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there have been tons of below average defenses this year that have made Carr play s**t.
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and it's not that the coverages of the shitty defense are even that good. it's that he bails on the play and checks down to his outlet while wr's are getting open downfield. he is sabotaging our best plays with his ptsd.
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yep, even bad Ds don't have to do too much to unsettle Carr. a worthwhile qb is someone who can rise above the adversity on the field, sharpens his iron on theirs. carr is like the opposite of that.
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The Chargers figured it out. I rewatched several plays where all a defender had to do was 'show' to DC and DC would react. Even when that defender was like 8 yards away from him. Exactly what I would be telling my team every time I played against Carr. Just step to the side so he can see you and it completely throws him off.
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he gets bullied on the field and then talks about how he's going to get his comeuppance the next week. all he needs is a prepubescent whine to his voice.
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bullied by ghosts
 
Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer 24 Jul, 2018


“The one thing that will probably take [Raiders players] by surprise is the star-like quality that Gruden has and the relationship that he had with the fan base when he was here ... he’ll be the most popular guy on the sideline. It won’t be Derek Carr. It won’t be Khalil Mack. It’s going to be Jon Gruden.” – Charles Woodson

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. -- At 5:12 p.m. PT on Friday, with some Raiders fans having tailgated for nearly 10 hours, Jon Gruden arrived.

When Gruden arrived, he was ushered into a VIP room awash in Raiders alumni. He blew through like a silver-and-black-clad tempest, exchanging hugs and handshakes with Cliff Branch, Lester Hayes, George Atkinson, Mervyn Fernandez, Art Thoms, Raymond Chester, Jerry Robinson, Charlie Smith and Kenny Shedd.

While Gruden did not make any specific promises -- the alumni did that for him -- he did give a scouting report of his team, calling Carr “one hell of a quarterback,” saying the Raiders’ interior offensive line was “as good as there is in football,” rallying the crowd by saying, “Just to make the Kansas City Chiefs real mad, we signed Derrick Johnson” and insisting the Raiders would “find a way” to retain All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack, who held out of mandatory minicamp in June.

Then Gruden turned the mic over to Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie, who said, “We’re going to do everything we can to give y’all what y’all want.”

Um, a Super Bowl title?

Yeah, Branch said Gruden would deliver a Lombardi trophy to Oakland in the next “two years,” and Hayes, in his deep baritone and Southern Baptist preacher-like cadence, advised the congregation to, “Thank Jesus for Mark Davis, because he hired coach Gruden.”
 

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The 2-9 Raiders can’t catch the 9-2 Kansas City Chiefs or the 8-3 Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West. But it’s still mathematically possible for Oakland to grab the second AFC Wild Card berth with a 7-9 record.

This season, Gruden has been the “this is fine” meme as the franchise burns down around him. So imagine the wonderful “I told you so” quotes we’d get from him if the Raiders finished on that kind of high note.
 
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andana said:
Denzelle Good probably going to come in for Parker unless Penn can play, sometime. Doubtful. Very tough on Parker having to play the snaps he has. Wouldn't have been expected to be a starter at the beginning of the season. He does ok on running plays, needs to get stronger.
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Good won't be starting ahead of Parker.
 
Through Week 13, the Steelers had brought blitzes on 43 percent of pass plays this season, the highest rate in the NFL.

It’s one reason Pittsburgh leads the league in sacks with 41. It’s also why bringing running back C.J. Anderson up to speed with the Raiders’ offense this week has focused largely on pass protections.

“That’s a challenge for a running back,” Gruden said. “Because usually those guys are very, very involved in these (blitz) pickups.”



Gruden said Anderson has been a “quick learner” since the Raiders signed him Wednesday as a possible emergency replacement for lead back Doug Martin.

It remains unclear whether Martin will play Sunday. Martin was a full participant in practice all week but had a brace on his left knee Friday and is listed as questionable.


Game status: Along with Martin and Osemele, defensive tackle Maurice Hurst (ankle), linebacker Kyle Wilber(hamstring), cornerback Daryl Worley (shoulder) and receiver Seth Roberts (concussion) are questionable for Sunday. Gruden indicated he does not believe Wilber will play. Roberts was in concussion protocol Friday.
 

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Jon Gruden's frustration with the Raiders' recent drafts and overall talent base has been no secret this season in his return to coaching and, not surprisingly, the franchise will be making considerable changes for 2019, sources said.

General manager Reggie McKenzie will not return, which is not a surprise and has long been assumed in NFL circles, and several other members of the scouting and football operations staff will be changing as well. Gruden has total control over the organization, and the Raiders are in the early stages of a deep rebuild. Gruden and owner Mark Davis will be looking to woo top candidates to the Raiders franchise in its final year as nomads before moving into their new digs in Las Vegas in 2020.

Gruden knows he needs assistance in overhauling the roster and making the most of the bonanza of draft selections he has already accrued in the next two drafts via his trades of Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper. The team will also be in position to attempt to lure top free agents in what could end up being the defining offseason of Gruden's tenure.

Oakland also still has several veteran players on its roster who are likely to be the subject of trade talks at the combine in February, as Gruden continues to sort out which players will be a part of the long haul for the Raiders and whom to cast aside. The Raiders have a shot to land the first-overall pick as well, which will be attractive to potential front-office candidates, too.

Davis himself spoke about the talent deficiencies that have emerged in Oakland in the years just prior to Gruden's arrival, and while he has been a champion of McKenzie in the past and remains very fond of him personally, Gruden will not have difficulty making what he deems to be the requisite changes in Oakland this offseason.
 
I'm fairly certain Gruden will bring in one of the following guys to be the GM:

- Louis Riddick
- Bruce Allen
- Scot McCloughan

I can see Allen coming on in a Presidential type role and one of the other two coming on as GM. Reggie McKenzie is 100% gone though.

How good was yesterday's game though? Will post my article about it when it drops tomorrow morning, but it's clear that the Raiders finally have their Carr back.

In 2014, the Raiders were beyond a mess after starting 0-10. Carr was a very raw player but had some talent to see if he could develop. And against the 49ers in the Battle of the Bay, it seemed as though Carr took a few steps forward. I left the Coliseum that day (I was at the game) in firm belief that the Raiders finally had a QB worth developing and sticking with for the next few years. Today's game reminds me of 4 years ago. After the way Carr has been playing lately, but this game in particular was enough for me to believe that we need to stick with him for the time being. It just has that same feeling that the Raiders have their guy under center going forward.
 
Raiders fired GM Reggie McKenzie.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports McKenzie was given the option to say on the rest of the season, but he decided to walk away now. Despite Jon Gruden saying all of the right things when he was hired, this pairing never seemed likely to last. Now Gruden will have the opportunity to build the front office and scouting departments in his image. As for McKenzie, it was not always smooth sailing, but his 2014 (Khalil Mack, Derek Carr) and 2015 drafts (Amari Cooper) landed three premier players -- two of which were traded away this year seemingly with little input from McKenzie -- and set up Oakland's surprising 12-4 run through the 2016 season. It is possible he lands another high-profile job in the near future.
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Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
 
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport named Redskins GM Bruce Allen as a potential candidate for the Raiders' GM vacancy.

RapSheet noted that Jon Gruden has "final say" in the Raiders' organization, and he has longtime ties to Allen from their days together in both Oakland and Tampa Bay. Allen has had an hilariously unsuccessful tenure in Washington for nearly a decade, but cronyism reigns supreme throughout the NFL. RapSheet also mentioned Lions exec Jimmy Raye and ex-Bucs GM Mark Dominik as GM candidates for the Raiders, who are scheduled to move to Las Vegas in 2020.
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Charlie Campbell from WalterFootball.com first 3 picks for the Raiders :-

2.
Oakland Raiders: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama

Reggie McKenzie has blown a lot of picks on bad defensive players. Thanks to Jon Gruden and the talented coaching staff he brought in, the most recent draft class has some promise with Kolton Miller, Arden Key, P.J. Hall, Maurice Hurst and Nick Nelson, but a lot more help is needed. The Raiders are fielding a terrible defense in 2018, so they should take the best defensive player regardless of position in the 2019 NFL Draft. The top two prospects are Nick Bosa and Quinnen Williams. Whichever one is available should be Oakland's first pick.

WalterFootball.com was the first in the media to report and project that Williams could be a high first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Sources from multiple teams, including two general managers, were raving about Williams to me before the other media caught on to him. Williams has been the breakout player for Alabama this year. Raekwon Davis and Isaiah Buggs received more preseason hype, but Williams has been the most consistent play-maker and disruptor on the Crimson Tide's defensive line. In 2018, Williams has 66 tackles with 18 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and one pass batted. He has also caused more disruption than the numbers indicate. Williams' game against LSU was one of the most impressive performances I've ever seen from a college defense tackle, and he reminded me of Warren Sapp in that game, among others.

Williams is very fast at the point of attack with the ability to fire a gap and cause havoc in the backfield. The redshirt sophomore is listed at 6-foot-4, 289 pounds. If those measurements are legit, he could be a good fit as a three-technique in a 4-3 defense or as a five-technique in a 3-4. Sources tell me they hear that Williams is planning to put in paperwork with the NFL Draft Advisory Board and that hearing a high grade could cause him to jump into the 2019 NFL Draft despite his limited experience at Alabama.


22.
Oakland Raiders: Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson

The Raiders grab an edge rusher to go across from Arden Key.

Ferrell has 46 tackles with 10.5 sacks, 17 tackles for a loss, three passes batted and two forced fumbles on the year. Clemson fields a defensive line that is comprised of future first-round picks, and some sources think that Ferrell created some of the big plays for the other Clemson defensive linemen in 2017. That season, he totaled 66 tackles with 18 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks, one pass batted and two forced fumbles. Fellow defensive end Austin Bryant spent 2017 playing himself into being an early-rounder, but Bryant did well at cleaning up a lot of scrambling quarterbacks running away from Ferrell. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Ferrell has quickness, athleticism, instincts, and the ability to bend around the corner. He looks like an edge rusher with double-digit sack potential in the NFL.


26.
Oakland Raiders: Deionte Thompson, S, Alabama

Reggie McKenzie screwed up the safety position for Oakland. Obi Melifonwu, a 2017 second-rounder, was a bust, and 2016 first-round pick Karl Joseph has been benched. Veterans Reggie Nelson and Marcus Gilchrist are band-aids and not long-term starters. Here's some safety help for Oakland/Las Vegas.

Thompson has been one of the breakout players in 2018, and multiple team sources are raving about him. They say that a first-round buzz is building around Thompson. In 2018, he has two interceptions, five passes broken up, three forced fumbles and 71 tackles. Thompson was a backup to Minkah Fitzpatrick and Ronnie Harrison as a junior. In limited playing time in 2017, Thompson had 25 tackles, a pass breakup and an interception. The 6-foot-2, 196-pounder has a big-time skill set and could be a fast riser during the 2019 NFL Draft process.


Would love those 3, please be on the money :fire::fire::fire::)
 
Steel Eagles said:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sport...an-not-interested-in-raiders-vacancy-1548513/

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Scot McCloughan figures one day to be an NFL general manager again.

It won’t be in 2019 for the Raiders.


Damn, he would of been an awesome get with scouting prowess.



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The key is in the wording there. He says he's not interested in a GM position. Well the Raiders are going to be shaking up their front office and the new top executive role will not exactly be similar to a GM role. I still expect Gruden to talk with McCloughan. Louis Riddick is the name I have heard from multiple people though. He's one to look out for. He spent a year as a player under Gruden in 1998 in Oakland, and they have the connection at ESPN as well.
 
The City of Oakland has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL for what it calls the team's "illegal" planned move to Las Vegas.

The city is seeking "millions" in damages and for the Raiders to "pay off the approximately $80 million in debt remaining from renovations at the Coliseum." It's a long shot, but the practical takeaway is that this could be the team's last year in the city. It has said it would not play in Oakland in 2019 if the city filed suit. Without Oakland, the team could be forced to play in a temporary home. San Antonio has been mentioned as a possibility in the past.


Source: San Jose Mercury News
 
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