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Any1 thinks Reggie convinces Gruden to come back? I some what want DA gone
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Q&A with Charles Woodson
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Saturday, December 28th, 2013 at 12:52 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Following the Nnamdi Asomugha retirement press conference, I stepped into a hallway for a short interview with safety Charles Woodson. The following is a transcription:
Q: You don’t any part of a retirement press conference, do you?
Woodson: Not yet. Not yet.
Q: But does it make you think about it at least?
Woodson: I was just telling (Nnamdi), sitting up there, being up there with him, you know that day is coming. When he said that it was hard for him to say the retirement word, I know I’m going to feel the same way. But for me, mentally I’m not there. If I was mentally ready to go . . .
Q: That’s what Nnamdi was talking about, having some doubts about playing . . .
Woodson: Yeah. Chances are it’s time to sit it down then, but I ain’t there.
Q: You’ve played a ton of snaps, played almost every practice snap and every training camp snap. There was a question coming in whether you would hold up physically at age 37 . . .
Woodson: I think it says that a lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about as far as my health, my legs. I know all the talk was, his legs aren’t going to hold up. He can’t run any more. Of course I had the collarbone, but collarbones heal. I hurt it two times and it was kind of freakish, the way it happened. But as far as me being able to go out there and do everything I’ve normally done, I can do all of those things and that’s really part of the reason why I say I want to come back and play another one because I don’t feel what a lot of people feel at this point in time in their career, I don’t feel that yet. I know I’ll know. But I don’t just yet.
Q: You’ve got one interception, scored a touchdown, but do you feel you’re playing up to a Charles Woodson standard of performance?
Woodson: I play safety, I play free, almost exclusively been in the post. My whole career I’ve been at corner or I’ve been nickel, I’ve been down in the box. So there was a lot of other things I was doing that affects games. But I think if you look at exclusively playing the free safety position, I think kind of the way you measure it is look at the other free safeties in the NFL and just ask yourself if I compare. I think that’s kind of the way you do it. This is my first time ever being exclusively a free safety. Now I do feel like I’ve left some plays out there on the field. I just don’t feel like I’ve made enough plays.
Q: You feel that way every year, don’t you?
Woodson: I think you’d feel like that anyway. Yeah, you know, one interception, a touchdown, that was great, but I feel like I’ve left a lot of plays out there on the field and I think a part of that is me really, really transitioning at being a safety.
Q: So at this point in your career you’re still learning?
Woodson: Still learning. To me, that’s the great part about it. I feel like I’m better than most safeties right now. And I feel I’ll get better before I ever get worse.
Q: Still love playing as much as ever?
Woodson: Forget about it. Know what I’m saying? I love it.
Q: You’ve been pretty clear in your belief that the current regime should stay intact . . .
Woodson: I think looking at circumstances. I think over the past couple of years what they’ve done with the team in trying to get into a position where in the offseason they’ll be able to bring in more pieces, a lot more cap space, and those sort of things. I think you almost think you’d give a guy a chance to bring in some more pieces that he thinks he needs to get it done.
Q: You’ve been on Raider teams before that have faded, is this feeling the same?
Woodson: It is now. It’s like that in the sense that this is the last game of the season and up until three, four weeks ago, we could still win and this could happen and that could happen. Now it’s, this is the last game, the season’s going to be over. There’s no playoffs, that’s out of the question. So there’s almost a natural feeling of, `ahh’ here we go again with this. Especially for the guys that have been here. But that’s natural. You can’t get away from that. There’s a lot of other teams going through that same thing right now.
Q: Do you think the fact that McKenzie and Allen are seeking guys that are serious, that love football, will pay off at some point?
Woodson: I think it is going to pay off. I think just a little bit of success that we had this year. The support from the fans and some of these guys that never played here as a Raider and going out there in that Coliseum. That Sunday night game against San Diego, that was special. IF we can et the team where it needs to be and we can get that all the time with those fans knowing we got a shot at the playoffs, I think those guys understand it’s going to be like no other place you’re going to play.
Q: Have you had discussions with Reggie about coming back?
Woodson: I’ve made mention. I’ve told you guys in the media and brushed up against Reggie and let him know. So we’re just going to see what happens.
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Saturday, December 28th, 2013 at 12:52 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Following the Nnamdi Asomugha retirement press conference, I stepped into a hallway for a short interview with safety Charles Woodson. The following is a transcription:
Q: You don’t any part of a retirement press conference, do you?
Woodson: Not yet. Not yet.
Q: But does it make you think about it at least?
Woodson: I was just telling (Nnamdi), sitting up there, being up there with him, you know that day is coming. When he said that it was hard for him to say the retirement word, I know I’m going to feel the same way. But for me, mentally I’m not there. If I was mentally ready to go . . .
Q: That’s what Nnamdi was talking about, having some doubts about playing . . .
Woodson: Yeah. Chances are it’s time to sit it down then, but I ain’t there.
Q: You’ve played a ton of snaps, played almost every practice snap and every training camp snap. There was a question coming in whether you would hold up physically at age 37 . . .
Woodson: I think it says that a lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about as far as my health, my legs. I know all the talk was, his legs aren’t going to hold up. He can’t run any more. Of course I had the collarbone, but collarbones heal. I hurt it two times and it was kind of freakish, the way it happened. But as far as me being able to go out there and do everything I’ve normally done, I can do all of those things and that’s really part of the reason why I say I want to come back and play another one because I don’t feel what a lot of people feel at this point in time in their career, I don’t feel that yet. I know I’ll know. But I don’t just yet.
Q: You’ve got one interception, scored a touchdown, but do you feel you’re playing up to a Charles Woodson standard of performance?
Woodson: I play safety, I play free, almost exclusively been in the post. My whole career I’ve been at corner or I’ve been nickel, I’ve been down in the box. So there was a lot of other things I was doing that affects games. But I think if you look at exclusively playing the free safety position, I think kind of the way you measure it is look at the other free safeties in the NFL and just ask yourself if I compare. I think that’s kind of the way you do it. This is my first time ever being exclusively a free safety. Now I do feel like I’ve left some plays out there on the field. I just don’t feel like I’ve made enough plays.
Q: You feel that way every year, don’t you?
Woodson: I think you’d feel like that anyway. Yeah, you know, one interception, a touchdown, that was great, but I feel like I’ve left a lot of plays out there on the field and I think a part of that is me really, really transitioning at being a safety.
Q: So at this point in your career you’re still learning?
Woodson: Still learning. To me, that’s the great part about it. I feel like I’m better than most safeties right now. And I feel I’ll get better before I ever get worse.
Q: Still love playing as much as ever?
Woodson: Forget about it. Know what I’m saying? I love it.
Q: You’ve been pretty clear in your belief that the current regime should stay intact . . .
Woodson: I think looking at circumstances. I think over the past couple of years what they’ve done with the team in trying to get into a position where in the offseason they’ll be able to bring in more pieces, a lot more cap space, and those sort of things. I think you almost think you’d give a guy a chance to bring in some more pieces that he thinks he needs to get it done.
Q: You’ve been on Raider teams before that have faded, is this feeling the same?
Woodson: It is now. It’s like that in the sense that this is the last game of the season and up until three, four weeks ago, we could still win and this could happen and that could happen. Now it’s, this is the last game, the season’s going to be over. There’s no playoffs, that’s out of the question. So there’s almost a natural feeling of, `ahh’ here we go again with this. Especially for the guys that have been here. But that’s natural. You can’t get away from that. There’s a lot of other teams going through that same thing right now.
Q: Do you think the fact that McKenzie and Allen are seeking guys that are serious, that love football, will pay off at some point?
Woodson: I think it is going to pay off. I think just a little bit of success that we had this year. The support from the fans and some of these guys that never played here as a Raider and going out there in that Coliseum. That Sunday night game against San Diego, that was special. IF we can et the team where it needs to be and we can get that all the time with those fans knowing we got a shot at the playoffs, I think those guys understand it’s going to be like no other place you’re going to play.
Q: Have you had discussions with Reggie about coming back?
Woodson: I’ve made mention. I’ve told you guys in the media and brushed up against Reggie and let him know. So we’re just going to see what happens.
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I don't think, nor do I hope Gruden comes back.
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Ford has played his last game and DMC will today
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I wish it was May already. All I'm thinking about when it comes to football is the draft.
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I just want to see them give the Broncos a fight
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I'd love to see a new QB, but who is he going to throw to? Y'all can hype up the receiving corp as much as you want, but I don't see anything special there.
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Streater and Holmes have stepped up but we need a #1 receiver.
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True. But we have that every year where 1 or 2 guys "step up" then they go mia. Look at jacoby, denarius.
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Ford is just another DMC Moore was having a good year until the injury. Pryor needs like 20 yard to beat Gannons rushing record and Streater 1k watch. 
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Moore has been good but he got hurt
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What a joke.
TP sucks and Allen sucks
Put in Matt McGloin and Fire Allen
Btw. Hats off to the 1983 LA Raiders (30th Ann)
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TP sucks and Allen sucks
Put in Matt McGloin and Fire Allen
Btw. Hats off to the 1983 LA Raiders (30th Ann)
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It's so damn hard not to fire Allen. They have looked awful in Nov and Dec last 2 seasons.
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Fire everybody 
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I don't want to fire him but then the games start and you're :x
New coach and players that fit his system.
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I know we have a lack of talent but we played so well to start the year. It's hard to get behind DA
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Poorly assembled teams will crumble as the season goes on. We have starters who are, at best, back ups on every other team and we're asking them to perform at a starter's ability year long. Never gonna happen.
$60-something million to spend this offseason, a draft with every pick available to us and the pressure is on RM to build a team that is clearly capable of playoff football. I think Allen should stay at least one more season, for two reasons:
1. He was given **** to work with and asked to make it work. He got four wins total in both seasons and the team hasn't given up on him. This team is clearly around the 2006 team in terms of being terrible, but the fact that Allen still has them playing hard speaks a lot to his command of morale and ability to inspire, I feel.
2. If Allen is fired, we continue the image of the organization being dysfunctional and not giving anyone any time to install their vision with an capable team. Let's not pretend that any of our teams the past decade+ have been any good, that they've been deserving of getting into the playoffs, including Hue's HC year. Remember that we went 1-4 after starting 7-4 when he was in charge. That's completely on him.
My son Sio with another sack.
$60-something million to spend this offseason, a draft with every pick available to us and the pressure is on RM to build a team that is clearly capable of playoff football. I think Allen should stay at least one more season, for two reasons:
1. He was given **** to work with and asked to make it work. He got four wins total in both seasons and the team hasn't given up on him. This team is clearly around the 2006 team in terms of being terrible, but the fact that Allen still has them playing hard speaks a lot to his command of morale and ability to inspire, I feel.
2. If Allen is fired, we continue the image of the organization being dysfunctional and not giving anyone any time to install their vision with an capable team. Let's not pretend that any of our teams the past decade+ have been any good, that they've been deserving of getting into the playoffs, including Hue's HC year. Remember that we went 1-4 after starting 7-4 when he was in charge. That's completely on him.
My son Sio with another sack.
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If I were Allen I would have put Matt in. We should have 10 picks this draft the Palmer trade got us a 6 and 7th pick. Wiz might need to change positions.
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This **** is painful to watch 
Don't know what to think about getting rid of D.A quite yet.
Don't know what to think about getting rid of D.A quite yet.
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I think Matt will go in once the fourth quarter starts. Pryor had his shot.
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This is why I'm not for firing him
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If anything I'd like for us to keep DA if just to not start completely from scratch again
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Good riddance to T.P, DMC and Ford after this quarter
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Pryor might have only started to please Davis
