2011 Draftees Should Be In Radio City

One story that has generated some buzz this week was the (decertified) NFLPA allegedly asking the potential invitees to the 2011 NFL Draft (presumably their representatives) to boycott attending the festivities at Radio Music City Hall. If DeMaurice Smith, former Executive Director of the NFLPA, was trying to determine whether or not the players involved actually wanted to attend the draft, those players have every right to question this tactic. Former NFLPA President Troy Vincent walked that walk across the stage in 1992 after hearing his name called by the Miami Dolphins with the seventh overall selection. He got his handshake from the Commissioner. Vincent knows what that excitement felt like, and it’s easy to speculate that this topic would never have even come up if a former player such as Vincent was heading the union today. Perhaps it was with keen foresight (or a serious miscalculation) that

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On The Clock: No. 17 Oakland Raiders

On The Clock: No. 17 Oakland Raiders: 8-8, 3nd In the AFC West

General Manager: Al Davis (49th Year), Head Coach: Hue Jackson (1st Year/2nd Year With Raiders), Offensive Coordinator: Al Saunders (1st Year), Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Bresnahan (1st Year)

Offense Rankings: No. 10 Overall, No. 6 Scoring, No. 23 Passing, No. 2 Rushing

Defense Rankings: No. 11 Overall, No. 20 Scoring, No. 2 Passing, No. 29 Rushing

The Five Year Plan – Record: 24-56; Last Playoff Appearance: 2002; Last Playoff Victory: 2002 Season (41-24 Over the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game)

2010 Draft: (1-8) ILB Rolando McClain, (2-44) DE Lamarr Houston, (3-69) OT Jared Veldheer, (4-106) OT Bruce Campbell, (4-108) WR Jacoby Ford, (5-138) CB Walter McFadden, (6-190) LB Travis Goethel, (7-215) DB Jeremy

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