Horse Tracks 5-5-08

by mdierk on May 5, 2008 7:00 AM MDT Comment 3 comments

Here's a Monday "Cinco de Mayo" edition of Horse Tracks. Enjoy!

Cutler's diabetes will not stop him and he will still have "game". See here

Here are more links and articles about Cutler's diabetes. See here , here

Wade Wilson gave Cutler advice on handling his diabetes. See here

Cutler plans to use an insulin pump. See here

AFC West

Phyllis and his merry men held minicamp this past weekend. Looks like the "classy" LT would have played in the Super Bowl if they won despite the pain in the knee. Ok then, why didn't he play at Foxborough? See here

Looks like the conquered fader nation will try to add a front office person to the Al Davis fun house. See here

No news from the Missouri Indians.

NFL News

Even though the draft passed us a week ago, it's never too early to see who the top prospects are for 2009. See here

Bottom of the Barrel

Aren't you glad that we don't have Cedric Benson? See here

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RAIDERS

have completely refuted the capologist rumor, as there are already people in place well respected around the league. You know a Raider rumor has been refuted when BSPN, the Raider hating network (Chris Berman Excluded), comes out and says so. John Clayton was on BSPN yesterday talking about the fact that the Raiders personnel are actually very good at what they do. The reality is, some in the media would like you to think that the J Money deal last season, and the problems associated with getting that deal done, are a regular occurrence in in Raider land. It’s simply not the case.

OakFoSho

S&BP > Mile High Mules ............ Like Sharks? http://mvn.com/nhl-sharks/

by 0akFoSho on May 6, 2008 5:02 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's a clue...

You know a team is in cap trouble when people have to come out and say that they aren’t in cap trouble. Doing things like signing a player who has missed 2 of the last 3 years to injuries to a major multi year deal, as well as paying large sums in FA and the draft to get players for positions that are already filled will cause that kind of analysis.

Perhaps the best place to discuss this is at S&BP, where you can find an excellent site editor (no snark there) and a few members, most of whom will agree with you to your heart’s content.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on May 6, 2008 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Raiders never came out and said they arent in Cap trouble.........

rather just that the capologist rumors are false (like most Raider rumors) as the Raiders already have great personnel in place to deal with that. THat is the only point I was trying to make, but since you fell the need to spit venom and try and start something, I will respond to your claim that the Raiders are in Cap trouble.

The Raiders are in a very common position around the NFL as many teams are up against the Cap ceiling, which is why the cap increases yearly. With a few key cuts (that everyone has seen coming for months) like Lamont Jordan (always injured), as well as contract restructurings, like J Moneys contract renegotiation, that have yet to be taken into account, the Raiders are in great shape to sign their draft picks and get under the Cap, which will increase again next year. Also, there may not even be a Cap in 2010, and if you look at the big contracts that the Raiders have given out, most of the money is back loaded (IE Javon Walker, and Kelly) so your argument really has no basis in terms of the impending Cap realities.

Also, the contracts may be risky, at least in the case of Kelly and Javon (due to their knee troubles), but no judgment can be made about those contracts until the players perform (or not) on the field.

Now, if you choose to continue this conversation, by all means go ahead, but when I respond with fact and reason, don’t go whining to your superiors about a troll on the site, cause your continuing the conversation just as much as me.

OakFoSho

S&BP > Mile High Mules ............ Like Sharks? http://mvn.com/nhl-sharks/

by 0akFoSho on May 6, 2008 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs