by Pepito_That_Ese » August 8th, 2004, 11:50 am
Ur probabbly right, givin big bucks 2 Woodson is not the best idea cuz he has some durability concerns, hes 1 of my favorites players of my favorite team so you know I want to keep him haha. But yeah a 7-year deal with max money wouldnt be wise cuz even if he switches to safety in 3 or 4 years I wouldnt want to spend that much money on a safety.
Gannon was a good player, he was the heart & soul of the team 2 years ago, I got a lot of respect for him, but he is gettin old and he comes back from a shoulder injury so U know its goin to be hard for him to play at the level he had 2 years ago. But if he can win ball games it would be nice to see him play one last season with the Raiders and finish his Raiders stint (and maybe his career) on a better note than last year.
As for Collins, he is a good QB with a nice arm, I think the Raiders have some nice days ahead of them with Collins under center and a some speedy youngsters in Porter, Gabriel, Morrant, Francis, Curry (who is the one of the best player in camp according to Tim Brown) plus TE's Johnson, Jolley and Williams, and one of the best and deepest O-Line in football.
So I would let Gannon start the season and let him play as long as he can win games (and I hope he can cuz it would be sad to watch him finish his career on the bench) and next year no matter what give the starting job to Collins