Oakland Raider News: I'm Calling Out Roger Goodell

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 8:37 AM PDT Comment 20 comments

All I can think about this morning is the TERRIBLE mistake that Roger Goodell has made by not addressing the issue of limited rosters in pre-season.

Every team has felt the pinch of not having the 5 -10 extra (Goon-Squaders) players that they would ordinarily have had IF NFL Europe was still around.

I know that it has definitely effected the Oakland Raiders to the core.

Yesterday the team released Edgerton Hartwell in order to make room for a BODY that has NO chance of making the team, P, Glen Pakulak.

For any of you who have gone through double sessions on any level, you know that they are the most strenuous times for any player and that you need as many goon squaders as possible so that even the third stringers can get a breather when they are filling in for players who get minor injuries.

Injuries are a HUGE part of football and Goodell has failed to address this issue as of yet.

He failed in his punishment of the Patriots, has taken live music out of the parking lot in Alameda, advancing the police state that parking lots have become, and his claim to fame is punishing players who like to hit women (Good play there) and party at strip clubs.

So, I ask you Roger, what HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE LEAGUE and what do you plan to do about this injury epidemic?

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It would

definately benefit us to have extra players when our 2 best corners are hurting and can’t get the rest they need. It is definately frustrating when we can’t have many backups for our players. Hopefully Goddell will wise up and change this for next year.

by Raider76 on Aug 14, 2008 8:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bring back NFL Europe

now i have no one to beat the crap out of on Madden 09 (I never did in the first place) But you’re right, a lot of players (not juts the Raiders) are getting injured and sore. The Saints starting DT for two months. (he won’t be back in time to play Oakland yay!) But Goodell has his hands full with Pacman’s reinstatement.

"Lightning has Struck, Wearing Silver and Black"- Super Bowl XVIII

by KA1Z3R on Aug 14, 2008 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It was discussed at the owners meetings

and they decided not to expand the rosters. It’s not just Goodell.

Also, there are 80 men on the team, they did not have to release Edge. If they expected Hartwell to make the 53 man roster they would have cut someone else.

Yesterday this was Lane’s fault. Today it’s Goodell. How many people can you find to blame before you put it where it belongs, on Al and the front office?

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I Didn't Like Lane Complaining:

I don’t think that Goodell is doing enough about this situation. The owners had a chance to expand the rosters and didn’t, but that doesn’t mean that the idea cannot be revisited..like…NOW.

I also don’t like turning the NFL Staiums into a police state version of Disneyland. But, that’s just me.

I am stoked that Al brough in Wilson, Walker, Hall and McFadden. Why would I want to hate on him for having his hands tied by the roster limits and defend his coach who has been given a bunch of new toys to play with but isn’t happy that he doesn’t have enough bodies and he blames it on the front office.

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His hands aren't tied

any more than any other owner in the league. What are the other owners doing? Adapting. What is Al doing? Nothing.

No, Goodell cannot just change something like roster spots over night, on a whim. This was discussed and it was not something the owners, which includes Al, did not want to do.

Even if you like some of his other moves, you can still “hate on him” for the things he’s doing wrong. This is wrong, this needs to be fixed, and I like that we have a coach with enough balls to tell Al what needs to be done, since Al can’t figure it out on his own.

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looking at our 40 Man Roster:

Who would you cut in order to sign some new bodies?

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Would Like To Ask

Why did we grab the punter? Is Lechler injured.

Wack To Mack With The General and The Back. (J-Mac and D-Mac)

by Rayder K on Aug 14, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lechler will be out from 7 - 10 Days

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dur, 80 Man Roster:

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Archuleta,

Derrick Gray, Drisan James, Chris McFoy, Marcel Reese, Josh Shaw, we have two long snappers listed, Chris Morris and John Condo, and those are the easy ones. There are other players that are eventually going to have to go even if we like them.

If Hartwell was so imporant there were several players that could be let go instead.

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ricky Brown is another easy one

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Brown is Great on Special Teams and has taken A Lot of snaps

With teh first team.

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Players like Adimchinobi Echemandu and Louis Rankin

are hard ones, but we’ve already got to figure out how to spread the ball around to Bush, McFadden, and Fargas.

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

With NO O-line Depth and some aching wide-outs:

It is much tougher than just that.

Those players will not make it in the long run, except for Morris and Condo. Hartwell had to go because of the depth and health of the linebackers and the signing of Archuleta.

My point is that every team is getting the short end here without having the extra bodies and Goodell CAN fix it.

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No he can't, stop saying that.

You can throw the phrase “police state” around as much as you want, but Goodell isn’t able to do whatever he wants whenever he wants.

Every team gets down to 53 men by the start of the season. A lot of these guys will go, and would go regardless of NFL Europe. It’s not easy, no, but if you don’t want to get rid of a guy, or need a couple DB’s, there are players that can, and will, be cut.

I don’t really know the story with Morris and Condo, so I could be wrong there. Although a team shouldn’t really have more than one long snapper, and unless Morris can play another position on the line he’s not needed with Wade and Grove.

Brown is not a starter and he’s not much in the way of depth. If he earns his spot on special teams then fine, but this team has a lot of special team’ers on it right now.

by RaiderPete on Aug 14, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If You Were At The Game Early on Friday Then You'd KNOW:

What I’m talking about when I say “Police State”.

Morris also plays Guard and Condo IS the long snapper. Morris is a back-up at three positions.

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And His Worst Move Was:

Season Home Games at International Sites.

It’s bad enough dragging teams through international travel in the pre-season, but stealing home games from fans and players is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

by netraider on Aug 14, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Put that feather in his cap too!!!

Pride And Poise!!!

by saint on Aug 14, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Flex scheduling

Some of us travel great distances to attend games and when the scheduled times are changed, it can seriously affect travel schedules. To change a flight, airlines require 14 days notice. Gee, thanks for the screwing.

Teams and coaches need to adapt to the shallower benches during training camp. All coaches want more bodies out there, but they can’t have them. They need to scale down camps, then. Y0u need to keep guys from getting hurt.

by EndZoner on Aug 15, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs