TCU's OT Nic Richmond to work out for the Raiders on Monday?
by Spirals galore on Mar 20, 2010 8:25 AM PDT
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TCU offensive tackle Nic Richmond will participate in a private workout for the Oakland Raiders on Monday, according to a league source.
Here is an assessment of Nic:
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/front-office-total-access-stats.html&position=ot&startrow=20
A massive right tackle prospect with a huge wingspan and a thick upper body but a thin-looking lower half, Richmond lacks ideal awareness off the snap and struggles to get off the ball on time. He exhibits above-average flexibility for his size and can coil up surprisingly well in his stance. But he displays long, lumbering footwork and struggles to reach the edge in the pass game and to redirect with any kind of fluidity in space. He demonstrates some natural power in the run game to seal and stick to blocks, but struggles to keep his base down and get into blocks quickly as an in-line guy.
Some stats:
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72837&draftyear=2010&genpos=OT
Nic Richmond, DS #45 OT, TCU
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High: 6-7 Low: PFA
The guy is educated:
http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/richmond_nic00.html
...earned a degree in communications from TCU in the spring of 2008 ... currently working on a master's degree in liberal arts...
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Sounds like a bust
with a weak lower body. That doesn’t seem like a great pass-protecting prospect if you ask me.
It's concerning hearing weak lower body and OT in the same sentence
I don’t know anything about this guy. Have we brought in anybody else for a workout or is this the first one (draftwise)?
Cable Bumaye! Raiders Bumaye!
Supposedly a "private" workout, could be the first wourkout the Raiders have had...Is listed as 6'8 322 pounds right now.
more here
The RaiderLaker
I never heard of him,so I went on Walterfootball.com
and they listed 38 OTs from #1 Okung all the way down to probably undrafted freeagent prospects and nowhere did I see Nic Richmond out of TCU
listed 38 o tackles and not there??????????????
sounds like we have more o tackles to look at than this guy
by sports with steve on Mar 20, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
heyrambis64 can you please list the top 38 tackles?
i and everyone else would to to see who is there. richmond not in the top 38 ot’s then why are we looking at him?
by sports with steve on Mar 23, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
it's possible we are not looking at him at all
either someone else at TCU or this is just one leg of a longer trip?
by Spirals galore on Mar 23, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
o tackle at round??????????????
this is a late roundpick maybe 5th . needs work so thats why the raiders want to look at him
by sports with steve on Mar 20, 2010 5:50 PM PDT reply actions
No
Sadly, it’s going to be Taylor Mays.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 20, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Either way
what a waste. We could have Eugene Monroe right now and not even worry about the OT position.
"We can't stop here... This is bat country."
Agreed
Not only him, we also could have had Michael Oher.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 20, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea
Or BJ Raji, or any number of other players. Or we could have traded down and got other picks, then took Heyward “what’s a football” Bey around the 20 spot.
"We can't stop here... This is bat country."
Yeah well, Jamarcus was rated highly and look where that got us
DHB has worked his ass off to get better. And he will be much better this year with Jackson on board.
Don’t worry, we don’t have that many years left with Al running the show
"May the wind be at our back, here comes the Silver and Black "
Lets not
even start with the what ifs.There are so many with this organization it could lead to some suicides.
It's not a "what if" they're auditioning this guy Monday
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 20, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant "what ifs" as in past draft mistakes
not this possible current draft mistake they are bringing in Monday.
i'd much rather see brandon carter
if for no other reason than he’s a nasty psycho. We need a filthy guy like schlereth was for the broncos. Right now with maybe the exception of Gallery our o-line is too meek.
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
At the very least, we draft Mike Iupati and get some Offensiveness in our Offensive Line
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 21, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
should we get both?
1.Iupati 2.Angerer 3.Carter? I like that draft thought
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Mar 21, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If we are going anywhere next year we secure good DT,G/OT, MLB; Suh, Iupati and Angerer (the other positions are an afterthought)
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 21, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
we would have to trade up to get Suh
and Iupati wont be there in the second. so who do we trade? If we trade it will be with Detroit or Tampa Bay. I read the Nnamdi for Suh article and wondered if there would be another way. Bush, Morrison and a 3rd for either one’s pick would be okay as long as we get a grinder back in the late rounds. DeMaundray Woolridge from Idaho is out of school i think and will be there in the 7th
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Mar 21, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a dream I would love to come true
…but there’s not too much hope these days
Cable Bumaye! Raiders Bumaye!
assume it does come true
draft day would be 1.Suh 1. Iupati 2.Angerer 4. Mays. I like this idea!!
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Mar 21, 2010 10:24 PM PDT reply actions
I dont like him either
but i figured I’d throw Al a bonehead pick. If we don’t pick him in the first 3 rounds I wont care if we draft him. Mitchell will be our 3rd corner after week 4 anyways so whats the harm?
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Mar 21, 2010 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no way in hell we get 2 first rounders
lions will not give up their pick unless we give them asomugha. Not to mention we’ll be paying a s**tload of money for just those 2 guys.
He won't work out for us, after his workout with us
a waste of time… Was he fast at the combine or something?
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
No, not at all
Nothing to distinguish him.
by Spirals galore on Mar 22, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if he is the actual reason for this trip...
by Spirals galore on Mar 22, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Tremendous school and football program
that produces many NFL ready athletes. That said, I don’t like this prospect. This is another Mario Henderson guy, who’s a developmental left tackle at best. He’d get schooled by the best defensive ends and tackles in the league. Owned.
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
What I'm suggesting is that the trip to Fort Worth to see Nic Richmond was a smoke screen / pretext and we really
sent an agent down there to look at TCU’s Jerry Hughes DE/OLB 6’2" 256 (now that Ellis is gone and Wimbley is charted at OLB) and/or TCU’s OLB Darryl Washington – both these Horny Toads are projected in the 2nd round. Also, there’s a 3rd Round TCU G, Marshall Newhouse whose 6’4" 319 who ran a 5.0 40! So, it’s very likely that this non-entity – Nic Richmond – wasn’t the reason to visit TCU at all.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 22, 2010 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
was it at tcu?
i saw nothing to indicate so. if it was i buy the smokescreen argument.
tatum, davidson, romanowski, wisniewski...LET'S GET NASTIER!!!!
by angelesoterica on Mar 22, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Nic Richmond plays for TCU in Fort Worth TX. I believe Al wants to check out their 2 2nd Rounders and 3rd Rounder
and isn’t at all interested in Richmond
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 22, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
yes -sorry, my title was misleading
and I forgot to edit it. The link though says clearly that the workout was to be at TCU.
by Spirals galore on Mar 22, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting.
Jerry Hughes sounds more like a 3-4 OLB than a 4-3 DE. He’s one of those guys whos probably gonna have to make the switch
In Bruce We Trust
would not at all be surprised by ulterior motives, and the ability to kill multiple birds with one stone
with this workout. but I thought he was being brought in for a workout?
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
Newhouse will indeed work out for the Raiders next week
by Spirals galore on Mar 23, 2010 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Prediction: we are not taking an OT in the 1st round - we'll assess talent and get an OT the 3rd
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 23, 2010 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Sam Young, maybe?
Al knows Weis, who has a pretty good idea about who this kid is.
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
that was before I read her link
not sure about this Newhouse kid. I think there’s a reason 12 other tackles are projected ahead of him, and though they’re certainly not all correct, I’d still prefer we took chances on a higher projected guy either first or second.
You and I both know it’ll probably be Haden, but if not him, who? I’d like Dan Williams. Even Iupati, though I don’t see him being a strong tackle for at least a few years, and I believe we need to get better this year, preferably a guy who can win the left side.
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
Cable spilled his guts a little today and what shook out indicates that Morrison and Howard may be gone
I don’t believe Ricky Brown will be our starting MLB, so we’re taking one in the 1st 2 or 3 rounds – please not McClain (I’ve done a 180 on him after watching all the film I could find). The odds are high for CB given that Al loves them and there is arguably a significant need after CJ and Routt’s general efforts last season. True, our pass rush made CJ look worse than he really is (Routt doesn’t look too great under ideal conditions). I suspect Cable wants to get Iupati to replace the aging (aging and mediocre) Carlisle and is going up against Al who wants Haden who improved his 40 at pro-day.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 23, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
A bit clearer picture is emerging as the draft draws near
and more will come out. I wouldn’t judge too much by Cable’s spilled guts. His cup runneth over, after all. More smoke and mirrors for now.
"If your only ambition in life, is to be a better person; well, that's just the best ambition you can have..." Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew
I suspect he's become Herrera's replacement as the new minister of propaganda
And he’s always been able to stand and deliver canned formulas, bland truisms and hackneyed cliche’s in public without feeling the slightest embarrassment. So his remarks about Khalif Barnes and Erik Pears yesterday or his statements suggesting where Wimbley or Scott would be positioned should be viewed as self-serving pre-draft rhetoric. If for no other reason, Al must appreciate Cable’s willingness and ability (albeit awkward) to not say anything that might give opponents an edge against us.
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 24, 2010 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions
not this time
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Richmond-to-visit-Chargers-Raiders.html
At this point, you have to figure the Raiders have some serious interest in the 22-year-old senior. The fact that the organization scheduled a meeting with Richmond in Oakland just one day after working him out in Texas clearly indicates the team sees something they like.
by Spirals galore on Mar 24, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't convinced that we were scraping the bottom of the barrell untill I saw your other post on the Ravens'
cast off CB. WTF is going on!
by Sons-of-Blanda on Mar 24, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
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