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Originally Posted by md1198p
Yeah, I had to sit through some lack at guard last year, as well as a brand new center. Some of the vets went down early in the year, (Tobeck, Womack) and Hutchinson was already gone. So it was rooks and guys like Ashworth playing guard. He's an okay tackle, but was awful at guard and Seattle's very record suffered for it.
Good experience for the young guys at least, Sims and Spencer improved a lot.
TO be honest I don't think roeth is that great of a qb, even though h ewon a sb. I only put him in there because he won a sb so early and he elped me make a point :p . But yea I believe in the line as well. My team, the giants who released the starting LT, may draft a T in the first round. I still don't know why they let petitgout go, he was an above average LT. Sure he's had some injuries, but it's not everyday that your find a good lt
This is Rothlesberger's year to prove himself, we'll see how he does I guess. He did have a pretty rough off season last year.
*He* didn't do **** in that superbowl. At any rate Ben R. was far from the reason the Steelers won it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PriMaTe
Raiders cannot draft Calvin unless they ship moss or porter... you would have three deep threat speedy receivers, you would have to have 3 qb's on the field at all times....there is NO WAY any QB can feed all 3 the ball enough to keep them all happy, especially looking at the raiders o-line? not happening... trade moss for a QB (good QB) and draft calvin, moss is old, disgruntled etc...but he still has a ton of skill and talent - trade him off.
then you have porter and johnson, that would be a great tandem.
you can always get a QB in the next draft....will that QB have half the arm russell does? extremely doubtful, but thats how the game goes.
That's a good plan, but the trick will be getting someone to take that baggage. (moss) Particularly in exchange for a decent QB.
This all assumes good personnel skills, which I'm not sure can be assumed with the Raiders. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by vairox
Yea I don't know how you ship moss at this point. I was watching "top 10 draft steals of all time" on NFL network last night. Al Davis was on there a couple times, the fact that he picked a punter in the first round shows that if he wants someone he is going to take them. So if he feels that way about Johnson, then he'll be a Raider, doesn't matter if they have Moss and Porter already.
Heh I watched part of that the other day too. Then I had to go to work so I missed most of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by spamjedi
It's a well known fact that Davis likes fast receivers.
I think nobody really knows what the Raiders have at QB anyway, with the terrible line they had in place last year. I know they were pretty high on Andrew Walter before last season, but I'm not sure that you could accurately say he's not the guy with the situations he was put in last season. If they think he can play once they put a line in front of him, Moss-Porter-Johnson would be a RIDICULOUS receiving corp.
This guy thinks the McCown thing is all a smoke screen and the Raiders are already decided on Russell. I hope thats true. I really want Johnson to be on the board at #2.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5649269
I just can't imagine what they're trying to screen, unless they're just trying to use the Johnson versus Russell thing as a bargaining tool when they're working on contracts. The pick is all theirs, it's not like they have to throw off who other teams think they're going to take to prevent trade-ups or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by spamjedi
I say trade Moss, trade down and get a few more picks. The Raiders are in need of too much to invest so much in one draft pick. Johnson has much more upside then Russel. Russel has jumped up the draft board. He jumped way up and that scares me. The D seems fairly young and hungry. Now the Raiders need some O help. Is Johnson a great reciever...yes. Is that the only thing the Raiders need. ....no. He is the best player in the draft. Either get him or trade down. Walter has what looks like potential. Get a few draft picks. Make me proud to be a Raider fan. I have high hopes for the draft and June 1st free agency.
Yea I had the same thought, the one thing that I think the article said was they don't like the fact that the Lion's phone is ringing off the hook and theirs isnt. So maybe they want to see what they can get for their pick, but don't believe they are getting the attention the deserve? I dunno.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski