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11-06-2004, 06:27 PM
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Rumors from Len Pasquerelli
I have not heard from WillisDaRaider. So I'll post this tidbit from Lenny at Espn. Maybe Willis or someone can chime in:
A possible one-and-done scenario for coach Norv Turner in Oakland? Given that Turner and owner Al Davis seemed to get along pretty well in the offseason and were in lockstep on key issues, that is hard to imagine. Then again, don't discount it, some Bay Area observers contended this week. Davis deep-sixed head coach Joe Bugel after only one season, a disastrous 4-12 mark in 1997, and this Raiders team might be headed for similar catastrophe. League sources with some insight into the club -- or as much insight as one can get into the Oakland operation -- say Davis has wavered at various times on his support for Turner and his impression of where the club is headed. Likewise, they say, his feelings about error-prone quarterback Kerry Collins vacillate almost from hour to hour. The one constant, they say, is that Davis is convinced that tailback Ricky Williams is the one man who might be capable of quickly reversing the franchise's floundering fortunes. "It's almost too easy to assume that Oakland will be the team most likely to make the big play for (Williams in a trade)," said one source. "It's almost too convenient. But I think it's also true that (Davis) covets him." One name to remember in the unlikely scenario Davis does opt to make a coaching change for 2005, and to hire a fourth different sideline boss in five seasons, is that of New England Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. There's no denying Davis prefers that his coaches be offensive oriented. But the Oakland defense is really struggling this year under first-year coordinator Rob Ryan, and there has been considerable griping about him from a few veteran players. 
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11-06-2004, 10:10 PM
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Al got what he got for coaches because that's all that was left. Al can covet Romeo all he wants, even if he could have interviewed him, would he have come? So if Al makes a play for Ricky, does he keep Norv around another year because he's familiar with Ricky? Are some veteran players unhappy with Ryan because of his schemes or is he getting on them for lack of production?
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11-07-2004, 02:07 AM
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Great new but I hope the Raiders don't trade for Williams there are a bunch of FA rb or draft a young back
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11-07-2004, 03:07 AM
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Nice read,the winds of change are definitley coming!
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11-07-2004, 06:15 AM
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I'm sure the oh-so dependable Ricky Williams will turn this franchise around. Jeez.
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11-07-2004, 06:30 AM
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2 words....
Shaun Alexander
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11-07-2004, 06:52 AM
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 I've been saying that all year.
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11-07-2004, 07:14 AM
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Top on my list is Shaun Alexander, however I would definitely be happy with Ricky Williams, say what you will about the man's habits, but he can play ball with the rock in his hands, and is at least as good as if not better than Alexander when at the top of his game. He also seems to be a little less injury prone. Some other noteables in FA are Lamont Jordan and Travis Henry. Both of them wouldn't be too shabby, definitely an upgrade from what we have right now.
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11-07-2004, 07:16 AM
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And with the Romeo situation, I'm pretty sure we were interested in him, it's just that while the Pats were in the playoffs, we couldn't talk to him about a coaching job due to tampering. Romeo got kinda shafted by the NFL for that reason, nearly all the jobs were taken by the time that he was actually able to talk about a HC job.
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11-07-2004, 08:26 AM
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Alexander would be a nice addition. But I would also like to make a run for Edgerrin James, I see Alexander being re-signed by Seattle in the long run. He says he loves it in there pluse Seattle will shell out the cash. But the Colts are saying there is no way they can keep James,Harrison, and Manning next season. And they are saying James will be the odd man out. He would be a solid addition. Edgerrin James>Ricky Williams. Ricky has 0 heart. We cant trust him.
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11-07-2004, 08:53 AM
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I'm not a big fan on James. I don't think Alexander want's to return.
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