"They Don't Know Its Us, Not Like Were The Raiders" Official 2016 Oakland Raiders Off-Season Thread
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Woodson is officially gone brehs
Owner Mark Davis says Raiders likely to stay in Oakland for 2016
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said Monday that his team is negotiating a one-year lease extension with the O.co Coliseum and expects his team will remain in the city for the 2016 season.
"As of today, right now we are in the process of trying to negotiate a one-year extension at the Oakland Coliseum to play the 2016 season there," Davis said in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami for his "TK Show" podcast. "And after we get that done, we'll sit down and try to figure out where the future of the Raiders lies."
Davis said the Raiders remaining in their current situation for 2016 is "not desirable" but "in life, you have to do things that make sense, and this absolutely makes sense."
He said the Raiders are not seeking any changes to terms of their lease from last season, so it's "up to the city" when the agreement for 2016 is signed.
Davis, who has had conversations with billionaire Red McCombs about San Antonio and visited Las Vegas, said he didn't consider any other temporary homes for the Raiders other than the planned Carson, California, project, which failed to gain approval at the recent owners meetings.
He said his visit to Las Vegas last week was "interesting." He said he had a "great meeting" with UNLV, whose contingent included university president Len Jessup and former president Donald Snyder. He said he also met with casino magnates Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson and UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta.
Davis said UNLV is building a new stadium whether there is an NFL team involved or not.
"I think Las Vegas is coming along. I don't know if the environment is correct for the National Football League or not. That's for the other 32 owners to decide," he said.
Davis said Las Vegas believes "the Raider brand would do well there." He said he was unsure if the NFL would resist a potential move to Las Vegas. The league said in a memo sent to all 32 teams that no city is considered off limits to teams considering relocating, however.
Davis said he hasn't made a recent visit to San Antonio. He made a visit to the city in 2014.
Davis also said in the interview that there are some other Bay Area sites that could work for the Raiders but that Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, isn't one of them. He didn't identify the locations he thought would work in the Bay Area.
"No, it's not," Davis said about the possibility of moving to Levi's Stadium. "I've always said in my mind, it's just not for the Raiders."
As or the reasons, he said the three criteria important to him for a stadium are "ingress, egress and parking."
The Raiders owner was also asked about potential interest in moving the team to San Diego if the Chargers decide to follow through with their agreement to partner with the St. Louis Rams on playing in Los Angeles.
Davis said he didn't want to say too much about San Diego, as he didn't want affect the team's negotiations with the city, which he called a "phenomenal place."
"For the Raiders, it would be great because we have a very large hispanic market, and we think that's something that we could tap into down there," he said.
Still, he hopes the Chargers are able to get a stadium in San Diego "because I know the fans down there would like to keep them."
Asked for his message to Raiders fans, he said the fans are at the "forefront" of his thoughts on finding a new stadium for the Raiders.
"They have been so patient and so forgiving through all of this that it's unbelievable to me," he said of Raiders fans.
Davis said the Raiders "have to have a home. We have to have a great home, and we want to have a great home" not only for the players, but the fans as well.
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said Monday that his team is negotiating a one-year lease extension with the O.co Coliseum and expects his team will remain in the city for the 2016 season.
"As of today, right now we are in the process of trying to negotiate a one-year extension at the Oakland Coliseum to play the 2016 season there," Davis said in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami for his "TK Show" podcast. "And after we get that done, we'll sit down and try to figure out where the future of the Raiders lies."
Davis said the Raiders remaining in their current situation for 2016 is "not desirable" but "in life, you have to do things that make sense, and this absolutely makes sense."
He said the Raiders are not seeking any changes to terms of their lease from last season, so it's "up to the city" when the agreement for 2016 is signed.
Davis, who has had conversations with billionaire Red McCombs about San Antonio and visited Las Vegas, said he didn't consider any other temporary homes for the Raiders other than the planned Carson, California, project, which failed to gain approval at the recent owners meetings.
He said his visit to Las Vegas last week was "interesting." He said he had a "great meeting" with UNLV, whose contingent included university president Len Jessup and former president Donald Snyder. He said he also met with casino magnates Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson and UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta.
Davis said UNLV is building a new stadium whether there is an NFL team involved or not.
"I think Las Vegas is coming along. I don't know if the environment is correct for the National Football League or not. That's for the other 32 owners to decide," he said.
Davis said Las Vegas believes "the Raider brand would do well there." He said he was unsure if the NFL would resist a potential move to Las Vegas. The league said in a memo sent to all 32 teams that no city is considered off limits to teams considering relocating, however.
Davis said he hasn't made a recent visit to San Antonio. He made a visit to the city in 2014.
Davis also said in the interview that there are some other Bay Area sites that could work for the Raiders but that Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, isn't one of them. He didn't identify the locations he thought would work in the Bay Area.
"No, it's not," Davis said about the possibility of moving to Levi's Stadium. "I've always said in my mind, it's just not for the Raiders."
As or the reasons, he said the three criteria important to him for a stadium are "ingress, egress and parking."
The Raiders owner was also asked about potential interest in moving the team to San Diego if the Chargers decide to follow through with their agreement to partner with the St. Louis Rams on playing in Los Angeles.
Davis said he didn't want to say too much about San Diego, as he didn't want affect the team's negotiations with the city, which he called a "phenomenal place."
"For the Raiders, it would be great because we have a very large hispanic market, and we think that's something that we could tap into down there," he said.
Still, he hopes the Chargers are able to get a stadium in San Diego "because I know the fans down there would like to keep them."
Asked for his message to Raiders fans, he said the fans are at the "forefront" of his thoughts on finding a new stadium for the Raiders.
"They have been so patient and so forgiving through all of this that it's unbelievable to me," he said of Raiders fans.
Davis said the Raiders "have to have a home. We have to have a great home, and we want to have a great home" not only for the players, but the fans as well.
I'm so fukking tired of mark and his fukking antics of signing 1 year deals to play at San Quentin East Bay stadium and his bullshytting of threatening to leave knowing Damn well he don't want to leave...
Go fukking play in Santa Clara for a year and then bounce...
I rather have kroenke bully ass as raiders owner
Go fukking play in Santa Clara for a year and then bounce...
I rather have kroenke bully ass as raiders owner
Trojan 24
Veteran
I wish he would just sell
I swear him and jim buss are communicating every day betting on who can fukk up more
I hope at one point Tuck and Woodson become coaches and work for the Raiders.
Also, I understand its his dad's team and legacy, but he needs to sell the team, he seriously has no idea what the fukk he is doing.
Also, I understand its his dad's team and legacy, but he needs to sell the team, he seriously has no idea what the fukk he is doing.
Hopefully it doesn't sidetrack his career, hes a big reason mack was getting those sacks, 1st round talent
Especially woodson... I haven't seen shyt from rod woodson as defensive back coach
Roger Goodell: If owners approve it, Raiders can move to Las Vegas
Raiders want to move to Las Vegas, Roger Goodell isn't completely opposed to the idea. The NFL commissioner told Rich Eisen on Tuesday that if the Raiders want to move there and the owners are willing to approve it, then he likely wouldn't get in the way.
"Ultimately, it's the ownership's decision," Goodell said on the Rich Eisen Show. "It requires 24 of the 32 owners to approve any relocation to any market."
Although the NFL would be on board if the owners approved the move, Goodell did point out that the league would have to iron out a few things before any potential move happened.
"Obviously, there are specific issues that would need to discussed in the context of Las Vegas," Goodell said.
The commissioner has made it clear in the past that the NFL is staunchly against the idea of betting on football games.
During the interview, Goodell also added that the although the league isn't opposed to a team in Vegas, a move there isn't on anyone's radar right now.
"I think it's way premature at this point to be speculating on that," Goodell said. "There's no proposals. There's nothing firm in anyway. I think this is something that at some point may come up, but at this point, we're not focused on that."
The NFL should probably start focusing on it, because Vegas is. There's a billionaire casino owner in the city who would very much like to see the Raiders there. The Las Vegas Sands has proposed a $1.2 billiondomed stadium that would seat 65,000 people.
Raiders want to move to Las Vegas, Roger Goodell isn't completely opposed to the idea. The NFL commissioner told Rich Eisen on Tuesday that if the Raiders want to move there and the owners are willing to approve it, then he likely wouldn't get in the way.
"Ultimately, it's the ownership's decision," Goodell said on the Rich Eisen Show. "It requires 24 of the 32 owners to approve any relocation to any market."
Although the NFL would be on board if the owners approved the move, Goodell did point out that the league would have to iron out a few things before any potential move happened.
"Obviously, there are specific issues that would need to discussed in the context of Las Vegas," Goodell said.
The commissioner has made it clear in the past that the NFL is staunchly against the idea of betting on football games.
During the interview, Goodell also added that the although the league isn't opposed to a team in Vegas, a move there isn't on anyone's radar right now.
"I think it's way premature at this point to be speculating on that," Goodell said. "There's no proposals. There's nothing firm in anyway. I think this is something that at some point may come up, but at this point, we're not focused on that."
The NFL should probably start focusing on it, because Vegas is. There's a billionaire casino owner in the city who would very much like to see the Raiders there. The Las Vegas Sands has proposed a $1.2 billiondomed stadium that would seat 65,000 people.