Recent content by Stompin' Tom Connors

Hopefully we replace positional coaches at RB and TE with competent people. I think coordinators responsible for game plans are more important in the grand scheme of things, but no question guys like Waller and Moreau developed really well under Smith, and we need to keep this as a position of...

You and @ICON211 have great points -- I wasn't really talking about the rate of the Raiders D blitz YoY or comparative to the rest of the league. It was great data you both brought up and appreciate the insight. My point was more about his philosophy and approach, and being known as one of the...

That. F'n. Rocks. Amy Trask is one of those unheralded executives that should be talked about more. She was an amazing FO person to have, and damned good at what she did. Another thing that doesn't get a lot of talk was Al helping pave the way for women executives as much as he did for minority...

BTW, @Hankmoody -- nice thread title update! :lmao:

Right now? He lines up in a lot of different spots for Miami. I'd designate him as "utility" or "Swiss Army Knife." But he was officially drafted at the RB position for the Raiders. Second round is on me, gb.

Are you counting Bowden as the 3rd WR?  I am not looking to win an argument. Your comments are always fair, though the default expression of them is often hyperbolic.  Case in point -- not sure you can write off any of our WRs, or even say they don't look like much, when Ruggs looked decent...

I don't know why you are harping on one pick and throwing the babies out with that bathwater. It's not like Bowden is all of the sudden a super star, and I think Ruggs will be very serviceable, we saw promising things from Arnette and even Simpson, we still have to see what we have in Edwards...

Just saw that Gus is bringing LB coach Richard Smith and DB coach Ron Milus with him. Don't know much about Smith but Milus is one of the game's best DB coaches. Absolutely huge.

Remember that Guenther was a huge blitz guy. Bottom line is that you need the talent on the field to execute any scheme. We don't have that talent. Hopefully we start fixing that ASAP. And you need a coordinator who can recognize what talent you have, and design both a scheme that optimizes...

Who is? We need to make this happen in the draft and FA. I am hoping we go after guys like Ngakoue/Solomon Thomas or DTa like Robertson-Harris/Butler/Rankins -- guys who are young, proven, and can give us a push up front right when we walk in the door. Going to be an interesting offseason.

Seconded!

I think the knock on Bradley (at least from what I know from friends who are Chargers fans and reading about him) was more about making adjustments in-game, and running more of a bend/not break D with a MO of rushing 4 and playing soft zone (4-3 with Cover 3 base), which is a fairly basic base...

Interesting takes, thanks for posting. Not sure how McKinley is a strong sign -- we literally saw nothing from him. While true we need everyone we can at interior D-line, and should look to keep him to see what he has for us, he has to prove it first. He had a solid rookie year and second year...

There's toughness, and there is stature/build. Very separate things, and you can't say guys like Hill aren't built similarly to Ruggs. But we can agree that going into Year 2, Ruggs can do with both playing with more toughness in fighting for balls and through coverage, and bulk up a little...

New 30 for 30 coming down the pipes Feb 4th that was announced during the games this weekend: Al Davis vs the NFL. Hopefully they do this right. The decades long battles between Al and Rozelle are legendary.