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[HNL HI]

doesn't waived/injured mean the player gets stashed on ir all year if they clear waivers?

Yes, I hope Cowser and Ball clear waivers.

Vic just tweeted that they both cleared and are on IR

 

[HNL HI]

Wait, he deleted the tweet

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Wait, he deleted the tweet

You're right he did

 

[HNL HI]

Good to see KJ Brent made the practice squad

 

[njavier03]

KJ should've taken Holmes's spot IMO

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Paul Gutierrez ( ) says Cowser and Ball made it back to us on IR.

 

[HNL HI]

MEJ on IR expected to miss 8 weeks

 

[njavier03]

At least we have ward and calhoun

 

[raider5]

Sad about MJE. Dude was suppose to be good to go early in the season...now won't be back til midway

My dude just can't catch a break...

 

[HNL HI]

 Khalil Mack thinks Raiders’ defense can be as good as Broncos’

After a long day of meetings and practice and more meetings, Lee Smith finally would plop down in his hotel room at training camp and open up a bottle of Napa whine.

The Raiders’ tight end is often lined up against All-Pro defensive end Khalil Mack in practice, and “I called my wife and complained about it at night,” Smith said, smiling.

“She’s the only one I really let know how bad it is,” he said.

Mack, coming off a 15-sack season, knows only one speed, and he let Smith and the offensive linemen have it at training camp.

There are many reasons why the Raiders are confident that they will make the jump from 7-9 to the playoffs, and the 6-foot-3, 260-pound hurricane is the biggest one.

“He’s a frickin’ nightmare,” Smith said. “He can do it all. The minute you try to stop his speed, he’ll put you on your back. The minute you try to stop his power, he’ll run by you …

“I don’t want to make any crazy statements, but I am not sure I’ve played against anyone better.The kid is one of those every-decade kind of guys, and I am sure glad as hell he’s a Raider.”

Quarterback Derek Carr says, only half-jokingly, that Mack, 25, will get 30 sacks this year.

His speed, power, violent hand use while his feet are pumping and ability to get low are all ... well …

“Freakish,” new outside linebacker Bruce Irvin said.

The Raiders’ offensive linemen love that they don’t have to go against him in games.

At one camp practice, left tackle Donald Penn had good position and still watched Mack get past him for a sack.

Mack “bends, he’s about this far from the ground,” said offensive line coach Mike Tice, reaching down and putting his hand about a foot off the ground. “He just slips under Donald’s hands.”

Tice still shakes his head at the play. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “He is blessed. There are not many like him. We’re very lucky to have him.”

Raiders linebacker Malcolm Smith compared Mack to Chiefs Hall of Fame pass-rusher Derrick Thomas.

“I have never, in person, seen a player as dominant as he is,” Smith said. “He can beat you one-on-one in many different ways, and if you put two guys on him, he often beats them, too.”

Mack doesn’t back down from opponents who hold or grab his facemask, or when an offensive lineman brings a buddy to stop him.

“There are a lot of ways to work through all those different blocks you’re talking about,” Mack said. “Those are the things we’re focusing in on now. We’re getting through them. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

The Raiders signed Irvin from the Seahawks to help pressure the quarterback from the right side and take some attention off Mack.

“We’re looking forward to dominating,” Mack said. “That’s really both of our mind-sets, and that’s one of the things that brought us close real quick.”

Mack doesn’t think teams can keep doubling him with Irvin on the other side.

“You’re going to have to even it up and play man up, one-on-one,” Mack said. “One-on-one across the board or either chip on both sides because he’s a special player. You really didn’t get to see too much of what he can do in Seattle. So just having him going full mode over here is going to benefit us as a defense in a tremendous way.”

Mack said the Raiders’ defense can be as good as that of the Super Bowl champion Broncos.

“I know that’s one of the best defenses in the history of the game, but we can make the quarterback uncomfortable, just like they did,” Mack said. “We have a lot of talent, and a ball-hawking secondary. It’s not going to happen overnight, but we can be that good with hard work and with our own little twists.”

One of the things that teammates love most about Mack is how hard he works. His motor doesn’t stop.

“If Khalil Mack is backside of a running play, he wants to win,” Lee Smith said. “And that’s very, very, very special.”

 

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[raider5]

I guess the highlights are:

• Karl Joseph not starting.
• Menelik over Austin (kind of expected).
• Crazy seeing 4 RB's on the depth chart.
• I wonder who's getting released/Practice Squad when Marcel comes back.

 

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[njavier03]

Idk how Taiwan managed to snag the back up gig

 

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[njavier03]

he hardly played in preseason though. granted it is preseason, but how can you just give the guy the job? didn't he also switch to CB at one point? i'm not saying i don't like him. i just like what i saw out of washington.

 

[northoaklandfc]

The depth charts released to the media are just words on paper. Doesn't necessarily say much about scheme and rotations.

If Taiwan gets 7 touches on Sunday and Washington gets 12, the depth chart doesn't really mean very much.

 

[HNL HI]

Taiwan is one of the best special teams player also.

 

[HNL HI]

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[The_Isomotion31]

goosebumps.

 

[raider5]

Chuck 

 [h1]Charles Woodson Picks Oakland Raiders To Win Super Bowl[/h1]
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[h2]ESPN’s commentators and analysts have made their predictions for the 2016 NFL season. Charles Woodson has bold predictions for the Oakland Raiders.[/h2]
ESPN’s cast of commentators have announced their predictions for the 2016 NFL season, including AFC and NFC champions, Super Bowl winner and league MVP.

Charles Woodson, a man who needs no introduction, has picked the Oakland Raiders to not only win the AFC Championship, but also the Super Bowl. He also picked Khalil Mack to win league MVP.

Woodson is the only ESPN employee of the 42 listed to pick a Raider in any of the categories, unsurprisingly. The list also includes Jon Gruden, who picked the Green Bay Packers over the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Super Bowl, and Aaron Rodgers to win MVP.

Woodson’s prediction *might* have some bias (okay, it definitely has some bias) but we won’t hold him against it. Annie Apple (mother of Eli Apple) picked her son’s New York Giants to win the Super Bowl, with Eli Manning earning MVP. And Randy Moss picked the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl, although that one can be justified.

Mack winning MVP would really be something. A defensive player hasn’t won the award since Lawrence Taylor in 1986, and only two have ever done so.

Here are some notes about the rest of the predictions:

11 commentators predicted that the Seattle Seahawks will win it all. The Packers had nine votes and the Patriots had six. The Arizona Cardinals and the Steelers each earned five votes.

As for Conference Championships, the Patriots (17 votes) and the Steelers (15) are favored to win the AFC, while the Packers (16) and the Seahawks (15) are favored in the NFC. Russell Wilson (12), Aaron Rodgers (11) and Ben Roethlisberger (7) earned the most votes for league MVP.

 

[The_Isomotion31]

Can't wait for NFL Sunday Countdown because of that man. lol. 

 

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[northoaklandfc]

We have all the tools but I'm still concerned on the offensive side of the ball.

Aggressive and Bill Muskgrave don't go together.

Hell neither do aggressive and Latavius Murray.