Author Topic: Raiders Front Office - GM - Ownership (Read 7185 times)

Randy · « **Reply #118 on:** April 23, 2013, 06:14:07 PM »

GM McKenzie addressing the media today
Steve Corkran, BayAreaNewsGroup, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 at 1:37 pm

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie is scheduled to hold a news conference today in Alameda to address the NFL draft, which begins Thursday and runs through Saturday. The Raiders hold the No. 3 pick in the draft, and McKenzie certainly will shed some insight into whether the Raiders intend to keep that pick or trade down in an attempt to acquire more picks.

Soon after the news conference, we will provide some stories on what McKenzie said, what it means and where the Raiders stand moving forward.

We’ll also post the entire transcript from the question-and-answer sessions with Bay Area media. There also will be Tweets from the news conference, so follow @corkonthenfl and @jerrymcd

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2013/04/23/gm-mckenzie-addressing-the-media-today/

Randy · « **Reply #117 on:** March 05, 2013, 10:35:39 AM »

"Mike Holmgren a bad fit for Raiders"
Lowell Cohn, Press Democrat

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130227/NEWS/130229578/1057/SPORTS0908?p=all&tc=pgall

Randy · « **Reply #116 on:** February 27, 2013, 12:25:02 AM »

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8992464/mike-holmgren-discusses-leadership-position-oakland-raiders-according-sources

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22673460/report-raiders-interested-mike-holmgren-fill-front-office

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/paul-gutierrez/holmgren-raiders-could-make-uncomfortable-dynamic

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Holmgren-in-talks-to-join-Raiders-4311197.php

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/26/report-raiders-talking-to-holmgren-about-leadership-role/

Randy · « **Reply #115 on:** February 21, 2013, 03:39:45 AM »

Raiders brass still must prove themselves
Monte Poole, BayAreaNewsGroup

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22630218/poole-oakland-raiders-brass-still-must-prove-themselves

Randy · « **Reply #114 on:** January 21, 2013, 12:07:19 AM »

Raiders interviewing ex-Madison Square Garden president for role as team president
Jerry McDonald, BayAreaNewsGroup

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22414130/report-oakland-raiders-interviewing-ex-madison-square-garden

Another name emerges in possible Raiders restructuring
ProFootballTalk.com

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/20/another-name-emerges-in-possible-raiders-restructuring/

Randy · « **Reply #113 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:21:06 PM »

Mark Davis Looking To Restructure Front Office?
JustBlogBaby

http://justblogbaby.com/2013/01/13/mark-davis-looking-to-restructure-front-office/

Randy · « **Reply #112 on:** January 16, 2013, 02:47:28 PM »

Raiders interview Ray Anderson for "senior executive" front office job
Paul Gutierrez, 1/13/13

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/paul-gutierrez/report-raiders-interview-anderson-front-office-job

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/13/report-raiders-talking-to-ray-anderson/

http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2013/1/13/3873102/oakland-raiders-talk-with-nfl-senior-vp-ray-anderson-about-front-office-job

http://www.raiderfans.net/forum/oakland-raiders-forum-message-board/195383-espn-nfl-vp-ray-anderson-could-become-raiders-team-president.html

Randy · « **Reply #111 on:** December 22, 2012, 07:33:35 PM »

Mark Davis recalls his reaction to the Immaculate Reception as a teenager
Raiders.com

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22247390/poole-new-oakland-raiders-mark-davis-says-pain

Randy · « **Reply #110 on:** December 01, 2012, 01:18:10 AM »

Q & A with Raiders' GM Reggie McKenzie (Transcript)
Paul Gutierrez, Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/QA-with-Raiders-General-Manager-Reggie-M?blockID=808295&feedID=2801

Randy · « **Reply #109 on:** November 19, 2012, 01:57:28 AM »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sShrHALlsd4" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/sShrHALlsd4</a>

Mark Davis Postgame media Q & A (VIDEO)
Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/video?PID=f7MAnz_RtJ0r9SdT3pSird7RoravvLuv

Mark Davis Media Session after Raiders loss to the Saints (Transcript)
Steve Corkran, BayAreaNewsGroup

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22023931/oakland-raiders-owner-mark-davis-sounds-off

Raiders' latest debacle leaves Mark Davis fuming
Monte Poole, BayAreaNewsGroup

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_22023582/monte-poole-oakland-raiders-latest-debacle-leaves-mark

Davis: 'I'm embarrassed. And I take full responsibility'
Paul Gutierrez, Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Davis-Im-embarrassed-And-I-take-full-res?blockID=803593&feedID=2801

Davis powerless to stop Raiders' 'mudslide'
Ray Ratto, Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Davis-powerless-to-stop-Raiders-mudslide?blockID=803615&feedID=2801

Raiders owner Mark Davis apologizes to fans (updated)
Vic Tafur, SF Chronicle

http://blog.sfgate.com/raiders/2012/11/18/raiders-owner-mark-davis-apologizes-to-fans/

Randy · « **Reply #108 on:** August 12, 2012, 01:33:33 AM »

For every home game in 2012, Raiders only have to sell 85% of seats for local TV coverage

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Raiders-adopt-85-percent-threshold-for-h?blockID=753487&feedID=2801

No Local Blackout for Monday Night Football vs Cowboys
http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_21293369/oakland-raiders-exhibition-opener-against-dallas-cowboys-will

RAIDERNITEMARE · « **Reply #107 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:15:20 AM »

Quote from: Randy on July 26, 2012, 01:30:07 AM

Reggie McKenzie agrees: Raiders a playoff team
Monte Poole, BayAreaNewsGroup
http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_21156986/monte-poole-gm-reggie-mckenzie-agrees-raiders-playoff

PLAYOFFS!....PLAYOFFS!...HE'S TALKING ABOUT PLAYOFFS!...PLAYOFFS!

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Randy · « **Reply #106 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:30:07 AM »

Reggie McKenzie agrees: Raiders a playoff team
Monte Poole, BayAreaNewsGroup

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_21156986/monte-poole-gm-reggie-mckenzie-agrees-raiders-playoff

Randy · « **Reply #105 on:** June 26, 2012, 10:40:04 PM »

Raiders' culture change results in better defense?
Paul Gutierrez, Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Raiders-culture-change-results-in-better?blockID=731088&feedID=2801

Randy · « **Reply #104 on:** June 17, 2012, 11:17:06 AM »

Raiders go local in filling out support staff
Levi Damien, Silver and Black Pride

http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2012/6/16/3091820/oakland-raiders-go-local-in-filling-out-support-staff

Randy · « **Reply #103 on:** June 17, 2012, 10:22:23 AM »

Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen begin new day in Raiders football
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/oakland_raiders_gm_reggie_mckenzie_and_head_coach_dennis_allen_begin_new_day_in_raiders_football/11026829

Randy · « **Reply #102 on:** June 17, 2012, 10:17:10 AM »

GM McKenize speaks about status of Raiders
Steve Corkran, InsideBayArea.com

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/06/14/gm-mckenize-speaks-about-status-of-raiders/

Randy · « **Reply #101 on:** June 15, 2012, 11:45:40 PM »

Highlights from Reggie's Roundtable
Raiders.com

General Manager Reggie McKenzie spoke with the media in a roundtable discussion at the conclusion of the Raiders 2012 off-season program

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Highlights-from-Reggies-Roundtable/96c3e120-a59d-4a2d-8aac-c1f86611326f

Randy · « **Reply #100 on:** June 15, 2012, 11:44:42 PM »

Raiders Add Five to Football Support Staff
Raiders.com

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Add-Five-to-Football-Support-Staff/1906fea1-1176-4579-821a-2b22ec7bf791

Randy · « **Reply #99 on:** June 14, 2012, 11:35:22 PM »

McKenzie: 'You can't build Rome overnight'
Paul Gutierrez, Comcast SportsNet

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/McKenzie-You-cant-build-Rome-overnight?blockID=725072&feedID=2801

Randy · « **Reply #98 on:** June 14, 2012, 11:30:28 PM »

Reggie McKenzie likes the progress as Raiders finish minicamp week
Jerry McDonald, Bay Area News Group

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_20859746/reggie-mckenzie-likes-progress-raiders-finish-minicamp-week

Randy · « **Reply #97 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:41:14 PM »

New-look Raiders don't necessarily think speed 1st
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/11/SP6I1OH0QI.DTL

Randy · « **Reply #96 on:** May 09, 2012, 11:48:59 AM »

The Raider Way? With Davis gone, it's now The McKenzie Way
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/19000605/the-raider-way-with-davis-gone-its-now-the-mckenzie-way-in-oakland

Randy · « **Reply #95 on:** May 09, 2012, 04:53:26 AM »

Schefter: Clinkscale joins Raiders
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/43898/schefter-clinkscale-joins-raiders

Sources: Joey Clinkscales to Raiders
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7907840/new-york-jets-top-draft-exec-leaves-oakland-raiders-sources-say

Exec Clinkscales leaving for Raiders
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/12363/exec-clinkscales-leaving-for-raiders

Oakland Raiders reportedly add Jets' Joey Clinkscales
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828f4208/article/oakland-raiders-reportedly-add-jets-joey-clinkscales-?module=HP11_headline_stack

Raiders reportedly hire away Jets executive
http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Raiders-reportedly-hire-away-Jets-execut?blockID=704878&feedID=2801

BREAKING: Jets VP of Scouting Joey Clinkscales Leaving for Oakland
http://thejetpress.com/2012/05/08/breakingjets-vp-of-scouting-joey-clinkscales-leaving-for-oakland/

Randy · « **Reply #94 on:** May 08, 2012, 05:44:09 PM »

McKenzie a veteran in rookie GM role
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Oakland-Raiders-Reggie-McKenzie-new-culture-050912

Randy · « **Reply #93 on:** May 08, 2012, 05:32:23 PM »

Raiders Announce Changes in Personnel Department

and the housecleaning continues...Two fired, two retired.

One of the guys who retired, Kent McCloughan, was with the team for 47 years as a player then scout. He made the following statement:

“I had talked to Al Davis when I turned 65,” said McCloughan, who first joined the organization in the mid-1960s as a standout cornerback, “and he said, ‘Listen, young man: You’re not quitting before I do.’ I owe him a lot. He was so nice to my family and me. We had some great years, including when Ron Wolf was with us. We won a lot of games. I had the opportunity to work 47 years with one team. I enjoyed it so much. I thought Al Davis was an outstanding person and boss. I enjoyed the scouting department, the coaches and players I had the opportunity to work with, and I’ll always be a Raider. I’m going out about as good as a person can go out. You couldn’t have written a better story for me. I have the NFL Sunday Ticket, and I’ll still be watching all the games. I might even come out to training camp. I wish Reggie and the entire organization the best.”

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Changes-in-Personnel-Department/dc487794-c97b-4197-96e1-455c726f46e0

Randy · « **Reply #92 on:** May 03, 2012, 04:47:01 PM »

Reggie McKenzie hires his twin brother Raleigh
Hired for the Raiders Personnel Dept.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/03/raiders-hire-raleigh-mckenzie-shaun-herock/

http://justblogbaby.com/2012/05/02/reggie-mckenzie-hires-twin-brother/

http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_20465895/oakland-raiders-g-m-reggie-mckenzie-has-strong?source=rss

Randy · « **Reply #91 on:** May 02, 2012, 07:12:42 PM »

Oakland Raiders add Green Bay Packers' Shaun Herock to their front office

The reorganization of the Raiders personnel department will include the hiring of Shaun Herock, who worked with general manager Reggie McKenzie with the Green Bay Packers.

Herock, 41, is the son of Ken Herock, a former Raiders player and executive who assisted the organization in an advisory role in the time immediately following the death of owner Al Davis last Oct. 8.

Complete article:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_20532072/raiders-sign-free-agent-offensive-tackle-ed-wang

P.S. My physical therapist, who is a Packers fan....was just telling me two days ago that he had been reading a Packers blog....about concerns that Reggie McKenzie might raid the Packers scouting staff....since he had fired Jon Kingdon. Looks like they had reason to be concerned.

Here's the blog article he was talking about:
http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=7352

and then their followup blog today...after the news that Herock was going to Oakland:
http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=7359

Randy · « **Reply #90 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:44:21 AM »

Raiders Fire Jon Kingdon

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/30/SPGI1OB9NR.DTL

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/43566/report-raiders-fire-top-scout

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Raiders-fire-director-of-college-scoutin?blockID=700000&feedID=2801

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828c575a/article/oakland-raiders-fire-director-of-college-scouting-jon-kingdon?campaign=Twitter_news

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2012/04/sources-raiders-interested-in-jets-vice-president-of-college-scouting-joey-clinkscales

http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/nothing-but-jets-1.1279166/clinkscales-expects-to-stay-with-jets-1.3688556

raider kyle · « **Reply #89 on:** April 30, 2012, 09:29:02 PM »

Jon Kingdon was let go. Was a good guy showed us around the practice facility when I cam out there last fall.

Randy · « **Reply #88 on:** April 24, 2012, 10:03:44 PM »

New York Jets director of scouting may join Oakland Raiders

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7851145/2012-nfl-draft-new-york-jets-draft-exec-joey-clinkscales-likely-part-soon-sources-say

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_20470683/new-york-jets-director-scouting-expected-join-oakland

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/24/report-clinkscales-likely-to-leave-jets-after-draft/

Randy · « **Reply #87 on:** April 24, 2012, 01:29:43 PM »

Reggie McKenzie has strong bond with his twin brother

Lots of interesting stuff to learn about Reggie in this article, such as...

On graduation day at Austin-East High School, Reggie McKenzie was the valedictorian, ranked first in his class. (Twin brother) Raleigh was ranked No. 3. "I know this is hard to believe, but Reggie even ran on the four-by-100 relay team,'' said Sam Anderson, who taught and coached at Austin-East and has known the McKenzies since they were in the eighth grade. "They competed against each other very hard, in everything.''

The brothers share a sly sense of humor and enjoyed putting their nearly identical looks to use. "I taught American Government and they tried to see if they could switch on me," Anderson said. "I'm not sure why it even mattered _ Reginald was making an A-plus and Raleigh had an A-minus. I think they enjoyed just trying to trick me.''

Read Complete article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_20465895/oakland-raiders-g-m-reggie-mckenzie-has-strong?source=rss

Boy, Reggie hasn't changed a whole lot has he?

Randy · « **Reply #86 on:** April 21, 2012, 09:32:55 PM »

Raiders owner Mark Davis moving team into NFL's modern era

Davis said he is not courting Los Angeles. He emphatically denied a recent report that he joined Southern California developer Ed Roski, who is chasing a franchise for L.A., at a Clippers basketball game.

"I have Clippers season tickets, just like I have Warriors season tickets, but Ed Roski was not sitting with me," he said. "Why would I do that? I wouldn't. That's not how I plan to do things."

http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/ci_20451971/monte-poole-oakland-raiders-owner-mark-davis-moving

Randy · « **Reply #85 on:** March 27, 2012, 04:09:28 AM »

McKenzie: "This is my show now so it's going to be fun"
http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/McKenzie-This-is-my-show-now-so-its-goin?blockID=677516&feedID=2801

Randy · « **Reply #84 on:** March 25, 2012, 02:44:21 PM »

Packers Zak Gilbert hired to replace Mike Taylor as "Director of Media Relations"
Taylor becomes "Director of Public Affairs"

Zak Gilbert, most recently the "Chief Assistant" in the Green Bay Packers PR office, will assume the "Director of Media Relations" position with the Raiders....a position formerly held by Mike Taylor. Taylor will become "Director of Public Affairs", a position that did not previously exist on the Raiders organizational chart.

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Gilbert-Joins-Raiders-as-Director-of-Media-Relations-Taylor-Named-Director-of-Public-Affairs/0b8bdf99-5fbe-47f6-982f-540eec9b48b7

http://www.csurams.com/genrel/gilbert_zak00.html

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/zak-gilbert/28/6a4/9a3

http://www.raiderdrive.com/mike_taylor_rock_the_boat.htm

Randy · « **Reply #83 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:22:52 PM »

Grading Reggie McKenzie's offseason so far...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1112613-whats-the-raiders-plan-reggie-grading-reggie-mckenzies-offseason-so-far

Normally when I see an article by "Bleacher Report" , I just go right on past and keep looking for a good article (because it seems that anyone can write an article for them...and a lot are horrible). For some reason I went ahead and read this one, and it was actually pretty good I thought.

Randy · « **Reply #82 on:** March 18, 2012, 01:16:46 AM »

WWRMD: What Would Reggie McKenzie Do?
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/wwrmdwhat_would_reggie_mckenzie_do_an_interactive_piece/10336555

Tokai Raider · « **Reply #81 on:** February 19, 2012, 04:09:58 AM »

Quote from: Raider Greg on February 18, 2012, 03:33:24 PM

Quote from: Randy on February 18, 2012, 03:34:18 AM
Did anyone notice the little tidbit in this article that said,

"At this point in my career and after careful thought and consideration, I have decided to take a break,” Herrera said...

"...the release states that Herrera will remain involved with the Silver and Black, working with owner Mark Davis on special projects."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/raiders-senior-executive-john-herrera-retires/

Here is the official statement on Raiders.com

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Senior-Executive-John-Herrera-Announces-Retirement/48a22470-b91f-4ab8-8e33-4d6f8a43dc5c
THE RAIDERS NEED TO KEEP THIS LOSER, SNAKE, LIar, BLOOD SUCKER......... OUT OF ALAMEDA......FOR GOOD! HE IS NOT GOOD FOR THIS ORGANIZATION...... HE IS AND ALWAYS WILL CAUSE RUMORS AND LIES TO FLY AROUND THE ORGANIZATION...... GET OUT HERRERA!

How you wanna bet his "special projects" involve cleaning Al Davis's tombstone, fetching fresh flowers for it, dusting off Al-related memorabilia in Raider HQ, polishing the Al flame thing (including cleaning pigeon crap off it), and monitoring the press for any unfavorable descriptions of Al--to be followed, of course, by confrontations at press conferences?

I mean, if you had a billion-dollar development you were working on--which is what a stadium costs these days--would you want Herrera anywhere near it?

Raider Greg · « **Reply #80 on:** February 18, 2012, 03:33:24 PM »

Quote from: Randy on February 18, 2012, 03:34:18 AM

Did anyone notice the little tidbit in this article that said,

"At this point in my career and after careful thought and consideration, I have decided to take a break,” Herrera said...

"...the release states that Herrera will remain involved with the Silver and Black, working with owner Mark Davis on special projects."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/raiders-senior-executive-john-herrera-retires/

Here is the official statement on Raiders.com

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Senior-Executive-John-Herrera-Announces-Retirement/48a22470-b91f-4ab8-8e33-4d6f8a43dc5c

THE RAIDERS NEED TO KEEP THIS LOSER, SNAKE, LIar, BLOOD SUCKER......... OUT OF ALAMEDA......FOR GOOD! HE IS NOT GOOD FOR THIS ORGANIZATION...... HE IS AND ALWAYS WILL CAUSE RUMORS AND LIES TO FLY AROUND THE ORGANIZATION...... GET OUT HERRERA!

HELLRAIDER · « **Reply #79 on:** February 18, 2012, 10:00:53 AM »

A few words to describe herrera...giant dinosaur sized Dick-head...!

Randy · « **Reply #78 on:** February 18, 2012, 03:34:18 AM »

Did anyone notice the little tidbit in this article that said,

"At this point in my career and after careful thought and consideration, I have decided to take a break,” Herrera said...

"...the release states that Herrera will remain involved with the Silver and Black, working with owner Mark Davis on special projects."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/17/raiders-senior-executive-john-herrera-retires/

Here is the official statement on Raiders.com

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Senior-Executive-John-Herrera-Announces-Retirement/48a22470-b91f-4ab8-8e33-4d6f8a43dc5c

Randy · « **Reply #77 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:50:13 PM »

Quote from: Raider_D on February 17, 2012, 04:25:44 PM

Quote from: Matty Raider on February 17, 2012, 02:30:18 PM
Quote from: Randy on February 17, 2012, 10:50:31 AM
Jerry McDonald says,

"Not sure whether all the glee among fans about longtime Raiders senior executive John Herrera's departure is amusing or sad.

It's certainly misguided."

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/02/16/herrera-wasnt-the-problem/

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This article Jerry McDonald wrote is a steaming pile. Journalistic dick riding at its finest. So it was "loyalty" that made Herrera into a swarmy, mouthy, all-rumor-denying, Raiders secret-keeping a-hole?

He did what Al told him to do. A perfect YES man. Shit on Rich Gannon? Check. Alienate the media? Check. Piss off Raider Nation time and time again? Check. Do you know why we Raider fans LOVE to use the word BUFFOONERY? Look no further than Johnny boy.

Anyone tries to tell me he was that way because of his loyalty to Al and that in turn excuses his behavior--I'll say that Herrera has ZERO integrity then. A lap dog.

I'm sorry but John Herrera was the epitome of what was wrong with our team.

If he wasnt a problem then why was he fired?

Oh, didn't you catch that part? He wasn't fired. He "retired". It was a "mutual agreement".

Randy · « **Reply #76 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:46:01 PM »

Jerry McDonald thinks Raider fans "glee" concerning the departure of John Herrera is either sad, amusing, but definitely"misguided":

but I don't think Tim Kawakami feels the same way. He and Herrera haven't spoken to one another in the more than 3 years since their "incident" at Raiders headquarters. Kawakami had some interesting comments in the 3rd part of this blog article concerning Herrera's "retirement". He refers to Herrara as being unprofessional, and a practitioner of "Rage-Spittle PR". He also includes a link to the infamous YouTube video of the incident as well as a link to an article he wrote about it the day after it happened:

1. Tim Kawakami's viewpoint
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2012/02/16/thursday-night-1-2-3-warriors-trade-limits-3-point-contest-woes-a-raiders-exec-departs/

2. Jerry McDonald's viewpoint:
http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/02/16/herrera-wasnt-the-problem/

Raider_D · « **Reply #75 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:25:44 PM »

Quote from: Matty Raider on February 17, 2012, 02:30:18 PM

Quote from: Randy on February 17, 2012, 10:50:31 AM
Jerry McDonald says,

"Not sure whether all the glee among fans about longtime Raiders senior executive John Herrera's departure is amusing or sad.

It's certainly misguided."

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/02/16/herrera-wasnt-the-problem/

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This article Jerry McDonald wrote is a steaming pile. Journalistic dick riding at its finest. So it was "loyalty" that made Herrera into a swarmy, mouthy, all-rumor-denying, Raiders secret-keeping a-hole?

He did what Al told him to do. A perfect YES man. Shit on Rich Gannon? Check. Alienate the media? Check. Piss off Raider Nation time and time again? Check. Do you know why we Raider fans LOVE to use the word BUFFOONERY? Look no further than Johnny boy.

Anyone tries to tell me he was that way because of his loyalty to Al and that in turn excuses his behavior--I'll say that Herrera has ZERO integrity then. A lap dog.

I'm sorry but John Herrera was the epitome of what was wrong with our team.

That is just soooo funny to me. No one was saying he was "THE" problem but he was "A" problem and a major one at that. If he wasnt a problem then why was he fired? evidently the fans werent the only ones who thought he was a problem JERRY!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR TEAM!!!!!!

Matty Raider · « **Reply #74 on:** February 17, 2012, 02:30:18 PM »

Quote from: Randy on February 17, 2012, 10:50:31 AM

Jerry McDonald says,

"Not sure whether all the glee among fans about longtime Raiders senior executive John Herrera's departure is amusing or sad.

It's certainly misguided."

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/02/16/herrera-wasnt-the-problem/

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This article Jerry McDonald wrote is a steaming pile. Journalistic dick riding at its finest. So it was "loyalty" that made Herrera into a swarmy, mouthy, all-rumor-denying, Raiders secret-keeping a-hole?

He did what Al told him to do. A perfect YES man. Shit on Rich Gannon? Check. Alienate the media? Check. Piss off Raider Nation time and time again? Check. Do you know why we Raider fans LOVE to use the word BUFFOONERY? Look no further than Johnny boy.

Anyone tries to tell me he was that way because of his loyalty to Al and that in turn excuses his behavior--I'll say that Herrera has ZERO integrity then. A lap dog.

I'm sorry but John Herrera was the epitome of what was wrong with our team.

Randy · « **Reply #73 on:** February 17, 2012, 10:50:31 AM »

Jerry McDonald says,

"Not sure whether all the glee among fans about longtime Raiders senior executive John Herrera's departure is amusing or sad.

It's certainly misguided."

http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2012/02/16/herrera-wasnt-the-problem/

Matty Raider · « **Reply #72 on:** February 17, 2012, 10:18:48 AM »

Quote from: HELLRAIDER on February 17, 2012, 09:32:58 AM

Quote from: NCRaider on February 16, 2012, 10:31:30 PM
Best offseason move so far...per Jerry Mc - .Raiders and senior exec John Herrera have parted ways. Move came from business side, not from Reggie McKenzie, Dennis Allen.
You are damn right..............best move period............Mike Taylor should be next............the only thing better than Herrera leaving would be to win the SuperBowl..................We wanted change........this is one change this Raider fan is glad to have happen!

The guy was an absolute prick. He was rude and flat out mean to people. I thought PR people where supposed "to mend fences"

He was the anti-PR guy.

Glad he is gone.

HELLRAIDER · « **Reply #71 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:32:58 AM »

Quote from: NCRaider on February 16, 2012, 10:31:30 PM

Best offseason move so far...per Jerry Mc - .Raiders and senior exec John Herrera have parted ways. Move came from business side, not from Reggie McKenzie, Dennis Allen.

You are damn right..............best move period............Mike Taylor should be next............the only thing better than Herrera leaving would be to win the SuperBowl..................We wanted change........this is one change this Raider fan is glad to have happen!

Randy · « **Reply #70 on:** February 16, 2012, 11:39:03 PM »

Raider Greg is all jazzed about this. He wants to do a special podcast just on this!

Raiders part ways with longtime executive John Herrera
by Jerry McDonald, Oakland Tribune

http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders/ci_19982797

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/raiders-talk/post/Raiders-and-exec-Herrera-part-ways?blockID=652704&feedID=2801

http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2012/oakland-raiders-part-ways-with-john-herrera/

http://blog.sfgate.com/abraham/2010/01/09/oakland-raiders-john-herrera-out-of-control/

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/61290-oakland-raiders-front-office-profile-john-herrera-and-friends

http://napavalleyregister.com/sports/executive-herrera-s-most-reliable-raider-as-summer-camp-opens/article_d18d4e86-9938-11df-84aa-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/15/SPJ11LI71J.DTL

http://youtu.be/ruiUgDyMf60

http://www.raidertake.com/2008/09/as-raider-world-turns.html

John Herrera as GM of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1982

NCRaider · « **Reply #69 on:** February 16, 2012, 10:31:30 PM »

Best offseason move so far...per Jerry Mc - .Raiders and senior exec John Herrera have parted ways. Move came from business side, not from Reggie McKenzie, Dennis Allen.