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AnAngryAmerican Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 This could go one of two ways. One, it could be a total distraction and mess that completely derails their season and makes Sunday an easy win for us. Or two, it could galvanize the locker room and lead the team to understand the only way to move beyond the distraction is to win on the road against an archrival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutler06 Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, AnAngryAmerican said: This could go one of two ways. One, it could be a total distraction and mess that completely derails their season and makes Sunday an easy win for us. Or two, it could galvanize the locker room and lead the team to understand the only way to move beyond the distraction is to win on the road against an archrival. Welcome, Captain Obvious 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Long term it’s a win for the Raiders getting out of that deal. Short term, gonna be a rough few months for those fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Don't think it affects us much for this week prep-wise for the Raiders - because they already know our weaknesses, and how to beat us. They'll miss Gruden's ability to game-plan for the week with other opponents, but I don't think it matters nearly as much for us. Long-term, this is a good thing for them - Davis likely gets out of that 10-year contract (which was fully guaranteed without a resignation, wouldn't be surprised to hear they agreed to a severance package to make this go away ASAP). More importantly, GM Mayock had to get Gruden to sign off on their draft picks - Gruden's very much a big part of their draft struggles. Mayock may not be any better - but he literally can't be worse than the Gruden/Mayock combo as GM. Clelin Ferrell at 1.4, so many failed DB's, and taking Ruggs ahead of Jeudy/Lamb/Jefferson - the list goes on. Looking ahead to this week, I don't think it's an issue - teams often have the post-firing bounce and pickup in play the next week. And they know us well. After our game, though - will be interesting to see how they cope. On that note, @lomaxgrUK & I are done - someone else can start this week's GDT - should be LOTS to talk about now, there was already lots to talk about b4 this went down lol. Edited October 12, 2021 by Broncofan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomaxgrUK Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I didn't need these emails to despise Gruden. I've always disliked his demeanour. There is nothing worse than a Coach acting like he's the reason a team has played well, rather than the putting it all on the players. "Players win 'em, Coaches lose 'em" - Bill Belichick. That and the fact he's like 5ft 3, 9 stone and he acts like he could actually play the tough guy amongst NFL players. I was truly STUNNED when it turns out he was emailing people his distaste for reducing concussions 😒 Hate him, man. Good riddance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolly red giant Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 The impact on the Raiders and how they might perform on Sunday is secondary to the rightful dumping of a racist, misogynist, homophobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutler06 Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 Well, it does add to the competition to our impending HC search, I'd hate to see the Raiders get a better coach or the one we want because of circumstances like more stability in ownership, newer facilities, gulp, better team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsthomp2007 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Gruden is a total fart face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Have the actual emails been leaked/released yet? Aside from the lips comment, I haven’t heard what the correspondence actually said and would def be curious to read it. 100% not trying to stir up political debate. But it’s interesting that the NFL’s first openly gay (active) player felt comfortable coming out on that team if Gruden was such an intolerant guy. Might be a case of acting one way around the players, but behaving completely different behind closed doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, 1234567 said: Have the actual emails been leaked/released yet? Aside from the lips comment, I haven’t heard what the correspondence actually said and would def be curious to read it. 100% not trying to stir up political debate. But it’s interesting that the NFL’s first openly gay (active) player felt comfortable coming out on that team if Gruden was such an intolerant guy. Might be a case of acting one way around the players, but behaving completely different behind closed doors. The NYT is behind a paywall - but they're not pretty. And worse, it wasn't just 12 years ago (which I'd have a problem with if it was only that far back) - but apparently they date from 2009 to 2018. The real kicker - the league's had the emails since last year's WFT investigation. That speaks volumes how much lip service the NFL pays to these kind of issues - they only act once it's public, not before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Henry Ruggs now charged with DUI manslaughter. Edited November 2, 2021 by paul-mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolly red giant Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, paul-mac said: Henry Ruggs now charged with DUI manslaughter. What a joke of a franchise. Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBruin Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, paul-mac said: Henry Ruggs now charged with DUI manslaughter. What a joke of a franchise. Ruggs did an awful thing but this isn’t about the Raiders or football in general, kinda cheap to make it about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-mac Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Yeah sorry I'm gonna delete that part of the post. It was a bit of a cheap shot and I'm sorry for doing that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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