Cornell Green highlights

[T-Long]

It's made for Darren McFadden, but you can see Green as the RT #74. He doesn't look too bad to me.

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[homeslice5484]

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how about pass blocking?

[T-Long]

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yeah they didn't show any of that, but from what I read and from his comments, he's strictly a run blocking tackle. Look out _____________!!!!! (insert QB of choice's name here)

[homeslice5484]

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Lots of TE help on the right side....but what about someone to help the rookie LT? Oh lord, last year all over again!

[tatersalad]

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He looked like a mauler I liked when he pulled up the middle too.

[Oaf]

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Man, we really blew it w/ Peters..

[tatersalad]

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We need to run the ball 30 times a game anyways

[ChristopherWalken]

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That was actually a pretty telling video. He held his run blocks quite well and was involved in some pull plays too. Outside of the Chiefs game when he tripped over his own feet an fell on his face, he had only one other bad play that I thought he looked lazy on.

McFadden took the ball to the right from about the 10 yard line. Green rolled out for a block but instead twirled to see the runner rather than just making his block. End result was his man prevented the TD.

[patmoran2006]

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I have gathered enough opinions and facts and stats from enough people to say this ON the record. And if I turn out wrong I'll be happy.

But my statement is this
"If you ever believe one thing I say, believe that Cornell Green was a horrible signing and by the middle of 2010 you're going to shake your heads and wonder why the hell we signed this bum"

If he even is remotely decent in 2010, feel free to pull this thread back from the archives and I'll gladly eat crow.

But from every person I spoke too, including a couple of Raiders beat writers, this guy is beyonb brutal and to a man they call him the single biggest weakest link on an already terrible offensive line.

And fans in Oakland are ready to throw a parade for him being gone.

[T-Long]

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well, you can't do much worse than what we have already. Hell, who's a premiere tackle out there available in free agency? None. You have to draft them and not let them leave. Let's hope this FO realizes this.

[JCBills]

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how about pass blocking?

He's allowed 18 Sacks, 13 QB Hits, and 48 QB Pressures over the last 3 seasons.

[ChristopherWalken]

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This team isn't in a position to sign all-stars. They're going to have to fill the gaps with what is availble to them in FA and fish the rest from the draft. The big name FAs are not going to want to run to a 10 year playoff dry Buffalo on the downward slide of their career. They might as we ll have Super Bowl or bust printed on their jersey.

[Romes]

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I have gathered enough opinions and facts and stats from enough people to say this ON the record. And if I turn out wrong I'll be happy.

But my statement is this
"If you ever believe one thing I say, believe that Cornell Green was a horrible signing and by the middle of 2010 you're going to shake your heads and wonder why the hell we signed this bum"

If he even is remotely decent in 2010, feel free to pull this thread back from the archives and I'll gladly eat crow.

But from every person I spoke too, including a couple of Raiders beat writers, this guy is beyonb brutal and to a man they call him the single biggest weakest link on an already terrible offensive line.

And fans in Oakland are ready to throw a parade for him being gone.

You very well maybe right. I don't particularly like the signing but we needed an OT. I mean we really need tackles. Its not just a situation where its a position we need to improve. We literally do not have enough on the roster. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I see this guy as a stop gap until we can build a better talent base.

[TedMock]

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A close relative of mine is an NFL scout, but not with the Raiders, so I doubt he would know anything here, but I will ask if he can get any accurate opinions. So far, between this site and other boards, all we have are opinions of beat writers and Raider fans. Not exactly the people who you want evaluating talent for you. Either way maybe we can dig up some old reports on this guy and try to get actual scouting evals. This kid obviously played on a bad line, so that's a scare. Of course, so did Langston Walker and he actually played well on the right side for us. The coaching staff destroyed that for us though. From this very limited sample video, he looks like he locks in well, but we have nothing on his pass blocking yet. That is what really scares me.

[Oaf]

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Man, we really blew it w/ Walker..