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About This Page: This is a discussion on Football within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Originally Posted by sarf
^ I would like to add DE's Chris Long and Vernon Gholston to those names.
I would love to draft Chris Long but I think he'
^ I would like to add DE's Chris Long and Vernon Gholston to those names.
I would love to draft Chris Long but I think he's going #1 to the Dolphins barring a trade down.
Gholston's stock has been really rising. He's a big time pass rusher very similar to Derrick Burgess but with better measurables. He would be a nice pick but I think we need more help inside.
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Originally Posted by Sarf
Our biggest weakness is the DL, I don't know if we will be drafting Ellis or Dorsey...Kelly will be playing UT and we payed him a lot of money. Out of Ellis and Dorsey, Ellis is better suited to play NT...but I don't see us drafting a NT with the 4th pick. You gotta love Chris Longs motor and attitude, Gholston brings the athletisim.
The Raiders like to tout Kelly's versatility. I think we are free to draft a Dorsey or Ellis because Kelly can play DE on first and second down, and on obvious passing downs Kelly can move inside.
Ellis played some NT at SC but I don't think there's anyway he's able to do that in the NFL. He's simply not big enough to hold up at the point of attack at the NFL level and anyways it would a waste of his quickness and athleticism to ask him to play a 2 gap style. We flat out need more talent along our defensive line. Ellis or Dorsey would do just fine, with Kelly's ability to move around, Ryan would have a lot of guys he could play with along our front 4. Regardless, we really need Terdell Sands to step up his play as he is the only true 2 gap DT on the roster.
Yea, that's interesting. I'm not sure how feel about this trade, Hall is an extremley talented player who is in desperate need of a change of scenery. He fits our style well as Ryan loves to play exclusive man to man on the outside with a FS helping in the deep middle. Hall has all the tools, size, speed, quickness, and he's pretty physical. Basically he's the prototypical Raider CB.
The only thing is, this is a pretty deep draft and we would only have 1 day one draft pick if this trade goes through. Davis likes the draft, I would anticipate us moving down in the draft to get more picks, it's hard for me to see the Raiders only having 1 day one pick.
With the excellent offseason we've had though, adding "only" Dorsey/Ellis/McFadden would be fine with me.
Your assuming all the free agent signings we've had are locks to be successful. I'd say Gibril Wilson be fine but the rest are gambles.
Walker-Injury issues
Kelly-Injury issues and has never had one outstanding season season
Carter-not enough production for his talent, goes back to his OSU days
Harris-Has been terrible his entire NFL career
I'm about as optimistic a Raider fan as it gets, but calling this off-season "excellent" is very premature. I would certainly want to supplement these free agent moves with a solid draft, which is why I'm hesitant on this Hall trade.
I think if it goes through we'll be looking to trade down, especially if the rumors about Hall getting an Asante Samuel type deal are true
Your assuming all the free agent signings we've had are locks to be successful. I'd say Gibril Wilson be fine but the rest are gambles.
Walker-Injury issues
Kelly-Injury issues and has never had one outstanding season season
Carter-not enough production for his talent, goes back to his OSU days
Harris-Has been terrible his entire NFL career
I'm about as optimistic a Raider fan as it gets, but calling this off-season "excellent" is very premature. I would certainly want to supplement these free agent moves with a solid draft, which is why I'm hesitant on this Hall trade.
I think if it goes through we'll be looking to trade down, especially if the rumors about Hall getting an Asante Samuel type deal are true
Wilson is solid, Hall is outstanding. Of the four gambles, if one pans out well and one pans out decently, you have to consider that a solid off season.
Considering how notoriously ****ty of a place Oakland is to play, I don't think you can realistically ask for much better of an offseason.
Wilson is solid, Hall is outstanding. Of the four gambles, if one pans out well and one pans out decently, you have to consider that a solid off season.
Hall can be outstanding but he can also be a complete idiot. Having 2 outstanding CBs is a great thing but your secondary is only as good as your defensive line. That second round pick could have been used on another dlineman to help our pass rush, I would have been find with a Aso-Washington/Routt secondary if our pass rush was solidified. I don't know if the opportunity cost of trading for Hall is worth that second round pick.
See your thinking of all our off-season moves as gambles. The Wilson move wasn't a gamble, that was more or less a safe play.
If 3 of the low end moves are decent but the Walker move is a disaster than it wasn't a solid off-season, plain and simple, considering all the money that was paid to the guy up front. Anyways, you calling this season "excellent" is far too premature.
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Originally Posted by USCkingsfan31
Considering how notoriously ****ty of a place Oakland is to play, I don't think you can realistically ask for much better of an offseason.
See your buying into the hype/propaganda that other teams like to throw onto the Raiders. That no one wants to play there, Al Davis is crazy, etc. While Davis might be a bit off his rocker, NFL players will go where the money is. If we offered Travis Henry more guaranteed money he would have signed with us instead of Denver. It's retarded to believe the theory that "Oakland is a ****ty place to play". NFL players love money, that's the bottom line.
Case in point, the Raiders were thought to be in disarray after Davis traded Gruden away. That off-season we signed Rod Woodson as well as other veteran players(John Parrela being another good example).
Last edited by ASUcruz; March 15th, 2008 at 05:10 PM.
Of course players go where the money is... but given the option between two similar paydays, Oakland and anywhere else, anywhere else is the likely choice.
Jerry Porter said it perfectly when he said that it doesn't matter how much talent you have, if you fire your head coach every single year, every year a guy comes in, preaches a new system, everyone has to re-learn it, struggle, coach gets fired, repeat...
Your oversimplification that "NFL players love money" might be true but it doesn't account for players that love to win or players that like to play for good owners/coaches.
Even without buying into the bad place to play belief, the team is still 19 - 61 over the last 5 years. It can't be a fun place to play.
How many teams, in your opinion, have had better off-seasons?
How many teams, in your opinion, have had better off-seasons?
The NFL off-season isn't as active as any other sports. A lot depends on the draft. By free agent moves alone both Cleveland and Philly had better off-seasons than the Raiders.
You seem to think that the Raiders just by being active is considered "excellent". It's not, I'm happy that the Raiders are players in the free agent market but just doling out cash doesn't equal a successful off-season, especially taking into account the huge gambles the Raiders have taken in Javon Walker and Tommy Kelly.
Again, I'm glad the Raiders are active but you can't say this has been an "excellent off-season", certainly not to the point where I would be comfortable giving up draft picks, the jury is still out on basically all our free agent moves with the exception of Gibril Wilson. Active does not equal excellent.
The Raiders like to tout Kelly's versatility. I think we are free to draft a Dorsey or Ellis because Kelly can play DE on first and second down, and on obvious passing downs Kelly can move inside.
Ellis played some NT at SC but I don't think there's anyway he's able to do that in the NFL. He's simply not big enough to hold up at the point of attack at the NFL level and anyways it would a waste of his quickness and athleticism to ask him to play a 2 gap style. We flat out need more talent along our defensive line. Ellis or Dorsey would do just fine, with Kelly's ability to move around, Ryan would have a lot of guys he could play with along our front 4. Regardless, we really need Terdell Sands to step up his play as he is the only true 2 gap DT on the roster.
If we plan to draft Dorsey or Ellis to play at UT and move Kelly to DE then I would be upset, Kelly is average at DE. I've never seen anything from him that I liked when he played there, he provides absolutely no pressure and his run defense from there is not good enough that I like him at DE. The only position I would want Kelly to start is UT, that position suits him the best. Ahtyha RubinPat Sims, Marcus Harrison, or Red Bryant are some DT's that I think will be better be looking for in the later rounds. I honestly believe the Raiders payed Kelly all that money to take over Sapps position, so...right now I don't like the chances of us drafting Ellis or Dorsey, until I see I see something were they say Kelly is still a DE, which will piss me off.
Last edited by sarf; March 15th, 2008 at 07:46 PM.
If these gambles don't pay off we won't feel the effects till a couple years down the road, when they're still pulling in a massive salary and producing jack ****ing crap.
I do like the Hall trade though. We've really bolstered our secondary with Hall and Wilson. Hopefully Al won't trade away our first round pick, we have a real chance at getting another stud.
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