Oakland Raiders DLD 2/18/09: Silver And Black Pride - Premiere Edition

by TheRaiderWay on Feb 18, 2009 8:38 AM PST Comment 23 comments

The Premiere Edition of the Oakland Raiders DLD for Silver And Black Pride has arrived! That is the "Daily Link Dump" for those of you that are unfamiliar. I have linked some current stories that you all might find interesting where it relates to our Raiders. Not only should you add your opinions to the various news items, but you are free to "dump" any other links that you feel would be of interest to the community.

So have at it SABP, let's take this new DLD out for a spin!

The contract details of RAIDERS CHRIS JOHNSON’S DEAL: FOUR YEARS, $15.3 MILLION has been released. If C.J. can play to the same level that he performed last season, then this contract will go down as a great bargain. If he does not, then it was financially a low-risk.

The good news that The Bengals' decision to franchise kicker Shayne Graham is that now they will not franchise T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Though the Bengals could re-sign TJ, that seems unlikely as he wants out of Cinncy. For the Raiders, it means that they will have shot at going after TJ and upgrading their WR position. Or, as rumored, Seattle signs TJ, then they will not draft Crabtree which leaves open that possibility for the Raiders. Of course, Cincinnati picks just before Oakland, but I still think they will take an OT.

The Broncos have released Dewayne Robertson for salary cap purposes. This could be a decent pick-up for the Raiders and be an upgrade over Sands should he be released as expected. In Denver, Robertson was playing in a scheme which he wasn't suited for, while in Oakland he would fit well in the Raiders 4-3 defense.

Here, Nancy Gay gives a nice breakdown of NFL salary cap numbers crunching. Clearly, the Raiders have some work to do and it is understandable that the Nnamdi/Lechler situation will not be resolved til the last minute.

It's the off season, so I thought this would be great to fire up Raider Nation!!

Just in and not unexpected, the Raiders cut Ronald Curry today which will knock $2.3 million of Oakland's cap figure. Next up...Kwame!

Poll

What should the Raiders do at Wide Receiver?

sign T.J. Houshmandzadeh

78 votes

hope that TJ signs with Seattle making Crabtree available to Oakland

102 votes

sign another lower level free agent

16 votes

trade for Boldin

67 votes

we're good there, let's roll with what we've got

25 votes

288 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm Luvvin' It!!!

Thanks for the updates…Here is my contribution…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aJZsjImymc

Some Michael Crabtree Love.

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by saint on Feb 18, 2009 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I am waiting anxiously to find out

what players the Raiders will dump. Curry was a no brainer as is Harris. I am interested in what other players get the ax and what will be done with Lechler and Nnamdi. It goes a long way in determining what the coaches really thought about the players, not what was said or written during the season. Huff is still cap friendly this year so think he stays, Sands is sure to go. Burgess is an interesting case, makes a ton of money and getting long of tooth, would save a lot there. Can the Raiders really afford to pay Nnamdi $11. million this year, or would it be worth 2 first round picks? Of course the Raiders will probably try and restructure a lot of contracts since next year there will be no luxury tax so don’t have to worry then.

by Laoren on Feb 18, 2009 10:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nice

Nice write up. That TJ Houshmandzadeh to the seahawks rumor would add a lot of intrigue to the 2009 nfl draft.

by dgalvan42 on Feb 18, 2009 10:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

O wouldn't mind Crabtree

But I would rather go with the talent we have currently. We need other positions to fill with our picks at 7. My hope is we trade down so we can get two picks and grab the Eagles two picks. With that, we can get a MLB and a RT or DT.

A New Spirit, A New Team, A New Coach, But Same Commitment.

by Rayder K on Feb 18, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I picked good here because

there was no option for drafting anybody other than Crabtree. I’m still rooting for Heyward-Bey.

I’d like to see Robertson come in but I’m pushing for Rocky Bernard. Bernard has played under Marshall and Board and I assume has a good relationship with both of them.

We so should not have released Curry. We could’ve gotten that missing fifth round pick for him. Bad move Oakland.

Smart contract by Davis. Not too much should he flop, and a good deal if he succeeds.

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by KA1Z3R on Feb 18, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

For Real

A 5 or 6th would’ve been good for Curry. I think if we have more problems with receiver, we can bring in Jerry Porter again.

A New Spirit, A New Team, A New Coach, But Same Commitment.

by Rayder K on Feb 18, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

True,

but the Raiders have urgent salary cap issues to resolve now in order to have the cap space available to sign their own free agents. They may have tried to work a trade for Curry and there were no takers so Curry just becomes a salary cap casualty. Cap space is needed as the Nnamdi decision is due tomorrow.

Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.

by TheRaiderWay on Feb 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hope to see either a long-term

or a franchise tag that leads to a trade.

And Mason said to god, "May my clutch shots go in" And God said, "Yes. Yes they may my son"

by KA1Z3R on Feb 18, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

A New Spirit, A New Team, A New Coach, But Same Commitment.

by Rayder K on Feb 18, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Trade Curry?

No one was going to take on $13 million in salary and give up a draft pick for that. Every team knows we are going to release him and they can sign him to a veteran minimum “prove it” deal.

"I love being here. I love these players. I'm loyal to these players and this team, all right? I'm on the side of the players and the Raiders. And anybody who isn't on the side of the Raiders, then I'm not with them." - Randy Hanson, DB coach.

by LiveAdam on Feb 18, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

New deal for Lechler

check this out fellas…. one down one to go:

http://blogs.nfl.com/category/adam-schefter/

by Raiderade on Feb 18, 2009 4:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thoughts

I’d much rather have Crabtree than Housh. I want to see the Raiders go young and build the talent necessary to compete for years to come. If he’s available at #7, he’s got to be at the top of the Raiders’ draft board. If he’s not available, there are many other directions the Raiders could go, including trading down to a team that may be interested in Mark Sanchez.

Great news about Johnson’s deal, it is very reasonable. With Lechler locked up as well, the Raiders can focus on Asomugha and some of the other in-house free agents before the respective deadlines.

Robertson is such an injury risk I’m not sure how much you could really count on him. It would definitely be a non-guaranteed contract and a “prove it”-type deal.

by LiveAdam on Feb 18, 2009 5:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Crabtree

is young. I think he is a great player and can be like a Tim Brown. i would’nt mind him here

A New Spirit, A New Team, A New Coach, But Same Commitment.

by Rayder K on Feb 18, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

come on now

what part of “The Raiders dont trade down in the first round” dont you understand. Be realistic Davis has his eyes set on Crabtree. We all know it, we might not agree with it but it is true. But I have to say that it is a good idea to get into the middle in the first round to pick up a LB,OT.

"THE RAIDERS DON'T REBUILD THEY RELOAD"

by raiderlalo81 on Feb 19, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't say they would...

I just said it was a possibility. Like I said, if Crabtree is available I expect the Raiders to draft him. If he’s gone by our 7th pick, the possibilities are more open, with the more likely choices being at OL or DL, but still the possibility of a team making an offer the Raiders can’t refuse to trade the pick.

by LiveAdam on Feb 19, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Word of warning....

DeWayne Robertson sucks. Even cheap, he still anchored the worst defense in HISTORY last year. Plus he can only play about 40% of the snaps because of his bad knees.

WHAT AM I SAYING!?!?!?!?! Sign him already! He would be a great pick up for the Raiders…do it, DO IT NOW! ;-)

Is there such a thing as a Playstation 3 Anonymous? I can't seem to stop thinking about or playing COD 4 and COD 5. I hear this is quite normal for a teenager, but I haven't been a teenager since Bill Clinton was frolicking with interns.

by Tim Lynch on Feb 19, 2009 10:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yer Jus

Mad cause you couldn’t “steal” nnamdi from us.haha

A New Spirit, A New Team, A New Coach, But Same Commitment.

by Rayder K on Feb 19, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't pay that much for Jesus Christ to be on my team. I mean really...

How many guys do you have to cut to get back under the cap this year?

by Tim Lynch on Feb 20, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But you see,

the way it works now is the more expensive years can be during the uncapped seasons.

Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!

by mikesd1981 on Feb 20, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, 2011 will be a strike season anyway so Al Davis won't be paying any salaries that year.

I just like the idea of having a team being cash rich and salary poor heading into an uncapped season…

by Tim Lynch on Feb 24, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He is right about Robertson though

Gerard Warren and William Joseph are better. We need to get a good run stuffer to play along the side of Tom Kelly and we’ll have a top 5 defense next season. Haynesworth is too much to ask for due to limited cap space but we do need someone with that caliber of run stopping. The secondary is set now we just need that DT and a MLB. Huff or Branch would be good at FS.

Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til' I die.

by thepunisher00187 on Feb 19, 2009 4:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs