tombonneau
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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.Firing Cable might not be a good thing for us. If they hire an HC that can take advantage of the Raiders' defensive talents, then I don't see how they can't improve on their record. They've got some good defensive players over there and in the right system, they can minimize Russell's mistakes and let their defense and a running game win some games for them.
Cable had already correctly identified Russell as the weak link on the team and sought to bench him or find reasons for him not to play, as much as possible. Both Gradowski and Frye made the games competitive. Indeed, the game vs. the Ravens was quite competitive until Russell came into the game and turned the ball over twice. The man just doesn't know how to call the right protection. Balt went to disguise man over with fake zone, and he kept biting on it.
Compare:
J. Frye in 1st half: 18 for 25 for 180 yards, 1 TD, 0 turnovers.
Russell in 2nd half: 9 for 14, 102 yards, 1 interception, 1 fumble.
3rd down eff. took a nose-dive.
2011 is shaping up to be an excellent draft. Some prospects include (juniors with an *):
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
What difference does it make if it is a top 5 or a top 10 pick. BB will just trade down to the middle of the first round, for picks in the next draft. Which he will in turn use to trade into the draft following the next, and so on and so forth....(Yes I do remmember Mayo went #10)
Would anyone else, depending on how high the pick is, rather trade this pick? I mean, Brady is going to need to be resigned along with Wilfork and other players. Can we really afford a potential top 5, at worst, top 10 pick?
Edit, also, does anyone know what the process is in terms of the draft, if there's no 2011 season?
Like he has a chance of signing a quality coach. By definition, any coach that signs with Davis is a coach without any other options.ausbacker, I know what you're saying but this is Al Davis. He would probably hire just another Tom Cable type, rather than pursuing a more universally recognized quality football coach.
2011 is shaping up to be an excellent draft. Some prospects include (juniors with an *):
QB Jake Locker, Washington
QB Ryan Mallet, Arkansas
RB Ingram*, Alabama
WR Julio Jones*, Alabama
WR AJ Green*, Georgia
WR Michael Floyd*, Notre Dame
WR Jonathan Baldwin*, Pittsburgh
WR DeAndre Brown*, Southern Mississippi
TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
OT Matt Reynolds, BYU
OT Clint Boling, Georgia
DE/DT Cameron Heyward, Ohio St.
DE/DT Allen Bailey, Miami
DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
DE (?OLB) Richard Quinn*, North Carolina
DE Da'Quan Bowers*, Clemson
DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
LB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
LB Travis Lewis, Oklahaoma
CB Patrick Peterson*, LSU
CB Janoris Jenkins*, Florida
And that's not including some guys who are still undecided about 2010, such as DE's Derrick Morgan, Carlos Dunlap and Greg Romeus and S Earl Thomas.
Admittedly, I don't have a wealth of knowledge in terms of college players, but it seems like every year people are saying, "Next year's draft class is going to be great!"
Every year...
This year's class is shaping up to be pretty darn good. Next year looks to have better talent at the top, but won't be as deep.
This year will be better than it might be because many players will declare this year to get their big contracts before the league moves to a rookie slary scale,