Retired military police. Former prosecutor & now defense attorney.
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Raiders & sports convo. I avoid politics on Twitter. Debate but be respectful.
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if you follow me, you'll get some of the best Raiders tweets...promise. 😉
But be warned, I don't necessarily follow-back (I've been asked about this many times). I may eventually follow, depending on your interaction.
But I do re-tweet a lot of followers stuff.
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my take on all this Dana White-Brady-Gronk nonsense:-
At the end of the day:
*Gruden chose Carr.
*Mark Davis chose Carr.
*And now McDaniels & Ziegler chose Carr.
*Every coach & GM since 2014 chose Carr.
*We chose Carr.
*More importantly, Carr chose us!
Play ball!
Joey Bosa is a great dude, great player, but once you punch him in the mouth, he kind of shuts down & he's not as effective (2 tkls, 1 sack)...pretty much curls up with pressure of the loss. ⚡️⬇️😂
👀Mad Maxx (6 tkls, 2 sks, 3 TFL) for ref.
Hey Joey, 1, 2, 3, Cancun! 💪🏽☠️☠️
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Carr had possibly his worst days as a QB.
New system. New Coaches. Bad OL, rotating like DTs.
Against a team many picked to go to the SB...w/ revenge in mind.
On the "road"-ish (OK, maybe not). 😂
And was one score away. Let's all chill the fudge out a bit.
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I know the draft is upon us.
But I'm asking for your prayers. My wife is having a very complicated surgery Thursday the 25th for stomach cancer. It's at a difficult area.
Please pray for her, the doctors & nurses. And for her post OP treatment. 🙏🏽
Most scrimmage yards this season
Josh Jacobs 1,634
Tyreek Hill 1,409
Derrick Henry 1,364
Justin Jefferson 1,301
Saquon Barkley 1,296
@iAM_JoshJacobs
is a BEAST
For people who are really upset at Derek Carr's performance or the Raiders offense, keep in mind that Denver has the
#5
passing defense and
#1
PTS/G defense... IN...THE...LEAGUE. Raider were without several weapons. Let go of the hate for a day and enjoy the win.
McDaniels allowing this kid to wear 4 one year after Raiders long time QB has departed shows his arrogance and failure to learn anything from his Denver days.
You're entitled to your opinion...and me mine. This is mine.
Props to Maxx Crosby.
Dude leads the NFL w/ 6 sacks, 11 TFL (next closest tied for 7), and has the most tackles (31) among the top 10 sack leaders.
And he was held several times last night.
McDaniels said he failed in Denver.
Any person who can say that he failed at something very significant is a person that goes a long way to winning me over.
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I know you guys are in the middle of the draft, but wanted to give a quick update.
Laura's actual surgery took over 4 hours.
Doctor/team was amazing. Said he got to do everything he wanted to do. She's in ICU now.
We deeply appreciate all your prayers. 🙏🏽
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Coach Rich Bisaccia wrote letters to players to motivate & thank them.
Coach Josh McDaniels doesn't know what team Capts Derek Carr & Davante Adams were referring to about players not pulling their weight & basically said it's their jobs to motivate the players. 🤔
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Josh McDaniels & Dave Ziegler have no excuses now. They have the QB they traded for...and groomed in NE.
The best WR, RB, top 3 TE, & a top 10 slot WR...the OL of their doing.
No excuses now! I'm expecting 2 wins at home the next two weeks.
Let's go!
Narrative heard again today: Carr needs everything perfect to win.
2021:
#26
scoring D, HC fired for cause,
#1WR
murdered someone, 1st rd CB threatening to gun down people, top 3 TE,
#1
& 2 RBs injured some, crap right side of OL. Perfect!? 🤔🤔
Yet 10 wins.
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Lots of😡about suggested 2-yr $40 ext for Carr. Let me splain:
1. Works out to aprx $33M per yr.
2. Making him around 8th highest QB.
3. Same as Goff, Wentz, & Cousins--Carr is better!
4. It's not your 💸.
5. Let the 🏈 experts figure it out
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before y'all start praying for Caleb Williams, better pray for a different HC 1st.
McDaniels isn't like Andy Reid, who changed his system to Mahomes strength.
McDaniels has a system & you WILL run it or else...
He'd ruin Caleb. Don't wish that on the kid.
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I've come to the conclusion that "he needs his guys" is code for bad coaching!
Several 1st year coaches took their teams to the playoffs w/ "someone else's guys."
Those coaches made it "their team" & "their guys."
And yeah, they were actually good coaches.
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I'm really hopeful that we can get some good picks for Waller & Renfrow via trade...so we can try to find a couple of guys like...Waller & Renfrow...in the draft!
I'm not bitter at Gruden for all the bad draft picks...I know they got Maxx and a piece here and there.
But I'm forever gonna be bitter about the Mack trade. That dude should have been a Raider for life.
Listen up:
Let me splain this for you Carr haters...Davante Adams came to the
#Raiders
BECAUSE of Carr.
I see another stupid trade Carr tweet, I'm blocking you. jk 😂
Emmanuel Acho is going OFF on the Derek Carr's benching right now on the Herd. Putting the blame squarely on McDaniels.
ps. I'm simply reporting what he's saying. Come at me with personal attacks, and I'll block you!
Raiders are terrible all-around, top to bottom.
Gruden's 1st year, w/ gutted team, didn't play this bad.
Gruden left a better team, w/ guys playing better in 21. Everyone has regressed (QB, WRs, OL, DL, DBs, ST, All).
Conclusion: Terrible GM & Coaching. Outmatched!
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Davante Adams: more rec TD through 12 games than anyone in Raiders history.
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Elite. 😎
Need I remind you of Brown, Rice, Moss, Branch, Biletnikoff, etc, etc, etc.
ps. anyone wants to give just a tad lil love to the guy pitching the ball? 🤔
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Chiefs O scored 1 more pt than Raiders O.
Mahomes had 3 picks that were dropped or reversed by ticky tack penalties.
Chief O had 318 yds at home.
Raiders O had 320 yds.
Y'all keep crying about the Raiders. But I ain't got time for that $#!T. 🏴☠️
ALERT!
With McDaniels & Ziegler now fired, watch for some of these beat writers to come out and tell you how bad it had gotten.
Even though a few days ago they were trying to tell you how happy players were with McDaniels.
You heard it here first! 🏴☠️
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let me explain something:
It's really irrelevant what you or I want...Brady/no Brady, draft QB/no draft QB, Stidham/no Stidham, Graham/no Graham, etc.
Mark Davis, Dave Ziegler & Josh McDaniels will decide.
Me, I'm planning to cheer the Raiders...simple. 🏴☠️
For many of us who became a member of
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, it's till death do us part.
There is no second team for us. Whether they look great or like crap. We have no choice. So I'll ride or die. 🏴☠️
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I believe Carr's time w/ Raiders is probably at an end. Rumor is he's injured, but regardless he's had a bad yr.
Wilson, a once elite QB, had a terrible yr. Broncos focused on the 75% problem & fired Hackett.
Mark Davis will keep his 75% problem & focus on 25%.
"I've always thought Derek Carr is underrated. You don't have that many 4th quarter comebacks or game winning drives and not be special."
@Geraldini93
joins us in studio
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I've come to a difficult realization:
Raiders are an avg D away from making the playoffs for the past 7-8 consecutive years.
And a top 10-12 D away from winning a SB. 😉🏴☠️
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what complementary football looks like. As good a game as you'll get. O, D, QB, RB, pass pro, pass rush, ST.
Don't want to hear crap about Jacob's fum or Carr's Int. It's football, that crap happens. Check your hate for today.
Raiders also had several non-calls.
What I've learned. Oakland Raiders fans hate the 49ers. Some LA Raiders fans do too, maybe bV of proximity.
Some general Raiders fans do, maybe because they're copying Oakland fans.
The rest of us: meh.
I can think of several tms I hate more: KC, LAC, Den, KC, Pit, Dal, KC 😉
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Mark Davis took a dude with a harmless sign and made it a "big F-ing deal."
Unlike what was reported, I guess he's not really upset at all the opposing team fans there...since he's kicking out Raiders fans. smh
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what we learned:
Stidham has wheels (> Carr) & had an excellent game. 3TDs & 2 INTs. Want to see more. ✅
In OT, Stidham (0-1) is no Carr (9-1).
McDaniels gave up another 2-digit lead (3rd Qtr 24-14)...record.
Like Carr, too bad Stidham doesn't play defense.
Remember all the "experts" telling us Justin Sherbert is a Top 5 QB? 🤔
Dude got 5 extra drives & only managed 273 yds & 1 TD on 43 attempts. 😳
If it was another team, they'd blame the QB for blowing a 27-point lead...but the "experts" will blame the coach for this one. 😉
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I have given this staff crap.
But I couldn't be happier with their pick of Tyree Wilson. A+ for me.
ESPN had him as their 4th ranked player. 🏴☠️🏴☠️
I swear there were a bunch of...ummmm..."Twitter experts"....saying he'd be lucky to get $30M per. The constant tweets I see from some of them about this man...rent free, I tell ya!
Regardless, good for him. Once a Raider!
Now we need to focus on solving our own QB problems!
The
#Saints
& Derek Carr agreed on a 4-yr deal for $150M with $100M in total guarantees, per me &
@MikeGarafolo
. He gets $70M effectively fully guaranteed ($60M at signing, another $10M in Year 3 vesting after Year 1). Carr structures his deal to accommodate Saints’ cap issues.
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say what you want, but when you let Carr pitch the ball freely, he'll chew you up. Gotta let the Carr drive.
Can't do this run, run, pass...not with this OL.
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Colin Cowherd had something very interesting to say about Derek Carr. 🏴☠️
⚠️Fair warning though, if hearing Carr's name triggers you, you might want to sit this one out...seriously. ⚠️
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Derek Carr was highly efficient today:
21/27 for a 78% completion, 241 yds, 8.9 avg, 1 TD, 0 picks, & 116 QB rtg.
Made plays w/ arm & legs to keep drives alive and was masterful at recognizing the defense pre-snap.
All with bruised throwning side ribs. 🏴☠️
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you don't file for divorce in the 1st yr of marriage if you get mad at your spouse.
We're all mad at McDaniels today...it's ok to be upset. Be upset at him, the team & the players. Heck be upset at whomever.
But McDaniels needs time...let's give it to him!
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I get it, the season sucks...Raiders are only 3-7. And they barley beat the
#1
defense.
But some of y'all just love being miserable.
That's all good, but please stay of of my mentions for 24-hours.
In a season of misery, I'm going to celebrate this win. 🏴☠️
So of y'all think good QBs grow on trees...your post-Gannon / pre-Carr starting QBs:
T Pryor
M McGloin
M Flynn
C Palmer
J Cambell
K Boller
B Gradkowski
J Russell 😳
C Frye
J McCowan
D Culpepper
A Walter
A Brooks
K Collins
M Tuiasosopo
R Mirer
Won't even do post-Plunkett. 😉😂
McDaniels got rid of the team leaders TO wrecked the locker room. It's why he unnecessarily moved away from guys like Trent Sieg.
I got a bunch of crap for pointing that out then...all the but, but, but...
👇🏽👇🏽
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listening to some people, it's all 🌈 & 🦄 for Raiders future.
I'm just as hopeful as the next guy. 🤞🏽
But after pre-season hype, we just had one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory.
And I saw nothing from this yr that makes me excited for next.
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Raiders were one blown whistle away from possibly beating Cinci.
Either Carr & the Raiders players forget how to play in 10 months OR the new coaches are to blame.
You can't have it both way. Pick one.
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guess who is Top 5 in the NFL in sacks:
@CrosbyMaxx
Guess who leads the NFL in TFLs: Same Dude!
Guess who lead the NFL in Tackles among the above group: Same Dude!
Dude leveled up this season...again! 🏴☠️
This dude just threw his rookie QB, playing on a very tough stage, under the bus. 😳
In the last 6 games, McDanielse has started 3 different QBs. His record is 1-5 in those games.
Just saying.
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math time w/ Shashi.
Carr is worse, Renfrow is worse, Adams is worse (from GB), last time we saw Waller, he was worse, OL is worse, Jacobs had 3 good gms, entire D is worse, ST is worse.
Now factor in new staff & solve the equation.
Put answers below. 👇🏽👇🏽
Rough day for me. Had to say goodbye to this fella. He was only 6. Multiple tests & 2 different vets couldn't diagnose him. Been dealing w/ this for 5 wks. We've put down old pets before...this was rough. He was a great dog. His name was Ren. After Kylo Ren.
Him this AM.
Well that one is on Carr. Raiders had a chance to win the game. Carr had a chance to win. Couldn't run. Bad OL. Parham was terrible. Bad penalty on Foster. Tipped balls. A comedy of errors.
Another DC took Patrick Graham's guys in NY and improved the defense.
Now Giants are winning in the playoffs.
But apparently Patrick Graham needs "his own guys" for the Raiders to have a better defense...I've been told. 🤔
I'm not mad. Raiders showed themselves as respectable and resilient. Just need a real OC (probably will happen with new HC), replace Leatherwood and Parkers and get a few more players.
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I'm sick of hearing about the Patriot way. WTF is the Patriot Way?!
Bill Belichick has as many playoff wins w/o Brady as Derek Carr does...the guy y'all love to cite. Let that sink in!
None of his coaches have ever been successful.
Was always the Tom Brady way!
Gotta love
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Raiders won by two scores and I'm seeing a lot of people bitching about the QB.
Apparently he had a horrible game. I guess I don't know football like some of you. 😳
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in past years I remember seeing players recruiting other players to come play for the Raiders.
Also players posting their excitement about a newly signed player.
Have you seen any of those tweets that I might have missed? 🤔