The Official Oakland Raiders 2012 Offseason Thread
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Wow, we'll miss him jumping offsides every now and then but man, the Raiders are leaving too many holes to be filled to be honest. I can understand getting rid of some players that won't restructure (like Palmer) and McClain (who doesn't want to be here anyway) but man it's going to be an ugly season next year.
I don't think McKenzie is doing that great or good of a job. He's signing scrubs on the cheap just to fill the roster. But the goal should be to put a winning team on the field regardless if you're rebuilding or not. Huff, Lechler, Seymour, Kelly, DHB, and Wheeler are all gone.
I don't think McKenzie is doing that great or good of a job. He's signing scrubs on the cheap just to fill the roster. But the goal should be to put a winning team on the field regardless if you're rebuilding or not. Huff, Lechler, Seymour, Kelly, DHB, and Wheeler are all gone.
All of those guys u mentioned were/are over payed and of over the hump in age or a combination of both. Reggie is cleansing this teAm of all the ridiculous contracts. He's trying to build a perennial contender, not a team that goes 8-8 like we did 2 years before Reggie got here.
And one of those scrubs he signed to fill roster spots last year got decent contracts this offseason (wheeler) while some did fail (bartell and spencer). Low risk high reward type contracts is what Reggie is looking for Players who want to earn a paycheck
I honestly wouldn't be mad if we tanked next year and picked up the number 1 pick clowney. He is a franchise player and a straight beast. All signs point to us taking that route
And one of those scrubs he signed to fill roster spots last year got decent contracts this offseason (wheeler) while some did fail (bartell and spencer). Low risk high reward type contracts is what Reggie is looking for Players who want to earn a paycheck
I honestly wouldn't be mad if we tanked next year and picked up the number 1 pick clowney. He is a franchise player and a straight beast. All signs point to us taking that route
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I'm glad Mckenzie is getting rid of all these players. Huff is in GB, he should just go to texas where he wants to be. Huff played well at times but we need a real FS
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AFC West Blog - ESPN
Former Oakland punter Shane Lechler told San Francisco radio station, 95.7 The Game that he was surprised Oakland did not pursue him. He signed with Houston on Friday.
“This was my first time in free agency. To tell you the truth, man it’s nerve-racking,” Lechler told the radio station. “I didn’t know where I was going to go, where I was going to live or where my kids were going to go to school. I wasn’t hearing anything from Oakland. After giving them 13 years, and plus what the Davis family has done for me, I thought I would at least have a conversation with someone there or something before all of this went down. That was the frustrating part of it. I can’t say that I turned a contract down or anything because I was never really offered one. That was frustrating but I understand. Reggie’s running that thing now like he wants to run it and it’s pretty safe to say I don’t believe I was in the plans.”
Lecher, who was making $4 million a season in Oakland, signed a three-year, $5.5 million deal with Houston. Lechler is from Texas. Oakland is expected to give talented, but unproven Marquette King a chance to replace Lechler.
Former Oakland punter Shane Lechler told San Francisco radio station, 95.7 The Game that he was surprised Oakland did not pursue him. He signed with Houston on Friday.
“This was my first time in free agency. To tell you the truth, man it’s nerve-racking,” Lechler told the radio station. “I didn’t know where I was going to go, where I was going to live or where my kids were going to go to school. I wasn’t hearing anything from Oakland. After giving them 13 years, and plus what the Davis family has done for me, I thought I would at least have a conversation with someone there or something before all of this went down. That was the frustrating part of it. I can’t say that I turned a contract down or anything because I was never really offered one. That was frustrating but I understand. Reggie’s running that thing now like he wants to run it and it’s pretty safe to say I don’t believe I was in the plans.”
Lecher, who was making $4 million a season in Oakland, signed a three-year, $5.5 million deal with Houston. Lechler is from Texas. Oakland is expected to give talented, but unproven Marquette King a chance to replace Lechler.
I think sparano is going to have this o line doing work
Veldheer puttin on muscle!!
Veldheer puttin on muscle!!
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