The Raiders

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Did they really take a guy in the 2nd round who Mel Kiper had rated as the 72nd best player at his position in the draft?

[timmgirvan]

The Raydars are done before they start, and they won't change until the guy at the top is relieved of his duties!

[IrishofNDMan]

as a Niners fan I must thank the Raiders for leaving Crabtree for our taking.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

as a Niners fan I must thank the Raiders for leaving Crabtree for our taking.

Still Happy ? Goooooooooooooooo Raiiiiiiiiiidddddddders !!

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Did they really take a guy in the 2nd round who Mel Kiper had rated as the 72nd best player at his position in the draft?

1.Mel Kiper has bottles of hair gel older than
the earth.
2. Mel Kiper rated Cedric Benson
the #1 runner after the Rose Bowl without
taking into account he had a fantastic offensive line
in college and was a huge prima donna.
3. Mel Kiper cannot possibly view every inch of film there is
available.
4. Mel Kiper knows this often times is a gigantic crap shoot
this deep in the draft and if he does not, his hair gel has
entered his brain through his scalp and caused petrification.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

don't you think the Raiders could have got him in say - I don't know - like the 4th round?

Why reach?

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

don't you think the Raiders could have got him in say - I don't know - like the 4th round?

Why reach?

One does not reason with Al Davis
or Mel Kiper's hair gel.
Neither have synapses.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Speed Kills.... and this wide out will stretch the field... with #2's arm. and #20's running style... the field will open up . Plus two different mock drafts had the raiders takin this gentleman from Maryland. Goooooooooo
Raaaaaaiiiiddddddeeeerrrrssssssssssssss !!!

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Speed Kills.... and this wide out will stretch the field... with #2's arm. and #20's running style... the field will open up . Plus two different mock drafts had the raiders takin this gentleman from Maryland. Goooooooooo
Raaaaaaiiiiddddddeeeerrrrssssssssssssss !!!

they were complete idiots for not taking Crabtree.... Like the craziest thing I've ever seen. They will be a complete failure of a team unless somehow they stop being so dumb.


Edit: You know whats so funny about picking Darrius Heyward-Bey in before Crabtree and Maclin (shoot.. Nicks is better than Bey)... is that they guy last year only earned an ALL ACC HONERABLE MENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the ACC SUCKED last year!!! and had about 600 recieving yards.


Now I believe that Russell has a shot to be a good NFL QB... but come ON now.. Freaking Darrius Heyward-Bey, the fourth best reciever in the draft, at best..... with the 7th pick over MICHEAL CRABTREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The raiders deserve to lose.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Speed Kills.... and this wide out will stretch the field... with #2's arm. and #20's running style... the field will open up . Plus two different mock drafts had the raiders takin this gentleman from Maryland. Goooooooooo
Raaaaaaiiiiddddddeeeerrrrssssssssssssss !!!

Oh my God.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by pgardn

1.Mel Kiper has bottles of hair gel older than
the earth.
2. Mel Kiper rated Cedric Benson
the #1 runner after the Rose Bowl without
taking into account he had a fantastic offensive line
in college and was a huge prima donna.
3. Mel Kiper cannot possibly view every inch of film there is
available.
4. Mel Kiper knows this often times is a gigantic crap shoot
this deep in the draft and if he does not, his hair gel has
entered his brain through his scalp and caused petrification.

Why not? The guy works 2 days a year!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Did they really take a guy in the 2nd round who Mel Kiper had rated as the 72nd best player at his position in the draft?

What the phuck were the Dophins thinking taking Pat White 44th? He's a great athlete and a good kid but has no position.

Crabtree is overrated. And Pat White is scary talented.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Crabtree is overrated. And Pat White is scary talented.

disagree about crabtree. agree about pat white

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

disagree about crabtree. agree about pat white

I say Kenny Britt has more touchdowns next season than Crabtree.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I say Kenny Britt has more touchdowns next season than Crabtree.

I dont know... both teams have passing issues. (Titans and San Fran)

Maclin or Nicks will have the most touchdowns of any rookie WR just because of the teams they are on.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by philcski

What the phuck were the Dophins thinking taking Pat White 44th? He's a great athlete and a good kid but has no position.

White is a stud and a winner... they Fins have a great man and player and he will adapt to anything they give to him.

Its a shame that he wont get a chance to try at QB... (better than Vick IMO as a passer and almost as good of a runner except Vick is faster)

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by philcski

What the phuck were the Dophins thinking taking Pat White 44th? He's a great athlete and a good kid but has no position.

Perfect fit for the Wildcat formation, and will be able to be used in a bevy of different ways to throw the defense off kilt.

[philcski]

I think Pat White is the kind of guy you want on your team by all accounts, and personally I think he's a great athlete, but don't you think he'd be available in the 4th round? Or was he more coveted than I thought because he was flexible about what position he plays, unlike other "running" QB's?

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Perfect fit for the Wildcat formation, and will be able to be used in a bevy of different ways to throw the defense off kilt.

Good point about the Wildcat formation.

[declansharbor]

Personally, I think the 44th pick was a tad of a stretch, although if he fits the scheme that you run, it may have been worth the early pick.

Alot of the so called 'experts' were buzzing about him due to the superior Senior Bowl that he had. I think that if he just had a par SB and combine, he may have went in day 2 of the draft.



and on DHBey, look no further than the combine for the reason(s) Da Raiders took him over Crabtree. He excelled in a few of the drills and I guess Al Davis couldnt overlook that. They showed a stat of all of the 40 times of some guys taken by the Raiders, and this guy fit that list to a tee. They dont look for players, they look for speed. This could help to explain their record as of late.