He's back! Maxx Crosby merged superthread
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2025 12:56 pm
Tank is full speed ahead!
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Hahaha, come on man. We don’t altogether understand or appreciate social media?tadow wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:50 pm I honestly don't think he's going anywhere and I don't believe the fact we sat him has angered him to the point where he doesn't want to be here. Did it piss him off initially? Absolutely it did...did he act out a bit in a social forum and atmosphere that he grew up in that a lot of us don't altogether understand or appreciate....yeah. But there's no way that's the reason he's done with us, which is what the media propaganda machine wants us Raider fans to believe. I can get behind that he might finally be tired of losing, constant change, instability in chain of command, a well intentioned owner that has no business making any decisions regarding the direction of this team,(maybe he has finally got out of his own way). And if that's the case that he wants to win so bad and doesn't believe he has the years left in him to contribute his best while we make that transition than I respect it. But for someone who adores Jordan and Kobe as much as he does I just don't think he's gonna force a trade when it would be that much more satisfying to him to stay the course and be an absolute Legend of this franchise and instead of chasing that dream he could be a part of leading it. But if he goes somewhere else for me anyways nothing but respect and love for Mad Maxx.
How's that?
I think he means you have it backwards in terms of who made the decision to sit Maxx. I suspect Carroll wanted him to play, and Spytek made the decision to put him on IR. Given that it was a meniscus repair (more than a trim), I think it's objectively true that it was the right decision for the team and also for Maxx, even if Maxx didn't like it.
I don't think even with him on board we'd have beat the Giants. We sucked at all levels in that gameLayneStaley wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:56 pm He would have to be really f[raiders_icon]cking stupid to not see it all ended up for the best. I can’t imagine him maybe getting another sack or two was worth the possibility having to draft Ty Simpson top 3 instead of Mendoza at 1.
Yep...all the reports I saw state that Pete advocates for him to keep playing while Spytek called for him to sit. Of course Pete also trotted a one legged Bowers out there for a couple of weeks so f[raiders_icon]ck Petechucker wrote: Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:03 am I think he means you have it backwards in terms of who made the decision to sit Maxx. I suspect Carroll wanted him to play, and Spytek made the decision to put him on IR. Given that it was a meniscus repair (more than a trim), I think it's objectively true that it was the right decision for the team and also for Maxx, even if Maxx didn't like it.
Fair. Only thing I’d say is The content of these reports is generally far more tepid than the headline. Most acknowledge it’s still entirely possible he’s not traded, I think Rapoport actually reported we’re in a great place and if there’s a godfather like offer, maybe we trade him.Corleone wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:38 pm Who's to say it's Brady leaking this info? Maxx's agent could let it be known that he's relayed that info to Brady, could come from other sources besides Brady, although Brady could have also told someone he trusts, and maybe that person isn't as trustworthy as Brady thought?
Here's the thing, if it was just JLC, I'd probably agree that it's a buncha BS, but there's a whole lot of smoke here (Glazer, Schefter, Rapsheet, Tits Russini, JLC etc), and among all of Maxx's comments, he hasn't denied that he wants out.
Yep. It's bc we finally have smart people in the building who know that the best move for the team is to trade Maxx. I know that's hard for the Maxx lovers to accept but it is what it is.raidersince63 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 3:13 am I found it odd that the comments about Maxx by Klint and Mark were kinda vague and sounded like simple posturing to me...neither of them committed either way about whether Crosby was going to remain a Raider or whether he was going to be traded.
Sounded like they were noncommittal by design...just my 2 cents.