2011 Oakland Raiders Season Thread

[Komp]

Originally Posted by RaiderNation

Rookie Denarius Moore was burning Routt according to tweets. Beat him 3 times in a row.

While this is great for Denarius, I'm not so sure it is good news for our secondary, especially considering the cash we threw at Routt this offseason.

[RaiderNation]

Boss is offically a Raider!!

[RaiderNation]

Here is a mock up of what our roster looks like right now. I can see us bringing Langston Walker back in to start at RT/RG depending on what we do with Barksdale

QB Jason Campbell
Trent Edwards
Kyle Boller

RB Darren McFadden
Michael Bush
Tawain Jones

FB Marcel Reece

WR Louis Murphy
Chaz Schilens
Jacoby Ford
Denarius Moore
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Nick Miller

TE Kevin Boss
Brandon Myers
Richard Gordon/Davis Ausberry

LT Jared Veldheer
Khalif Barnes

LG Daniel Loper
Just Smiley

C Stefen Wizniewski
Samson Satele

RG Cooper Carlsile
Bruce Campbell

RT Joseph Barksdale
Seth Wand

DE Matt Shaughnessy
Trevor Scott

DT Richard Seymour
Desmond Bryant

DT Tommy Kelly
John Henderson

DE Lamarr Houston
Jarvis Moss

SLB Kamerion Wimbley
Sam Williams

MLB Rolando McClain
Darryl Blackstock

WLB Quinton Groves
Travis Goethel

CB Stanford Routt
DeMarcus Van Dyke
Chimdi Chekwa

SS Tyvon Branch
Mike Mitchell

FS Michael Huff
Hiram Euegene

CB Chirs Johnson
Walter McFadden

K Sebastian Janokowski
P Shane Lechler
KR Jacoby Ford
PR Tawain Jones/Nick Miller

[Donno]

Looking at those starting CB's just makes me facepalm.

[RaiderNation]

Originally Posted by Donno

Looking at those starting CB's just makes me facepalm.

Ya it is going to be a rough year unless McFadden, Chekwa, or DVD step up

[EvilNixon]

That starting O-line makes me nauseous.

I wish Huff would move to CB so Mike Mitchell can get on the field more.

[RaiderNation]

Originally Posted by EvilNixon

That starting O-line makes me nauseous.

I wish Huff would move to CB so Mike Mitchell can get on the field more.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a few packages like that just to get our best talent on the field at once

[slightlyaraiderfan]

From the stuff that was said, it kind of sounds like we agreed to terms on Huff's deal quite a while ago. Wish we would have waited, because I don't think he would have been paid 16 mil this year once other offers started coming in...

[RaiderNation]

Bush signs his tender and is at camp. I have the feeling this will be his last season in Oakland :(

[Raiderz4Life]

man unless we generate some serious pressure our DBs are gonna get raped lol and plz plz plz plz don't bring Langston Walker back...plz

[RaiderNation]

I thought Walker played alright last year, a lot better than what we had seen at with Green at RT. I wouldn't be mad if we brought him back to play guard over Carlsile

And also Moore continues to be the star of camp. Now in the first string and still making great catches. :)

[RaiderNation]

The first-team O-line on this day, then: (left tackle) Jared Veldheer, (left guard) Wisniewski, (center) Samson Satele, (right guard) Cooper Carlisle, (right tackle) Khalif Barnes. Reports said the oline looked much "beefier" look and wouldn't be surpsied if we stuck with this for a while. I just can't stand having Carlsile at RG, someone needs to step up and take that spot(hopefully when Bruce Campbell can once he is healthy)

Justin Smiley retired, we Derek Hagen and Chad Jackson as well.

[Raiderz4Life]

Didn't we cut Carlisle?

[RaiderNation]

Originally Posted by raiderz4life

Didn't we cut Carlisle?

It was reported we did, but I think he restructured just like CJ did

[EvilNixon]

The right side of our line has no power lol.

[RaiderNation]

I have the feeling Barksdale will be a starter somewhere on the oline. If Barnes can hold down RT, the Barksdale needs to start over Carlsile.

[Stash]

Darn, I was hoping Wiz would play C. Don't think Satele fits the power scheme all that great, but he's not terrible.

[RaiderNation]

I suggest you all go to raiders.com and watch the interviews. Listen to Rod Woodson today and got an encouraging vibe and info from him. Looks like we will be seeing more multiple look defenses, instead of man to man all the time.

[Komp]

We will need to play some zone from time to time with those corners, but I am sure Al will inform Rod which types of coverage he will be playing as the season goes on.

[RaiderNation]

Matt Shaugnessy is looking like a Pro Bowl type player in camp according to a lot of reporters. If both he and Houston can take another step forward from last year and we see Seymour and Kelly still producing, our dline will be nasty

[RaiderNation]

Looks like we are talking with CB Kelvin Hayden...

[NotRickJames]

Originally Posted by RaiderNation

Looks like we are talking with CB Kelvin Hayden...

Good. We need more depth at corner.

I don't exactly have faith in Jeremy Ware and Walter McFadden. Not at all a believer in DVD either. Typical reach if you ask me.

I'm pumped for Denarius Moore, though. Guy was underrated in college and he's been getting rave reviews all camp.

[RaiderNation]

Couldn't find the channel for the game today, kinda pissed me off. Hopefully they show replays on NFLN

[RaiderNation]

So I found the replay of the game is tomorrow night at like 11pm, so i guess i will have to wait to see my first look at our team. Here's some things I want to see

-Is the Denarius Moore hype for real? I hope to see him get a lot of reps, especially with Ford and Murphy out

-Can we cover? Routt is a good CB, but other than him we have question marks. Id like to see one of our young guys step up and make a play

-Are Barksdale and Wiz starting caliber yet? I really hope they are, because if they aren't we will have a lot of problems

-Boller vs Edwards. Who will win the 2nd string job? I really hope one of then can look decent enough for us to feel comfortable enough tonput in if Campbell goes down

[slightlyaraiderfan]

#Raiders now tell me game will be shown in LA at 12 midnight, rather than live at 7. Sorry. Shown in Bay Area tape-delayed at 9 on KICU 36

via Paul Gutierrez