scine09 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Schaub is a huge upgrade at QB to what the Raiders had the last few years. Schaub was disappointing on a SB contending Texans team. He'll be a solid veteran QB on the Raiders and help stabilize that team. He's only 32 and before this past season he had 6 or 7 straight seasons with a 90+ passer rating. Is he a real upgrade to Carson Palmer from just two seasons ago? I don't think so. 6 of one half a dozen of the other. Suppose, for a sec, though, that he plays as well as he can possibly play. Look at the rest of the division. They'd still have the 4th best starting QB in the division. That puts them in a deep hole without even playing a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Is he a real upgrade to Carson Palmer from just two seasons ago? I don't think so. I'd rather have Schaub than Palmer for sure In the last 7 years(he played) Palmer never had a 90 passer rating Schaub had by far his worst season last year, he'll be closer to his norm in all likelyhood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'd rather have Schaub than Palmer for sure In the last 7 years(he played) Palmer never had a 90 passer rating Schaub had by far his worst season last year, he'll be closer to his norm in all likelyhood We'll see. I think Palmer and Schaub are debatable. What I don't think is debatable is that the Raiders have the worst starting QB in the AFC West. If the Raiders had some sort of unbelievable defense or something then maybe they could withstand that. But they don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 What I don't think is debatable is that the Raiders have the worst starting QB in the AFC West. That has no bearing on whether the Raiders will have better results. That's only 6 games and they will win a few division games worse case scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 That has no bearing on whether the Raiders will have better results. That's only 6 games and they will win a few division games worse case scenario. Maybe, maybe not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Besides having to gel as a team with all the new players, what about the coaching staff? Allen had a free pass as a young coach with a rebuilding team. Now he's an unproven variable with a dramatically improved roster -- a roster of veterans who have had success and may challenge their new coach. Are these older free agents there to restore Raider-nation or are they just hired mercenaries, soon to be retiring and quick to show up a young coach? The pressure really falls on Allen this year to make it work by the first 1/3 of the season or it may unravel quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE75 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Free agent cornerback Carlos Rogers has landed in Oakland. The 32 year old Rogers signed with the Raiders this afternoon.Rogers started all 16 games for the 49ers in each of the last three seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE75 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 “I can definitely see [us] as a playoff team,” linebacker LaMarr Woodley told 95.7 The Game on Tuesday. “Last year going back and watching some film on the Raiders, there were a lot of opportunities here where they just didn’t close it out. Some games good in the first half; they just didn’t close it out at the end of the game. So now we just have to learn how to close out games and it’ll be more wins than losses.” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/22/woodley-declares-raiders-to-be-a-playoff-team/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE75 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 If Khalil Mack was in last year's draft, he would have been the No. 1 overall pick. The Raiders finally got a premier talent to build their defense around, and they didn't fall too hard in love with free-agent pickup Matt Schaub. Have no clue if Derek Carr can deliver as a franchise quarterback, but the Raiders need to keep spending resources on young quarterbacks until they find one who fits. Khalil Mack,LaMarr Woodley and Justin Tuck will definitely improve the defense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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