Big time bust for the Raiders.
At least they hit on Veldheer in the 3rd, good LTs are harder to find.
Edit: To be clear, he hinted at being cut on his facebook page, but deleted it after it blew up. Nothing official yet, but it's probably happening sooner or later.
Last edited by kingJofNYC; 11-28-2012 at 06:01 PM.
I would hope the Bills would be very interested in him. I really liked this kid coming out of Alabama /if this is true.
more cowbell (11-30-2012)
Yeah, would definitely fit in with the Bills.
Can't shed blocks or cover, seems like a perfect fit.
I loved him coming out of college... hard to believe he couldn't put it all together. I'd gladly give him a shot in this lost season though.
Why not ? Bring him in and see.
Do the Raiders have any linebackers left?
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So adding him in favor of say Chris White would be a bad move? 'd give him a legit tryout and see what he looks like.
We'd have to sign him outright as I don't see anyone putting a waiver claim on him (being a high draft pick I'm sure his cap number will be pretty high). I lived in Northern California for most of my life and most of my friends who are Raiders fans are happy to see him go.Originally Posted by X-Era
Overall it just goes to show that the draft is a crap shoot. Aaron Curry, Rolando McClain are just a few of the examples.
Yep. Two of the "safest" pick of their respective drafts.
Truth be known I really liked both.
http://blogs.thescore.com/nfl/2012/0...cclain-puzzle/
Good read, written before the 12 season.
So did I. Especially Curry.
Add SS Taylor Mays who hangs out with CIN these days. SF used the #49 pick on the (in some minds) projected 1st rounder in 2010. They cut him after his rookie year. His chief skill is the late hit.
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We should be bringing in McClain.
He hasn't actually been cut yet.
kishoph (11-30-2012)
I'd wait until he clears waivers. He's still got a first rounder contract I believe.
I'd take him on waivers
It would be relatively cheap for the rest of this year, if he is cut. His salary this year is only $970K, so it would only cost $57,059 per week for the rest of this season.
But... he hasn't actually been waived yet.
He is more expensive for the rest of his contract. His salaries are $4M in 2012 and $5.8M in 2013, with an addtional $250K in workout bonus each year. He isn't worth that, based on how he has played in the NFL, and his actions off-the-field make him pretty radioactive as well.
Yeah, as GingerP noted his contract escalates and I wouldn't want that. Plus I'd want the chance to work him out and see if he meshes. It sounds like his pending waiver was partially an attitude issue.
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