Buffalo Pro Sports Daily on Cornell Green:
I did an interview for them with my thoughts on Cornell Green's Departure.
Raymond St. Martin covers the Raiders for the SB Nation Silver & Black. He warns Bills fans that they’re getting a guy as likely to make a drive-killing mistake as someone who pancakes a linebacker.
"Cornell Green is a penalty machine and the reaction from Raiders fans is they could not see him leave fast enough," St. Martin said. "He was brought to Oakland at Tom Cable’s request and he never did anything to warrant the starting position that was handed to him for two years."
Green moving on as a free agent was something St. Martin said the Raiders anticipated happening for months and made no real effort to bring him back.
"With the offensive line performing below expectations and the Raiders supposedly having set their sights on Bruce Campbell in this year’s draft and having retained Khalif Barnes, it was expected that Cornell Green, the worst performer on a line that surrendered 49 sacks last season would not be back." St. Martin said.
"Green was brought in as a zone blocking specialist and he committed too many costly penalties at key points in the game to be effective." I’ll take Langston Walker over Cornell Green any day of the week, especially on Sundays."
That last line was from B.A. Armstrong, not me.
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Nice quotes!
You should’ve added, “Raiders fans had this to say about Green’s signing w/ the Bills, ’hahahaha…hahahahaha!”
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
"...gave up 49 sacks last season..."
I don’t think that is correct, maybe penalties.
You should have played up his uncanny ability to get penalties at the opportune time for the other team.
Anyways nice quotes.
Cable Bumaye! Raiders Bumaye!
We gave up 49 sacks last year:
Check out the stats:
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Mar 10, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Oakland - Buffalo Connection
Lessee, the Raiders pick Walker out of Cal. He is not highly rated, but does a decent job for the Raiders. At contract time the Bills sign him for big bucks. A couple years later he is released and comes back to the Raiders. Now, a Raiders lineman with less talent is given big bucks by the Bills again and his replacement may be Walker. Did I get that right?
by Mallard Davis - aka Locutus on Mar 10, 2010 12:31 PM PST reply actions
Pretty Much...Looks like a win to me!!!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Mar 10, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
False Start
There is no down side in replacing “False Start” Green with Walker. Buffalo is going to be really really disappointed.
by Mallard Davis - aka Locutus on Mar 11, 2010 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
Nice
Good to see S&B Pride get its day in the media and get taken seriously. I didnt get to see many games as I am in the Buffalo zone but a couple of times I did see the Raiders that guy was the WORST. So glad to see him go for real, its one of the positive moves this off season.
Win at all costs! Winning ugly is still winning! Remember the past and what got us to the top before. Jim Plunkett and winning ugly......enough said!
by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Mar 10, 2010 12:37 PM PST reply actions

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