The Oakland Raiders receiving corps would benefit from a veteran presence. There’s no doubt about it. The speedy squad Jason Campbell has as targets now are still relatively young and has the potential to thrive from somebody who has “been there and done that.”
Perhaps that somebody is Plaxico Burress.
While the notion of signing a 34-year-old player who has been out of the game for two seasons while serving a prison term for essentially shooting himself in the leg may seem crazy to some, in reality it could be just the thing the Raiders need.
Take a look at what Michael Vick was able to accomplish with the Philadelphia Eagles after his release from prison. He is undeniably playing the best football of his career.
Why couldn’t the same go for Burress? Campbell is likely familiar with him from their time together in the NFC East which could shorten their learning curve on timing.
Moreover, Burress hasn’t played in two season. That may be a benefit once he shakes off the initial rust. His legs and body will be fresh.
He’ll also likely be available at a decent price… not that money has mattered to Al Davis this offseason.
Burress will be released from prison on June 6 after he will have served 21 months of an original two-year sentence. He is being released early for good behavior.
He has an awesome talent and would only make this very good Giants receiving core even better.
Why would Jason Campbell be familiar with Burress just because they played in the same division a few years ago? They were never on the field at the same time. JC would have been preparing for the Giants’ defensive tendencies, not studying the routes their receivers ran. Burress is too old, too controversial, too rusty and too risky to bring to the team. There are better options out there (Moss, not Randy) than bringing a potentially huge distraction to the team. Familiar with him because they played in the same division – give me a break.
Here we go again wanting another teams morally corrupt player. The problem with the Raiders passing game can be identified in three areas. 1. Offensive line the past two years has not not been productive in pass protection they have not been able to protect the QB especial on the deep routes. 2. QB and play calling being inconsistent, especially in the Red Zone. 3. Execution, Campbell has problems anticipating routes and lacks confidence in the routes run. Most all slant routes and or seam routes Campbell was late delivering the ball. Most thrown over the heads or behind the receiver. However this does not mean we couldn’t use a veteran receiver of sorts. I believe we could do better than Burres. When Burres gets pissed like another guy we had in (No-Moss) he mails it in and totally disappears from the game. Not exactly the type of behavior or attitude we want our young receivers to see. My 2 cents
i have been saying this for 2 months. plaxico would be a great fit for our raiders… as for chuck( the writer) he is wrong comparing plaxico with michael vic just because they were both in jail….read again..
Oakland could really use that guy…or any veteran reciever