Jim Otto’s thoughts on Stefen Wisniewski
By Jon Becker
Friday, April 29th, 2011 at 5:34 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Q: What kind of role did you play in the Raiders’ selection of Stefen Wisniewski? Did you have to sign off on the pick?
A: “No, not at all. Not at all. I was kicking his name around for a few days, and last night I was thinking, you know that could possibly happen. I watched him at Penn State since he was a freshman playing. And I thought he was an outstanding football player. I saw him mostly playing guard. If you can play center, you can play guard, tackle or quarterback, whatever.”
Q: What about him specifically impresses you?
A: “Well, he’s strong, he’s intelligent. That’s all been said about him. What we need is strong, intelligent guys that are going to go out there and have a tenaciousness at the way they play, just being tough guys. He’s got all that. He’s big and he’s strong. It runs in the Wisniewski family.”
Q: Any qualities of his that remind you of yourself?
A: “Not really. He’s bigger than I was, but he’s a good football player. I used to like to think that I could play football myself. I wanted to be the best, and he’s that same type of person wanting to be the best out there on any given day and he will be on every day.”
Q: Is there anyone that he reminds you of?
A: “I didn’t see enough of him to really give you a decent answer that way. He plays the type of football that I like, so he’s a Raider and he’s going to be a great Raider for us.”
Q: What are the biggest obstacles he has to clear?
A: “Well, it’s a faster game in the NFL. Stronger guys, faster. He’ll play against stronger, faster guys that will be more like himself. He is a very fast, strong individual, and he’ll be playing against people of the same likeness. So, it is an adjustment but if you’ve got the dogged determination, which I think he has, he’s not going to let that bother him. Thanks a lot. Good to see you guys.”
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April 29th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
# bcz24 Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
All character issues aside, Mallett is a statue in the pocket and by the time he finished running his 40 yard dash Jamarcus Russell had eaten 11 more cheeseburgers and bought a new necklace…
April 29th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
After all these posts….Al Davis is who we thought he was.
Which one of you guys is MaddenRaider now?
Where’s Dakota? getting spit up on by Jr?
April 29th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
3rd round big board:
3) OT/OG Clint Boling (Georgia), OG/C John Moffitt (Wisconsin), CB Curtis Brown (Texas), OT Jah Reid (UCF), OLB Mason Foster (Washington), or NT/DT Kendrick Ellis (Hampton)
April 29th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Kappy came in for a visit, and the bootlickers were all over him.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
1st pick as in today’s first pick You know, the trade that was talked about before the draft started?
But I’m sure you knew that.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
LOL @ “bootlickers”.
Is that right BACK there with whipper snapper?
April 29th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
The Fortyniners absence from the playoffs is over after one year. kappy may not start right away but he’ll beat out Smith by midseason and Harbaugh will have him playing good football by years end. They may have gotten the 2-3rd best QB in the draft and a nightmare to deal with.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
LOL @ “bootlickers”.
Is that right BACK there with whipper snapper?
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Yeah some of you people only parrot Raider propaganda without ANY critical thinking of your own. If you’re able?
April 29th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Now the best thing we can do is caontinue to forify the Oline and add depth to the secondary.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Some of you people are unbelievable.
There is NO WAY IN HELL that Wiz is a bad pick.
You CAN NOT assume that he will be there later and our OL is a case for 911.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
April 29th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Kaepernick is coming to OAKLAND the Raiders are actively trying to get the pick from Pat’s as we speak.
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That didnt happen.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
That’s all fine and dandy Kell, but is “bootlicker” the best you can come up with.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Priesttj Says:
April 28th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
I’v ebeen telling you guys the Wiz kid isn’t what everybody thinks he is. He’s a good player but he’s not what everyone says he is I think we can get him in the 3rd. Draft Kappy in the 2nd comeback and get Wiz in the 3rd and a WR in the 4th. Draft Van Dyke in the 5th and you have a very good draft.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
priesttj Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
The Fortyniners absence from the playoffs is over after one year.
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In that weak arsse division, that may be true.
Certainly not because of a 2nd rd QB.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
McClain, Houston, Veldheer, Wiz 2.0…
I like the direction this team is going.
Football players, not 40 times, please.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Love the pick Al, carry on!
April 29th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
J Hill Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
That’s all fine and dandy Kell, but is “bootlicker” the best you can come up with.
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Its’s the most descriptive term I can come up with. How about Cultist?
April 29th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
kappy too the niners alex smith too the raiders
April 29th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
wassup jhil!!! so i hear that the pats tried to screw us for that first pick 2day huh? kappy wouldve looked good here but oh well. hope lil wiz is even better than his uncle.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
POST11,like everything else in life,we move on,period! Lets get the kick ass picks rounds 3 thru 7, RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 29th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Lefty12 Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Thanks,J Hill.Severe,if you don’t like the pick-fine,no sweat off my balls.But don’t throw ridiculous statements about the guy.He was All-American as a JR at the Center position.He was moved to G as a SR.Don’t know why.You don’t know that he isn’t/won’t be a better C than Satele who wasn’t liked that much by the coaches obviously.It is also possible Satele could be moved to G.At no time was Satele the Raiders best O-Lineman last or any other year.
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Satele has never played G and there is no indication that he will be able to do it now. He was our most consistent OL the second half of the season and the best by far the last 4 games. He is being replaced primarily because he is more compatible for the ZBS though he could certainly function in the stystem that we run as he displayed last year. Most “experts” acknowledge how well he played down the stretch and Jerry has said it several times himself.
Nothing i said about Wiz II was ridiculous. He is not particularly strong at the POA, not quite nimble and has average balance. He has short arms and was pushed around by some of the bigger DL he faced. That being said, he knows how to play the game, has good technique, understands angles, has a non stop motor and is very aggressive. Not a great athelete but gets by with above average football IQ, a great motor and will….classic overachiever
April 29th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
what exactly were the pats asking for to trade with us? was hoping we would take marvin austin instead but kendrick ellis is still available.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:57 pm
15.Kirk Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
McClain, Houston, Veldheer, Wiz 2.0…
I like the direction this team is going.
Football players, not 40 times, please.
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Amen.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
If Satele goes down, you have to move Veldheer, then replace Veldheer at LT.
They need a Center to challenge and provide quality depth.
April 29th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Hey Armond,how you doin? Who you lookin at,3rd round?Raiders
April 29th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Drafting a QB this year does nothing to push the Raiders over the hump this year.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Priest,I think you are going a little overboard on the Kaepernick pick.He MAY turn out to be a good player.Then again he may not.You know as well as most of us that QBs are not always what they seem.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Who we picking at #81??
Cannon?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Priesttj Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Kaepernick is coming to OAKLAND the Raiders are actively trying to get the pick from Pat’s as we speak.
Priesttj Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
Kappy is COMING to Oaktown baby!!!!!! YEAAHHH!!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
interest in kap definitely says they dont believe in campbell long term.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I didnt want Wiz but I’m glad we took an olineman. We stood pat as I told yall Al would. CB? Yeah right. U fools who said otherwise are crazy
April 29th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Yo Snake,I mean Lefty12,whats youre guess for the 3rd round and beyond? RAIDERS
April 29th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Kell get off of BHP. He is a Raider at heart and an OG I respect. You are just a bitter dude who needs to meet his maker yesterday
April 29th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Lol where is the outrage over us reaching on this guy…he was projected as a 3rd rounder and we took him in the first half of the second. We reached by a good 20 picks at least. We could have easily traded back, got an extra 3rd and 5th, and still picked this guy. We easily reached, in terms of projection, as much with him as we did with DHB, especially with Bowers sitting there. We should get much greater return from Wiz II than we got from DHB this upcoming season.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Wow. Thank you, Bill Belichick.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
25.hendu Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Hey Armond,how you doin? Who you lookin at,3rd round?Raiders
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April 29th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
we got Wiz!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Wassup Armond?
Lombardo was talking about the Raider making a move to trade up with the Pats. I didn’t catch all the details, but it seemed at one point before the Pats made the pick, the panel thought it would happen.
Again, didn’t catch the details.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
31.Bauce Rules Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
I didnt want Wiz but I’m glad we took an olineman. We stood pat as I told yall Al would. CB? Yeah right. U fools who said otherwise are crazy
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the bauce , wattit do mayne? who u like next with pick
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
# RaiderRockstar Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
we got Wiz!
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How many QBs were off the board by #48, RRS?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Do we take a chance on Marcus Cannon here?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
So what we reached a bit. We needed nasty and tough guys on the lines. Al is doing things right and haters like Kell and MR are in fear
April 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
38.J Hill Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Wassup Armond?
Lombardo was talking about the Raider making a move to trade up with the Pats. I didn’t catch all the details, but it seemed at one point before the Pats made the pick, the panel thought it would happen.
Again, didn’t catch the details.
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so basically we owe the pats an azz whippin at home
April 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Id love Marcus Cannon but he wont play until 2012 cuz of his condition……draft Kenrick Ellis or Mason Foster
April 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I don’t want House or Brown at #81 …
get Mallett !!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
He’s a Blowhard who’s always wrong, and talks to people like they’re stupid.
And, you mind your own business, you little pootbutt
April 29th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Its’s the most descriptive term I can come up with. How about Cultist?
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What ever floats your boat.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
We draft a Wizneiwski, and names like Jim Otto are being tossed around as consultants to the pick? Yeah, sounds like Hue’s really in control of things.
No playoffs till Al retires.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Enough already dude… we get it. You think we reached. Check. How much did they pay you to sit in the draft room? How the EFF do you know that they didnt try to trade back, not get the deal they wanted and just took they guy? Your guessing. We reached by 20 picks, well guess what genius… we didnt pick again for 33 more picks!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Armond!!!!!Sup wit ya bruh bruh?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
colin kap will be a very good qb in the league….
April 29th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Wassup B!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Mallet goes to Patriots!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
RRS, aren’t you here to tell me how wrong I was about the 6 QBs being off the board by #48?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Ellis is graded out higher than Foster. Ellis it is. Hopefully Cannon will still be around in the 5th round. He’d be a steal there – even with his condition.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Kell you have your nerve when you talk down on people all day everyday. I’ll say and do what I want when a punk like you in causing trouble in here
April 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
thank god we can stop talking about mallett
April 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Hendu,I gave up trying to figure what Davis was going to do long ago.We still need Olinemen,a CB,OLB,possibly a DE,a back-up TE,depth at DT, and maybe a project QB(P.Devlin) wouldn’t hurt.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Dang it, Mallet is gone. Ok lets go, Casey Matthews.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Best RT please.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Ryan Mallett is a New Cheatland Patriot!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
KoolKell Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
If Satele goes down, you have to move Veldheer, then replace Veldheer at LT.
They need a Center to challenge and provide quality depth.
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And we reached for a Center when OG is our most glaring need on the OL. We will likely have Loper and B. Campbell starting at one of our guard positions….im not good wit that, especially with a raw LT and a rookie C
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
I’m pretty sure our new hands-on head coach is looking for a Branch or LaMonica to draft, too. This is a joke. The kid’s probably good. But just the fake that we draft a Wisnewski tells you who’s really in charge.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Has James Brewer been picked?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
if al davis wants to get back at the pats and the niners then he should trade the whole damn 2012 draft for andrew luck next year and im all for it.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
POST 42,thats what IM talkin about,and we NEED more NASTY! raiders!!!!!!!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
J Hill Says:
April 28th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Wouldn’t be surprised to see us go with a FS.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Man, I effin well really don’t like Belichick.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Good pick for Seattle.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
What Todd Mcshay says:
Oakland Stefen Wisniewski OC Penn State
What he brings: Wisniewski is a limited athlete but has enough short-area quickness and takes good enough angles to excel on the interior. His strength is in his lower body, allowing him to root defenders off the ball when in phone-booth situations. His lack of overall balance and inability to sustain blocks are concerns.
How he fits: LG Robert Gallery is on his way out and C Samson Satele could leave in free agency, which leaves a big hole inside. This is a pretty good run blocking group that struggles in pass protection and while Wisniewski is not a gifted athlete, he can really solidify the interior of a unit that really needs a makeover and he will bring toughness.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
How many QBs were off the board by #48, RRS?
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YA,
6. I guessed 5, you guessed 7 and JFB guessed 8
we were ALL wrong. at least 6 isn’t an NFL record!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
James Brewer is still there!! Hang on baby!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
John Moffitt to Seattle
April 29th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Brewer still on the board. Graded out at 5.7 (.4 higher than Wiz’s 5.3).
April 29th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Jheezy! We went oline baby like smart guys!…..oh yeah LA in 6 vs mavericks
April 29th, 2011 at 6:18 pm
42.Bauce Rules Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
So what we reached a bit. We needed nasty and tough guys on the lines. Al is doing things right and haters like Kell and MR are in fear
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****Yeahhhhhhh… NNAAASSSSSSTTTYYYYYYYY!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
trade down and get more picks like last year. hankerson is still on the board along with ellis. now that moffitt is gone we gotta look at other positions.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
armond Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
if al davis wants to get back at the pats and the niners then he should trade the whole damn 2012 draft for andrew luck next year and im all for it.
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If JaJason plays most of the 2011 season like he did against Tenn, St Louis, SF and Pitt – Al Davis won’t have to trade for the top pick in the 2012 draft, he’ll own it.
JaJason sucks.
April 29th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Good solid pick Wiz 2.0, another OL would be good here in the 3ed
April 29th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Wiz is fine…..wasnt my top choice but hell we needed a new center cuz Satele will never be good in power scheme
April 29th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
NinerWoman49….shut the fk up u punk. and what if Campbell plays like he did in the games we kicked ass? Fk u and your JaJason bs. I hope u come to coliseum this year boy….i got something for u
April 29th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
If Kiper and Mcshay are such draft gurus how come no team in the NFL has hired them to run their draft?
April 29th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Curtis Brown is still available!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Ssssshhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooot…….Hankerson is off the board!!!!!!
April 29th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
just a correction here …we did not reach for Wiz ..since when do you reach for day 1 starter in the 2nd?
moreover, if you look at the board, when Wiz came off there other C/OGs started coming off as well. so we didnt reach at all. he wouldve been snapped up in the 2nd.
October 27th, 2011 at 12:28 am
flat roof repairs…
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