At this moment in time there is more controversy surrounding JaMarcus Russell than any other player wearing Silver & Black. Some of it is harsh criticism; some of it is blind devotion.
Those that criticize him are pointing to every aspect of his life. His game, his behavior, and spending habits. Those that are blindly supporting him are primarily using his unrealized physical potential and the color of his skin to make their case.
I wrote an article called, "JaMarcus Russell: A Coach's perspective" that focused on his mechanics and nothing more. I was fair and objective in my assessment and never ...
Here is another Mock Draft for the Oakland Raiders. Again, I will keep this relatively simple. I decided to write another one because pre-draft information can be unreliable at best, and tends to change almost daily.
There have been some ideas flying around on the net about what the Raiders should do to haul in a boatload of players.
I'd like to keep this somewhat linear. Some of the ideas I have read would rely on too many dynamics all lining up just right for the Raiders. Realistically, many of the ideas are improbable.
That's coming from me, and I often seek ideas ...
Sportsline.com has reported that the Oakland Raiders acquired LB Kamerion Wimbley from the Cleveland Browns for a third round pick. This move marks the first acquisition by the Raiders this offseason.
Subsequently, the move likely spells the end to LB Kirk Morrison's tenure in Oakland.
I'm not sure what to make of this transaction because Wimbley has been a productive player, but has slumped since his rookie season in which he totaled 11.5 sacks.
Nevertheless, the Browns have had problems on the defensive-line, which has surely put more pressure on Wimbley to pick up their slack.
But for a third round pick? I ...
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN , the Browns have agreed to trade linebacker Kamerion Wimbley to the Oakland Raiders for one of their two third-round draft picks which was aquired in a trade with New England last summer (21st pick).
Wimbley, a fourth-year veteran out of Florida State, has started for the Browns the last four years.
He was a first-round draft pick, 13th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
After racking up 11 sacks in his rookie season, many thought he would be one of the next great linebackers of the NFL.
But in the two years following, he only recorded a ...
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Brady Quinn is on his way to Denver.
In 2007, JaMarcus Russell and Quinn were on top of the world. Both quarterbacks were projected first-round draft picks, and were looking to get paid.
Russell was drafted first by the Oakland Raiders, a franchise that had gone four consecutive years of losing 11 games or more.
Quinn wasn't as fortunate, his name wasn't called as quickly as he and many other members of the media expected. Finally his hometown team, who already passed on him once to draft tackle Joe Thomas, traded up to draft their QB of ...
When the news about Justin Fargas being released broke out, I had mixed emotions. Fargas had been a Raider for a long time, and nobody can say he never gave it his all while wearing the Silver & Black.
On the other hand, the Raiders have two young running backs that need to be showcased and are ready to carry the load. The three-headed monster in Oakland wasn't working, and it seemed to prevent all three of the backs from getting into a rhythm.
Though the Raiders most likely made the move for financial reasons, they did report that Fargas had failed a physical.
The ...
Oakland's move yesterday had a few fans wondering what Al Davis was doing.
Modifying the team from top to bottom? Making way for a youth movement? Or trying to show his hand on what to expect for the draft?
In the recent past, the Raiders have ditched a RB in Justin Fargas, where there is a glut of players, Javon Walker, who was causing the team to bleed money, Greg Ellis, who was injury-prone. Younger players made Ellis expendable, while Walker's position is more simply filled by the present corps.
But what about Warren?
97 Tackles in three years, 10 sacks, a safety and ...
It’s seems to be the way to go to say that Al Davis takes who he wants without input from anybody else or letting anyone else have a say in who the Raiders decide to grab in free agency or the draft.
JaMarcus Russell, Darren McFadden, DHB, Javon Walker, Gibril Wilson, and a trade for DeAngelo Hall are all very recent examples in support of that theory.
However, head coach Tom Cable might be a different kind of presence in Alameda. One who Al Davis actually invites input from. One who Davis actually gets along with…what’s up with that?
Now, before I start ...
Given the love Oakland Raiders' owner Al Davis has for speed and workout warriors, people expect him to reach in the draft each year. Last year, the shock was not that the Raiders passed on Michael Crabtree, so much as who they actually drafted.
It was speculated that Al may shoot for a faster WR in Jeremy Maclin. In the end, the Raiders used the No. 7 pick on Darrius Heyward-Bey out of Maryland…a WR that many had thought would go in the mid-to-late first round.
Now 2010 is here: which player will the Raiders reach for this year? They have a ...
Lately there are alot of Raider fans who choose to blindly support a no name QB.
In support for that no name sorry excuse for an NFL QB they cling to anything that gives that QB any hope of starting. Including an empty comment by Tom Cable.
"Let the job be competed for," Cable said Sunday at the NFL combine. "That's where we're at in terms of our starting quarterback."
Those same fans have dubbed a no name journeyman QB the Raiders' saviour, Bruce All Mighty, a franchise QB and the Raiders' future. The second coming of Brett Farve, Rich Gannon, even Jesus.
That's pretty impressive considering the ...