JC interview on 95.7 the Game

by RFFRStev on Oct 21, 2011 7:50 PM PDT

Good evening my fellow Raider fans. This is my first post but I have been reading S&BP for almost two years, and must say that you are the most educated group of football fans I've come across. I have loved everything Silver and Black since birth 1972 for that I thank my Father for raising me right as I'm doing with my son now. Anyway. Today being Raider Friday on 95.7 Tearney and Davis interviewed JC at 5:00. I sat in my truck listening to the whole thing sweating my A$$ off but did'nt want to miss a thing.

You could feel the emotion in Jason as he spoke of the bond he has with his teammates and his love for us the the true Nation Raider Nation. I can not quote him exactly so I will not try. He made mention of his wanting to be on the field with his teammates so he could help them continue the fight. Being a retired (med) Marine I know what he means by this. He wants to have the backs of his brothers as they take the field of battle as he knows they would do for him. This team has something special that we don't see to often in professional sports. This team plays for each other not for them selves. I give credit for this to our General Hue Jackson and men like Big Rich, and Jason. Its a great thing when teammates trust each other and look out for each other. Jason also went on to say how greatful he was for all of the support he has received from the Raider Nation and said that he would tell any new player coming to the Raiders that they now have a real fan base. Jason loves being a Raider and I know we pretty much traded for his replacement but I hope he can stay a Raider but I doubt it. If he stays as a backup that would be great if not I wish him luck and my support moving forward in his career. He was very professional handling tough questions never letting on any negativity towards Hue or the Raiders. Get well soon JC and thanks for getting this team on the road back to where it belongs. The Elite of the AFC.

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great post

it really hurts to see this happen, ive been a believer in JC since he got here i felt something real something true to the silverandblack! and as much as the just win baby attutuide i just feel for JC with what we gave up for CP there is no way JC will come back unless palmer is hurt. althought palmer might be better than JC (some may argue) JC has become a true raider and well CP isn’t not saying he wont blend in and maybe excel and become a true raider he just isnt right now he has a tough few weeks if not months to get this locker room and his fan base re-built in raider nation, but nevertheless SILVER AND BLACK JUST WIN BABY!!!

by rips187z on Oct 21, 2011 8:20 PM PDT reply actions

Thanks

The instant JC went down it was like getting the wind knocked out of me. Oh Shit there goes the season. I have been a supporter of his from the start as IMHO he was the best we had. Did I think he was going to take us to the SB nope. I do think in time CP will be a true Raider as he is greatful to be out of Shitsinatti and will understand this Sunday how great it is to be a Raider. I do feel CP is an upgrade over JC and will be worth the picks we gave up. It just really sucks how everything went down for JC as he is a standup guy.

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by RFFRStev on Oct 21, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I really felt for JC regardless of how he plays he is absolutely a class act

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by samiam2112 on Oct 21, 2011 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

+1

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by Ozraider on Oct 22, 2011 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions

+2

And I have this feeling we may need him again this season before all is said and done … like in a playoff game.

Dunno why, it’s just one of the weird ‘gut feelings’ ya have sometimes. I think Jason isn’t quite done here with the S&B.

by Brett J Valjalo on Oct 22, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

And the fact that Hue elected to send Boyd to PS

Instead of putting JC on the IR … suggests to me that he has similar prognostication inclinations ;)

by Brett J Valjalo on Oct 22, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

It is great that you join our blog and welcome! Regarding JC...

No doubt CP has shown talents that we would have appreciated from JC such as accuracy with the deep ball and it appears that CP is headed for a lock on the No. 1. I have mentioned in other blogs that I think it would be ideal if JC remained with us, and that he should not view himself as the No. 2 and view himself as a competitor for the No. 1, which would continue to push CP to do his best and therefore enhance our team’s productivity. CP is older and who knows how injury prone he may be and we will have excellent insurance with JC. I hope JC signs a new contract, one that would make him and everyone else happy.

Nonetheless, I have this intuitive feel that Jason is a competitor in a way that might be overlooked. For example, he reminded everyone that he was glad to have TP join us but that we should not forget that he is still young, which implied that he was not going to give the No. 1 position so easily. I hope he remains and continues to compete with CP for the No. 1 in a similar manner.

Moreover, it is obvious he has assimilated into the silver & black and I don’t believe (at least I strongly hope) that he is going to be turned away from the s&b so easily. In addition, he has psychologically consumed the role as leader of this team, a role that has much meaning and is rewarding to him, and I don’t think he is going to give it up so easily. Just think what a JC-CP tandem would mean to us, sort of comparable to Run DMC and Bush!

If he does leave, I can’t say that I blame him and I wish him absolutely the best of luck in the world and will forever view him as a true Raider. I wish JC a fast and healthy recovery. I also believe that he has been resurrected in Oakland, and if he leaves, that plenty of teams will want him to be their starter. BEST OF LUCK JASON!!!!

by RaiderPsycho on Oct 22, 2011 10:49 AM PDT reply actions

Very nice post

I was actually in the same exact situation, I was about to get out of the car, but held off until JC was finished, because I really feel for him in this situation. I also wanted to make a post about it, glad to see you did.

The interview was very very classy from JC, and he refused to get into sniping wars about being put out to dry or anything. Kept supporting the team. I hope he gets well soon

by DubsDominate on Oct 22, 2011 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

+

with Palmer’s injury issues, and his play still in question, I don’t see why JC can’t compete for the starter’s role if Palmer struggles. Not out of the question that he’d come back to the Raiders if we promised him an open QB battle (even though we paid a high price for Palmer, if he doesn’t pan out, I don’t think Jackson will allow the team to suffer by still sticking him in there).

by DubsDominate on Oct 22, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Jason is a true class act.

I hope he comes back next year, and I think he will. The market for a starting QB is getting smaller.

Miami will almost certainly be in the running for Luck or Jones/Barkley/Griffin next year, so will Seattle. Denver and KC will probably stick with Jesus H. Tebow and Cassel if they can’t get one of the big 4 – and I don’t see Campbell spurning us for a division rival. That leaves Washington, and he’s not gonna go back there. Also, Matt Flynn is a free agent and a team that misses out on drafting a QB high will probably pursue him.

So I think he’ll realise that he has to sign as a backup somewhere – why not back where he knows the system, teammates and coach?

"In football, I root for the Oakland Raiders because they hire castoffs, outlaws, malcontents, and f*** -ups, they have lots of penalties, fights, and paybacks, and because Al Davis told the rest of the pig NFL owners to go get f***ed. Someday, the Raiders will be strong again, and they will dip the ball in s*** and shove it down the throats of the wholesome, white, heartland teams that pray together and don't deliver late hits." - George Carlin.

by Screwfish on Oct 22, 2011 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

and fighting it out with Terrell for back-up to the Black Hole Bomber would make us strong and deep at QB

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by Sons-of-Blanda on Oct 23, 2011 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Jay did his best... and I wish him the best of luck but

can’t feel to sorry for someone making 4.5 millions dollars.

"There comes a point an a mans life, he has to step up… I dont care what kind of man you are!!! there come’s a point where he has to fight!!! He has to has that in ’em! He gotta have that in ’em… Lets go, LETS GO!!! FIGHT on 3… 1-2-3- FIGHT!!!! -Richard Seymour

by gogomaplata on Oct 23, 2011 7:16 AM PDT reply actions

Good read.

I get where you’re coming from…But as a disabled combat vet of Iraqi Freedom, I hate seeing sports and military contrasted compared or whatever. I think the Kellen Winslow thing a while back soured me. You’re not a soldier. You’re a loud mouthed dipshit who can’t ride a motorcycle. Haha.

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by golfswithglock on Oct 24, 2011 6:03 PM PDT reply actions

GWG

Your correct that sports in general can not compare to military service. Poor comparision on my part, comradery is what I was aiming to display. I to am a combat disabled vet and I’m not saying its the same thing. Football being the closest to a gladitorial contest in which teammates rely upon one another for success rather than survival. It does bother me when atheletes and others who never served use the term soilder as that being what they are. Your not unless you have really done it. The feeling portrayed by JC during the interview brought back almost identical feelings I went through when I went down and my unit had to continue on with me. Not a sense of feel sorry for me but a sense of letting down my brothers. That is what his comments showed. Thank you for your service.

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by RFFRStev on Oct 25, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions