Mandatory Mini Camp June 9th-June 11th

[KillerRaider30]

May 18, 20-21, 26, and 28-29, followed by a final session on June 1-4.

These workouts are held at the Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson, Nevada.

They serve as the voluntary Phase 3 of the team's offseason program, where 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted without live contact.

Following OTAs, the Raiders are scheduled to hold their mandatory minicamp from June 6-11.

[DanKD]

I don't see it

I thought he played ok last year given he was a rookie coached by a peewee level coach.

Every press conference i watch i hear him mentioned for his work ethic and being among first in building with Max. And hes a good fit for our system.

[Attyla]

I will take ANYONE to be a surprise. We need it. What a sin that this team failed to do more with the OL. With the investments we made on offense, one would think more attention would have been paid to the line. I know Rome was not built in a day. I just want Mendoza and Jeanty to have a legit chance at success.

I think it was always going to be a two year plan to get us righted. They drafted a guard and added a few pieces to bandaid the thing for the first year. Second year I could see us getting a WR and a couple linemen either in the draft or free agency. But the draft strategy was really transparent in hindsight. Fix the defense was a high priority as we saw. We got our center, we have the pieces to limp through the break in period and that is fine by me. Cousins gets to take the hits as the unit gels, then get Mendoza in there to get his reps.

[RunOverByHubbard]

Burford = Parham

Burford will not get pushed into the backfield like Parham did. Bigger, stronger guy.

[BoKnows81]

Burford will not get pushed into the backfield like Parham did. Bigger, stronger guy.

No, instead he'll just blow assignments and miss blocks like he did in the Super Bowl.

[Goodtimes333]

I don't see it

In his second start, against a very good front in the Broncos, he gave up zero sacks, hits, pressures. There's not enough to have seen to say anything regardless. The sample size is too small. That game was a great sample though

[Attyla]

In his second start, against a very good front in the Broncos, he gave up zero sacks, hits, pressures. There's not enough to have seen to say anything regardless. The sample size is too small. That game was a great sample though

His college tape is out there, and I still don't see it.

[SkullCrusher]

The reality is we are only good at LT and C.

Yep, until proven we aren't.

[Atlasffa]

The article is free, just click on the link. Worth reading. Topics: Dean's absence; Jermod McCoy's timeline; Mendoza making mistakes, learning lessons; Defensive versatility.

Here's an excerpt from the article that has info not in the above video:

Defensive versatility

The creativity of Rob Leonard’s defense continued to flourish throughout minicamp, particularly with his off-ball defenders.

Walker and defensive backs Jeremy Chinn and Taron Johnson played all over the field during the sessions, showing that each will serve in versatile roles under Leonard. Walker, who was almost exclusively an inside linebacker with the Green Bay Packers, said he’s now “playing more positions that I probably ever played in my career.” Walker admitted it’s been challenging, but he’s embraced his varied roles.

“This is what I’ve always wanted to do,” Walker said. “I always want to be a guy who can move around and play multiple positions.”

Raiders defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Joe Woods already said the team plans on switching up its secondary alignment play-to-play. But it appears they’re keen on doing so with several position groups. Walker said he thinks the maneuvers will be advantageous on game days.

“It’s a lot for the offense going in that week ahead of it,” Walker said. “We have a lot of guys that played this, play that, they just move around in a lot of areas, so now it’s kind of hard to scout against us and tell what we are doing. Say, for instance, I’m on the line, you never know if I’m going to drop or if I’m going to rush, whether that’s to the field or the boundary. Same thing with Chinn, Kwity (Paye), no matter what the case may be, Maxx (Crosby). Just a whole lot, it kind of helps and plays hand in hand with the whole defense.”

With Leonard being a first-time coordinator, there’s no tape for anyone to study. The coach said he likes that confusion, and it appears creating uncertainty will be a key component of his scheme. Causing mistakes will be critical for this unit, as the Raiders were incapable of forcing turnovers or making splash plays a season ago.

[Atlasffa]

[Atlasffa]

It always looks great in pre-season. Let's hope it translates to game time.

[KillerRaider30]

Im not counting anyone out. Its a fresh start for all of them.

[Goodtimes333]

His college tape is out there, and I still don't see it.

Texas Tech's bullshit HS/college shotgun offense isn't the wide zone either. He's played every spot on the line except center and stayed healthy. His athletic profile is perfect for Klints scheme. We'll see how it goes though

[Attyla]

Texas Tech's bullshit HS/college shotgun offense isn't the wide zone either. He's played every spot on the line except center and stayed healthy. His athletic profile is perfect for Klints scheme. We'll see how it goes though

We will have to agree to disagree and wait for what happens

[Atlasffa]

Continuation of yesterday's info re: JPJ.

[FLORIDARAYDAH]

Continuation of yesterday's info re: JPJ.

Im not sold on JPJ by any means but no way I care what Hoag thinks about him