After parting ways with four scouts in the past two weeks, the Raiders have hired Joey Clinkscales, formerly a 17-year member of the New York Jets’ scouting department. Clinkscales had been linked to Oakland since before this year’s draft, but repeatedly denied rumors of joining his former college teammate, Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie recently took heat… [Read more…]
May 9, 2012
According to Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times, Marcel Reece is holding out in hopes of a long-term contract. While that may have been a foregone conclusion to some, Reece may be more intent on getting a contract than we have been aware. To his credit, the 26 year-old fullback has kept private any contract squabbles, but Corkran doesn’t seem… [Read more…]
May 3, 2012
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The always opinionated Bill Romanowski was on ESPN’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd this morning to discuss “Bountygate” and the impact of Junior Seau on his career. His words were as strong as any we’ve heard from a member of the football fraternity. Here’s Romo describing Seau as a football player: When I heard the news yesterday,… [Read more…]
May 2, 2012
We mentioned yesterday that Reggie McKenzie was taking some heat for firing long time Raiders scout, Jon Kingdon. Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times has been the most outspoken about Kingdon’s firing – possibly in part because of his longstanding friendship with an “outstanding scout” and a “great person.” Few outside the organization and local media were familiar with Kingdon,… [Read more…]
May 1, 2012
Not that he cares, but Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie has at least one voice in the Bay Area questioning his decision making. Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times took his disapproval of McKenzie’s offseason to the twitter world last night calling the decision to fire Director of College Scouting, Jon Kingdon, one of the… [Read more…]
May 1, 2012
After 33 years with the team, the Raiders have fired their college scouting director, Jon Kingdon, according to NFL Network. It has been widely speculated that Reggie McKenzie plans to hire Joey Clinkscales (currently with the Jets), who denied those rumors in a recent post-draft news conference. Clinkscales has connections to McKenzie all the way back… [Read more…]
April 30, 2012
The draft overshadowed most things that went on before Thursday. But there was plenty to talk about before Denver traded away all their high picks and their former coach drafted all the quarterbacks. Here’s what you may have missed: Carson Palmer isn’t a lock to be back in 2013, but a solid season should guarantee… [Read more…]
April 29, 2012
If you followed the draft live on NFL.com, you noticed a grade given to each pick. This grade was formed by using computer data and multiple scouting resources to give each projected draft pick a grade ranging from 20-100. It’s pretty clear from the grades that Reggie McKenzie’s “gut feeling” on players was never consulted. That said, if computers were more… [Read more…]
April 29, 2012
Tony Bergstrom, Guard, Utah – Round 3, Pick 32 (95 Overall) Via Bergstrom’s NationalFootballPost.com’s Draft Profile: “Possesses a thick lower half, good girth through his base, but doesn’t look real long armed. Does a decent job sitting into his stance and keeping his base under him, but looks a bit tight and will double over at… [Read more…]
May 9, 2012
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