Matt Flynn headed to Oakland

The principal owner and "Managing General Partner" of the Raiders is Mark Davis, son of Al Davis.

Just sayin'.

I don't want Flynn to hold a clipboard. I am glad he is getting an opportunity to start. I just wish it was anyplace but the Raiders, whose "Committment to Excellence" has become a "Committment to Excrement".

I don't buy into the hype that they are "turning things around" in Oakland. I predict more of the same.

 

If McFadden can stay healthy, he can be one of the biggest offensive weapons that a QB can have. I would bet that the Raiders are considering using Pryor (if he doesn't win the job) as a change of pace threat similar to how Perriloux was used behind Flynn. You just have to consider whether the personalities of the two QBs and overall team chemistry will be affected.

IMO, you could maximize both QBs while limiting their weaknesses by playing both. I think Pryor can be an effective player in the NFL if he doesn't have to throw the ball more than 10+ game.

 

Maybe, but a 2 QB system has never really been successful in the NFL; as it doesn't really promote stability at the position. That said, OAK will probably do it.

 

Cant believe a thread wasnt started about Tony Romo holding the Cowboys up with a .45 and ski mask.
All that money and he hasnt won shit.

 

By coincidence, I heard someone talking on the radio this morning about Romo's deal along with the movement towards the spread option style QB in the NFL. The point being made was that only about 10 yrs ago, it was thought that you had to have a franchise RB to win the SB. Now, the league has evolved more to the need of having two RBs that can complement each other and share the load.

If teams decide that they want to go the route of a Russell Wilson, RGIII, Kapernick etc. and actually run the spread option, then they will need to make sure the backup is also a similar athlete that can play if needed. Most of us think a QB (no matter how talented) can not survive a season running the ball 5-10 times each game. This could potentially create a similar situation for QBs as now exists for RBs. The final point was that a deal like Romo's may be a thing of the past in the near future.

*I do not fully agree that most teams will go the route of having offenses that feature the spread option but could see "some" teams doing that. Since it's a copycat league like everyone says, if the spread option teams start winning Super Bowls, then I guess it's possible.

 

Right and I also think that, now that DCs have had a full year to study it, they'll adapt and devise game plans to stop it. Maybe not, but remember - the Wildcat was supposed to be the next big offensive innovation in the NFL, but then teams started figuring it out and now you rarely see it. Maybe it will be different for the running QB/spread type offenses, but the odds are against it.

 

That would be like someone telling the first people to get a cell phone that if you look at the last 5 years, nobody had a cell phone