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Brehs, i know i'm not the only one who's been waiting for some of that good ol raider fukkery.... It wouldn't be the raiders if there wasn't some fukkery to be had.

This GM and Organization doing the right thing and making sensible decisions and planning for the future shyt is unfamiliar to me
 
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Peoples said:
little is good. he get blasted for dropping passes, but i like his game
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he has low football iq and hands of stone. but definitely a good amount of raw potential. he mightve needed a change of scenery. I like this pickup for yall
 
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Allen said he is considering using RB Maurice Jones-Drew to return punts. #Raiders

What y'all nikkas doing b
 
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Cant have enough weapons, especially big targets like Finley. I am curious to see how Ausberry comes back from his injury and how Rivera progresses in his 2nd season. Beat reporters saying Criner is balling out during OTA's, but I'll reserve judgement til I can see him do it in pads against the competition.

Cant wait for the season to begin
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If he doesn't show he has it this year then he's good as gone

Same with this guy​
 
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Moore: " I Want to Be Best Linebacker There Is "

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Khalil Mack falling into the Oakland Raiders' lap at No. 5 overall in last month's NFL draft perhaps affected no one already on the team more than Sio Moore.

As a rookie taken in the third round a year earlier, Moore was somewhat of a revelation. He started 11 games and played in 15. (The lone game he missed came after he suffered a concussion in a car accident.) He led the Raiders' first-year players with 55 tackles (33 solo), 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble.

But Mack joining the team has forced Moore to switch positions, at least for the time being, as Mack has settled in at strongside linebacker and Moore has flipped over to the weak side in Oakland's base 4-3 defense.

And really, that's just fine with Moore.

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Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports"I just try to use my versatility and continue to show our coaches and my teammates that I can do anything on the field," said Sio Moore.
"I did this in college," he said of his time at UConn this week, at the onset of organized training activities (OTAs).

"I started out as a Will and then moved to Sam, where the Sam was an outside linebacker and a down free safety. Moving from Sam to Will here again, it's nothing that's abnormal. I just try to use my versatility and continue to show our coaches and my teammates that I can do anything on the field and I want to continue to work at it, no matter the position."

Of course, being on the weak side will mean Moore's pass-coverage skills will be under more scrutiny, right?

"Based on what the call is," coach Dennis Allen said. "All of our linebackers are going to have to be able play the run. All of our linebackers are going to have to be able to play the pass. All of our linebackers are going to have to rush the passer.

"We'll find ways to get guys that can do those things. We'll find ways to get them on the field."

Besides, while the Raiders' base defense is a 4-3, the personnel may actually suggest a 3-4 is a better fit and defensive coordinator Jason Tarver has promised to show even more multiple looks this season.

"We believe in versatility," Allen added. "When you get into games, the more things guys can do, the better you are going to be able to adjust, change the game plan, make the defense work based on what the offense is doing to you. There will be times where you need more linebackers on the field based on what the offense is doing. Sometimes, you may not need as many.

"Yes, (Moore) has the skill set for that (Will) position and we'll continue to work with him throughout the rest of these OTAs and training camp. Again, we're going to put the best three guys on the field. Whoever those best three guys are, we're going to put them on the field and we're going to go play."

If those best three are indeed Moore, Mack and middle linebacker Nick Roach, the odd man out would be last year's starting weakside linebacker, Kevin Burnett, who is working through an ankle injury.

But Moore has developed a kinship with Roach, one that goes beyond the field.

"Nick has been one of those guys for me that's been a big brother and like a father figure-type role," Moore said. "I've never had a father and to hear a lot of wisdom and guidance that he provides as a friend, and as somebody who I really look [at] as family and a brother, it means a lot to you."

It means almost as much as, if not more than, Moore's on-field objective. Remember, this is the guy who famously said the Raiders drafted the best linebacker in college within an hour of Oakland tabbing him in 2013.

"Right now, my goal is not to be just a linebacker," he said, "it's to be the best linebacker there is. The more that I can do, the more that I can learn, and the faster that I can learn it and the faster that I can produce and be a part of something, then we have a situation."

A positive one, at that.

:blessed: this linebacker crew with moore , mack & roach :ahh: will be nasty. tarver better have more blitz packages this year
 
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Raiders CB D.J. Hayden could be sidelined until training camp

Kevin Patra
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A week ago Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen downplayed cornerback D.J. Hayden sporting a walking boot.

It now appears that his injured right foot -- which he rolled several weeks ago -- might be more serious than originally expected. The injury could keep the second-year corner out until training camp.

"It's hard to tell," Allen said Monday, per CSNBayArea. "Initially I was hopeful (that he would return soon). We're day-by-day with DJ. Hopefully we'll have him out here, because he needs the work."

After being drafted No. 12 overall in 2013, Hayden missed most of last year's offseason program following abdominal surgery. He also misted the final eight games of the 2013 season after suffering a groin injury.

The Raiders expected a bounce-back year from Hayden, whose near-death experience in college offered one of the most heartwarming tales during the 2013 draft.

The latest "Around The League Podcast" picks the best receiver group in the NFL, and goes deep previewing the season with Bucky Brooks.
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Draft a dude who damn near died on the practice field brehs:snoop:
 
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Draft a dude who damn near died on the practice field brehs:snoop:
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how's that 3rd overall pic Dion Jordan doing for Miami? It's still too early but Reggie also has to be graded on the extra 2nd round pick's performance
 
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