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  10. Posted

    Revis is too good to be compared with Sherman. Sherman is just a smack talking punk that's all. Dont get me wrong Sherman had a hell of a season last year, but he's not the best after 1 year. Not even close.

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    Well, I'm just gonna be honest here. I cant stand Rivers! Never have, never will. BUT..you cant place the blame on him alone. If you take away the weapons from any top QB and let the quality of the O-line deteriorate, most quality QBs will struggle as well.

     

    The best thing to happen for the Chargers organization, was the shit canning of AJ Smith and Norv Turner! Period! A little too late IMO but it had to be done. AJ Smith is an idiot, didn't know how good he had it with Schottenheimer. Chargers go 14-2 and they fire Marty in favor of Norv Turner? Just because of his contentious relationship with Smith? HA! Turner is just another recycled retread of a coach. And better decision making is also needed by ownership, I also hold them accountable for allowing an arrogant, toolbag of a GM to fire a 14-2 head coach! But as far as I can see Rivers still has plenty left in the tank, and I think a change of coaching and leadership(Whisenhunt & McCoy) will benefit Rivers and the rest of the team greatly.

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    I picked the 2012 Raiders to make the playoffs..hmm, we all know how that went. See the Raiders made sense to me as a team that should have been able get over .500 for the first time in a decade! It wasn’t a team that had enough talent to win more than 9 or 10 games, but it was one that had enough talent to win at least half of its games. And it’s not like the defense could have been any worse than it was in was in 2011 and the pieces of the decade-best offense that Hue Jackson built in 2011 were still intact, thus fueling the optimism here in Oakland.

     

    The 2012 season basically was a major disappointment, even by the standards the Raiders set. An 8-8 roster in my eyes went 4-12, and at times looked worse than a 4-12 team. We weren’t a deep team last year at all, and we were a really injured team in 2011, so it was reasonable to expect the Raiders to not get their depth tested in quite the same way as 2011. Man was I wrong. Last years team that lacked depth got that depth tested, and lost. Big Time! Then we released everybody!

     

    McFadden has never been a great player, by the #numbers, but I picked him to win offensive player of the year last year, which was won by Peyton Manning. McFadden was perhaps the worst running back in the league last year to be honest. Some of that was scheme, some of it was poor blocking up front, most of it was McFadden trying to bounce everything and do too much on a team that had a very competent quarterback in Carson Palmer and an offense built around him. Palmer threw for 4,000 yards last year, but largely disappointed any reasonable expectation for his performance. He did not play poor at all, but the offense was built around him, and the Raiders passing offense has been fairly progressive the last two years. But IMO Palmer left way too many plays on the field. Of course our receivers didnt help Palmer any with all the drops!

     

    Also, for a team that cannot tackle well is likely not going to improve much on defense. We somewhat improved our tackling in 2012, but Doug Martin was not aware of this and all that improvement in tackling just exposed the real problem..personnel mistakes such as Aaron Curry and Rolando McClain. One of those players ended last season out of the league, and the other is currently out of the league.

     

    We were frugal in FA, waiting until last week to add our biggest offseason acquisition, WR/KR Josh Cribbs. Cribbs feels like he’s been around forever, but he’s just thirty years old. We had a really nice draft, one that can be the cornerstone draft for the next eight or so years of the franchise, one that would not have been possible without the assistance of the Dolphins, who liked Dion Jordan enough to trade up with us for third overall pick. We got the player we wanted, CB DJ Hayden, who profiles as a cornerstone defensive player at a position where we have been weak since letting Nnamdi go.

     

    Menelik Watson makes sense in the starting line up as a rookie. And we're definitely going to enjoy watching LB Sio Moore wreck people on special teams before they have to worry about finding a spot in the starting lineup at this time next year.

     

    Now we had little choice but to let some of our strongest contributors from 2012 walk in free agency. Wheeler signed with the Dolphins, Kelly was released and signed with the Patriots. Heyward-Bey was released along with McClain and Huff. Shaughnessy signed with the Cards. But the player that GM McKenzie really wanted to retain, Desmond Bryant, signed with Cleveland for a lot more money than he was worth. And being Palmer was traded to Arizona, we brought in Matt Flynn in part because of his leadership qualities. Yet Flynn, both on the field and in the locker room, isn't about to force the issue.

     

    IDK..maybe its not as bad as I make it out to be. But the Raiders do have some semblance of their identity, and we don’t have any candidates for regression on the roster, which will happen when you get rid of everybody that is established and only shop for bargains. I guess all I can do is stay positive! :Raiders:

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  13. Posted · Edited by OakBlack

    I'd like to see some stats that show after a major surgery a secondary surgery is needed. And if so, has that ever been done on a world class athlete that is playing in one of the most brutal sports in America? Comparing a major heart surgery to a knee is a bit of a reach. I get where you're coming from, I just don't buy it. I'd be afraid and not for this mans career, but his life.

    Well 1st off, you do have the internet right? You want stats,look it up(Abdominal Adhesions/Surgery) 2nd, read the updates,on Hayden. It was Scar tissue removal, nothing to do with the internal organs. And 3rd, have you ever had surgury yourself? Now Im no doctor but..adhesions are normal occurrences after surgery, where internal scar tissue forms from surgery. And can band together and create tension within tissues like a rubber band. Scar bands can be removed via laparoscopic procedure also known as Adhesiolysis surgery.

     

    This I know bcuz my father had a very similar type of surgery to repair a heart valve, and followed up with a second of scar tissue removal. He's now well into his 70's and doing fine. And I think you misunderstood what I said, I wasn't comparing, I was using that as an example. Maybe I should have explained that differently but.. oh well. You get where Im coming from? From last reports Hayden's doctor even stated the scar tissue is not a lingering issue of the injury but rather a result of the surgery and is rather common. So its no big deal. There is expected to be a recovery time of about a month but once he recovers, there should be no further complications. Dennis Allen also made it clear that Hayden will sit out for the rest of OTA's and mini camps and will return to the team in training camp at the end of July. So what don't you buy? If Hayden's doctors, the team and Hayden himself are not afraid for his career/life why should you? You know he's going to get the very best doctors/treatment available right? :grinyes:

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    To begin with there are general problems with moving any team to London. There are legal issues surrounding labor, as most of the NFL's restrictions on labor like the draft, restricted free agency, trades, the waiver wire and the franchise tag would likely be illegal under Europes labor laws. Soccer has been forced to change its rules on multiple occasions, most recently under the "Webster Ruling". The NFL might be able to circumvent some of that by basing a teams facilities and operations in the U.S, while playing games in London. Then other issues would arise too: Most UK NFL fans are of the opinion that an NFL team in London will fail to create a dedicated fan base, while the NFL so far has only played one London game per year instead of the eight games a normal franchise would play. I just don't see this happening! DAMN YOU GOODELL! Do you have to ruin everything? :censored:

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    I'm not gonna worry about this too much. I still think he will be fine, and when he gets that first big hit.. that's what we are waiting for then everybody will relax. Usually after a major surgery a secondary surgery is needed (like a reconstructive knee sometime needs a scope done). But I believe DJ will be fine and turn out to be great CB for Oakland! #RAIDERNATION4LIFE!!!

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    Coming off a season where eight teams made bowl appearances, along with the rise of Stanford and Oregon into annual top-five status, the arrow on the Pac-12’s future is clearly pointing up.

     

    The Cardinal and Ducks have been jockeying for Pac-12 supremacy over the last few years, and with both teams returning most of their core for 2013, the Ducks and Cardinal are the favorites to win the conference once again. And it wouldn’t be a shock to see either team make an appearance in the national title game. Of course, there are a few question marks for both teams to address, as Oregon transitions from Chip Kelly to Mark Helfrich at head coach, while Stanford must find a way to jump start it’s passing attack.

     

    Outside of Eugene and Palo Alto, hope is running high at Arizona State and UCLA. The Sun Devils won eight games in Todd Graham’s first season in Tempe, while the Bruins have won back-to-back Pac-12 South titles. Arizona is also on the right track behind coach Rich Rodriguez, but a questionable defense and a quarterback battle have the Wildcats likely battling for third or fourth in the South this season. USC is the South Division’s biggest wildcard. The talent is there for Lane Kiffin’s team to make a run at a division title, but quarterback play is a concern.

     

    The Pac-12 will have two new coaches for 2013, as Mike MacIntyre was hired from San Jose State to rebuild Colorado, while Sonny Dykes was picked to replace Jeff Tedford at California. Both hires were two of the best in the nation but success may not be easy in 2013. The Buffaloes have a talent gap to close with the rest of the conference, while the Golden Bears are searching for a No. 1 quarterback.

     

    Now without question, Stanford and Oregon are the favorites to win the Pac-12 title in 2013. However, as we all know, College Football can be crazy sometimes, and anything can happen! Anything!

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    Based upon what Ive been told from others on Bleacherreport and NFL.com that there is some really good Football discussion here and some really good people as well. So I took there word for it and here I am. It's going to take a little getting used to, but I can handle it. lol :grinyes:

    You heard right.. And made the right choice, believe me you wont regret it!

    Welcome aboard dude! :tgp:

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  19. Posted

    I couldn't stand him towards the end of his career, but the obvious answer is Ray. He was just amazing in his prime, and brought so much to the team around him.

     

    This pic, more than anything for me, demonstrated the way that Ray played the game...consoling a shaken Brady after bringing him to the turf:

     

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    The intensity in that shot still gets me every time.

     

    Absolutely! I think that shot still gets Brady!

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    LOL!!

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    Gene Upshaw

    Howie Long

    Kenny Stabler

    Fred Biletnikoff....

     

     

    For non-players/players

    Al Davis

    John Madden

    Gene Upshaw

    Howie Long

     

    We need a bigger mountain...lol. Man this is tough! Hard to leave these guys out too.

    Jim Otto,Jack Tatum,Jim Plunkett,Marcus Allen, Willie Brown,Cliff Branch,Ben Davidson...

     

    #RAIDERNATION4LIFE :Raiders:

  25. Posted

    No, not a bad pick up at all. You can never have enough depth in the secondary and Jammer will provide Denver with that depth. He's a durable player, missed only a single game over the past five seasons, had 64 tackles, 3 interceptions and a forced fumble in 2012. From what I've read Denver appears to be more-or-less set at cornerback, and Jammer was brought in primarily to play safety.

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