Maiava’s brief chat with local media
By Steve Corkran
Thursday, March 14th, 2013 at 11:51 am in Oakland Raiders.
Here’s what recently signed linebacker Kaluka Maiava had to say during a brief conference call with the local media Thursday:
Q: Talk about how this all transpired, did Raiders show intersest as soon as free agency started, etc . . .
Maiava: Everything went (through) my agent. We had a few teams interested, the Raiders scheduled an interview really quick, they were the first ones to schedule one, so I took the trip. Coming into it, I always grew up a Raiders fan, and being from the islands, always watched the Raiders and San Fran games so they’re definitely a team I was familiar with and my ears definitely perked up when my agent told me about Oakland being interested. I came in with high hopes and fortunately we got a deal done and I’m very excited about it.
Q: What do you bring to the table for the Raiders? What are they getting?
Maiava: I’m a hard-nosed guy, man. I come to work every day and I lead by example. I’m not the rah-rah guy giving the speeches and stuff. I lead by example and I come to work every day and I’ll play hard. I’ll go to war with anybody and I’m sure my teammates will appreciate that. I’m a tough guy and I pride myself on being one of the tougher players, and I’m here to work. So hopefully everything works out in that aspect.
Q: You play 3-4, more comfortable in 4-3, any talks about your role?
Maiava: They haven’t really talked about scheme-wise and the details of what I’m going to be doing. I’m just we got the business part out of the way and now when we come back we can work on actual football. I’ll play anything. Whatever the coaches need me to do, whatever it takes to win, I’ll play whatever spot they need me at.
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March 14th, 2013 at 11:52 am
first
March 14th, 2013 at 11:53 am
Woo hoo. Three years in the making for the first post. My life is now complete!!
March 14th, 2013 at 11:54 am
“I’m a hard-nosed guy, man. I come to work every day and I lead by example. I’m not the rah-rah guy giving the speeches and stuff. I lead by example and I come to work every day and I’ll play hard. I’ll go to war with anybody and I’m sure my teammates will appreciate that. I’m a tough guy and I pride myself on being one of the tougher players, and I’m here to work”
“I’ll play anything. Whatever the coaches need me to do, whatever it takes to win, I’ll play whatever spot they need me at.”
If you don’t talk like this, the Reggime wants nothing to do with you
Y’all can discuss if it’s a good or bad thing, just making an observation
March 14th, 2013 at 11:55 am
With ref to the “talent” debate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5sxo5ty9Wo
March 14th, 2013 at 11:55 am
I got 5 on it!
March 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:53 am
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:50 am
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:41 am
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:36 am
please idiot
try a little fact check before you spout off
take your pff ratings and shove’em up your azz
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/49327476/sports/player_news
feel free to apologize than shut the fugg up
>>>>
If so, it sure didn’t hurt his stats any
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dumbazz
he didnt play as many snaps as other dbs that helped his stat line
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That makes him even BETTER!
Do you have a clue how PFF does their ratings?
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gdog stop your squirming
you tried to correct me and you were wrong as usual
you dindt know he was demoted
he was demoted because he is getting old and doesnt have it like he used to
you are embarrassing yourself
grab the hot sauce gdog, it will make your foot taste better
March 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
congrats raiderguy10. i remember my 1st time. speech!
March 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
Just read on Twitter that Nick Roach of the Bears came in to visit yesterday and is still in Oaktown.
He’s played OLB most of his career but got pushed into emergency MLB duties when Urlacher went down last year and impressed.
Bye bye SloMac.
March 14th, 2013 at 11:57 am
Teach
The older guy has to be a lot better to make up for the durability risk.
Relying on older vets is risky for a team with little or no depth. An injury even in camp leaves us hanging waiting for last cut castoffs.
The older guys almost always go with teams that have a real playoff shot and will often take less money to do it. Those teams have the depth to compensate for the heightened injury risk. The signing of older players by Mr. Davis was a catastrophic mistake since 2007.
Free agents are usually free for a reason. Either their salary demands are not consistent with their body of past work or there is a low evaluation of one of the variables on the left side of the above equation by the present employer.
A guy like Gannon was a good pick up because the Chiefs had a surplus that year at QB and made the wrong choice keeping Grbac. Gannon also had not played much so his durability was good even at a relatively advanced age. Those situations are rare!
March 14th, 2013 at 11:59 am
Maiava is a scrub not excited about this at all fat boy better go after and land Carlos Dansby but I doubt it
March 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Bills have a meeting with Geno. Trade back RM – trade back! Milk it for all it’s worth!!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
So very nearly got a 5 on it.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:01 pm
neilb Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
So very nearly got a 5 on it.
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You gotta have dem quick fingers man
lol
March 14th, 2013 at 12:01 pm
yes! now ya talkin.. dansby!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Sign NT Garay
March 14th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
LOL!!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
SilverNBlackPA Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:54 am
“I’m a hard-nosed guy, man. I come to work every day and I lead by example. I’m not the rah-rah guy giving the speeches and stuff. I lead by example and I come to work every day and I’ll play hard. I’ll go to war with anybody and I’m sure my teammates will appreciate that. I’m a tough guy and I pride myself on being one of the tougher players, and I’m here to work”
“I’ll play anything. Whatever the coaches need me to do, whatever it takes to win, I’ll play whatever spot they need me at.”
If you don’t talk like this, the Reggime wants nothing to do with you
Y’all can discuss if it’s a good or bad thing, just making an observation
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After years of athletic check-cashers, it’s a refreshing change.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
raiderguy10 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Bills have a meeting with Geno. Trade back RM – trade back! Milk it for all it’s worth!!
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That would be a dream come true to get their first and some other picks. Unfortunately the Jags are playing the game now too. If people think that the Jags are targeting Geno theyre going to attempt to trade with them or target KC to get in front of Jacksonville :/
March 14th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Where are the bills sitting at in the 1st round?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Jim Corbett @ByJimCorbett
Chris Weinke’s work on Geno Smith’s footwork showing up big time much smoother than at combine
Retweeted by Vic Tafur
March 14th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Silver and Black
I know what was being said and stats over an entire season need to be carfully interpreted when comparing team vs. team.
The Baltimore game is a classic example of how stats can be misleading.
The Ravens did not even have to play their best Dlineman because their back ups were playing very well against our starters.
The real stat that is impactful is that we are 9-51 against playoff teams over the last decade losing by an average score of 30-13.
We get pummelled especailly on the line of scrimmage.
It is obvious to any one really watching the game within the game-LINEPLAY!!!!
“Vic Tafur, the Raiders beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle sat down with Madden today and the great one shared his opinion on Dennis Allen’s first year as the head coach of the Raiders. While Madden did not go into great detail, breaking down how Allen’s first season went, what he did say was very telling. Basically, Madden stated that Allen was coaching a team that simply did not have enough talent on it to do much better than the 4-12 record the first year head coach put up.
NOW, IT IS NO SURPRISE TO HEAR THAT THE RAIDERS LACKED TALENT THIS PAST SEASON, ANYONE WHO WATCHED THE GAMES COULD SEE IT. What is interesting about Madden’s comments is that he did not think there was much hope for the Raiders to have fared better than they did in 2012. That seems to go along with what a lot of people are saying, that Allen should get a pass on his first season because he had so little talent to work with.”
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Where are the bills sitting at in the 1st round?
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#8
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
I love coming reading some bloggers here with no knowledge of football which brings me to Ian, when was the last time you broke down film on a playet, your comments are moronic.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:53 am
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:50 am
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:41 am
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:36 am
please idiot
try a little fact check before you spout off
take your pff ratings and shove’em up your azz
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/49327476/sports/player_news
feel free to apologize than shut the fugg up
>>>>
If so, it sure didn’t hurt his stats any
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dumbazz
he didnt play as many snaps as other dbs that helped his stat line
>>>>
That makes him even BETTER!
Do you have a clue how PFF does their ratings?
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gdog stop your squirming
you tried to correct me and you were wrong as usual
you dindt know he was demoted
he was demoted because he is getting old and doesnt have it like he used to
you are embarrassing yourself
grab the hot sauce gdog, it will make your foot taste better
>>>>
Ok, IQ Vacuum, I was giving you the benefit of the doubt… you made me look it up just to be sure… funny how he played:
-74/74 snaps on week 7
-77/77 snaps on week 9
-64/64 snaps on week 10
-84/84 snaps on week 13
-80/80 snaps on week 14
-55/58 snaps on week 15
I will let the readers decide…
Are these the snaps of a player that was DEMOTED in week 6??
Now go sit down in the corner and suck your thumb with a dunce hat on. I have PFF premium Stats.. you have nothing.
BYE BYE DUMMASS
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Raider_D Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Where are the bills sitting at in the 1st round?
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#8
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Def. a possible trade partner
March 14th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
yo
March 14th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Sir RaiderDuck, OMS Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
SilverNBlackPA Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:54 am
“I’m a hard-nosed guy, man. I come to work every day and I lead by example. I’m not the rah-rah guy giving the speeches and stuff. I lead by example and I come to work every day and I’ll play hard. I’ll go to war with anybody and I’m sure my teammates will appreciate that. I’m a tough guy and I pride myself on being one of the tougher players, and I’m here to work”
“I’ll play anything. Whatever the coaches need me to do, whatever it takes to win, I’ll play whatever spot they need me at.”
If you don’t talk like this, the Reggime wants nothing to do with you
Y’all can discuss if it’s a good or bad thing, just making an observation
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After years of athletic check-cashers, it’s a refreshing change.
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Didn’t Rolo say something the same after he was drafted.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
unofortunately, i see the jags snagging geno. we gotta trade with someone that wants one of the ot’s, or just really likes a particular de/olb
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Personally would dansby but doubt he is coming here
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
if maiava stays healthy, which is question mark for any football player, he’ll lead our lb’s in tackles
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Reggie McKenzie is not there, but Raiders are represented at Geno Smith’s pro day
March 14th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
brown quarterbacks, yukk,,, akili smith 2.0
March 14th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
#RaiderNation@Dmj_5710
@ricknoach now we need you to sign bro. #RaiderNation
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@ricknoach Come to Oakland!
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@ricknoach be a part of the oakland revival, COME TO BLACK HOLE!
roach getting love from the nation
March 14th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
ian85 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:59 am
Maiava is a scrub not excited about this at all fat boy better go after and land Carlos Dansby but I doubt it
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Actually Maiava came in when Fujita I think got hurt and played well. He is one of those under the radar guys that we need around here.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
28.inonewordraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
unofortunately, i see the jags snagging geno. we gotta trade with someone that wants one of the ot’s, or just really likes a particular de/olb
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someone will jump for somebody. it happens almost every draft, especial in recent years. We just got to hope we are the beneficiaries of it.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Wonder what tommy kelly is doing right now
March 14th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Dansby will be 32 in November. Will likely want more money than he’s worth. Pass.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Greg Papa is on board with the Newman thing.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Reggie McKenzie is not there, but Raiders are represented at Geno Smith’s pro day
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No surprise. He needs to be in Alameda getting guys signed right now.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Pick up the phone Reg and give Channing Crowder a call.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Chiefs secondary looks like the eagles econdary after free agncy two years ago. good on paper. who is the DC in KC?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:56 am
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 11:53 am
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gdog stop your squirming
you tried to correct me and you were wrong as usual
you dindt know he was demoted
he was demoted because he is getting old and doesnt have it like he used to
you are embarrassing yourself
grab the hot sauce gdog, it will make your foot taste better
>>>>
Ok, IQ Vacuum, I was giving you the benefit of the doubt… you made me look it up just to be sure… funny how he played:
-74/74 snaps on week 7
-77/77 snaps on week 9
-64/64 snaps on week 10
-84/84 snaps on week 13
-80/80 snaps on week 14
-55/58 snaps on week 15
I will let the readers decide…
Are these the snaps of a player that was DEMOTED in week 6??
Now go sit down in the corner and suck your thumb with a dunce hat on. I have PFF premium Stats.. you have nothing.
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Lol
you cherry picked 6 weeks from a 16 week season, nice flim flam job but I see through it
Also who is more creidble on if he was demoted the head coach and winfield hime self?
or gdog
“They came to me Wednesday and said they were going to roll Josh in there a little more and try to get him some experience,” Winfield said. “I’m cool with that.” – A winfield
“We need him to be able to stay healthy, help us in the classroom, help us on the field. So, we definitely want him back, but we do need to reduce his snaps.” – Frazier
LMAO
gdog owned by winfield and frazier
March 14th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
the peoples elbow ? ohh yeah no more Raider football we have to play nice to win now
March 14th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
elraidmanhattan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Wonder what tommy kelly is doing right now
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He’s at Raider HQ nicking everything not nailed down.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
NGRaiderfan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Chiefs secondary looks like the eagles econdary after free agncy two years ago. good on paper. who is the DC in KC?
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Not sure, but I’m glad Romeo is no longer there. He’s a good DC and always had his troopers playing hard for him.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:17 pm
NGRaiderfan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Chiefs secondary looks like the eagles econdary after free agncy two years ago. good on paper. who is the DC in KC?
+++++++++
Bob Sutton. Spent 2000-2012 with the Jets in various positions. LB, DB, even a stint as DC
March 14th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
immortality…..take it it`s yours
March 14th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
elraidmanhattan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Personally would dansby but doubt he is coming here
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if the money’s right i’m sure he will. weird that no one has had him for a visit yet … 135 tackles last year and no bites … crazy.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Chiefs secondary looks like the eagles econdary after free agncy two years ago. good on paper. who is the DC in KC?
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Bob Sutton?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Hawaii 5-0
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
135 tackles last year with a torn bicep, an injury that put Ray Lewis on the shelf for 8 weeks.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
gdog where did you go?
LMAO scurried off like roaches when the light comes on
next time shut the fugg up when grown folks is talking
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Sign ONE decent free agent Reggie! Just one is all we are asking!
Andre smith!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Neilb Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:16 pm
elraidmanhattan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Wonder what tommy kelly is doing right now
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jumping off-sides someplace
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
135 tackles last year with a torn bicep, an injury that put Ray Lewis on the shelf for 8 weeks.
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who?
that is impressive
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Dakota Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Sign ONE decent free agent Reggie! Just one is all we are asking!
Andre smith!
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That would be nice.
I’m tired of us inserting scrubs, year after year at RT.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RaidingTexas Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
Reggie McKenzie is not there, but Raiders are represented at Geno Smith’s pro day
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Translation: Pass on Geno
March 14th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Don’t know about you, but I have seen raoches, when you turn on the lights, they stand there and look at you like…wtf man??? LOL
March 14th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
mistic,
Dansby
and he wouldn’t be all that costly. we need him badly for our front 7. pretty sure no one will disagree on this board about that lol
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
ProFootballTalk@ProFootballTalk
Competition Committee proposes scuttling of tuck rule.
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
55.Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
135 tackles last year with a torn bicep, an injury that put Ray Lewis on the shelf for 8 weeks.
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who?
that is impressive
Maiava, maybe?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
@espn_afcwest reporting Raiders were trying to sign CB Sean Smith, who got three years, $18 million from division rival Chiefs. Reggie is finding out real quick….no one wants to play here…thats why Al overpaid! We are screwed!!!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
51.bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
135 tackles last year with a torn bicep, an injury that put Ray Lewis on the shelf for 8 weeks.
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ray lewis tore his tricep. Suggs tore his bicep also and kept playing. still it must have been painfl to bring down rbs with a torn anything. maybe that injury is what is keeping him from gettig a job.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Oops, I stand corrected…carry on!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
55.Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
135 tackles last year with a torn bicep, an injury that put Ray Lewis on the shelf for 8 weeks.
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who?
that is impressive
Maiava, maybe?
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Hwnrdr
Wrong dude
I think they’re talking about Daryl Blackstock
March 14th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Next CB deal likely done is in New Orleans. Saints are close to deal with Steelers free-agent CB Keenan Lewis that could be done today.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
I laugh at the always, every off season statement that “No one wants to play here!”
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
who?
that is impressive
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Karlos Dansby
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Fellas. Whats the rush. Still plenty of big names out there. Teams are still cutting players. 2013: The yaer of the big salary cap cleanup in the NFL.
We will net good value FAs… dont you worry bout a thing, every little thing’s gonna be alright…
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
56.DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Dakota Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Sign ONE decent free agent Reggie! Just one is all we are asking!
Andre smith!
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That would be nice.
I’m tired of us inserting scrubs, year after year at RT.
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andrew smith, trueblood, and winston all available. maybe we are waiting for their prices to go down. hopefully they are at least on the radar.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
Translation: Pass on Geno
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Let us hope. I’d rather pick up Fitzpatrick than use the #3 for Geno. Assuming Palmer is gone of course. Otherwise just look for a better backup than Leinart. That shouldn’t be difficult.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
RaiderRich510 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
@espn_afcwest reporting Raiders were trying to sign CB Sean Smith, who got three years, $18 million from division rival Chiefs. Reggie is finding out real quick….no one wants to play here…thats why Al overpaid! We are screwed!!!
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Maybe he’ll reel in Grimes.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
RaiderRich510 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
@espn_afcwest reporting Raiders were trying to sign CB Sean Smith, who got three years, $18 million from division rival Chiefs. Reggie is finding out real quick….no one wants to play here…thats why Al overpaid! We are screwed!!!
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doubt it
More likley scenario is the raiders couldnt offer as much cash
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Blackstock??? LOL…you still got autographed pictures of him to give away??? LOL
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Brad Biggs@BradBiggs
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
I like dansby have been a fan since auburn
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
NGRaiderfan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
56.DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Dakota Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Sign ONE decent free agent Reggie! Just one is all we are asking!
Andre smith!
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That would be nice.
I’m tired of us inserting scrubs, year after year at RT.
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andrew smith, trueblood, and winston all available. maybe we are waiting for their prices to go down. hopefully they are at least on the radar.
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I heard Smith is trying to get paid…AGAIN!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Not trying to pee in anyone’s Cheerios. But,…….
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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 6m
Whoa: Tuck Rule is changing. If the passer loses control going forward it’s still INC. If he loses ball while tucking, it’s a fumble.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
I laugh at the always, every off season statement that “No one wants to play here!”
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it’s becoming a sad reality. Al’s not here to overspend, so we are settling with players off the scrap heap.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Grimes went somewhere I thought…or got locked up by ATL…I thought I saw his name go off the list!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Blackstock??? LOL…you still got autographed pictures of him to give away??? LOL
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Ran out of them.
They were a hot commodity.
lol
March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Reggie needs to step up and land a vet corner who is not over the hill. Too many good cbs are almost off the board .
March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Grimes went somewhere I thought…or got locked up by ATL…I thought I saw his name go off the list!
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He’s still a FA
March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
andrew smith, trueblood, and winston all available. maybe we are waiting for their prices to go down. hopefully they are at least on the radar.
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Trueblood is a bum, think willie smith, besides he signed with Washington today
March 14th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
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Redskins announced they signed former Bucs OT Jeremy Trueblood.
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
80.909RaiderLifer Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Not trying to pee in anyone’s Cheerios. But,…….
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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 6m
Whoa: Tuck Rule is changing. If the passer loses control going forward it’s still INC. If he loses ball while tucking, it’s a fumble.
==============FKin 12 yrs later.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Yeah the VIkings got a scrub backup for their scrub starter! LoL. Peterson is gonna have to run for 2500 next year for them to be competitive.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Lol still no gdog huh?
HAHAHAHAHA
In the immortal words of Big Daddy Kane i herby proclaim this “another victory”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5euJ3MBQ5ZM
March 14th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
a 35 year old corner….this sh!t cant be real…
March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
If you don’t talk like this, the Reggime wants nothing to do with you
Y’all can discuss if it’s a good or bad thing, just making an observation
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After years of athletic check-cashers, it’s a refreshing change.
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Didn’t Rolo say something the same after he was drafted.
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Yeah, but it was too hard to hear him clearly, with the sound of the gunshot near my head still ringing in my ears …
March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Chris Gamble on the cheap anyone?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Reggie’s getting a bunch of hasbeens and never willbes and throwing away young up and coming talent to do so. trimming and cutting is fine as long as it’s done in a way to allow you to get better as you do it
I watched up close as Bill Walsh took a rag tag Org. and biult it from the ground up. He didn’t take ONE STEP BACKWARDS it was always forward and well thought out. Same is true with the Forty Niners when Scot McCloughan took over he kept young talent and got rid of expensive unproductive talent some were expensive older players but he always kept teh young up and comers to BIULD AROUND.
The sam eis true when Jimmy Johnson took over the Cowboys he kept Micheal Irvin and teh young productive players and got rid bad apples. You MUST KNOW your roster and know WHO to cut and who to keep.
What Reggie is doing makes no sense at all. He’s bringing players worse than what he got rid of. Terrence Newman give me a freakin Break! The guy is a first class loser. The Cowboys couldn’t wait to cut his ass. Same with Pat Sims high priced never cut it.
I would much prefer to pay Des and keep a player who could provide an example of what happens when you play hard and get better.
We’re going further backwards………….it’s stupid!!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Don’t know about you, but I have seen raoches, when you turn on the lights, they stand there and look at you like…wtf man??? LOL
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Those are some combative roaches.
I’m surprised scyfy channel hasn’t made a movie about giant roaches from outer space yet….maybe they have and I missed it.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
From the About-13-Years-Too-Late department:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000150828/article/nfl-proposes-to-change-tuck-rule
March 14th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
xraided Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
I laugh at the always, every off season statement that “No one wants to play here!”
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it’s becoming a sad reality. Al’s not here to overspend, so we are settling with players off the scrap heap.
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Not exactly
al didnt mind over spending, reggie doesnt want to
teams are overspending for free agenst as they do every year, those teams wouldnt land the free agents either if they were not willing to do so.
this is all about the money
clevland? lol
March 14th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Tuck rule……..Thanks,no sleep for me tonight.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
35 year old…dayum some of you guys can play for the raiders too! we can make a reality show out of it!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
“A year after gambling on aging cornerbacks and getting burned, the Raiders will host 34-year-old Terence Newman Thursday, according to a CSN-Bay Area report.”
Couldn’t help but chuckle when I read this
March 14th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
I like what I have heard about Maiava. He is a way better buy than Wheeler. Good job, Reggie. Now sign Newman!!!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Chris Gamble on the cheap anyone?
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Reggie’s getting a bunch of hasbeens and never willbes and throwing away young up and coming talent to do so. trimming and cutting is fine as long as it’s done in a way to allow you to get better as you do it
I watched up close as Bill Walsh took a rag tag Org. and biult it from the ground up. He didn’t take ONE STEP BACKWARDS it was always forward and well thought out. Same is true with the Forty Niners when Scot McCloughan took over he kept young talent and got rid of expensive unproductive talent some were expensive older players but he always kept teh young up and comers to BIULD AROUND.
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Yeah, except that was in the pre-salary cap era and they had an owner that was more than happy to outspend every other team to win the championship. I don’t believe that any of their first 3 wins came in a year that they didn’t have the highest payroll in the league. Hell, this team paid Steve Young top 5 QB money just to sit on the bench and wait for Montana to get moved, so that they could prevent him going elsewhere.
Different times, where you didn’t have a cap that pressured the decisions of who to cut. You could do it all purely on talent decisions.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
DMAC
Gamble is retiring
March 14th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
96.DJ Johnny Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Don’t know about you, but I have seen raoches, when you turn on the lights, they stand there and look at you like…wtf man??? LOL
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Those are some combative roaches.
I’m surprised scyfy channel hasn’t made a movie about giant roaches from outer space yet….maybe they have and I missed it.
LOL…only that comedy, Joe’s Apartment!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
gamble can play for reggie…he dont care about talent…
March 14th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
DJ Johnny Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Don’t know about you, but I have seen raoches, when you turn on the lights, they stand there and look at you like…wtf man??? LOL
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Those are some combative roaches.
I’m surprised scyfy channel hasn’t made a movie about giant roaches from outer space yet….maybe they have and I missed it.
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went to war with an industrial strenght super roach, stomped on him and he didnt even notice
he was the size of a mcdevils french fry
sprayed him and he only got high off of it
threw him in the toilet and he swam to the edge and started to crawl out.
Finally i was avenged by a gecko after the demoralizing beat down i suffered
March 14th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
In #104 I was referring specifically to the Walsh era.
Not the recent rebuild, which I agree was far more successful under the cap. However, in that case they didn’t have nearly the same cap woes that Reggie inherited and they were taking over from not an owner that got too involved and messed things up, but from owner that didn’t care and were trying to keep costs down.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Are old CBs to Reggie Mckenzie what workout warriors were to Al Davis
March 14th, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Priest, Newman has had a very good career. Why wouldn’t you want at least one veteran CB?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Reggie McKenzie is not there, but Raiders are represented at Geno Smith’s pro day
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Inonewordraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Brad Biggs@BradBiggs
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There is a little bit of panic on Chi. sports radio about this…not a ton…but they were talking about it and were concerned w/ losing him given they don’t think Urlacher will be back..or if he IS back..not effective.
BTW…We don’t want Urlacher. He’s done.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
gamble can play for reggie…he dont care about talent…
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Reggie know more about talent than you do. With SB rings to prove it.
(Super Bowl rings in the Free Agency era, dumbass.)
March 14th, 2013 at 12:41 pm
roach would be a huge upgrade over romac, I would call him better than servicable
March 14th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
35 year old corner…lol this is getting funnier by the day….
March 14th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
108,
Haha. That is hilarious…and kind of frightening.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/kevin-kolb-may-jump-in-to-jets-quarterback-competition/
Kevin Kolb to Jets?
with Sanchez, Garrard & McElroy?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
DJ Johnny Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Inonewordraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Brad Biggs@BradBiggs
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There is a little bit of panic on Chi. sports radio about this…not a ton…but they were talking about it and were concerned w/ losing him given they don’t think Urlacher will be back..or if he IS back..not effective.
BTW…We don’t want Urlacher. He’s done.
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Roach would be a solid move in the right direction for our LB core. Hope this gets worked out.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
@ Neilb: #99
LOL. Sorry to bring bad those deeply repressed memories man. But it’s healthy for you in the long run and can save you some therapy costs down the road to face these things head on
Me? I’m still fuming over the Siramoose-a crushing of Gannon that prevented a Super Bowl appearance. At least the Tuck Rule, as bad a rule as it is, was properly called. In the Baltimore game it was a blatant foul aimed at injuring the MVP and he got away with it. In today’s game, he would’ve paid a $100K fine and been suspended from the Super Bowl for that.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:41 pm
roach would be a huge upgrade over romac, I would call him better than servicable
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hell any roach would be a major upgrade over romac for that matter
March 14th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
35 year old corner…lol this is getting funnier by the day….
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As funny as the DeAngelo Hall signing?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
good move by the Vikings to get Matt Cassel
March 14th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Deangelo Hall, back then, would probably work now…maybe!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Zymurge Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
@ Neilb: #99
LOL. Sorry to bring bad those deeply repressed memories man. But it’s healthy for you in the long run and can save you some therapy costs down the road to face these things head on
Me? I’m still fuming over the Siramoose-a crushing of Gannon that prevented a Super Bowl appearance. At least the Tuck Rule, as bad a rule as it is, was properly called. In the Baltimore game it was a blatant foul aimed at injuring the MVP and he got away with it. In today’s game, he would’ve paid a $100K fine and been suspended from the Super Bowl for that.
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Was really hoping that no one would mention that fat ba$tard.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
FIRE REGGIE NOW.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Reggie will destroy the Raiders in order to save them.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
All I want is for us to start Pryor and Reece from day one.
They are better than Palmer and McFadden.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:50 pm
Not seeing too many teams holding off on signing backup QB’s, in deep anticipation of Jamarcus’ “Pro Day”.
I think we can just go ahead and cancel that thing now.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:41 pm
roach would be a huge upgrade over romac, I would call him better than servicable
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hell any roach would be a major upgrade over romac for that matter
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I’ll take that one from Jamaica…maybe the gecko would be a better option since he won that epic battle.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.
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J Heezy??
March 14th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Jamarcus gets winded after making three throws.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I have been watching the blog for the past few days and all you guys who are pissed we aren’t throwing money around for FA scrubs are crazy! Al mortgaged the future of this franchise the last few years of his life chasing one more Super Bowl before he died. It didn’t work. Now that Al is gone, Mark, Reggie, DA, and others have to pick up the pieces and rebuild. I am glad they have burned the roster to the ground. I am still hoping they burn the rest by getting rid of Kelly, Palmer, RoMac. I say take the cap hit this year as hard as possible, collect as many draft picks you can gather with our #3 pick by moving down as many times as possible and start building from the ground up again. If Reggie wants to bring in the “right type” of FA players…more power to him. I don’t buy the “no one wants to play in Oakland” line any more. Sell it as, “Sign a one year deal and you have the chance to get paid next year like Wheeler did”. Would a FA rather be a depth guy on a good to average team and not get paid as much, or have a great chance of showing what you can do on a bad team like ours and possibly get a better payday in a year?
March 14th, 2013 at 12:53 pm
I would like at least one DECENT name.
You know, maybe someone he made a Pro Bowl once upon a time or something.
I would do back-flips for a Gregg Ellis type signing.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Tuck rule change is just a proposal. No guarantee it gets voted in.
You know how the Raiders and Patriots will vote though.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
Agent >>> RT @PPSsportsMGMT: #Lions Free Agent Safety Luis Delmas just signed by the #49ers
March 14th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
no one wants to lose…except reggie, his followers and underperforming real estate agents…
March 14th, 2013 at 12:55 pm
itzSteve Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I have been watching the blog for the past few days and all you guys who are pissed we aren’t throwing money around for FA scrubs are crazy! Al mortgaged the future of this franchise the last few years of his life chasing one more Super Bowl before he died. It didn’t work. Now that Al is gone, Mark, Reggie, DA, and others have to pick up the pieces and rebuild. I am glad they have burned the roster to the ground. I am still hoping they burn the rest by getting rid of Kelly, Palmer, RoMac. I say take the cap hit this year as hard as possible, collect as many draft picks you can gather with our #3 pick by moving down as many times as possible and start building from the ground up again. If Reggie wants to bring in the “right type” of FA players…more power to him. I don’t buy the “no one wants to play in Oakland” line any more. Sell it as, “Sign a one year deal and you have the chance to get paid next year like Wheeler did”. Would a FA rather be a depth guy on a good to average team and not get paid as much, or have a great chance of showing what you can do on a bad team like ours and possibly get a better payday in a year?
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Exactly!
March 14th, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Kirk Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Jamarcus gets winded after making three throws.
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I think he gets winded just watching the camp competition throwing. It takes a lot of energy to move that massive head from side to side.
On the plus side, he is able to use meeting time to get plenty of sleep so that his body can recover from the strain.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:56 pm
I think the blocking below the waist thing is going away..or at least a good chance of it. Isn’t that a staple of the zbs?
I thought I heard SD was switching to it.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Pass rusher, going to need a pass rusher.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:57 pm
good post ItzSteve.
March 14th, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
Yeah. Wait… RT @AlbertBreer: Louis Delmas did NOT sign with the Niners. That wasn’t his agent. He’s repped by @RosenhausSports.
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
neilb Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Reggie will destroy the Raiders in order to save them.
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Very well could be Post OF The Year!……
March 14th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Isn’t that a staple of the zbs?
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Not necessarily.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
139, Raider_D. I don’t like too many 1 yr. deals cuz if they do well they’re either gone the next yr. or wnat a big payday.
If Reggie believes in them enuff to bring em on in the first place then have enuff confidence in the decision to commit a little more to it..imo.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I’m kind of surprised nobody has bit on Karlos Dansby yet. What’s wrong with that guy? Must want silly money.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
I like Dansby. We can use him here.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
1 year deals = compensatory picks if they leave = Chubby getting a chubby
March 14th, 2013 at 1:04 pm
That picture of Maiava launching into Criner that heads the inside the bay area raiders section is hilarious.
Veldheer on his a$$, (looks like he just got blown the f up), Moore doing a half a$$ job of blocking, (shouldnt even be in the picture), and Criner getting smashed, and coughing up the ball.
Classic 2012 Raids.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:04 pm
I guess its good to see Reggie is tryn to get one of these corners, sounds like the Raiders and Chiefs were bidding against eachother for Sean Smith, his deal wasn’t crazy big from Chiefs but from what I hear Smith wasn’t well liked by Dolphin fans and most didn’t even want him back. I think in some cases the fans know the talent of there teams players more than these so called experts. Sounds like more of a potential guy rather than production.
What was that saying again, I believe from Parcells? Potential will get you Fired? Or some schit
March 14th, 2013 at 1:04 pm
I think OAK is going to be “multiple” like they said they were last year.
I can’t remember the season already since largely cuz i want to forget it, but there was a game somewhere in there where tarver showed some 5-2 fronts on run downs and some off set box stuff, and I think oak will slowly become a 3-4 they way the personnel is.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Time to get grimy Reg and sign Grimes!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
let the others overpay for average players.
Reggie is best at sorting out value & production.
having 11 hard working team guys on defense will pay off.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
DJ Johnny Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
139, Raider_D. I don’t like too many 1 yr. deals cuz if they do well they’re either gone the next yr. or wnat a big payday.
If Reggie believes in them enuff to bring em on in the first place then have enuff confidence in the decision to commit a little more to it..imo.
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I wouldn’t disagree entirely. Given the cap situation though I don’t think we want to back load deals to get players to stay longer because that will just create more issues down the line. I do believe that some of these guys are being brought in for mutual benefit. Most players want to start and show what they can do so that they can get a better deal later on. The Raiders need players now that can fill the gaps as we draft and develop our own. Might not be the best solution but it is a solution that works for both sides for now. And hopefully with some of these 1 and 2 year deals if players stepped up we will have the cap room to resign them for the right price as hopefully the right culture will start to develop on the team.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:07 pm
148.Just Win Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I’m kind of surprised nobody has bit on Karlos Dansby yet. What’s wrong with that guy? Must want silly money.
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probably recovering from torn bicep he suffered ast yr. probably wants more money than a lot of teams willing to give. maybe a lot of teams think he is declining. i don’t know. the longer he goes unsigned the better chance we have at getting him for a good price so i’m cool with it.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:07 pm
I’m not so convinced that burning to the ground is something that is absolutely necessary in our situation.
I simply don’t know enough about how all this works…with the finangling of #’s and all that.
I’m hearing other schools of thought on that…
Not saying it isn’t the right way to go…just that it isn’t universally accepted as being as necessary as some are saying here.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Jason La Canfora@JasonLaCanfora
Matt Cassel will average about $4m/yr with Minn, with chance to earn more if he plays. 2 yr deal can be voided after 2013 by the QB
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March 14th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Another free-agent jolt: Rams free-agent RB Steven Jackson has reached agreement with the Atlanta Falcons.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
eagles didn’t do so well with they’re free agent signing bonanza
March 14th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Per the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Browns have expressed interest in free agent QB Jason Campbell.
The Browns need competition for Brandon Weeden, but Campbell wouldn’t be hard to beat out. Cleveland is also looking to move on from popgun-armed Colt McCoy. The Jets and Bears have also shown interest in 31-year-old Campbell.
Related: Browns
Source: Mary Kay Cabot on Twitter
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Giants re-signed LB Keith Rivers.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Eagles announced they reached agreement with CB Cary Williams and S Kenny Phillips.
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March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Ravens re-signed CB Chris Johnson.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
As much as I would like to see Kelly replaced, I would rather see him on the roster than Seymour.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
127.Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.
I was talking about Hawaii roaches!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Cassell won’t play unless Ponder gets hurt.
I expect a big step-up in play from Christian, he can play.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Broncos agreed to terms with CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a one-year, $5 million contract.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Saints signed CB Keenan Lewis to a five-year, $26 million contract with $11 million guaranteed.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
inonewordraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Another free-agent jolt: Rams free-agent RB Steven Jackson has reached agreement with the Atlanta Falcons.
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Packer fans are goin to be callin for Teds head, they sound alot like some on here, even though we are so far apart in terms of were are as a franchise, its the ‘Packer Way”
March 14th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Broncos agreed to terms with CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a one-year, $5 million contract.
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damn
March 14th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
I was talking about Hawaii roaches!
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I know all about your Hawaiin “roaches”.
You use a coral crutch or roll up the the back end of the match box?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
all the good CBs are starting to get swooped up. damn.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
With Huff gone (why has no one signed him yet?) I don’t have a Raider jersey with a current players’ name on it.Sad day.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Yeah, except that was in the pre-salary cap era and they had an owner that was more than happy to outspend every other team to win the championship. I don’t believe that any of their first 3 wins came in a year that they didn’t have the highest payroll in the league. Hell, this team paid Steve Young top 5 QB money just to sit on the bench and wait for Montana to get moved, so that they could prevent him going elsewhere.
Different times, where you didn’t have a cap that pressured the decisions of who to cut. You could do it all purely on talent decisions.
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Pre-salary cap era my ass, I knew someone would say that. The same thing just happened with both the Niners and Seahawks it’s not necessary to PURGE the taloent on your team if you know what the hell you’re doing.
I watched the Niners rebiuld from losing at least b9 games a year for 6 straight years. I saw how they did it and it was NOTHING like what we’re doing so sell your story some place else.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Damn, there goes most of the good corners
March 14th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Another 1 year Broncos signing. They are all-in this season.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
KoolKell Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
35 year old corner…lol this is getting funnier by the day….
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Damn good point……. I assume you’re referring to cost wise right?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:47 am
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 13th, 2013 at 3:10 pm
You guys never heard of PHILIP WHEELER last year either..
I remember guys saying MEH at the signing.. now u guys were all crying when he left yesterday
Wheeler was passed on by the DOLPHINS which is the only reason he signed in OAKLAND.. now they sign him to a 26 million dollar contract LMAO
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Well put.
The outcry is a prime example of what a idiot bunch Al trained most in the “nation” to be. Dumba55es.
Reggie is finding “B” players on the cheap that can get us by until our cap situation is fixed. I told you all last season that our troubles with the cap were far from over and that more house cleaning would be in order.
By 2014 the contract messes will be in the past, our draft picks will be plenty, and then Reggie might make some splashy moves. And I say MIGHT.
Miami could have had Wheeler and now they are paying a bundle. We would have signed him initially to a better deal but last year we couldnt. And its no different this year. Not to mention, when you got “B” players basically playing in a contract year, youre going to get the best out of them.
So far so good for the Gut. Now he just has to draft starters across the board with the draft and we will probably be a better team than last year by simple addition by subtraction. No more DHB drops.
At this point, you wouldnt even seem me whine if we dumped Palmer. Sure its more dead money but its also a boat load of savings that we could spend on our defense. Palmer doesnt have the legs to survive behind our current offensive line. So before anyone knocks Pryors accuracy, Palmer’s accuracy means nothing if he’s always on his back. It’s a youth movement folks. Might as well roll with young guns across the board at this point.
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well put
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Lower your expectations on Reggie cause he sucks!#1 overall pick in 2014.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
my GreenParty brothers….
its 420… puff puff pass !!!!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I agree, I was sick and tired of Seymour, was never a huge fan of his mouth in comparison to his impact on the field.
I think Kelly will be a better player without the old vet around him. With the younger guys in Bilukidi, sims, crawford, houston, maybe shonasty and so forth Kelly has to work around their energy and drive, i think that will be better for him than seymour who stands with his arms crossed in shorts and a t-shirt all camp and practice week.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
Eagles signed CB Cary Williams, formerly of the Ravens, to a three-year contract.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
Browns, Jets and Bears want Jason Campbell?
interesting!!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
and if EVEN if Raiders did offer SEAN SMITH what the queefs did.. what makes u think he would want to come here?
Reggie was interested but probaly not for that much. and Im glad they didnt pay him that. 4 INTS and 5 years and he gets toasted often..and doesnt tackle.
ROUTT 2.0. looks like Andy Reid is building his dream team again LOL.. Raiders smashed them 2x last year with a sucky team and they had all their probowlers..
will do it again WATCH
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
180.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:47 am
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 13th, 2013 at 3:10 pm
You guys never heard of PHILIP WHEELER last year either..
I remember guys saying MEH at the signing.. now u guys were all crying when he left yesterday
Wheeler was passed on by the DOLPHINS which is the only reason he signed in OAKLAND.. now they sign him to a 26 million dollar contract LMAO
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Well put.
The outcry is a prime example of what a idiot bunch Al trained most in the “nation” to be. Dumba55es.
Reggie is finding “B” players on the cheap that can get us by until our cap situation is fixed. I told you all last season that our troubles with the cap were far from over and that more house cleaning would be in order.
By 2014 the contract messes will be in the past, our draft picks will be plenty, and then Reggie might make some splashy moves. And I say MIGHT.
Miami could have had Wheeler and now they are paying a bundle. We would have signed him initially to a better deal but last year we couldnt. And its no different this year. Not to mention, when you got “B” players basically playing in a contract year, youre going to get the best out of them.
So far so good for the Gut. Now he just has to draft starters across the board with the draft and we will probably be a better team than last year by simple addition by subtraction. No more DHB drops.
At this point, you wouldnt even seem me whine if we dumped Palmer. Sure its more dead money but its also a boat load of savings that we could spend on our defense. Palmer doesnt have the legs to survive behind our current offensive line. So before anyone knocks Pryors accuracy, Palmer’s accuracy means nothing if he’s always on his back. It’s a youth movement folks. Might as well roll with young guns across the board at this point.
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well put
Excuses contintue to poor in.Bottom lip suckers.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
R8ER MIKE Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
my GreenParty brothers….
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March 14th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
If the Broncos are in this season, Mark Davis FOLDED the day he hired REGGIE.
FIRE REGGIE NOW.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Eagles announced they reached agreement with CB Cary Williams and S Kenny Phillips.
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good players. we could have used them
March 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Fire Reggie now.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
The same GM that biult the Niners went to Seattle and biult the Seahawks so don’t tell me it can’;t be done that way. I watched the guy do it. His brother and father were working for the Raiders and David just came back to the Raiders this year I bleieve.
I know what it takes to rebiuld and whe it is necessary to do so. What Reggie is doing makes no sense.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Colts signed S LaRon Landry, formerly of the Jets, to a four-year, $24 million contract.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Does anyone else find it funny how many seem to think we are 20-25 million under the cap right now?
Heck, I even read one respected semi try telling us that we were 50 million under the cap.
Some of you dont have the slightest clue how the cap works in even the most simple of terms.
Until we clear all the “dead money” off the books, this team needs to be frugal to remain solvent. We may be under the cap but we are far from in the black.
Mark does not know how to operate Al’s alternative revenue streams like Al did. Heck, for all we know Mark has lost control of all of Al’s other holdings.
We’re finally making sound business/football decisions and all you morons can do it cry and moan. Typical. We were the worst franchise in sports the last 20+ years and somehow you morons glorify it like we just fell off a cliff the moment Al died. Al was always ahead of the curve, a cap master, and often put together talented teams, but he was far from a good owner/gm, the record shows that over the last 2 decades. He was meddlesome, fickle, and cared more about getting his way than “just winning baby”. Somewhere along the lines he forgot what was up. For all his football smarts, you know he was too chickensit to get down their and coach the damn team himself.
Al traded Gruden. Al brought in Kerry Collins to replace Gannon. Al gave us Jamarcus Russel. Kiffin, a guy most hate on this site, including dumba55 Corky, was the one guy begging to take Megatron but you fools stay loyal to the guy who gave us Purp Drank, DHB (Drops Half the Balls), and Rolando McDumbchit.
You fakes that are questioning Mark’s intentions and love for the Silver and Black need to check your attitudes. Mark and Reggie have more Raider blood flowing through their veins than all the trolls on this site combined.
I hope someone is keeping a list of all the haters on this site so we can remind them what idiots they are when this thing finally gets turned around.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Just Win Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 5:39 am
Wheeler and Bryant are getting paid like pro bowlers. Talk about out of whack contracts. These guys were decent compared to the other garbage on this team, but they are average in the grand scheme of things.
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yup and watch dolphins miss the playoffs yet again.. Wheeler i mean really ? 26 million 13 guarenteed WOW
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
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March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I agree, I was sick and tired of Seymour, was never a huge fan of his mouth in comparison to his impact on the field.
I think Kelly will be a better player without the old vet around him. With the younger guys in Bilukidi, sims, crawford, houston, maybe shonasty and so forth Kelly has to work around their energy and drive, i think that will be better for him than seymour who stands with his arms crossed in shorts and a t-shirt all camp and practice week.
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Kelly has only ever been good with either Seymour or Sapp playing along side him to occupy double teams.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
From what I’m reading from Bengal fans, they’re going to miss Sims. They are saying that he’s a real plugger and will occupy blockers for the other guys to make plays. The comments about him are almost exclusively positive.
Hope he plays up to that here.
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The dude is a run stuffer.. good pickup 28 yrs old
March 14th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
itzSteve Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I have been watching the blog for the past few days and all you guys who are pissed we aren’t throwing money around for FA scrubs are crazy! Al mortgaged the future of this franchise the last few years of his life chasing one more Super Bowl before he died. It didn’t work. Now that Al is gone, Mark, Reggie, DA, and others have to pick up the pieces and rebuild. I am glad they have burned the roster to the ground. I am still hoping they burn the rest by getting rid of Kelly, Palmer, RoMac. I say take the cap hit this year as hard as possible, collect as many draft picks you can gather with our #3 pick by moving down as many times as possible and start building from the ground up again. If Reggie wants to bring in the “right type” of FA players…more power to him. I don’t buy the “no one wants to play in Oakland” line any more. Sell it as, “Sign a one year deal and you have the chance to get paid next year like Wheeler did”. Would a FA rather be a depth guy on a good to average team and not get paid as much, or have a great chance of showing what you can do on a bad team like ours and possibly get a better payday in a year?
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Wow.. thats sprinkling fairy dust on a horrible situation.
1. If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
2. What good does having unlimited cap space on a team that nobody wants to play on, and with a GM too scared to sign big contracts? Its like being the KC Royals of football!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Just Win Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 5:39 am
Wheeler and Bryant are getting paid like pro bowlers. Talk about out of whack contracts. These guys were decent compared to the other garbage on this team, but they are average in the grand scheme of things.
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yup and watch dolphins miss the playoffs yet again.. Wheeler i mean really ? 26 million 13 guarenteed WOW
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$5 million isn’t really that bad. He was productive
March 14th, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Falcons agreed to terms with RB Steven Jackson, formerly of the Rams.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
The same GM that biult the Niners went to Seattle and biult the Seahawks so don’t tell me it can’;t be done that way. I watched the guy do it. His brother and father were working for the Raiders and David just came back to the Raiders this year I bleieve.
I know what it takes to rebiuld and whe it is necessary to do so. What Reggie is doing makes no sense.
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Both the Seahawks and Niners werent remotely in the same situation as the Raiders.
We’ve missed on EVERY first round pick going back a decade. You’d be hard pressed to do that if you tried. Heck, even the office slut wins in fantasy football once a decade.
Teams dont recover overnight from that.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Terrance newman had a better year then Sean Smith last year.
there is a reason why the PHINS chose not to franchise a young CB and let him walk. ROUTT 2.0
March 14th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
From what I’m reading from Bengal fans, they’re going to miss Sims. They are saying that he’s a real plugger and will occupy blockers for the other guys to make plays. The comments about him are almost exclusively positive.
Hope he plays up to that here.
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The dude is a run stuffer.. good pickup 28 yrs old
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Seems like a good signing, but isn’t he injured a lot?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
All these corners are getting a lil over $5mil a year, Im in the wait see mode on Reggie but damn you are goin to have to spend a lil and 5mil for a good corner ain’t bad, we will see what he has planned I guess
March 14th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
These “fire reggie now” comments are pathetic.
You obviosuly all think you know how to make a 4-12 better with 16 mill in cap space?
Especially when if you sign any of those big name guys you would be broke already.
and at the same time your boss mark davis, tells you he wants to win now.
wile balancing curretn roster, contracts and FA, with draft looming and all.
He doing fine.
relax
March 14th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
Steven Jackson just signed with the Falcons nice move by Atlanta
March 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Sandy Eggo has been pretty quiet so far in free agency, like us.. maybe because of new GM & HC?
Fozzy Whittaker
John Phillips
King Dunlap
Chad Rinehart
Johnny Patrick
Derek Cox
March 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Broncos may need to find a safety now:
http://pro32.ap.org/article/broncos-safety-carter-facing-vegas-cheating-case
March 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
Broncos agreed to terms with CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a one-year, $5 million contract.
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sucks to have the broncos sign him but theres no way we’re paying someone $5 mill even on a one year contract right now
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Sandy Eggo has been pretty quiet so far in free agency, like us.. maybe because of new GM & HC?
Fozzy Whittaker
John Phillips
King Dunlap
Chad Rinehart
Johnny Patrick
Derek Cox
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Plus they have a notoriously cheap owner.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
You obviosuly all think you know how to make a 4-12 better with 16 mill in cap space?
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Reggie is the one who got us to 4-12. If I remember correctly we were at and 8-8 the previous two seasons.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Sims played in last eight games of 2012 and in Wild Card playoff after opening season on Physically Unable to Perform list … Made quick impact after returning, logging first career INT in his first game back … Has been regular in D-line rotation when healthy since joining Bengals as 2008 third-round draft pick … His return to active status coincided with start Cincinnati’s 7-1 run over final eight games … Has logged 61 career games with 23 starts (including postseason).
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Reggie may of found something in Sims, but injuries have kept him off the field.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
“I’m a hard-nosed guy, man. I come to work every day and I lead by example. I’m not the rah-rah guy giving the speeches and stuff. I lead by example and I come to work every day and I’ll play hard. I’ll go to war with anybody and I’m sure my teammates will appreciate that. I’m a tough guy and I pride myself on being one of the tougher players, and I’m here to work”
“I’ll play anything. Whatever the coaches need me to do, whatever it takes to win, I’ll play whatever spot they need me at.”
If you don’t talk like this, the Reggime wants nothing to do with you
Y’all can discuss if it’s a good or bad thing, just making an observation
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whens the last time guys like HUFF, ROMAC, ROUTT said they will go to war with anybody or tough players.. or team guys?
no they got paid like probowlers and only cared about themselves and money. Dog Shiz average players
Maiva is a good pickup
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
look at the chiefs, they have been bad for a longgggggggggg time, but suddenly people think they are getting better?
No they are overpaying and ttrading for average players.
Thats what AL did, thats what Miami does, cleveland and the rest of the bad teams, they overpay for average players or for the fans to watch a flashy guy who doesnt fit.
The chiefs are blowing $$$$$ like crazy, can you actually tell me they are that much better a team?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
176.Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Yeah, except that was in the pre-salary cap era and they had an owner that was more than happy to outspend every other team to win the championship. I don’t believe that any of their first 3 wins came in a year that they didn’t have the highest payroll in the league. Hell, this team paid Steve Young top 5 QB money just to sit on the bench and wait for Montana to get moved, so that they could prevent him going elsewhere.
Different times, where you didn’t have a cap that pressured the decisions of who to cut. You could do it all purely on talent decisions.
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Pre-salary cap era my ass, I knew someone would say that. The same thing just happened with both the Niners and Seahawks it’s not necessary to PURGE the taloent on your team if you know what the hell you’re doing.
I watched the Niners rebiuld from losing at least b9 games a year for 6 straight years. I saw how they did it and it was NOTHING like what we’re doing so sell your story some place else.
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niners built from the draft mostly. the majority of their talent were draft picks
gore
v. davis
willis
bowman
goldson
kaepernik
alex smith
aldon smith
crabtree
culliver
terrell brown
iupati
staley
anthony davis
kyle williams
kendall hunter
lamichael james
all niner draft picks
what have our draft picks done for us lately?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
itzSteve Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
I have been watching the blog for the past few days and all you guys who are pissed we aren’t throwing money around for FA scrubs are crazy! Al mortgaged the future of this franchise the last few years of his life chasing one more Super Bowl before he died. It didn’t work. Now that Al is gone, Mark, Reggie, DA, and others have to pick up the pieces and rebuild. I am glad they have burned the roster to the ground. I am still hoping they burn the rest by getting rid of Kelly, Palmer, RoMac. I say take the cap hit this year as hard as possible, collect as many draft picks you can gather with our #3 pick by moving down as many times as possible and start building from the ground up again. If Reggie wants to bring in the “right type” of FA players…more power to him. I don’t buy the “no one wants to play in Oakland” line any more. Sell it as, “Sign a one year deal and you have the chance to get paid next year like Wheeler did”. Would a FA rather be a depth guy on a good to average team and not get paid as much, or have a great chance of showing what you can do on a bad team like ours and possibly get a better payday in a year?
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Wow.. thats sprinkling fairy dust on a horrible situation.
1. If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
2. What good does having unlimited cap space on a team that nobody wants to play on, and with a GM too scared to sign big contracts? Its like being the KC Royals of football!
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Steve makes great points. And I’ll answer your questions about them Gdog, although I doubt you will listen…
1. The reason Reggie didnt gut this team last year was, as he told people privately, he and the org thought this team had the talent to make a run so he took the gamble.
Had we gone deep into the playoffs, his hope was that he could have kept the core together and fixed our cap issues based on the fact that hometown discounts would have been easier to manage considering we were a team on the upswing.
The feeling that we were a contender was way off the mark. But lets not act like their wasnt merit to it. We all thought we had a good team after our last two 8-8 seasons. We all drank the “blame ChuckyB” koolaid and let the players off the hook and once again it bit us in the a55es.
2. “Too scared to sign big contracts”… really? That is your expert opinion of why we havent GROSSLY OVERPAID during the first few days if free agency? Moron. These early FA signings never work out well for the teams making this marketing splashes. New coaches and flashy FAs sell season tickets. They never guarantee wins.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
Sandy Eggo has been pretty quiet so far in free agency, like us.. maybe because of new GM & HC?
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They also didn’t have a fire sale of their players.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
You obviosuly all think you know how to make a 4-12 better with 16 mill in cap space?
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Reggie is the one who got us to 4-12. If I remember correctly we were at and 8-8 the previous two seasons.
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lol idiot
March 14th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
Sims played in last eight games of 2012 and in Wild Card playoff after opening season on Physically Unable to Perform list … Made quick impact after returning, logging first career INT in his first game back … Has been regular in D-line rotation when healthy since joining Bengals as 2008 third-round draft pick … His return to active status coincided with start Cincinnati’s 7-1 run over final eight games … Has logged 61 career games with 23 starts (including postseason).
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Reggie may of found something in Sims, but injuries have kept him off the field.
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For the most part guys that are injured, seem to stay injured. I think it has something to do with cashing fat checks while standing around in sweats doing nothing.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
it’s Day 3 of free agency
I expect to see more posts like this one:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/bengals-bring-josh-johnson-ted-ginn-in-for-visits/
Reggie will get his hands dirty the next few days, digging in the coal for these gold nuggets
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
what have our draft picks done for us lately?
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Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
What good does having unlimited cap space on a team that nobody wants to play on, and with a GM too scared to sign big contracts?
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Scared of what?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Well put.
The outcry is a prime example of what a idiot bunch Al trained most in the “nation” to be. Dumba55es.
Reggie is finding “B” players on the cheap that can get us by until our cap situation is fixed. I told you all last season that our troubles with the cap were far from over and that more house cleaning would be in order.
By 2014 the contract messes will be in the past, our draft picks will be plenty, and then Reggie might make some splashy moves. And I say MIGHT.
Miami could have had Wheeler and now they are paying a bundle. We would have signed him initially to a better deal but last year we couldnt. And its no different this year. Not to mention, when you got “B” players basically playing in a contract year, youre going to get the best out of them.
So far so good for the Gut. Now he just has to draft starters across the board with the draft and we will probably be a better team than last year by simple addition by subtraction. No more DHB drops.
At this point, you wouldnt even seem me whine if we dumped Palmer. Sure its more dead money but its also a boat load of savings that we could spend on our defense. Palmer doesnt have the legs to survive behind our current offensive line. So before anyone knocks Pryors accuracy, Palmer’s accuracy means nothing if he’s always on his back. It’s a youth movement folks. Might as well roll with young guns across the board at this point.
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I disagree I think you’re speaking for everyone. Who’s questioning what Reggie is doing. Some B talent is fine as long as you don’t let go of up and coming talent that you need to biuld around. At some point you have to keep those whom you just drafted and allow them to develope. If you’re jus going to regurgitate talent over and over again you’ll never get anywhere. Reggie letting go of players that can play and are cheap because he didn’t draft them is crazy. You have to pay somebody why let go of players YOU NEED because it’s time to pay them?
It’s stupid you have to keep perspective on what the hell you’re doing. YOu want great young talent that’s good enough to get paid because that is name of this game. Even if you draft players YOU HAVE to pay them. Why let them go so you have to draft them again?
It’s crazy!!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
180.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
No more DHB drops.
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Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of Moore, Ford, Streater, Gordon, Reese and McFadden drops.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
it’s Day 3 of free agency
I expect to see more posts like this one:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/14/bengals-bring-josh-johnson-ted-ginn-in-for-visits/
Reggie will get his hands dirty the next few days, digging in the coal for these gold nuggets
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I’m a big Josh Johnson guy. A guy who can run, throw and make plays with both arm and feet? Pryor, no. Johnson, yes.
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March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
WTF is an NFL player doing at the Palace Station?
Can’t really blend in there with all the $2 and $5 tables.
What a moron.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
You obviosuly all think you know how to make a 4-12 better with 16 mill in cap space?
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Reggie is the one who got us to 4-12. If I remember correctly we were at and 8-8 the previous two seasons.
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lol idiot
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Nice retort
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
KoolKell Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
What good does having unlimited cap space on a team that nobody wants to play on, and with a GM too scared to sign big contracts?
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Scared of what?
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Scared of bouncing checks I think.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Why let them go so you have to draft them again?
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Draftee’s are cheaper
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Does anyone else find it funny how many seem to think we are 20-25 million under the cap right now?
Heck, I even read one respected semi try telling us that we were 50 million under the cap.
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Riff I didn’t say we were 50 million under the cap, I said with the dead money and the free space we have we are OPERATING at 50 million under the cap. Dead money is not money you are spending, it essentially a reduction to your salary cap. That’s why I said we are operating at about 80% of the NFL’s salary cap.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
It amazes me that people keep calling for a big name to get signed. Ask yourself this. What did Mario Williams bring to the bills for that huge contract last year? Did he get them over the hump? No. Because one big splash isn’t going to get a mediocre/bad team into the playoffs. Without the foundation it wont change things. We don’t have that foundation yet. We need to build around solid players and the draft and move forward from there.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Reggie can’t swing for the fences. He’s gotta hit doubles people!!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Nice retort
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lol lol
oh .. you were finished. allow me to retort !!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
rediaR Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
180.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
No more DHB drops.
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Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of Moore, Ford, Streater, Gordon, Reese and McFadden drops.
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It’s gotta be the Coaching, way too much coincidence that everyone on the team had a down year.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Why let them go so you have to draft them again?
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Draftee’s are cheaper
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And most likely less talented.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
They also didn’t have a fire sale of their players
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Who are you kidding, San Diego has been slowly bleeding off their talent for years.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Who’s questioning what Reggie is doing. Some B talent is fine as long as you don’t let go of up and coming talent that you need to biuld around.
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Where Reggie is going to have to shine is in the draft. We have an overall number 3 and a high 3rd rounder for starters. Free Agency is not our place right now, sorry guys. Trying to grab some nuggs through the cutout bin is the best we can do right now.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Scared of what?
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Doesn’t want to get stung on a bad investment. Not sure who he has to answer to. Al answered to no man.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
The_Judge37 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
rediaR Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
180.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
No more DHB drops.
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Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of Moore, Ford, Streater, Gordon, Reese and McFadden drops.
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It’s gotta be the Coaching, way too much coincidence that everyone on the team had a down year.
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Especially when Moore, DHB, Reese and McFadden all played well when healthy or not benched for silly reasons.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
is it a coincidence that discussions on ending the tuck rule as is begin after the passing of Al?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Steven Jackson to the Falcons.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Reggie can’t swing for the fences. He’s gotta hit doubles people!!
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“Base hits and doubles”
-95.7
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Later Raiders.
Everyone have a great Thursday.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I’m calling Reggie’s 1st big FA signing…
Adrian Wilson
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
And most likely less talented.
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And more likely, way more motivated
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
@whoknows Says …
What is a GM’s job? Build roster, it takes time to scrap:
ROUTT, WIMBLEY, SEYMOUR, DHB, HUFF … all paid top 10 at their position when they are actaully producing bottom 10 at their position.
contracts of KELLY, PALMER …
all this is not Reggie.
Takes time and $ to build ….
You have no idea what your talking about linking 4-12 to reggie.
YOu have to blow it up to buil dit up, especially when you take over Al Davis’s dirty diaper of senseless dead money and draft picks.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
KoolKell Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Reggie can’t swing for the fences. He’s gotta hit doubles people!!
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“Base hits and doubles”
-95.7
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You were listening 2 Kell
lol
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
KoolKell Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Reggie can’t swing for the fences. He’s gotta hit doubles people!!
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“Base hits and doubles”
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Sacrifice Bunts with Two out and nobody on
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
rediaR Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Why let them go so you have to draft them again?
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Draftee’s are cheaper
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And most likely less talented.
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Not necessarily.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@whoknows …
welcome to the job reggie your first draft pick is a mid 3rd rounder … goodluck
do you get this?
Idiot.
organization was in shambles when he came in.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Raider_D Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
It amazes me that people keep calling for a big name to get signed. Ask yourself this. What did Mario Williams bring to the bills for that huge contract last year? Did he get them over the hump? No. Because one big splash isn’t going to get a mediocre/bad team into the playoffs. Without the foundation it wont change things. We don’t have that foundation yet. We need to build around solid players and the draft and move forward from there.
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I think most of us would have liked to keep the players we had and add through the draft instead of gutting the team.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
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Because we started last year more than $20 million over the cap, and most of the big contracts you would want to cut had lower cap charges than dead money, which wasn’t the case this year. Cutting those guys last year would have incurred a cap charge, not a cap savings, and for the record… Reggie has only cut 3 people this year, so lets stop with this myth that he has ‘gutted the team’
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Mr Green, some good work last night!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
“Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.”
la nina’s de la tierra!!!
oh and you should hear the noises they make…sound like crying babies too. heard the bites are poison.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I’m calling Reggie’s 1st big FA signing…
Adrian Wilson
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Kerry Rhodes is a better option and more likely since we need a FS not a SS
March 14th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Great job cutting the fat. Just should have started last yr.. any idiot could see we weren’t going to the playoffs last year especially if you’re going to change systems and coaches completely…
March 14th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
@whoknows
its ok, your clearly ready to fire him, do it the AL way ….. one season trying to fix your senseless roster and contratcs and when you fail, fire right away …
when he finally clears dead money and gets his first full draft this year he will build it.
idiot.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
124.hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Deangelo Hall, back then, would probably work now…maybe!
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Hall of Fame: DeAngelo Hall, technically…remember he caught 4 INTs by Jay Cutler and now his jersey is in Canton…
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I’m calling Reggie’s 1st big FA signing…
Adrian Wilson
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Kerry Rhodes is a better option and more likely since we need a FS not a SS
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Rhodes a FA?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
What good does having unlimited cap space on a team that nobody wants to play on, and with a GM too scared to sign big contracts?
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They might be better off rolling the cap space to next year. Make a big splash in free agency, have a full set of picks, probably drafting high again. Could be a setup for an instant turnaround season.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
The same GM that biult the Niners went to Seattle and biult the Seahawks so don’t tell me it can’;t
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Guess what .. we dont have Scott McCleoughn and there is not telling if he would be doing a better job with no draft picks last year.. and overpaid players and messed up cap.
There is not situation in the NFL like the Raiders last year. ZERO. NONE.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Why not just improve on the Al way, go for it all every year, just make better player choices.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Jason Cole @JasonColeYahoo 34m
Get rid of the Tuck Rule? Once again, the Ghost of Al Davis is going to hurt somebody this week.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of Moore, Ford, Streater, Gordon, Reese and McFadden drops.
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Dont worry outside of DMAC none are gonna be making 10 million.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
I think Bcz hit the nail on the head and some of you are still not getting it!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Wheeler and Bryant should have been resigned half way into last season at the latest. Of course we don’t know if Reg tried? Why cut Huff untill you have something better?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
261.DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I’m calling Reggie’s 1st big FA signing…
Adrian Wilson
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Kerry Rhodes is a better option and more likely since we need a FS not a SS
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Rhodes a FA?
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yes thhe cardinals cut him
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Marks Hair Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
Great job cutting the fat. Just should have started last yr.. any idiot could see we weren’t going to the playoffs last year especially if you’re going to change systems and coaches completely…
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There were “idiots” in here guaranteeing Knapps offense would score 30+ points per game. Ask JFB, he was one of them.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Who are you kidding, San Diego has been slowly bleeding off their talent for years.
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Yup, they haven’t been the same since they told Lady Tomlinson, Jamal Williams & Shawn Merriman to kick rocks
then it continued when they lost guys like VJAX & Castillo in FA
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY?
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Huh? He restructured Palmer and Seymour if I remember right.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Saladfingerz Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
“Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.”
la nina’s de la tierra!!!
oh and you should hear the noises they make…sound like crying babies too. heard the bites are poison.
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Do you think California is only made up of beaches? We have bugs buddy.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@whoknows …
welcome to the job reggie your first draft pick is a mid 3rd rounder … goodluck
do you get this?
Idiot.
organization was in shambles when he came in.
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What part about firing Hue, and losing his offense, and hiring an inexperienced, overwhelmed DA and his partner Knapp to run the show don’t you get.
8-8 to 4-12 speaks for itself.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
NGRaiderfan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
261.DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
DMAC Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I’m calling Reggie’s 1st big FA signing…
Adrian Wilson
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Kerry Rhodes is a better option and more likely since we need a FS not a SS
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Rhodes a FA?
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yes thhe cardinals cut him
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Damn didnt know
If thats the case…
Rhodes would be a nice addition and def. an upgrade over Huffy
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Rhodes a FA?
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YEah he was cut yesterday
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
raiderfankirk Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Wheeler and Bryant should have been resigned half way into last season at the latest. Of course we don’t know if Reg tried? Why cut Huff untill you have something better?
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Because thin air is already better than Huff
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
They also didn’t have a fire sale of their players
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Who are you kidding, San Diego has been slowly bleeding off their talent for years.
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Exactly. SD is a prime example of a SB contenter whose owners got cheap and let all its talent bleed away.
We are not, and were not even close to that. Priest, letting Bryant and other scrubs go is far from what SD did to their fan bases. Our drafted “talent” have had plenty of time to show they are developing and while guys like DHB & Huff always worked hard and did show improvement, the gains were marginal and at this rate they’d have to play a 25 year career before they’d ever reach Pro Bowl status.
We havent let go of ANYONE that we couldnt replace at a much cheaper rate. That is called sound GM work.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:43 pm
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora
Saints announce 5yr deal with CB Keenan Lewis. Corners flying off market today,but Talib, Winfield, Woodson, Nnamdi, Hall, Grimes still free
Retweeted by Vic Tafur
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Why not just improve on the Al way, go for it all every year, just make better player choices.
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Al is in the HOF.
To just assume anyone should just do it the Al way, and improve on it no less, is a slap in the face to his legacy.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@whoknows …
welcome to the job reggie your first draft pick is a mid 3rd rounder … goodluck
do you get this?
Idiot.
organization was in shambles when he came in.
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What part about firing Hue, and losing his offense, and hiring an inexperienced, overwhelmed DA and his partner Knapp to run the show don’t you get.
8-8 to 4-12 speaks for itself.
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Yep, it does speak for itself.
Same bum WRs. Same bum MLB. Same bum RT. Plus much harder schedule and what do you have? a worse record. So dont act like we were a better team the year before.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Question for everybody:
If we had Harbaugh as coach instead of DA last year, do you think we would be 4-12? If not, what would be our record?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
I’d be willing to give Grimes 5 mil a year
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
raiderfankirk Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
Wheeler and Bryant should have been resigned half way into last season at the latest. Of course we don’t know if Reg tried? Why cut Huff untill you have something better?
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While I like Phil Wheeler, he was an average player. Maybe a B player but Lance Briggs he is not. Bryant was a backup. Bryant played behind Kelly and Seymour, and while he played well last year, remember he didn’t play that many snaps. Once you give a guy $20+mm, you expect him to go in, play a ton of snaps and dominate. I don’t know if Bryant is quite that guy. Especially after getting trashed, running around at 4am naked throwing punches around.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
@whoknows
its ok, your clearly ready to fire him, do it the AL way ….. one season trying to fix your senseless roster and contratcs and when you fail, fire right away …
when he finally clears dead money and gets his first full draft this year he will build it.
idiot.
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What are you a f’in child?
Saying he will build it and it actually getting done are two different things. That latter remains to be seen.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
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Firing Hue was a condition of the job.
Hue’s rant at the end of the year forced Mark’s hand. Hue has even admitted to regret the way he handled things.
We all wanted to keep Hue. He is very talented. He just screwed up. Whats done is done.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
fire reggie now!!!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Aaron Wilson @RavensInsider
Cary Williams had declined Ravens’ three-year, $15 million contract offer last year. Now, he moves on as a starter in Philadelphia
Retweeted by Steve Corkran
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No way he would have came here.. unless we had Al and he threw a 3yrs 30 million dollar contract at him
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Quentin Jammer & Johnnie Lee Higgins are cousins.
sign’em both, Reggie!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
rudegruden Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Question for everybody:
If we had Harbaugh as coach instead of DA last year, do you think we would be 4-12? If not, what would be our record?
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We would have been better than 4-12, but not much better. 5-11, 6-10 maybe.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
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I won’t blame Reggie for Hue, because i do believe it was Mark’s call.
But i will blame him for Dennis Allen.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Man if there is one big free agent splash I could definitely get behind it would be Talib. Get him in the range of 6-7 mill but without a huge bonus so he has the incentive to stay in line and remain on the team. His injury single handedly killed the Pats in the championship last year. Bmore couldn’t move the ball for sh1t before he got hurt.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
While I like Phil Wheeler, he was an average player. Maybe a B player but Lance Briggs he is not. Bryant was a backup. Bryant played behind Kelly and Seymour, and while he played well last year, remember he didn’t play that many snaps. Once you give a guy $20+mm, you expect him to go in, play a ton of snaps and dominate. I don’t know if Bryant is quite that guy. Especially after getting trashed, running around at 4am naked throwing punches around.
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thank u.. money. WHEELER was AVERAGE.. he just looked good with the Raiders cuz we havent seen average linebacker play in a while and our D sucked
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
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Because we started last year more than $20 million over the cap, and most of the big contracts you would want to cut had lower cap charges than dead money, which wasn’t the case this year. Cutting those guys last year would have incurred a cap charge, not a cap savings, and for the record… Reggie has only cut 3 people this year, so lets stop with this myth that he has ‘gutted the team’
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This is true but he is allowing young talent to walk because he doesn’t want to pay them to keep them. If acted more prudently early he could’ve kept certain players for less but he didn’t act. So they’re signing elsewhere for more. YOu have to know your OWN talent.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Connor was a fine reserve that played multiple positions for the Cowboys. He wound up starting eight games because of injuries in front of him in 2012, but he didn’t fit the team’s new 4-3 defense under coordinator Monte Kiffin.
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sign we’re moing to 3-4?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
harbaugh isnt stupid enough to change a good thing…11-5…
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Raiderinparadise Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@whoknows …
welcome to the job reggie your first draft pick is a mid 3rd rounder … goodluck
do you get this?
Idiot.
organization was in shambles when he came in.
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What part about firing Hue, and losing his offense, and hiring an inexperienced, overwhelmed DA and his partner Knapp to run the show don’t you get.
8-8 to 4-12 speaks for itself.
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Agreed. Hue or no Hue changing the O was f’n stupid and we could have easily been a playoff contender.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
lmao…”fine RESERVE”
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
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Steve makes great points. And I’ll answer your questions about them Gdog, although I doubt you will listen…
1. The reason Reggie didnt gut this team last year was, as he told people privately, he and the org thought this team had the talent to make a run so he took the gamble.
Had we gone deep into the playoffs, his hope was that he could have kept the core together and fixed our cap issues based on the fact that hometown discounts would have been easier to manage considering we were a team on the upswing.
The feeling that we were a contender was way off the mark. But lets not act like their wasnt merit to it. We all thought we had a good team after our last two 8-8 seasons. We all drank the “blame ChuckyB” koolaid and let the players off the hook and once again it bit us in the a55es.
2. “Too scared to sign big contracts”… really? That is your expert opinion of why we havent GROSSLY OVERPAID during the first few days if free agency? Moron. These early FA signings never work out well for the teams making this marketing splashes. New coaches and flashy FAs sell season tickets. They never guarantee wins.
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I guess you have to define “grossly over paid.”
The thing that pisses me off isn’t that we didn’t sign any top FA’s… its that we lost BOTH Wheeler, and Bryant. Anyway you twist it, they were two of our better defensive players. He couldn’t come up with the money to sign ONE of them?? What does that say to you?
Here’s what PFF said about the Bryant signing (in case you missed it)
+0.5: Common sense shines through
Desmond Bryant (DT) to CLE: 5-year, $34m deal
If it weren’t for the money involved this would get a higher grade because Bryant is a guy who can really play. He was our sixth ranked defensive tackle last year with the sixth highest pass rushing productivity of all his peers. But he’s more than just a one dimensional pass rusher and held up against the run well too. It’s that all round ability and versatility (he spent most of 2011 at defensive end for the Raiders) which makes him an excellent fit for a Cleveland defense needing someone who can make an impact up front.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
fire reggie now!!!
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Why dumbass?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
ok boys, Im out. Time to go coach youth basketball.
At least there, my kids deliver. 2013 Winter League Champions!!!
And mind you, as GM of the team, I only took hard working “B” level players in the draft. None of my top picks made the All-league honors or were anywhere near the top of anyone else’s draft boards.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
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“This decision centered around my wanting to bring my own guy in,”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/10/reggie-mckenzie-i-wanted-to-bring-my-own-guy-in/
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
35 year old corner…but were “building this the right way…”
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
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Because we started last year more than $20 million over the cap, and most of the big contracts you would want to cut had lower cap charges than dead money, which wasn’t the case this year. Cutting those guys last year would have incurred a cap charge, not a cap savings, and for the record… Reggie has only cut 3 people this year, so lets stop with this myth that he has ‘gutted the team’
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This is true but he is allowing young talent to walk because he doesn’t want to pay them to keep them. If acted more prudently early he could’ve kept certain players for less but he didn’t act. So they’re signing elsewhere for more. YOu have to know your OWN talent.
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I miss Al
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
harbaugh isnt stupid enough to change a good thing…11-5…
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cuz his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game.. 5 str8 pro bowls and as a rookie??
ROMAC? LOL the guy is a scrub. CRABTREE?? he actually catches passes..
Reggie got a bunch of pro bowl contracts.. with below average play. WHen is hte last time a high priced Raider player made it to the prow bowl? Lechler dont count.. SEYMOUR? wow .. 15 million and takes the last 5 games off
March 14th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Looking for cheap vets, Reggie?
SD has some up for grabs…
Jammer, Bigby, Spikes, Garay & Franklin
March 14th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
35 year old corner…but were “building this the right way…”
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Yes we are, dumbass.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
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“This decision centered around my wanting to bring my own guy in,”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/10/reggie-mckenzie-i-wanted-to-bring-my-own-guy-in/
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People keep bringing up the fact that Mark made the decision even though there is not proof, only speculation. The only proof is that Reggie has said he was the one making the decision (see link above).
I love how speculation ends up fact somehow.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
While I like Phil Wheeler, he was an average player. Maybe a B player but Lance Briggs he is not. Bryant was a backup. Bryant played behind Kelly and Seymour, and while he played well last year, remember he didn’t play that many snaps. Once you give a guy $20+mm, you expect him to go in, play a ton of snaps and dominate. I don’t know if Bryant is quite that guy. Especially after getting trashed, running around at 4am naked throwing punches around.
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thank u.. money. WHEELER was AVERAGE.. he just looked good with the Raiders cuz we havent seen average linebacker play in a while and our D sucked
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Exactly. When your MLB is standing around doing nothing that means the outside guys have to fly around and make plays, which they did. Wheeler looked better than he was, and we don’t know if he was flying around out there looking for a payday.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
This is true but he is allowing young talent to walk because he doesn’t want to pay them to keep them. If acted more prudently early he could’ve kept certain players for less but he didn’t act. So they’re signing elsewhere for more. YOu have to know your OWN talent.
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How do you KNOW that? How do you know he didn’t offer Bryant an extension but Bryant chose to bet on himself? The Raiders never comment on personal moves until they are filed. Has Bryant come out and said “Hey I would have stayed but they didn’t offer me anything”. Sorry that I cant get behind matching a $35 million contract for a career backup. You guys make a lot of assumptions of what goes on, when we all know that info isn’t leaking out.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Raider Riff
We were a better team. Look at what our offense did we were competitive in just about every game. Don’t use that schedule excuse either because we lost to the Browns and tried to lose to the Jsgs without their starting RB and QB.
You are what your record says you are
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game..
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Kirk Morrison played for SF last year??
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
harbaugh isnt stupid enough to change a good thing…11-5…
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cuz his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game.. 5 str8 pro bowls and as a rookie??
ROMAC? LOL the guy is a scrub. CRABTREE?? he actually catches passes..
Reggie got a bunch of pro bowl contracts.. with below average play. WHen is hte last time a high priced Raider player made it to the prow bowl? Lechler dont count.. SEYMOUR? wow .. 15 million and takes the last 5 games off
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Hue was 8-8 with the same talent
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
most guys baggin on Kaluka Maiva never seen the kid play.. will easily step in for wheeler and lets see tarver use him like he used wheeler.
Will be a fan favorite on his hustle alone
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
BCZ,
Talib??
That dude is a hot mess off the field.
Great ball skills, maybe best in the league, but Bellicheck couldn’t keep him in line, you think DA can?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
35 year old corner…but were “building this the right way…”
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He’s only 34, don’t exaggerate
March 14th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Looking for cheap vets, Reggie?
SD has some up for grabs…
Jammer, Bigby, Spikes, Garay & Franklin
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Jammer is toast
Didn’t you see Moore abusing him all the time?
I would bring in Garay tho
March 14th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
congrats to SJAX going to a winner like Hotlanta
March 14th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Cali people complaining about bugs are funny.
We got these Children of the Earth bugs that are like 4 inches long and look like they have a fetus for a head.
Creepy mofo’s.
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Potato bug, Jeruselem Cricket, Vinegar beetle.
No shortage of those here, from Pasadena to Grass Valley.
Supposedly when they bite you, you get an instant vinegar taste. Fortunately, I don’t know.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
The same GM that biult the Niners went to Seattle and biult the Seahawks so don’t tell me it can’;t
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Guess what .. we dont have Scott McCleoughn and there is not telling if he would be doing a better job with no draft picks last year.. and overpaid players and messed up cap.
There is not situation in the NFL like the Raiders last year. ZERO. NONE.
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We can’t say who McCloughan would have drafted, but we do know he is more qualified than Shreg & probably would have never hired Knapp to run the offense or hire Denise.
Funny nobody talked about the great whiner drafts when Nolan & Singletary were there. They seemed to look a hell of a lot better when Harbaugh got there…hence my biggest gripe with Shreg, hiring Denise.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Gdog Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
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Steve makes great points. And I’ll answer your questions about them Gdog, although I doubt you will listen…
1. The reason Reggie didnt gut this team last year was, as he told people privately, he and the org thought this team had the talent to make a run so he took the gamble.
Had we gone deep into the playoffs, his hope was that he could have kept the core together and fixed our cap issues based on the fact that hometown discounts would have been easier to manage considering we were a team on the upswing.
The feeling that we were a contender was way off the mark. But lets not act like their wasnt merit to it. We all thought we had a good team after our last two 8-8 seasons. We all drank the “blame ChuckyB” koolaid and let the players off the hook and once again it bit us in the a55es.
2. “Too scared to sign big contracts”… really? That is your expert opinion of why we havent GROSSLY OVERPAID during the first few days if free agency? Moron. These early FA signings never work out well for the teams making this marketing splashes. New coaches and flashy FAs sell season tickets. They never guarantee wins.
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I guess you have to define “grossly over paid.”
The thing that pisses me off isn’t that we didn’t sign any top FA’s… its that we lost BOTH Wheeler, and Bryant. Anyway you twist it, they were two of our better defensive players. He couldn’t come up with the money to sign ONE of them?? What does that say to you?
Here’s what PFF said about the Bryant signing (in case you missed it)
+0.5: Common sense shines through
Desmond Bryant (DT) to CLE: 5-year, $34m deal
If it weren’t for the money involved this would get a higher grade because Bryant is a guy who can really play. He was our sixth ranked defensive tackle last year with the sixth highest pass rushing productivity of all his peers. But he’s more than just a one dimensional pass rusher and held up against the run well too. It’s that all round ability and versatility (he spent most of 2011 at defensive end for the Raiders) which makes him an excellent fit for a Cleveland defense needing someone who can make an impact up front.
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Wheeler and Bryant were both not worth the money they signed for. Bryant will be easily replaced.
Name one free agent that we let go of last year that had an impact? I remember the same dust up after JC was let go and Michael Bush. Neither had an impact.
Curry? Where did he end up.
Groves? I didnt see him make a Pro Bowl.
Wimbley? We tried to keep him but in hindsight, letting him go was a good move.
The only miss was letting go of Satele. And he was actually the one guy that most on this board didnt care to lose initially. Go figure.
As for “letting guys go”. Reggie has been pretty good so far.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
RaiderRockstar Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game..
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Kirk Morrison played for SF last year??
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lol lol.. and you call me a smart azz !!! lol lol
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
raiderguy10 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Bills have a meeting with Geno. Trade back RM – trade back! Milk it for all it’s worth!!
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Yes!
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
306.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
harbaugh isnt stupid enough to change a good thing…11-5…
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cuz his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game.. 5 str8 pro bowls and as a rookie??
ROMAC? LOL the guy is a scrub. CRABTREE?? he actually catches passes..
Reggie got a bunch of pro bowl contracts.. with below average play. WHen is hte last time a high priced Raider player made it to the prow bowl? Lechler dont count.. SEYMOUR? wow .. 15 million and takes the last 5 games off
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the only player on the raiders that u can even debate is better than the guy at the same position on the niners is DMC, and after last year even that is hard to sell. 11-5? ur giving him too much credit.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Reggie is an over matched rube.
The only thing Reggie is good at is making excuses.
FIRE REGGIE NOW.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Jason La Canfora@JasonLaCanfora
Eagles are on the verge of a deal with former Texans pass rusher Connor Barwin
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Hue was 8-8 with the same talent
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WOW 8-8 SUPERBOWL! 8-8 is the worse thing u could be in sports.. average. Stuck in the middle .. horrible draft pic ..with our contracts u would think we would be 11-5
Either be 11-5 or 2-14.. not stuck in the middle. Reggie is trying to build for sustained success.
Not just to get to 8-8 one year and get all horny
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Bring in James Anderson Reggie.
Fits your criteria.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Al_is_theraiders Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
35 year old corner…but were “building this the right way…”
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He INTERVIEWED a vet free agent. Now you are sh1tting on him for interviewing a player? Yeah I guess Al’s way of calling the agent and offering 40% more than the market value without meeting the guy is way better.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Rudegruden Says: March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Question for everybody:If we had Harbaugh as coach instead of DA last year, do you think we would be 4-12? If not, what would be our record?
9-7 or 10-6
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Charlotte vs Richmond what a finish.Charlotte with less than 5 seconds down by 3 gets 8 free throws to win by 5.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
332.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Charlotte vs Richmond what a finish.Charlotte with less than 5 seconds down by 3 gets 8 free throws to win by 5.
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how is that even possible?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
We can’t say who McCloughan would have drafted, but we do know he is more qualified than Shreg & probably would have never hired Knapp to run the offense or hire Denise.
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believe me. I wanted the Raiders to interview him a year ago.. but they didnt. We have REGGIE. not scott
March 14th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Hue was 8-8 with the same talent
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WOW 8-8 SUPERBOWL! 8-8 is the worse thing u could be in sports.. average. Stuck in the middle .. horrible draft pic ..with our contracts u would think we would be 11-5
Either be 11-5 or 2-14.. not stuck in the middle. Reggie is trying to build for sustained success.
Not just to get to 8-8 one year and get all horny
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What are you talking about? I just stated a fact. We were 8-8 with the same “horrible” talent. Thats a fact. Sorry, to get you all worked up. Damn.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
The only OG I want in the secondary is Winfield.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
This is true but he is allowing young talent to walk because he doesn’t want to pay them to keep them. If acted more prudently early he could’ve kept certain players for less but he didn’t act. So they’re signing elsewhere for more. YOu have to know your OWN talent.
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How do you KNOW that? How do you know he didn’t offer Bryant an extension but Bryant chose to bet on himself? The Raiders never comment on personal moves until they are filed. Has Bryant come out and said “Hey I would have stayed but they didn’t offer me anything”. Sorry that I cant get behind matching a $35 million contract for a career backup. You guys make a lot of assumptions of what goes on, when we all know that info isn’t leaking out.
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We don’t know but acting early is the best idea. I trust Mike Lamb. judgement more than Regs at this point.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Jason La Canfora@JasonLaCanfora
Eagles are on the verge of a deal with former Texans pass rusher Connor Barwin
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wow another “dream team” in Philly, Chip & Howie?
March 14th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
raiderfankirk Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
bcz24 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
If Reggie wants to burn the franchise to the ground to save it, how come he didn’t just do it last year and restructure NOBODY? If he had traded every player with any value for whatever draft pick you can get, and we would would be in cap heaven right now! I wouldn’t have been happy about it, but I would have understood it. Now, not so much.
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Because we started last year more than $20 million over the cap, and most of the big contracts you would want to cut had lower cap charges than dead money, which wasn’t the case this year. Cutting those guys last year would have incurred a cap charge, not a cap savings, and for the record… Reggie has only cut 3 people this year, so lets stop with this myth that he has ‘gutted the team’
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This is true but he is allowing young talent to walk because he doesn’t want to pay them to keep them. If acted more prudently early he could’ve kept certain players for less but he didn’t act. So they’re signing elsewhere for more. YOu have to know your OWN talent.
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I agree you want to keep your own talent but what do you do if other teams are overpaying for your talent? You can’t get into a bidding war to keep people here. The ideal situation would have been if these guys were extended before the last year of their contract but since the raiders dont comment on contract talks until theyre done and filed we have no idea what was attempted.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
BCZ,
Talib??
That dude is a hot mess off the field.
Great ball skills, maybe best in the league, but Bellicheck couldn’t keep him in line, you think DA can?
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Talib didn’t have any issues in NE. It was all from his time with TB. That’s also why I said not to give him big guaranteed jack in the contract. Make it all incentives and roster bonuses that he has to be around and productive to get, this way we are protected from the dreaded dead money if he turns back into a giant douche.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Riff, You are wrong man. Bryant is well worth $34 over 5 years. That kid is a very solid starter maybe you are right about Wheeler but Bryant was one of the few BRIGHT spots on this defense last year along with Wheeler and others.
bryant was a mistake he should’ve offered that kid a nice contract prior to FA and he would still be here…period
March 14th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Severeraiderz Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Rudegruden Says: March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Question for everybody:If we had Harbaugh as coach instead of DA last year, do you think we would be 4-12? If not, what would be our record?
9-7 or 10-6
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Harbaugh would have had us in the playoffs.
He would of done it Hue’s year too.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
What are you talking about? I just stated a fact. We were 8-8 with the same “horrible” talent. Thats a fact. Sorry, to get you all worked up. Damn.
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aint nobody worked up.. thats just the reality of it. ppl are getting all crazy cuz Reggie released DHB? HUFF?? Really.. Oh no he hasnt gone after any big FA’s..
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Let’s be real, we all just assume/hope Reggie knows how to build a team. But he’s never done this before.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Rudegruden Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
harbaugh isnt stupid enough to change a good thing…11-5…
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cuz his roster was full of PRO BOWL players as well as the best MLB in the game.. 5 str8 pro bowls and as a rookie??
ROMAC? LOL the guy is a scrub. CRABTREE?? he actually catches passes..
Reggie got a bunch of pro bowl contracts.. with below average play. WHen is hte last time a high priced Raider player made it to the prow bowl? Lechler dont count.. SEYMOUR? wow .. 15 million and takes the last 5 games off
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Hue was 8-8 with the same talent
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He can’t bring that argument to the “No talent” crowd. It’s too logical.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Congrats to SJackson. A good guy and good player stuck on a really bad team for years. Amazing he got so much production when he was the only weapon.
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
How did that high PAY ROLL workout for Anaheim last year ?? how about them Rangers??
got smashed by the A’s..
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
The Raiders roster would look so much better if Al was still alive.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
NGRaiderfan Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
332.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Charlotte vs Richmond what a finish.Charlotte with less than 5 seconds down by 3 gets 8 free throws to win by 5.
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how is that even possible?
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Some questionable fouls and a couple of techs
March 14th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
He can’t bring that argument to the “No talent” crowd. It’s too logical.
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talent vs production. the two ends are not the same. I wish 10 million dollar contract meant production. 4 the raiders it doesnt
March 14th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
303.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ok, is there any proof that Reggie fired Hue? Wasn’t it mentioned that Mark said that was his first job was to fire Hue? geez…
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“This decision centered around my wanting to bring my own guy in,”
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/10/reggie-mckenzie-i-wanted-to-bring-my-own-guy-in/
Oh ok…smh, wow guys! So, his blow up at the end of the year had NOTHING to do with that! Sorry guys, I know its hard to get in the NFL with only 32 jobs open, but geez…calm down! And if you guys still think that Hue was that good of a coach, the Harbaugh of the Oakalnd Raiders…
March 14th, 2013 at 2:01 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Hue was 8-8 with the same talent
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WOW 8-8 SUPERBOWL! 8-8 is the worse thing u could be in sports.. average. Stuck in the middle .. horrible draft pic ..with our contracts u would think we would be 11-5
Either be 11-5 or 2-14.. not stuck in the middle. Reggie is trying to build for sustained success.
Not just to get to 8-8 one year and get all horny
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No but I remember what happened after the last guy who went 8-8 for 2 straight years. I’d rather have an 8-8 building block than a 4-12 building block. It generates higher morale amongst the organization I’d say.
Yeah, Scott Pioli and Josh McDaniels “tried” building for sustained success too. Doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
bryant was a mistake he should’ve offered that kid a nice contract prior to FA and he would still be here…period
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Again, how do you know we DIDN’T????
I know where you are coming from Priest, you value the players Al drafted more than anyone not named Al Davis. That is commendable. You try to see the best in just about every shmo on the roster. Come one though, whos the last guy we let go of that went on to be productive in his next stop? Des may like up to that $34 mill, but the odds are seriously against it.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
March 14th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Aaron Wilson @RavensInsider
Cary Williams had declined Ravens’ three-year, $15 million contract offer last year. Now, he moves on as a starter in Philadelphia
Retweeted by Steve Corkran
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No way he would have came here.. unless we had Al and he threw a 3yrs 30 million dollar contract at him
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LOL, yeah because the Eagles have ben so much better than us the last few years. Its all about the money and in his case a chance to start, which he wasn’t gtting with Ravens
March 14th, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
The Raiders roster would look so much better if Al was still alive.
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Yes it would!!!!!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:04 pm
LOL, yeah because the Eagles have ben so much better than us the last few years. Its all about the money and in his case a chance to start, which he wasn’t gtting with Ravens
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Well, the Eagles do have a respected Head Coach.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Oh ok…smh, wow guys! So, his blow up at the end of the year had NOTHING to do with that! Sorry guys, I know its hard to get in the NFL with only 32 jobs open, but geez…calm down! And if you guys still think that Hue was that good of a coach, the Harbaugh of the Oakalnd Raiders…
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Harbaugh>Hue>My Dog>DA
If Reggie would have listened to Hue’s rant he would have known the “lack of talent” he had.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Asher Mathews @AsherMathews
#Raiders have no RB behind DMC at this point and they saw RB Deonte Williams run a 4.52 40 at Cal-Poly’s pro day today. Seems possible
March 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Since Reggie has been here we have purged young bright talent that others have jumped all over as soon as they were let go or traded for becaue they valued them more than we did.
Bruce Campbell, Joe Barksdale, DVD, Louis Murphy, Des Bryant, Mike Bush and a few others that aren’t coming to mind. I cannot name one of those players who have been successfully replaced since being let go.
All very young and talented who just needed a chance. Now we have to use draft picks to replace what we already had. When all we needed to do was add to them and develope them further.
That is an entire years drafts to correct a problem HE created.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
LOL, yeah because the Eagles have ben so much better than us the last few years. Its all about the money and in his case a chance to start, which he wasn’t gtting with Ravens
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truth hurts
March 14th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
inonewordraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
Connor was a fine reserve that played multiple positions for the Cowboys. He wound up starting eight games because of injuries in front of him in 2012, but he didn’t fit the team’s new 4-3 defense under coordinator Monte Kiffin.
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sign we’re moing to 3-4?
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Actually he got exposed when he had to start for a length of time and Jerry asked him to take a paycut or get cut, well he didn’t want to take a paycut so………. plus he couldn’t of ben making much as a backup anyway, that tells ya what they thought of him I guess
March 14th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Fu**king up the HC hire is pretty big no? That’s why he better show something this draft or be gone. I think he knows it too.
BTW, I heard he WAS the one that wanted Knapp hired.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
No but I remember what happened after the last guy who went 8-8 for 2 straight years. I’d rather have an 8-8 building block than a 4-12 building block. It generates higher morale amongst the organization I’d say.
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ya with no cap space
March 14th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Did we at least sign some warm bodies today?
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Here’s the thing…bring in all the flashy FA out there. Put them all on one team. Ok, what now? We have tried that before how many times. Only to fail! We need a coach that can deal with the different “Me” personalities and make them a TEAM! Right now, with Allen, we don’t have that! Hence, Reggie’s approach of getting in good character guys and players that WANT to play football and not just cash a check!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Priesttj12 Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Since Reggie has been here we have purged young bright talent that others have jumped all over as soon as they were let go or traded for becaue they valued them more than we did.
Bruce Campbell, Joe Barksdale, DVD, Louis Murphy, Des Bryant, Mike Bush and a few others that aren’t coming to mind. I cannot name one of those players who have been successfully replaced since being let go.
All very young and talented who just needed a chance. Now we have to use draft picks to replace what we already had. When all we needed to do was add to them and develope them further.
That is an entire years drafts to correct a problem HE created.
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You nailed it with that last sentence.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
realtruraider Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Aaron Wilson @RavensInsider
Cary Williams had declined Ravens’ three-year, $15 million contract offer last year. Now, he moves on as a starter in Philadelphia
Retweeted by Steve Corkran
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No way he would have came here.. unless we had Al and he threw a 3yrs 30 million dollar contract at him
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LOL, yeah because the Eagles have ben so much better than us the last few years. Its all about the money and in his case a chance to start, which he wasn’t gtting with Ravens
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Eagles would have been in the running if not for the o line injuries.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Point is if he had the judgement to do that, how is everyone so sure he will build us a champ through the draft? Which of GB’s picks were his exactly?
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Whoknows Says: March 14th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
Severeraiderz Says:March 14th, 2013 at 1:54 pm
Rudegruden Says: March 14th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Question for everybody:If we had Harbaugh as coach instead of DA last year, do you think we would be 4-12? If not, what would be our record?
9-7 or 10-6
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Harbaugh would have had us in the playoffs.He would of done it Hue’s year too.
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I agree, but Hue last year and the previous year, with his own staff has us in the playoffs
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Wow miners get boldin and are talking bout getting asomuah and we get a Cleveland brown drop out sweet. :/
March 14th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Bruce Campbell, Joe Barksdale, DVD, Louis Murphy, Des Bryant, Mike Bush
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LMFAO
March 14th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Oh yes I would add DHB to that list and maybe even Mike Huff if you go to them with solid plans they have confidence in that will work. That is a helluva lot of talent we let go.
Instead he keeps Seymour, TKand other aging players though talented make too much money and are on the downside of their careers. just to go get some more TRASH!!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
358.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Oh ok…smh, wow guys! So, his blow up at the end of the year had NOTHING to do with that! Sorry guys, I know its hard to get in the NFL with only 32 jobs open, but geez…calm down! And if you guys still think that Hue was that good of a coach, the Harbaugh of the Oakalnd Raiders…
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Harbaugh>Hue>My Dog>DA
If Reggie would have listened to Hue’s rant he would have known the “lack of talent” he had.
LOL..ok, that made me laugh… My dog>DA…lol, but hey you are probably right!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
I will give u WIMBLEY was pretty upset when we got rid of him.
But that Palmer and Curry trade fugged up the cap..
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Whoknows Says: March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Hwnrdr Says:March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Point is if he had the judgement to do that, how is everyone so sure he will build us a champ through the draft? Which of GB’s picks were his exactly?
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The one’s on the Oakland roster lol
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
If Reggie would have just let the Offense & ST’s stay along with keeping the coaches in place there, then he could put ALL his effort into fixing the defense and we would be MUCH better off than this constant anxiety his ego gave us.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Dakota Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
Did we at least sign some warm bodies today?
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Inactivity from Reggie is turning out not to be a bad thing.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
369.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Point is if he had the judgement to do that, how is everyone so sure he will build us a champ through the draft? Which of GB’s picks were his exactly?
Well, we’ll see…if DA starts off slow, and Reggie fires him, I’ll give him a pass!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
yo fellas check my tweet to phillip wheeler.u like?
Rasta-Raider@rastaraider1
@Philgood50 have fun getting exposed by tom brady! #overpaid
March 14th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Point is if he had the judgement to do that, how is everyone so sure he will build us a champ through the draft? Which of GB’s picks were his exactly?
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2nd that.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
lmao I shoulda been a comedian
March 14th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
J Hill Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Bruce Campbell, Joe Barksdale, DVD, Louis Murphy, Des Bryant, Mike Bush
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LMFAO
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Jhill name one player he’s brought in better than them, then laugh…….all we did is get worseat least we had them and they were developing.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Hwnrdr Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I will give you guys that he hired Allen and signed off on him hiring back Krapp
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Point is if he had the judgement to do that, how is everyone so sure he will build us a champ through the draft? Which of GB’s picks were his exactly?
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None. All Ted’s. Samething as saying Knapp was Huston’s OC when he was a f’n QB coach. I got hope for this years OC, but he’s down jack shight as well.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
I will say this. Im just trying to put a positive spin on all of this. WE ARE STUCK WITH REGGIE.
Its sad watching the AL DAVIS life and them showing that last Texans game at the end of the DOCUMENTARY. WE had something good going on.. and before PALMER came.
im talking with JCampbell as our Qb and all the WR’s loving him.. dmac.. balling.. WIMBLEY creating pressure.. HUFF INT at the end.
That team will never be the same
March 14th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Harbaugh>Hue>My Dog>DA
If Reggie would have listened to Hue’s rant he would have known the “lack of talent” he had.
LOL..ok, that made me laugh… My dog>DA…lol, but hey you are probably right!
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Truth be told I wish we could find a receiver who could catch like him. If old Zeke could get his mouth around a football I’d let Reggie sign him for 1-year at %50 off.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
and dont get it twisted.. im not a fan of DA yet.. he hasnt proven jack shiz.. he is still a buck PRIVATE as far as im concerned
March 14th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Raider Riff Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Does anyone else find it funny how many seem to think we are 20-25 million under the cap right now?
Heck, I even read one respected semi try telling us that we were 50 million under the cap.
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That might have been me with the 50 million figure. I was speaking about the (reported) estimated cap situation for next year though, not this year’s.
It’s an estimate, and I realize it’s a fluid situation. I was just making the point that Reggie is clearing cap space for the future and if the estimate is anywhere close to accurate, it appears as if that’s exactly what’s going on.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Bruce Campbell, nah
Joe Barksdale, I would have loved to see him develop
DVD, cut too soon, IMO
Louis Murphy, good guy but was replaceable
Des Bryant, still a ??? there
Mike Bush, was mad that Al tendered him and didn’t want to come back!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Bruce Campbell, Joe Barksdale, DVD,
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Seriously got to be kidding.
Those guys ALL flopped horrendously in the 2011 and/or 2012 preseasons.
They can’t play, and Barksdale even blew off OTA’s to boot.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
I know where you are coming from Priest, you value the players Al drafted more than anyone not named Al Davis. That is commendable. You try to see the best in just about every shmo on the roster.
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Love him for that.
I’m the say way in a lot of respects, per Dakota and others.
But I agree with your “Cmon, man”, lol.
I giving the “new way” a real chance. Because they are STILL the Raiders! And McKenzie was a Raider first and foremost, right????
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
From Twitter:
Paul Gutierrez
“Laughable.” – voice of the #Raiders Greg Papa, on notion of Terrelle Pryor beginning season as @RAIDERS starting quarterback
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
The_Civilian_James_Trapp Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
If Reggie would have just let the Offense & ST’s stay along with keeping the coaches in place there, then he could put ALL his effort into fixing the defense and we would be MUCH better off than this constant anxiety his ego gave us.
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Exactly! he has created more problems than he’s fixed by 5 x’s over. he’s not rebiulding he’s running in place or getting further behind. We were better tha KC and Denver before he got here now we’re WORSE!!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Al took fast DVD 3rd round
Seattle took Richard Sherman 5th round.
Dvd cant even tackle
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
cmon no 1 thought that was funny
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
LOL, yeah because the Eagles have ben so much better than us the last few years. Its all about the money and in his case a chance to start, which he wasn’t gtting with Ravens
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truth hurts
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The truth is its all about the MONEY, don’t get it twisted man. If Reggie would of out bid for any of these corners they would be Raiders.
Im not as down on Reggie as some in here, but to blame it on the “no one wants to play here excuse” is only a fkin excuse, as I have said before Im in a wait and see mode on Reggie and obviously he is doing this the “Packer Way”, so lets wait and see, but no need to make excuses for him not signing players because they “don’t want to play here” thats just BS
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
From Twitter:
Paul Gutierrez
“Laughable.” – voice of the #Raiders Greg Papa, on notion of Terrelle Pryor beginning season as @RAIDERS starting quarterback
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not as much as Palmer being a starter on this team.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
386.Whoknows Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Harbaugh>Hue>My Dog>DA
If Reggie would have listened to Hue’s rant he would have known the “lack of talent” he had.
LOL..ok, that made me laugh… My dog>DA…lol, but hey you are probably right!
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Truth be told I wish we could find a receiver who could catch like him. If old Zeke could get his mouth around a football I’d let Reggie sign him for 1-year at %50 off.
LOL, we even said that the guy who throws frisbees during halftime to his dogs…those dogs had a better catch %age than our receivers!
March 14th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
394.RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit Says:
March 14th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Al took fast DVD 3rd round
Seattle took Richard Sherman 5th round.
Dvd cant even tackle
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god…that’s depressing.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
The truth is its all about the MONEY, don’t get it twisted man. If Reggie would of out bid for any of these corners they would be Raiders.
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exactly some are out just to get PAID.. just like WARREN SAPP was.. he didnt give one darn about the Raiders or AL he just lvoed his money even by his own admission.
Thats why he talked crap about the raiders after saying thats why any only ever came to the Raiders. Reggie doesnt want to many guys like that
March 14th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
yo fellas check my tweet to phillip wheeler.u like?
Rasta-Raider@rastaraider1
@Philgood50 have fun getting exposed by tom brady! #overpaid
March 14th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
New post.
March 14th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
Paul Gutierrez @PGutierrezCSN
“Laughable.” – voice of the #Raiders Greg Papa, on notion of Terrelle Pryor beginning season as @Raiders starting quarterback
March 14th, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Paul Gutierrez @PGutierrezCSN 21m
“Laughable.” – voice of the #Raiders Greg Papa, on notion of Terrelle Pryor beginning season as @RAIDERS starting quarterback
March 14th, 2013 at 2:45 pm
We want football players, not overpaid, lazy, prima donnas. The Al Davis era is over. For those of you who can’t move on, go root for another team. In Reggie, I trust.
March 15th, 2013 at 3:17 am
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