Raiders' Bruce Campbell Will Be a Tackle in 2011

This is good depth and a player we already know and not very much $$$ Cap hit…

As I have posted before I still think Tommy Boy Cable stunted Campbell’s growth out of spite towards Al Davis…We will lean more when we see him play but that’s my gut feeling at present…If true he will still develop but a season late which really sucks…

Haven’t really seen much of Campbell so it’s hard to gauge whether this is a good move or not. I think we need to sign at least a couple of solid vets that can compete for either guard spot and RT and let the best man win.

It would be really nice to see what kind of production we can get out of the passing game if Jason has a small sense of security behind the line. I think he did well with the line we had in place last year but I think he can be the kind of QB this offence needs with a little more consistency from the line.

I kind of saw this coming. But the assumption in the article would be that he is playing RT. Why not have Bruce compete with V at LT? Then the loser battles it out with Barksdale. I like these 3 young tackles its nice to see such depth at the young depth at the Tackle position, although we could really use a savy veteran in the mix maybe at Guard.

Another assumption is that we are looking for a RG, maybe we are aiming at a LG to help stabilize that side much in the same way that Gallo did for us……..maybe a former Fresno State player who’s played with Richard Seymour and has a stinger for greedy owners……maybe Logan Mankins? I think I would prefer Mankins over Nnamdi in some ways for our team. Mankins and Cromartie over Nnamdi?

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d820e3eac/article/top-20-undrafted-free-agents-not-loaded-with-sudden-impact?module=HP11_content_stream

Mark Herzlich (LB)
Height: 6’4"
Weight:244 lbs.
    
Deandre McDaniel (SS)
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 217 lbs.

Willie Smith (OL)
Height:6’5"
Weight:310 lbs.

Ray Dominguez (OL) “G”
Height: 6’4"
Weight:334 lbs.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d820e3eac/article/top-20-undrafted-free-agents-not-loaded-with-sudden-impact?module=HP11_content_stream

Mark Herzlich (LB)
Height: 6’4"
Weight:244 lbs.
    
Deandre McDaniel (SS)
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 217 lbs.

Willie Smith (OL)
Height:6’5"
Weight:310 lbs.

Ray Dominguez (OL) “G”
Height: 6’4"
Weight:334 lbs.

There’s a big learning curve here for the pro game, but his skill sets and athleticism are too intriguing to not give him a legit shot at the right tackle spot. I think Loper is the de facto starter at the vacant G spot, and would sure love to see us pick up a rock solid lineman in free agency, preferably one who brings position versatility as well, but if it’s a great guard, just as well.

So than when???…This is going to get real ugly and go to litigation I’m afraid…

We all understand how Bruce Campbell is a freakish athlete. Because of that, his position along the offensive line has always been about harnessing that athleticism to put him into a position to succeed. Coach Cable said from Day 1 that the guards were the most important OL position in his zone-blocking scheme, and wanted to use Campbell’s athleticism accordingly. Now that we’ve moved to significantly more power blocking the traditional thinking is that the better athletes need to be at tackle, which was Campbell’s position in college.

Rich, I’m wondering why you haven’t considered the possibility of Barksdale playing RG next to Campbell? In an interview with Jerry McDonald after the draft, Barksdale commented that it would take 2 to 3 weeks to transition from tackle to guard, and considering Campbell knew about his position change, its entirely possible that Barksdale has known since being drafted that he’d be at guard come the fall. I still agree that the Raiders will attempt to bring in a few OL through free agency (which will hopefully start next week), but don’t think Barksdale and Campbell are only fighting for the one position.