Taiwan Jones is a Raider
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:20 am
poor guy
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He'll get a quick lesson in dysfunctional organizational traits...Vidav wrote:poor guy
At one point last season, there was a preference by the Oakland Raiders' coaching staff to keep rookie Jacoby Ford inactive on gameday. To which Raiders owner Al Davis said: "I think you should reconsider that."
Sure enough, Ford went on to make several game-changing and head-turning plays for the Raiders, both as a receiver and a return specialist. Ford was the fastest player at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2010, and it was no surprise that Oakland drafted him (he was a fourth-round pick). Davis loves speed, perhaps more than anyone in the NFL.
And so it should be no surprise that the Raiders now have drafted perhaps the three fastest players from this year's combine -- Miami cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke in the third round, Ohio State cornerback Chimdi Chekwa in the fourth round and Eastern Washington running back Taiwan Jones later in the fourth.
"As I told you guys before," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said Saturday to the Oakland media, "we don't run from speed, we run to speed, especially guys that can play."
SuperHornet wrote:That splat you just heard was BF jumping off the Needle.
Col Hogan wrote:SuperHornet wrote:That splat you just heard was BF jumping off the Needle.
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He reminded me of a younger and faster version of ex-EAGLE RB Brian Westbrook I wonder if they had him on their draft list as well.Col Hogan wrote:He'll get a quick lesson in dysfunctional organizational traits...Vidav wrote:poor guy
But Congrats on making getting to play on Sundays...