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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Unrelated to this thread, but good work on the United Reserves mateFive to six possible losses? You think they'll be, without question, at least 10-6? Insane.
Not saying they can't get to that mark but to say they will and that there's only five to six possible losses on that schedule is barmy.
Unfortunately, Oakland has improved dramatically. They might not be a .500 team yet, but my dreams of a top-3 pick next year are dead.
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To the Carolina Panthers, for not learning from past mistakes. I love the Jimmy Clausen pick, but the 3rd round was an unmitigated example of the definition of insanity. Badly in need of a wideout to take pressure off Steve Smith, the Panthers drafted Brandon LaFell, a carbon copy of the man he’s angling to replace, Dwayne Jarrett. If the last big, stiff-routed, iffy-handed wideout didn’t work, what makes GM Marty Hurney believe this one will? Hurney then compounded the mistake by trading a 2nd rounder next year to New England (who else?) to move up and select an undersized FCS quarterback, Armanti Edwards, that will transition to wide receiver. With the very next pick the Patriots took Ohio University wideout Taylor Price, who is bigger, stronger, faster, and has actually run a pass route and proven he’ll catch anything near him. The spin from Charlotte is that Edwards can be Josh Cribbs for them, but Cribbs is four inches taller and 35 pounds heavier, and even so he has struggled to find a role in Cleveland’s offense. Two years ago they grossly overpaid to move up and get Jeff Otah, who admittedly has been pretty good, and last year they dealt way too much to get Everette Brown. For a team completely devoid of depth across the board, the Panthers simply cannot afford to keep borrowing from the future to pay for the present--especially when the present doesn’t look too promising. They also can’t afford head-scratchers like taking a 3rd QB (Tony Pike) in the 6th round, not with so many depth issues all over the field.
With the news that the Oakland Raiders are poised to release disappointing former top overall pick JaMarcus Russell, we're hearing some details about where Russell stands from a conditioning standpoint.
And it's not a positive development.
According to a league source with knowledge of the situation in Oakland, the hefty quarterback has beefed up to 300 pounds.
With Russell's big contract, lack of conditioning, the acquisition of Jason Campbell and the presence of Kyle Boller and Bruce Gradkowski, the handwriting is carved into the wall on this one.
No way is Oakland losing 12 or 13 games
You have to be kidding me
The Raiders have a really good underated defense and now at least have a QB that has started and won a little more than Russell did
18th means a team that's in the playoff hunt with about a week to go.An uneducated guess in April.....
We get the Raiders pick which falls at/approximately 18
The Raiders lost their second best player on defense last year in Morrison. They bring in a talented rookie in McClain who is a rookie only, and remember they are switching over to a 3-4 so that entire front 7 besides Seymour are learning a new system. Their defense was underrated last year, but they can struggle this year having to learn a new system.
The key is QB Campbell who I think didn't fit well in Washington and always looking behind his back as QB,I think he is a happier guy now and should show it.
The Raiders were third in the league in sacks allowed and Campbell is not a quick decision maker. We'll see.The key is QB Campbell who I think didn't fit well in Washington and always looking behind his back as QB,I think he is a happier guy now and should show it.
18th means a team that's in the playoff hunt with about a week to go.
Not impossible but seriously unlikely.
The Raiders were third in the league in sacks allowed and Campbell is not a quick decision maker. We'll see.
As for the Raider defense it's easy to be an underrated when your offense scores 12.3 PPG and teams can shut it down in the 3rd quarter. If the Raider offense is improved the defense will face teams actually trying and needing to score all game and we'll see how good they are then. Even last year they were 23rd in pts allowed and, again, that's with offenses often just coasting.
Yup, it's just a matter of when he'll be released at this point.
Scout: JaMarcus Russell is tipping the scales at 300 pounds | National Football Post