Fox Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer has reported that the Seahawks have agreed to trade linebacker Aaron Curry for a 7th-round pick in the 2012 draft and a mid-round conditional pick in the 2013 draft.A very intriguing move for both sides. The Seahawks were very disappointed in Curry's play this season and what he's brought to the field since he was the No. 4 overall selection in the 2009 draft. His best year came in 2010 when he finished the year with 73 total tackles and 3.5 sacks.Still, he never was the true impact player the Seahawks thought they were getting when ...
It appears that Aaron Curry has finally been traded, as the Seattle Seahawks shipped the No. 4 pick from the 2009 NFL Draft to the Oakland Raiders for two draft picks. While Curry has a ton of talent, he's been a huge bust at the NFL level and I really can't see why the Raiders would make this move.As many of the league's top teams have shown, the most effective way to build a team is through the draft. Well, the Raiders are already without a second-, third- and fourth-round pick in 2012, and the Curry deal just sent away ...
FOX Sports' Jay Glazer reports that the Oakland Raiders have traded two undisclosed draft picks, one in 2012 and one in 2013, to the Seattle Seahawks for benched linebacker Aaron Curry.Curry was the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He was considered the most NFL-ready player at the time. Since Pete Carroll took over as the Seahawks head coach, the two have often not seen eye to eye. Then, two weeks ago, Curry was benched.This is another move in a line of many in the overhauling of the Seahawks that has had them let go of Matt Hasselbeck, ...
What a weekend.A messy, tiring, exciting 25-20 win over the Houston Texans brings a bit of closure to the big hole in Oakland's heart. There is still a lot to sort through since team owner Al Davis passed away. The NFL legend was not just one community's figurehead. He was a close friend and mentor to a lot of Raiders players and personnel. You can't replace Al Davis.Yet, the S.S. Silver and Black need a new captain. Head coach Hue Jackson seems ready to be a leader for this club and nobody seems to mind. It's uncharted territory for the Raiders. Letting ...
Was it not like two or three weeks ago that Al Davis was holding the Raiders back?Was it not the consensus opinion over the last five years that Al Davis had lost it, didn't know what he was doing and needed to step down so the Raiders can win again?And now he's a genius who reinvented the game? What changed in the past couple weeks?Oh yeah, he's dead now.So all of a sudden, in a single moment, the masses of people switch on a dime and love him all of a sudden.What is it in our human condition that feels ...
By now you have more than one player that is battered, another may be beaten, and still another is enjoying a bye week. Jason Campbell is just one fantasy player that will get you through the whole mess. We have reached a trying point in the season to get positive value off the scrap heap that is the waiver wire. That does not mean it's a hopeless endeavour. There are still some very good deals to be had on the open market. All you have to do is get to digging. You better have some courage as these players will take a ...
For the second week in a row, I find myself writing about Darrius Heyward-Bey's fantasy stock. And to be totally honest, I wasn't very nice to him the last time I wrote about him. He responded by catching seven passes for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Houston Texans, brutally debunking all the mean things I wrote about his utter inability to produce points on a consistent basis. Somewhat shamefully, I am ready to admit that I have learned my lesson. Whereas in the past I would have advised against picking DHB up off the waiver wire, I suggest ...
The Oakland Raiders have a very rich history with the championships and all of the great players that came through. They have numerous Hall of Fame players, players that should be in the Hall of Fame and just great players that have helped along the way.The Raiders have also had their share of overrated players that somehow became fan favorites. Some of them were great great players but still overrated as they are blown up way more than what they should have been. Then I have a bonus that is the five greatest Raiders of all time.Turn the page to take a look at them. Begin Slideshow
First, I would like to say rest in peace Mr. Al Davis. Thank you for everything you've done for the Oakland Raiders and the NFL. Now that Terrelle Pryor has served his five-game suspension, he is eligible to practice with his teammates and play on Sunday if the Raiders so choose. Right now, the Raider Nation is mixed on what should be done with Pryor. Some believe he should just sit and wait his turn while learning from a seasoned veteran in Jason Campbell. Others don't see Campbell as the long-term quarterback and want to get the rookie going as ...
Following Al Davis' passing this past weekend, it's been fascinating to read about the man in detail to help provide perspective on his life and contributions to the game of football. Yet what's interesting, but perhaps common of obituaries, isn't what's being said, but what's left unexplained, as the end of the story seems to be glossed over or ignored for the sake of hiding a less than stellar final decade.More often than not, the best we can get from any of the major national columnists is Peter King's brief sidenote..."The shame of being young today is all you've seen is ...