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i’m more worried about our offense. i’m willing to wait for them because it’s preseason, but they just cannot shake the injury bug.

our lack of a TE(esp now that MYERS is down) might kill us in the end if(WHEN) DMC and Moore go down for the season.

here’s hopin they dont, because our QB and this Raider beastmode offense needs them to succeed.

I agree that he is an athletic beast, but at what point in time does an organization try to do something with that athleticism besides hold a clipboard?

Because Dennis Allen may not have 3-4 years to wait. He goes 6-10 this season, he will be on the hot seat NEXT YEAR, and looking for any type of way to get elite athletes on the field.

The business side of football does not allow for guys to wait 3-4 years AT ANY POSITION, except in some EXTREMELY RARE cases.
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Have to remember, we’re not talking about a 1st rd pick that’s pulling down millions.

In THAT case, the pressure to get TP on the field would be much greater.

If CP can stay upright and performs well, there should be very little pressure to get TP out there.

If CP struggles and the Raids look like a 6 win team, then the pressure to see if TP can be the answer at QB (or help the Raids at another position) increases rapidly.

I’ve repeatedly stated that the importance of determining whether TP has a future at QB can not be stessed enough. It’s of paramount importance. Time should not be wasted on Matt Lice.

I really can’t wait to see TP play the next few games.

At this point I expect to see a guy that projects to being able to win a few games with just his legs and an occasional deep strike.

I don’t expect to see a very good or consistent intermediate type passing game from him yet. At the end of the day, a determination of whether TP can ever provide THAT type of passing attack has to be made and that will determine his ultimate future.

Developing TP is a tricky proposition. You don’t want to rush him, but you also don’t want to ‘baby’ him. You want to use his mobility, but you also want to get an idea if he can succeed within the pocket.

IMO, the Raids will be LUCKY to get 3 or 4 years out of CP. This is a guy that will walk away from the game if he feels his performance isn’t what it should be, suffers a significant injury, or if he isn’t convinced the Raids can be winners.

If there is little hope that TP can eventually be the man, the Raids are probably going to have to look at using a high draft pick to get a QB. Might even happen in the 2013 draft.

That would be RaiderDebo he is still defending his JaMarcus Russell jersey purchase.

How can they have a Condo and no Burris yet? I think they’re tryin’ to work us over.