Roster scramble begins
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 1:52 pm in Oakland Raiders.
The cold reality is that of the 35 or so players who will participate in this weekend’s Raiders minicamp, two appear to be dead-solid locks to be on the 53-man roster come September.
Only running backs Darren McFadden and Michael Bush, health permitting, can be reasonably assured to have 510 area codes fourth months from now, although others will surely join them.
The rest of the smallest draft class in Raiders history _ defensive back Tyvon Branch (fourth round), wide receiver Arman Shields (fourth round), defensive end Trevor Scott (sixth round) and wide receiver Chaz Schilens (seventh round) joined McFadden _ will be represented on the final 53, but chances are someone won’t make it.
The Raiders served notice last training camp they were willing to cut a draft pick when third-round selection Quentin Moses, the No. 65 overall pick, failed to make the final cut. He was the highest drafted player who did not make a Week 1 roster.
They’ll all be trying to make a good first on-field impression, joined by a congregation of undrafted free agents hoping to become the next Barry Sims, Tommy Kelly or Chris Carr, plus a handful of players on hand for no more than a weekend tryout.
Other than McFadden, if you’re looking for major impact on the 2008 Raiders, odds are you won’t find it in Alameda this weekend unless Bush can work his way into the running back rotation or ascend on the depth chart due to injury as he joins McFadden and Justin Fargas.
Last season, Bush was off on a separate field each day with the athletic training staff. He got in some practice time during closed in-season practices last season, but was never activated.
Both running backs are scheduled to talk with the media Saturday in a structured availability schedule. Friday’s interview subjects will be Branch, Shields, Scott and Schilens.
Players will begin Friday, Saturday and Sunday with meetings and a practice walkthrough which is closed to the media. Interview sessions on Friday and Saturday are from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with practice from 1 p.m. to 2:30. Coach Lane Kiffin will be available for questions following practice sessions.
Reports will be filed following practice, with breaking news filed as soon as possible.
There is no player availability scheduled for Sunday.
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May 8th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
first?
May 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
First! Hope Bush gets in the rotation cuz hes a bruising back the raiders need to mix in with the quickness of DMC and fargas
May 8th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
This first thing is LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Riverside Raiders Fan Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
DOUBLE STANDARDS:
Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh sent the NFL eight videotapes (if you believe they’re were only eight, get your head examined, idiot) that show New England violated league rules by recording opposing coaches’ play-calling signals. But, the video did not include the Rams’ walk-through before the 2002 Super bowl. (If you think there wasn’t a video on that, then you’re really out there in la-la-land.)
The Patriots had already admitted taping those eight games, NFL spokeman Greg Aiello said. The tapes were of regular season games against the Chargers, Bills and Browns from 2002 to 2002 (So, he turns in only eight, yet if my math is correct there were 48 league games for the years 2000, 2001 & 2002?) Also a video of the AFC title game against the Steelers.
Commissioner Roger Goodell (He must have sold out to the Patriots under the table) has said he would penalize the Patriots further if Walsh had a tape of the Rams’ walkthrough in February. The
Boston Herald reported that a Patriots employee taped that walk-through.
COME ON GUYS, you know in your hearts of hearts, if AL Davis would have done something of that magnatude, all of our draft picks would have been taken. The fines would have been doubled and any title games we won would have been reversed. Goodell may have even tried to take our franchise away.
Ya, there is a DOUBLE STANDARD in town.
Slap in the hands for some and a sledge hammer for others.
This was reported today by Quick snaps from News Services.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
There is a new RAIDERS FOOTBALL post up!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
the pats are rats,BB should have been punished more, pacman got 1 year suspention for doing things out of league,BB tornished the image of the league forever.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
he needs to baned from the NFL.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
8th ?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
why would someone come in here all day everyday just to bash the Raiders and al Davis???? they must have a very sorry life.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
AD is the raiders, we cant seperate AD from the raiders.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Anyone know where I can find a list of everyone (including the undrafted rookies) participating in the rookie mini-camp this weekend? I hear we got a LB out of a small DII school that is supposed to be a tackling machine. I can’t confirm though.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
J-MAC…
GET THERE EARLY…
May 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Punish Bilichik by making him coach the Raiders.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
in AD i trust, i dont care if he is 100 the man knows football, the man bleeds football.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
BB sucks, couldnt win with browns cause he wasnt cheating.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Anyone going to see Speed Racer tomorrow?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
now i know why tom b is so good, his coach cheats.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
its very easy to complete your passes when you know what the deffense is going to do.
PM vs. TB, we now know who won that one! PM.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
i hate TB and BB, they are cheaters.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Goerge W Bush is not America, Al Davis is not the Raiders, the players are.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I want to take this time to make an announcement. I, Albert Bigelow Paine, will be leaving this blog tomorrow. It may be only temporary, but I am moving to France to pursue my studies of the One Hundred Years War. I will miss the enlightening discourse I have had with you fellows, as I am sure you will miss my input. Hopefully I will somehow be able to view some Raiders games while I am in France. I wish of all you well. I am sure we will talk again. Go Raiders!!!
p.s. I would appreciate it if no one uses my name to make posts while I am gone.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Au revoir!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
ABP
I thought France unlike Cuba(until last week) had the internet.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Jim Jones, David Koresh, Al Davis, what do these people have in common?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
John Clayton of ESPN actually said that the Raiders were going to be the most improved team, for whatever that’s worth…go S&B…
May 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
CCCCCCCCCCCCool Aide, oh yeah!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
IT’S STARTING!!! 2008 season here we come!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
KK, players come and go just like G W bush, but AD has been there since 1963.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Oh Yeah!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Al Davis is the Raiders, unfortunately.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
he is not the one playing, but he is the one that puts the teams together.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
They are three people I’ve never met?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
cole, you agree with me a lot lately, how is that cool aide?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Good luck Albert and stay in France! Just say no to Obama!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
They all have a significant following of people who think they’re God!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
It tastes like, Oh Yeah!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
You think this is the first time fans have been optimistic before the season starts?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Where is Tommy Trojan at? He has been missing lately. Maybe he started on posting on the teen blog: http://www.ibabuzz.com/lip/2008/03/31/parents-embarrassment/#respond
May 8th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
raider cool aide, umm so tasty.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
You think this is the first time the Raiders have had a flashy off-season?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
BRIAN WHITE
DARREN MCFADDEN
MICHAEL BUSH
LOUIS RANKIN
MATT HAHN
ARMAN SHIELDS
CHAZ SCHILENS
DARREL STRONG
CHRIS WAGNER
ADAM SPIEKER
BRANDON RODD
TREVOR SCOTT
GREYSON GUNHEIM
DERRICK GRAY
MALIK JACKSON
SHANE SIMMONS
RONNIE PENTZ
DERRICK BROWN
TYVON BRANCH
May 8th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
It’s what being a fan is all about…excitiment over the upcoming season…hope! It’s sticking with your team no matter what…SB seasons and losing seasons. It’s getting pi$$ed off when they make bone-head trades, draft picks and ridiculous pentalty calls. It’s never wanting to hear their name again…until the next game…it’s bleeding Black and Silver, and defending them no matter what…True Raider fans drank the kool aid years or decades ago…we don’t need some limp d!@k telling us we all think AD is God…we know he is….Silver and Black forever!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
KK, the raiders always have flashy off-seasons, i agree, and every off- season i’m always optimistic about my team, you dont have to be , but i am.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Jerry - thx for the great work and for all the updates…
All the bloggers should click on the ads to be sure Jerry keeps getting paid!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
GO RAIDERS.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Fans want to WIN, they don’t give a crap about Al Davis, George Steinbrenner, Mark Cuban.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Maybe there’s a difference between groupies and fans?
May 8th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
in the raiders i trust.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
ya, and there is a difference between real fans and wagon jumpers.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
God forbid the good people of Arizona demand better of Bill Bidwell, oh my gawd!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Hmm…I wonder where the Rams walk through practice video is? All of a sudden is disappeared??
The PATS and Goodell and his cronies in the NFL offices are hypocrites and a joke! Continuing to show favoriticism toward the cheating PATSIES. What a joke!
VOTE BARACK OBAMA 2008!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
when we’re winning they all jump on the wagon, and when we loose they get off it like there is a bomb on it.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
If you want TRUE CHANGE….
VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA….easily!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
man I leave 4 an hour & we already on 55? I Love my NATION
May 8th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
There’s a difference between bootlicking faux patriots and real patriots as well.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Dark, the pats are a joke, and BB needs to be punished, im sure pacman would love to pay 500K instead of serving a 1 year suspension.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
speed racer seems like more for the kiddies….
i’ll see narnia 2 (it looks better than the first) and can’t wait for INDY 4…and of course The Dark Knight
May 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
BB, needs to serve 1 year suspension.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I don’t know how any so-called real fan is going to call any other fan wagon jumpers when this team has been losing 12 games per year?
May 8th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I don’t think there’s any bandwagon jumpers here.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
and never to enter the HOF.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
loosing or winning it should not mater. a fan will always be true to his team, even if they lose 16 games.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
GOOOOO LAKERS!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Dakota,
Why aren’t more teams playing the Triangle?
May 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Michael Vick defaulted on a $2.4 million loan. I don’t get it. What do these guys do with their money. Why is a millionaire taking out such a huge loan anyways. I guess those dogs must be pretty expensive.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Thanx for the pre camp fix Jerry! I knew you wouldnt let us down!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Because they don’t have Tex. The triangle dies with Tex.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
They will remain true to their team, that doesn’t mean they have to be quiet like an idiot.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I was at the UW when he coached there in the early 70’s, they didn’t win anything.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
they buy 500k cars,houses, and sexy sexy parties.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
idiot in your eyes, true fan in mine.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
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May 8th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Just wanted to quote the end of this post:
Rocky Mtn. Raider Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
…we don’t need some limp d!@k telling us we all think AD is God…we know he is….
————-
Awesome post.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Dakota…. Thanks for finding the “rap sheet”, yesterday. We don”t need him.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
let AD aka the messiah think for them.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Lame post, Jerry.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
no, i just dont like to talk politics that much.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Shanahans going to Baby Bush’s wedding… doesn’t that fit ?!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Does anyone here think any of the UDFA’s, have a shot at making the final 53. I Like what little I’ve read about that DE from Western Washington. Whathizname?
dang brain cramp, shoot.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Lakers looked dominant last night….finally Kupcake made a move and got Gasol to complete the final piece of the puzzle.
Odom averaging a double double just about….the Lake Show is ready for another run at titles baby! Yeah!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Okay Raider0 we disagree, but I’m certainly hoping for the best. Peace.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Greyson 909 and I think he’s a possibility for sure
May 8th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I think Kiffen and usc tried to recruit him from h/s
May 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
The Lake Show looked damn good last night…It’ll be a great series between them and the Hornets.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Hey ABP, maybe you should go to Iraq instead and study the new 100 year war.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
take care KK, we all are.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Tonio… Thanks. I’ll have to do word association with his name…. Greyson = vodka.
Anyway, he sounds like he could be a good find.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I thought u were leaving cole????
May 8th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Greyson is somewhat of a local. Grew up in Sebastopol, CA a few miles from where I live in Sonoma County. I heard that he was a lifelong Raiders fan, but don’t they always say that?
I think he’s got potential and out of all the UDFA’s in camp, he has the best chance to stick, at least on the practice squad.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
KK -
Ran into Mosh Pit the other day. Still crazy as ever.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Starter By Begining of season Darren McFadden no doubt!2nd string Michael Bush no doubt!They Both complement each other so perfectly!Dont be surprised if thats how it is by the end of the Preaseason!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Oh yeah and i Forgot!Trevor Scott (DE) and Tyvon Branch (S) Will Make it for sure! I think Schweigert will get released or traded along with Starks,Rashad Branch,Waddell,and the rest!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I honestly believe that most of us on here are true fans. Right now is the time for some optimism and hope. Time to talk about the new players we’ll have on the field and the fact that regardless of what happened last year we’ll start fresh at 0-0 in September. It’s the off-season. It’s the time to do this and recharge and get ready to scream and cheer and root for our team.
HOWEVER, the problem is that a few posters just can’t allow us to do that without ripping a new acquisition or attacking fellow posters for being excited. They can’t just feel a bit of hope for the new season. And feeling a bit of hope doesn’t mean we love everything 100%. It doesn’t mean that at all. It just means we don’t hate our lives so much that we want to bring everyone down with us.
I can’t imagine spending day after day posting and complaining about something you hate. What kind of life does a person lead to continually put down people? It borders on being a sociopath. It really does and the definition of a sociopath is scary when you look it up and compare to a few posters on this blog.
Revel in the misery of others if you must, but know that none of us are going away. We’ll be here ignoring most of your posts and shaking our heads at what must be a pretty pitiful existence while at the same time cheering on our time and looking forward to a fresh new season.
Go Raiders!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Schweigert and trade do NOT belong in the same sentence….lol.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Dogg…. Always sounds good on the interview, life long fan and such.
The numbers and scouting reports that I read here (thanks to whom ever that was ) sounded pretty good.
If he busts his tail in camp and can learn Ryans “complicated” play book, then who knows, maybe he could be a gem off the manure pile find for us.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Wolverine…. Right on, Keep the faith. Don’t let the yeahoos get you down.
JUST WIN BABY!
May 8th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Schweigert and Arena League, maybe?
May 8th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Wolverine Raider
I’m glad you made it back.
Your insights are always good.
I like you seem to just shake my head at the two posters here that continually speak of misery at every move the Raider organization completes,constantly using other people’s user names or making up knew names everyday.
Blame, and more blame is the easiest to preach.
I agree with your post # 98 and I have decided to walk away from this blog when the chaos begins.
I know why some people in our society can’t get past the gloom and doom, they will never have any optimisim, that would be to hard to have and it’s easier to complain.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
At 19-61, 5 straight Double Digit losing seasons, Excuse me for being a little skeptical.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
ok, i need my fix now, sports, raiders,aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh,much better.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Wolverine… the truth is… some are not happy when others are… and some are more happy when others are not… “misery loves company” isn’t just a cliche…
May 8th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
why cole. i just say the truth, no sugar on top.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Oh that Alameda Insider! Always starting trouble.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Gross AI .. keep the politics and your racism out of our realm…
May 8th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Can we nuke your house too AI.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
i dont whine, i state my opinions. and my opinion is that you are an idiot.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Dang,..did I say something to offend you good folks?…my bad,…so what about Shaun King?…pft.com says hes still active,..I think hes a perfect fit to back up Russell,…good character…mentor…keep him out of trouble,..and maybe watch out for our new Hog also.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
F*ck Shaun King.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
This is weird. Im sure they dont have enough to run plays. I wonder what are they doing. Im assuming that they are simply running drills in shorts and T-Shirts. You cant really tell much from that.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
909, your dad is a smart man. my dad use to same the same thing, i should have listened to him more.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I wish Paine wasn’t leaving. He added class to this forum.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
408, i ran out of cool aide for a min, but i’m back on it now.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
happy hour at hooters, they have the best wings, gotta go, one nation, the only nation, THE RAIDER NATION.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
You have to deal with facts, or, lose touch with reality, which leads to schizophrenia.
I’m not trying to pee on anybody’s parade. Go ahead, happy, happy. 19-61, 130w-162L since 1989. Go on with your parade, out.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
AI if ya have to ask …..just keep it 2 raider football. Please
May 8th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Thanks Madden,.I almost forgot the record for the past 5 years.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
KoolKell aka K2
No comment about your old pal Mosh Pit? He said to say hello if I ran into you.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
You guys would rather have Andy Walter as a backup then Shaun King?????
May 8th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Mista -
I ain’t holding my breathe.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I was trying to remember who Mosh Pit was, sorry
May 8th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
How U gonna fight with ur self? Thats just silly! get a xbox360 or a ps3 please
May 8th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
KK
Just checkin ya. You remember that big ass Mongo looking fool. He was one of the minions…
May 8th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
408,..you in San Jose?…Im there at the SJSU event center in a couple weeks,..GIGANTOUR,..Megadeth,..In Flames,.etc.,…
May 8th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
If Bush makes the squad, does that make Fargas expendable?
May 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I don’t think so sith… listen to what Knapp said in his interview…and look at what happened last year… we need 3 good backs if we can afford them.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
see y’all later
May 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Dogg, I don’t know what you’re talking about, seriously.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Hello AI, before I leave for France tomorrow, I just wanted to say goodbye to you one last time. I am going to a civilized country where hopefully there will not be grotesque people such as yourself. Anyways, I fart in your face. Can you smell that? I hope you die in the next terrorist attack. au revoir. kisses.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
this is NOT koolkell. It’s imposter boy saying dumb stuff.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Yeah, Id rather have Fargas that Jordan
May 8th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Have a good trip Albert.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Garnett should have been the MVP,…not Kobe. Total rippoff.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Yeah, Garnett or that dude on the Hornets Chris Paul, he’s been ballin in these playoffs.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
C Paul deserved it more than KG for sure.
Glad Kobe got it…he deserved it this year.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Yeah he did, I just dont care for Kobe.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Jerry Thank you for the good stuff …….
May 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I think by the middle of next season we are going to have a lot of new posters. The band wagon will be rolling. I welcome them all.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
test
May 8th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Abu caught.
Score one for water boarding! I hope they water board his azzz till he thinks he is Aquaman.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
what’s up dakota ….
man it’s a slow week in the nation.
anyway i’m hoping schilens makes pressence felt this weekend. hope he can show some flash . i think he’s our poor man’s randy moss (as a receiver, not a punk who quits). whacha think?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Alameda Insider, is there any event you don’t make?
“I’m in Fresno Saturday,..Eddie Money,..Got my Norcos and my bottle of Boones,..”
Nothing wrong with it, dude. Just saying…tsk tsk *nobody cares…
May 8th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
They’re talking about you guys right now, on that Bob Costas HBO show. About bloggers and their comments section. The guest bloggers are throwing their commenters under the bus, disassociating themselves with them. Too bad Jerry isn’t on there, so he could rip the kool aid drinking homers here on national t.v., like he did a few blogs ago.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
KoolKell Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
“Dogg, I don’t know what you’re talking about, seriously.”
he was just one of many protecting the legacy
May 8th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
look who’s back. he is here all day everyday. talking all day and saying nothing.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Hey Madden, hows it going tonight?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
# Cole Ford Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Al Davis is the Raiders, unfortunately.
…………
LOL!!
Quote of the day, right there. Nailed it.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
MR -
We all know how you feel about AD. He is the antichrist to you. Cool. How about moving past it now? Every once in a while you can remind us of that hate, but in the meantime maybe consider injecting a bit of optimism in your overall perspective. Just a friendly suggestion…
May 8th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Chicken Choker, I’m saying nothing…yet you respond to each of my posts, like clockwork. Your math isn’t adding up.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
problem is cole ford, albert bigelow, ai, kool kell, are all you.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Raiderdogg, Al Davis is not the antichrist. He’s just a horrible GM, and an owner who’s too cagey to get any real managerial talent in the front office.
And, I am optimistic. I’m optimistic that we will win a Super Bowl within 5 years of Al Davis retiring.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
why isn’t my math adding up. I’m just multplying 0.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
shit MR you fooled me, no wonder KK didn’t remember Mosh Pit!
Touche MR. You got me on that one. I ain’t mad at you I just wish there wasn’t always beef.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
will you honestly be happy or are you just saying that becaiuse you think that it will never happen?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Chicken, if my input adds up to a “zero” in your mind, why are you compelled to respond to every single post of mine? You’d think that you could just ignore me, and move on. But you can’t. Guess what? That means I’m saying something.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Raiderdogg why would you think he is telling the truth. he has never told the truth. why would he start now
May 8th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Raidedogg, whatever beef there was, it was you who made it. This is just a comments section. It’s impossible for me to have beef with anyone here because nobody here has any effect on my life, whatsoever. I’m sorry if some of you can’t say the same.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
i guess you can’t tell the difference between response and ridicule. ridicule is not a response. it is ridicule
May 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Raiderdogg, I’m happy right now. And, like I said, I’m optimistic that this team can move mountains the minute Al Davis is out of the picture.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Still a response, Chicken. Regardless of your intentions. It means I must be saying something. I’m getting under your skin, somehow. Because with every comment of mine, one of yours follows.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
no. it just means that we here use you to wipe our asses.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Advice to the kool aid drinking homers, like Chicken:
Let go of the accusation that a commenter you disagree with “isn’t saying anything”. By default, you’re already addressing them, which means they have to have said “something” to get you rattled.
Put up a fight. Respond to their points. Guilt trip them for not having optimism (when you’re owned debating the points), like Raiderdogg is doing. But don’t say they’re “not saying anything”.
The only way to say that someone isn’t saying anything, is to not respond to them. Once you’ve responded, you’ve automatically established that they’ve said something.
I’m saying a WHOLE lot. And you know it.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
# choking the chicken Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
no. it just means that we here use you to wipe our asses.
……
You’re so tough..
May 8th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
KoolKell is cracking me up over here. You must be fun to live with. I’ve never seen anyone waste so much time trying to convince others on how they are wrong to hope. I’d go crazy being so negative when no one cared.
Dude, you are very annoying. Every other post of yours is full of whining. You whine so much that you sound more like a whiner’s fan.
Ok, we get it you don’t belive. you haven’t believed for the last 10 or 12 years. Who cares? why do you constantly try to convice people not to be optimistic?
You don’t like Al, or his product but you are here all day preaching his/it’s product day in day out? Get a life man. You call yourself a realist, but you don’t have a grip on real life enough to sit here and whine about a product you don’t like. Especially with so many worth while causes in the world that would greatly benifit from your excessive amounts of wasted it.
You always claim people don’t have a grip on their mind or the real world, but yet here you are in here day out wallowing in the same filth they are.
The only reason I have time to ever really post is becomes the only times I get a chance to take a break from real life (work, home, family) is on my Bart commute home.
I don’t know who I find more annoying, you or MaddenRaider.
Get a life old timer. Life it too short to whine, especially when others don’t care about your opinion.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Guess now that the “he’s not saying anything” angle failed for Chicken, he’s now segueing to cyber tough guy. God, I’m shaking..
He said he wipes his *** with me.
What do I do?
Help! Please!!!
lol
May 8th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Raidermight, why are you asking people to leave because you don’t agree with them? The author of this blog, Jerry McDonald, is a critic of Al Davis. Want him to leave, too?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Can’t wait for the season to start already. The off time drives people batty!
I want to see what changes worked and which failed.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
there is an unfunny comic standing there telling jokes. the crowd starts making farting noises and making snide comments. someone throw a cup of piss at him. thats not dialog that is ridicule. your the unfunny comic.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Raidermight, I’ll save you the inevitable emotional roller coaster. We’re 4-12 again, and Kiffin will be gone before season’s end. In other words, he’s collecting, baby. Lane wins. Al shelved Kiffin, which means we won’t run the ball nearly as much as we did last year (mark that prediction, bookmark this page), and did not address our biggest need, stopping the run. Trust me, we’re going to suck.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
starting to come apart I see.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Chicken, glad to see you’re still responding to my saying “nothing”. Keep ‘em coming.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Raidermight why even talk to him. here is his answer to everything: we suck, davis sucks, the team sucks, the fans suck, chicken sucks, go broncos.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I never come apart, Chicken.
The Raiders? They came apart on January 26th, 2003, and will not come back together until Al Davis is retired from football operations. Let me know when anything happens otherwise, on the actual field, resulting in us actually winning games.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
someone just pissed all over the unfunny comic. get a towel
May 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Chicken, you’re telling someone to not talk to me, when you’ve responded to every single one of my comments in the past hour. Folks, we have another Oakglenn.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
MR, I never asked him to leave. I am just like him I posted my opinions of him. I don’t hate Jerry. I love his product. I love this site, that’s why I come here. I love reading posts from most users, including yours. but for someone that posts a lot he sure hates the Raiders product.
some hate AL, some hate Kiff, some hate some players, but most post something they like about the Raiders as a whole.
this guy doesn’t. he like something some time back, when the team was great, but not anymore.
I just don’t get why someone with so much distaste is so addicted to a team he doesn’t like.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
And, I’ve never muttered the words “Go Broncos” in my life. Only “Go Raiders”. It’s just that I’m realistic, unlike most of the homers in this comments section.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
#164 very nice raidermight
May 8th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Raidermight, I think you get too worked up by criticism. Relax. Not every fan is a kool aid drinking homer. A lot of us are dissatisfied with Davis’s poor management, and like to speak our mind about it.
Want to know why we come here?
Because the author of this blog feels the same away about Al Davis’s ability to run a team as we do. Sure, the Davis homers are trying to corner the market in here, but we can handle them.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Raidermight, were you upset about our play at all throughout the course of the last 5 years?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
if this guy is a raiderfan he must have joined up five minutes before SuperBowl XXXVII. that’s why we’ve been losing for years. this loser has been “supporting” us. with fans like him, we don’t need enemies.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Been a fan since the ’70s, Chicken.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
well at least we found out what the problem has been the last five years. maddenloser jumped on the bandwagon and we’ve been losers ever since.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
sure.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
MR,
then why even bother watching the games, following the pre and post season, why even bother?
I know we have lost a lot in the recent past, but who cares?
I’m still going to go every home game and watch everygame on tv like I do.
I am very enthusiastic aabout our team, but don’t have emotional ups and downs for it. life is too short to get too hung up on this. there many other more important things to get emotional about.
I love the Raiders and always will. I just choose to continur to have hope every season. whether we lose or win.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
how bout those forty niners
May 8th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Alright, chicken. In light of your damning evidence that I jumped on the bandwagon…when we lost the Super Bowl (kind of a bad time to hop on a bandwagon), I guess you’re right. How can I refute the sound evidence of you merely saying so?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
What’s up Nation!
Any one out there who want’s to talk football, with some optimism., let’s here from you.
It’s obvious this last hour has been the typical “I hate Al Davis” were all shills, homers, koolaid drinkers, and many more interesting descriptions of us Raider fans.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Make up your mind, Chicken. Am I a Niner fan, or on the Raider bandwagon?
May 8th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
you can’t refute that you just admitted it. that’s irrefutable. but now we knw why our team has sukced the last five years. you showed up.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Raidermight, you’re too worked up. A lot of fans don’t follow every single detail about the team, and neither do I. You can be a fan of a team, and be critical. Why? You ask? Because you want the team to be better, that’s why. True, there’s nothing we can do about it. But we can make fun of the person most responsible, and any of the kool aid drinkers foolish enough to step in and defend him.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I didn’t admit anything, Chicken. That was sarcasm. Anyone sober could have seen it.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Chicken, what proof do you have that I jumped on the bandwagon in 2002…and that I’m a 49er fan?
lol.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
you’re getting workd up madenloser. did you spill your juice? here, we’ll get you more.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
I’m never worked up, Chicken. Always in control. But a guy accusing someone of being a Raider and a Niner fan at the same time? Either he’s worked up, or a little drunk. Which is it?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Chicken, you’ve responded to every single one of my comments tonight. For me saying “nothing”, that’s saying a lot…
lol.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
And you even told another commenter to not talk to me. Sure, Chicken. He’ll follow your advice as soon as you can…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
see #158
May 8th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
and #168
May 8th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
and #174
May 8th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
MR, Was I upset? No. was I disappointed? Yes.
I love what Al has done foe the team, nfl and our 3 championships, but I too think its time for him to move on. Clearly he has not had a good track record. He has a lot of football knowledge still, but his youth has surely passed him by. He no longer has the energy to do what it takes to put the work into scouting, evaluations, etc. for someoepne who rules like he does, its just not possible to suceed.
we need a younger GM that will listen more to his coaches.
I am a realist. its possible we could go 5-11 or 10-6. we look good on paper ever year, but don’t mran we will.
all a fan can do is hope for a championship. otherwise what’s the point?
at the end of the day al is the owner and all your and my whining won’t change it. so why waste my life whining?
the day I become such a pesimist of any of my favorite sport teams, is the day I don’t call my self a fan of that team.
those are MY opinions based and I base them on wht my priorities in life are.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I come here to read about and sometimes blog about Raiders football. I think MR is wrong about the team we will have next year, but in the end one of us will be right and the other wrong, or maybe we will both be somewhere in the middle. I wanted us to pick up a big run stuffing D lineman, but I do think that even with the people we have we will be better at stopping the run than we were last year. The number one improvement is that the undersized past his prime Warren Sapp won’t be there. Kelly will be much better at that spot than Sapp was. Number two reason is that Gabril Wilson will help cut down on the long runs that Schwagert missed tackles contributed to last year. The problems stopping the run weren’t all Schwagert’s fault, but he sure wasn’t part of the answer either. Next, Sands is hopefully past some of the upheaval in his personal life, having had time to deal with the loss of his mother. Richarson, in his second year should be able to contribute more to stopping the run. A healthy Burgess will also help. William Joseph will be a better backup D tackle than Tyler Brayton was. Also two shutdown CB’s will allow the defense to be more agressive against the run. So that is my list of reasons I believe we will be better against the run this year, and I see reasons why we will be better in every area this year. If I am wrong, it won’t be for the first time, but I would rather be able to look forward to the season with optimism that to think that there is no hope.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Raidermight, you contradict yourself. You say that Davis needs to move on (pessimistic), then say that the minute you become pessimistic, you’ll stop being a fan. You said yourself, Al’s unqualified to GM a team today. Hate to use the p word, but that’s pessimistic. It’s true, and I have no problem with it. Most fans feel the same way. But you can’t come back right after than and call other people out for their pessimism, and give them the ultimatum of being positive or finding a new team to be a fan of. You’re pessimistic too. So, follow your own advice and find a new team yourself.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Raiderkoolaid Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
“but in the end one of us will be right and the other wrong, or maybe we will both be somewhere in the middle.”
…..
Only Confucius could have put it better…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
hey
May 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
JERRY MCDONALD SUCKS!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
just because someone feels a player, coach or front office person needs to move on, does not instantly make them pessimistic. thats stupid
May 8th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
MR Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
“Raidedogg, whatever beef there was, it was you who made it. This is just a comments section. It’s impossible for me to have beef with anyone here because nobody here has any effect on my life, whatsoever. I’m sorry if some of you can’t say the same.”
MR -
I don’t have any beef with you. I was talking about everytime I read your posts it seems as if you are beefing with someone, anyone.
I don’t have a problem with you or anyone else here. I just enjoy having an outlet to express my opinions and maybe learn a thing or two in the process. In this case YOU CAN teach an old Dogg new tricks.
In my time here I have seen a lot. Back in the day I had beef with others, including you, but honestly what is the point? In the end I was never satisfied and was left feeling like an asshole because I was beefing with someone I didn’t even know. Why bother getting all worked up about opinions anyway? Or facts for that matter? Life is far too short to be hung up on such things.
There is so much negativity that is constantly barraging the human senses in this day and age, so why focus on it? It’s everywhere. It’s unavoidable. It’s much harder to find the joy that exists within everyday life.
Please feel free to continue igniting firey debate with all that will take you on. I just think you would be a happier dude if you chose to re-direct your focus now and again. In other words lighten up a bit and maybe inject a little joy into your life. Give yourself a reason to smile.
Unless your idea of happiness is being miserable and making others miserable in the process. Maybe your thing is just getting a reaction, hell if I know. I may be wrong, but I do actually think that you are a Raider fan, why would you know so much about them otherwise?
Whatever the case may be, I think ther is a decent dude behind the moniker. Maybe give him a chance once in a while…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Raiderkoolaid, considering what’s transpired between Kiffin and Davis, and the fact that we never addressed our porous run defense, I can say this; I’m optimistic that we’ll win 4 games.
Happy?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
He is so lazy, HEY JERRY WRITE MORE STORIES OFTEN! Dang, you blog like once every 3 days. stop being lazy and do the only thing youre good for in this world - blog. we dont want to hear about your kids or your personal life, no more crap entries. step your game up boi!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Chicken, Al Davis is our current general manager. Yet, Ridermight is saying that Al needs to move on. This establishes RM’s view that the team is poorly managed, as we speak. That is pessimistic. That is a revelation that he feels no different than any Davis critic who posts here. Yet, he ends by saying that people who are pessimistic need to find another team. Evidently, everyone but him.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hey Bout Time, why don’t you tell Jerry how you REALLY feel?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Raiderdogg, tune the drama level down just a couple of notches, please. We’re trying to have a discussion here.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
We may not have addressed the run D to the extent that I would have liked, but the signing of Gabril Wilson and moving Kelly to the undertackle possition addressed it to a degree, as did improving our depth with William Joseph as a backup tackle instead of Brayton.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Put what ever spin you’d like to on it MR. While it is true that Al needs to move on, that doesn’t mean our team has to lose or i have to bash it every chance I get.
I will be cheering on my team the loudest every sunday. Every season there are some moves I agree with, some that I don’t. That doesn’t mean that we will lose because of them.
The difference between you, kk, and some others is that I just post things like that on random occassions. You do it all the time.
No where did I say we were going to lose. I just said, i don’t agree with Al. He has proven me right and wrong before and ignoring the past 5 years, our coaches have been able to produce wins besides Al.
My faith is in the team, not Al. All just brings in talent, his coaches and players have always had to find a way to win.
Sure there hasn’t been any recent super bowls, but other teams still haven’t even won one.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Drama? Wow. Total misinterpretation.
It’s cool bro, whatever. Just trying to throw a little kindness your way. Maybe you’re just not used to people being nice to you.
What would you like to discuss that is new? Something that any of us hasn’t heard from you endless times? Anything?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
MR, are you by any chance a law student?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
just because I feel shcweigert is no good does that make me pessimistic?? on some level yes, but on 99.99% of other levels, no.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Raiders like Watkins…
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/raiders/archives/012446.html#comments_here
May 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
raiderkoolaid …..
your right on the money as far thye defense
i also think a gerard warren with a full camp will b a plus for us . i think last year he showed signs of dominance.hope he’s committed. hopefully we can bring out the best from edwards also he potentially can dominate. contrary to everybody i think the defense is improved.we will finish 2nd in the afc west period and challenge for a wild card. ask me we are in real talk.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
if maddenloser is a law student, please don’t be a death row defendent with only him between freedom and meeting jesus.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Also, I don’t know what transpired between Al Davis and Kiffin. I am sure something did, but we read so many lies about the Raiders that I don’t know what the truth is. First Kiffin was going to be gone within days, and then when that didn’t happen Al Davis was just waiting for March 15 to fire him because some supposed claus in his contract said that if he were fired after that date Al wouldn’t have to pay as much. I turned out not to be true, so what was really true?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Remember when Gerard Warren sacked Jay Cutler in the end zone for a safety? That was the shit. Warren was fierce on that play. He just needs to stay healthy and with more reps will come more consistency.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I guess we’re in a holding pattern right now as it’s a slow week that’s for sure. Not much being said on this blog. Some bickering back and forth, lots of political babble on “Hartwell Aboard” (previous topic), and numerous one-liners in response to one another.
Oh well, I wish I had something profound to say, some news breaking info or some insight on a new draftee which we weren’t aware of…sorry folks, nothing.
I did make a post about the cheating Patriots and their coach Bill (I can’t win unless I cheat by filming your signals) but
that just pisses many of us off because we feel that BB got a slap on the wrist. While
on this topic, can anyone explain why the commisioner, Roger Goodell, destroyed the cheating tape (s)? What was the story behind that and why wasn’t it pushed for an explanation that made sense. What was wrong with saving it for future use and historic evidence, etc.?
Question: Will Seabass ever win a game for us in the closing minutes when it’s do or die? Isn’t he overdue, just for one?
Will Walter Andrews ever live up to the potential he shows at ASU where he past for over 10,000 yards and broke many of the long standing records?
Will Johnny Lee Higgins live up to his hype and potential this year? Will he put on some weight and build some strength without losing his speed? I remember his pre-season comments last year: “You have to catch the ball, if it’s thrown into the stands, you have to go into the stands and catch it.”
He only fumbled and ran with fear?
And, finally, just to shut some of us up. Will someone tell Robb Ryan to PLEASE “BLITZ” once in a “freaking” while.
And, when we have our opponent on a 3rd and long, and since he doesn’t want to blitz, will he stop having our DE dropping back to where we only have 2 or 3 people rushing and the opposing QB gets so much time that he able to find an open receiver…and sure enough they get a “freaking” first down. I can’t think of anything that gets me more pissed than that. Funble, interception, they’re all part of the game, but that prevent defense only prevents you from winning. Ya, maybe (I’m never going to blitz) Robb Ryan needs to be fired. Or maybe we can trade him to Gruden for Monte Kiffen, he’ll blitz 4 out of every 5 plays.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
#221. classic CTC!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Yo Jerry, look forward to your post these next few days they help me kick that raider knowledge to friends and family. If raiders dont go at least 3-3 first 6 there’s gonna be holy hell, no? Anyways keep up with those opinions
~END TRAnSMISsION~
May 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
# Raiderkoolaid Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
“We may not have addressed the run D to the extent that I would have liked,”
….
We didn’t address the run defense at all, kool aid. Boy, is your name fitting…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Raiderkoolaid,
I agree. There is only so much you can do every year to address your needs.
I’m not going to get angry at the fact we still have holes. Every team still has a lot of them. Just look at New England. They still lost the Super Bowl.
All you can do is hope that some of the moves work.
One thing I am excited about is that we wont be seeing that Stuart is the starting safety this year.
A combo of Nnamdi, DeAngelo, Huff, Wilson and Routt will be a nice group to watch in the secondary. All I can do is hope that Gibril will have atleast a little impact against the run. Anything better than Stu has been doing would be a big improvement.
We shall see. Every year there is hope. Unless they bring back Shell for a third stint.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Riverside, I share your oppinion of the prevent defense.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Do you know why the blitz would always be a success for the Raiders D? Because it would always be a surprise! No one ever expects the Raiders to blitz.
I honestly think that the Raiders WILL blitz more next season because of the confidence level that having Hall on one side and Nnamdi on the other will bring. They will be more willing to take risks…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Riverside Raiders Fan Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Question: Will Seabass ever win a game for us in the closing minutes when it’s do or die? Isn’t he overdue, just for one?
————————
I hope to God he does. I can’t even remember the last time he did.
I thought we had one last season until I heard the rat had called a time out.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Dogg what up??
Riverside, I hate to break it to ya, cause I like ya, but if Shankikowski hasn’t pulled it together by now, I don’t know if he ever will. Walter is NOT gonna play for us. That’s the bad news. The good news is the guy who is gonna play for us is DAMN GOOD. JLH does not fill me with incredible confidence. And considering we signed SIX DIFFERENT RECIEVERS, doesn’t seem like he’s filled the coaching staff with confidence either. And don’t even start me up on the blitz.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
# RaiderMight Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
“Put what ever spin you’d like to on it MR. While it is true that Al needs to move on, that doesn’t mean our team has to lose or i have to bash it every chance I get”
…..
You are bashing the team, by default! Al Davis is the general manager of this football team. It is a product of Al Davis. His signature is all over it. Yet, your opinion is that Al Davis is no longer qualified to be a GM in this league, which by default makes you pessimistic. You know this team can’t win. But instead of leaving it at that, you segue into this hypocritical guilt trip aimed at other Davis critics, giving them the ultimatum of being optimistic, or cutting.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
What up OG?
how have you been?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
# RaiderDogg Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Drama? Wow. Total misinterpretation.
It’s cool bro, whatever. Just trying to throw a little kindness your way. Maybe you’re just not used to people being nice to you.
What would you like to discuss that is new? Something that any of us hasn’t heard from you endless times? Anything?
…..
Tune down the drama, Raiderdogg.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
we did address the run d, but is it enough.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
is that Freedom Rock? Turn it up!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
MR, you don’t think that Kelly is an upgrade over an old worn out Warren Sapp, and that Wilson is a huge upgrade over Schwageirt? And yes, I did pick out that name on purpose.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
# kevn Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
“MR, are you by any chance a law student?”
……
No.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
good my man. life is good. can’t wait for the start of the season. This weeks minis should be interesting. Hopefully someone emerges.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Ok. Put what ever spin you want. It’s clear you have no reasoning left. I’m not going to waste a lot of time debating with you semantics.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
raiderkoolaid….
kiff has a plan… contract year he wants to prove he can get the job done .(he wants people to knock on his door) he’s a opportunistic. but at the same time i think he gonna do his best for the team. i think he learned alot last year. he also knew his personel. he knew where we were weak at. kiff also knows he has a challenge, playoffs or gone i think he’s up for this
‘we’ll see.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
OG, good to see your on. Maybe there will be something interesting to read. I hope the other regulars start to come in.
It’s a slow night for me, so I will checking in a few times tonight.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
See y’all later. Go Raiders.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Raiderkoolaid, our pass defense isn’t as bad. It needed a scheme adjustment more than talent. We need run stoppers, period. Tommy Kelly stops the run like a girl scout. He’s useless. But paid well!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
good to hear bro.
I’m liking the kid from Sebastopol, Greyson. I think he may have a legitimate shot. At least the psquad. What do you think of this kid, got any deets for me?
Who do you have your eye on?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Definitely Dogg. I’m sure something interesting will come up. We’re talking Raiders here!!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Bye, Oakglenn. You just came and went…
I barely even knew you were there.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Oakglenn, you’re about to come back as one of your other screennames, aren’t you?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Oakglenn always does this. Comes in, acts like he has things to do, then comes back under an alias. And, I swear, someone who’s only been here a week can spot his alias comments, let alone someone who’s been here over a year.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
We will find out starting September. I don’t believe we are going to abandon the run after we spent the number four overall pick on McFadden, and then our biggest pickup on the O line was Kwame Harris, a OT who has had problems pass protecting but is a quality run blocker.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
MR Says:
May 8th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
“Oakglenn always does this. Comes in, acts like he has things to do, then comes back under an alias. And, I swear, someone who’s only been here a week can spot his alias comments, let alone someone who’s been here over a year.”
when can I expect you two to settle this shit once and for all in the Octagon?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I’m out
later Nation
cheer up MR
May 8th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Koolaid, I don’t see Kiffin’s signature anywhere this off season. I doubt th