Raiders release Routt

I guess Al picked the wrong CB. Who wouldve thunk it?

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They have money now

Stay away from Carr!!! >_<

by worc on Feb 9, 2012 5:17 PM CST reply actions

Oh shit

No he’s too nice and chief like. Fineggan vs bowe every year sounds about right.

by Kcbiggyblue on Feb 9, 2012 5:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

interesting

by stagdsp on Feb 9, 2012 5:19 PM CST via mobile reply actions

"Oakland released cornerback Stanford Routt on Thursday, less than a year after the team gave him a "five-year, $54.5 million" contract. (It was originally a three-year, $31.5 million deal, then the team restructured the deal.)"

Who restructures a deal to be worth more and for longer than the first one?

by Sam D on Feb 9, 2012 5:27 PM CST reply actions

the same team that turns around and releases said player a year later

gotta love the Raiders: always entertaining

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by upamtn on Feb 9, 2012 5:29 PM CST up reply actions

Is this guy worth a look for the Chiefs?

Can’t ever have enough DBs.

by Your_Moms_Boyfriend on Feb 9, 2012 5:35 PM CST reply actions

Not at the salary he was making.

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by saskwatch on Feb 9, 2012 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

Gave up 9 TD and had 17 penalties

Both led the league….

by KC_Chiefs on Feb 9, 2012 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

on a piss poor Secondary

by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 9, 2012 7:52 PM CST up reply actions

On a piss poor defense

They really missed Nnamdi

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 9, 2012 7:56 PM CST up reply actions

They gave him the contract and big pay day

Because they thought that since he did well working as the number 2 across from Nnamdi, that he would be just as good as Nnamdi and could become their #1 CB. This year he proved that he wasn’t and will never be what they were hoping for. Routt is a #2 or #3 Corner on a good team who can only play man coverage, part of the reason for his flop of a season was because Oakland started using zone coverages more, and he ran into the same problem Nnamdi is having in Philadelphia, which is he just sucks at it.

In Short, I hope Routt doesn’t end up on the Chiefs, he has no value here. Both Brandons are better.

by KC_Chiefs on Feb 10, 2012 1:50 AM CST up reply actions

He got paid and stopped playing.

"Give them nothing! But take from them everything!"

by GenericBrand on Feb 9, 2012 5:47 PM CST reply actions

He was a rather good cover corner, Id even say top 20

The problem is hes not a #1 corner, way to many mental mistakes and very limited in scheme(man-only, their DC would play him in zone)

Hed be a solid #2 with a solid #1 across from him, but definitely not worth the money the Raiders gave him to replace Nnamdi.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 9, 2012 7:20 PM CST reply actions

I would take him if Carr got kidnapped

Daniels is a backup for a reason and wishing starter status on a 30 year old CB is rather assinine

by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 9, 2012 7:53 PM CST up reply actions

Crennel loves the Zone to much Steve.

Routt is horrible there.

Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!

by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 9, 2012 7:56 PM CST up reply actions

okay

But I love to steal from Division Foes

I guess Routt is already gone :)

by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 9, 2012 8:06 PM CST up reply actions

let carr walk before we got the same problem oakland had with routt.

overpaid and not worth the money.

by kc-twitch on Feb 9, 2012 8:41 PM CST reply actions

Via Bill Williamson

UPDATE: Routt has visits planned already with Buffalo and Tennessee.

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by super8 on Feb 9, 2012 9:24 PM CST reply actions

so Oakland now nabs a mid third round or later CB

by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 9, 2012 9:37 PM CST up reply actions

May target a guy in FA

From what Ive heard, next year is a “transition year”. Theyre gonna start dumping bad contracts and are limited draft-wise and Cap-wise.

Sounds like god news for us.

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by ChiefWarPaint on Feb 9, 2012 11:46 PM CST up reply actions

When it comes to the Raiders

god has nothing to do with it. :)

by cheapham on Feb 10, 2012 7:28 AM CST up reply actions

Remember the Raiders are in a major bind with the cap

So it makes sense – they have to do some purging of overpaid players now – so they can have any flexibility for Free Agents, Draft Picks, etc… This is a new admin, and they are going to review which players that they can dump now.

Smart move on their part – cleaning up the mistakes of the prior admin.

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by InamedmypuppyDexter on Feb 10, 2012 7:22 AM CST reply actions