Training Camp Philosophy

I really liked during his Q&A yesterday when he flat out said that they are gunning for the division title. I was pretty indifferent about whether or not the Raiders should have kept Cable in the offseason but now I really feel it was a great move to keep him…especially with the addition of Hue. I think Cable has weeded out all the bad vibes on the team and installed his team with players that are ready to give everything they’ve got to get to that division title.

I don’t have any issue with the walk throughs as I felt it helped us diminish the amount of foolish penalties we had last year and the players are behind this philosophy as Cable said he polled the players on the process.

Is it too early to get goosebumps?

The injury issue could have some validity, but I think more importantly, this team has regularly had problems with discipline, concentration and sticking to assignments. Four days of mental preparation, walking through things before smacking everyone else around is probably a good thing.

This team has a chance, but the margin of error will be small and cutting down on penalties and reducing mental mistakes is a must.

We need as much time as possible to evaluate the players we need to keep.

I think 2 days of mental preparation would be sufficient.

Thankfully Cornell Green was one of the main culprits so that’s already a plus. I voted it doesn’t make much of a difference but I believe the main reason for this is to avoid injuries early in training camp. However that didn’t really help as both Schillens and Barnes were hurt in training camp early for a major part of the season. Also getting all the rookies on offense and defense acclimated to the zone-blocking scheme early will help exponentially since both KC and the Donks run a variation of this scheme as well as we do. Its two-fold since you can’t avoid injuries forever but this year they have to have alot of luck with the injury bug or else they will regress.

That everyone has signed and will be at camp. If Cable thinks that this approach will work, and the team rallies behind him, so be it. I can see the point about having fewer injuries, but this is football .. No contact seems a little too much. If it gets them to be more disciplined and commit fewer penalties, Cable is a genius.

At least we know one thing .. This is Cable’s team, and he’s going to run it as he sees fit .. Could it be plausible that Mr. Davis is allowing him to do his own thing?

4 days of intense brain training without pads on doesn’t mean it’s going to a relaxed camp. Were the Raiders OTA’s relaxed? NO, they had 2 days of practise pulled from them because it was physically intense. Look at it this way, most camps in the NFL don’t start til this weekend or Monday anyway, that’s when the Raiders put their pads on. Their not missing out on hitting, it will come soon enough. In this 4 day period they get back to the basics of Pro football, which is very beneficial to young players and new comers, and the Raiders have 28 players that fit in that category.

I have been impressed by Cable recently. I was cheered up by the recent draft and even though we lost a couple of days of ST, I liked his handling of it on a professional level.

Its no secret that da Raider’s propensity for ridiculously foolish and ill-timed penalties has cost us dearly in the past…so the more time spent on the mental portion of the game can only benefit us.

On a related topic, I have to say that i’m really pleased to have all the draft picks signed and ready to go. I like where we are currently headed so far for this year. Good job Tom!

there’s no pulling punches with these guys so full-equipment should be donned when everyone has a full-understanding of what they’re doing on any given play. The stress now is on meshing, coordinating, building good habits/reactions and hitting would be a big mistake until the learning process is in place.

The hitting makes you concentrate on where the hit is coming from or how to deliver one of your own….Going threw the tech first with your mind focused on the script should have far better results…

Coaches call it “install” time. The system needs to be installed thoroughly before going live—-it cuts down on rookie mistakes and unnecessary injuries.

and seemed to be behind the curve last year when the preseason started and were destroyed in a duel workout with the 9ers last year. Beyond a day or 2, I don’ t see that much of a reward to shadow boxing the football drills. He’s the coach though, so we’ll see.

No pads/ walk thrus are useless. IMO, you train like you fight!!! I didn’t like it last year, and I don’t like it this year. Theses man have played the game most of there lives, so why can’t they learn with pads? It doesn’t make any sense to me, I understand rehearsal, I understand gameplan. But there’s a time and a place for it and this is not the time to be lollygagging…