Only Jordan is missing
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Some quick hits from Lane Kiffin’s press briefing with the media following a closed team conditioning test and preceeding the Raiders’ first practice of training camp:
– All present and accounted for except running back LaMont Jordan.
“That’s a situation that Al (Davis) is handling with LaMont’s agent,” Kiffin said. “The only thing I have for you on that is he’s not here and we won’t fine him.”
– Nnamdi Asomugha was present and accounted for, having signed his exclusive free agent tender.
“I think it’s a statement about who he is. Obviously he didn’t have to be here. He could have stayed out of camp, and for him to be here the first day to run the conditioning test with us today, shows what a team player he is.”
– While still not specifying the injuries Javon Walker sustained in his Las Vegas attack, Kiffin said the wide receiver will practice with no restrictions related to the incident and is in fact in better shape than he was before being beaten and robbed.
Kiffin said Walker has lost eight pounds, his body fat is down, and expressed hope that the receiver has learned his lesson about who and who not to trust.
– Defensive tackle Terdell Sands, whose conditioning was an issue last year, passed the conditioning test with the defensive linemen.
“I know there were some guys worried because in position groups if everybody didn’t make a certain number they had to keep going. If everybody made a certain number they didn’t have to do their final one. So a lot of guys were over there stretching Sands, giving him some extra Gatorade, they were cheering him on,” Kiffin joked. “But it was good because the position groups went at different times so guys were on the sidelines, other position groups, cheering him on. It was a good environment today and I think it was a good thing the first thing for them to come back, a good team for them to come together and for 79 players to make every rep.”
– The Raiders will work out with the 49ers Aug. 4 in Napa, the Monday preceeding their preseason game. Sorry. It’s closed to the public.
– If you’re expecting Kiffin to glide past any issues with Davis as hype or fabrication, guess again. Any offseason turmoil was regarded as simply part of the job description of coaching the Raiders.
“I wasn’t worried that I wouldn’t be here. I think as we’ve discussed before, when you take this job you realize who the owner is and you realize most guys don’t last really long so that is what it is,” Kiffin said. “If you sit there and worry about that and you think about that you’re not doing the best that you can for your team.”
Responding to comments made by Warren Sapp and Stuart Schweigert about how strange the organization is, Kiffin didn’t deny the Raiders have their own way of doing things that comes straight from the top.
“What they’re discussing I can’t change so that subject is what it is,” Kiffin said. “I go about and I control what I can control and get us as good as we can get with what I can control. I don’t have control of that.”
Kiffin was asked if he ever tried to change those things, he said, “I think you try to change anything as far as what you can do to be a better team. I’m always going to find the best way to do things that I can and th ebest way to put our players in the best situation to win. That doesn’t necessarily provide a smooth environment or a smooth relationship but that’s my job to our staff and our players.”
His relationship with the owner?
“We have a working relationship, and I think we have the same goal, and that’s to get this team to win.”
– Players other than Walker who won’t participate in both workouts during two-a-days included wide receiver Ronald Curry, defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, safety Jarrod Cooper and center Jake Grove, all rehabbing from offseason surgeries.
Kelly, recipient of one of the NFL’s biggest offseason contracts with $18.125 in guaranteed money, apparently passed his conditioning test but has a ways to go to be ready to play.
“Tommy’s come in a little bit heavy to where he wants to be and where we want him to be by the time we play our first game,” Kiffin said. “We were kind of anticipating that. He has done that in the past. I don’t foresee it being an issue, hopefully.”
– Kiffin conceded his demeanor in Year 2 will be different than as a rookie coach. The reason? He has already implemented a program and now he has veterans to help him carry it out.
– Bringing in former Chiefs safety Greg Wesley was a no-brainer considering the cost.
“He was a veteran-minimum contract. We’ll give him a chance . . . I love competitition. Anything I can do to throw guys in regardless of who’s at that spot, I love bringing them in,” Kiffin said. “I just think competition makes people rise to the top, true competitors. So he’ll get a shot to play for us and see if he can make the team.”
– Kiffin said quarterback JaMarcus Russell has maintained the weight and conditioning level of previous offseason camps, when the quarterback said his weight was 269 pounds.
“He weighs more than everybody else in his group that he has to run in — he’s 50 pounds heavier than the other quarterbacks — so it’s a disadvantage for him, but he still made everything,” Kiffin said.
– The Raiders will open with a padded practice in less than two hours. I’ll file a report on that practice and some notes from interviews following that practice later this evening.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
First!! heheheheh RAIDER NATION BABY!!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
F’n A, Jerry! Great job!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
3rd
July 24th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Kiffin’s cool. If we suck, it probably won’t be because of him.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Good post, at least we have a demanding owner still.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Kelly gets a huge contract and reports to camp out of shape…
What a turd.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
At least he is not 50 pounds lighter than he should be (Sapp).
July 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
To me personally this says alot about Aso, and how I originally felt about him:
Kiffin quoted:
“I think it’s a statement about who he is. Obviously he didn’t have to be here. He could have stayed out of camp, and for him to be here the first day to run the conditioning test with us today, shows what a team player he is.”
July 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Jordan aint trying to stick around for the faiders’ bulls%t. he’s got a couple of years in him. wants to get on with a contender.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Go away G-woman.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Why would Jordan want to be on a team that’s been in last place for 5 straight years, unless they were paying him a grip? this has to be the dumbest blog i’ve ever seen.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
It’s a plus for Nnamdi … it’s a plus for Kiffen… It’s a plus for the organization…that he’s in when he should be. Let the competition begin. Can’t wait find out just how hard Bush runs…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Its MR just quit repsonding to him.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Strahan… you must hot have seen many blogs then….g/luck sir
July 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
We gotta lock up Aso, dude is class act.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Man it’s Christmas in July!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Mobody answered me this on the last page. but how come you guys can’t win, no matter what talent you have? My brutha Randy wins everywhere he goes. helps every team he plays for. comes to oakland and wants to leave like right away. why can’t you all win? do any of you know? all you can do is talk about how you won 30 years ago and then talk about strahan’s teeth. if i was a faider fan, i’d take strahan’s teeth and a lombardi trophy. hell, I’d take strahan’s teeth and a win streak. whens the last time you all even had a win streak? the faiders are one of those things where the more you think about them, the worse you realize they are.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Jerry - glad to have you as our eyes and ears in Napa…I’ll be checking in hourly…
In Kiffin we trust!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
one of the reasons we’ve been in last place IS Lamont “my bad” Jordan…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
the more you talk about the faiders, the more bad things you realize about them. have you all even had a 3 game win streak in the last couple of years? somebody tell me whens the last time the faiders had a 3 game win streak?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
WOW you mean the media exaggerated or blew out of proportion the whole Kiffin Al Davis feud!!!!
I have been saying that for months now, I even challenged the so called local sports writers when they said Kiffin would be gone by March 15th, I am still holding you reporters to that, oh wait its July
You were all wrong and you lied to us all off season is what it comes down to.
We cant trust the local sports writers anymore to deliver us the truth we can only expect rumor monger and slander.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Jerry,
Any word on trade possibilities for Jordan? Would you be surprised if he were traded?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Gotta love Kiffin’s candor. He knows winning is what Al demands, and the rest of the crap is irrelevant. He’s showing some rather large nads for such a youngster. I especially like how he calls him Al instead of Mr. Davis.
I’ve got no worries about the supposed schism at this point. Art Shell clearly had a relationship with Al that was closer than “working”, and what did that get us? We all know Al would fire his mom if she didn’t perform, so who cares if they like each other.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
if you all fire kiffin, it’s a rap. you all might not have a winning record again this decade.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
StrahanManNY: Bro we weren in the Super Bowl and won three straight division titles this decade…when was the last time the Giants won three straight divisons? That would be never…shouldn’t you be on a Cowboys message board or something?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Troll alert = post 21
July 24th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Strahan’s on this board because he came out to SF last month for Pride Weekend, and never left. Mike, whatever you wanna do is fine, but daisy dukes in public?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
yeh, i’m a troll. i already said im here to mess with you all. every time i post it shows up so your beef is with this blog. they’re letting me post. maybe cause they know i’m right. and, you didn’t answer my question. when is the last 3 game win streak you all had?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
StahanManNY, I had a personal 3 game win streak with your mom.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Troll alert = post 29
July 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Trolling for a new grill of teeth.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
StrahanManNY: we have not had a three game winning streak since the 2002 season…its hard to win three in a row when we’ve only won 19 games in 5 years…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Where is Brownsville StrahanlovesManNY? Or is your Google not working?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Cruzin, the history vaults? Is that all you got? I remember you all going to the super bowl. I: also remember what happend to you all in that super bowl. that was 5 years ago, and yall aint done s*$t since. i’m asking you all why you can’t win, no matter who you bring in here? none of you can answer that. you all just keep going to the history vaults and then resorting to some stupid new orleans katrina s’t. getting all butt hurt and trying to turn this into a racial thing. i’ve got not beef with the white man. this is america. earn your keep, partna. I’m no hater. I gets minez. but, since you faider fans got nothing to defend your team with, i guess you all have to take it there. again, can’t even say i blame you. the faiders are so bad you basically have to resort to anything to defend them.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Kiffin is still clearly in control of this team, the media lies to us about who controls what in out organization.
If the organization were as dysfunctional they would have us believe them it would easy for the coach to evade the front office and run things his way. Either way the coach has taken control of his team.
All is right in Raider-land and when all 79 players show up to camp that speaks volumes of the Coach and the respect the players have for him.
This year things are going to be different!!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
– While still not specifying the injuries Javon Walker sustained in his Las Vegas attack, Kiffin said the wide receiver will practice with no restrictions related to the incident and is in fact in better shape than he was before being beaten and robbed.
Like I said the A@@ whoppin he purchased has bought him some clarity.
Kiffin said “Walker has lost eight pounds, his body fat is down, and expressed hope that the receiver has learned his lesson about who and who not to trust”.
Even more evidence of exspensive but purchased clarity.
If his eye is okay and he is not seeing double great.
He still needs to fully commit to the NATION.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
the giants were LUCKY in the super bowl….LUCKY. They have a quarterback with down syndrome who threw up horrible passes and the receivers all just happenned to have their lucky rabbits foot in their pockets so they came down with the ball. Don’t be proud to be a giants fan….because even after winning the superbowl, that team is ranked like what 6th for the next season???
How is that possible, superbowl champs ranked lower than the chargers and cowboys….BECAUSE THEY’RE BAD!!
GO RAIDERS AND F&CK THE F&CKING GIANTS
July 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
LMFAO
Post 35 is our daily lesson of ebonics white man style.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Next stop for Strahan: New Orleans, to bunk with his longtime companion Jeremy Shockey. Go out on top, Mike!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
“I gets minez” LOL, nice try MR. Acting like a “brutha”.
How pathetic. No wonder this supposed Giants fan can barely afford season tix. They must take food stamps.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Cruzin…
don’t confuse strahan’s (buttboy) man with mathematical mathematics…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
LOL B0!! My favorite quote he used was “partna”. I always thought it was “patna”. But I am as white as Strahans teeth, so my opinion in ebonics has no credibility…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
StrahanlovesManNY : DUDE WHERE IS BROWNSVILLE?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Soon MR will be here saying “Wow, now I’m a Giants fan? Pick one and stick with it”
Point is, MR isn’t a Giants fan, or a fan at all. He’s just a lonely loser begging for abuse.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
READ COMMENT 38 STRAHAN AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK YOU F&CKING C%NT
July 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I’m blacker than the midnight sky, mother f**a. Got a problem with it, or what? Take your s’t up with Mr. whatver. Whoever your talking about. and, my moms was on food stamps. promised myself i’d never touch them when i grew up. still haven’t. I own my own business and clear about 60k/year. that’s not a lot where i live but i get by. and i appreciate what i got. probably more than you make, collecting your unemployment or whatever, which is welfare too. but i guess its different when you all do it, right? aint that the case with everything…but back to the topic: the faiders. you all haven’t had a 3 game win streak since that year you all went to the super bowl and got smashed by your boy john gruden, the one you keep asking me about. you all can not win, no matter who you bring in here. my ni*#a Randy wins everywhere he goes, except for Oakland. When are you going to answer why? you blocking it out? Truth hurt, don’t it.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
SOUND FX: A ZIPPER UNZIPPING
MICHAEL STRAHAN: QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, GASP, QUACK,QUACK, GULP…
July 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
StrahanManNY: isn’t the Giants wining in February now part of the history vault? When have y’all ever won three NFC East titles in a row?
I don’t have to go back to the history vault…I’m looking forward to 2008…that’s the great thing about the NFL, it’s a new season and I’m not sure if you saw that we drafted the two best offensive players from college football’s best conference…we’re going to be good this year…better get your barbs in now while you can…and what exactly has your ni*#a Randy ever won?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
lmao
July 24th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Hey Strahan,
Is it true you were going to get braces to fix those jacked-up teef, but had to cancel your appointment after your ex-wife took all that $$$ in your divorce?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
StrahanLovesManNY: WHERE IS BROWNSVILLE?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
StrahanLovesManNY: Nevermind, don’t bother responding.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
LOL at cruz saying he’s looking forward to 2008. you all say that every year. every year you’ve got new talent, but can’t win. why should it be any different this year? all i’m hearing out of the faider nation is the same blind optimis. “you wait and see”. been saying that every year since that Super Bowl loss. And, we do wait and see. and what happens? Raiders lose, raiders lose, raiders lose, raiders lose. Teams don’t even play you guys hard anymore. start playing soft at half time. why can’t you all win?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
in Texas?
(is this a trick question)???
July 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Post 47 = troll alert. You can easily tell this is white boy MR now. Midway through he reverted back to his old rhetoric:
“you all haven’t had a 3 game win streak since that year you all went to the super bowl and got smashed by your boy john gruden”
“When are you going to answer why? you blocking it out? Truth hurt, don’t it.”
July 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Everyones worried. Something wicked is brewing in the West. Namdi has set the tone for the team. As Jerry mentioned b4, Burgess is as explosive as ever. Kelly for Sapp is addition by subtraction. Coach Roll needs to keep riding them fat boys in the middle. There nis enough talent there on both sides if they are motivated correctly.
Jamarcus is the man in charge, and Fargas and DMAC will have one of the fiercest competitive rivalries since Allen and Bo. I say Fargas has more carries this season that DMAC, and at 5.0 ypc that can only be good.
DMAC will score more TD’s and force defenses to follow him.
It will be ugly on MNF.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
FYI to any Raider fan just arriving:
StrahanBoyNY is the loser troll MR.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Brownsville NY - Brooklyn…
July 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
i remember when you all got moss. i went to a couple of raider sites back then and you should have heard you fools. guaranteing playoffs. same thing you guys are doing now. if it was any team other than the raiders, with the same players, same coach? you all would win! but for some reason, those silver and black uniforms just don’t do it anymore. maybe Al davis is cursed. ever think of that?
July 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
don’t forget my man Michael Bush…
July 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Dick V Post 57 wrote:
“Namdi has set the tone for the team.”
You said it my Raider brother. Nnamdi definately set the tone without saying a single word, simply by just showing up………… Dude is solid as a rock..
July 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Fine then, I’m the loser troll Mr. Whatever you say. I said I was a troll when I got here. Of course i’m here to f’k with you all. any time a fan of a super bowl chammpion comes to a blog for a team as bad as the faiders, you know i’m starting funk. never once denied it.
your guys response:
plan a) we were good 20 years ago
plan b) strahan’s got funny teeth.
plan c) hurricane katrina jokes. like that’s got anytyhing the f’k to do with me.
plan d) i’m a troll. s’t, n$#$, I said I was a troll when I got here!
Keep proving how stupid faider fans are. I’m just kiking back enjoying it now.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Pete,
I think if Michael Bush stays healthy he will be a stud on screens and dump offs. No way a DB can stop him.
Not to mention of course his talent between the tackles. No more happy feet Jordan!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
REPOST
FYI to any Raider fan just arriving:
StrahanBoyNY is the loser troll MR.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Oh the many personalities of MR. Dude has some serious mental issues. Wasn’t he the Charger boy or the Tim Harris YMCA coach last year? I read somewhere that multiple personality defects can have nearly 100’s of personalities.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Bo Jackson, since you figured out who I am and are done with the katrina jokes, are you going to answer my question? Why can’t the faiders win, no matter who they bring in here? How’d you all f’k up Randy? My boy wins everywhere he goes, yet he wants out of oakland right away. what is wrong with the faiders? why cant you all win? answer that.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
go home time…
color my butt goodbye !!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Its all the same personality Einstein. Just a lonely self-hating loser begging for abuse. This is just his spot of choice because Raider fans are so passionate. If he posted that crap on a Bronco, Dolt of Chef site they would just agree, “yeah I guess we do suck”.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
We can’t win because Strahans teeth frighten us…. that gap is HUGE, how does dude dring through a straw?
July 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
randy moss was one man strahan..
now we have
gibril wilson
deangelo hall
jamarcus russell
DMAC
javon walker
Thats a big f&cking difference than just getting excited by one man, this is an entirely new team you f$cking retard
July 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Don’t get all butt colored on us Pete!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Why do the Raiders blow it with talented rosters every single year? why? nobody can answer. that means you all are in denial. accuse me of being someone else all you want. you know my question. i’mma keep asking it till one of you faider idiots has the balls to answer.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
you;re an idiot
July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I answered it…
July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Moss has been a loser on every team hes played for. No trophies. At least Moss made Favre retire in a huff cause Thompson knew Moss to be a loser.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Ryder, you all can have anybody, and you still won’t win. that’s my point. those are talented players, but you all will still lose. you guys have had talented rosters every year, but still lose.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
REPOST #2
FYI to any Raider fan just arriving:
StrahanBoyNY is the loser troll MR.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
LOL at 77. MR gave up the fake ebonics.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
We lose cuz Strahan can’t drink through a straw… no suction..
July 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Moss was a loser last year? We clowned the patriots in the super bowl but the Patriots went 16-0 in the regular season. your retard.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
LOL Bo…
July 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
and what was really talented about our roster last year huh???
our quarterback??
our receivers????
our cb tandems?????
our strong safety?????
and we still improved from the year before you douchebag
July 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
StrahanManNY, we haven’t recovered from the curse from the rag arm Giants QB we dumped. The last 3 streaks you’ve seen is in your underwear.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Bo, I already said it. I’m Mr whoever. It’s me. Now answer my question idiot.. why can’t the raiders win no matter what talent they bring in? and already got your retarded take on moss being a loser last year. his team went 16-0. stop making the faider nation look more retarded than they already do.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
What I love about MR is how he convinces people he’s actually a Raider fan. Raider fans don’t continually:
1) bash the Raiders
Like the SF Phony Whiners
2) bash Al Davis
3) Bash the coach
4) only talk about the last 5 years
5) Lie
6) Steal other identities
7) Post useless racist drivel
July 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Moss = loser his whole career. He’ll never get a ring. Al has 3, MR.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
you guys complain about these clowns yet you constantly converse with them.ignore them and they will go away.they’re like mosquito bites-if you itch them they fester and itch more.if you ignore them before you know it they don’t bother you anymore.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
you guys need to get at Mr. because believe me, I’m NOT a faider fan and never would be. would have been cool to be one back in the ’70s but that was a long time ago. i’d be embarrassed to be a faider fan now.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Thank goodness Al fired Lombardi (and Gruden, but diff. topic) and then told Kiff to trade away Moss. Al realized a quitter when he saw one.
Another good move by the NFL’s best Owner/GM.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
We got three rings, Bo. Including the current one. Stop changing the subject, idiot.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Well said OakGlenn. MR got owned by you one more time. Is that like 10,000 now?
July 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
LOL. this fool called al davis the best owner/gm!!! damn. best at losing with talented rosters, year after year. Ive heard it all. the last faider site i was at had some smart people. this place has the dumbest mofther f’rs i’ve ever seen.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
MR, you are funnier when talking in ebonics.
“I gots minez” LMFAO!!!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Jerry Mac…
Good work.
Liked the part about Kiff having a different demeanor, for this year.
And that everyone is in camp, on time and ready to go.
Just
Cut
LaMont
Baby!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Mr. can get owned all day, n##$a. but Mr. Strahan is ripping you dumb idiots a new one right now. might want to get in the current game.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
REPOST #3
FYI to any Raider fan just arriving:
StrahanBoyNY is the loser troll MR.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Bo, you done trying to defend the faiders? It’s about time. You might be the single dumbest faider fan I’ve ever chatted with.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
BSJ, maybe 11,000, but who’s counting.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Thanks, for the great reports , Jerry keep them coming.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Ahh, he’s back to ebonics, I think we just witnessed one of many of his personality changes… wow, that was kind of cool in a strange way.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
MR, you are funnier when talking in ebonics.
“i aint be got me no beef with da white man. this is america. earn yo keep, partna.” LMFAO!!!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
“He has delusions of adequacy”.—W Churchill.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
How all you guys doing?? I hear some farting noises coming outta NY. Dude obviously ate too much pastrami.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
i love the part”in PADDED practice”.no more dancing around-put on the pads and lets get ready to rumble.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Hey faux ebonic boy MR:
When did you first start denying Al Davis is the NFL’s best Owner/GM?
Answer just ONE question before you leave, in ebonics too please, PARTNA.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
maybe with pads Henderson will come around and give Green a run for his money,or better yet take the position-RT.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Lefty I don’t know why they don’t put McQ there. he really did a decent job last year and improved as the season went on. Maybe Kiff is just trying to piss him off by relegating back to the bench.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
maybe in practice someone on the D line will b*tch slap Henderson and awake some nastiness!!
July 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
MR, I believe 50 Cent wasn’t only talking about Ja, but you as well…
You said you a gangster
But you neva pop nothin
Instead you a wankster
And you need to stop frontin
July 24th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I rooted for the Giants to win the SB. Im happy they did, but when buttholes like Strahanwhateverman come here with all his jive, its quite a turn off. You dont like the Raiders, fine, find yourself a Giant forum to use your mental midgetness on. We can pass on that. The difference between a Giant fan and a Raider fan is the Raider fan always represents himself as a Raider fan regardless of the success or failure of our team. Giant fans, whine and abandon their team when they are bad. Classic bandwaggoners, just like Patriot fans. The Raiders will rise again, the pieces are in place.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Oak-i was wondering the same thing.yet whenever Kiffin addresses Big Red he says he is a left side player.maybe he is our insurance for left tackle in case Harris bombs.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Bo you gots me rollin in diz hizouse here me partna.
Well I tried… Am I down wit da homeys yo?
July 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Bo, with regards to post #106 Dakota has a photo he can post of that exact moment.
Slapper, good to see you in here. As the trolls think you are me and me you.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Oak: No, actually the difference between an Raider fan and Giants fan is we could give a rats azz about the Giants and wouldn’t spen a single second on a Giants blog, especially on opening day.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Its like Romper Room in here now.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
gotta go-later fellow Raider fans.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I hope Raiders.com will finally post some pictures of something PLEASE..
July 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Some more, Kiff tidbits.
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/raiders/
July 24th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Well, I guess MR has taken off his afro wig….
My feeling on this last 1.5 years of Raider history is that after going 2-14, Al decided delegating just wouldn’t work. And why should it? No one can lead a team like he can. So he grabbed ALL the reins back, and:
Lombardi = OUT.
Scholarships = cancelled.
Talent = replenished.
Kiffin role = Coach to WIN and leave rest to Al.
Cash = spent in advance of capless year.
Lombardi trophies = collecting.
As I’ve said before, the great Al Davis should be in the HOF twice. In a few years I may raise that number.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
MR top 5 accomplishments in life:
5. He overcame the habit of bed-wetting at the age of 23.
4. He once cooked hotdogs and didn’t burn them.
3. At the age of 18, he taught himself how to use a television remote.
2. He finally won his first game of tic tac toe, last week when he played himself.
1. And the number one accomplishment of MR: He perfected the art of self gratification using a carrot, an empty toilet paper roll, and a pair of scissors.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
# SilverNblack666 Says:
July 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
“WOW you mean the media exaggerated or blew out of proportion the whole Kiffin Al Davis feud!!!!
I have been saying that for months now, I even challenged the so called local sports writers when they said Kiffin would be gone by March 15th, I am still holding you reporters to that, oh wait its July
You were all wrong and you lied to us all off season is what it comes down to.
We cant trust the local sports writers anymore to deliver us the truth we can only expect rumor monger and slander.”
Dude, did you read Jerry’s post, or do you have problems comprehending what you read?
You sound like some nutty Nazi holocaust denier.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Einstein, true dat! Amazing that the Raiders draw fans from other teams even in down years. The Giants dont even hear a whimper from anyone when they stink. The Raiders good or bad are the focal point of almost every teams fan in the league.
Its better to be hated than to be ignored.
July 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Need to run an IP trace on this blog and lock out the attention starved weenie
July 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
it doesnt sound like strahan is a ny fan at all. he was a bucks fan in 02, a patriots fan on 06 and a brand spankin new giants fan. he’s here checkin out how real fans do it. for life baby!
I’m in
July 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
….”WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL TO BE A RAIDERS FAN IN THE 70′S”…
Bandwagon fan here boys…
July 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Hey StrahnMannNY My Mom was chopping cotton in the Arizona heat paying taxes so your mama could feed your sorry ass on food stamp. How proud are you. Besides, talking history. Strahan is retired. gone, no mas
July 24th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
[...] Kiffin said Walker has lost eight pounds, his body fat is down, and expressed hope that the receiver has learned his lesson about who and who not to trust. -Inside The Oakland Raiders [...]
July 24th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
damn, he left before I got to post.
This sums it up:
“would have been cool to be one back in the ’70s but that was a long time ago. i’d be embarrassed to be a faider fan now.”
FAIR WEATHER FAN!
July 24th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Well move Raiders from your name Bama.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Why is Strahan even in here, “bragging” about his income? I don’t understand people like that. If you spent more time working and less time posting on teams’ sites you don’t even like, you might make more money dude.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Jerry,
“…receiver has learned his lesson about who and who not to trust.”
Was Coach Kiffin talking about Spray-bottle Walker in Las Vegas or Player Walker in regard to the Raiders organization?
Why did you not ask Coach Kiffin to recite the Serenity Prayer? Who really was the author of that prayer?
August 10th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
hi, andar here, i just read your post. i like very much. agree to you, sir.