Oakland's Pass D hard on its own. Q: Do we have enough WR depth to make it to the opener?
Jacoby Ford WR has a quadricep injury
Louis Murphy WR, recovers from a concussion and (now) a bruised foot (complements of Stanford Routt)
Chaz Schilens WR is still troubled by his foot pain
Jonathan Holland WR sprained ankle
DH-B WR missed the afternoon practice and went through only 1/2 the morning drills with soreness (?)
Paul Hubbard WR pulled his hamstring
Johnnie Lee Higgins WR continues to suffer from blown route syndrome
Meanwhile, WRs Yamon Figurs and Nick Miller emerge unscathed and catch everything in sight.
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Depth never hurts.
as long as it is a guy who doesn’t have personality issues… if you know what i mean.
Torry Holt might get cut from the pats… might.
If he does, we should certainly pick him up.
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What do you think about Domenik Hixon? Giants released him.
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 5, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
get him
get him get him get him.
I'll Get Inside Your FACE!
Yes, that me with Lois Griffin...
by VaderBDCRaider on Aug 5, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Would be a nice pickup. They might resign him if Barden can't stay healthy
"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 remember I wanted Barden... now i barely even hear about him. good call we didn't get him then
if he’s really injure prone or unhealthy.
The RaiderLaker
I picked up Hixon a few times last year in fantasy and he hooked me up
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+1
Yeah I don’t think we need anymore fragile eggs at WR.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 5:17 AM PDT up reply actions
a more WR version of JLH.
At least that’s my opinion.
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Zack has concussion history - but this is about WRs
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 5, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Adding another guy wouldn't be a bad idea at all, but I think a lot of the sit outs in camp are for precautionary reasons.
We have some depth but the problem is they can't stay healthy...
…also if they bring someone else in i hope it spells the end for JLH. I have my fingers crossed that Nick Miller beats him for the roster spot because Ford is definitely going to make it.
Cable Bumaye! Raiders Bumaye!
seriously
our most awesomeness D needs to lay off the pass catchers, they are already studs, and Route beatin up on everyone isnt going to get him a starting spot, or take away all them TD’s he got burnt for…. DAMN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
also, what if this is all a plan by the old man to fake everyone out? HE could opt for the 100 yd fakeout on the league….
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Yes, that me with Lois Griffin...
Watch the waiver wire...
More wr’s never hurt. Ford’s quad is a killer. I don’t know the severity, but that could cost him the entire pre season.
Life's a garden...dig it!
I'd say it could make the preseason battles interesting, giving some of the lower on the depth chart guys time
Nick Miller, Todd Watkins, Yamon Figurs could seize an opportunity while it’s hot. I don’t think the DHB thing is an issue at all. I hope Ford can recover in time for the season to start. He’s already a pretty polished guy who knows the route tree, so if he keeps his head in the books and around practice he can continue to prepare while he heals.
Hope it doesn’t indicate injury proneness. I think it’s make or break for Higgins, too, who might not make it if someone intriguing is available we just can’t pass up.
"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
not to worried about anything
but schillens foot still buggin him draws some concern. if its not gonna leave him alone now, then what about in the season?? w/ murphy its all precautionary for the most part and DHB takin some time out allows miller and watkins whom im actually pretty big fans of get some snaps in. i think miller can be a lot like wes welker, super quick out of his cuts. theres not a lot of reason to like watkins other then the fact that he beat revis on a potential TD route but Jruss couldnt hit him… hit revis just fine though.
I wish you are right. Still, the pattern is there for some reason. Chaz should consider seeing another podiatrist / orthopedic
DH-B, for all his conditioning, apparently wasn’t prepared enough for contact. Watkins rarely drops the ball – that’s his edge.
Imagine the worst case scenario – Chaz’s foot problem doesn’t go away, Murphy gets another concussion early on, DH-B is slow to adjust to contact, Ford’s thigh bruise (which is now common knowledge) is the subject matter of pregame briefings (targeted). There’s something to be said for massive WRs and we should be looking closely at the waiver-wire, as noontide suggests.
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I think
the training staff are being very cautious about the health of WRs. Given last year’s debacle at WR and how its a very young corps. The only thing I would be a little more concerned about is Schilens foot. Having this constant issue with a full off season no playoffs to play in he still has an issue with this. You would think he would have sought out or been given direction by the team for off season therapy. If in the 1st pre-season game they all drop like flies then I say for sure we need to shore up with some cast offs that can fill the void. I would say dont worry about DHBs shoulder or Fords Quad. The Hamstring thing in my experience (which without going into detail I tonnes of) definitely shows underlying issues that the player is either 1. Not listening to the training staff about treatment and self care or 2. He has a natural imbalance in his legs muscle which is quite often the case with speed demons especially when they do not listen to taking care and being cautious about rebalancing the issue.
I do not however drink for the poisonous kool-aid well of “I knew we should have signed TO”. TO is not the answer if we can get a youngish type player from the waiver wire that is not a locker room jerk and wants to play as part of a team that would be the best pick up.
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 Aug 6, 2010 5:26 AM PDT reply actions
Just watched this video of Mike Mitchell working out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYH2X2GNSr8
He’s been going to this guy since he was 13. And as it often happens when you start exercising at an early age (i.e., when you feel invincible), he’s developed some dangerous habits – just look at how unstable his hips are during the heavier sets. I’ve rised the issue before, and I say it again – some of those trainers don’t really know what they are doing.
by Spirals galore on Aug 6, 2010 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely
Quite often they just want the person/athlete to move the weight without correcting technique and ensuring stability. Just watch the morons in the gym doing really really really bad squats or dead lifts or well any compound exercise for that matter and see how bad and incorrect they are. Most of the time in the gym it is trainer encouraged.
When I spoke of “listening to the trainer” I meant in terms of stretching, remedial exercises and therapy.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Troof!
The trainers are there for a reason, and the players have got to listen to them. I am seeing a lot of issues here that could be nipped in the bud if only the players would do the pre-practice and post-practice training regimens assigned to them. Each player has a unique routine based upon their individual bodies/maladies, and they have the staff and facilities to get through these problems. Red-shirting the wideouts could be a temporary fix——but, it is always bad to practice with no contact only to play in a hostile environment.
Refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death
Exactly
Most guys (yes the young ones as I did it when I was young) just scoff at the idea of needed extra treatment post practice therapy or whatever to assist in reducing the progression or prevent injuries. The air of invincibility steams throughout unfortunately and only later in a players career do the lament and say “I wish I would have done ______ as the trainer/therapist told me to” Many players careers have been shortened as a result of this mentality.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm officially worried
Anyone got Keyshawn’s number????
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by Ozraider on Aug 6, 2010 5:35 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
how much
did the chargers tender vincent jackson at?
as much as i hate to say, he is an elite wr, at the top of his game…
if we can part ways with some 2012 picks and use what we were going to pay jafatass for the rest of his contract, he should agree pretty nicely…
and hes not injury prone…..
Hmmmmm there is a thought
thinking a little outside of the box. He would be a great addition I do doubt however that the Guzzlers would let that happen and match any offer we make.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
He would be
but do we need to get a guy who will likely hold out on US next time he gets a chance? he seems like a “me” only player.
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He's a player than can help. I don't think his attitude is as bad as some malcontent receivers out there.
However there is no way the Super Chokers would trade him to us. Even if they were to place him on waivers if say he was to refuse to report during the season, they would let him clear to play for Oakland. This team needs some luck because this receiver issue is bigger than I thought it would be heading into the pre-season.
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by TAW on Aug 6, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Excuse me, they would never allow him to clear waivers to play for us.
Just like Deion during the 2002 Super Bowl year, Marty Fucking Shottenheimer vetoed the waiver vote to allow him to come play for Oakland after being cut by Washington.
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by TAW on Aug 6, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Thats what I said above there is no way they would allow it to happen.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
They wouldn't allow him to be dealt to us and Seattle is really looking at him cause they missed out on Marshall
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Isnt
that what I said and TAW said?
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I cant agree
He deserves a raise and actually performs. He is not Haynesworthless thats for sure.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait
You agree with what I say or UR being funny by agreeing with your own comment? If you agree with what I just said doesn’t that contradict what you stated above then?
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It does. I do agree with what you said.
I thought about when the pats brought in Randy Moss, and everyone was saying that he’ll be a distraction in the locker room. I think maybe it’s because of not only WHO our QB was, but by his leadership and dedication to winning made Randy a better citizen so to speak.
I think if we brought in jackson, I think we should give him a chance. If anything a chance. He’s not necessarily a TO, or a guy who has criminal records. I don’t like the fact that he’s holding out on his own team, trying to extort more money. That tells me he is not a team player.
But IF he happens to come here, I’ll play the optimist.
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well he does have DUI troubles
but every charger has dui troubles…. ii think if hes here, he wouldnt be a problem. and i dont think hes the type to put himself before his team. cuz if thats the case, cant the same be said about darrelle revis, cj2k, and alot of other players demanding more money? its not just him, its his agent doing most of the talking, so i dont think hell be a problem
also, on top of that, the chargers have a history of seeing even their best players as expendable. (see: rodney harrison, junior seau, lorenzo neal, drew brees, ladanian tomlinson). this is part of the reason why archie manning told eli not to accept being drafted by them, cuz they werent gonna treat him right.
on top of that fact, have you seen what they were going to offer him? under 3 million for a top 10 wr? thats sad. especially considering they extended antonio gates’s contract 5 yrs, around the ballpark of 25 million….
and now they expect him to go for about 300,000 for the season? fuck that i wud hold out too… (not really)
i say we take him from them and offer 4 yr, 20 mil contract… PAY DA MAN!
by S.D. Raider on Aug 6, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
From your keyboard to Al's ears and heart - this is the sanest comment I've read this week.
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
+ 1
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It is sane indeed. +1
Jackson should get paid more than that.
COME TO US VINCENT JACKSON!!! we shall pay you, and pair you up with a hopefully healthy and awesome SCHILENS!!! with MUPRHY IN THE SLOT!!!
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PG-2, you, the Hooded Skull and JaKe are my favorite
by Spirals galore on Aug 6, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
S.D. Raider, you must write a post on this great idea - do it immediately. Saint will likely see the value and put it on the
front page where Al will read it and react appropriately … and we will have dodged a lethal bullet!
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
really? you think i should?
i mean, i would love to have at least someone pay attention to it, and thank you for thinking its a good idea, but i think someone more of your seniority and stature would have more sway with saint, or at least catch his eye a bit more. could you do the honor of maybe posting my idea?
it would help us as much as it hurts the current frontrunner of the AFC west to have jackson on our side, and hes not that big of a name as he is a talent…
and im still very much in awe that someone on the outside actually has contact with al davis!
it would be a dream to know him like that…..
on second thought,
turns out jackson is looking for a bit more than 5 years, 25 mil…
just read a report saying he wants more than brandom marshall got from the dolphins
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/29/vincent-jackson-chargers-trade-seattle/
I wish. Vincent "and his agents" (plural) want > $47.5 million for 4 years
If we didn’t have Stanford and Dick – or Stanford and Tommy – the deal could be easily made. Some may scoff at my words. I mock them them in advance because Al would use a surrogate team to make the deal then get Jackson in the back-door. If no one writes a post on this I’ll do it this evening – I’ve an all-day job vs. a slab of concrete (demolishing and hauling).
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 7, 2010 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
please do
getting rid of routt to make a bit of cap room for VJ would be the best move since getting hue jackson!
if you can, please feel free to make the deal sound sweeter than what i put, im not all that tactful or affluent
S.D.Raider - I am spent, can't write a post tonight - can barely comment - please excuse me...
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 7, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
ill give it a shot
but not making promises on the presentation
Guys, I wouldn’t read to much into these injuries. Most of these players sitting out are mostly because 1. They’re sore. 2. It’s preseason. And 3. It’s preseason.
You don’t want to over work anybody that doesn’t need it. Darrius has been working his ass of since Febuary, Chaz is glass, Louis is a hard working son of a bitch with a concussion and Jonothan Holland probably just rolled his ankle coming out of a route.
The only injury I’m worrying about is Jacoby’s. He has a bright future as our slot/HB/KR. I hope he returns ASAP.
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Yeah
as I said before the trainers and coaches are probably being overly cautious. However the Schilens foot issue is bigger than being cautious. I think he is broken for real and its perplexing because he had 5-6 months to get it fixed up and ready to play. If that wasn’t enough then they should have gone further with surgery or something to fix what can’t be taken care with other noninvasive treatments.
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by TheLyleAlzadoPunch on Aug 6, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Schilens, Ford and Murph - all out - and Heybey's sore ... fortunately, we don't have a preseason game for a few days
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t put Shilens or Ford in until the 4th quarter of game 3..No point in risking it.
True knowledge consists in knowing that you know nothing
If Chaz' left foot wasn't fixed over the past 7 months then 3 more weeks won't help. He's either ready or not
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
+1,000
Yep I think he’s got a retread or something. Honestly it sounds like a stress fracture or bone/periostium (soft tissue around the bone) related type issue which maybe a bitch. The foot is a mass of issues when something goes wrong and if its bad its BAD.
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 Aug 6, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Schillens injury is in the back of my mind like when your forget to wear a condom. You know it can be an issue, you just like to pretend it’s not. Haha.
I really really hope that he’s healthy all year. I mean, I’d be willing to actually worship a god of some sort and start praying that he’s healthy. If not, we might be screwed. Not alot of FA’s available to sign that’ll make a difference.
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we need a solid wr bad....
dont get me wrong i love the Raiders but for real when it comes to WR none of them would even make it on anouther teams practice squad its lame.. Every now and then they seem alright till boom they are hurt, hella weak we could have picked up some solid talent this year but we do nothing we need someone thats like a young Hines Ward or Bouldin finding a guy who has hands and can take a hit. The raiders should pick up atleast 2 WR, get someone who can take a damn hit it just pisses me off, get rid of the pussy’s damn and get a real WR
I hear you. But Murphy's is in no way a puss - he went out to practice with a concussion and Routt stomped on his foot and
its all swollen so WTF! Meanwhile, Schilens has been seeing a Quack doctor from Marin (I’m guessing) whose using magnets and crystals to cure him – along with organic Acai berries, probably. As for DH-B, well Huff nailed him. So, one way of looking at it is – our D are a bad bunch of mo-foz who refuse to cut slack when they step on a gridiron. (if that’s not a totally satisfactory account – then, yes, we do have some fragile thoroughbred WRs and need to get a Jackson/Bouldinesque type yesterday)
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I will still say the Raiders should have signed TO, and you will see why when Cincy begins the season.
At this point, we need to see how things unfold and go from there, WR will be a point of contention…
by Rodney Sacramento on Aug 6, 2010 9:05 PM PDT reply actions
Rodney Sac! I've been thinking about you for a couple of days - ever since the WR carnage that went down this week. Damnation
I don’t give a flying fuck whether TO has an inflated sense of self or not at this point we are in deep shit and need receivers who can take the physical realities of this game we all love.
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I say TO will not get 5 rec. on opening day, or the next game, or the next.
He will not be effective imo. He is slower, and doesn’t have catching hands anymore(or not as much as he used to). Also, I can’t wait to see how the locker room half way through the season. It’s going to be fun!
I say GET LEE EVANS!!!! HE’S A FREE AGENT!!!
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He's not bad, in fact, he's better than his stats b/c he did okay on the Bills. But I WANT - by hook or crook - Vincent Jackson
… better get em both
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 6, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops! I didn't mean Lee Evans...
There was another guy who is a free agent, that was on the Bengals last season, and was cut.
What was his name…
Well if it was Lee Evans, he is no longer a free agent. Apparently he re-signed with the bills quite some time ago…
DAMN!!!
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Here's a thought !!! Don't hate me for saying it !!!!
We could’v e had Calvin Johnson in a Raider uniform, and not even going thru all this anxiety, but instead we drafted He, Who Shall’nt Be Named !!!! Geez , I fucking hate myself for just thinking of that !!!! Let the Games begin, plz !!!! I got this need to know, what we looking like in a real game, be it a preseason one or not !!!!
What's coming out of TC is not all comforting: our WRs are fragile, Death Ro is challenged in pass coverage, our O-line
is consistently inconsistent. If we don’t get a pass rush Tyvon will be racking up tackles again.
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 7, 2010 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
TC = training camp (not Cable)
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by Sons-of-Blanda on Aug 7, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
1st pre-season game tomorrow. :)
Bengals and Cowboys. Oh how I miss the nfl.
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