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Moondizzle... said 06/17, 05:53 PM
Ahh..a Raiders fan. And I thought we were friends dj...friends dont call friends morons twice in 10 minutes.

Anywhoo, analyzing previous records for your schedule provides a nice estimate, but its hardly accurate. The NFL is a perfect example of parity. Only thing is, the Raiders just always stink.

Javon Walker is an upgrade over nothing. He is not the Javon Walker of even a few seasons ago. Thats $15 million guaranteed for a guy who may or may not be effective at all, not to mention him passing out [getting mugged] on the Vegas streets last night.

DeAngelo Hall is a talented loudmouth who is an overrated corner. He's never lived up to the hype you all tout. He's a malcontent. Good luck. Do you know why they call it the secondary? Because its secondary to pass rush. The Raiders have LESS of it this season.

McFadden is very, very good. But the running game was never the problem last year, was it? I thought Fargas did a great job considering the circumstances.

Finally, no Jamarcus Russell in your argument? I cant blame you. Who knows if he is even ready to step in, not to mention actually weigh in under 300 pounds. Go over the rest of your TD, Raider fan.

Moondizzle... said 06/17, 06:41 PM
2006. You're citing Walker's stats from 2006? Lord only knows if he's even ready to test his leg out. You're best bet is to hope he plays, and talk about the stats later. Maybe it was time for Porter to go. But a $15 million bonus albatross doesn't fix it like a band aid.

[I hate doing this, as this never works, but I'll oblige]

Denver.......L
at KC..........L
at Buffalo...L
SD.............. L
at NO..........L
NY Jets...... L
at Balt.........L
Atlanta........W
Carolina......L
at Miami......W
at Denver.....L
KC...............W
at SD............L
NE.................L
Houston.......L
at Tampa......L

Russell will take half a season, at least, to get acclimated to the pro game he's not used to in a backfield he's never played in with receivers he's never thrown to for a coaching staff that is still under the gun of Al Davis.

I do think he will lead them to victories against Atlanta, KC, and Miami, because even Jesus loves the Raiders.

The defense is not solid. Who is playing on the defensive line? Hall & Wilson are good but not THAT good. Wilson came from NY, where he had the luxury of a dominant DL. More to follow.

Moondizzle... said 06/18, 10:12 AM
Burgess has been a solid pass-rusher, yes. But nobody 'replaces' Warren Sapp. You are losing hall of fame talent and sticking an overpaid body in there. You cant assume they will 'disrupt' anything. More pressure will move to the Secondary - where DeAngelo Hall is just not the answer.

Yes, I said Russell will take half a season to get acclimated. It takes almost all QB's that long to get going. You cite Derek Anderson, and yet he still had more experience. He's also an isolated case (with more WR weapons). 9 times out of 10, it takes much more time.

The offensive line: Scouts Inc. projects the line to rank among the worst in the league. This will spell doom for a QB trying to learn the pro-game (with average footwork). And even the running game could take a tumble, McFadden or not. Russell will see alot of time on his back. The Raiders didn't even address the O-Line in the draft!

Lastly, this is the Al Davis show. They overpaid for talent, signed a washed up receiver, failed to address the o-line (despite one marginal free agent), and Lane Kiffin isn't even Davis's choice to coach. He just won't fire him. This team barely won 4, and you lost a hall of fame LEADER.