Most rookies find it “an uphill battle in grabbing a starting spot” on ANY NFL team.

Bucky Brooks = Dumbass

“Burris faces an uphill battle in grabbing a starting spot, but a role as a core special teamer is certainly not out of the question as a rookie.”

Seriously, who is Miles Burris’ competition on the Raider LBing corps?

Anything other than Carson Palmer means we are missing the playoffs.

I said IF Lienart plays up to his draft status……….

The whole point is Lienart could possibly pull a Rich Gannon and be a decent noodle armed game manager. And IF he did, that doesn’t mean Pryor is a stiff.

Why cant all 3 of them be good?

Oakland Raiders: C

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It’s pretty easy to see what McKenzie is doing. McKenzie wants versatile guys who love the game. That’s what he got. No longer the HWS specialists who cash their checks and can’t get off the training table. You look at a guy like Jordy Nelson that RM drafted in GB. Guy was not overly fast, just productive and he has been productive at this level.
I think they did a couple of things in their lst draft, got the type of player they wanted, and then asked Wiz who on his Penn State roster he thought could play at this level. Since Wiz has been around the pro game his entire life, he would have been a good person to ask. And then they went and got those guys.

As a big, physical blocker with a nasty demeanor, Bergstrom will add toughness to the Raiders’ gritty offensive line. He will vie for a starting spot as a rookie and could be a long-term solution at a perennial problem area for the team.

-Brooks

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I hope this is true, because I question whether or not he’ll be able to unseat veteran zbs expert Cooper Carlisle at guard who has only missed 1 start in the last 9 years!!

He looks outstanding on youtube…..but we know how that goes right Michael Mitchell?

I didn’t see much of him covering anyone in that video, and I think he may have issues with that in the NFL….but hey, he is a late 4th rounder…..if he contributes at all, he will be a good addition. (it wouldn’t surprise me to see him moved to MLB and push Slowlando for a job)