OT: Draft Day Trades, Releases (J Campbell a Raider)
I cannot believe the Raiders picked up Campbell. For a fourth round pick in 2012 at that. I know their QB situation is anemic but why in the hell would you not just draft a QB.
And yes I understand he was a steal but even then, he takes up a roster spot with too much salary baggage.
Lions > Raiders
In other news OL Alan Faneca was released by the Jets. Leon Washington and LenDale White were traded to the Seahawks LB .Kirk Morrison to Jacksonville (who's putting together a decent draft)
Faneca was released by the Jets.
i was thinking of him heading to Arizona
The Raiders traded Kirk Morrison To Jaguars 2010 picks according to NFL.com
Are you serious? The Raiders need a good QB. There is no salary cap next year so salary isn't a factor. He's making a little more than 3 mill a year right now. As a Raider fan I am ecstatic. Obviously you didn't watch any Raider games last year.
i saw plenty of Washington games. my point is it plays the delay game in Oakland rather than addressing the need and moving forward. would say the same thing if jacksonville didn't draft clausen and traded for campbell.
They have him for 2 years. That is plenty of time to extend his contract if they deem him worthy. They are a lot closer than people think. Also, they have said how Campbell has had a new OC almost every year. His stats have improved at a good pace the last 3 years too. I'm not sure you have the right facts.
If you watched Redskin games, you are painfully aware of the decimated O-line that Campbell had in front of him. He spent as much time on his ass as he did on his feet. Samuels was hurt early in the year and there were several other key injuries to the offensive line.
Campbell may never be a great QB, but with the tools, he can be decent and better than what the Raiders had.
Holy Hell. Did everyone see Millen make that apology? This PC crap is ridiculous.
I saw the apology.... but not what it was for. What did he say to/about Jaws?
I really have no idea. He said something about fried bologna sandwiches. The apology was more improper than the joke.
You can't compare Jamarcus Russell (a brutally terrible player) with Jason Campbell (a merely average player). I watched the blood letting that was Russell at QB on a number of occasions last year and "god help me" a freshman Tate would have been a better option (for serious).
Jason Campbell isn't going to remind anyone of Tom Brady or Petyon Manning, but Jamarcus Russell is one of the worst NFL QB's I can remember. The raiders just went from probably having the worst starting QB in the nfl to one that is adequate.
As a raiders fan, I'm pretty happy with this move.
Why not draft a QB? They have other needs. They could have gotten Clausen in the second round, but then they wouldn't have Lamarr Houston, and they need a DT. They could have gotten McCoy in the third round, but then they wouldn't have Jared Veldheer, and they need OTs.
Maybe it will turn out that they would have been better off with Clausen, but I think drafting for defense and trading for Campbell is reasonable.
Clausen in Oakland? Get serious!
Jimmah is way too pretty for the Black Hole. Any attempt to draft him by the Raiders would have ended like a horrifying episode of Oz.