Gallery to move back to right tackle, per Schefter
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Was just watching and heard this.... I guess this means either Sims is getting his bonus or we are restructuring him... not sure what I think about this yet.
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FoxSports.com's John Czarnecki says Randy Moss is available in trades, despite reports to the contrary.
Oakland reportedly "doesn't know what to do," with Moss, which sounds about right. We believe they could trade him if they are sold on Calvin Johnson as the top pick of the draft.
Source: FoxSports.com
Oakland reportedly "doesn't know what to do," with Moss, which sounds about right. We believe they could trade him if they are sold on Calvin Johnson as the top pick of the draft.
Source: FoxSports.com
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The thought of Barry Sims starting any number of games at left tackle again = trade down. Joe Thomas. Then Marshawn Lynch. Or Quinn.
Or...
Ah, crap. This is such a bad team. (Offense.)
eh... FA starts on Friday. Im sure that we have some FA targets and will make some moves. Its a long way to the draft yet.
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I think we address LT one way or another. (Staley, Ugoh in draft or a F.A like Davis or Colombo?)
I like Gallery at RT. He was good as a rookie, and although all the players, schemes and coaches have changed, he can play that side solidly, IMO.
I like Gallery at RT. He was good as a rookie, and although all the players, schemes and coaches have changed, he can play that side solidly, IMO.
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I'll be suprised if there isn't at least a heated battle for that LT spot between Simms, Slaughter, and a FA/draft pick.
Gallery at RT? Might not be too bad. Hopefully he'll grab some sack and try and prove he's worth a damn.
Gallery at RT? Might not be too bad. Hopefully he'll grab some sack and try and prove he's worth a damn.
Slaughter is a free agent and right now I just can't see Cable lobbying to re-sign a big mauling slug like him. Sims better be taking a big damn paycut to stay. If we're paying this guy $5+ million again we're idiots. This guy gets his ass tore up by elite speed rushers. Jared Allen should have a career year in sacks this year.
http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10021837
This Gallery isn't sitting still
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By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 25, 2007) -- At one time at the scouting combine, Robert Gallery was 'The Can't Miss Tackle'.
Now he's 'The Tackle on the Move'.
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Raiders tackle Robert Gallery is in search of continued NFL success. *
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In a reshuffling of their offensive line, the Raiders are moving Gallery from left tackle back to right tackle, and moving guard Barry Sims off the bench and back to left tackle, a member of Oakland's coaching staff confirmed this weekend.
The moves are an attempt to overhaul an offensive line that allowed an egregious 72 sacks last season. To round out the offensive line, the Raiders plan to keep Jake Grove at center and play former third-round pick Paul McQuistan at left guard and former sixth-round pick Kevin Boothe at right guard.
The thinking behind the switches is to get more speed and skill on the field, at the proper positions. The Raiders coaches believe Sims is better suited to the offensive line's toughest position, particularly at a time when Gallery is attempting to regain the confidence he lost.
Until he becomes the confident player he was when he was at the Combine coming out of Iowa, Gallery will be stationed at right tackle. And the Raiders will continue tinkering with an offensive line that did little right last season.
This Gallery isn't sitting still
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By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 25, 2007) -- At one time at the scouting combine, Robert Gallery was 'The Can't Miss Tackle'.
Now he's 'The Tackle on the Move'.
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Raiders tackle Robert Gallery is in search of continued NFL success. *
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In a reshuffling of their offensive line, the Raiders are moving Gallery from left tackle back to right tackle, and moving guard Barry Sims off the bench and back to left tackle, a member of Oakland's coaching staff confirmed this weekend.
The moves are an attempt to overhaul an offensive line that allowed an egregious 72 sacks last season. To round out the offensive line, the Raiders plan to keep Jake Grove at center and play former third-round pick Paul McQuistan at left guard and former sixth-round pick Kevin Boothe at right guard.
The thinking behind the switches is to get more speed and skill on the field, at the proper positions. The Raiders coaches believe Sims is better suited to the offensive line's toughest position, particularly at a time when Gallery is attempting to regain the confidence he lost.
Until he becomes the confident player he was when he was at the Combine coming out of Iowa, Gallery will be stationed at right tackle. And the Raiders will continue tinkering with an offensive line that did little right last season.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17888449&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46370&rfi=6
Will Thomas wind up like Gallery?
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
02/23/2007
INDIANAPOLIS -- Joe Thomas, this year's version of Robert Gallery at the NFL Scouting Combine, wants everybody to know he is not going to turn into Robert Gallery.
Gallery was the ''can't miss'' offensive tackle taken by the Raiders with the second overall pick in the 2004 draft. So far he has been a colossal disappointment. The Raiders have tried him at tackle and guard without success.
''I thought Gallery was a heckuva player, and so did everybody else,'' Gil Brandt, draft analyst for the NFL, said yesterday. ''Gallery looks like an imposter. He works hard. He's a great person. I don't understand what happened to him.''
The comparison of Thomas and Gallery is valid because Thomas is expected to be taken with the second pick by the Lions. If the Lions pick another player, Thomas, 6-6 1/2, 311 pounds, would be available to the Browns if they end up with the third pick after flipping a coin with the Buccaneers today.
Thomas is a technician with quick feet, yet strong enough to handle bull rushers. He said he is comfortable playing at 310 pounds, but according to scouting reports he can add another 20 pounds and not lose any speed.
Some of the same qualities were used to describe Gallery three years ago, but for whatever reason, Gallery did not transfer his talent to the NFL from the Big Ten.
''I'm a different player than Robert Gallery,'' Thomas said yesterday during a scheduled press conference. ''I respect his game and I enjoyed watching him all through college, but I think I'm definitely a different type of player.
''I'm technically sound for an offensive tackle. I have a great work ethic. I study my opponent really hard and I'm a pretty athletic offensive lineman.''
Thomas played 47 games at Wisconsin with 37 starts at left tackle and one at left defensive end. He made 311 knockdown blocks, 193 of those in run support. He was credited with 69 touchdown-producing blocks. His most impressive stat might be this: He participated in 2,571 offensive plays and was penalized only three times.
Thomas is smart and confident. He scored a 29 on the Wonderlic -- the same score as Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.
Thomas has made it a point to study each of the teams that in a little more than two months could become his future employer. He is a left tackle, but he knows he will be a right tackle in Detroit because the Lions have Jeff Backus at left tackle. He also knows the Browns offensive line is a mess.
''I know they obviously need an upgrade,'' Thomas said. ''They're getting a little older. I think putting me in there would definitely help solidify the offensive line.''
Kevin Shaffer was signed to a seven-year, $36 million contract last March to play left tackle. Shaffer would move to right tackle if the Browns draft Thomas. They would still have an issue at guard and center, but those could be cleared up in free agency.
''I think he's a very good player,'' Brandt said. ''He's a good athlete. He has good feet. He overcame an injury he got playing defense in the Bowl game two years ago. He doesn't drag his leg.''
Thomas was injured in the Capital One Bowl game after his junior season. He volunteered to play defensive end when the Badgers needed help because of injuries to other players. He said his right ACL was torn when his knee twisted on a non-contact play.
Thomas made it back for the beginning of his senior year and was a unanimous All-America selection by the Associated Press, ESPN, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and the NFL Draft Report.
JSchudel@news-herald.com
©The Morning Journal*2007
Will Thomas wind up like Gallery?
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
02/23/2007
INDIANAPOLIS -- Joe Thomas, this year's version of Robert Gallery at the NFL Scouting Combine, wants everybody to know he is not going to turn into Robert Gallery.
Gallery was the ''can't miss'' offensive tackle taken by the Raiders with the second overall pick in the 2004 draft. So far he has been a colossal disappointment. The Raiders have tried him at tackle and guard without success.
''I thought Gallery was a heckuva player, and so did everybody else,'' Gil Brandt, draft analyst for the NFL, said yesterday. ''Gallery looks like an imposter. He works hard. He's a great person. I don't understand what happened to him.''
The comparison of Thomas and Gallery is valid because Thomas is expected to be taken with the second pick by the Lions. If the Lions pick another player, Thomas, 6-6 1/2, 311 pounds, would be available to the Browns if they end up with the third pick after flipping a coin with the Buccaneers today.
Thomas is a technician with quick feet, yet strong enough to handle bull rushers. He said he is comfortable playing at 310 pounds, but according to scouting reports he can add another 20 pounds and not lose any speed.
Some of the same qualities were used to describe Gallery three years ago, but for whatever reason, Gallery did not transfer his talent to the NFL from the Big Ten.
''I'm a different player than Robert Gallery,'' Thomas said yesterday during a scheduled press conference. ''I respect his game and I enjoyed watching him all through college, but I think I'm definitely a different type of player.
''I'm technically sound for an offensive tackle. I have a great work ethic. I study my opponent really hard and I'm a pretty athletic offensive lineman.''
Thomas played 47 games at Wisconsin with 37 starts at left tackle and one at left defensive end. He made 311 knockdown blocks, 193 of those in run support. He was credited with 69 touchdown-producing blocks. His most impressive stat might be this: He participated in 2,571 offensive plays and was penalized only three times.
Thomas is smart and confident. He scored a 29 on the Wonderlic -- the same score as Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.
Thomas has made it a point to study each of the teams that in a little more than two months could become his future employer. He is a left tackle, but he knows he will be a right tackle in Detroit because the Lions have Jeff Backus at left tackle. He also knows the Browns offensive line is a mess.
''I know they obviously need an upgrade,'' Thomas said. ''They're getting a little older. I think putting me in there would definitely help solidify the offensive line.''
Kevin Shaffer was signed to a seven-year, $36 million contract last March to play left tackle. Shaffer would move to right tackle if the Browns draft Thomas. They would still have an issue at guard and center, but those could be cleared up in free agency.
''I think he's a very good player,'' Brandt said. ''He's a good athlete. He has good feet. He overcame an injury he got playing defense in the Bowl game two years ago. He doesn't drag his leg.''
Thomas was injured in the Capital One Bowl game after his junior season. He volunteered to play defensive end when the Badgers needed help because of injuries to other players. He said his right ACL was torn when his knee twisted on a non-contact play.
Thomas made it back for the beginning of his senior year and was a unanimous All-America selection by the Associated Press, ESPN, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and the NFL Draft Report.
JSchudel@news-herald.com
©The Morning Journal*2007
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We seem to be putting a lot of faith that the O-line problems last season were more tied to scheme and coaching rather than personnel...
I'd rather have signed Tra Thomas to play LT myself... but oh well, this is probably a sign that we're not going to target the O-line in free agency... I have a feeling that our lone free agent signing will be Eric Johnson off a push from Gregg Knapp... Hopefully we'll use the rest of the cap room to extend some of our young studs if that's the case...
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Right now, considering we're very likely going back to a zone scheme, these moves seem the best possible use of the current personnel. I think, like most other Raiders fans, this is just the beginning of upgrading the offensive line.
What those reports cannot state is who will top the depth chart at the end of pre-season. Until then, I cannot believe we're done trying to improve the offensive unit.
What those reports cannot state is who will top the depth chart at the end of pre-season. Until then, I cannot believe we're done trying to improve the offensive unit.
