April 26th, 2008 03:44pm
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Here’s some more Lane Kiffin from Saturday. He spoke about a half-hour after the Raiders made Darren McFadden the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.
THE RAIDERS COULD STILL DEAL FOR PICKS
‘There’s a couple players where we’ve said at a certain point, if they’re there at this pick then we’re going to have to look at giving away something next year to go get them. It will be more about …
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April 26th, 2008 03:23pm
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Here are some highlights from Lane Kiffin’s question-and-answer session following the selection of Darren McFadden. There were probably 50 people in the auditorium at Raiders headquarters, and we took turns speaking into a cordless microphone that was passed around.
MY GUY ALL ALONG
“Speaking for myself, I knew months ago that this was the guy that we had to have and we had to figure out a way to get him. Hopefully, …
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April 26th, 2008 01:51pm
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So there it is: Darren McFadden
Two days after saying his team didn’t need a running back, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin sat before the Bay Area press corps and gushed about the Arkansas halfback, who had just become the No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 draft. Many suspected Al Davis would force this pick down Kiffin’s throat, but if the coach was merely putting on a happy face, he should …
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April 24th, 2008 02:14pm
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Raiders have made up their minds on whom to draft with the No. 4 overall pick on Saturday. The analysis is done, the debate is over, the mystery solved.
“No, it’s not up in the air,” coach Lane Kiffin acknowledged at a Thursday press conference. “The only thing that’s up in the air is, you’ve got to number your guys right now. Where you had to number …
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April 21st, 2008 09:10am
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In Tuesday’s print edition of the Press Democrat, Niners writer Matt Maiocco and I examined risk and reward in the first round of the NFL draft.Matt took an in-depth look at offensive linemen, traditionally considered the safest picks up high. I broke down five years of first-round selections, from 2001 to 2005, and slotted each guy into one of three categories: BOOM (definitely worth the pick), BUST (no way) or …
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Phil Barber covers the Raiders for The Press Democrat, uncovering news and features despite the team’s best efforts to keep everything a secret. He’ll keep our online audience up-to-date and informed with his blog “Instant Raiders.”
