Shell resigned to enduring growing pains as young nucleus learns to win - Oakland Raiders Forum | Message Board

Raiders40 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-21-2006, 07:58 PM

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_4878237

HollandRobbie · #2 (**permalink**) 12-21-2006, 08:05 PM

You gotta love the way Sapp has handeld himself this year. I mean the guy has proably two years left and want to go into the play offs one more time to get the big one. He has bin a force and leader this year for our young players....this allone should make him a pro bowler. At least he is in my eyes.

Gridiron PIRATE · #3 (**permalink**) 12-21-2006, 08:32 PM

We gotta win this one. Let that tradition of winning start this Sat. fellas!

**Bram Raider** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-21-2006, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Players such as running back Justin Fargas, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, outside linebacker Sam Williams and defensive end Tyler Brayton are viewed as cornerstones for the foundation of the Raiders beyond this season.

Fargas?
Brayton?
Williams?
Cornerstones?

We are well and truly up the creek without a paddle.
Brayton is serviceable in a rotation. I like his hustle, but no sacks? Come on.
Fargas is a change of pace back, nothing else.
Williams has played okay, but is a shadow of Morrison or Howard.

ladyr8r · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2006, 12:22 AM

Sapp said it best....thanx for the link R40.

"We have to find a way to get everything rolling in the right direction," Sapp said. "That takes awhile sometimes. It really does whenever you have a young group of guys. I look at this group that I'm playing with, and they're really young, really young.

"We're going to go through some growing pains, and that's what we're really going through now with some of the situations we're going through this year, needing to stop people and not being able to come up with it. That's something we can draw on that experience a year from now and be able to capitalize on those situations."