I heard that Detroit is negotiating with Oakland to send QB Josh McCown to Oakland for a 2nd day pick. Josh McCown would then be the starter in Oakland and would allow the Raiders to pass on Jamarcus Russel and pick Calvin Johnson #1 overall.
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Everything depends on whether or not they think Quinn or Russell has a chance to be a franchise QB.
If they trade for McCown - who obviously is not a franchise QB - and then go ahead and draft Johnson, then they've obviously concluded that Russell and Quinn aren't going to be franchise QB's.
If you have a shot at a franchise QB, you have to take it - don't know if Russell or Quinn is a franchise guys or not though.wist
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Oakland generally doesnt take QB's high as far as my memory serves me. Walters was a 3rd and Tuiasosopo was a 2nd. Marinovich is the last QB I can think of them taking 1st round. I should research.
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Historically the Raiders draft a ton of lineman and DB's early and often. Going back through the 80's, Marinovich was the only 1st round QB.Originally posted by 3irty1This is museum quality stupidity.
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I live in the Raider broadcast area and have seen a lot of games that weren't blacked out. Andrew Walter is a good QB and I think better than Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Kyle Orton and the other QB's of that draft. All of them are still getting better.
With Randy Moss at the end of his career the Raiders likely will take Calvin Johnson, a sure thing, over a risky QB. There will be others available in the second and third who may be better than the top 2.
Bulger, Brady, and Hassleback were 6th round picks. I think Mike Martz would like to work on a project like that. The Lions have burned a lot of high picks though. McCown just doesn't have it and getting rid of him makes sense for the Lions. He would not be the starter in Oakland.
It is a relatively minor discussion between NFL teams. The Lions would like to have more picks even in the 6th and 7th rounds. Don't read too much into it.
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He also has a decent arm. Hard for me to hate on the dude cuz I always remember his great comeback in the desert against vikings. It was like he had been possesed by Favre on that last drive.Originally posted by PackfaceApparently the Raiders would make Josh McCown the starter because they like the fact he is mobile and he does not get hurt.
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If trading Josh McCown to the Raiders increases the likelihood of the Raiders drafting Calvin Jonson, then in my estimation it's a bad move by the Lions. That guy seems to me to be the best athlete AND football player in the draft, and if he's there the Lions would be dumb not to take him.
It's a mess in Detroit right now. Shaun Rogers has not been attending workouts, nor have McCown or Williams. And it ain't like Woodson and Harris who work out on their own. Mike Williams is probably devouring a Tubby's Submarine as we speak."The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."
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The word is, from what i've heard, is that Tampa is pressuring Detroit not to trade McCown, and that if they don't then TB will then trade spots with Detroit so they can take Calvin Johnson, if Oakland still doesn't take him. Also, Al Davis told a reporter that even if they did trade for Josh McCown, they would still like to take Russell, and let him sit and learn a year."I would love to have a guy that always gets the key hit, a pitcher that always makes his best pitch and a manager that can always make the right decision. The problem is getting him to put down his beer and come out of the stands and do those things." - Danny Murraugh
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Exactly.Originally posted by HarveyWallbangersI seriously doubt that acquiring Josh McCown would preclude any team from altering their draft board.** Since 2006 3 X Pro Pickem' Champion; 4 X Runner-Up and 3 X 3rd place.
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