CAN WE CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS BOARD TO "LOL @ RAIDERS" ?

They had to work really really hard to lose that game yesterday ... but somehow, they managed it.

Kerry Collins should have been pulled in the 4th Quarter and the ball snapped directly to the running back.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3SugXZmAHI&quot;>The Autumn wind is a pirate..."</a>
AL DAVIS HAS A BUCKET

seriously this fucking team

this fucking OWNER

ok so it's been said, and it's true, that the salary cap and the revenue sharing agreement and and and and that's all basically socialism for the rich (and as a fan I would say a great example, best socialism ever, unless you're a player, but that's another thread) but if we take that as a given, and we also take my experience in the military, which is totally socialist - al is seriously that guy who is so, so awfully bad, but you're not allowed to fire him - he's the fucking sergeant who has actually probably gotten like ten people killed but the best possible outcome is to give him orders to some places where he can, at worst, kill maybe three more people, and even then at least you can blame something else for the bodies whenever they show up.

Jesus christ the talent that dies with this team. I'm actually glad Asomugha got franchised last year- maybe in 2009 he'll play for a team that has a fucking chance at the playoffs, like he deserves.

I mean, I don't think that has anything to do with socialism for the rich. Al just your average senile owner of a private company. That's the free market at its finest. I mean, maybe he'd spend more if not for the salary cap, but I doubt it. I actually think the salary cap pressures Al to spend more than he'd actually like.

I just think that at least if you're a Raider you know that the boss wants to win, and just doesn't know how to do it. He loves his players and is really good to guys who used to play there (unless you get on his bad side, aka Marcus Allen). Cardinals can't say that, nor have they played in a Super Bowl in the '00s like that Raiders have.

lol you made that up about the super bowl

lol cardinals

dude the raiders' problem isnt spending money - idk if you noticed but they gave obscene, unprecedented contracts to d-hall, tommy kelly and javon walker, even tho nobody was competing for the services of these players. they'd be a lot better off if davis was a cheapskate!

Al hasn't always been so quick to spend money. His choice to do so last summer was seen as a sort of "put up or shut up" thing for Kiffin, even though he didn't give Kiffin the players Kiffin wanted, or give him the waiver wire guys Kiffin wanted for the sake of depth.

But anyway, now they have among the least cap room in all of football:

26. Oakland $6.4 million
27. Baltimore $4.7 million
28. New York Jets $4.5 million
29. Detroit $4.4 million
30. Dallas $3.9 million
31. Pittsburgh $1.3 million
32. Arizona $310,078

Sorry, I forgot to bold:

26. Oakland $6.4 million
27. Baltimore $4.7 million
28. New York Jets $4.5 million
29. Detroit $4.4 million haha wtf
30. Dallas $3.9 million
31. Pittsburgh $1.3 million
32. Arizona $310,078

looooool

lol

omg, what the hell are they paying Kitna

ok I just checked and his contract is for 1,300,000,000 a month

Al is the football version to Howard Hughes.

Raiders owner Al Davis was hospitalized over the weekend after twisting his knee in a fall, a team source confirmed Thursday. KPIX originally reported the accident Davis, 79, had at the team hotel in San Diego before the Dec. 4 game against the Chargers. He attended the game, returned home with the team that night and was soon admitted to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. He was treated for fluid in his injured knee. Davis has been hobbled for several years with a quadriceps injury.

oh no, who will fill in at qb? ;_;

i didnt know a person that desiccated could develop fluid.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/raiders50thlogo.JPG

lol cardinals

― TOMBOT, Friday, December 5, 2008 11:38 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^^^ two months ago no one could believe that the little birds that could would ever play in a superbowl in the 00s, or maybe this whole century, and now theyre super bowl champs.

makes you wonder, doesnt it? ;-)

read today that the skins are intent on keep dangelo hall... lol @ raiders

and now theyre super bowl champs.

Max, did you not watch the last two minutes?

another naysayer!! how many superbowls will the arizona cardinals have to win before they silence their critics!!

yeah it was expected washington would keep d hall. he's from virginia & grew up a skins fan actually, def wanted to stay here, they'll work something out.

i also appreciate the raiders for letting go of RANDY MOSS. perhaps they can find a way to send asomugha to new england

So Tom Cable, guys! He apparently thinks the "So how long ago did you STOP beating your wife?" joke is actually a legal defense...?

He is officially the most despicable person in the NFL, and probably the state of California.

who is lolling now, though? not the steelers!

the steelers are not lolling

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o166/mastermind99/Hines_Ward_Crying_Photo.gif

i still have a soft spot for the stillers for killing jesus in sb last year

three summers ago i was riding my 49CC 2005 TOMOS ST (A35) MOPED around the little road along the top of mt. sequoyah in fayetteville, arkansas. i was starting to head down a hill when darren mcfadden +1 (presumably also another razorback, or "hog") came speeding up around the bend on matching vespa-style scooters (hondas iirc) and crashed into a wood rail fence in someone's front yard. they got up, unscathed and lollin', and sped off into the afternoon.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2iu6quv.jpg

I wonder what their record would be if they would have benched JaBustus back in week 4?

1 Mon, Sep 14 San Diego Chargers vs San Diego (0-0) L 20 - 24 ESPN
2 Sun, Sep 20 Kansas City Chiefs @ Kansas City (0-1) W 13 - 10 CBS
3 Sun, Sep 27 Denver Broncos vs Denver (2-0) L 3 - 23 CBS
4 Sun, Oct 4 Houston Texans @ Houston (1-2) L 6 - 29 CBS
5 Sun, Oct 11 New York Giants @ NY Giants (4-0) L 7 - 44 CBS
6 Sun, Oct 18 Philadelphia Eagles vs Philadelphia (3-1) W 13 - 9 FOX
7 Sun, Oct 25 New York Jets vs NY Jets (3-3) L 0 - 38 CBS
8 Sun, Nov 1 San Diego Chargers @ San Diego (3-3) L 16 - 24 CBS
9 Bye
10 Sun, Nov 15 Kansas City Chiefs vs Kansas City (1-7) L 10 - 16 CBS
11 Sun, Nov 22 Cincinnati Bengals vs Cincinnati (7-2) W 20 - 17 CBS
12 Thu, Nov 26 Dallas Cowboys @ Dallas (7-3) L 7 - 24 CBS
13 Sun, Dec 6 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Pittsburgh (6-5) W 27 - 24

Kind of tough to say, they might have gotten KC and could have maybe made that second game with SD interesting.

Gradkowski played in the 2nd half of the Jets game. Didn't put up any points, but he actually completed some passes.

Still probably at best they could be 6-6.

Gradkowski is a totally decent game-managing qb, and might have hung around Tampa longer if Gruden didn't so enjoy shuffling his qb stable like a deck of cards. I'm glad he's finding (some moderate) success as a starter again.

New quarterback: J.P. Losman!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJdSx9Xn6dY

Loss of pants

in related videos to this ^^^^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhnIKKUXjcM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPCIOfFpnYo

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=ArgtrpCDK.PwPY_kDIIRgeJDubYF?slug=ms-thegameface010110&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Michael Silver, Yahoo Sports

Now that Mike Leach(notes) has been fired by Texas Tech, and Al Davis is probably a few days away from whipping out the ol’ overhead projector for the inevitable press conference to fire Tom Cable, has anyone considered the notion that this could be a professional marriage made in heaven? That’s right – Mike Leach as the next coach of the Raiders, and I am being completely serious. Think about it: The Raiders have an abysmal offense and are trying to salvage the career of a former No. 1 overall draft pick, quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Leach is an innovative offensive mind who has made prolific passers out of far less talented QBs. Davis is a big-time meddler, but he has also worked best with headstrong head coaches who aren’t afraid to be their own men. Leach, as recent events confirm, would fit that mold. Further, as Leach proved this week, he, too, is not afraid to lawyer up, and both will soon be intimately familiar with the nuances of the term ”with cause.” Finally, Leach has a well-documented thing for pirates. Can you imagine how much he’d fun he’d have in an eye patch?

I would support this move 100%.

If this gets us closer to firing the punter and going for it, then I'm all for it. Could be the first big step towards finally having Mutant League football.

"Um ... no comment." That was one Raider player's assessment of JaMarcus Russell's performance Sunday.

hidden punter stat of 2009- bret kern's teams with him: 14-2, bret kern's teams w/o him: 2-14

i had this debate the other day, during that eagles-cowboys debacle, because an announcer (poss buck) said something that intimated that one of these teams might just FOLD had they lost the game. long debate, in that if the eagles folded, would it be the panthers or the giants who would then be put in the playoffs (decision: panthers) etc etc but really, shouldn't it be the raiders?

answer is no, it should be the cardinals. but i thought this fit this thread.

http://www.sbreport.net/raider_news/008/2650.html

Gannon like many Raider fans is gloomy about the status of the Silver & Black. And since he has emotional ties to a team that he helped build into a winner, why not help out in any capacity?

The former league MVP offered his services to the troubled franchise and their bust to be passer and they not only denied it, they piled on impudence to the genuine offer.

Said Gannon on Sirius Blitz on Satellite radio:

“You know, it’s amazing. You try just to reach out to somebody and say something, that maybe you can help a young guy, and you get criticized for it. … I’m not looking for work. I have plenty of jobs that keep me busy. … People think I’m looking for a job. I’ve been offered jobs to get into coaching and to get into management. I have no interest in doing it.”

Then Al Davis’ crony John Herrera piled on stating, “It’s Rich that needs the help.”

He continued, “When he goes on a radio show offering Mr. [Al] Davis help, Tom Cable help, the Raiders help, maybe it’s Rich that needs the help.”

I want to change my "most fucked team" vote.

John Herrera is the only person in the Raiders organization who is more deluded than Davis.

The fact that he calls him "Mr. Davis" totally disturbs me.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Hoover_&_Tolson.jpg/400px-Hoover_&_Tolson.jpg

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Streater ftw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpBgjD3LOnA

Cool painting

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101009060332/mspaintadventures/images/e/e4/Flamingsteedpainting.jpg

lol

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/29/report-raiders-could-move-to-san-antonio/

In honor of the late Dennis Allen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtbLLnDR4ps

(Part 1 of 5)

they brought out the hardware for today's presser.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByzzUDmCQAE4vdN.jpg

Be careful. Those trophies are antiques now.

I miss Al so much

apparently they finally uninstalled the overhead projector this year

part of me feels like the team should just be ground up for pet food
and i hate even saying it

but...it's the same bullshit, again & again & again! i'm so fed up

http://deadspin.com/report-oakland-raiders-to-file-relocation-papers-for-m-1791206853

After months of gross negotiations between craven billionaires, what was all but official is reportedly one step closer to being actually official: the Oakland Raiders are preparing to file relocation papers for their move to Las Vegas, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.

The NFL gave the Raiders a window of about five weeks to file for relocation—from their playoff elimination last weekend to February 15. After their paperwork is submitted, the team will need approval from three-fourths of NFL owners to make the move a reality. That vote should come this spring.

The news comes three months to the day after the Nevada State Assembly approved a bill raising taxes to help pay for a new NFL stadium. That tax increase will give the Raiders a record $750 million in public money for the proposed $1.9 billion stadium, with casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson chipping in a reported $650 million of his own to help cover the rest. (Though the Raiders have promised the NFL that they have commitments from Goldman Sachs to cover Adelson’s share if he pulls out, which is a possibility that Adelson has discussed in his up-and-down negotiations with team owner Mark Davis.) The Raiders will be responsible for the remaining $500 million for the stadium, almost none of which will come from the team itself—a sizable loan from the NFL, plus the sale of new personal seat licenses, will take care of much of that.

thinking of ways to make this more evil, coming up short

;_;

oops!

http://deadspin.com/reports-goldman-sachs-also-pulling-out-of-raiders-stad-1791842937

lolraiders

Got to wonder if this is the beginning of big money betting that NFL's peaked and the mega deals starting to slide.

so

boy the nfl sure is a dumb league

;_;

this is really lame. nfl SUCKS

mr veg said he's done with them But idk if i can quit them? lame, right? Theyre the whole reason I started watching football

ugh

It's too soon to decide but i am so fkn bummed

don't miss out on your chance to see them before they move - ticket prices have only been increased by a mere 40%.

as if i would miss that are u kidding

picking up marshawn is kind of the only way i could imagine them getting oakland goodwill right now, kudos

seems . . . excessive

Raiders are giving new head coach Jon Gruden a 10-year contract, the longest coaching deal in NFL history, sources tell ESPN. The deal is likely to be worth about 00 million.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2018

yeah it is incredible. so raiders

i'm calling 2 years before he's gone. may need to be a poll on this.

i hope there's a clause compelling him to adopt the mark davis bowl cut

i feel weird & annoyed about this whole thing

like, i dont like the way the Del Rio firing was handled, let alone that it happened at all

doubling down on Gruden who has not coached in almost 10 years feels like a doomed exercise. like, sure he’s a good dude but this is a total fanservice move. if this doesn’t work & there’s a good chance it won’t, then we are so fucking ~nowhere~

wow, i just realized that jon gruden with a mark davis cut would look exactly like...mark davis???

joke's on you for calling them 'we'

xp

yeah sorry veg this seems like a horrible move. also the raiders just seem to be in bad shape generally after this season, like anything that seemed to be a bright spot after 2016 gradually faded.

just gonna walk into the ocean right now thx guys

at least they didn't hire bill cowher i guess

:/

sorry veg

honestly i would MAAAAYBE consider this contract with belechick but 10 years for any coach just seems insane, like even good coaches things can get stale, like I dunno, tom coughlin or someone like that who did great things and was a good coach it just felt like the air had gone out of the thing

lol @ raiders

This reminds me of when the Washington football squad brought back Gibbs.

i'd bet three years

gruden had them over a f'n barrel didn't he

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWMhxms4BnA/UYhSDOptwuI/AAAAAAAAKDM/ATTC9HkUfTE/s1600/Syl+Jr+Bag.jpg

Does this mean my boys are finally getting Don Shula back

everyone gets their favorite old coach back

sam wyche is only 73

tbh idk why we didn’t just go for Madden

According to three sources, Jon Gruden spent round 1 of the draft imploring the #Raiders: Draft Johnny Manziel. Just imagine #whatif

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 26, 2014

LOL @ RAIDERS

I think this is a solid move. The Raiders are in the same position the Chargers are in ... even if they're good, fans will be slow to convert to them. Vegas is Cowboys/Broncos territory imo. A famous big personality head coach isn't a terrible idea if they can keep him away from personnel decisions. Raiders are pretty drab when you get down to it so maybe he can help reinvigorate them somewhat.

yr drab

i can't wait for the first time gruden motions 5 different guys to get 4 yards on a screen pass.

he'll hardly be alone in that

Nick Saban makes over 10 million a year I believe.

Saban has a a good deal more impressive a resume (in the NCAA) than Gruden has in the NFL

Guys both teams are pirate themed it's gonna be great

dreading spider 2 y banana callbacks

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DU-Nk8tX4AA3ZVR.jpg

he looks like a make a wish kid

lmao

who's on the left? rando?

the combination of his face and the nebulous soft bag he's carrying in his left hand is making me nauseous.

what even is his hair
do we know?

it looks like Jeff Daniels' Gettysburg mustache

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/75/9c/5b/759c5b7fa15f9a39460191beb49fee09--joshua-chamberlain-coronel.jpg

who's on the left? rando?

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, February 1, 2018 3:46 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ringer nfl writer kevin clark

Asked about the use of analytics, Jon Gruden said he’s not focused on “the GPSes” and all that. “I’m trying to bring the game back to 1998.” #Raiders

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) February 28, 2018

shd work out

Am I out of touch? No, it is football who is wrong

skype it to his inbox

"the GPSes"??

Even seeing pictures of Mark Davis did not adequately prepare me for seeing Mark Davis

— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) March 9, 2018

truly americas good son

Mark Davis looks like microwaved Jon Gruden leftovers pic.twitter.com/THSgzsHKAg

— Jacson A. Bevens 🧐 (@JacsonBevens) March 9, 2018

i apologize for making this the mark davis thread but really it's the way it's gotta be, it's beyond my control

has no one truly ever spoken to him about this

jon gruden doin it like it's 2010, doug martin and jordy nelson!

Warren Sharp
@SharpFootball
Out of 40 RBs with 200+ carries the last 2 years, Doug Martin ranked:
• 40th in success rate (38%)
• 40th in YPC (2.9)
• 40th in % of runs gain <= 3 yds (65%)
• 40th in % of runs gain 5+ yds (25%)

3 inches and a cloud of dust

22 QBs are making at least 5M in 2018

Derek Carr's career ranks among this group:

Yards per attempt - 22nd
Completion rate - 18th
Win % - 20th
Yards per start - 15th
TD % - T10th
...
Fewest sacks taken per start - 1st

— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) June 11, 2018

daer veg -- where do you and your \m/ raiders fans stand on the team these days?

because as a neutral observer, fuck 'em

1 - how is that different than any other year though

2 - it’s my team! wtf am i supposed to do, become a niners fan? i am mostly dismayed by them but i am not at the point where i am turning my back on them yet. plus i have a group of tailgating friends in the same boat & we all sort of know that we at least like each other if the team sux almost all the time

but i get defensive bcz ppl act like it’s nbd to switch teams or stop watching football BUT IT IS FOR ME :(

i dunno. i have an awkward relationship with the steelers -- the league is evil and their hall-of-fame QB is at best an asshole, but they were an ENORMOUS part of my childhood and my links to home. but if they were leaving for vegas i would never ever forgive them, let alone tailgate to the very end

your perspective is almost certainly better

while they are still here i am going to try to make the best of it

idk what it will be like when they go. i dont like thinking about it :(

<3

:)

wtf am i supposed to do, become a niners fan?

no one would blame u rooting for dreamy garrops

bleuch

i work with a guy who played on the 84 champ team, very nice man

he loooves al davis, said he was a cool and real with the players

wow that’s awesome! yeah a lot of the old guys love Al, he was very loyal to his old players, often long after their careers were over with. (idk if it dropped off in later years or it was only certain guys/teams he took a shine to but there are lots of stories of him helping guys out)

yeah like he said one of his first days there after coming over from another team al davis saddled up to him at training camp and started asking what he thought of the system they were running and so forth, which he said on his old team wldve been unthinkable even from a coach much less an owner

that’s cool

what’s yr coworker’s name, out of curiosity?

Jim Plunkett!

lol

i have the superbowl rings

https://i.imgur.com/7cKLaTW.png

congrats champ

thanks, feels good

i can see the nearest is dallas. presumably one of the others is the raiders since we are here. the other?

i think its two dallas one raiders

nice, who's your hook up? someone good?

look upthread a lil bit

oh sweet. i thought it was going to be assistant groundskeeper or something

holy !!!!

the closest i have been to a superbowl ring was sitting next to Cliff Branch. The size of a small bird’s egg, i remember thinking. impressive af

well, this was a timely thread revive

more superbowl rings soon!

lol ok raiders not v smart imo

😫😫😫😫😫😫

wtf

its cool grudens only got a 10 year contract

SO DUMB OMG

Sorry VG

No way

— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) September 1, 2018

Our #MNF crew with a gem here: @Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch's high school photo. #LARvsOAK pic.twitter.com/Msu5zY3Osl

— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) September 11, 2018

shocked that a 32-yo man looks different from how he looked in high school

lynch does not need to hear anything from a fuckin dork nicknamed “Boog”

beastmode should just walk up & drag them out of the booth

along with the entire rams defense

*walks into ocean*

brutal

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I9H4-u5bLC8/maxresdefault.jpg

"LOL @ RAIDERS"

now more than ever

don't worry Raiders fans only 9.5 years left on Gruden's contract

three first-round picks and a ton of cap room is pretty nice, tbh, but i don't trust chuckie to use them well

I'll cheer you up by posting a bunch of great faux_gruden tweets

I’ll tell ya what, I feel for the Cowboys. Missing a game-tying field goal at the end of the game is like driving to Chick-fil-A on a Sunday. You made it there but you’re not getting anything, man. I’m hungry

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) October 21, 2018

I’ll tell ya what, I feel for the Cowboys. Missing a game-tying field goal at the end of the game is like driving to Chick-fil-A on a Sunday. You made it there but you’re not getting anything, man. I’m hungry

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) October 21, 2018

Could’ve sworn we had more points than that, man https://t.co/5z5AK3duRq

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) October 8, 2018

Wow. The Browns finally winning a football game is like the ice cream machine working at McDonald’s. It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does it’s a special treat, man. Get me a McFlurry

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) September 21, 2018

Accidentally walked in the ESPN booth before the game, man. For a second I forgot I coach now. It was like accidentally driving to your ex’s house with your girlfriend in the car. Wild

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) September 11, 2018

The Browns tied. Wow. That’s like winning one dollar on a one dollar scratch-off lottery ticket. You didn’t win, but you still have your dollar, man. It’s a step in the right direction

— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) September 10, 2018

One Raiders veteran to another, on his way out of the locker room past three reporters, including myself: “I gotta get the f*** outta here.”

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 12, 2018

was it Gruden

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catching up here:

The Oakland Raiders acquired Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason and it appears that the wide receiver’s kids still need to get used to their dad’s new teammates.

In a teaser trailer for HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” one of Brown’s children asks: “Where’s Roethlisberger?”

Brown had to explain to them that Ben Roethlisberger plays for the Steelers and that he has a new quarterback: Derek Carr. Brown even went on to point out Carr on the field.

A few seconds into the season premiere of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden delivered exactly what everyone was looking for.

Gruden had the team gathered together, and he talked about how some players around him might have dreams of making the NFL, making the Pro Bowl or winning a Super Bowl. It’s a good thing there was a TV-MA tag for mature audiences before the show started.

“I’m really not into dreams anymore. I’m into fucking nightmares,” Gruden said. “You guys with me on that? You’ve got to end somebody’s dream. You’ve got to take their jobs. You’ve got to take their heart. Are you guys clear about this NFL shit now? We’re not trying to go to the Peach Bowl, we’re not trying to go to the Gator Bowl, or the Bluebonnet Bowl. We’re trying to go to the Super Bowl.”

Oakland Raiders star receiver Antonio Brown's mysterious foot injury is the result of extreme frostbite caused by a cryotherapy machine, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

Brown was not wearing appropriate footwear when he entered the cryotherapy chamber last month in France and burned his feet, leaving them frostbitten, according to the source.

The cause of Brown's injury was first reported by ProFootballTalk.

Brown, 31, has missed a significant portion of his first training camp with the Raiders and has not practiced since July 30, when he left the team to visit a foot specialist.

Raiders coach Jon Gruden said Tuesday that Brown was "gathering information" on the injury but did not say when the seven-time Pro Bowler would return.

A source told ESPN's Adam Schefter this past weekend that the injury is not believed to be long term.

Brown posted photo on Instagram last week that showed the soles of his feet blistering and peeling.

“Ladies & gentlemen: dingle berries on parade!”

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f98e228b-0ada-42f7-9541-e8ddd044697e

I fucking hate all these headline clowns that Gruden is drafting, fkn Incognito and AB and even Ronald fkn Ollie ffs

It just feels like he’s loading up the clown car to drive away any remaining actual talent (like Carr)

Anyway it was a weird ep, feels very stunt-y and awkward
but i am going to watch the season regardless. I dont think they’ll get anything “inside” of any note or build much character but hey, when the wheels fall off it’s not like it’ll be unwatchable

but two things
1) maaaaan i could watch madden talk about 7 man sleds all day <3

2) abrams needs more steve smith in his life, gruden’s sideline “chat” with him was embarrassing

Can they bring Steve Smith Sr. on #HardKnocks for 1 episode to interact with Johnathan Abram? That would be must-see TV. pic.twitter.com/wkYCHFDkf8

— Maurice Moton (@MoeMoton) August 7, 2019

THREAD: 1) Even before suffering bizarre injuries to his feet, Antonio Brown alarmed Raiders coaches and teammates by railing against the NFL’s enhanced enforcement of helmet regulations, a policy change which will likely force the star receiver to switch to a new model...

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 9, 2019

hbo hit the jackpot

why is it that the wideouts are always the most insane? is it because even the stars are only targeted on like 20% of offensive plays and they do a whole bunch of running for nothing?

And now this: Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown has told team officials that, unless he gets to wear his old helmet, he will not play football again, per league sources.

And more....

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019

wow ok now we're talking

https://i.imgur.com/QONVIyz.gif

lmao he must really hate that team helmet

🎶 it’s all too beautiful 🎶

omar otm

the best is how he tried to paint the old helmet in raiders colors and sneak it in

yes! that was hilar

In fairness, I would not want to wear this helmet either. pic.twitter.com/aqNjutSWQW

— Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) August 10, 2019

An arbitrator ruled against Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown’s grievance to wear his old helmet, per source.

Now Brown must decide if he’s willing to play football with a new helmet he desperately does not want to wear.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 12, 2019

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does anyone have a helmet they want to give to ab

"I'm looking for a Schutt Air Advantage Adult Large Helmet that was manufactured in 2010 or after. In exchange I will trade a signed practice worn @Raiders helmet."

— AB (@AB84) August 13, 2019

it’s seriously weird but great that AB is all Rain Man about his bloody helmet

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/antonio-brown-raiders-helmet-practice-mayock-221755897.html

It seemed like it was over. It seemed Antonio Brown was willing to move forward without his old Schutt AiR Advantage helmet after predictably losing his grievance against the NFL. It seemed Brown was ready to start the season after participating in pregame drills with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.

But things are never over with Antonio Brown, apparently.

An exasperated Raiders general manager Mike Mayock announced to the media on Sunday that Brown was holding out of practice because of the helmet issue. Mayock did not seem happy about the situation.

Mayock’s full statement:

You all know that AB is not here today. So here’s the bottom line. He’s upset about the helmet issue. We have supported that. We appreciate that, OK? But at this point, we’ve pretty much exhausted all avenues of relief. So, from our perspective, it’s time for him to be all in or all out. OK? So we’re hoping he’s back soon. We’ve got 89 guys busting their tails. We are really excited about where this franchise is going. And we hope AB’s going to be a big part of it starting Week 1 against Denver. End of story, no questions.

And just like that, the Antonio Brown helmet story that has dominated the Raiders’ preseason has been given new life.

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loving this so much

incredible

The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2019

More on #Raiders WR Antonio Brown and Mike Mayock yesterday: It did not get physical, sources say. But after a screaming match, Brown told Mayock that he would hit him in the face and then punted the ball… and said, Fine me for that. 💸💸💸

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2019

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can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

amazing stuff

The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.

— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019

lol raiders

lmao

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By fining Brown, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal, sources told Schefter.

not to defend AB but it seems odd that the raiders can just unilaterally do this. i guess 'guaranteed' means something different than i'd thought

the Raiders are either extremely stupid (well they are but specifically stupid here) or baiting AB into this reaction is exactly what they wanted to happen, so they could have a valid post-apology/post-Gruden "he'll play" excuse to release him.

Incredible!

Someone at NFL Films/HBO needs to leak the Hard Knocks raw footage from this season.

weee

fuck the raiders fuck the pats

did this really happen????? the hell

can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

― mookieproof, Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:43 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

beautiful

this sucks

Raiders Rookie Safety Johnathan Abram tore his Rotator cuff and Labrum in the first quarter of last night’s game. He will have surgery this week...likely ending his season, per source.

— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) September 11, 2019

having just got surgery for same only a week ago (for infinitely more benign reasons), i can say from immediate experience it really sucks

ugh i bet. i currently have a slightly fractured shoulder and even that sucks, nothing to that degree though yipes

I have had 3 broken clavicles, a/c arthritis, multiple minor separarions, 7 mm clavicular resection, scapula fracture, screws and plate placed and later removed (clav). I feel entitled as fuck to say -

fractures aint shit, screws aint shit, bones just move around, dont get arthritis ever, and...

peeps with any soft tissue joint injury like the ones at issue, deserve sympathy because that shit hard to fix, if ever. sorry vg, and ulysses gws.

also, shoulders are are a shit design.

i agree wholeheartedly! i am excited to say that one week after surgery i have had about, let's say 14 hours of sleep total and can now move my elbow to almost a 90 degree angle from my hip for about two seconds. oxycontin is a shit drug!

shoulders are bulllshit
slings suck
being one handed blows

in other news mr veg & i decided tonight that we are going to the last home game in Oakland in Dec

mostly to see old tailgating friends

the “franchise” (such as it is) can blow it out their ear

\m/

One more on the #Raiders from Inside Training Camp on @nflnetwork: Jon Gruden's attempt to "crush" COVID-19 included assistant Rich Bisaccia tricking the players into thinking Gruden had coronavirus. But it wasn't a mean-spirited prank. There was a serious message behind it. pic.twitter.com/I832Zy5g2a

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 5, 2020

Lol wtf is wrong with these people

I hope Josh brings back Tebow

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33180067/sources-las-vegas-raiders-expected-hire-new-england-patriots-josh-mcdaniels-coach-dave-ziegler-gm

lol

Davis said first thing that McDaniels told him was “it was a fumble.” #Raiders

— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) January 31, 2022

#Raiders are 0-4 this season when leading by double digits at halftime. They are first team since at least 1930 to lose 4 times in a season when leading by double digits at the half #fantastic

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) December 9, 2022

the best part is i don’t even give a fuck anymore 🥳

my fb memories also reminded me it’s the 11 yr anniversary of the Raiders v Packers game when Favre threw a billion touchdowns for his dead Dad. i think I still have a little ptsd from watching that game

Head coach Antonio Pierce celebrated the team's fifth consecutive loss, a standard issue 17-point waxing by Cincinnati that dropped the Raiders into a six-way tie for the league’s worst record at 2-7, by firing offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, offensive line coach James Cregg, and quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello. He hired all of them in February, which suggests they went bad on him in record time.

🥳🥳🥳

dude is really painting himself into a corner. they have a bad team! their new starting QB was signed off the cardinals practice squad two weeks ago!

when you call out your players as being soft in week five and fire the entire offensive staff in week nine, where else can you go? this isn't hoosiers, you can't just put four guys out there and say 'my team's on the field'

i feel like this happened once before? like within the last 20 years. but my memory is terrible

but i wish the vegas raiders nothing but bad vibes & genital herpes forever

Don’t think Pierce will be back. Sports talk was about Rich Gannon calling for his firing and from what they were saying on the show, he is usually a big Raiders cheerleader who usually does not go negative on the team.