Jacoby Ford scheduled for foot surgery

[Baggabonez]

[lilcrazycat1]

[Raidin]

Two big injuries already with Bartell and Ford. For an already thin roster we can't afford these loses. In the grand scheme of things Bartell and Ford wouldn't even be that important but for us they are. Ford was one of the few players we had who could stretch the field.
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[blancanieve]

I think we should really consider bringing in T.O. and i just want to say Taiwan Jones is Trash as a player when is this guy gonna make a play
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"The best Pro Day I ever saw as a quarterback was Jamarcus Russell. I’ve never seen a quarterback throw the football like that" -Mike Mayock

[big_palooka]

[silver_surfer]

Ford is one of our deep threats

Lets look at the wideouts on our roster to see what our internal need is

Speed
DHB: Burner, more of an immediate route runner
Moore: Deep Threat but has been hurt off and on

Posession:
Streater
Criner
Hagen

I think we could look at add another player with speed, a poor mans version of Jacoby, speed and provide depth


Two guys who could fill this void

Deon Butler WR FA 4.4- speed smaller wideout
It was not like Vincent Deon Butler was hiding in the shadows during his four seasons at Penn State. He is just not the type that needs to be in the limelight in order to feel appreciated. Despite being considered the "sidekick" to more heralded prep star turned Nittany Lions teammate Derrick Williams, Butler went out and proved to be the more productive player, developing into Penn State's "go-to" guy on the way to capturing a pair of Big Ten Conference titles during his tenure at the university.

Breaking school records wasn't high on Butler's list of goals when he came to Penn State as a walk-on defensive back in 2004. Making the squad was. Trying to have an impact and get the Nittany Lions back on the winning track was.


Had 400 yards , 4 tds in 2010


or

WR Derrick Williams 26 in his prime
The highly-skilled Williams further solidified his status as one of the nation's most versatile and dynamic playmakers. He was one of just three players in the Joe Paterno era to gain more than 1,000 yards via kickoff returns in a career (1,095). He finished third in PSU annals with 161 receptions and fourth with 4,156 all-purpose yards. After hitting the trifecta as a sophomore and junior, scoring via receiving rushing and punt returns, Williams added a new scoring opportunity to that accomplishment by also returning two kickoffs for scores to go along with his four touchdown grabs, three rushing scores and one punt return for a touchdown in 2008.

At Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Williams fashioned a tremendous career. He was a consensus All-American and was named the Rivals.com and G&W Recruiting Report National Player of the-Year. An All-USA Today selection, he also was an All-Metro choice by the Washington Post. Parade Magazine honored him as an All-American all-purpose player. In 2004, he was the subject of a series of stories in the Washington Post on his senior season and recruitment.

[Raidin]

[silver_surfer]

[uncraiders20]

[blancanieve]

[SPaceGhost]

[dmac505]

[Baggabonez]

The Raiders have a number of solid players Houston, Shaughnessy, etc. but I'm beginning to think that a few of the players that are considered cornerstones of the team are simply not that great. I'm not overreacting at week 1. My frustrations stem from being salary cap strapped. Rather than pull the bandaid off slowly I would rather Mckenzie yank it off and the Raiders begin anew as a relative expansion team, IF the Raiders prove noncompetitive.
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Raiders 2014 Draft (check out my draft review tell me what you think)
Mancrush 2014: DE Clowney, WR Watkins, OT Robinson, LB Shazier, FS Brooks, TE ASJ, OG Jackson, WR Janis, OT Lucas, OT Tiny

[Burgesskills]

Lay off Jones really? Opening kick the kid bobbles the ball. Reece pitched it high, but he should be able to bring the ball in. Don't make excuses for the kid.

Even if you Jones apologists still want to excuse him, how about the dummy jumping on the ball instead of running backwards 25 yards on a drive we had momentum.

We're in trouble again this year. McFadden can't do it all and showed in years past he is not good in a zone blocking scheme, especially one where his blockers suck.

Ford one of our most explosive players gone again. Bartell is out, so our think Defensive backfield just got a little thinner. Our guys showed they're still undisciplined and still know how to blow the game by giving the other team first downs and extra yards.

The biggest play that stood out to me was a 3rd and 9 Gates smokes Branch over the middle for a 20 yard gain. Inexcusable.

We better hope to go 6-10 because I think we finish the year at 4-12. We couldn't even beat the Chargers minus their starting left tackle and lead back. Their best receiving option is Gates and Bartell while healthy got smokes by meachum on a double move and Floyd because he never turned his head around.

I hope by week 10 they throw TP in there to see what we have for the future.

[Baggabonez]