Matt Flynn about to be traded (1 Viewer)

[Phenix]

They didn't pay Flynn an extra million bucks and guarantee his 2013 salary to have him languish on the bench. 6.5 million reasons why It's his job to lose. If anyone should be sweating bullets over Wilson, it should be Pryor. And maybe Wilson is the starting QB by the bye week. But it would be only because if Flynn got injured. Tap the brakes a bit on the Wilson express train. This is Flynn's team.

Way too much unjustified certainty in this post. The Raiders are in exactly the right position to start Wilson in 2013 should he impress them enough to warrant it. Flynn's contract doesn't at all preclude that.

Someone has Wilson on their roster. lol

 

[LawFitz]

They didn't pay Flynn an extra million bucks and guarantee his 2013 salary to have him languish on the bench. 6.5 million reasons why It's his job to lose. If anyone should be sweating bullets over Wilson, it should be Pryor. And maybe Wilson is the starting QB by the bye week. But it would be only because if Flynn got injured. Tap the brakes a bit on the Wilson express train. This is Flynn's team.

Way too much unjustified certainty in this post. The Raiders are in exactly the right position to start Wilson in 2013 should he impress them enough to warrant it. Flynn's contract doesn't at all preclude that.

Someone has Wilson on their roster. lol

I don't play dynasty, but if I did, Wilson and Manuel would be the only two QBs I would consider rostering from this class, and only with later round picks.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

After breaking down Matt Flynn's NFL game tape, ESPN's Ron Jaworski came away discouraged by his arm strength and believes the Raiders will have to "manipulate" Flynn with "pass concepts and playcalling."
Flynn is No. 32 in Jaws' 2013 Quarterback Countdown. "The more throws I watched, the more his arm strength limitations were evident," Jaworski said. "... In fact, I was concerned that his few deep balls lost energy at the back end. They had a tendency to die." Jaws suggested Flynn "needs" an effective play-action passing game to be successful, which isn't dissimilar from Matt Cassel. We don't believe Flynn will last more than eight starts in Oakland.

 

[ImTheScientist]

It would be funny if Flynn was beat out by x2 Wilson's.

 

[Dragon1952]

They didn't pay Flynn an extra million bucks and guarantee his 2013 salary to have him languish on the bench. 6.5 million reasons why It's his job to lose. If anyone should be sweating bullets over Wilson, it should be Pryor. And maybe Wilson is the starting QB by the bye week. But it would be only because if Flynn got injured. Tap the brakes a bit on the Wilson express train. This is Flynn's team.

You mean like Seattle did?

 

[Faust]

Matt Flynn 'clearly the No. 1 guy' at Raiders camp

By Marc Sessler

Around the League Writer

An update from Oakland, where the Raiders quarterback job is Matt Flynn's to lose.

Scott Bair of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reported Friday that Flynn is "clearly the No. 1 guy" at the start of training camp. The sixth-year veteran (with just two NFL starts) "looked the part with several accurate passes," according to Bair.

Flynn's tasked with beating out third-year enigma Terrelle Pryor and rookie Tyler Wilson. NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah called Wilson "one of the toughest quarterbacks I've ever evaluated." The former Arkansas passer was productive in spring practices, prompting Steve Corkran of the Oakland Tribune to write that Wilson looked "miles ahead" of where JaMarcus Russell and Pryor were as newbies (which doesn't tell us much).

Wilson, however, struggled mightily on Friday, tossing three interceptions in four pass attempts at one stretch. We're not in the habit of tracking training camp numbers -- that's a fool's game -- but Oakland offers one of the league's true quarterback competitions. Flynn opens as the lead horse, but his job security is spotty.

Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.

 

[KellysHeroes]

It would be funny if Flynn was beat out by x2 Wilson's.

and make 12 more million

 

[swirvenirvin]

Bad situation here

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Matt Flynn is reportedly "solidifying" his role as Oakland's starting quarterback.
Most beat writers following the Raiders don't even consider this a real competition. Terrelle Pryor remains too raw as a passer and fourth-round rookie Tyler Wilson has struggled early on. Flynn will have to faceplant in epic fashion not to be under center come Week 1. So far, he's been the "most impressive" of the trio, showing the "most accurate arm" and a "good grasp of the offense." Flynn is ranked as the No. 31 fantasy quarterback in our Draft Guide.

Related: Tyler Wilson, Terrelle Pryor

Source: Associated Press

 

[sho nuff]

Keep looking at this...thinking he will have to be very good to keep the job (not just this year...but going into next).

Can Wilson pressure him this season or next.

Could see him again landing on another team within 2 years just because of the situations he ended up in.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders coaches have accepted that Matt Flynn isn't "going to have success throwing longer than 25 yards."
Per beat writer Vittorio Tafur, it's been "clear all camp." That's absolutely embarrassing for an NFL quarterback, of course, but not a surprise. We already knew Flynn had one of the weakest, if not the weakest, arm in the league. This is just further evidence of how spectacularly weak the Raiders' offense is going to be. Flynn has no one to throw to, and his inability to challenge farther than 25 yards down field is going to lead to stacked boxes for Darren McFadden. It's a mess of a situation.


Source: Vittorio Tafur on Twitter

 

[bucsbaby]

oof, crossing mcfadden off my board

 

[Donnybrook]

Rotoworld:

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders coaches have accepted that Matt Flynn isn't "going to have success throwing longer than 25 yards."

Per beat writer Vittorio Tafur, it's been "clear all camp." That's absolutely embarrassing for an NFL quarterback, of course, but not a surprise. We already knew Flynn had one of the weakest, if not the weakest, arm in the league. This is just further evidence of how spectacularly weak the Raiders' offense is going to be. Flynn has no one to throw to, and his inability to challenge farther than 25 yards down field is going to lead to stacked boxes for Darren McFadden. It's a mess of a situation.

Source: Vittorio Tafur on Twitter

Rotoworld opinion overly pessimistic as usual. Flynn is pretty accurate. Moore and Streater could be descent options in PPR.

 

[mere blitzianity]

Yesterday, on Sirius Radio, I heard Dr. Roto (don't know much about him) going out on a limb regarding Terrelle Pryor. He's obviously never going to be a strong passer, but with his running ability, could be a factor down the stretch next year and is worth rostering in deep dynasty leagues...yes, I'm starting to sip the kool-aid

 

[Donnybrook]

Wilson is currently 4th string. He getting out performed by McGloin.

 

[Sabertooth]

Pryor looked pretty solid from what I watched. I think he's entrenched as the 2.

 

[cstu]

Rotoworld:

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders coaches have accepted that Matt Flynn isn't "going to have success throwing longer than 25 yards."

Per beat writer Vittorio Tafur, it's been "clear all camp." That's absolutely embarrassing for an NFL quarterback, of course, but not a surprise. We already knew Flynn had one of the weakest, if not the weakest, arm in the league. This is just further evidence of how spectacularly weak the Raiders' offense is going to be. Flynn has no one to throw to, and his inability to challenge farther than 25 yards down field is going to lead to stacked boxes for Darren McFadden. It's a mess of a situation.

Source: Vittorio Tafur on Twitter

Rotoworld opinion overly pessimistic as usual. Flynn is pretty accurate. Moore and Streater could be descent options in PPR.

They will just have to work around his limitations like the Bengals do with Dalton.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Rotoworld:

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders coaches have accepted that Matt Flynn isn't "going to have success throwing longer than 25 yards."

Per beat writer Vittorio Tafur, it's been "clear all camp." That's absolutely embarrassing for an NFL quarterback, of course, but not a surprise. We already knew Flynn had one of the weakest, if not the weakest, arm in the league. This is just further evidence of how spectacularly weak the Raiders' offense is going to be. Flynn has no one to throw to, and his inability to challenge farther than 25 yards down field is going to lead to stacked boxes for Darren McFadden. It's a mess of a situation.

Source: Vittorio Tafur on Twitter

Rotoworld opinion overly pessimistic as usual. Flynn is pretty accurate. Moore and Streater could be descent options in PPR.

Roto makes it sound like the Raiders won't throw for 100 yards a game.

 

[J Giles Band]

On top of everything else, Flynn just lost his LT, Jared Veldheer with a torn triceps. Reportedly being placed on the IR designated to return (sources: Raiders on Twitter & CSN Bay Area).

Shaping up to be a long year in Oakland...

 

[Man of Zen]

Rotoworld:

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Raiders coaches have accepted that Matt Flynn isn't "going to have success throwing longer than 25 yards."

Per beat writer Vittorio Tafur, it's been "clear all camp." That's absolutely embarrassing for an NFL quarterback, of course, but not a surprise. We already knew Flynn had one of the weakest, if not the weakest, arm in the league. This is just further evidence of how spectacularly weak the Raiders' offense is going to be. Flynn has no one to throw to, and his inability to challenge farther than 25 yards down field is going to lead to stacked boxes for Darren McFadden. It's a mess of a situation.

Source: Vittorio Tafur on Twitter

Rotoworld opinion overly pessimistic as usual. Flynn is pretty accurate. Moore and Streater could be descent options in PPR.

Roto makes it sound like the Raiders won't throw for 100 yards a game.

I think you can dink and dunk and still create a good bit of passing offense, but when the safeties don't have to respect the deep stuff, it can make a RB's life awfully difficult.

 

[Man of Zen]

And honestly, seeing them embracing Flynn's limitations makes me like Streater all the more. I think of him as Vincent Brown in Silver and Black.

 

[Faust]

Formerly frustrated Flynn prepares for start

 

[oswizzle]

Noodle Arm is going to help D.Moore put some really nice fantasy stats together....

Pryor Sucks

 

[Swing 51]

Noodle Arm is going to help D.Moore put some really nice fantasy stats together....

Pryor Sucks

D. Moore was doing ok with Pryor. I really want to play Moore this weekend but a bit worried about his chemistry (or lack of) with Flynn.

Then again it is vs. the Redskins...

 

[Faust]

Dennis Allen critical of Matt Flynn after Raiders' loss

By Gregg Rosenthal

Around The League Editor

Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen couldn't hide his exasperation. He thought quarterback Matt Flynn was the decisive factor in the team losing a winnable game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

"Matt didn't see the field well," Allen said, via the San Francisco Chronicle. "Matt didn't play well, and we've gotta move on. We've got to get better than that."

Well, that's a change of pace from coaches who usually want to "watch the film." Flynn was booed all day by fans who wanted Terrelle Pryor on the field. (Pryor was out with a concussion. Allen said the team used "extreme caution" in resting Pryor.)

Flynn certainly held the ball too long, although it's not like he was playing with a stacked deck. The offensive line struggled, and the Raiders lost running back Darren McFadden and fullback Marcel Reece to injuries.

Allen might be showing some frustration with his front office's acquisition of Flynn, who was supposed to be the team's starter. Allen wouldn't even promise that Flynn would stay ahead of rookie Matt McGloin on the depth chart.

The coach made it clear that Flynn is not his guy, and this could be the last time we see Flynn if Pryor stays healthy.

The "Around The League Podcast" reviewed every Week 4 game. Click here to listen and subscribe.

 

[krsone21]

Paul Gutierrez‏@PGutierrezESPN45m
looks like McGloin has jumped Flynn on #raiders depth chart

Looks like Flynn keeps falling down the depth chart.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Dennis Allen critical of Matt Flynn after Raiders' loss

By Gregg Rosenthal

Around The League Editor

Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen couldn't hide his exasperation. He thought quarterback Matt Flynn was the decisive factor in the team losing a winnable game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

"Matt didn't see the field well," Allen said, via the San Francisco Chronicle. "Matt didn't play well, and we've gotta move on. We've got to get better than that."

Well, that's a change of pace from coaches who usually want to "watch the film." Flynn was booed all day by fans who wanted Terrelle Pryor on the field. (Pryor was out with a concussion. Allen said the team used "extreme caution" in resting Pryor.)

Flynn certainly held the ball too long, although it's not like he was playing with a stacked deck. The offensive line struggled, and the Raiders lost running back Darren McFadden and fullback Marcel Reece to injuries.

Allen might be showing some frustration with his front office's acquisition of Flynn, who was supposed to be the team's starter. Allen wouldn't even promise that Flynn would stay ahead of rookie Matt McGloin on the depth chart.

The coach made it clear that Flynn is not his guy, and this could be the last time we see Flynn if Pryor stays healthy.

The "Around The League Podcast" reviewed every Week 4 game. Click here to listen and subscribe.

This whole thing was pretty surprising. Not because of how Flynn played, but because of the frankness of it.

Allen probably asked for a QB he gets this whole situation.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Not surprising to see this demotion coming. Post game, Flynn defied Allen's assessment saying he saw the field well, just didn't make plays. Ever since his benching, he's been aloof with the press, and not shown any kind of life in the clubhouse. This is clearly Terrelle Pryor's team. Don't be surprised to see Flynn as a healthy scratch.

 

[Sabertooth]

Allen strikes me as exactly what he is. An immature coach who is acting like a whiny #####. True pros keep that #### in the locker room.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Cut him and let him go back to GB.

Anyone that actually watched that 6 TD game vs. Detroit a couple years back saw the guy simply doesn't have the arm to be an NFL starting QB. Guy should have had 3 or 4 of those lollipops picked off.

 

[krsone21]

Allen strikes me as exactly what he is. An immature coach who is acting like a whiny #####. True pros keep that #### in the locker room.

 

[32 Counter Pass]

Allen strikes me as exactly what he is. An immature coach who is acting like a whiny #####. True pros keep that #### in the locker room.

Maybe, but I recall Parcells lighting up few QBs in post game pressers. I find it truthful, which is refreshing. Allen had every right to be frustrated. He is fighting for his job and this team has limited chances for wins. Flynn's play cost them a W vs the Skins.

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Allen strikes me as exactly what he is. An immature coach who is acting like a whiny #####. True pros keep that #### in the locker room.

Agree with krsone21 here. Go check out NFL rewind and actually watch the game and get back to us in this thread Sabertooth. Flynn was awful, and really sealed his own fate by not responding to Coach Allen's criticism with a level dose of humility. He seemed to be talking over his coaches comments that were frank and pulled no punches. He is a blind man who cannot see he's blind. Flynn's a washout, and needs to hire a good investment counselor, to make that small lottery he got last a lifetime.