The Official Oakland Raiders 2012 Offseason Thread
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"@PGutierrezCSN:
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@TECHNATE069
save $6.7 million in cap space for 2012, $10 million in "real" money through 2013 with cuts of John Henderson and Cooper Carlisle"
"@PGutierrezCSN: By my, um, abacus, T @TECHNATE069 SHOULD be $9,204,766 million under the cap now. #quiensabe?"
"@PGutierrezCSN: By my, um, abacus, T @TECHNATE069 SHOULD be $9,204,766 million under the cap now. #quiensabe?"
reason #1
reason #2
probably wants to play for a contender.
reason #2
probably wants to play for a contender.
and if you've been paying attention to the Raiders, you would know the story with Bush all year has been, he's not coming back because he wants to be a #1 running back... he's made it clear than he wants to be a starter, and NOT a back up... it's been said numerous times
besides, I'm not sure how much of a contender Chicago is. I mean, they were 8-8 last year, just like the Raiders. Sure they had key injuries, but we had just as many, probably more
Raiders line up visit with potential replacement for Carlisle
By Steve Corkran
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at 3:32 pm in Oakland Raiders.
On the heels of releasing veteran right guard Cooper Carlisle on Wednesday, the Raiders lined up a visit with free agent Mike Brisiel.
Brisiel’s position? You guessed it, right guard. His former team? The Houston Texans, the team that employed current Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp the past two seasons and current Raiders offensive line coach Frank Pollack the past five seasons.
Brisiel, who turned 29 today, has spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Texans. He started 47 games the past five seasons, including 13 last season.
It’s possible that the Raiders will bring back Carlisle at some point, just at a cheaper salary than the $3 million he was slated to earn in 2012. In the interim, the Raiders are checking out other options.
Brisiel missed the final three games of last season with a broken leg. He also missed time in 2010 with a calf injury. Carlisle missed only one snap last season and one game the past seven seasons.
By Steve Corkran
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 at 3:32 pm in Oakland Raiders.
On the heels of releasing veteran right guard Cooper Carlisle on Wednesday, the Raiders lined up a visit with free agent Mike Brisiel.
Brisiel’s position? You guessed it, right guard. His former team? The Houston Texans, the team that employed current Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp the past two seasons and current Raiders offensive line coach Frank Pollack the past five seasons.
Brisiel, who turned 29 today, has spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Texans. He started 47 games the past five seasons, including 13 last season.
It’s possible that the Raiders will bring back Carlisle at some point, just at a cheaper salary than the $3 million he was slated to earn in 2012. In the interim, the Raiders are checking out other options.
Brisiel missed the final three games of last season with a broken leg. He also missed time in 2010 with a calf injury. Carlisle missed only one snap last season and one game the past seven seasons.
Yes I do think the bears will pay bush a lot more money then the raiders would, just don't see how the raiders who have less then a few million of cap space and have bigger needs at other positions will compete with the bears who as of last night had more then 20 million in cap space. Also no I haven't been paying attention to the raiders, but what i gather from "I want to be a starter" is i want something near starter money. I could see the Bears wanting a reliable back to help their best player forte with carrying some of the load. We all saw what happened with forte after they ran him into the ground last season. Most successful teams have two legit backs. Also as far as contenders go, lets just say for the sake of this discussion the raiders and bears wear equal at the end of the season. Who has made upgrades to their roster? Who has most of their coaching staff intact from the last few seasons? Who has draft picks and salary to improve their team? Then tell me who you think is the more legit contender out of both squads? Just my opinion for all i know bush re signs with the raiders and this whole discussion was useless.
