Unreal you must be kidding me.
THE RAIDERS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE
The irony of it is that the make it to Super Bowl with Tim Brown and Jerry Rice at wide out, Rich Gannon at QB. Those not old enough to remember or not aware of the Raider philosophy let me explain. "They" (Al) believe the deep ball is the answer. K thats simple enough right. Well they make it to the Super Bowl with two slow old possession receivers and a guy with pop gun arm (great player though). Now they draft Bust Russell and no hands Bay in consecutive seasons. How did James Jett work out? exactly. Al Davis can't die soon enough raider nation. Where's the Grassy Knoll when you need it @)
The irony of it is that the make it to Super Bowl with Tim Brown and Jerry Rice at wide out, Rich Gannon at QB. Those not old enough to remember or not aware of the Raider philosophy let me explain. "They" (Al) believe the deep ball is the answer. K thats simple enough right. Well they make it to the Super Bowl with two slow old possession receivers and a guy with pop gun arm (great player though). Now they draft Bust Russell and no hands Bay in consecutive seasons. How did James Jett work out? exactly. Al Davis can't die soon enough raider nation. Where's the Grassy Knoll when you need it @)
I can understand your frustration but to be honest Russell always was an overrated prospect. If he was ever that good then I would never have heard of Matt Flynn (remember Cris Simms/Applewhite) in my life. Simply put he would be a serviceable QB at best given an ideal situation. Granted Lane Kiffen is a duck and never deserved to be hired but not even Mr. Walsh would make this kid a winner.
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THE RAIDERS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE
The irony of it is that they make it to Super Bowl with Tim Brown and Jerry Rice at wide out, Rich Gannon at QB. Those not old enough to remember or not aware of the Raider philosophy let me explain. "They" (Al) believe the deep ball is the answer. K thats simple enough right. Well they make it to the Super Bowl with two slow old possession receivers and a guy with pop gun arm (great player though). Now they draft Bust Russell and no hands Bay in consecutive seasons. How did James Jett work out? exactly. Al Davis can't die soon enough raider nation. Where's the Grassy Knoll when you need it @)
this post needs to be a poster in every kids room that lives in Oakland.
The irony of it is that they make it to Super Bowl with Tim Brown and Jerry Rice at wide out, Rich Gannon at QB. Those not old enough to remember or not aware of the Raider philosophy let me explain. "They" (Al) believe the deep ball is the answer. K thats simple enough right. Well they make it to the Super Bowl with two slow old possession receivers and a guy with pop gun arm (great player though). Now they draft Bust Russell and no hands Bay in consecutive seasons. How did James Jett work out? exactly. Al Davis can't die soon enough raider nation. Where's the Grassy Knoll when you need it @)
this post needs to be a poster in every kids room that lives in Oakland.
I dunno if i would call Russell a bust just yet, 1st he is playing for the raiders.... look at moss, nothing with the raiders, breaks TD record 1st year with the Pats, if Russell goes to another team he has a better chance at reaching his full potential 2nd he is still young enough to have a great career, so far it hasnt been good but really did anyone expect the raiders to turn it around after getting a rookie qb??
I thought they might have picked Maclin at 7; maclin is a great return guy and can make many plays (bubble screens come to mind) that are not relying on a perfect throw from a qb; maclin is excellent in traffic
even more strange is their pick in the second - why not take the ohio safety in the third round and take better value in the 2nd?
it would be really frustrating to be a raiders fan
even more strange is their pick in the second - why not take the ohio safety in the third round and take better value in the 2nd?
it would be really frustrating to be a raiders fan
the more i think about it, the 7th does make a bit of sense. hopefully Darrius is not going to command a lot of money even though he was the 7th pick and not the best WR in the draft. i think i can say big names don't belong in the Oakland organizations, hasn't worked since '02. Oakland has the 3rd biggest payroll when they enter '08 and it should be higher in '09 because of Russell, T. Kelly, Javon Walker, and the new contract they handed out to Asomugha that would pay him $9.7mil. You also have to factor in that Oakland has a hard time selling out their home tickets because the games are usually blackout. I know the team's value isn't much since they moved to Oakland. should be dead last or one of the last 5.
what they should have done is trade the 7th pick for 15-20th pick in the 1st + additional later round picks, and they probably would have gotten Darrius without a doubt. someone also needs to tell Al Davis he really needs a GM to make those draft day picks instead of him. i remember they sign their starting RB Fargas, then they went an draft RB McFadden with their 1st pick. not sure if that even make sense. other option, move back to L.A., the market is huge over there, they are dying for a real football team.
Raider's philosophy is to get veteran players that know the game and have above average stats in their resume. either that or have a big game like being the MVP of the Super Bowl. from there, Al Davis can assemble them and put them in a group of winners. it's possible to be successful if he gets a group of veteran, not just one like they did with Randy Moss. they made the SB with a 11-5 record and only had to get by the Jets & Titans at home.
what they should have done is trade the 7th pick for 15-20th pick in the 1st + additional later round picks, and they probably would have gotten Darrius without a doubt. someone also needs to tell Al Davis he really needs a GM to make those draft day picks instead of him. i remember they sign their starting RB Fargas, then they went an draft RB McFadden with their 1st pick. not sure if that even make sense. other option, move back to L.A., the market is huge over there, they are dying for a real football team.
Raider's philosophy is to get veteran players that know the game and have above average stats in their resume. either that or have a big game like being the MVP of the Super Bowl. from there, Al Davis can assemble them and put them in a group of winners. it's possible to be successful if he gets a group of veteran, not just one like they did with Randy Moss. they made the SB with a 11-5 record and only had to get by the Jets & Titans at home.
As 11 year season ticket holder I can say this. I'm not surprised. When Kiffin was fired I totally surrendered any and all expectations this piece of shit managemnent will do until the inevitable; THE PASSING OF AL DAVIS.
Until then I wouldn't blink if we continue to be a 3-5 win team till Al kicks the bucket. Npw don't get me wrong, I'll never jumpship on my beloved Raiders. But as far as expectations go? I have none.
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Until then I wouldn't blink if we continue to be a 3-5 win team till Al kicks the bucket. Npw don't get me wrong, I'll never jumpship on my beloved Raiders. But as far as expectations go? I have none.
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Other than just speed, I believe they made the right call. The other 2 was from a spread system. DHB was from a pro style. stats all put aside on this one. Well I hope Im right though..hopefully he pans out to be a jett type..20 yards per play avg...I really like the Mike Mitchell pick..he will be a beast!! bank it!!
