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(Message started by: StegRock on Apr 6th, 2009, 4:31pm)
Title: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Apr 6th, 2009, 4:31pm
Raiders get insurance behind Russell in the form of former Bay area resident... [smiley=beatnik.gif] according to "The REAL Feed":

QB Garcia returns to Bay area, inks with Raiders (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/04/06/garcia.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (06.04.2009 16:10)
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Quarterback Jeff Garcia is returning to the Bay Area after agreeing to a deal with the Oakland Raiders.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 9th, 2009, 7:04pm
I don't know what it is with "certain" AFC West teams and crowded backfields, but... here's another.  Neal, I think, could be a nice addition.  If he still has "it", he could really help open up some holes for McFadden, Bush, Fargas & Co.  From "The REAL Feed":

Raiders add fullback Neal, running back Russell to crowded backfield (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81039b02&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (09.05.2009 14:58)
The Oakland Raiders have bolstered their backfield bysigning fullback Lorenzo Neal and running back Gary Russell.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 10th, 2009, 4:19pm
From a LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed",... here on Mother's Day, while the Raiders hope that Garcia can help with the birth of a great quarterback in Russell, old papa [smiley=wiseman.gif] wants in himself:

Commentary: Raiders mentor Garcia yearns to play (http://www.sacbee.com/sports/story/1848784.html?mi_rss=Sports)
The Sacramento Bee: Sports (10.05.2009 03:16)
Undrafted out of San Jose State, Jeff Garcia spent five seasons in the Canadian Football League before forging a long NFL career.ALAMEDA - This is going to be interesting. On paper, and in theory, it makes all the sense in the world.Sure, Jeff Garcia is ready to enter the next phase of his c...
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 14th, 2009, 3:26pm
Worthwhile rhetoric about QB Russell to read from a fantasy perspective... from "The REAL Feed":

Jim Trotter: Raiders' Russell struggling to be consistent QB (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jim_trotter/05/14/jamarcus/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (14.05.2009 09:19)
JaMarcus Russell showed flashes of promise late in '08, so why is SI.com's Jim Trotter down on the Oakland QB? Hint: Check the name on side of his helmet.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2009, 1:34am
Speedy receiver with cinder-block hands signs... according to "The REAL Feed":

Raiders sign seventh overall pick Heyward-Bey (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4245523)
The Sports Network: NFL (30.07.2009 22:40)
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 5th, 2009, 3:05am
Heyward-Bey, playing in the Bay near Hayward, shows his stone hands.  From "The REAL Feed":

Heyward-Bey struggling to get grip at Raiders camp (http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story?id=09000d5d811a3f6e&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (04.08.2009 15:41)
Oakland coach Tom Cable insists he is not concerned about wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, even as the Raiders' first-round draft pick struggles through the first fewdays of training camp.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 6th, 2009, 11:04am
Raiders O-line takes hit... according to "The REAL Feed":

Raiders' Barnes breaks ankle, out for 6-8 weeks (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/08/06/raiders.barnes.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (06.08.2009 01:01)
NAPA, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Khalif Barnes is expected to miss the start of the regular season after an MRI revealed a fractured left ankle.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 17th, 2009, 8:21pm
Kind of a side story,... but one that impacts team morale, the team's performance, and, thus, touches upon fantasy...  From "The REAL Feed": [smiley=boxer.gif]

Reports: Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable punched assistant (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4405681&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (17.08.2009 16:56)
Raiders coach Tom Cable reportedly hit one of his assistants at training camp headquarters.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 18th, 2009, 5:50pm
Chaz Schilens's hopeful start... hampered...  From "The REAL Feed":

Oakland Raiders receiver Chaz Schilens breaks bone in left foot (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4407623&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (18.08.2009 14:04)
Chaz Schilens, projected to be one of the Raiders' top two receivers this season, broke a bone in his left foot while running a route during Tuesday's joint practice with the 49ers.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 25th, 2009, 3:27pm
Worth noting at least insofar as the Raiders are needy at receiver...  It's just unbelievable this guy's career has become a footnote. :-/ From "The REAL Feed":

Raiders WR Walker back at practice after being plagued by injuries (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8121e405&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (25.08.2009 01:11)
What looked like a routine catch in a training camp practice for a former Pro Bowl player, was a lot more considering that Javon Walker has undergone surgery on his left ankle and right knee since last playing in an NFL game more than nine months ago.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Sep 5th, 2009, 11:06pm
Could this be the unceremonious :-/ end of the road for Jeff Garcia...??? [smiley=wiseman.gif] From "The REAL Feed":

Raiders release Garcia, 21 others as part of cut-down day moves (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4252066)
The Sports Network: NFL (05.09.2009 21:40)
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Sep 6th, 2009, 1:57pm
Patriot Games... [smiley=deal.gif] DL Seymour "expatriated", sent to the Bay...  From "The REAL Feed":

Pats trade All-Pro lineman Seymour to Raiders (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/06/pats.raiders.trade.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (06.09.2009 10:19)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots have traded five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders for a first-round draft pick in 2011.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Sep 7th, 2009, 8:25pm
Seymour in the fold, but not in the huddle... [smiley=huddle.gif] according to "The REAL Feed":

Seymour a no-show in Oakland; Cable says DE wants to play for Raiders (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d812709ea&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (07.09.2009 18:13)
Five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymourhas not reported to the Raiders a day after the New England Patriots traded himto Oakland.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Sep 8th, 2009, 10:04pm
Raiders still hoping to see more of Seymour... ;) according to "The REAL Feed":

Raiders still waiting on DE Seymour to report after trade from Patriots (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81275031&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (08.09.2009 19:32)
Five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour failed to report to the Oakland Raiders for a second consecutive day after being traded to the team from the New England Patriots.
Title: Re: Raiders Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Sep 10th, 2009, 3:04am
You know... I know the Raiders are a team surely in disarray, but don't discount the savviness of old Al Davis just yet...  Don't get me wrong...  I'm not going to endorse the selection of Darrius Heyward-Bey, but, given how the Michael Crabtree situation has unfolded... right across the Bay mind you, and with the economic state of things in Cali playing in Crabtree's mind according to some sources, don't go necessarily thinking that the old geezer didn't have the inside scoop on how things might unfold with Crabtree.  If that reasoning doesn't work for you, how about this...???  There also have been reports about Crabtree's being somewhere between a bit of an oddball and a downright nut-job.  At the very least, it takes one to know one! ;) Anway, the point is, I'm not so sure old 8-) Al didn't have some insight [smiley=threed.gif] on this, one way or another, going into the Draft...


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