daineraider Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20210158/grand-jury-declines-indict-gareon-conley-oakland-raiders Glad that this was able to be taken care of before the season starts. He has been placed on PUP for shin splints, but should be on the field shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Remember to keep this to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I thought this was pretty widely thought to be the case when the Raiders drafted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daineraider Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 38 minutes ago, iPwn said: Remember to keep this to football. He will be pretty important to our team this season so Im glad the issue has been taken care of. Im pretty happy to have this behind him so he can focus on football. Had this carried on through the season it for sure would have affected him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans0021 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 30 minutes ago, bucsfan333 said: I thought this was pretty widely thought to be the case when the Raiders drafted him. It definitely looked like it was heading in this direction on draft day. There was no way the Raiders could have taken him that highly if they thought there was a real chance he could face prison time and a long, long suspension. I'd imagine he's in line for a big role in Oakland this year. They need the secondary help and he has the talent, so I'm sure they're real happy to get this taken care of very early on in camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I wanted Philly to draft him. How has he looked so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver&Black88 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, TheRealMcCoy said: I wanted Philly to draft him. How has he looked so far? He's on PUP Glad this is taken care of and he can stick to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Ducks Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Good for him but I get DJ Hayden vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 33 minutes ago, Oregon Ducks said: Good for him but I get DJ Hayden vibes. Based on? Nvm, this is probably trolling. Conley is 6-0, 33 inch arms, 6.7 3 cone, mid 4.4 40, and 38+ vertical. He's any NFL coach's ideal corner prospect in terms of physical measurables. He allowed the lowest/2nd lowest passer rating in college football and is the only one of the OSU trio who started for more than one year. Minimal injury history, seems like a good kid from all the OSU people I've talked to. Hayden's problem is that he never got his head around and was constantly flagged, but he was a pretty physical tackler. Conley doesn't have good press technique, but is pretty damn good at mirroring receivers and breaking up passes without drawing pass interference. Conley isn't a very physical/good tackler, but they couldn't be more different in coverage. IMO off field aside, Conley was one of the "safest"/cleanest corner prospects to come out in the last few years. A lot of pretty good talent evaluators on FF (Calhoun, Jrry...), and in the media (McGinn, Pauline, etc.) that I have profound respect for are on agreement on that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 12 hours ago, bucsfan333 said: I thought this was pretty widely thought to be the case when the Raiders drafted him. This. Zeke should be next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTTRDynasty Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm happy the Eagles passed on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coors Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 hours ago, bucsfan333 said: I thought this was pretty widely thought to be the case when the Raiders drafted him. I'd assume the Raiders had an inkling that this is how it would play out. Otherwise, could have been an awful pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioG Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Good research by the Raiders before making the pick. I hope it works out for the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Could not be happier for Gareon. That would have been the worst feeling imaginable right before the biggest day of your life. Thankfully the Raiders did their homework and took a "risk" on the guy. He is going to be grateful for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 He didn't really fall in the draft much, if at all. If this story never came out, I don't think him being picked at 24 would have been among the most surprising day 1 stories. Compared to guys like Allen, Hooker, Howard, Foster, etc. That was already in his range. So, I don't think the story cost him much, and the Raiders were clearly very confident of this outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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