Silver and Black Pride's Sunday Community Poll: The Raiders 53

I fully expect the Raiders to fix these issues immediately. No way they’ll settle for such horrendous depth. who should they get? idk, I still have to fish around to see who all is available.

Other than that, another offensive tackle would be nice but it’s not as necessary as cornerback or linebacker depth.

According to Yahoo Sports The Raiders traded a 2011 first round draft pick for Richard Seymour.

addition in light of what we currently are working with. I know he has a checkered past at best, however he can play. Also Walter’s can stay where he is, he did not want to be a Raider so let him be a fan..And Frye is a better QB. Now our players will need to rise to the occasion as individuals, to win you have to beat your man. If the Raiders don’t man up then they will lose, they have to play their best to win every game, they don’t have the luxury of having bad games and still winning. Garcia needed to get Cut, he was brought in to be a mentor and he only thought about himself. Again I would have signed Michael Vick, he would have worked with J-Russ mentally and by the way that is his week point, J-Russ has to get mentally better and he can be a beast.

LB is another pos that needs serious attention, Takeo Spikes was released, Roosevelt Colvin was released, Odell Thurman, though troubled but back after a suspension, also Brian Simmons is available, these are all vets but they can still play. I hope the Raiders will at least bring a couple in for a try out.

Fargas’ last season with the Raiders unless he just has a killer season, he was a Davis fav so he may hang on longer. It is show time now fellas, hopefully we can win some games

seymour now a raider so the raiders should release watkins.
we need to have him as a run stopper and pass rusher. to stop a team like the chargers and win that game. its a good move for us this year and maybe next year as a franchise tag or sign him to a deal but he must prove himself 1st.

fargas should be traded or released and the raiders should have kept g.russell and also unload one of those fullbacks. bush and russel ca play fullback to . i dont see fargas doing alot except run/block and get injured. he is older and just like seymour , time to look at the youth.

however, I do think a move for Adam Jones would be great because he comes cheap right now. He is far better the Routt, and I would as I posted earlier look at Takeo Spikes or one of the other available LB’s out there..By the Way, Merriman may be suspended by the first game because of putting his hands on his girlfriend. He went to jail for battery, bad for him, but a great distraction for the Chargers.

This is a team in need of serious stability not another loose cannon and more distractions.

As it stands right now, we only have four pure cornerbacks on the roster. That needs to change. Someone will get signed off waivers and then Watkins will likely get punted.

Would love to see an RT get signed that sends Cornell Green packing, but I’m not gonna pray for miracles at this point.

I think the Seymour trade spells the end for either William Joseph or Jay Richardson.

Would not be surprised if Fargas and/or Huff are being dangled as bait for a depth signing at LB.

in that same position. For you young Raiders fans understand this, people make mistakes, you had better believe that Jones knows he would be blessed to get another chance to play in this league. Now, if anyone has ever had any talent at a sport you will understand this, when you have been away from the game you excell at, it takes time to get your skill set back at the level it was when you left. Jones can play flat out, but it will take time for him to get back up to speed and not long, saying anything different just shows you have never played the game. Does he come with baggage yes there is some risk, but the Raiders are NOT a good football team, this is the worse Raiders team of all times until they prove differently. For everyone that balked at me thinking we should sign Mike Vick, next year you will be saying the same thing and wishing we had. Stability!!!, they haven’t even shown any heart, in my entire life as a Raider fan and that goes back to Daryl Lamonica, with Warren Wells, Clem Daniels, etc, I have never seen a team that plays with so liitle heart wearing Silver & Black. If you knew the history of this team, the Raiders have cared less about a players background, as long as you were knocking people out and scoring points they would pick you up being paroled from San Quentin. You must have the Raiders mistaken with the 49ers or something. You look at our DB’s and not consider Adam Jones, please the Raiders need to add as many pieces as they can, and this guy can come in and play the nickel at a higher level than your beloved bum Stanford Routt any day. The times have changed, the speed of the game has changed, but having heart will always be the same, and the Raiders need guys that can come in and play now. You get the film on Adam Jones and on Stanford Routt look at their body of work and tell me who sucks as a matter of fact there are two or three DB’s you can compare that won’t come close. If you want to win, then you bring in players that can help you do that, my point with Jones is what it will cost financially, the veteran minimum, he would be of greater value than more than a couple of the DB’s on our roster, he is a good player with the potential for greatness. And there is only one DB on this squad you can say that about.

There are some good LB’s available right now as well, I just hope that we make a few more moves.

Super Bowl twice not due to a lack of heart but due to 1. A staight up bad call in NE, and 2. The lack of a back up QB against Baltimore..In terms of Adam Jones, he can play better than most of the DB’s on the Raiders team, you can call it rationalizing if you like, but facts are just that. Forget the personality and look at the game, But again everyone won’t agree with everything, the benefit of being an American lol.. I do have to agree its going tough getting wins this year if they don’t really play their best every game. I am not overly optimistic at this point, I am hopeful so to speak.

it won’t always be that way. When he catches up mentally he has the potential to be a great QB. Right now we need to look at athletes that can play and upgrade our team, so again I am for bringing in Adam Jones for a try out. Also, Takeo is out there and a few others we need to work out. We will need to make plays Monday night, bottomline, so the season begins, Go Raiders!!!!!