[CBCOPLEN]

I don't like to start threads often on my own view, so if you wanna hear, this is the spot: (PLEASE NOTE: ALL views expressed herein are taken directly from the ass of CBCOPLEN, and while not exclusively the property of the aforementioned specific hindquarter area, said thoughts/ideas/bull**** are to be taken as such*).

1. **** a TE. Seriously, IMO you'd better be god him/herself to go in the top 10 as a TE. Gates/Gonzalez = 0 rings (I know Todd Christensen led the league at the time, but it's only a part, not top 10 pick)

2. Leinart scares me, and Cutler can take his "Favre" ass the NFC Central as far as I care (small school QB still loses most games = BS; at least Gabriel wasn't leading the team, and threatened regardless of down and distance). On Leinart; I don't think he's even Carson Palmer. No knock on CP, but he'll be in the category of Trent Green (good, not great) when all is said and done, IMO (do I need to keep saying that with my disclaimer at the front?). Back to Leinart; quite possibly Marinovich, maybe Trent Green, but not worth more than we paid for Walter (ie 3rd round). Let someone else **** that one up. Which brings me to...

3. Vince Young. I'd give a lot for him. When I say "a lot," I mean all of it. Thanks to Mr. Davis's ingenious "strategery," we won't have to, and if we do, it'll actually be a swindle on our parts. I say this mainly because the majority of rumors involving our draft posturing indicate such. Back to VY. There have been discussions about how Warren Moon/John Elway coulda/shoulda/woulda been Raiders. How about both, MOTHER****ERS? Oh, ****, I forgot; throw in Randall Cunningham. Maybe RC was a moron, but Ida taken him over any we had at the time. In fact, I'd take him now. Lot's of VY haters here. Make no mistake, a QB should be smart, but I know a lot of fools that can't answer "If John puts in 80%, Bill puts in 5%, and Roger puts in 15% on a business investment at a 10% growth rate, and they all split the profits evenly, how much less does Roger make than he would have made if profits were split acording to the percentage of the initial contributions?" (BTW, an actual [though probably one of the hardest, mind you, cause most are pretty simple] Wonderlic questions), quicker than "who's not getting covered right now?" I don't mean to be calling folks out, but football don't take a whole lot of genius when it really comes down to it. Other than at the top. How has Mr. Davis kept us in the game for so long without "genius" players? Seriously, other than Gannon, who would say the Raiders had a "field general?" And, I mean that in the way the modern media represents "genius." To sum it up, I'd be VERY happy with Vince Young at #3-7, regardless of the price.

4. Any defensive player - It's rare for ANY defensive player taken in the top 10 (especially the one's we're looking at DE, LB, DT, S) to blow the **** up. I know most feel reinforcements on D are the first priority, but I submit to you last year's Raider players. Not half ****ing bad, if you ask me. Not good, but a whole shade better than most recent years (even with the now deified by the media [cause they're not Raiders] Coleman, Barton and James). A LB, a DT, or a S will NOT put us over the top. And, unless Mario is Julius Peppers reincarnated, he won't either.

5. D'Brickashaw - This might be my dumbest thing yet, but I think some of y'all may feel me - Gallery'd better step the **** up. LT, the END. One other bit of craziness: Walker should be the RT. If he ain't Big Linc all over again, I'm Rumplestilskin. He came in against Bruce Smith (yes, he wasn't the old BS, but tell me you wouldn't be a little nervous) on his first NFL action, and dominated. Give the kid a challenge. He's succeeded before; I bet he'll do it again.

All said, if we draft VY, I'll be cool. If Mr. Davis sees fit to move up and take a defensive player, I trust his judgement. But, at #7, I think it should be a defensive player because there's no other real choice.


*In other words (technical Texas Legal Term) don't dog me like I'm a Chef in disguise