26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 Obi gone: Raiders waive 2017 2nd-round selection Oakland waived/injured 2017 second-round selection Obi Melifonwu on Thursday while simultaneously confirming the signing of veteran cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, wppete said: Is he injured??? In his rookie season, Melifonwu appeared in five games and made one start, but spent 10 weeks on injured reserve with knee and hip injuries. Adding injury to injury, the safety suffered what the team termed a "lower body injury" last week. He leaves Oakland with just seven tackles to his name. 1
Heitz Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 And this: Quote NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport noted that, aside from injuries, one reason Melifonwu was waived was because Oakland "never quite felt he loved football enough." ?
Patrick Duffy Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. 3
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. Gruden is running the show. I hope for the Raiders' sake he knows what he's doing.
aristocrat Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 Raiders first and second round pick from last year hardly played last season...both supposed to start in secondary. That’s such a recipe for losing. Now they don’t have Mack.
Patrick Duffy Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, 26CornerBlitz said: Gruden is running the show. I hope for the Raiders' sake he knows what he's doing. Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. 1
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. A lot has changed since he was last in the NFL, so you could well be correct. They need to have a good team when they move to Vegas.
thebandit27 Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 This is what happens when you draft an athlete instead of a football player 3
LikeIGiveADarn Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Yeah, IMO though I don't think he is/will do a good job. I think all the time away will haunt him. Remains to be seen but, I don't think it will turn out too good for the Raiders. He wasn't that good in Tampa. Can't imagine seeing the classic Tampa 2 making a comeback
26CornerBlitz Posted August 23, 2018 Author Posted August 23, 2018 Just now, LikeIGiveADarn said: He wasn't that good in Tampa. Can't imagine seeing the classic Tampa 2 making a comeback Gruden is an offensive coach and his DC Paul Guenther isn't known for a Tampa 2 philosophy.
Aussie Joe Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 I recall a bit of hype about this guy in the lead up to the draft last year.. Exhibit A from La Confora https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-draft-how-obi-melifonwu-has-gone-from-an-unknown-to-a-likely-first-round-pick/ Quote Obi Melifonwu is arguably the best athlete in the 2017 NFL Draft. His metrics are world class across the board, and the versatile defensive back is less than a week away from cashing in on all of his hard work preparing for the most grueling and lengthy job interview of his life. He's about to accomplish something strikingly similar to what former college teammate Byron Jones, another freakishly athletic safety, achieved just two Aprils ago, when Jones went to the Dallas Cowboys with the 27th overall pick. Melifonwu appears on the cusp of becoming just the third player in the history of the UConn program to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.
mannc Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 As I recall, his stock soared after he had a great combine? 1
wppete Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Hopefully Gruden can trade Khalil Mack to us for nothing. You never know with the Raiders. Edited August 23, 2018 by wppete 1 1
LABILLBACKER Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 34 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said: You know that's got to hurt a little having to cut loose a 2nd round pick. Just like when we eventually release Zay? 1
Tenhigh Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, LABILLBACKER said: Just like when we eventually release Zay? Tap the brakes bro
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: In his rookie season, Melifonwu appeared in five games and made one start, but spent 10 weeks on injured reserve with knee and hip injuries. Adding injury to injury, the safety suffered what the team termed a "lower body injury" last week. He leaves Oakland with just seven tackles to his name. He does origami? 1 1
LEBills Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 The raiders are so dysfunctional. If I’m the bills, I’m looking into him to see if he needs a fresh start like Corey Coleman did.
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