Raiders live chat today at 1 p.m.
By Jon Becker
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at 12:10 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Steve Corkran will be here at 1 p.m. to field your Raiders questions about free agency and that new Broncos quarterback Oakland will have to deal with.
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March 20th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
first!
March 20th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Highly doubt that, after signing two players who barely saw the field last season, the Raiders view their secondary as “set”.
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Spencer wasn’t a system fit for SF’s new defense and Bartell had a broken neck (which has since healed and checks out medically). Too many other needs to sign those two AND Porter when we’re up against the cap.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
boring pickups….
March 20th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Spencer wasn’t a system fit for SF’s new defense and Bartell had a broken neck (which has since healed and checks out medically). Too many other needs to sign those two AND Porter when we’re up against the cap.
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They might not sign Porter, but they’re not done adding to the secondary.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I got 5 on it!
March 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
6
March 20th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
The org beleives that spencer is better value than porter…
March 20th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum indicated that Chaz Schilens’ role is yet to be determined.
“He could catch a 100 balls … or he could be a special teamer,” said Tannenbaum, who referred to Schilens as a “really impressive kid.” Braylon Edwards is still on the market, and coach Rex Ryan hinted early in the offseason that a reunion could be in the works. Schilens’ role likely won’t be decided until training camp.
Source: Manish Mehta on Twitter
March 20th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Thec,
You check out the new slapper?
March 20th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Thec Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
The org believes that Spencer is better value than Porter…
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And Reggie is all about the value. He’ll have to be for another few years until our contracts are in line.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
DMAC Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
Thec,
You check out the new slapper?
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Not yet Bruh, will do it today though…
March 20th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
And Reggie is all about the value. He’ll have to be for another few years until our contracts are in line.
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This should be the MO going forward.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
1 NATION
March 20th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Highly doubt that, after signing two players who barely saw the field last season, the Raiders view their secondary as “set”.
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I agree. Well said.
Sign T Porter!!
March 20th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum indicated that Chaz Schilens’ role is yet to be determined. “He could catch a 100 balls … or he could be a special teamer,” said Tannenbaum
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Chaz would be destroyed on Special Teams full-time. He limps off the field at least once every 2-3 plays he’s in on. He’s a fine receiver who looks great sometimes…and is fragile all the time.
I hope Chaz gets 70-receptions this year, as the NYJ lose to the Raiders in the AFC Championship in Oakland next January. (Hey, anything’s possible.)
March 20th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Raider O Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Highly doubt that, after signing two players who barely saw the field last season, the Raiders view their secondary as “set”.
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I agree. Well said.
Sign T Porter!!
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We’ll see what Steve says in a little bit…
March 20th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Zzzzzzzz…..
March 20th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
then again he might do well with Rex ” love dem feets ” Ryan !!!
March 20th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
The Raiders are signing some guys with BIG question marks. We, and ReggieMcK, will be fortunate if half of them work-out as well as we hope they will. If 2/3 of Reggie’s personnel decisions work well — especially the big, franchise-shaping moves, like #1 QB and the like — we’ll be in good hands. A little injury-luck would help an awful lot.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Steve is a real mensch for doing these live chat things. Uber informative and alot of fun even if my questions never get answered ie.
“Whats your sign?”
“Why is the sky blue?” ect ect.. What gives Steve?!
Pizz on Manning but it’ll be interesting to see how Steve thinks the Manning thing will affect our unprecedented rebuild but the fact is, KC is the team we need to watch out for…
Have a great day Nation!~
March 20th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Happy Feet > Rex Ryan
March 20th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
15. Or he could ride the pine with a boo boo.
Fact is, Schilens size 6,4, 220 and speed sub 4.4 make him a threat. His ability was never in question far as I’m concerned and after 2 injuries back to back his cardio was off last year.
This season will be make or break 4 him but if can stay healthy he’s solid
Have a great day Raiders!
March 20th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
I respect Elway’s talent. Undeniable but good l-ord I hate him…
March 20th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Highly doubt that, after signing two players who barely saw the field last season, the Raiders view their secondary as “set”.
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I agree. Well said.
Sign T Porter!!
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We’ll see what Steve says in a little bit…
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LOL
March 20th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Fk u manning!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
1:05
Comment From Raider Duck
So are we still interested in Tracy Porter, or are Bartell and Spencer our starting CBs (barring a camp challenge from Chekwa and DVD)?
1:06
Steve Corkran: Still interested in Porter, for sure. Don’t see Spencer as a starter. For now, I would envision Chimdi Chekwa and Ron Bartell being the starters.
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Say What?!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Lol, that’s why you can’t take cork seriously. Chekwa a starter lol! Bring back Jerry!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Elway: “Tebow’s a great quarterback”. Yeah. That’s why you just gave 96 million dollars to a 36 year old quarterback with a broken neck, because Tebow’s so great. John Elway you’re lying through your horse teeth!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Sign T Porter!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
We get it, Hayes. You’re skeptical of Reggie McKenzie. How many times do you have to repeat it?
March 20th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
I hate the broncos, but watching this presser…elway is a funny dude.
March 20th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Manning insists he’s been open with teams about his entire medical history. Although he’s happy with his progress, Manning repeated several times that there’s “no question” he still has work to do, and is “not where I want to be.” Manning did say, however, that he could play this Sunday if needed — just not at the level he’s accustomed to playing. Manning realizes he doesn’t have “14 years left,” but plans on playing for a “long time.”
March 20th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Elway was also frustrated with all the dirt balls and air balls and screwballs Tebow scattered to the wind. He was frustrated that Tebow would play like Joan Rivers for three quarters and like Philip Rivers in the fourth. He was puzzled by Tebow’s stats. The kid didn’t even complete 48 percent of his throws. Peyton Manning completes 65 percent of his.
Now that’s funny…the Joan to Phillip Rivers comparison!
March 20th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Thx Hwnrdr. I can’t watch it. My daughter is making me watch Tom & Jerry with her. I like Tom & Jerry.
March 20th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
1:50
Comment From Joe Klein
are we set at cornerback now?
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Steve Corkran: Not a chance.
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Where is Duck?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Raider O Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
1:50
Comment From Joe Klein
are we set at cornerback now?
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Steve Corkran: Not a chance.
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Where is Duck?
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Right here. Maybe we DO get Porter after all. Nothing wrong with a stronger DB corps as long as we can still afford our other needs.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Tracy Porter is the top cornerback left on the 2012 free agent market. He has drawn interest from the Raiders, Bengals, Rams, Broncos, and Titans, among others.
Porter was expected to visit Raiders headquarters early this week, but that meeting was postponed after Oakland signed Shawntae Spencer to go along with Ronald Bartell
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Attn: Raider O
why was Porter’s visit “postponed” if Bartell, Spencer, Chekwa & DVD aren’t our Top 4 CB’s and Reggie has money to spend?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Tulloch off the market … staying in Motown
March 20th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Comment From SouthTexasRaider
MAN THIS IS HORSESCHIT! i see you answer the same questions and you cant answer mine! been sending the same question since 1:14.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Reggie has a lot of work to do if he wants to get this right. He has to pay somebody you cannot biuld on a shoestring budget like some on here think. He has to pay someone.
My biggest concern is the new coach and his phylosophies. I know we will run a 3/4 because that is what the DC ran at Stanford. Chester was the assist Line coach. The are a few players on that Stanford defense I like Chase Thomas for one, Terrence Stephens the Dlineman the other.
Unlike most I think we need Bush back for a variety of reasons. He played hurt(ankle) last year and gutted it out but no one appreciates that. Anyway I hate to go into next year with one reliable back. Bush was the most reliable performer on offense yet some want him gone. BIG MISTAKE IMO!
March 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Reggie needs to get Tracy Porter (CB) and a minimum of two new OLB’ers. A new NT in addition to Ivey would be nice also. Let the 3-4 defense begin.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Comment From CuzinlvrCuzinlvr:
Raiders basically payed twice what Routt, Wimbley and Boss got on the FA market. How awful is that?
Tuesday March 20, 2012 1:29 Cuzinlvr
1:30 Steve Corkran: Pretty awful. That’s what Reggie McKenzie is trying to correct.
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Hey, who let Sully into the live chat?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Welcome back Priesttj
I think Reggie is on the right track but it will take a while.
Its almost like if you ran up a lot of credit card debt and you had to tighten your belt and live cheap for a year while you paid it off.
We have been mortgaging our future for today for so long (bloated contracts trading draft picks etc) and now its time to pay the piper which is not exciting for us fans.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Peyton went from wearing one of the best looking Uni’s in the league to wearing one of the ugliest , probably the ugliest in the league , yuck
March 20th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
MR, troll — Anybody who just assumes ReggieMcK will get everything right is a fool.
Even if Reggie makes 100%-correct personnel choices, he’s not going to enjoy perfect fortune with them…this is real life. The Raiders are close to being a good Team…but they’re not too far away from being a below-average Team again, either.
I have supreme confidence in ReggieMcK to succeed, but I know it takes a lot more than smarts and money to have a good run as a GM.
I’m skeptical of Reggie?? Pffft. Chase your own tail, troll.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
He has to pay somebody you cannot biuld on a shoestring budget like some on here think. He has to pay someone.
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Dude, it is a salary cap sport, we are paying out salaries just as much as anyone.
Seymour, Branch, Condo, Shane, Seabass, Rolando, TK, McFadden, Palmer…….these guys are all getting paid at or near the top of their positions in the whole league.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
TJ
What do you know about these 2 new B’s that were signed:
• Rashawn Jackson RB, 6′1″ 240#
• Lonyea Miller RB, 6′0″ 232#
Both of these guys has Bush type size. I suspect that one of both may make the 53 squad.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
tj the clown is back? The gift that keeps on giving! Just couldn’t stay away tj ?
It took you 3 months to show your face after KK backed you down with his broken leg?
I look forward to your wacky as Fk post and endless material!
March 20th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
tj, how did your Ausberry & J Moss predictions workout for you ?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Glad to see you back Priesttj. Nothing but football lightweights in here, now.
Now, that Al Davis is dead, maybe we can get along.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Ausberry WILL play an important roll this year – quite possibly as the starting TE.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Correct Me if I am wrong but wasn’t Tracy porter the cb who picked off manning for the winning td in the sb, lol. Reggie needs to sign him for that reason alone , Payton would get mind fuggged twice a year when he faced us and sees tp.2 on the other side of the line. Let’s get him Reggie he has bounty mentality too.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I think I remember when you got along with people in here, KK — It was right after you started posting. Too bad it’s been downhill in the 7-years since.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
If, you have a 8-8 team, you might as well have a 8-8 payroll.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Let’s talk defense. Can Kelly play the NT position. They signed a guy named Travis Ivey – 6′4″ 325 as a NT. Don’t know a lot about him but theoretically, he could be our new NT in a 3-4 D. Assuming the NT rotation is Ivey, Kelly & Houston, we have an available DE rotation of Seymour/Shaughnessy, Bryant/Houston. I’d put Curry & Romac as ILB with Goethal as BU-ILB. We need 3 new OLB (2 starting & 1 BU). I’d like to see Bartell & Porter at CB with Huff & Branch at safety. Thoughts?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Methinks SouthTexasRaider needs his Midol refilled…
March 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
So…don’t spend big $$ in an attempt to improve?? All contracts carry risk…and large contracts carry exponentially larger risk.
Aim for a payroll in the middle of the pack, and expect reults in the middle of the pack. No thanks.
Roll tho$e dice, baby.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
HayesDaze37 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
I think I remember when you got along with people in here, KK — It was right after you started posting. Too bad it’s been downhill in the 7-years since.
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I’ll put my knowledge and pedigree up against anybody in here.
I helped get this blog registered, so trolls nad corss-posters don’t like me.
I was a longtime Al Davis critic, so Al Davis fans, don’t like me.
I sometimes post political and cultural articles, so right-wingers don’t like me.
I’m living with it just fine, thanks.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Check out our new helmets!!
http://aggbot.com/Oakland-Raiders-News/article/16439332
March 20th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Reporter: What will be your Plan B if, God forbid, Peyton gets hurt?
Elway: Plan B?? I don’t have a Plan B. (Laughter)
March 20th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Go get Jameel McClain ASAP….
March 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
r8eray Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Check out our new helmets!!
http://aggbot.com/Oakland-Raiders-News/article/16439332
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New hats look sic…
March 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Waddup Nation.
Rack ‘em
March 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Let’s talk defense. Can Kelly play the NT position.
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In a 3-4…nope.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
“Let’s talk defense. Can Kelly play the NT position.”
No but he can play paddy-cake
March 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
That silver helmet is bad Azz!
March 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
ACURRY played in a 3-4 when he was with the sea, and he struggled.
Question, did they have him playing ilb, or olb?
In my opinion he is better suited to play ilb in a 3-4.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Thec Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
ACURRY played in a 3-4 when he was with the sea, and he struggled.
Question, did they have him playing ilb, or olb?
In my opinion he is better suited to play ilb in a 3-4.
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No he didn’t. He played 4-3 SLB. Same position he played in college. He’ll likely play 4-3 SLB again this season.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Nothing but football lightweights in here, now.
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Yes, because you enlighten us daily, 13 condescendingly-worded posts at a time.
March 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
65. Ha
March 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Those helmets do look fed…only thing is, that link didn’t confirm if it was gonna be our helmets or just an idea being pitched from that guy, or did I miss something?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
Dakota Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
I hate the broncos, but watching this presser…elway is a funny dude.
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Why was Peyton wearing silver and black at his presser?
March 20th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Thec Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
ACURRY played in a 3-4 when he was with the sea, and he struggled.
Question, did they have him playing ilb, or olb?
In my opinion he is better suited to play ilb in a 3-4.
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No he didn’t. He played 4-3 SLB. Same position he played in college. He’ll likely play 4-3 SLB again this season.
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I thought sea ran a 3-4???
March 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
57.HayesDaze37 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
So…don’t spend big $$ in an attempt to improve?? All contracts carry risk…and large contracts carry exponentially larger risk.
Aim for a payroll in the middle of the pack, and expect reults in the middle of the pack. No thanks.
Roll tho$e dice, baby.
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Can you give us some specifics as to what players should have been kept, and how they would have been kept considering how far we are over the salary cap, and what big name free agents we should have signed by now, and where that money was to come from?
Having a high payroll does not equal success. If that were the case the Raiders would have won their division ever year for the past 9 years because our payroll was top three nearly that entire time.
Reggie cutting players with major holes in their games, like Wimbley and Routt, is what had to happen for this team to move forward and get some space to sign legit players in the years to come. The Raiders are not pinching pennies, they are simply trying to extricate themselves from the mess Al left in place.
And besides that, there were many teams who excel on the field and still manage the cap well….49ers and Broncos both won their divisions last year and both have boatloads of cap room to improve their teams this year.
I do not anticipate the Raiders suddenly becoming cheap like the Bungholes….just smarter in how the money is spent.
If you think the old ways were better, I would suggest looking at the Raiders record since free agency began….
Additionally, you have to have good players who WANT to come to Oakland. For the past 9 years, only players with injuries, bad work ethics or other major flaws wanted to come here….they bilked an old man out of a fortune. That stops now. But once good players sees what kind of solid organization is finally being put in place by Reggie and company, they will start to put the Raiders back on top of their destination wish list. But that will take time. Reggie can fix this mess overnight.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
I thought sea ran a 3-4???
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Nope, they’ve been 4-3 for years.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Unanswered needs:
• 1-NT (either starting or BU)
• 3-OLB (2 starters, 1 BU)
• 1-CB (Starting opposite Bartell)
• 1-FS (BU)
• 1-WR (BU – behind, DHB, Moore, Ford, Murphy, McGee)
• 1-C (BU)
March 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
No he didn’t. He played 4-3 SLB. Same position he played in college. He’ll likely play 4-3 SLB again this season.
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All indictions and speculation so far is that we move to a 3-4…
That said, he will have to move inside paired with one of the mcclain’s
March 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Nothing but football lightweights in here, now.
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Yes, because you enlighten us daily, 13 condescendingly-worded posts at a time.
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Typical right-winger, hatin on a brother. Lol.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
I think we saw the best of Aaron Curry last year.
Most Semi’s seem like buyers on him though, so I am willing to be optimistic.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
KoolKell Says:
I’ll put my knowledge and pedigree up against anybody in here.
I helped get this blog registered, so trolls nad corss-posters don’t like me.
I was a longtime Al Davis critic, so Al Davis fans, don’t like me.
I sometimes post political and cultural articles, so right-wingers don’t like me.
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Your knowledge is no more than half the posters in here…even though most are younger than you. Your experience as a Raiders fan is different than your knowledge. There are a few of us whose pedigrees easily match yours.
The blog needed being “registered” not long after people like you pushed it into absurdity.
There are plenty of Al Davis fans who didn’t agree with everything The Man did…but it didn’t make them spew the hateful crap you do.
Your political and cultural articles belong on a political blog, not in a football blog. You post them here to do the one thing you complain about most: stirring-up the race pot.
You’re a self-centered hypocrite, who goes out of his way to make conflict…not resolve it. And you whine people don’t “like” you? Duh. The gray in your temples must be the brain matter seeping-out.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
I thought sea ran a 3-4???
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Nope, they’ve been 4-3 for years.
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Ok YoungGM, thanks for the update.
So where do you put him in a 3-4?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
If you think the old ways were better, I would suggest looking at the Raiders record since free agency began….
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Oh boy, do I have to start posting that again. they hate me for that.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
I think we saw the best of Aaron Curry last year.
Most Semi’s seem like buyers on him though, so I am willing to be optimistic.
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hahahahahha…You talk as if he is a stock…
March 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
You’re a self-centered hypocrite, who goes out of his way to make conflict…not resolve it. And you whine people don’t “like” you? Duh. The gray in your temples must be the brain matter seeping-out.
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Whining? Me? Do you have a link?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
JB Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Unanswered needs:
• 1-NT (either starting or BU)
• 3-OLB (2 starters, 1 BU)
• 1-CB (Starting opposite Bartell)
• 1-FS (BU)
• 1-WR (BU – behind, DHB, Moore, Ford, Murphy, McGee)
• 1-C (BU)
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LB’s LB’s LB’s LB’s LB’s.
I wanrt to see real depth at ilb. right now its ACURRY, and rmcclain. We need to sign JMCCLAIN ASAP.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I don’t disagree with you there, Dakota — But, we (Reggie) can’t be afraid to risk the big money on the occasional contract…it’s the only way to hit one. Big money brings big stars. Hopefully.
The most important thing Reggie can do for himself, and the Raiders, is to make sure we always have a top-10 QB on the roster. Top-10 QB = Competitive game-in/out
March 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
The blog needed being “registered” not long after people like you pushed it into absurdity.
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March 20th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
77.Thec Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
No he didn’t. He played 4-3 SLB. Same position he played in college. He’ll likely play 4-3 SLB again this season.
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All indictions and speculation so far is that we move to a 3-4…
That said, he will have to move inside paired with one of the mcclain’s
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Really? Says who? We don’t have a 3-4 NT and we have zero depth at LB. It would be a disaster. All indications are actually that we stay with a 4-3. Allen was just playing lip service to the 3-4 as far as I could tell. Allen’s defense in Denver was a 4-3. Of course sometimes they will move into a 3-4 to keep the other team guessing, but you can’t play a 3-4 predominantly without committing to it, and we have neither the personnel, nor the cap space to make that transition.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
You know when the corner blitzes and comes flying like a bat out of hell on the qb’s blindside and blast the qb in the back causing the rubber neck wiplash, what happens when the qb is manning and the screaming deamond is branch or huff, ……….
March 20th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Chase your own tail, KK. Better yet, go chase MR’s.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
DEATHROW 55 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
You know when the corner blitzes and comes flying like a bat out of hell on the qb’s blindside and blast the qb in the back causing the rubber neck wiplash, what happens when the qb is manning and the screaming deamond is branch or huff, ……….
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easy…
Roughing the passer, no 34 defense, thats a 15 yard penalty, automatic first down.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
86.HayesDaze37 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I don’t disagree with you there, Dakota — But, we (Reggie) can’t be afraid to risk the big money on the occasional contract…it’s the only way to hit one. Big money brings big stars. Hopefully.
The most important thing Reggie can do for himself, and the Raiders, is to make sure we always have a top-10 QB on the roster. Top-10 QB = Competitive game-in/out
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Time will tell…first Reggie has to unwind some of the bad contracts and then we will see what he will be like in free agency. I agree about the QB idea, but that is easier said than done. I think Palmer will be a top 10 QB next season, with a full training camp, and if the WRs can stay healthy.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
KK, I think when you are dead we will get along better too.
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KoolKell Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Now, that Al Davis is dead, maybe we can get along.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Dakota
Travis Ivey – NT, 6′4″ 325# currently under Raider contract. We should also try to find another NT from FA. Our BIG problem is LB. We need 3 OLB’ers (2 starters & 1 BU). After that 3-4 is a reality.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Really? Says who? We don’t have a 3-4 NT and we have zero depth at LB. It would be a disaster. All indications are actually that we stay with a 4-3. Allen was just playing lip service to the 3-4 as far as I could tell. Allen’s defense in Denver was a 4-3. Of course sometimes they will move into a 3-4 to keep the other team guessing, but you can’t play a 3-4 predominantly without committing to it, and we have neither the personnel, nor the cap space to make that transition.
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I am totally with you regarding the personnel, we dont have a NT nor do we have the LB’s to run a 3-4, 2 positions I have been screaming we need since the end of the season. I personally would like to see us stay 4-3 we will see what DA has cooking.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Linebacker Manny Lawson — The 22nd pick in the 2006 draft, Lawson has disappointed as an NFL pass rusher with 16 sacks through six seasons. Lawson is a freak athlete at 6-foot-5, 240 with low-4.4 speed and a 40-inch vertical, however, and he’s wicked smart (43 Wonderlic score). Lawson can set the edge against the run and has always been effective in coverage. With experience in both 3-4 and 4-3 schemes, Lawson should be generating more interest than he has so far.
-PFT
Worth a look?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Ok YoungGM, thanks for the update.
So where do you put him in a 3-4?
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ILB, probably on the strong side. He can shed blocks in the middle and make tackles. Not sold on him in coverage, but he’s not much of a pass-rusher, either.
I think the Raiders will emphasize 4-3 this season, though. They’ll need to make some higher profile moves if they intend on emphasizing a 3-4. An NT and two LBs would be needed, as well as LB depth.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
No use in spending big money on a FA, unless that guy is gonna push you over the hump.
We’ll see what we have this year, and build on that, next year.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
What’s up with Bush is he staying or going , updating my Madden franchise rosta.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
So what’s the surprise draft-day trade gonna be? My guess is Louis Murphy, Bruce Campbell, and our top 2 Raiderettes for some depth at outside linebacker
March 20th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
The Reggie will definitely go down swinging at some point in time.
A big FA “splash” will happen next season and beyond.
This is the year of the purge, but I still think we can win the division.
10 well placed wins will do it, and I think the Hue Jackson-Dennis Allen tradeoff is worth 2 games in itself.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Manny Lawson would be worth a look at either SLB or WLB. Similar player to Aaron Curry, but has put together a couple solid season in a row. Unspectacular player, but good fundamentals. Versatile enough to play 3-4 OLB on the strong side, too.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Solid post. Change the name from YoungAmerican to YoungGM…
March 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
94.JB Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Dakota
Travis Ivey – NT, 6′4″ 325# currently under Raider contract. We should also try to find another NT from FA. Our BIG problem is LB. We need 3 OLB’ers (2 starters & 1 BU). After that 3-4 is a reality.
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Well, I just don’t know….2 years out of college….1 career tackle….and he is the NT we can build a 3-4 around?
I don’t know the guy’s story, but it doesn’t look like a bet I would make.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Manny Lawson is said to be able to “set the edge” according to that report.
In all honesty, we have trotted out about 25 guys the last few years at various positions and told to “set the edge” and I think damn near everyone of them failed.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
#102 Sound approach & good idea.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Can we draft a mo fo like Navarro Bowman, please Reggie find the talent
March 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
You can get JMCCLAIN for about 4 per…Not really expensive, guy can play the ILB position withauthority…
March 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Ivey was a Reggie signing so I’d expect him to be one of Reggie’s guys. Hopefully he’d have the necessary talent & skills & just needs to opportunity to play. The same can be said of the 2 RB’s Reggie signed. Both have Bush size.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
JFB – just the man I’m looking for. Good game Saturday. Hopefully, you understood by the end of the game that Pitino is actually a great coach, and if anything; we just have one too many spurts where our shooters can’t knock anything down. But that complex morphing man-to-man press that falls back to the matchup zone had New Mexico vexed. I can honestly say they didn’t get more than 5 good looks all game. Again though, good game. Drew Gordon gave us fits and didn’t let the Ville run away with it, but Siva finally woke up late in the 2nd half. Russ Smith had a HUGE game.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
3-4 NT’s are pretty rare, yet somehow fairly underpaid IMO, so I find it hard to believe the Raiders having one just laying around on their practice squad.
Although I can see Hue and Chuck B screwing just about anything up.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Is that McClain the fool playing by Ray lew in Balt?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
JFB
Ivey was signed post Hue on Jan 3, 2012.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
SnBBleeder,
I thought your guys’ half-court defense was what won the game. The press really didn’t cause more than 1 or 2 turnovers, and we even got a few easy looks off it. But your right, we had bad looks all night.
The few spurts with the shooters won the game. Tough loss for the Lobo’s, Gordon played his azz off, but nobody else could really hit an outside shot.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I am totally with you regarding the personnel, we dont have a NT nor do we have the LB’s to run a 3-4, 2 positions I have been screaming we need since the end of the season. I personally would like to see us stay 4-3 we will see what DA has cooking.
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Sure we do. We could put Desmond Bryant at the nose and have Hall Davis as the OLB rush. Davis was one of the most intriguing prospect that has never done anything. He is a 6′4″ 265lb guy that runs a 4.7. With long arms.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
JFB
Ivey was signed post Hue on Jan 3, 2012.
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Well, looks like Hue screwed-up not signing him prior to, when he was wearing his GM clown hat.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
3-4 NT’s are pretty rare, yet somehow fairly underpaid IMO, so I find it hard to believe the Raiders having one just laying around on their practice squad.
Although I can see Hue and Chuck B screwing just about anything up.
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I actually thought Cumbie has a good training camp and good preseason last year. He needed to get stronger. Let’s see what he can do.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Manny Lawson was benched last year because of poor tackling sounds like he would fit right in with ROMAC they can both have a stupid look on their face jogging behind the runner.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
115.Seymour Bush Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I am totally with you regarding the personnel, we dont have a NT nor do we have the LB’s to run a 3-4, 2 positions I have been screaming we need since the end of the season. I personally would like to see us stay 4-3 we will see what DA has cooking.
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Sure we do. We could put Desmond Bryant at the nose and have Hall Davis as the OLB rush. Davis was one of the most intriguing prospect that has never done anything. He is a 6′4″ 265lb guy that runs a 4.7. With long arms.
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With all due respect, that is crazy talk. Desmond Bryant at NT in a 3-4 defense? The kid is 300 lbs. A 3-4 will not work unless the NT can force the offensive line to commit both a guard and a center to blocking the NT.
I hope you are just joking.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
SnBBleeder,
I thought your guys’ half-court defense was what won the game. The press really didn’t cause more than 1 or 2 turnovers, and we even got a few easy looks off it. But your right, we had bad looks all night.
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Agreed, but don’t forget when the press isn’t turning you over; it’s draining those legs to make the jumpers that much harder. The few good looks they had, they missed, with the exception of that one late in the corner to cut it to two. Gordon did play his tail off though. Man, I knew he would give us problems and said as much, but he exceeded my expectations and did nothing but impress. He made himself a lot of money with that game. That game can’t do anything but make both programs tougher for the near future.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
118.Silverandblack666 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Manny Lawson was benched last year because of poor tackling sounds like he would fit right in with ROMAC they can both have a stupid look on their face jogging behind the runner.
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lol
March 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
JFB
Ivey was signed post Hue on Jan 3, 2012.
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Well, looks like Hue screwed-up not signing him prior to, when he was wearing his GM clown hat.
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So, instead of aknowledging YOUR error, just hate on the Black Man?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Hue Jackson was black?
Seriously?
Hue: Obviously…..
March 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I am totally with you regarding the personnel, we dont have a NT nor do we have the LB’s to run a 3-4, 2 positions I have been screaming we need since the end of the season. I personally would like to see us stay 4-3 we will see what DA has cooking.
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Sure we do. We could put Desmond Bryant at the nose and have Hall Davis as the OLB rush.
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Have you ever seen Bryant play the nose?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Has there been any word on if Sho-nasty will be 100% by the time camp starts?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
SilverAndBlackBleeder Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Has there been any word on if Sho-nasty will be 100% by the time camp starts?
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Apparently he’s already 100%.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
KK…you and MR must be related. Must be.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Jhill,
Remember when I gave you the nickname Jwiggle?
I have a new one for you to try on…..JBussExcuse MakerHill.
Doesn’t quite flow like Jwiggle does it?
lol
March 20th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
Apparently he’s already 100%.
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Thats what it is then. Looking forward to seeing our real monster back out there under some legit defensive guidance.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
JB I really don’t know much about the two kids at all except I think Jackson is more a straight ahead slashing runner, From the vaguest of memories.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Rick Pitino +1
And he looked sharp didn’t he?
Gordon reversed dunked it on someone’s head late though, and then ALMOST hit his very last collegiate shot, a fadeaway 30 footer to bring his team within 3, but actually got the last rebound and threw it from 65 feet to try to tie it at the buzzer.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Shaughnessy’s 100%…but for how long? Any more time on the pines, and he’s just like DMC in that regard.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
The Defense is shaping up better than last year’s D. The CB moves imo are better than Routt and CJ.
Now we need some LBS and and a bu rb and we can make a run. 10 wins not impossible
March 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
HayesDaze37 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
KK…you and MR must be related. Must be.
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Why do you get so bothered with me?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
With all due respect, that is crazy talk. Desmond Bryant at NT in a 3-4 defense? The kid is 300 lbs. A 3-4 will not work unless the NT can force the offensive line to commit both a guard and a center to blocking the NT.
I hope you are just joking.
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Jay Ratliff was one of the best NT’s in the NFC for years. And he went about 298. Aubrayo Franklin goes about 316, and the Whiners backup Rickie Jean Francois goes 295. Some ofy ou guys think NT’s in an Odd alignment have to go 375. Some do, most don’t. Some are smallish and athletic. Would Bryant be optimal? Probably not, but who would be better?
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
You people still watch that watered down junk they call college basketball these days?
One year mercenaries burning through sorority girls and beer while playing in the minor leagues, just counting the days until they can declare for the NBA draft?
No thanks. That product is now crap. WNBA teams run better offenses than those isolation happy fools.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
HayesDaze37 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Shaughnessy’s 100%…but for how long? Any more time on the pines, and he’s just like DMC in that regard.
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Agreed. Let’s hope he’s the game changer DMC is.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Afternoon Fellas, I just read Cooper re upped for 925,000…275,000 guaranteed.
Thanks Coop.
This coming season should be a load of fun.
Can’t wait to see the different D with new coaches and schemes.
Really curious about the O and how all of the firepower is put to use.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Have you ever seen Bryant play the nose?
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He’s from Harvard. He’ll figure it out.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Don’t hate because the Jackrabbits got eliminated.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Like the FA signings so far as well.
Reggie appears to be a smart shopper.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Have you ever seen Bryant play the nose?
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He’s from Harvard. He’ll figure it out.
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T Kelly say’s pound for pound Dez is the strongest Raider.
At NT He’ll need to hold his ground and shed.
I think he’s capable, but might be a bit long.
Pad level could be an issue.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Savage Carlisle continues to plow along, helping the team. He didn’t miss a snap last year, than stands in line for a million dollar paycut in the offseason.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
136.Dakota Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
You people still watch that watered down junk they call college basketball these days?
One year mercenaries burning through sorority girls and beer while playing in the minor leagues, just counting the days until they can declare for the NBA draft?
No thanks. That product is now crap. WNBA teams run better offenses than those isolation happy fools.
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Clearly someone who doesn’t watch the sport. It’s actually basketball at it’s finest. The problem is the finishing, so more often than not, the end result of the play washes a possession out, but you hardly ever see NBA teams playing the right way, with players constantly cutting, flashing, screening, and moving properly. And the lack of superb finishing is made up by emotional crowds and a majority of the kids playing for the genuine love of the game. And the only teams where the NBA draft affects the kid’s energy and effort are teams like Texas and every team in the Pac-12 that no one who really loves the sport cares about…
Iso ball at it’s finest would be Kobe Bryant continuing to ignore Pau Gasol on a night he’s shooting 9-14, or one of the million other NBA teams that don’t play ball the right way except the Bulls (and I’m a Knicks fan, so I know all too well horrible basketball)……that my friend is crap advertised as gold….
I love the NBA and NCAA though…just giving you something to think about…
March 20th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
As far as I can tell Ivey was signed on Dec. 19, 2011.
It was post AD but we really don’t know who was calling the shots then.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Savage Carlisle continues to plow along, helping the team. He didn’t miss a snap last year, than stands in line for a million dollar paycut in the offseason.
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LOL,
I gotta give the Guy credit.
I still want a more stout guy in that RG spot however. lol
March 20th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
135.Seymour Bush Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Jay Ratliff was one of the best NT’s in the NFC for years. And he went about 298. Aubrayo Franklin goes about 316, and the Whiners backup Rickie Jean Francois goes 295. Some ofy ou guys think NT’s in an Odd alignment have to go 375. Some do, most don’t. Some are smallish and athletic. Would Bryant be optimal? Probably not, but who would be better?
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Cowboy people know Ratliff isn’t the answer at NT…due to his size:
“How will a Nose Tackle benefit the Cowboys?
Jay Ratliff has given the Cowboys a lot of production from the 1- and 0-technique since becoming a full-time player in 2006.That said, his production has come while knifing through the A- and B-gaps and disrupting plays in the backfield. While impressive to watch, this style of play causes problems for the Cowboys schematically. Well-respected 3-4 Coordinator Dick LeBeau explains, in this 2009 interview with ESPN’s Greg Garber, that
“[the Nose Tackle's] job…is to disrupt the flow of the play. If two guys have to block one, that means somebody should be free someplace.”
When Ratliff penetrates, his intention is to escape from the two linemen trying to block him. If successful, Ratliff enters the backfield, but two offensive linemen are now free to attack the second level of the defense. Ratliff is not, in fact, freeing up anyone, but rather attempting to free himself. This difference in strategy causes the Inside Linebackers to stay closer to the line of scrimmage, as they must provide run support in the event the Nose Tackle penetrates the wrong hole (any Gap the Running Back isn’t headed to). As you may have guessed, this penetrating style is commonly employed by 4-3 teams, as the second Defensive Tackle allows for more thorough Gap Coverage–both penetrating the line. The 3-4 Nose Tackle should instead attack the body of the Center, and be prepared to shed him in order to tackle the Running Back in either A-Gap. This style of play frees the Inside Linebackers to drop into coverage without fear of being gashed in the running game.
This confidence gained by the Inside Linebackers spreads to the rest of the defense. Safeties can play deeper, knowing the ILBs won’t be beaten on quick routes. Corners can play more aggressive press coverage, with confidence that the Safeties will be providing help over the top. The Outside Linebackers and Defensive Ends will be facing manageable opposition (on one side, a Tackle and Guard–the other, a Tackle alone), all but guaranteeing quick pressure on the Quarterback.
If there’s one thing that the Cowboys’ Defense could have used, it’s confidence that their teammates will execute their responsibilities. A prototypical Nose Tackle may be the Missing Piece that sets the dominoes in motion, leading the Cowboys back to the Super Bowl.”
March 20th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I still want a more stout guy in that RG spot however. lol
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I don’t believe Savage will be a 16 game starter this year, so you will FINALLY get to see someone else more “stout”.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Harvard coach Tim Murphy thought that Bryant could be a four-year starter and potentially a professional player and compared Bryant to a Southeastern Conference player.[3] At Harvard, Bryant majored in economics and played 32 games in four seasons. In his senior season, Bryant was named second team All-Ivy League after leading Harvard with eight quarterback hurries and 4.5 tackles leading to losses.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Bryant
March 20th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
SilverAndBlackBleeder Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Clearly someone who doesn’t watch the sport. It’s actually basketball at it’s finest.
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The sport ended in the early 1990s. They can barely run a basic offense anymore. Unless you are watching some team that has zero NBA prospects, and have been together more than 9 months, the game is nearly unwatchable. Just kids jacking up threes and trying to dunk. Even Duke has gone there.
Sad times.
NBA needs to put in an NFL-like rule of 3 years in college before you can enter the NBA. It would help both sports.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Carlisle is really good on the second level, so is Wiz.
March 20th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
I still want a more stout guy in that RG spot however. lol
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I don’t believe Savage will be a 16 game starter this year, so you will FINALLY get to see someone else more “stout”.
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Ha!
We’ll see. The guy has a way of hanging around.
I really don’t dislike Him, I just know that Cooper is kinda like the canary in the coal mine.
Once he’s dead, the line will have taken the next step. lol
March 20th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
There are worse things than keeping Calisle on the roster….like keeping Slowlando McLazy for instance….
March 20th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Carlisle*
March 20th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Dakota
The sport ended in the early 1990s. They can barely run a basic offense anymore. Unless you are watching some team that has zero NBA prospects, and have been together more than 9 months, the game is nearly unwatchable. Just kids jacking up threes and trying to dunk. Even Duke has gone there.
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The sport only ended in the early 90s for the Pac-12 who is no longer considered a power conference in the sport. I’m from Big East country homie, so the sport only gets better, and better, and better. Yeah, it lacks the star power of those days, but the basic offenses you’re talking about are option B to the complex offenses. Since you’re obviously convinced on the BS you’re spewing out, I’ll let you rant though….
March 20th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I hope the Lakers can draft that dude who plays for the Baylor Bears women’s team…..he is a beast!
March 20th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Dakota Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
There are worse things than keeping Calisle on the roster….like keeping Slowlando McLazy for instance….
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IMO this Season is Rolando’s audition. (for the new regime)
Lot’s of expectation, because of His draft position.
Either the new staff and Rolando get it together, or He’ll get shipped out in 2013.
Sink or swim.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
http://profootball.scout.com/a.z?s=127&p=9&c=2&cid=1169665&nid=5775200&fhn=1
Source: Manny Lawson drawing interest from Browns, Raiders and Colts
by Aaron Wilson of Scout.com, March 20, 2012 at 6:56 pm ET
Manny Lawson Profile
Cincinnati Bengals veteran free agent defensive end Manny Lawson is drawing interest from the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders and the Indianapolis Colts, according to a league source.
The 6-foot-5, 240-pounder had 52 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks last season for the Bengals.
For his career, Lawson, 27, has 292 tackles, 16 1/2 sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions.
He played collegiately at North Carolina State.
For more coverage of the NFL, go to profootball.scout.com.
Follow me on Twitter: @RavensInsider
March 20th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/20/report-packers-in-discussions-with-free-agent-manny-lawson/
March 20th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
IMO this Season is Rolando’s audition. (for the new regime)
Lot’s of expectation, because of His draft position.
Either the new staff and Rolando get it together, or He’ll get shipped out in 2013.
Sink or swim.
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Exactly, so no need chewing that one over and over ad nauseum. We’ll have to wait until camp, ok?
March 20th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
RaiderLen Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Have you ever seen Bryant play the nose?
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He’s from Harvard. He’ll figure it out.
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T Kelly say’s pound for pound Dez is the strongest Raider.
At NT He’ll need to hold his ground and shed.
I think he’s capable, but might be a bit long.
Pad level could be an issue.
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I think he could do it. But he would certainly wear out. Didn’t say he was optimal, just said, in a pinch he could probably pull it off.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Cowboy people know Ratliff isn’t the answer at NT…due to his size:
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I have to agree. But to me at least, to put it all on Jay Ratliff when Ratliff has actually played well is not completely fair. You would have thought that Wade Phillips would have figured it out when he was there considering that’s his forte.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Aiight Nation, work day wrapping up early… I’m outta here…
Rack ‘em
March 20th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Exactly, so no need chewing that one over and over ad nauseum. We’ll have to wait until camp, ok?
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So you a moderator now. STFU…ok?
March 20th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Ok.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
All of a sudden twitter is blowin up with Teams interested in Manny Lawson.
Not good for the budget conscience.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
I’d love to get Manny Lawson.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Aig-Raiders Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
I’d love to get Manny Lawson.
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Ya,
Solid vet that could contribute. Garnering interest. Depends on what Reggie believes he’s worth.
We can free up additional space with some restructures, but we know Reggie isn’t going to reach financially.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Yeah, Manny isn’t the type of player you break bank on. 3 years, $9 million would be max. Not that hard to find “workmanlike” LBs who aren’t impact playmakers. Getting bogged down in a long-term deal would be a mistake.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
DeMeco Ryans (2-time Pro Bowler) to the Eagles for a fourth-rounder and a swap of third rounders in 2012.
He tore his Achilles in 2010, but played well in 2011. Word is he wasn’t a good fit for the Texans’ 3-4 defense.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Those of you wanting Rolando gone might get an idea that he certainly wouldn’t fetch more than that, and most likely not even that much.
Gotta keep him around and see how he plays healthy with a better D-coordinator.
March 20th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
YoungAmerican Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Yeah, Manny isn’t the type of player you break bank on. 3 years, $9 million would be max. Not that hard to find “workmanlike” LBs who aren’t impact playmakers. Getting bogged down in a long-term deal would be a mistake.
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Deep drive to left center…Going…Going…Gone.
Young American nails it.
Reggie played. He’s smart. He knows who can play. (Ron Wolf)
Reggie will be nobody’s fool.
“Workmanlike” is a great descriptor.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
@ Teach
Good point about Rolando being injured.
JHill mentions it, but it’s forgotten by most of us.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Trayvon Martin Shooting Shows Perils of Lax U.S. Gun Laws
The Justice Department opened an investigation this week into the killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old high school student who was shot dead on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Florida.
Martin was returning to the home of his father’s girlfriend from a 7-Eleven, armed with a package of Skittles and an iced tea, when he was killed. George Zimmerman — a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, according to news reports — had called 911 and proceeded to follow Martin, even after the dispatcher advised him not to. Soon after, Zimmerman told police, he shot Martin.
Crime is a problem in the U.S. So are guns. According to the local police chief, Zimmerman, 28, had a permit for a concealed weapon, which is easily obtained in Florida. He also had a penchant for calling the police, having made 46 such calls in the past 13 months to report suspicious behavior. Based on news reports, it appears that Zimmerman believed he had much to fear from crime. As things turned out, Martin had much more to fear from Zimmerman’s gun.
Martin didn’t have a lot of protection from the law, either. Florida’s “Stand your Ground” law allows people to use deadly force — even before an unarmed person — provided they “reasonably believe” it’s necessary to defend themselves. It’s a shockingly low standard, but it’s not inconsistent with the highest law of the land.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-20/trayvon-martin-shooting-shows-perils-of-lax-u-s-gun-laws.html
March 20th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Looks like Alex Smith swallowed his pride and re-signed with the Niners.
No doubt a better situation for him than Miami would have been, but it sure would have been nice to see him give Harbaugh the middle finger and leave.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
JJ Watt and Antonio Bryant on NFL Network right now. They are not happy about losing DeMeco Ryans.
Not sure what the Texans are doing. They’re getting rid of some very productive players.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
If the 17 year were armed he would be fine. Make gun laws MORE lax.
Don’t give up your freedoms so easily.
Go read the constitution.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
OK, so Wimbley goes to Tennessee and they gonna move him to DE. IF he has success and makes the pro bowl, I’m gonna wonder why we couldn’t see that in him and keep him. Salary cap challenged, hardly. We shoulda kept him and like I said a hundred times before, move him out to DE. SMH, WTH
March 20th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Scalia’s Opinion
Writing for a bitterly divided Supreme Court in 2008, Justice Antonin Scalia brushed past the ambiguous language of the Second Amendment and the convoluted history of gun rights in the U.S. to establish or affirm (depending on your point of view) a right of individuals to own guns. Yet in his 5-4 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, even Scalia maintained that the right is not unlimited. “We do not read the Second Amendment to protect the right of citizens to carry arms for any sort of confrontation,” Scalia wrote.
The question, then, is what public policies are constitutionally justified to prevent the wrong “sort of confrontation”?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-20/trayvon-martin-shooting-shows-perils-of-lax-u-s-gun-laws.html
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YOU people, need to read the constitution.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Off topic. I was having a discussion with friends at lunch that was interesting.
Who do you consider to be the brightest/smartest players on the field? I went with offensive linemen.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I sure wish Al Davis was still with us. We had a good football team last year except for the defense cordinator. Woulda been in the playoffs if the DC didn’t wet the bed. Coach built this team and now they tearin it apart. Prove me wrong mister new ownership and company. But Mr Davis would never have let Bush or Routt walk. But he most certainly would have fired the DC and brought in a new one. You can bank that one.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
WE would if you and the far left would stop pissing on it.
Who is “we” anyway?
March 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Davis
March 20th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
http://www.raiders.com/history/al-davis.html
March 20th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
YOU, you know what I mean.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/10/8/2477131/al-davis-quotes-just-win-baby
March 20th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
At present, it seems, not many. Since the Heller decision, which overturned Washington’s strict gun law, controls have been crumbling across the nation. In Oklahoma, lawmakers appear poised to enact an “open carry” law, allowing residents to display firearms in public. The National Rifle Association and other lobbyists for gun manufacturers are pushing for loaded guns to be allowed in college classrooms and dormitories. Legislation proposed in Congress would force states to allow holders of concealed weapons permits from other jurisdictions to carry guns where it’s otherwise illegal.
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Not even in Dodge City, 1880’s. Matt Dillon. 6pm weekdays. Westerns Channel. Lol.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Those of you wanting Rolando gone might get an idea that he certainly wouldn’t fetch more than that, and most likely not even that much.
Gotta keep him around and see how he plays healthy with a better D-coordinator.
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Compensation for Slowlando ?
Not going to happen.
He’ll have his last non-productive year in Oakland (if off field developments allow for EVEN that) then will be released and fade into obscurity.
We’ll get as much compensation for Slowlando as we got for JaMoron.
The true compensation will be ridding the franchise of his atrocious play and attitude.
The fun part on this blog will start when people blame the Raider organization for Rolando’s demise.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
178.gigantic scrotum Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
OK, so Wimbley goes to Tennessee and they gonna move him to DE. IF he has success and makes the pro bowl, I’m gonna wonder why we couldn’t see that in him and keep him. Salary cap challenged, hardly. We shoulda kept him and like I said a hundred times before, move him out to DE. SMH, WTH
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Wimbley is a tweener. Not effective at all as an OLB, and too small to play as a 4-down DE.
Tennessee will use him as a situational pass rusher, at far less than he would have made here. RM and his agent tried to make it work, but he was going to way too expensive to keep relative to what he would have contributed here.
Once RM realized that he wasn’t going to be able to get proportionate value, he was let go. Simple.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
Sweep The Leg. Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
WE would if you and the far left would stop pissing on it.
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Pissing on it? You mean the Patriot Act?
March 20th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Davis was many things to many people. Love him or hate him, he was good for pro football.
And he left us with some great quotes and slogans. Here are the best of them:
WE DON’T TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES US
WE TAKE WHAT WE WANT
WE DON’T SAY NEVER
WE DON’T SAY ALWAYS
FOR US IT IS BETTER TO BE RIGHT AT THE MOMENT THAN TO BE CONSISTENT
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE FIRST THREE PLAYS THE QUARTERBACK MUST GO DOWN
AND HE MUST GO DOWN HARD
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
PRIDE AND POISE
I’D RATHER BE FEARED THAN LOVED AND RESPECTED
I THINK THE GREATNESS OF THE RAIDERS IS IN IT’S FUTURE
I THINK THAT (ADD RAIDER HERE) IS THE GREATEST (WHATEVER) TO PLAY THE GAME
JUST WIN BABY
AND ANYTHING SAID BY ANY NARRATOR OF A RAIDER HIGHLIGHT FILM WHILE DAVIS WAS ALIVE
Goodbye Al Davis.
Things will never be the same without you.
http://www.orble.com/my-favorite-al-davis-quotes/
March 20th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Gomer Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
But Mr Davis would never have let Bush or Routt walk. But he most certainly would have fired the DC and brought in a new one. You can bank that one.
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Of course Al would have brought in a new DC. And hamstrung him with his insistence on the same outdated “bump-and-run man coverage with a single deep safety” defense that the rest of the NFL figured out during Reagan’s second term.
March 20th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
One of the many cool things about Al Davis was he had a strong hand in making the NFL what it is today. As a pioneer of the NFL, his vision shaped and influenced so many aspects of the game that we see today. But the cool thing I liked about him was he wasn’t afraid to take the bastards to court if he felt like they were dissin him. Just sue baby!
There should be a Al Davis award each year for a player or coach or even a team who had to overcome the most difficult of odds to attain success. Plunkett would have been a great recipient. For example, a person who has overcome great poverty or tragedy and had great success in the NFL, a person for example like Amy Trask, a woman amongst greedy rich men who own NFL teams, but she keeps her poise, or for example, Bo Jackson, just because he is Bo Jackson.
The Al Davis award would only be for those who have taken achievement to the next level.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
No the patriot act is a horrible idea from the rhino big government abomination.
I’m talking about your inclination to the left.
The massive, bloated, enormous government that seeks to infringe the 2nd amendment rights concerning guns.
Forcing religious orgs. and people to violate there conscience and get gov health care.
Violate the commerce clause, forcing us to enter into commerce we don’t seek to have.
Violate the 10th amendment of sovereign state rights.
Regulate the people to the point of tyranny.
Look I have stuff to do, just bow down and lick the hands that feed you, may your chains sit lightly on your neck, and may God forget you were my countryman.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
The secondary is starting to take shape. Any chance the Raiders pick up another safety in FA to compete with MM34?
March 20th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Alex Smith back in san francisco? Thats breaking news on nfl.com? BFD, BFD
March 20th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
194,Sweep The Leg,well said and Im with Ya,period.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
You people will have to understand, one day, Is, that we as all Americans are connected.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Gomer Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I sure wish Al Davis was still with us. We had a good football team last year except for the defense cordinator. Woulda been in the playoffs if the DC didn’t wet the bed. Coach built this team and now they tearin it apart. Prove me wrong mister new ownership and company. But Mr Davis would never have let Bush or Routt walk. But he most certainly would have fired the DC and brought in a new one. You can bank that one.
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True, from playoff hopes to looking like a rebuilding year
March 20th, 2012 at 6:35 pm
BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS
Philip Rivers just ruptured his left gonad attempting to make his barefoot wife pregnant for the 7th time in six years. Tbone expresses envy.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
You guys talking politics again? I wonder why?
Call the Zoo Keeper!
March 20th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Gomer Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Alex Smith back in san francisco? Thats breaking news on nfl.com? BFD, BFD
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If Smith ever gets married, don’t be surpised if while he’s standing at the alter, his bride comes down the aisle kissing some other dude….
March 20th, 2012 at 6:46 pm
KoolKell Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
You people will have to understand, one day, Is, that we as all Americans are connected
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LOL!
OK
I choose as my sugar daddy ….Bill Gates…woo hoo!
Connected how? exactly?
March 20th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Raider O Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
You guys talking politics again? I wonder why?
Call the Zoo Keeper!
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I’m a monkey just trying to master my typewriter. Ooh..ooh..ooh!
March 20th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Americans are an amalgam of the sloppy seconds, thirds and thousandths of the rest of humanity.
Hence the teenage attitudes and flailing morality.
March 20th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Three commas in one sentence lol
March 20th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
” WE DON’T TAKE WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES US WE TAKE WHAT WE WANT” epic!
March 20th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
What up Nation!!
303Raider reporting from Emmy lines here in Donktown.
I thought last year living here and being “suffocated” with Tebowmania was bad…
Anyways, NO QB has EVER won 2 SB’s with 2 teams.
A lot of hickor Donkey fans are already talking SB is theirs.
We gonna knock Peyton into retirement. They still have needs and I bet they won’t win the Divison next year!
Anyways, heres hoping Reggie Mac keeps taking it low, and slow….
March 20th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Raider O,
question.
gringos burn some books in Kandahar. there are hundreds of millions of other copies readily available but demonstrations and killings are the result.
the destruction of the library of Alexandria and the buddhas of Bamian, singular entities, are what???
March 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Reggie has the plan.
The vision of his years in the NFL.
Nobody knows if Dennis Allen is able to blink.
Reggie doesn’t have to.
March 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
CODE PURGE
most boring offseason in Raida history…
Maybe thats a good thing compared to the results the last 9
March 20th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
Len,
LMAO
March 20th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
M,
I thought the Romans destroyed the Library of Alexandria.
March 20th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Weird how Priest and Hayes are so skeptical of McKenzie, whether he’ll understand how to operate on a small budget, etc. Funny they didn’t have the same concerns with Al, despite Al having not succeeded since 2002. With Al, these guys were just the biggest cheerleaders. Telling us it was all going to work out, that we needed patience, etc. What a change of heart.
March 20th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Raider O Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
M,
I thought the Romans destroyed the Library of Alexandria.
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Nobody knows exactly how it happened. Wikipedia lists four possible theories:
Ancient and modern sources identify four possible occasions for the partial or complete destruction of the Library of Alexandria: Julius Caesar’s fire in the Alexandrian War, in 48 BC; the attack of Aurelian in 270 – 275 AD; the decree of Coptic Pope Theophilus in AD 391; and the Muslim conquest in 642 AD or thereafter.
March 20th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Raider O Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
M,
I thought the Romans destroyed the Library of Alexandria.
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http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2233/what-happened-to-the-great-library-of-alexandria
March 20th, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Sullivan44 Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Weird how Priest and Hayes are so skeptical of McKenzie, whether he’ll understand how to operate on a small budget, etc. Funny they didn’t have the same concerns with Al, despite Al having not succeeded since 2002. With Al, these guys were just the biggest cheerleaders. Telling us it was all going to work out, that we needed patience, etc. What a change of heart.
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Yeah, it’s effin hilarious how the cheerleaders on here don’t mind if millions get tossed out the window just to alleviate their anxiety. WTF, it’s not their money, and of course who cares that Davis nearly destroyed this franchise utilizing this philosophy over the past decade–with pathetic results. Same old same old. This is the definition of insanity, no? Same old bs posts on here about mindless personnel moves, when the bigger issue remains how McKenzie has to completely revamp the business model that Davis “implemented.”
March 20th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
raidertalk Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
CODE PURGE
most boring offseason in Raida history…
Maybe thats a good thing compared to the results the last 9
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Unless, of course you happen to notice that McKenzie is completely remaking the franchise into a 21st Century operation.
March 20th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Mark Davis has been GONE since hiring McKenzie. Not a peep. Remember when Al was here, he’d hire a head coach, swear the head coach was in charge, then suddenly Al’s name would be all over every article and we’re signing wide receivers and corners. Mark went underground since hiring McKenzie, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I can see the change.
March 20th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
M,
I know you have a personal agenda, which is you don’t like !slam. That’s your right, but I’m sure an educated man like yourself understands that people are different.There are Extreme musl!ms, radicals, conservatives, liberals, etc… I’m sure the KKK are not a fair representation of Christianity.
To answer your question, I thought/ know The Romans destroyed the library, and I felt terrible for the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Many other musl!m countries have more respect towards others and their faith.
March 20th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
Welcome back Tj. Your opinion matters, cause your all Raider all the time. It hurt the last 8 years, but we took the pain like men, true Raider fans. No need to point fingers, toss blame and hate. We suffered, and that makes us tougher. We goin deep this year. Just win baby!
March 20th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Ohioraider Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
raidertalk Says:
March 20th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
CODE PURGE
most boring offseason in Raida history…
Maybe thats a good thing compared to the results the last 9
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Unless, of course you happen to notice that McKenzie is completely remaking the franchise into a 21st Century operation.
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@ raidertalk
I think this off season is refreshing. Kinda like a spring cleaning.
All good as far as I’m concerned.
@ Ohioraider
Yep. Mark & Reggie will get it fixed.
Very confident when I say this. I Feeel it.
March 21st, 2012 at 3:17 am
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