The Oakland Raiders are now the proud owners of yet another first-round draft pick that pooped out on the team that drafted him. Aaron Curry is headed for Oakland and that comes as no surprise. Over the years, Al Davis simply loved reclamation projects. It was all about Raider Rehab. These Raiders have done this 12 times, picking up guys who were first-round picks. They now have those 12 on their 53 man roster and seven are on the defensive side of the ball. The Raiders even gave up their own 2011 first-round pick to get Richard Seymour, who has ...
The Oakland Raiders made a move yesterday, acquiring former first-round pick Aaron Curry from the Seattle Seahawks for two draft picks.Curry, who was the No. 4 pick of the 2009 NFL draft, will be brought in to add depth to a banged up linebacking corps in Oakland. However, fans shouldn't expect him to play his way into a starting role.In Seattle, Curry lost his starting job to a rookie and was all but cast aside. He had just 22 tackles through the season's first five games and has really done nothing to distinguish himself during his first three seasons.While he ...
Jason Campbell. Kamerion Wimbley. Jarvis Moss. Heck, even Kyle Boller.The Oakland Raiders might not always hit on their own first-round picks, but they can make other teams' picks work just fine.All four of the aforementioned players have found some modicum of success in the Silver and Black.Oakland is now hoping to work its magic on former No. 4 overall pick Aaron Curry.The Raiders landed the linebacker from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for undisclosed draft picks in 2012 and 2013.Curry is only three years into the league but has been a complete disappointment. When drafting a linebacker without pass-rush skills ...
The suspension that has kept Terrelle Pryor off the field for five weeks is finally over, and many people are wondering what to expect from the former Ohio State player in Week 6.As a person who has watched a lot of Ohio State football, I can say Pryor has developed from a speedster with a cannon into a true quarterback. However, he is a long way from an NFL starter, so it is good he has time to learn and develop as current starter Jason Campbell has been pretty solid this season.Campbell has been doing as well as Raider fans ...
If the Oakland Raiders can beat the Houston Texans on the road, then they can beat anyone.At least, such is what the Silver and Black's fanbase would have you believe. Raiders fans do tend to overreact to wins. The difference this year is that they may actually be right.Regardless of whether or not the Raiders are good enough to beat anyone, they're certainly good enough to beat the Cleveland Browns when they come calling this weekend. The Browns may be 2-2 on the season, but that record is misleading seeing as how their two wins came against a pair of ...
If you think this is just your average game between the Cleveland Browns and the Oakland Raiders, you are completely out of your mind. The Oakland Raiders are fresh off a huge win on the road against the Houston Texans, but even more importantly, the are dealing with an even worse loss. Long-time Raiders owner Al Davis died last week, which left the NFL in shock. It left Oakland's tight-knit fanbase known as Raider Nation in shock as well, and the condolences and support in the aftermath have been overwhelming. Oakland went out last week and captured a very emotional ...
The Raiders have always had the reputation of being full of malcontents, misfits and cast-offs so it makes perfect sense that they traded for fledgling linebacker and first-round bust Aaron Curry today. The trade is about as close to a no-brainer as you can get in the NFL. All the Raiders gave up in return was a seventh-round pick next year, and a conditional middle-round pick in 2013. Do you remember who the Raiders drafted in the seventh round this year? Me neither, and that’s exactly the point.The last guy selected in the seventh round every year is christened “Mr. ...
Ron Washington. Or Bob Geren. Ron Washington or Bob Geren. Ron Washington or Bob Geren? That was the question that general manager Billy Beane had to answer when trying to fill the position of skipper of the Oakland Athletics following the 2006 season.The A’s had been swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Tigers, and Ken Macha was subsequently fired—despite leading them to the ALCS for the first time in 14 seasons. Whatever Macha lacked needed to be fulfilled by the incoming new manager. Beane’s decision to name the replacement rested on the teeter-totter of Ron Washington and Bob ...
Linebacker Aaron Curry looks to be making a trip down south from Seattle to Oakland.Wednesday, October 12 at 4:10 p.m. EDTJay Glazer was one of several sources to report that the Seahawks and Raiders agreed to a trade to send Curry to Oakland.As of now, the picks are undisclosed. Still, this does show that Curry has fallen a bit since he was drafted. Curry was selected fourth overall in 2009 and is now being traded for picks likely to be significantly below that.Wednesday, October 12 at 4:24 p.m. EDTAdam Schefter pointed out that the Raiders don't necessarily have much to ...
When reports surfaced earlier today that Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry was not at practice today and that his locker had been cleaned out, it seemed just a matter of time before a trade was announced.And indeed that is the case, with the 2009 first-round draft pick headed to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a seventh round 2012 draft pick and a conditional middle round pick in 2013.The Seahawks made it clear they were open to trading Curry, after he failed to meet the expectations the team had for him when choosing him with the fourth overall pick in ...