Broncos @ Raiders Monday night football opening weekend
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Check this out Raider nation... I was right. Javon Walker is ready for some get back! Kiffin touched on some other issues as well. Check it out....
In addition to talking extensively about his own situation for the first time this offseason, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin riffed about several topics this morning during his media breakfast session at the league meetings in West Palm Beach, Fla.:
No go on McFadden? Because of a surplus of running backs, including the newly re-signed Justin Fargas, Kiffin said the team likely won't pursue Arkansas star running back Darren McFadden with the No. 4 pick. Kiffin said the team's biggest need is at the defensive line, where Virginia defensive end Chris Long (the son of Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long) and defensive tackles Glenn Dorsey of LSU and Sedrick Ellis of USC are possibilities.
"[McFadden] is a phenomenal player .... But we really don't have a big need at running back," Kiffin said.
Trade down? The Raiders don't have any second-, third- or fifth-round picks so Kiffin made it clear the team, which is still very much in the rebuilding phase, will look at the possibility of trading out of the No. 4 pick.
Teams such as Carolina, at No. 13, or Chicago, at No. 14, or Dallas, which has the No. 22 and No. 28 picks, could be attracted by Oakland's top pick.
"[Trading down] is something we're looking at," Kiffin said.
JaMarcus' weight: It had been reported that second-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell, whom Kiffin believes in the future of the franchise, has tipped the scales at 300-plus pounds this offseason. Not so, says Kiffin.
The coach wouldn't say how much his prized player weighs, but emphasized that Russell is in good shape. Kiffin said he is fine with Russell playing in the 275-pound range and if Russell trimmed down to 260 or so he wouldn't be as effective because of his body frame.
Revenge is on tap: When it was announced Monday that the Raiders will open the season by hosting Denver on Monday night, Kiffin went straight to the motivation well.
He said he text messaged new receiver Javon Walker, who of course, was signed by the Raiders last month to a lucrative deal days afar being dumped by Denver. Walker quickly texted his coach back.
"I'm not going to say what he [wrote]... but let's just say he is ready," Kiffin said.
We'll have more from Kiffin a bit later.
In addition to talking extensively about his own situation for the first time this offseason, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin riffed about several topics this morning during his media breakfast session at the league meetings in West Palm Beach, Fla.:
No go on McFadden? Because of a surplus of running backs, including the newly re-signed Justin Fargas, Kiffin said the team likely won't pursue Arkansas star running back Darren McFadden with the No. 4 pick. Kiffin said the team's biggest need is at the defensive line, where Virginia defensive end Chris Long (the son of Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long) and defensive tackles Glenn Dorsey of LSU and Sedrick Ellis of USC are possibilities.
"[McFadden] is a phenomenal player .... But we really don't have a big need at running back," Kiffin said.
Trade down? The Raiders don't have any second-, third- or fifth-round picks so Kiffin made it clear the team, which is still very much in the rebuilding phase, will look at the possibility of trading out of the No. 4 pick.
Teams such as Carolina, at No. 13, or Chicago, at No. 14, or Dallas, which has the No. 22 and No. 28 picks, could be attracted by Oakland's top pick.
"[Trading down] is something we're looking at," Kiffin said.
JaMarcus' weight: It had been reported that second-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell, whom Kiffin believes in the future of the franchise, has tipped the scales at 300-plus pounds this offseason. Not so, says Kiffin.
The coach wouldn't say how much his prized player weighs, but emphasized that Russell is in good shape. Kiffin said he is fine with Russell playing in the 275-pound range and if Russell trimmed down to 260 or so he wouldn't be as effective because of his body frame.
Revenge is on tap: When it was announced Monday that the Raiders will open the season by hosting Denver on Monday night, Kiffin went straight to the motivation well.
He said he text messaged new receiver Javon Walker, who of course, was signed by the Raiders last month to a lucrative deal days afar being dumped by Denver. Walker quickly texted his coach back.
"I'm not going to say what he [wrote]... but let's just say he is ready," Kiffin said.
We'll have more from Kiffin a bit later.
^Yeah I lost a bet to him... but I am not betting anymore. I am only betting on myself from now on because I know I'll come through.
Speaking of that bet, I made that bet thinking JR would be starting the season and not holding out. But anyway.. a bet is a bet. This avatar is garbage but it'll be removed once we start winning so I ain't trippin' because that's coming soon.
As a matter of fact if the Raiders beat the Broncos on Monday night this garbage avatar is going to be removed.
Speaking of that bet, I made that bet thinking JR would be starting the season and not holding out. But anyway.. a bet is a bet. This avatar is garbage but it'll be removed once we start winning so I ain't trippin' because that's coming soon.
As a matter of fact if the Raiders beat the Broncos on Monday night this garbage avatar is going to be removed.