Talking NFL

Our first TalkingNFL team preview has been written by the lovely Ms. Tracey! Tracey is a fellow 451press blogger, and a damn good one at that. Her Beauty website, Hot or Not Beauty is one of the Top 10 visited sites in the 451press network. She’s also the writer for the Shopping website Shoe Boxers. These are both great sites for you to forward to your wife/girlfriend when they start yelling at you for spending too much time reading TalkingNFL…

(Yep, right off the bat I’m turning the site over to a lady. Why? Because I’m all about equal rights and women who love football. Besides that, as you all know, chicks dig me…)

Without further ado, Tracey’s thoughts on the Oakland Raiders, who have the #1 pick in the draft…

Oakland Raiders 2007 Draft Preview

My blood runs Silver & Black, but since Rich Gannon’s meltdown in Superbowl 37 I’ve been bleeding Silver & Black. I’ve watched the Raiders go from Superbowl contender to being so pathetic that we get the first round draft pick. While having the first round isn’t a bad thing, the reputation that goes with it is. What happened to “Commitment to Excellence�? and “Just Win Baby!�? The first thing the Raiders need to do is to put the man who coined those “winning�? phrases out to pasture. Al Davis is living in the past. He needs to hand over the reigns to the Raiders to the head coach and let him do his job.

Regarding our first round draft pick, oh boy, could we use quarterback JaMarcus Russell from LSU. He’s all stud – 6’6�?, 255 lbs. His feet aren’t frozen in the pocket. He’s the entire package, which lord knows we need. Raiders QB’s have been nothing less that disastrous since the demise of Rich Gannon. Last year’s Aaron Brooks and that can’t-release the-ball Kerry Collins that we dumped the year before Brooks, were disastrous. More than likely the Raiders will wind up picking Calvin Johnson, Wide Receiver from Georgia Tech. Now, he’s awesome, no doubt, but he will only be of use if we get rid of that unmotivated Randy Moss. That’s the only way I could be satisfied with the Raiders choosing another receiver.

The needs for the Raiders go deep. No doubt about it, we need a solid quarterback with a strong arm, feet like Muhammad Ali, and leadership qualities. We need a wide receiver that won’t drop passes (Randy Moss) and gets in the end zone. We need an offensive line to keep the QB upright and to run the ball when we have a lead. (Lead, what’s that?) The Raiders need to change up their play calling, we have been too predictable. Last, but certainly not least, we need a Free Safety to strike fear in the opposing receiver who dares to come across the middle. Just think Ronnie Lott.

I may be a stiletto strutting, red lipstick wearing woman, but when it comes to game day, I’m all Raiders baby. Long live Silver & Black!

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