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Post by numberonebrave on Mar 21, 2022 20:20:52 GMT -5
Not everyone is happy with that.. Hope he gets lots of guaranteed $$$
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 21, 2022 21:06:07 GMT -5
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Post by AggieGroove on Apr 7, 2022 9:35:16 GMT -5
More Raider news about the offensive line.... www.espn.com/blog/las-vegas-raiders/post/_/id/26597/are-the-las-vegas-raiders-really-gonna-run-it-back-with-the-same-o-line Kolton Miller at left tackle. John Simpson at left guard. Andre James at center. Alex Leatherwood at right guard. And Brandon Parker at right tackle. OK, exhale ... Yes, it's a unit that contributed to Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr getting sacked 40 times in 2021, the second-highest total of his eight-year career. It's also a unit that, as the team prepares to begin its offseason workout program next week under new coach Josh McDaniels, is in line to return as is. Wait, what? Are the Raiders really going to run it back with a unit that was a decided weakness a year ago? Yeah, about that ... "There was an offensive lineman we were interested in and, again, there's a level of discipline, like I said, that you have to have," new Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler told three beat reporters at the recent NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida. "Some of those opportunities went a different way, and so we pivoted and we went a different way and strengthened other parts of the team." Yeah, the Raiders were looking at fortifying the O-line in the early days of free agency. Instead, they put the band back together and re-signed Parker, a much-decried third-round selection in 2018, to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with $2.662 million guaranteed. Ziegler referred to the 26-year-old Parker as a still "ascending player" for Las Vegas. "He has very good size, very good length, which are two important attributes at the offensive tackle position," Ziegler said of the 6-foot-8, 320-pounder who started the last 13 games at right tackle. "He's an athletic guy for his size and he's a guy that I think can continue to, again, Brandon is not a finished product. ... He can continue to get better. He had a good experience of playing a lot of snaps last year ... there's a lot of learning that comes from that. All those things were exciting." And, as Associated Press pointed out, while Parker did have the highest Pro Football Focus grade of his career last season, he was still ranked just 52nd out of 55 tackles in the league overall -- 47th in run blocking and 48th in pass blocking.
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Post by captaggie on Apr 7, 2022 17:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by numberonebrave on Apr 7, 2022 21:33:09 GMT -5
$2.662 M Guaranteed
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Post by Aggie One on May 12, 2022 11:59:06 GMT -5
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Post by trues on May 12, 2022 15:07:07 GMT -5
Wonder why he's not doing this at A&T like cohen?
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Post by VA's Finest on May 12, 2022 18:29:47 GMT -5
Might be a track meet that day or maybe he he just wants ro do something for his hometown.
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Post by moaggies5 on May 12, 2022 18:52:13 GMT -5
Might be a track meet that day or maybe he he just wants to do something for his hometown. In most cases, professional athletes highlight their high school vs their college for a reason. I have no inside baseball here, but I've not seen Parker make any negative declarations about A&T.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Aug 4, 2022 22:23:33 GMT -5
I see Mr. Big Stuff was playing left tackle tonight.
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Post by Maxell on Aug 5, 2022 11:50:37 GMT -5
Good to see him get that many reps.
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Post by numberonebrave on Aug 5, 2022 18:53:46 GMT -5
Did he play well?
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Aug 5, 2022 22:52:37 GMT -5
He struggled a bit in some spots but seem to play well at times. I wonder why the move to left tackle. Maybe they plan to use him on both sides of the ball as a fill in, which may mean that he won't start. However, this summer practice should determine whether a player will make the team. Hopefully, he beats his competition and starts.
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Post by Maxell on Aug 5, 2022 23:15:00 GMT -5
He struggled a bit in some spots but seem to play well at times. I wonder why the move to left tackle. Maybe they plan to use him on both sides of the ball as a fill in, which may mean that he won't start. However, this summer practice should determine whether a player will make the team. Hopefully, he beats his competition and starts. He was up against their #1 draft pick edge rusher. He strugged with his speed and some of the stunts but overall, he did well. They ran behind him pulling a number of times in the first half for good yardage. The Raiders were shutting the Jags out 20-0 when I stopped watching.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Aug 11, 2022 13:53:00 GMT -5
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