2017 Off Season Thread

Jaguars hire Tyrone Wheatley as running backs coach
Posted by Zac Jackson on January 16, 2017, 8:20 PM EST
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The Jaguars have announced the hiring on Tyrone Wheatley as their new running backs coach.

Wheatley previously coached under new Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone in the college ranks and with the Bills.

Wheatley, 44, had a 10-year career as an NFL running back with the Giants and Raiders. He’s spent the last two seasons as running backs coach at his alma mater, Michigan.

“I am excited to have Tyrone join our staff and work with our running backs,” Marrone said in a statement. “I have worked with him for five years and know the type of leader and teacher that he is. He is an exceptional coach and will bring out the best in his players. He brings a charisma, attitude and Super Bowl-playing experience to the staff that will be vital.”

The Jaguars reportedly interviewed Chip Kelly for their offensive coordinator job on Monday.

Tyrone "high ankle sprain" Wheatley.
 
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How do the Raiders fix the middle of the defense?

The Raiders have addressed most of their needs the past two seasons really well, and that earned them a spot in the playoffs. While they were dismantled by injury—mainly to QB Derek Carr—Carr’s absence showed that the team still isn’t quite at a Super Bowl-caliber level, especially on defense. The Raiders have superstar edge defender Khalil Mack, solid auxiliary pieces in OLB Bruce Irvin, LB Perry Riley, and DT Mario Edwards Jr., as well as a promising secondary, but they lack punch in the middle of their defense. Edwards is a 3-tech that can develop into an every-down player, but NT Dan Williams and DE Denico Autry took big steps back in 2016, while LB Malcolm Smith has never turned his Super Bowl MVP status into anything more.

GM Reggie McKenzie tried addressing the weak middle by drafting DT Jihad Ward and ILB Cory James, but neither played at a replacement level. Ward struggled in run defense and when rushing the passer, as he was often out-leveraged, while James was inconsistent in making the leap from the Mountain West to the NFL. Luckily for Oakland, the 2017 draft class is considered very deep on the D-line, and the Raiders should be able to find impact players in the first three rounds. After a string of teams needing LBs, Oakland might opt to draft one later; a good target in the middle rounds is Florida’s Jarrad Davis, a tough linebacker that grades well against the run.
 
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How do the Raiders fix the middle of the defense?

The Raiders have addressed most of their needs the past two seasons really well, and that earned them a spot in the playoffs. While they were dismantled by injury—mainly to QB Derek Carr—Carr’s absence showed that the team still isn’t quite at a Super Bowl-caliber level, especially on defense. The Raiders have superstar edge defender Khalil Mack, solid auxiliary pieces in OLB Bruce Irvin, LB Perry Riley, and DT Mario Edwards Jr., as well as a promising secondary, but they lack punch in the middle of their defense. Edwards is a 3-tech that can develop into an every-down player, but NT Dan Williams and DE Denico Autry took big steps back in 2016, while LB Malcolm Smith has never turned his Super Bowl MVP status into anything more.

GM Reggie McKenzie tried addressing the weak middle by drafting DT Jihad Ward and ILB Cory James, but neither played at a replacement level. Ward struggled in run defense and when rushing the passer, as he was often out-leveraged, while James was inconsistent in making the leap from the Mountain West to the NFL. Luckily for Oakland, the 2017 draft class is considered very deep on the D-line, and the Raiders should be able to find impact players in the first three rounds. After a string of teams needing LBs, Oakland might opt to draft one later; a good target in the middle rounds is Florida’s Jarrad Davis, a tough linebacker that grades well against the run.
Here's hoping that, after a good offseason, Edwards can be the 3-down player we thought he was becoming, and that Latham and Ward can be "replacement quality" rotation players we need, i.e., better than Williams (and/or Ellis) and Autry. If so, draft and/or sign an impact/passing rushing DT, we good.
 
Is Irvin tweeting at JDR? Is that who Norton's saying needs to buy into Seattle's system (as the below blogger suggests)? You'd think Norton's ass would have already been fired if JDR was not in. Is Irvin on a crusade to save Norton's job? Did he (or has he so far)? Man, I didn't expect this much drama after a 12-5 season.

http://goldengatesports.com/2017/01/16/oakland-raiders-schism-developing-team/
 
Jaguars hire Tyrone Wheatley as running backs coach
Posted by Zac Jackson on January 16, 2017, 8:20 PM EST
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The Jaguars have announced the hiring on Tyrone Wheatley as their new running backs coach.

Wheatley previously coached under new Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone in the college ranks and with the Bills.

Wheatley, 44, had a 10-year career as an NFL running back with the Giants and Raiders. He’s spent the last two seasons as running backs coach at his alma mater, Michigan.

“I am excited to have Tyrone join our staff and work with our running backs,” Marrone said in a statement. “I have worked with him for five years and know the type of leader and teacher that he is. He is an exceptional coach and will bring out the best in his players. He brings a charisma, attitude and Super Bowl-playing experience to the staff that will be vital.”

The Jaguars reportedly interviewed Chip Kelly for their offensive coordinator job on Monday.

They say young players have added respect for coaches who are former players.

When his RB group sees the footage of big #47 dragging and carrying 2, 3, 4 sumbitches for an extra 10 yards, if not into the endzone, you reckon they'll be ready to follow his lead?
 
Is Irvin tweeting at JDR? Is that who Norton's saying needs to buy into Seattle's system (as the below blogger suggests)? You'd think Norton's ass would have already been fired if JDR was not in. Is Irvin on a crusade to save Norton's job? Did he (or has he so far)? Man, I didn't expect this much drama after a 12-5 season.

http://goldengatesports.com/2017/01/16/oakland-raiders-schism-developing-team/
I don't know where that writer manufactured that interpretation from.... I thought it was widely known that the secondary never bought in.... It's not a coincidence we lead piped the secondary coach.... Nelson was constantly blowing off his deep assignment to jump a route... and he got rewarded with a couple game-ending INTs and a Pro Bowl invitation. Won't surprise me to see us move on from Nelson.....

It's not what you say.... it's how you say it. When guys don't buy-in... sometimes it's more about the guy doing the selling/teaching, than it is about the system.... Norton's an LB coach.... Seems like he never connected with the guys in the secondary.... especially early on when those guys were consistently out of position and getting torched play after play after play.....

That said.... I'm not sure there's been much drama.... maybe just us being bored off our asses....
 
They say young players have added respect for coaches who are former players.

When his RB group sees the footage of big #47 dragging and carrying 2, 3, 4 sumbitches for an extra 10 yards, if not into the endzone, you reckon they'll be ready to follow his lead?
No.
 
Is Irvin tweeting at JDR? Is that who Norton's saying needs to buy into Seattle's system (as the below blogger suggests)? You'd think Norton's ass would have already been fired if JDR was not in. Is Irvin on a crusade to save Norton's job? Did he (or has he so far)? Man, I didn't expect this much drama after a 12-5 season.

http://goldengatesports.com/2017/01/16/oakland-raiders-schism-developing-team/

Said it before.

Saying it again.

For Fox Sports to become a god damn glorified fan blog site is truly pathetic.

Never moreso than when some jerksack faux-journalist can pull a wild hair from the crack of his ass and write a fucking conspiracy theory about why the hair curls the way it does, and what means in conjunction with the New Year beginning while his mama's fat ass is in retrograde.

Hey, fuck it. He's getting paid. All he's supposed to do is create content and get clicks. The contents of the content don't mean a damn thing, so long as the clicks keep clicking.
 
I don't know where that writer manufactured that interpretation from.... I thought it was widely known that the secondary never bought in.... It's not a coincidence we lead piped the secondary coach.... Nelson was constantly blowing off his deep assignment to jump a route... and he got rewarded with a couple game-ending INTs and a Pro Bowl invitation. Won't surprise me to see us move on from Nelson.....

It's not what you say.... it's how you say it. When guys don't buy-in... sometimes it's more about the guy doing the selling/teaching, than it is about the system.... Norton's an LB coach.... Seems like he never connected with the guys in the secondary.... especially early on when those guys were consistently out of position and getting torched play after play after play.....

That said.... I'm not sure there's been much drama.... maybe just us being bored off our asses....
Same guy wrote a piece three days ago about how Jack was smart not to clip KNJ. :shakehead:
 
Said it before.

Saying it again.

For Fox Sports to become a god damn glorified fan blog site is truly pathetic.

Never moreso than when some jerksack faux-journalist can pull a wild hair from the crack of his ass and write a fucking conspiracy theory about why the hair curls the way it does, and what means in conjunction with the New Year beginning while his mama's fat ass is in retrograde.

Hey, fuck it. He's getting paid. All he's supposed to do is create content and get clicks. The contents of the content don't mean a damn thing, so long as the clicks keep clicking.
Who needs real information or facts when you can just make shit up? And with little going on between now and training camp, tis the season for lots of this crap. I'll at least give this guy credit for telling us multiple times that he's just making wild ass guesses instead of trying to pass it off as some inside knowledge. But, yea, any jabroni with a keyboard can now put their nonsense out there. And the more outlandish the better. The funny part is when the second-hand bloggers and radio/so-called media folks start running with the made-up stories as if they are real.
 
Of the four wild-card teams that lost, the Raiders have the best chance of returning to the playoffs next season, but they can't expect to win 12 games. Their schedule is significantly tougher in 2017: They will face opponents with a combined 2016 winning percentage of .576 -- the second highest in the league.

The AFC West will play the AFC East and NFC East in 2017, and the Raiders have 10 games against nine-win-plus teams. Still, if they lower expectations to 10 wins, the Raiders could still make it back in.

The draft will give them a chance to fix holes in the front seven of their defense. They need to re-sign running back Latavius Murray, but even if they don't, they have two good young -- though undersized -- running backs (Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington), and 2017 will be a good draft for backs. The Raiders also have Derek Carr, who is arguably the best quarterback in the division.

The Raiders are in great shape (for now) with their salary cap. They have approximately $43.9 million of cap room, the most among the wild-card losers. General manager Reggie McKenzie's toughest job is managing contract extensions in order to maintain the talented core of players he has picked up in the past few years. Carr and Khalil Mack will be paid at the top of their positions. And at some point, that could put a strain on a talented offensive line that has been largely built through free agency. The Raiders have arguably the second-best line in the league, behind only the Dallas Cowboys.

Raiders fans felt robbed, making the playoffs for the first time since 2002, only to lose Carr (broken leg) and the chance to advance. So the mission next season will be taking the AFC West away from Kansas City and trying to stay ahead of Denver.
 
How do we have the toughest schedule every effing year? Granted we play in the toughest divison in football but this schedule was out long before the season ended. Then we get effed on the Mex City game vs the Pats. Thats not a true home game. Fuckyoubullshit
 
Of the four wild-card teams that lost, the Raiders have the best chance of returning to the playoffs next season, but they can't expect to win 12 games. Their schedule is significantly tougher in 2017: They will face opponents with a combined 2016 winning percentage of .576 -- the second highest in the league.

The AFC West will play the AFC East and NFC East in 2017, and the Raiders have 10 games against nine-win-plus teams. Still, if they lower expectations to 10 wins, the Raiders could still make it back in.

The draft will give them a chance to fix holes in the front seven of their defense. They need to re-sign running back Latavius Murray, but even if they don't, they have two good young -- though undersized -- running backs (Jalen Richard and DeAndre Washington), and 2017 will be a good draft for backs. The Raiders also have Derek Carr, who is arguably the best quarterback in the division.

The Raiders are in great shape (for now) with their salary cap. They have approximately $43.9 million of cap room, the most among the wild-card losers. General manager Reggie McKenzie's toughest job is managing contract extensions in order to maintain the talented core of players he has picked up in the past few years. Carr and Khalil Mack will be paid at the top of their positions. And at some point, that could put a strain on a talented offensive line that has been largely built through free agency. The Raiders have arguably the second-best line in the league, behind only the Dallas Cowboys.

Raiders fans felt robbed, making the playoffs for the first time since 2002, only to lose Carr (broken leg) and the chance to advance. So the mission next season will be taking the AFC West away from Kansas City and trying to stay ahead of Denver.

How do we have the toughest schedule every effing year? Granted we play in the toughest divison in football but this schedule was out long before the season ended. Then we get effed on the Mex City game vs the Pats. Thats not a true home game. Fuckyoubullshit

Honestly, I'm not even worried. If the Raiders can get through the regular season gauntlet (and I guarantee the SOS will not be even close to .576 when all is said and done in 2017), it will mean they are more prepared for the tough games in the playoffs next year. The Raiders missed a valuable growing opportunity when they lost Carr and ended up rolling over the playoffs due to injuries. Another tough regular season schedule will help them in getting ready for tough playoff games.
 
How do we have the toughest schedule every effing year? Granted we play in the toughest divison in football but this schedule was out long before the season ended. Then we get effed on the Mex City game vs the Pats. Thats not a true home game. Fuckyoubullshit
In know. Un-fucking believable.
 
Honestly, I'm not even worried. If the Raiders can get through the regular season gauntlet (and I guarantee the SOS will not be even close to .576 when all is said and done in 2017), it will mean they are more prepared for the tough games in the playoffs next year. The Raiders missed a valuable growing opportunity when they lost Carr and ended up rolling over the playoffs due to injuries. Another tough regular season schedule will help them in getting ready for tough playoff games.
SD's gonna be better. Hard to think Denver will be worse or KC different. And no reason to think Dallas, Wash, Philly or NYG will backslide. Jets had a down year. That's a rough schedule.
 
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