We all know how important money is, but Richard Seymour and Michael Huff took a pay cut and this shows us that many Oakland Raiders are committed to the team.
It is encouraging to hear about the fact that Seymour and Huff made those decisions to help the Oakland Raiders comply with the rules on cap.
Their decision sends out a positive message to Raider Nation: These guys love their team, and they want to be a part of the great transition that is taking place in preparation for the 2012 season.
Last season was wretched with challenges, however, with the type of ...
Jose Canseco has never had a problem speaking his mind and that should be apparently clear from the two books that he has written.He is a noted steroid user and Canseco has pointed fingers at a number of other players in the majors that have done steroids. His accusations have been right on more than one occasion.The media loves Canseco because he often provides a number of great quotes. He added a few more to the list after he allegedly took a banned substance which will prevent him from playing in the Mexican League.Here are just some of the gems ...
Barring a "major change" between the two sides, it appears likely that the Oakland Raiders will release linebacker Kamerion Wimbley before their contractual deadline of Mach 17. According to ESPN AFC West blogger Bill Williamson, the Raiders have not talked to Wimbley "in several days" and the linebacker "is not interested in taking a pay cut."The Raiders still have over a week to come to an agreement on a restructured contract with Wimbley, even if that scenario looks unlikely now.If Wimbley remains on the Raiders' roster by March 17—the fifth day of the new league year—$17.5 million of Wimbley's contract becomes ...
Since when have the A's become one of the more bland teams in baseball? For a franchise with a reputation for being wild and out there, their clubhouse has been extremely quiet in recent years.Sure the days of the Mustache Gang, and Charlie Finley and his orange baseball are long gone, but when the A's have been successful, they've always had those fun, and even outlandish locker-room guys that make both the team and game captivating. After Finley began dismantling the team in 1976, the A's wallowed in mediocrity for years until "colorful" players like the "Bash Brothers" and ...
The hiring of Lamonte Winston is a step in a positive direction. Over the years there have been many Oakland Raiders who did not adjust to life after football. Of course, the counseling and guidance to survive after a player has an outstanding career in professional football is an issue that needs to be addressed.The employment of Winston in the area of Player Engagement is a step in the right direction,Everyone knows that some players seem to have a tendency to fall into troublesome situations. Early alerts and referrals just might help to reduce the incidences of non-sociable, illegal and ...
When the Oakland Raiders placed the franchise tag on strong safety Tyvon Branch, two things became clear.First, Branch would remain with the Raiders for the 2012 season at a price of over $6 million. Second, free-agent running back Michael Bush's return next season was in serious doubt. This is a telling sign for the Raiders.Bush was an invaluable backup, who provided exceptional relief for starter Darren McFadden over the past four seasons.In fact, since 2008, the year that both players were drafted by Oakland, Bush has played in more games at running back (61 to 45). With McFadden’s durability in ...
The Oakland Raiders took a pair of steps to address their precarious salary cap situation Wednesday, restructuring the contracts of defensive lineman Richard Seymour and safety Michael Huff in moves that should free up almost $12 million in salary cap space.Brian McIntyre of Mac's Football Blog reported the the details of the deals, which cut Seymour's cap hit for 2012 nearly in half while turning much of Huff's 2012 base salary into a more cap-friendly roster bonus and adding two years to the four-year, $32 million deal that the seventh-year safety signed last season, which allows the bonus to be ...
Preparing a mixed-league cheat sheet can be a daunting task for the everyday Joe or Jane, especially when arbitrarily forecasting which pitchers are on the cusp of a breakout...or on the road to an unsettling decline. But there's an easy way to proffer first cuts with starting pitchers, based on below-average Strikeout/Walk ratios. Simply eliminate the established veterans with 2011 K/BB ratios of less than 2-to-1, like these, ahem, bums:Starting PitchersChad Billingsley, Dodgers - 152/84 K-BB rateJhoulys Chacin, Rockies - 150/87 K-BB rate (the most attractive asset on this list)Trevor Cahill, Diamondbacks - 147/82 K-BB rate (with Oakland)James McDonald, Pirates - 142/78Derek Lowe, ...
In order to properly analyze the prospects that could be in play for the Oakland Raiders, it's important to determine what compensatory selections the Raiders could receive for losing Nnamdi Asomugha, Zach Miller, Robert Gallery, Bruce Gradkowski and Thomas Howard.It's a complicated proprietary formula and the picks aren't announced until the end of March. Until then, we are left guessing.Nnamdi Asomugha: 3rdZach Miller: 3rd or 4thRobert Gallery: 4th5th: Tradeable6th TradeableKevin Boss and Stephon Heyer cancel out the losses of Bruce Gradkowski and Thomas Howard, assuming Gradkowski did not sign a league-minimum contract. The Raiders could receive another pick in the seventh round depending on the number of compensatory selections awarded in earlier rounds.The Raiders could end up with five selections ...
ForewordThe controversy about the bounty scandal is rising up like a storm. The NFL Rule Book already has about 244 pages, and the impact of the scandal will probably result in more pages being added to a very technical document.If the regulations continue putting constraints on the game of football, the fans may end up viewing a type of "tag" football, rather than having their emotions explode after viewing big hits that yield a "crunching" sound, audible to those who view the NFL videos.More than one article makes reference to Mr. Al Davis and his "Just win, baby" attitude. Since ...