(4 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Why is this so hard to understand, it's not up to him, it's up to the Raiders. The only say he has is if he quits. If he wants to come back, the Raiders own him. Now, it would be nice if the Raiders let him come home to Cincinnati, but if the Bengals offered a 5th rounder, and somebody else offered a 4th rounder, who's deal do you think the Raiders are taking? Unless he has a no trade clause, which as a rookie I doubt he has, he has zero say about it.

It's not hard for me to understand but I'm just looking at it logically.

He might say that the only place he would play is Cincinnati, so why would any other team try to trade for him?

Also, teams might be scared from trying to even trade for him, but we know he'd be good here since he'd be home.

Furthermore, if he was really struggling that much at Notre Dame while being messed up mentally and was still good enough to be drafted 35th, just imagine how good he could be if he was in the right mind and comfortable with everything.

(4 hours ago)BFritz21 Wrote: Also, teams might be scared from trying to even trade for him, but we know he'd be good here since he'd be home.

No we don't.  Again if the rumors are true and he is struggling being away from home, something the vast majority of NFL players deal with, then perhaps he just doesn't have the mental strength to play in the NFL.  

(5 hours ago)BFritz21 Wrote: Like I said, he's a young man that is struggling being away from home, which would be a non-issue if he were back home and he could live up to his potential.

I get your skepticism but, after the team interviews him and makes sure he's still into it, the upside seems to good to pass on.

Hudson and a sixth or seventh if needed.

He just turned 23 in July, so he still has a lot left to develop and mature.

He could be completely done, but I still have faith because I think the upside would be amazing.

Cool, I am down with it.

(Yesterday, 07:13 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Apparently, Michael Mayer is away from the Raiders with no timetable for return due to personal issues.

I always say that Northern Kentucky is a bubble so we had this information (that he wanted to quit) a few days ago and apparently it's because he's adapting well to the big city and is homesick.

He was always outgoing and nice but he never really seemed like the cocky football player that wanted all the attention.

Anyways, we need a tight end and he'd be one of the best we've ever had.

He hasn't lived up to the pre-draft hype of being Baby Gronk, and maybe them drafting Bowers messed him up in the head, but, if we could get him to sign here, I think his brain could be back in it and he could live up to his potential.

Imagine Burrow having Mayer up the hashmarks or over the middle and teams selling out to stop him while also trying to double Chase.

Any chance of it happening?

Would you be for it?

Eric All is better

(4 hours ago)George Cantstandya Wrote: No we don't.  Again if the rumors are true and he is struggling being away from home, something the vast majority of NFL players deal with, then perhaps he just doesn't have the mental strength to play in the NFL.  

He sounds like a wuss to me... If his mental capacity is that of a 4 yr old, I pass!

(4 hours ago)George Cantstandya Wrote: No we don't.  Again if the rumors are true and he is struggling being away from home, something the vast majority of NFL players deal with, then perhaps he just doesn't have the mental strength to play in the NFL.  

Yes, we do.

His abilities are still there. It's a mental thing.

Being around his friends and family at the end of the day would get his mind back to football and he'd excel in his play.

Maybe he really is done, but I think he'd kill it here because he'd be the hometown hero and everyone would worship him.