26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Obi gone: Raiders waive 2017 2nd-round selection Oakland waived/injured 2017 second-round selection Obi Melifonwu on Thursday while simultaneously confirming the signing of veteran cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Is he injured??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, wppete said: Is he injured??? In his rookie season, Melifonwu appeared in five games and made one start, but spent 10 weeks on injured reserve with knee and hip injuries. Adding injury to injury, the safety suffered what the team termed a "lower body injury" last week. He leaves Oakland with just seven tackles to his name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 And this: Quote NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport noted that, aside from injuries, one reason Melifonwu was waived was because Oakland "never quite felt he loved football enough." ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. Gruden is running the show. I hope for the Raiders' sake he knows what he's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Raiders first and second round pick from last year hardly played last season...both supposed to start in secondary. That’s such a recipe for losing. Now they don’t have Mack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, 26CornerBlitz said: Gruden is running the show. I hope for the Raiders' sake he knows what he's doing. Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. A lot has changed since he was last in the NFL, so you could well be correct. They need to have a good team when they move to Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 This is what happens when you draft an athlete instead of a football player 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LikeIGiveADarn Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. He wasn't that good in Tampa. Can't imagine seeing the classic Tampa 2 making a comeback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, LikeIGiveADarn said: He wasn't that good in Tampa. Can't imagine seeing the classic Tampa 2 making a comeback Gruden is an offensive coach and his DC Paul Guenther isn't known for a Tampa 2 philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I recall a bit of hype about this guy in the lead up to the draft last year.. Exhibit A from La Confora https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-draft-how-obi-melifonwu-has-gone-from-an-unknown-to-a-likely-first-round-pick/ Quote Obi Melifonwu is arguably the best athlete in the 2017 NFL Draft. His metrics are world class across the board, and the versatile defensive back is less than a week away from cashing in on all of his hard work preparing for the most grueling and lengthy job interview of his life. He's about to accomplish something strikingly similar to what former college teammate Byron Jones, another freakishly athletic safety, achieved just two Aprils ago, when Jones went to the Dallas Cowboys with the 27th overall pick. Melifonwu appears on the cusp of becoming just the third player in the history of the UConn program to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 As I recall, his stock soared after he had a great combine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Hopefully Gruden can trade Khalil Mack to us for nothing. You never know with the Raiders. Edited August 23, 2018 by wppete 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. Just like when we eventually release Zay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenhigh Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just like when we eventually release Zay? Tap the brakes bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: In his rookie season, Melifonwu appeared in five games and made one start, but spent 10 weeks on injured reserve with knee and hip injuries. Adding injury to injury, the safety suffered what the team termed a "lower body injury" last week. He leaves Oakland with just seven tackles to his name. He does origami? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The raiders are so dysfunctional. If I’m the bills, I’m looking into him to see if he needs a fresh start like Corey Coleman did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just like when we eventually release Zay? I guess anything is possible, another poster posted towards the top of the thread that aside from injuries that Oakland felt "he never quite liked football enough". I don't know about that situation, but I don't think Buffalo thinks that of Zay. You never know what can happen from one moment to the next in the NFL so we will see soon enough I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, LEBills said: The raiders are so dysfunctional. If I’m the bills, I’m looking into him to see if he needs a fresh start like Corey Coleman did. If he "doesn't like football all that much" as has been reported, then he doesn't fit the McBeane profile at all. Beane has been quoted as wanting players, not athletes, and guys who love football. When reporters have talked to Buffalo's draft picks, that's a common thread in their responses to questions. They love football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, TigerJ said: If he "doesn't like football all that much" as has been reported, then he doesn't fit the McBeane profile at all. Beane has been quoted as wanting players, not athletes, and guys who love football. When reporters have talked to Buffalo's draft picks, that's a common thread in their responses to questions. They love football. That’s if those reports on Obi are true...This is Gruden and the Raiders we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, LEBills said: The raiders are so dysfunctional. If I’m the bills, I’m looking into him to see if he needs a fresh start like Corey Coleman did. The Raiders are no more dysfunctional than the Bills were last year. They are shaping the roster with players Gruden thinks will help him succeed. Will it work? Who knows, but this kid couldnt get on the field when Del Rio was coach. The problem the Raiders have right now is every journalist jumped all over their stuff, crowned them and their quarterback as God's gift to football after one winning season over the last 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just like when we eventually release Zay? Rumor has it... Zay has been working hard on his hand stuff with the JUGS machine. If this comes to fruition he just may catch some crucial game winning TDs of the Josh Allen “roaring rocket” variety. Then, and only then, YE OLE will proclaim young Zay to be THE WHIP... FACT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbomb Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just like when we eventually release Zay? Doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Myles Garrett is a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. This is Gruden's first year with them, so the bad picks from 2017 can't be attributed to him. That being said I don't think this expiriment ends well. I think he has a pair of sub par 5-7 win seasons, then one good season followed by 2 bad ones. I think it will go about as good as Joe Gibbs return with the Redskins in the mid 2000's. Although Gibbs had 2 playoff appearances in 4 years the Redskins were never able to reach their lofty expectations with Gibbs despite the talent they gave him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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