Comments on: Raiders will cut Wimbley if he doesn’t take pay cut

By: spinmovr

spinmovr — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:16:28 +0000

In October there were still 10 games left for Wimbley to get something done. We saw him do a whole lot of nothing.

On the other hand, I think Aaron Curry is going to surprise some folks in 2012. OAK didn’t have any true outside linebackers in ’11 and Ro McClain really is a defensive end with no pass rush moves trying to play in space. The LB corps was awful. BUT Curry was the strongest run stopping force we had down the stretch. Not saying much, but still. Don’t know if we can switch Curry to MLB but he has the athleticism and a nose for the ball that our defense needs. I predict the new coaching staff will get something special out of Curry. Just don’t ask him to play pass coverage.

By: simonpdx

simonpdx — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:43:31 +0000

Just cut Baby!

New Era.

Long live AL.

Never Say Die.

Raider Nation.

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:28:15 +0000

Correction: We Raiders fan have endured long term pain with no end in sight.

By: trollhammer20

trollhammer20 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:49:45 +0000

Seattle needs a pass-rusher….wouldn’t it be something if they wound up with Wimbley on the cheap while the Raiders kept Aaron Curry?

By: objectivenflfan

objectivenflfan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:39:01 +0000

Raider fans are some of the best fans in the NFL. And quite arguably the most entertaining. In October, Oakland fans were talking about how Wimbley is a great player and a building block.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:37:53 +0000

there is no “I” in team…..So if he is more about himself than his team…c-ya wouldnt want to be ya.

Lets face it some obscure nfl rule last year led to him getting the tag, and this unjustifed contract. He had one good game last year, and player the other games the way he played his entire career at the browns. Show me one highlight clip where you watch the guy hit somebody and you say “ouch” Fact is you won’t….his only effective move is when he dips under the tackle. Don’t getme wrong, I like the guy maybe at 4 million a season…but 11 per season is a joke for his mediocre performance

By: bigzant82

bigzant82 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:20:39 +0000

browns sign him

By: torturedraiderfan

torturedraiderfan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:16:18 +0000

This is the mess that Al Davis left behind. Marginal players with huge contracts…and letting pro-bowl players leave, like Asomugha and Zach Miller. McKenzie has a big mess to clean up. Wimbley got a better contract than he deserved. If he won’t restructure it to help the team with the cap, then cut him loose. We don’t need players like that anyway.

By: lumpinyourthroat

lumpinyourthroat — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:00:24 +0000

He had 7 sacks 4 coming against the chargers 3rd string tackle. He is a liability in pass defense and has not been the answer to stopping the run. If it were not for the 6 million he would have hit the market with Stan. Tough to give another player several million on his way out the door.

By: tybrew

tybrew — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:57:10 +0000

Send big #92 to NE….our seymore

By: villa41

villa41 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:53:55 +0000

How much of a difference maker is anyone on the 29th ranked overall defense by yards and points? Come on, this isn’t the doom and gloom that it’s being made out to be. Wimbley was a non factor in most games. He had most of his sacks in one game (the Thursday night San Diego game) against a 3rd string tackle. He isn’t very good against the run either. Check out the second Denver game where he could not consistently maintain the edge and gap disipline against the Tebow read-option. We can find plenty of guys no one has ever heard of making a lot less coin than Wimbley who can do a better job than what I saw last season. That’s the real truth.

By: mullman7675

mullman7675 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:49:01 +0000

There will be some pain, players will be cut. Mr. McKenzie has to make the right moves, right now.
Wimbley needs to restructure, though. It’s funny how the haters were barking how overpaid he was, that Mr. Davis did it again.
I wonder if Wimbley does sign somewhere else, will the haters bark at the next team that overpays, or do they save that BS for the Raiders?

The Raiders are on the rise and the league will be better for it. Deal with it…

By: badrad1532

badrad1532 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:47:40 +0000

get him back Browns……..

By: slowclyde86

slowclyde86 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:42:38 +0000

On the clock? They have draft picks next year?

By: theemrsanity

theemrsanity — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:40:59 +0000

The Browns are looking for another DE.

By: rdrllldubk

rdrllldubk — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:32:21 +0000

Surely his agent will tell him nobody will pay u close to that so consider the offer, and the fact that Matt Shanessey will be healthy makes this a no brainer.

By: crise40g

crise40g — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:30:07 +0000

What, 6.5 mil ain’t enough?

By: dawsonleery

dawsonleery — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:25:28 +0000

He’s an above average player at best who had 1 great game vs San Diego’s back up left tackle. Al Davis handed out some insane contracts. The new GM has no clean up this mess.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:22:59 +0000

I don’t like this move at all. Kam is a pressure machine and is the key to our 4-3/3-4 transition.

By: philvil41

philvil41 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:22:28 +0000

His play did not warrant the amount of money he makes.If he has to be released then so be it.

By: georgebrett

georgebrett — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:22:25 +0000

Can they trade him and pay a portion of his salary? If not, let him go.

By: stevincinci

stevincinci — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:21:32 +0000

And Carson thinks they have a championship team. Right.

Hey Wimbley, Bengals would like to schedule an appointment with you. Plenty of cap space. Come on over.

By: anyslacking

anyslacking — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:04:05 +0000

How much would you put on the Raiders being on the clock first in 2013?

By: AlohaMrHand

AlohaMrHand — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:01:14 +0000

Cut him.He didnt even come
close to living up to that ridiculous contract.The Raiders need to clean house and bring in the right fits and not these overpriced under producing stiffs.