Are The Oakland Raiders Preparing for Life Without Kirk Morrison?

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Published: July 11, 2009

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... leader and heart of the defense because he has led the Raiders in tackles for the last few years.

At first glance, Morrison is a highly talented line-backer, often praised for his speed and coverage skills.

Kirk Morrison was born a Raider.  Throughout Morrison's youth, his father owned and still has season tickets for the Raiders.  Morrison attended a local highschool and played college ball at SDSU but then returned north to his home town when the Raiders selected him in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Most recently, Morrison even defended JaMarcus Russell and the Raiders 1st day draft picks on the TV show Rome is Burning, which was hosted by the fill-in -- and bumbling idiot -- Keyshawn Johnson.

Is it possible though that all this has blinded Raider fans to Morrisons' many flaws?

Lately Morrsion has received some criticism by frustrated Raider fans who claim that he isn't as good as o...

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