Oakland Raiders Positional Battles: Let the Competition Begin

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Published: June 27, 2009

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... issues have found a huge payday waiting for them in Oaktown.

After they would sign, we would sit back and watch their lackluster efforts for an entire season, their inflated salary and reputation guaranteed that, despite their hideous numbers, they would start every week. 

After that player retires or moves on, they don't miss the opportunity to throw the organization under the bus to explain their poor performance during their stay. The next year, another high profile player would be plugged in and underachieve like the one before.

The collateral damage was evident in the players who were drafted. Behind these prima donnas, the players were learning nothing about what it took to be a starter in the league, how hard they would have to work to achieve success.

And so it went for six long years...

 

In the last six years their have been only three exceptions. Nnamdi Asomougha, Justin Fargas, and Robert Gallery (who...

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