Oakland Raiders DLD 2/20/09: The Nnamdi After"math" and Other Tidbits

by TheRaiderWay on Feb 20, 2009 2:59 AM PST Comment 23 comments

DLD 2/20/2009: The Nnamdi After"math" and Other Tidbits for our Silver and Black Pride community.

Yesterday the Raiders inked Nnamdi to a three year contract that makes him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. It was a high price for the Raiders to pay, but I cannot think of a player in the NFL more deserving. Nnamdi is a true leader, unselfish team player and the dictionary definition of a consumate professional. One thing is for sure, Chris Johnson's interception total are sure to go up. With this kind of legitimate recognition going to Nnamdi, he might not see more than 10 passes thrown at him all year.

Now we can move on to signing our remaining lower-level free agents which are mostly special teamers. The most essential in my opinion is Justin Miller. Why several in the media believe the Raiders will nor sign him I don't know. But Miller is a damn good kick returner is fast, young and should not be that expensive. He is also a DB that held his own starting in place of Nnamdi in the last game of the season against Tampa.

Adam Schefter reports that an NFL-record 14 players receive franchise tags . None on that list appear to be realistic Raider targets, so depending on how the Raiders cap will look, there will be some quaility FA's for the Raiders to go after before the draft.
This was NFL Combine week and NFL.com did a great analysis of this years tackle class. The great thing about this group of tackles, is that if the Raiders do draft one in the first round, it appears that they will be an instant starter.
This is almost too ridiculous to be true. Lane Kiffin Accuses Oakland Raiders of Multiple Recruiting Violations. I knew Kiffin was an immature child trying to play with the big boys, but I didn't really think that he was an absolute moron:

"I have it on good word that scouts within the Oakland Raiders franchise plan on meeting with several collegiate players in the coming days at something called 'The NFL Combine,'" said Kiffin, speaking at a school-sponsored breakfast. "It's inappropriate for the Raiders to try and steal players from the college ranks, and I hope the NCAA looks into these violations and acts accordingly."

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This is almost too ridiculous to be true. Lane Kiffin Accuses Oakland Raiders of Multiple Recruiting Violations. I knew Kiffin was an immature child trying to play with the big boys, but I didn’t really think that he was an absolute moron:

Now come on man. I read that article too. You do realize that article was parody, right?

Did you read this:

said NCAA spokesperson Steven Johnson

At the end of the article? Don’t you think if he really said this, he’d be blasted on all news media? And BleacherReport isn’t really known for quality articles, and it runs parody articles a lot. I’ve only ever posted a few from that site.

Kiffin’s gone people. LET. IT. GO.

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

by mikesd1981 on Feb 20, 2009 4:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I heard Kiffin

say some of these things on KFAN. Maybe it was tongue-in-cheek, but he said it.

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

by TheRaiderWay on Feb 20, 2009 4:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I though you made that up:

It has to be a joke.

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 20, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I meant

Note: Portions of this article (including all the quotes, premise, and identity of the NCAA spokesperson) are fabricated. Some of it, believe it or not, is actually true.

At the end of the article.

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

by mikesd1981 on Feb 20, 2009 4:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Fire Lane, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Bacon on Feb 20, 2009 5:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

You really are like Herpes.

Just like the symptoms, you go away but never really go away

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

by mikesd1981 on Feb 20, 2009 6:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

amen.

we have bacon herpes here on S&BP…

I like to believe my best HITS border on Felonious ASSAULT
-Jack Tatum

by DarksideJU08 on Feb 20, 2009 6:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You sound like someone speaking from experience with HPV.

by Bacon on Feb 21, 2009 5:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and you sound like a prick..

just an observation….

I like to believe my best HITS border on Felonious ASSAULT
-Jack Tatum

by DarksideJU08 on Feb 22, 2009 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how much you could get for:

FireLaneNow.com?

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 20, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Jay Cutler will throw Nnamdi's way.

and BMarsh will out play him for those throws. :)

Have a good weekend you hated rivals you.

PS I think Obama had a bailout package put together for Al Davis…not sure it passed yet though. ;-)

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 20, 2009 11:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yea

and get picked off. He got picked off by our linebackers so many times for his dumb play anyway. So of course he will throw to Nnamdi. Chris Johnson gave you a little taste last year but you got lucky.

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

by Rayder K on Feb 20, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He also threw 3 TDs in a 41-14 debacling I watched first hand on opening day last year. :)

by Tim Lynch on Feb 20, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And Then......

J-Mac came into your house threw a TD, D-Mac gave you two TDs, and Johnnie Lee gave you a TD. And Thomas Howard gave you an int. And The Raiders gave you a bench so you can watch the playoffs at home instead of playing in it.

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

by Rayder K on Feb 20, 2009 5:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Good shit K

Zappa must’ve forgot that the reason we lost is because of DeAngelo Hall which is why he got released half way through the season. WIthout Hall, we spanked the Donkeys at their own house. Not to mention, we didn’t have LAME Kiffin as the HC any more which automatically made us a better team after he got fired.

Nnamdi shut down everyone this year and will do it again next year. Hopefully B-Marsh doesn’t injure himself tripping on any McDonald’s bags so Nnamdi can shut him down again. Chris Johnson will take care of Eddie Royal no problem so the Donkeys better rely on their TE’s and and running game if they want to beat us.

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

by thepunisher00187 on Feb 21, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I didn't say that the rivalry hasn't returned between us...I was just saying we debacled you on MNF. :)

You debacled us on Sunday Afternoon with Oakland and Denver watching on TV. ;-)

by Tim Lynch on Feb 23, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We Took

you out of the playoffs. That’s even bigger.

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

by Rayder K on Feb 23, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No...

San Diego debacled us 52-21…they took us out of the playoffs. As did the Panthers, Bills, Dolphins, Patriots, Jaguars, Chiefs, and your Raiders. But really, it was the Chargers who hoe slapped us into the offseason…the Raiders were only a speed bump in an up and down season. I am sorry your victory over us ended up being the highlight of your season. btw, you helped the Chargers get into the playoffs by blowing a 15-0 lead in the 4th quarter. THANKS! I’d root for you before I’d root for the Chargers…come on man! ;-)

Phyllis Rivers is a tool and LT is a cry baby.

by Tim Lynch on Feb 23, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

O Yea

Beginning of the season when Kiffin was the coach. Tom Cable is the new guy and Johnson is the new CB. We pretty much took you out the playoffs because we opened the cut. The other teams opened the wound. And the Chargers went in for the kill.

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

by Rayder K on Feb 23, 2009 7:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs