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Oakland Raiders: Life After Lane

Posted: Feb 25th 2009 5:00PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

The 2008 season might go down as one of the most bizarre campaigns in the history of the Oakland Raiders. Lane Kiffin and Al Davis clearly didn't get along, while Kiffin pulled off the impossible task of making Davis look like a sane, rational person.

A team spokesperson nearly decked a beat writer; the punter was, reportedly, punched out by a defensive lineman; and the team on the field finished with a losing season, failing to win more than five games for the sixth consecutive year. Just a disastrous season in every way imaginable.

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Lane Kiffin on Possible Replacements for Drew Carter: 'I Have No Idea'

Posted: Aug 24th 2008 11:45PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

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I feel kind of bad for Lane Kiffin. He seems like a likable guy. Young, full of fire, an NFL Head Coach at the age of 32, he's got a lot going for him. Except for the fact that NFL coaching job just happens to be with the Oakland Raiders. And, well, as long as the long arm of Al Davis is still able to reach out of the owners box and pull the strings his head coach is attached to on the sidelines, he's going to be calling all of the shots. Case in point: The Raiders quest to find a replacement for the injured Drew Carter.

When Kiffin was asked this evening if any of the available free agents (more on this in a second) would be coming in for a tryout with the squad, Kiffin gave a curious reply for someone in his position (Head Coach!): "I have no idea."

Um. Interesting.

Jerry McDonald at the Contra Costa Times throws out the names of Koren Robinson and Joe Horn, and jokingly (I hope) made references to former Raiders Doug Gabriel, Carlos Francis and Johnnie Morant. Obviously those guys aren't coming back, but Robinson and Horn seem like just the type of guys Al Davis would love to bring on board, especially in a time of total desperation. McDonald even quotes Horn's agent as saying he expects to hear from the Raiders.

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Raiders Get Blanked, Lose Two Potential Starters For Season

Posted: Aug 24th 2008 10:40AM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

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Bad night all around for the Oakland Raiders. Not only did they get shutout by the Arizona Cardinals (never a good thing) 24-0, they also lost wide receiver Drew Carter and starting fullback Oren O'Neal , likely for the entire 2008 season, in the first four plays of the game.

O'neal went down on the opening kickoff and Carter soon followed on the third play from scrimmage. Both players suffered knee injuries.

Carter is coming off a season where he only caught 31 passes in Carolina, but the loss is big because he was expected to start, and as David White at the San Francisco Chronicle writes, he was one of the only receivers to really connect with Jamarcus Russell in camp.

Still, worse yet, the injury to carter now opens up the door for Javon Walker to be pretty much guaranteed a starting job, by default, even though he hasn't really done anything. And for the low, low price of $55 million!

Though, to be fair, he did catch four passes last night for 60 yards. So, it's a start.
Making matters worse for the passing game, I'm sure, is the fact Head Coach Lane Kiffin was more than a little annoyed at the Raiders' attempts at pass protection.

"We weren't very good in our pass protection," Kiffin said. "It looked like Kwame struggled a lot. We missed probably at least four blitzes ... so I'm very discouraged. It kind of reminds me of who we are."

It's becoming clear that Darren McFadden and Justin Fargas are going to have run for 4,000 yards for the Raiders to have a shot.

Never Too Early: Oakland Raiders Fantasy Football Preview

Posted: Jul 21st 2008 5:00PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Sleepers, Fantasy Football

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With Fantasy Football season ready to kick in high gear, Fantasy FanHouse is here to preview each and every team. Listen closely, you're almost guaranteed to win your FREE fantasy football league, only over at Fleaflicker.

Meet The ...
Soon-to-be really exciting offense. There is certainly no shortage of high-powered weaponry in Lane Kiffin's stable. JaMarcus Russell is surrounded by Javon Walker, Drew Carter, Ronald Curry, Darren McFadden, and Justin Fargas. That's explosivity and it's only a matter of time before it ignites. Hopefully Al Davis likes the results, or they'll be starting over again next year.

The Breakout
I LOVE JAMARCUS RUSSELL. I want to yell it from the mountaintops. Only I don't have a mountain. I have a keyboard. (here's hoping you get the movie reference ... otherwise that would have been really weird) Seriously, though, there's a reason that JaMarcus was the top overall pick. He's talented as sin. Last year was a very weird season for him, but he did finish on a high note (23-31, 224 yards, TD) against the Chargers. He has been provided two new, speedy deep threats -- assuming Walker's recovered from his Vegas outing -- and McFadden, in addition to a steadily improving offensive line and Fargas. With a full arsenal at his disposal in camp, look for the 23-year-old to storm out of the gates in a coming-out season.

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Never Too Early: Oakland Raiders Fantasy Football Preview

Posted: Jul 21st 2008 5:00PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

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With Fantasy Football season ready to kick in high gear, Fantasy FanHouse is here to preview each and every team. Listen closely, you're almost guaranteed to win your FREE fantasy football league, only over at Fleaflicker.

Meet The ...
Soon-to-be really exciting offense. There is certainly no shortage of high-powered weaponry in Lane Kiffin's stable. JaMarcus Russell is surrounded by Javon Walker, Drew Carter, Ronald Curry, Darren McFadden, and Justin Fargas. That's explosivity and it's only a matter of time before it ignites. Hopefully Al Davis likes the results, or they'll be starting over again next year.

The Breakout
I LOVE JAMARCUS RUSSELL. I want to yell it from the mountaintops. Only I don't have a mountain. I have a keyboard. (here's hoping you get the movie reference ... otherwise that would have been really weird) Seriously, though, there's a reason that JaMarcus was the top overall pick. He's talented as sin. Last year was a very weird season for him, but he did finish on a high note (23-31, 224 yards, TD) against the Chargers. He has been provided two new, speedy deep threats -- assuming Walker's recovered from his Vegas outing -- and McFadden, in addition to a steadily improving offensive line and Fargas. With a full arsenal at his disposal in camp, look for the 23 year-old to storm out of the gates in this is coming-out season.

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For the Raiders, Drew Carter Could Be the Cheaper, Better Javon Walker

Posted: Jun 23rd 2008 1:31PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West, NFL Injuries

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Lane Kiffin has assured us that Javon Walker will be reading for training camp, even though, you know, he's fresh off getting his clock cleaned -- including a broken orbital bone -- not to mention the knee injury he was already rehabbing.

Working on the assumption that Walker might not be ready for the start of the season, what does this mean for the Raiders' offense? Al Davis gave Walker a six-year, $55 million deal to be the team's big-play threat, but mitigating circumstances -- like concussions and a suspect offensive line -- could alter those plans.

Or maybe not. Davis has always been infatuated with strong-armed quarterbacks and fast wide receivers. JaMarcus Russell certainly qualifies as the former, and even if Walker is on the shelf for part of the '08 season, Drew Carter qualifies for the latter. SI.com's Bucky Brooks thinks the underrated wideout could prove to be one of the Raiders' smartest offseason acquisitions.

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Javon Walker Should Consult JaMarcus Russell for Diet Tips

Posted: May 17th 2008 3:46PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, AFC West

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ESPN's John Clayton cites the Raiders as one of the "five surprise teams to watch in 2008" (oddly, no mention of those upstart Arizona Cardinals; I guess we finally all agree that they'll never be any good). I'm skeptical, but the regular season is still some four months off, so what the hell.

Clayton writes that JaMarcus Russell is the wild card, but points to Al Davis' huge offseason investments in Kwame Harris, DeAngelo Hall, Tommy Kelly, Drew Carter and Javon Walker (not to mention first-round pick Darren McFadden) as reasons for optimism.

Russell showed up to OTAs well under the rumored three bills and looked sharp, particularly throwing on the move. The reviews were less than laudatory for Walker, however:

Drew Carter outperformed the more expensive Javon Walker, who Kiffin said needs to improve his conditioning. Todd Watkins is the sleeper, a big, active, former BYU receiver who could make a run if he continues his progress.

This is the same Drew Carter who ranked 66th in total value among all wideouts last season, according to Football Outsiders.

To be fair, it's May, the time of year football is played in shorts and t-shirts, and Walker is recovering from a knee injury that hampered him for parts of the last three seasons. Still, anytime you're referred to as "the other receiver" in a conversation including Drew Carter, well, it's not a good thing.

Luckily, if the passing game struggles early, the Raiders have 27 running backs to carry the load.

Raiders Sign Ex-Panther Drew Carter

Posted: Mar 12th 2008 6:30PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Panthers, Raiders, Charlotte, Oakland, Carolina

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Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting (via PFT) that the Oakland Raiders have signed free agent wide receiver Drew Carter, formerly of the Carolina Panthers.

Carter started seven games last season for Carolina, catching 38 passes for 517 yards and four touchdowns, and he is likely to start in Oakland opposite another free agent signing, Javon Walker. Both Carter and Walker have had injury problems, but they're both young and athletic, and the best-case scenario is that they develop a rapport with the quarterback of the future in Oakland,JaMarcus Russell.

A Carter-Walker duo isn't the league's most intimidating receiver combination, but it's better than the Raiders had last season, when Ronald Curry, Jerry Porter, Tim Dwight, Johnnie Lee Higgins and Mike Williams were catching the passes. Of those, only Curry and Higgins are still under contract with the team.

No details are available on the contract Carter signed, but given the way the Raiders have been throwing money around this off-season, it's probably substantial.

Officials Not Doing the Panthers Any Favors

Posted: Dec 22nd 2007 11:22PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Panthers, NFC South, Charlotte, Carolina

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The lead story of Saturday night's Dallas Cowboys win over the Carolina Panthers will be the status of Terrell Owens' injury. However, many will talk about the tough calls against the Panthers during the game.

The two biggest calls were on huge passing plays in the 4th quarter. The first came on a long pass attempt from Matt Moore to Drew Carter that Cowboys CB Jacques Reeves broke up. The replays showed (and it was quite obvious to the naked eye) that Reeves held up Carter as he lept to break up the pass. No call. That was on 3rd down and would have sent the Panthers offense to mid-field.

The second was on a pass that Steve Smith seemingly caught, was knocked to the ground and the ball came squirting out. The official who was standing on top of the play ruled it complete. Then the other officials joined into the discussion and changed the call to an incomplete pass. Carolina challenged the call but referee Mike Carey ruled that since Smith was knocked to the ground, it was incomplete. Huh? Smith caught the ball, both his feet touched the ground, he was hit, he fell to the ground and then the ball squirted out. How in the world is that incomplete? Even Chris Collinsworth (who sheepishly said he guessed it was a good call) wasn't too sure during his analysis of the play with Bryant Gumbel.

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Buckeyes In The NFL - Week 13

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 8:24PM by JD Arney (author feed)
Filed under: Ohio State Football, Big 10

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Missed this for last week, but we're back for week 13. Here's how former Buckeyes fared in NFL action this past weekend:

Tim Anderson (BUF): 4 tackles
Nate Clements (BUF): 7 tackles, 2 pass deflections
Donte Whitner (BUF): 7 tackles, 1 pass deflection
Simon Fraser (CLE): 1 tackle, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Mike Vrable (NE): 7 tackles, 2 INT, 2 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery
Mike Nugent (NYJ): 1-1 FG (24), 5-5 PAT
Santonio Holmes (PIT): 1 reception for 18 yards, 2 returns for 12 yards
Matt Wilhelm (SD): 5 tackles
Ben Hartsock (TEN): 1 reception for 16 yards
Michael Jenkins (ATL): 4 receptions for 43 yards and 1 TD
Drew Carter (CAR): 1 reception for 5 yards
Na'il Digs (CAR): 2 tackles, 1 pass deflection
Chris Gamble (CAR): 3 tackles, 1 pass deflection
Bobby Carpenter (DAL): 3 tackles
Terry Glenn (DAL): 4 receptions for 52 yards
A.J. Hawk (GB): 8 tackles, 1 pass deflection
Ryan Pickett (GB): 3 tackles, 1 pass deflection
Will Allen (TB): 2 tackles
Joey Galloway (TB): 3 receptions for 37 yards

Former Buckeye of the Week is a pretty easy decision this go round. Mike Vrable had an absolutely monster game for the Patriots, participating in three turnovers, while also recording seven tackles and breaking up a couple of passes. Very impressive game, and a very impressive season so far for Mike Vrable.