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<blockquote data-quote="Raider Pride" data-source="post: 84034" data-attributes="member: 279"><p>He would be speed the Packers could use. However, I doubt he is going anywhere.</p><p></p><p>In interest of time I will copy and past...</p><p></p><p>A few things to remember about the supposedly unhappy Jerry Porter and his impending exit out of town:</p><p></p><p>1) Porter has yet to proclaim his unhappiness in public. Ex-Raider Lincoln Kennedy said on a local radio show Porter wanted out, citing Porter as the source. A news report surfaced of an argument between Art Shell and Porter, without actual confirmation of a blowup from either man.</p><p></p><p>The shouting match may have indeed occurred, but until Porter stands up in front of microphones and sets fire to all bridges leading to Harbor Bay Parkway, he hasn’t done anything which can’t be undone with a few good practice sessions.</p><p></p><p>2) Players beef with coaches all the time, and often it means nothing. Sometimes it even clears the air. Rich Gannon argued with anyone who cared to argue with him. Al Davis laughs off inquiries about conflict, reminding questioners that arguments are part of life, part of competition.</p><p></p><p>One of Bill Callahan’s biggest problems was he had no time for debate and wouldn’t listen to debate from grown men - some of whom had salaries that exceeded his own.</p><p></p><p>There was a lot of talk after a televised sideline yell-a-thon between Tyrone Wheatley and Jon Gruden in Indianapolis one year. Wheatley said the next day if every player who had words with Gruden lined up to see him the following day, they’d have to take numbers to wait their turn. Wheatley, by the way, is working as an assistant in the NFL’s minority coaches program this year - for Gruden and the Bucs.</p><p></p><p>That won’t happen with Porter, of course. His rift with Gruden will likely endure. But the point is, having a few heated words with Shell doesn’t mean the end is near.</p><p></p><p>When asked if he had “ironed out’’ his differences with Porter, Shell told reporters Thursday, “There’s nothing to iron out. You sit down, you talk to players . . . Sometimes you don’t see eye-to-eye. But eventually, you sit down, you talk, and you move forward. That’s what I’ve done.’’</p><p></p><p>3) Financially, trading Porter would put the Raiders in a bind.</p><p></p><p>The Raiders entered last weekend with a little more than $1.8 million worth of room under the salary cap. A team official told me there were no cap problems, and that he didn’t expect anyone to be cut to make room for signing rookies.</p><p></p><p>Translation - they’ve already found ways to rework enough deals to fit everyone in. That’s not surprising. The Raiders perform cap gymnastics every year. But dealing Porter could cause some strain. Porter’s salary cap figure is $3,151,320, he has $2,150,000 in pro-rated bonus money and a whopping acceleration of $6,450,000.</p><p></p><p>The moment Porter is traded, the Raiders lose $5,448,600 in cap space _ and they’re already stuck with $4.357 million in dead money for Rich Gannon, $3.7 million for Kerry Collins and $2.988 million for Ted Washington.</p><p></p><p>It wouldn’t be an impossible situation, but it’s hardly ideal.</p><p></p><p>The expectation is that this will all blow over. Porter might stay silent and let it die. He could invoke the athletes’ trilogy (blown out of proportion, taken out of context, misquoted). Or maybe he’ll talk frankly about how men are sometimes prone to disagreements and there’s nothing that can’t be worked out.</p><p></p><p>Life should go on between the Raiders and Porter through the 2006 season, because that’s what makes the most sense.</p><p></p><p>RP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raider Pride, post: 84034, member: 279"] He would be speed the Packers could use. However, I doubt he is going anywhere. In interest of time I will copy and past... A few things to remember about the supposedly unhappy Jerry Porter and his impending exit out of town: 1) Porter has yet to proclaim his unhappiness in public. Ex-Raider Lincoln Kennedy said on a local radio show Porter wanted out, citing Porter as the source. A news report surfaced of an argument between Art Shell and Porter, without actual confirmation of a blowup from either man. The shouting match may have indeed occurred, but until Porter stands up in front of microphones and sets fire to all bridges leading to Harbor Bay Parkway, he hasn’t done anything which can’t be undone with a few good practice sessions. 2) Players beef with coaches all the time, and often it means nothing. Sometimes it even clears the air. Rich Gannon argued with anyone who cared to argue with him. Al Davis laughs off inquiries about conflict, reminding questioners that arguments are part of life, part of competition. One of Bill Callahan’s biggest problems was he had no time for debate and wouldn’t listen to debate from grown men - some of whom had salaries that exceeded his own. There was a lot of talk after a televised sideline yell-a-thon between Tyrone Wheatley and Jon Gruden in Indianapolis one year. Wheatley said the next day if every player who had words with Gruden lined up to see him the following day, they’d have to take numbers to wait their turn. Wheatley, by the way, is working as an assistant in the NFL’s minority coaches program this year - for Gruden and the Bucs. That won’t happen with Porter, of course. His rift with Gruden will likely endure. But the point is, having a few heated words with Shell doesn’t mean the end is near. When asked if he had “ironed out’’ his differences with Porter, Shell told reporters Thursday, “There’s nothing to iron out. You sit down, you talk to players . . . Sometimes you don’t see eye-to-eye. But eventually, you sit down, you talk, and you move forward. That’s what I’ve done.’’ 3) Financially, trading Porter would put the Raiders in a bind. The Raiders entered last weekend with a little more than $1.8 million worth of room under the salary cap. A team official told me there were no cap problems, and that he didn’t expect anyone to be cut to make room for signing rookies. Translation - they’ve already found ways to rework enough deals to fit everyone in. That’s not surprising. The Raiders perform cap gymnastics every year. But dealing Porter could cause some strain. Porter’s salary cap figure is $3,151,320, he has $2,150,000 in pro-rated bonus money and a whopping acceleration of $6,450,000. The moment Porter is traded, the Raiders lose $5,448,600 in cap space _ and they’re already stuck with $4.357 million in dead money for Rich Gannon, $3.7 million for Kerry Collins and $2.988 million for Ted Washington. It wouldn’t be an impossible situation, but it’s hardly ideal. The expectation is that this will all blow over. Porter might stay silent and let it die. He could invoke the athletes’ trilogy (blown out of proportion, taken out of context, misquoted). Or maybe he’ll talk frankly about how men are sometimes prone to disagreements and there’s nothing that can’t be worked out. Life should go on between the Raiders and Porter through the 2006 season, because that’s what makes the most sense. RP [/QUOTE]
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