperity of which it is capable through protectionism nor by resorting to Socialist measures that crush the creative spirit of the individual. Nor can we succumb to renouncing our nationality and accepting absorption by the US, imitating all the (very costly) measures the current US administration imposes on its citizens. The ideal combination for Mexico includes a moderate dose of nationalism, a government that does not incur deficits, the institution of a monetized one-ounce silver coin, the “Libertad”, to stimulate and protect savings, and eventual participation in a new global gold standard, in which our nation can find the opportunity to fulfill its destiny.
June 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
# severeraiderz Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:31 am
# Legacy510 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
# The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
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I feel you Brien. I actually wish we could keep both of em. But I do think that Haynesworth is an upgrade over Kelly, just in looking at their overall body of work. Haynesworth is a proven DT. Kelly is still trying to show that he deserved his huge contract that he got. Like you said, he’s the only dude left on that line that a scholarship player from the old days.
Believe me, I would love to keep him and get Haynesworth. I just don’t know if that’s realistic. i don’t see The Skins lettin him go for nuttin. Unless he gives back all of that 21 mil. then they might let him walk.
I just feel like we’re so close to being a top 5 defense in the league. I’m probably just being greedy.lol
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No being greedy is cool after these last 7 seasons
Thing is with Haynesworth and Henderson in the middle you dont have an Under Tackle…..need a pass rushing DT
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I actually think that Haynesworth could play the UT and would relish the oppurtunity. Having him at the 1 or the 3 technique where he could shoot the gaps and rush the passer imo would keep him motivated and happy. He wants to put up #’s and playing the UT optimizes his oppurtunity to do so. Also Henderson played a lot of 3-4 DE last year so we would have great flexibilty wit him and Haynesworth on the line. That being said, i dont want him on our team having an influence on our locker room and our younger players
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Interesting I remember them in college but that was a decade ago that those two played together. Can it work vs NFL guards and centers?
June 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
jwiggle Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Satele will be fine in year 2 of this system. I was one of his biggest critics last year, but the guy has some talent. 2nd rated C coming out behind Khalil when he was drafted.
Especially with Gallery and Campbell flanking him.
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This is his 4th yr in the League and I don’t see it. Too often he gets turned around and has his back to the LOS, completely misses delayed blitzes and stunts, struggles to get second level and doesn’t make reads.
In the ZBS center is the most important guy. He makes the reads and the calls for blocking schemes.
Satele hasn’t been anywhere close to accomplishing that.
Hope he’s made leaps and bounds but pretty skeptical.
I’d be shocked if anything other than an injury places Campbell in the starting lineup anywhere on the line let alone guard.
He’s terrible at run blocking ESPECIALLY cut blocks a staple of the ZBS.
Campbell’s too raw to make the starting line up at guard this year. He doesn’t even know how to play his “natural” position of tackle.
Don’t be surprised if we enter game on with Carlisle at RG.
June 20th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
# severeraiderz Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:31 am
# Legacy510 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:27 am
# The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I dont know bruh….I’d keep TK for this season. We have yet to see him play next to a real NT like Henderson. He wont get double teamed as much and will have more chances to make plays. Warren was awful as a NT
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I feel you Brien. I actually wish we could keep both of em. But I do think that Haynesworth is an upgrade over Kelly, just in looking at their overall body of work. Haynesworth is a proven DT. Kelly is still trying to show that he deserved his huge contract that he got. Like you said, he’s the only dude left on that line that a scholarship player from the old days.
Believe me, I would love to keep him and get Haynesworth. I just don’t know if that’s realistic. i don’t see The Skins lettin him go for nuttin. Unless he gives back all of that 21 mil. then they might let him walk.
I just feel like we’re so close to being a top 5 defense in the league. I’m probably just being greedy.lol
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No being greedy is cool after these last 7 seasons
Thing is with Haynesworth and Henderson in the middle you dont have an Under Tackle…..need a pass rushing DT
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I actually think that Haynesworth could play the UT and would relish the oppurtunity. Having him at the 1 or the 3 technique where he could shoot the gaps and rush the passer imo would keep him motivated and happy. He wants to put up #’s and playing the UT optimizes his oppurtunity to do so. Also Henderson played a lot of 3-4 DE last year so we would have great flexibilty wit him and Haynesworth on the line. That being said, i dont want him on our team having an influence on our locker room and our younger players
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Interesting I remember them in college but that was a decade ago that those two played together. Can it work vs NFL guards and centers?
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I believe it would and it wouldnt be an every down lineup
June 20th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
# Dude Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Close to being a top 5 defense?? WTF? Oh, you must have made a typo and forgot to hit the “2″ in front of the 5. OK. Got it.
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Dudette….you killin me here! Just alone by having a real Nose Tackle and MIDDLE LINEBACKER makes this defense leap out of the bottom rung of the defense. We will tackle much better. There will be no more Gerard Warren playing like a 3 tech guy leaving the entire defense to die…..and there will be no more of Kirk Morrison’s soft presence.
The run defense is improved. It will be a day and night difference in 2010 compared to what you have seen lately. The Dline has deep quality depth and so does the LB position. We have a good secondary but depth may be in question. Nonetheless the defense will not be the Al Davis defense of the 60s its going to attack people. Yes the BLITZ! Outta here with that 25th shyt
June 20th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Plunk..
I like your predictions, its always 5-1 and its always 5 to the loser… funny stuff
June 20th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Bri3n….
Props to you for manning up and having your helping of humble pie…
Will be looking for you and Bob on the t.v. on Halloween, from the local dive where I watch the games at with fellow Nation members…
Glad Jerry’s headline to this post wasn’t: “Angry Raider fan goes Vlad Guererro on JaMarcus’ knee, at Oracle during boxing match.”
June 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
147. In theory, it should be improved but we’ll have to see…
June 20th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Almost forgot….
Happy Fathers Day, to all you mutha’s out there….
June 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
jwiggle Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Satele will be fine in year 2 of this system. I was one of his biggest critics last year, but the guy has some talent. 2nd rated C coming out behind Khalil when he was drafted.
Especially with Gallery and Campbell flanking him.
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This is his 4th yr in the League and I don’t see it. Too often he gets turned around and has his back to the LOS, completely misses delayed blitzes and stunts, struggles to get second level and doesn’t make reads.
In the ZBS center is the most important guy. He makes the reads and the calls for blocking schemes.
Satele hasn’t been anywhere close to accomplishing that.
Hope he’s made leaps and bounds but pretty skeptical.
I’d be shocked if anything other than an injury places Campbell in the starting lineup anywhere on the line let alone guard.
He’s terrible at run blocking ESPECIALLY cut blocks a staple of the ZBS.
Campbell’s too raw to make the starting line up at guard this year. He doesn’t even know how to play his “natural” position of tackle.
Don’t be surprised if we enter game on with Carlisle at RG.
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Oh no buddy he will be there for sure…..Cable loves that guy…..terrible…..
June 20th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
147. In theory, it should be improved but we’ll have to see…
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Yeah but out of all things to say 25th? Come that isnt a real improvement at all. Dudette is saying the defense still sucks and will always suck under Al Davis….here that MR spirit against Al as well
June 20th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
And 909…..i only would have went Vlad just to make sure he didnt play for my team on Sundays…..well Al beat me to it lol…………..BRB
June 20th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
The good news richard seymore signs for 12.4 million the bad news he is going to hell.Wealth is an obstacle to love of God. But it is an equal hindrance to loving our neighbor as ourselves; that is, to loving all men and women as Christ loved us. A rich man may indeed love people of his own party, race, or those of his own opinion. He may love those who love him: “Do not even the pagans do the same?” But a rich person cannot have pure disinterested good-will to every child of man. This kind of love can only spring from the love of God, which his great possessions expelled from his soul. This is why it is difficult–almost impossible–for the rich to enter the kingdom of God. They are hindered from loving
June 20th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Bri3n…
Yeah.. good thing Al beat you to the punch.. so to speak..lol..
June 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
AMF’s……
June 20th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
# Nnamdi21 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
147. In theory, it should be improved but we’ll have to see…
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Yeah but out of all things to say 25th? Come that isnt a real improvement at all. Dudette is saying the defense still sucks and will always suck under Al Davis….here that MR spirit against Al as well
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Some people on here won’t know what the he-ll to do with themselves when we fianlly start winning consistently again.
June 20th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
156. “Material goods kill the soul.”
June 20th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Raider Tales from the crypt:
Al Davis had put together the perfect team for the Oakland Raiders. The only thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he couldn’t find a ringer who could ensure a Super Bowl win.
Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone scene in Afghanistan . In one corner of the background, he spotted a young Afghan Muslim soldier with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 15th story window 100 yards away.
KABOOM!
He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right into a chimney.
KA-BLOOEY!
Then he threw another at a passing car going 90 mph.
BULLS-EYE!
“I’ve got to get this guy!” Coach said to himself. “He has the perfect arm!”
So, he brings him to the States and teaches him the great game of football. And the Raiders go on to win the Super Bowl.
The young Afghan is hailed as the great hero of football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, all the young man wants is to call his mother.
“Mom,” he says into the phone, “I just won the Super Bowl!”
“I don’t want to talk to you, the old Muslim woman says. “You are not my son!”
“I don’t think you understand, Mother,” the young man pleads. “I’ve won the greatest sporting event in the world. I’m here among thousands of my adoring fans.”
“No! Let me tell you!” his mother retorts. “At this very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, and I have to keep your sister in the house so she doesn’t get raped!” The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says,
“I will never forgive you for making us move to Oakland !!”
June 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
The most confusing day in the world:
Fathers day in Oakland.
Sorry guys, it just seemed humorous to me – an Oaklander.
June 20th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
JB, and some celebrate Mothers Day, go figure?
June 20th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Hello chaps!
June 20th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Good night wankers!
June 20th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Russell is no longer a Raider. In fact, he is no longer in the NFL.
Please stop reporting on him.
June 20th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
The Maturity of McClain
http://www.raidernationstation.com/exclusives
Wow…some of this I think I read in a Steve McCorkran article but pretty inspirational.
Glad to have McClain on board. Seems like a hard working solid young man unlike that one guy…can’t remember his…oh well.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
J Russell is a ignorant buffoon, just like 0bama.
Jerry not another word about JaMeatloaf please, let this be the last!
June 20th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Agreed.
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# Just Fire Baby Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I love Linguica, the crown jewel of breakfast sausages.
June 20th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
RRRRRRRRAAAAAIIIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEEEERRRRRRRSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
June 20th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
SeyGelnnDeboDectector666, does it feel good to type RRRRRRAAAAIIDDDEEERRRS like a 12yr old moron?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
mistabrown are you a mental retard? You sure sound like one. Is everyone on the blog oakglen? Or are you just stupid?
June 20th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
RRRRRRRRAAAAAIIIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEEEERRRRRRRSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
June 20th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
RRRRAAAAIIIIIIDDDDDEEEERRRRSSS! AFC West Champs 2010!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Where did that foooool mistabrown go? To the Cleveland Browns web site?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Just got done watching Book of Eli………..boooooooooooooooooooooooo
June 20th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
# JB Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
The most confusing day in the world:
Fathers day in Oakland.
Sorry guys, it just seemed humorous to me – an Oaklander.
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Garbage
June 20th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
What up NATION???
June 20th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Happy fathers day to all of you dead beats…
June 20th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Sup Theculator
June 20th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
What up ROG, How u been Mang???
Got two words for ya….Ron Artest…
June 20th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
This joke was funny 1 time long ago. But it was just 1 time, and it was long ago.
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# JB Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
The most confusing day in the world:
Fathers day in Oakland.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
ROG, your relative is going to be playin for the enemy chargers right…. He has a good chance to get some
playing time, as VJ is going to sit out until nov…
June 20th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
MistaBrown, did you ever work in San Diego???
June 20th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
SeyGlenDeboDetector666, when you stop using all the same lame as hell lines WE will stop figuring out its you…
FYI…I do realize you purposely use the same krap so you get attention. You have mental disorders, it’s common knowledge.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Thec
No, why?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Brown, Your writing style is like a guy that I used to work with in SD…
June 20th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Oh, ok
Kinda like OakGlen and all his aliases?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
mistabrown is a nut job. He freaked out in here last night. mistabrown go away. You are very sick and stupid.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
JW,
I wasnt in here last night.
lol
June 20th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
MistaBrown Says:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
JB does SuckEyeRaider chew your bubble gum for you too or just think and type for ya?
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This wasn’t you? Or are you having more hallucinations?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
6pm is late afternoon it doesn’t get dark until 8. I was in here late afternoon..
June 20th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
So you are having hallucinations.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I haven’t hallucinated since HS.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
JW 6pm is night time for you? You eat dinner at 4pm with the blue hairs and tuck yourself in at 7 ?
When I think of night time its 10 or 12, sorry for the age barrier miss communication.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
# MistaBrown Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I haven’t hallucinated since HS.
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You hallucinate that everyone is oakglen. lol.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
JW, when you stop using all the same phrases as SeyGlenDeboDetector666 I’ll stop knowing its you, do we have a deal?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
SeyGlenJW,
I dont think recognizing 5 or 6 aliases as you is “everyone” on this blog do you? You must see a huge difference between 6 and 400, yeah ?
June 20th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
there are two ex-raiders that will return justin fargas and janarcus russell,fargas will pass a physical later this summer and jamarcus will play in the ufl later to be signed by the raiders after a lenghty holdout for more money!!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
lol. mistabrown you must hear voices.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
# Thec07 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
What up ROG, How u been Mang???
Got two words for ya….Ron Artest…
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Yeah but I got two words for ya…….Kendrick Perkins lol
June 20th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
# Thec07 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
ROG, your relative is going to be playin for the enemy chargers right…. He has a good chance to get some
playing time, as VJ is going to sit out until nov…
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Its my cousin boyfriend Seyi Ajirotutu…..yep he plays wide receiver
June 20th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
ROG, dont mention “cousin” MR could be lurking.
June 20th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
There’s a college baseball player for Oklahoma named Bushyhead.
lol
June 20th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
MistaBrown Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Oh, ok
Kinda like OakGlen and all his aliases?
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No, nothing like that. This guy was witty, quick on his feet, didnt give a F(ck He would check you in a heartbeat verbally, or written.
He was from the midwest, and moved back few years ago.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
# Thec07 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
What up ROG, How u been Mang???
Got two words for ya….Ron Artest…
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Yeah but I got two words for ya…….Kendrick Perkins lol
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I am just glad I didnt lose any cash…
June 20th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Oh, like me!
Thanks
June 20th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
ROG, for the record fakers will 3 peat…
June 20th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
ROG, Do you know who Kenya Moore is???
June 20th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Bri3n
This one is for you homie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz3vwuDx0YM
let me know what you think
June 20th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
RaiderDogg Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Bri3n
This one is for you homie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz3vwuDx0YM
let me know what you think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
RD, I am not a fan of the dude gettin dissed, but why are they beefin???
June 20th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Thec
They were beefing cuz it’s good for publicity
East Bay Sick just released this track, with Dirt Nasty and Andy Milanokis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82pkYHNV6A
June 20th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
# MistaBrown Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I haven’t hallucinated since HS.
…………..
You mean you don’t daydream in your bedroom by yourself about beating up your bullies anymore?
June 20th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Anyone know why Plunkethead copied and pasted that article earlier? If he tried to relay it in his own words his little redneck brain would have exploded.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I was at the Ward fight (if you can call it that) Ward dominated.
That JaMierda Russell has not shame man. The lazy ass shows up in Round 7 or 8 and sticks out like a sore thumb with his 6′6, 300 pound frame wearing Alabama gear for crying out loud!?? LSU alums would be puking if they saw that…and me and my three buddies started chanting BUST! He heard…we were right above seated in section 101.
Then after the fight most in the arena booed the crap out of him out of the arena. My buddy got an close photo to see if it was really him and it sure was.
Can’t belive that idiot is still hanging around here. That guy has no integrity, no brain, and shameless.
June 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Pretty sad about JaBustus. I mean, get a clue. Shows up in the middle of the fight. “Dressed up” in a costume, like he’s an athlete. What a British Cigarette this guy is. He is still in the Bay Area?? Why???
June 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
# Thec07 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
The Return of Godliness Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
# Thec07 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
What up ROG, How u been Mang???
Got two words for ya….Ron Artest…
********************************
Yeah but I got two words for ya…….Kendrick Perkins lol
+++++++++++++
I am just glad I didnt lose any cash…
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How so you bet me lakers in 6 and double or nothing it
June 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
LAKERS! World Champs again baby! While the Boston Celtics are World Chumps! LOL
Told yall the Celtics were and old SOFT team!
Screw ALL Boston teams!
June 20th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
He’s just glad someone is talking about him…. good or bad …makes no diff….he’s like the john bobbit of the nfl….
June 20th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Kenya Moore.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://s3.hubimg.com/u/1237674_f520.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hubpages.com/hub/Kenya-Moore-is-the-Most-Gorgeous-Woman-Alive&usg=__9mZOs9utq3lrKIye8wTqnscpZfA=&h=719&w=520&sz=44&hl=en&start=106&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=qHNOcdRGHagu7M:&tbnh=140&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKenya%2BMoore%26start%3D105%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D21%26tbs%3Disch:1
June 20th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
And again.
http://images16.fotki.com/v279/photos/8/801068/3279803/kenyabodyvi-vi.jpg
June 20th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
And last time…
http://media.photobucket.com/image/Kenya%20Moore%20breasts/time4sumakshone/kenya_moore.jpg
June 20th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
# DKnight007 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
LAKERS! World Champs again baby! While the Boston Celtics are World Chumps! LOL
Told yall the Celtics were and old SOFT team!
Screw ALL Boston teams!
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Old….but soft? no….thats a complete lie…lakers got out by skin oftheir teeth so therefore its shows your “soft” crap is a lie….but Lakers are champs
June 20th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
# DKnight007 Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I was at the Ward fight (if you can call it that) Ward dominated.
That JaMierda Russell has not shame man. The lazy ass shows up in Round 7 or 8 and sticks out like a sore thumb with his 6′6, 300 pound frame wearing Alabama gear for crying out loud!?? LSU alums would be puking if they saw that…and me and my three buddies started chanting BUST! He heard…we were right above seated in section 101.
Then after the fight most in the arena booed the crap out of him out of the arena. My buddy got an close photo to see if it was really him and it sure was.
Can’t belive that idiot is still hanging around here. That guy has no integrity, no brain, and shameless.
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Yeah for real
June 20th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
goodnight yall
June 21st, 2010 at 12:00 am
NEW POST
June 21st, 2010 at 4:34 am
[...] Walking right past the press area where I sat near the aisle with columnist Monte Poole, I looked up as Ward was doing his work and saw . . . JaMarcus Russell. He was wearing a University of Alabama red leather jacket and a new red Alabama hat. He was wearing sunglasses. Maybe Russell thought nobody would recognize him, given that he went to LSU and that sunglasses aren’t necessary in an arena. [More] [...]
June 21st, 2010 at 8:23 pm
THEY STEALING FROM YOU JERRY!
http://blogs.nfl.com/2010/06/21/russll-is-persona-non-grata-in-oakland/
June 22nd, 2010 at 2:36 pm
[...] The Oakland Tribune reports that former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell showed up to a boxing match Saturday night at the arena adjacent the Oakland Coliseum. He reportedly arrived for the bout very late and the former LSU star was dressed in Alabama garb and wore sunglasses in the arena. [...]
June 22nd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Can’t believe he thought wearing an Alabama jacket would make a difference. Raider fans will never forget. Did he think he could pass himself off as McClain? lmao…what a brain he’s got.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
[...] him and he even made a stop here in Phoenix. Even JerryMac recently posted that he attended a fight in Oakland over the weekend receiving attention from both sides of the fence (positive and negative). He [...]
June 24th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Ahhh…much better.
Let’s see what type of community organizing skills I have.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Nmamdi and his RaiderNation Station links.
That site blows!!!
June 24th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Barack would not be too proud right now….
June 24th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Saints have yet to visit White House
Posted by Mike Florio on June 24, 2010 5:43 PM ET
The New Orleans Saints have gotten their Super Bowl rings. But they’ve yet to make their traditional trip to the White House for a visit with the Commander-in-Chief.
Usually, the visit has occurred before late June. Last year, the Steelers made the trip to D.C. in May. The year before, the Giants stopped by in April. After the Colts won Super Bowl XLI, the visit also occurred in April. In 2006, Steelers linebacker Joey Porter and adopted the Secret Service look, wearing his shades inside the White House on June 2.
So why haven’t the Saints gone yet this year? The talk is that owner Tom Benson, a Republican, has resisted the trip due to his political leanings. Apparently, coach Sean Payton has been pushing the issue, explaining that the team has to make the trip to see President Obama, who was rooting for the Saints when they upset the Colts in February.
We’re told that the visit tentatively has been scheduled for August, in conjunction with the team’s trip to New England for a preseason game against the Patriots. Whether Benson attends remains to be seen; the current thinking is that he won’t.
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June 24th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
So I know everyone wants to say that Asians all look-a-like, but for my money the Danish look all alike.
A bunch of tall, slender, pale, blue-eyed toe heads.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Fat Kidd!!!!!!
Isn’t it so much better on a fresh thread??
June 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Get over it Tom Benson!!!
Don’t screw over your team, if he doesn’t like BO, he can sit it out.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
What happened??
Did Fat Kidd use my great idea to come push proganda?
I feel used.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Bwah! I thought you were kidding JFB!
You need DSL bro!
June 24th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Great 30 for 30 on the June 17th, 1994.
Kudos to the KC Royals announcer who had the huevos to drop an OJ joke on that exact day.
“Did you hear OJ played golf today?”
“He shoot two under”
June 24th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
June 24th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
What happened??
Did Fat Kidd use my great idea to come push proganda?
I feel used
……………………..yes commrade long live socialism.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Got this qwest wireless thing, it kind of blows.
But it is the “highest” speed Direct TV has in their bundle.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
So saw the debate earlier who would have the most sacks.
My guess is Scott, by watch out for this Groves guy. I am eager to see him off the edge.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
June 24th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Got this qwest wireless thing, it kind of blows.
But it is the “highest” speed Direct TV has in their bundle.
…………………i got rid of direct tv switched to dish network got free dvr and redzone channel.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
$400 for the HD football package.
I still think it will save me money from years prior when I lived in Vegas and went to the casino each weekend.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
I don’t think they will keep both Heard and Henderson on the 53.
If Henderson can still play, him, Bryant and TK should be just about locks.
Seymour and Houston can slide inside occasionally.
Heard would be a practice squad candidate then.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
After a half an hour, I got Fat Kidds’ proganda and Ted making fun of me.
So far, not so good.
I will not go back!!!
June 24th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Does Kim Kardashian have a thing for athletes?
First, it was Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints. A few weeks ago, she was linked with shirtless soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo.
Now come reports that Kardashian has been caught ‘canoodling’ with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin. Austin made it to the Pro Bowl this year and finished the 2009 season with 11 touchdowns.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I have a thing for Kim, that’s for sure.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Medvedev arrived at the White House on a sweltering summer morning for a series of meetings with Obama and U.S. officials. It was their seventh meeting since Obama took office 17 month ago.
Leaving the formality of the White House, they sneaked away for an impromptu ride across the Potomac River to a popular hamburger joint – Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. Customers cheered when the two walked in.
Later, at the news conference, Medvedev called the burgers “probably … not quite healthy but it’s very tasty.”
After their joint news conference, Obama and Medvedev were going together to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Ahead of the talks, U.S. officials pointed to signs that Obama’s much-heralded efforts to start fresh with Moscow have delivered results, from Russian support for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program to the signing of a major treaty to reduce the two countries’ stockpiles of nuclear weapons. They say the U.S. is standing its ground with Russia but shifting the tone away from conflict.
June 25th, 2010 at 5:46 am
Testing….testing
Paging Raider Rockstar
June 25th, 2010 at 5:56 am
present!
June 25th, 2010 at 5:58 am
So how many D-liners did we keep last year?
If we keep 8, and Heard AND Groves really look like they should stick, interesting to see if TK gets cut.
You always seem to have that one vet who gets cut that is a suprise. TK would be in the fold, along with JLH or THoward.
Howard may be better than some of these other fringe guys, but we have seen his game for 4-5 years now, and it isn’t all that impressive.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:04 am
interesting to see if TK gets cut.
You always seem to have that one vet who gets cut that is a suprise. TK would be in the fold, along with JLH or THoward.
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the tag on Seymour and the drafting of Houston REALLY makes Tommy Kelly expendable. if Desmond Bryant can prove himself to be at least equal to Kelly, TK will be gone.
Kelly needs to take a massive paycut and step up his game to even earn a roster spot imo
JLH = lock for the 53
June 25th, 2010 at 6:08 am
The Raiders have this weird way of handling the vets on the fringe of the roster in preseason.
I think both Howard and JLH will rarely be on the field during preseason. Would be suprised if JLH even returns one punt.
If there replacements do well, they will be cut. If not, Howard and JLH will stick.
It is almost out of their hands at this stage.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Higgins is a receiver. Ford is a return man
Jerry Mac even said in his last live chat that guys like Ford, Miller, Watkins, etc aren’t a challenge to JLH … he’s not going anywhere
Howard got an original round tender, the lowest possible. we actually TRADED for 2 guys and moved our sack artist to OLB. not to mention Brown got a 2nd round tender and was a starter for the past 2 years at SLB (when healthy). If Howard can’t add pass rusher & special teams ace to his resume along with pass coverage skills, he’s out. simple as that.
we already know he’s a liability vs. the run
June 25th, 2010 at 6:18 am
You’ve almost convinced me that JLH will stay on the 53
Almost…..
June 25th, 2010 at 6:20 am
Brunell declares bankruptcy, with only 3.3 million in debt.
How can that be? You telling me between his house and investments, a former Pro Bowl QB doesn’t $3.5 million worth?
What the freak did he do with his money? How does he not own a 4-5 million dollar house?
June 25th, 2010 at 6:26 am
When Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell, who played quarterback for the team after Brunell, was asked what player he learned the most from in his career, Campbell said it was Mark Brunell. Campbell said “a nice tribute about how the man he replaced helped him become a better person off the field.”
June 25th, 2010 at 6:29 am
Brunell’s daughter Caitlin won the Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen title in 2007 and then the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2008 in a national pageant held in Orlando in August 2007. She now attends Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida. Caitlin won Miss Teen Jacksonville USA on February 28, 2009, and competed for the title of Miss Teen Florida USA in July 2009.
Brunell has been credited in establishing numerous Whataburger fast food locations around the Jacksonville area.
3x Pro Bowler. won a Super Bowl ring backing up Drew Brees last year …
June 25th, 2010 at 6:29 am
Let’s hope, for Jason’s sake, that THAT didn’t include investment and financial advice.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Whataburgers’…..lol
Way to really push the envelope on your business creativity there Mark!!!!
June 25th, 2010 at 7:11 am
AI is one of the most overrated players in the history of the NBA.
Great scorer, crappy everything else, including human being.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:00 am
anybody else here
June 25th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
“AI is one of the most overrated players in the history of the NBA.”
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C’mon man; Al Davis never played in the NBA.
He was however a great bob-sledder.
October 19th, 2011 at 2:52 pm
john…
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