In the news...week of July 17th - July 24th (1 Viewer)

[bigreese82]

I thought it might be good to have a thread where people could report the latest fantasy news ... camp battle news, depth chart changes, injuries

Wanted to do it weekly..starting with last week

 

[bigreese82]

Dwight Smith released http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2525154

Ty Law is a Chief

 

[cracKer]

Oakland Raiders

SLB: Sam Williams

MLB: Kirk Morrison

WLB: Thomas Howard

Michael Huff looking for a starting position

 

[bigreese82]

Oakland Raiders

SLB: Sam Williams

MLB: Kirk Morrison

WLB: Thomas Howard

Michael Huff looking for a starting position

 

[Jene Bramel]

Oakland Raiders

SLB: Sam Williams

MLB: Kirk Morrison

WLB: Thomas Howard

Michael Huff looking for a starting position

Full discussion a few threads below this one.

 

[sholditch]

Any news on what is going to happen to Clark? I would think he is too good to be benched. Seems like he would seek a trade if he's not going to start.

 

[helix]

Any news on what is going to happen to Clark? I would think  he is too good to be benched. Seems like he would seek a trade if he's not going to start.

There is a possibility that he could get cut to save $1.4 million against the cap. Seems a bit harsh, but you never know-Source:

Here's some text from beat writer Jerry McDonald's blog...

QUOTE

Remember Greg Biekert?

He was considered a leader, a smart defender and a good team guy. And he got moved out by rookie first-round draft pick Napoleon Harris just before the 2002 season began.

Now comes Danny Clark. He’s considered a team leader, a smart defender and a good team guy. He could be on the verge of being shown the door, Biekert style.

Clark, according to coach Art Shell, is running second to Kirk Morrison at middle linebacker. Morrison, the NFL leader in tackles as a rookie third-round draft pick, was moved inside so the Raiders could get a look at rookie second-round pick Thomas Howard and Sam Williams on the field at the same time.

“Danny Clark is an integral part of this football team,'’ Shell said.

Clark also has a salary cap figure of just over $2.7 million - the ninth highest number on the team.

When the Raiders moved Harris into Biekert’s sport, they gave the veteran linebacker the opportunity of staying if he would agree to a substantial salary cut. Biekert said no, and wound up being released, signing with the Minnesota Vikings.

With the Raiders just $1.8 million under the cap entering the weekend, you wonder if they’re considering the same kind of move with Clark. Releasing Clark would save nearly $1.4 million against the cap.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Any news on what is going to happen to Clark? I would think  he is too good to be benched. Seems like he would seek a trade if he's not going to start.

There is a possibility that he could get cut to save $1.4 million against the cap. Seems a bit harsh, but you never know-Source:

Here's some text from beat writer Jerry McDonald's blog...

QUOTE

Remember Greg Biekert?

He was considered a leader, a smart defender and a good team guy. And he got moved out by rookie first-round draft pick Napoleon Harris just before the 2002 season began.

Now comes Danny Clark. He’s considered a team leader, a smart defender and a good team guy. He could be on the verge of being shown the door, Biekert style.

Clark, according to coach Art Shell, is running second to Kirk Morrison at middle linebacker. Morrison, the NFL leader in tackles as a rookie third-round draft pick, was moved inside so the Raiders could get a look at rookie second-round pick Thomas Howard and Sam Williams on the field at the same time.

“Danny Clark is an integral part of this football team,'’ Shell said.

Clark also has a salary cap figure of just over $2.7 million - the ninth highest number on the team.

When the Raiders moved Harris into Biekert’s sport, they gave the veteran linebacker the opportunity of staying if he would agree to a substantial salary cut. Biekert said no, and wound up being released, signing with the Minnesota Vikings.

With the Raiders just $1.8 million under the cap entering the weekend, you wonder if they’re considering the same kind of move with Clark. Releasing Clark would save nearly $1.4 million against the cap.

As I noted in the other thread, I would think that both Howard and Bing would have to prove themselves capable, and Sam Williams prove himself viable and likely to stay healthy -- longshot -- for it to make any sense to release Clark.Clark isn't too good to be benched. He's a replacement level NFL player who put up numbers from good opportunity than anything else. Not much different from Nick Griesen -- who could have put up similar numbers over a full year but is now fighting with little-known Pat Thomas to earn a starting job in Jacksonville.