For those who wanted Jerry Porter (including me)

[mission]

And we think we got problems. The Raiders look to have the inside track on the number one overall pick.

They'll be alright. Art Shell is a good coach. Give them a few years. Moss and Quinn could be a ridiculous combination.

So could the trio of Rodgers, Jennings, and Adrian Peterson.

I agree, but if Ahman has a big year I would be more in favor of going for Calvin Johnson if he was available. Then again, I haven't seen enough of Peterson. Is he a rare talent with the agilty of Reggie Bush? I really do not want a big fella back there with no agility and vision. This scheme would be even greater with a scat back.

He has moves but he has a ton of power and can catch. Not super quick, but high top end speed. Once he turns the corner its over.

Who is a comparable NFL RB?

bro! watch this video on youtube... the first run is seriously INSANE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rJ1xDBT1jM&mode=related&search=

2005 highlight film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh4albC37Rg&mode=related&search=

[Zool]

That young man is a running back. I wonder what his average per carry is against Ok State. There's like 5 of 60+ yards in that video and he's only played them 2 times.

[mission]

That young man is a running back. I wonder what his average per carry is against Ok State. There's like 5 of 60+ yards in that video and he's only played them 2 times.

i hate to say it but after watching the video again, he reminds me a lot of walter payton. just does NOT want to get tackled... at all... and seems to have every move in the book to keep him from doing that.

[SkinBasket]

AP is a nice back, but that video doesn't add up to squat when you consider the level of competition in most the highlights. The highlight against Texas exemplifies this. He breaks the corner and heads upfield but still gets caught by the DB who didn't a very good angle.

This guy has just a good a chance of being another A-Train or Ron Dayne as he does a solid starter in the NFL. Then again, thats about the best odds you can ask for when drafting Rbs these days

[FritzDontBlitz]

Re: For those who wanted Jerry Porter (including me)

From ESPN.com:
When Raiders wide receiver Randy Moss said of his team, "things are crazy around here," he wasn't kidding.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported on its Web site that disgruntled receiver Jerry Porter who was inactive for the 27-0 drugging the Raiders absorbed from the San Diego Chargers on Monday night, was seen laughing and pumping his fist on the sidelines when Raiders teammate Aaron Brooks was sacked for the seventh time.

Porter's role on the team has greatly diminished after he clashed with new coach Art Shell in the offseason over his offseason workout plans. Porter demanded a trade at the start of training camp, but the Raiders have declined to grant his wish.
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So, some of us wanted to trade for this guy (including me) ?

What were we thinking????

If I was the coach I'd have Sapp sit on the stupid doofus to teach Porter a lesson.

walker is probably reading that and saying "why didn't i think of that?"

[BallHawk]

Maybe he should take a page from Najeh and take a dump in Aaron Brooks' helmet. That would get him out of Oakland, no?

Actually it would probably get him out of the NFL, too.

[BENZITO]

I'm surprised he didn't streak across the field in body suit ala George Constanza!

Seinfeld...what a GREAT SHOW, constanza is the man

[vince]

That young man is a running back. I wonder what his average per carry is against Ok State. There's like 5 of 60+ yards in that video and he's only played them 2 times.

i hate to say it but after watching the video again, he reminds me a lot of walter payton. just does NOT want to get tackled... at all... and seems to have every move in the book to keep him from doing that.

His upright running reminds me of Eric Dickerson. More elusive though and probably not as fast...

[Guiness]

AP looks like he has very upright running. Very good balance, and uses that spin effectively to keep his feet under him.

obOnTopicComent: Wow - Porter really did that? There has to be more to that. If he did it with any seriousness at all, someone would've gooned him, and been congradulated for it.

I slapped a guy on my rec soccer team for laughing about a teamate getting taken down hard. And those guys take it a lot more seriously than I do!

[green_bowl_packer]

Now that this news has surfaced about Porter celebrating the sack of his own quarterback and calling the head of the players union Troy Vincent and asking him if he had to show up at all for the game if he was deactivated (heard this from Adam Schefter on NFL Network), he did have to attend and look what happened.

There were the rumors earlier this summer that the Packers were interested in acquiring him, or at least there was interest by Packer fans in getting him as another target for Favre to compliment Driver. In light of his recent turdish behavior, would anyone still want him over Koren Robinson ?

[the_idle_threat]

How about neither?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

And we think we got problems. The Raiders look to have the inside track on the number one overall pick.

They'll be alright. Art Shell is a good coach. Give them a few years. Moss and Quinn could be a ridiculous combination.

Good coach, please give me some of what you are smoking.

I remember his first go round. Deer in the headlights. The worst clock management i ever saw.

[woodbuck27]

Unhappy Porter finds himself in limbo

By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst

(Sept. 12, 2006) -- Oakland's Randy Moss was supposed to be the Raiders' headache, but instead, wide receiver Jerry Porter has turned into the migraine

The Raiders deactivated Porter before the Monday night game against San Diego, but the wide receiver would have preferred to have been a no show.

League sources said Porter actually called Buffalo safety Troy Vincent, the president of the NFL Players Association, and asked if he were required to show up for the game.

Vincent informed Porter, yes, he had to be there. To his dismay, Porter was.

How much longer Porter remains in Oakland is another story. The Raiders would like to deal Porter, but the problem is teams are not interested in him.

Even the receiver-needy Patriots were not interested in dealing for Porter earlier this summer; they made that clear from the outset.

Instead, they wanted wide receiver Doug Gabriel, and landed him for a fifth-round pick.

Jerry Porter might not be seen in an NFL uniform for several weeks.
During the offseason, the Denver Broncos made an inquiry about Porter, but quickly shied away when they learned the price for Porter would be two first-round picks.

Now the Raiders will be lucky to get much of anything in return for Porter, who led the Raiders last season with 76 receptions. Teams know that Raiders coach Art Shell kicked Porter out of his office during an offseason meeting between the two. They know that Porter has been openly insubordinate to the Raiders. And as long as the Raiders continue deactivating him -- and indications are they will -- Porter's behavior is not going to improve.

Asked about Porter's deactivation, Shell told reporters: "We had five receivers, and I decided we would go with the other four. That's it."

Only that's not it. Shell has hammered home the point that no player will defy his orders. But Porter is acting as if he is going to continue testing them.

[MJZiggy]

As if Shell doesn't have enough problems with Porter. Now who's he gonna bench?

Raiders | A Shell/Moss showdown imminent?
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:54:12 -0700

Gary Peterson, of the Contra Costa Times, reports Oakland Raiders WR Randy Moss and head coach Art Shell appear headed for a collision course, after Moss once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the organization, in particular with Shell, during an ESPN interview. "I think coach Art Shell just has a tight grasp on us, man. Knowing that you're a man, you're a certain age and this man is treating you like kids or a boy or whatnot. I'm not crying, I'm just going on what is brought to my attention. It might be small things like food, or full pads," Moss said during the interview. Shell continues to say he has no problems with the public comments Moss has made recently.


Really what choice does he have but to say this?

[Zool]

And we think we got problems. The Raiders look to have the inside track on the number one overall pick.

They'll be alright. Art Shell is a good coach. Give them a few years. Moss and Quinn could be a ridiculous combination.

Good coach, please give me some of what you are smoking.

I remember his first go round. Deer in the headlights. The worst clock management i ever saw.

They had him on camera at least 3 times on Monday with that same blank stare up to the jumbotron. The man is a good O-line coach, but just look at Porter to see what you need to see.