Horton hears a Huff?
 

Looks like some first round talent may be available. I'd like to get him in our secondary. Could he be a case of the losing culture in Oakland? Maybe someone should ask DeAngelo? Anyways this could be worth watching. Personally i believe this could be an upgrade but thats just my own opinion. Who knows why he was benched. If his talent can be harvested though...



[url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/06/21/raiders-huff-must-shape-up-quickly]ProFootballWeekly.com - Raiders' Huff must shape up quickly[/url]

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2006 Season
After immediately being named the starter in his rookie year, he recorded 78 tackles. On October 22, 2006, in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, Huff recorded 4 solo tackles and his first safety. He started all 16 games in his rookie season.


2007 Season
His first forced fumble came in his second year in a match up against the Houston Texans on November 11, 2007. His first interception came in a game against rivalry team Kansas City Chiefs, which set up kicker Sebastian Janikowski for the field goal, which lead to a victory 20-17. Huff ended the game with an impressive performance, adding in 9 total tackles (7 solo, 2 assists). The following week, against another rivalry team, the Denver Broncos, Huff sacked Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler. Huff finished his 2007 season with 85 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.

Huff was moved to free safety after the acquisition of Gibril Wilson. [1]


2008 Season
After recording just 12 tackles through the first 5 games of the 2008 season, Michael Huff was benched in favor of Hiram Eugene.

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Other than Derrick Burgess, Asoumgha & the linebacker I can't think of his name who has actually had success in Oakland's defensive scheme since the Super Bowl appearance?

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I don't know about Huff. I'm not sure why his recent play has been poor- is it him or Oakland? Also, we might be better off letting Horton develop. I also wonder what the price tag will be.

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I think Huff would be a huge risk in the wrong direction. If he was released and we signed him for the vet min I'd be cool with that, but there's no way I'm trading for him. He's wildly inconsistent, and I don't think you can blame his mediocre play on Oakland like you can with Moss or Hall. I think he's an average FS who was over-hyped coming out of college.

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I automatically thought of Aubrey Huff from the Orioles and was perplexed how this bum had something to do with Horton.

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[quote=WaldSkins;565334]I automatically thought of Aubrey Huff from the Orioles and was perplexed how this bum had something to do with Horton.[/quote]
Who?

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[quote=stu_nna;565335]Who?[/quote]

Exactly

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Charles Woodson was regarded as a "bum" in Oakland now look at him.

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[quote=stu_nna;565338]Charles Woodson was regarded as a "bum" in Oakland now look at him.[/quote]

Did you even read my post?

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yeah i did but it took a minute to understand what you were sayin

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After reading through his page and clicking on on Hiram Eugene's wiki it says he was benched for poor tackling. I'm not sure if he'd be an upgrade over Doughty. No thanks.

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[quote=Lotus;565331]I don't know about Huff. I'm not sure why his recent play has been poor- is it him or Oakland? Also, we might be better off letting Horton develop. I also wonder what the price tag will be.[/quote]

Same here.

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[quote=Redskin Warrior;565326]Other than Derrick Burgess, Asoumgha & the linebacker I can't think of his name who has actually had success in Oakland's defensive scheme since the Super Bowl appearance?[/quote]

I believe that linebacker your talking about is Thomas Howard who has led the league in ints among OLBs; he's the real raider we should get not huff

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I'd say our secondary is our biggest strength.

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[quote=WaldSkins;565334]I automatically thought of Aubrey Huff from the Orioles and was perplexed how this bum had something to do with Horton.[/quote]

Aburey Huff a bum? He led the AL in extra base hits last year, hit .304 with 32 homers and 108 RBIs, and is on pace for a similar season so far this year. Pretty damn far from being a bum. As for Huff from the Raiders, I say let Moore and Horton develop, and we've got Landry.

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Huff ?? How about let's focus on #48 Hornton .. this guy was a steal in the 7th round and will be a hell of a deal for at least the next 2 years before contract demands begin to ship up .. everytime I think of this Defense I must be drinking some skins' kool aid cause I'm just loving this team .. SACKS BANAZA !!

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Safety is IMO our deepest position. It will be a real camp battle & the staff will need to make a major decision about Landry, play him at SS & Moore at FS? Or Horton/Reed at SS, LL at FS? Kareem Moore really looked good late last year & I expect him to pick his game up a lot this summer.

That said, I was surprised Huff has had such a tough time in Oak. I watched him in a no. of games at Tex. & I thought he looked great. He was all over the field in coverage & v. the run. I saw him block a FG in one game. I thought he'd be a good pro.

We just don't need any competition at safey, it's one position we are set at barring injuries.

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A player struggling in Oakland? Get outta here!

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If Huff played DE... or WSB... nevermind, it's been said too many times.

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We dont need him.

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I thought this thread was going to be about Horton hearing voices from Sam Huff.

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[quote=firstdown;565445]I thought this thread was going to be about Horton hearing voices from Sam Huff.[/quote]

:laughing2 Oh my my. Nice one firstdown. :)

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[quote=firstdown;565445]I thought this thread was going to be about Horton hearing voices from Sam Huff.[/quote]

since the story was from pft, that remains a distinct possibility, they probably have someone workin on it as we type

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If Raiders release him, then I would not mind trying to sign him to a year contract.. He looked pretty good coming out from college, I'm not sure whether if his poor performance is due to himself or the defense system itself.. Look at our Hall as an example..

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[quote=John Denny;565380]I'd say our secondary is our biggest strength.[/quote]

And i think it's Dan's fat wallet.

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Were good at safety but nothings like a little competition.

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[quote=Nflnick11;565368]I believe that linebacker your talking about is Thomas Howard who has led the league in ints among OLBs; he's the real raider we should get not huff[/quote]
We had our chance to get Thomas Howard but we decided to choose McIntosh instead...I was scratching my head then, and I'm scratching my head now

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No Huff, Horton and Moore are plenty good, and then we'd have to cut Doughty. I'd rather have Doughty ride the bench than Huff.

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[quote=GMScud;565382]Aburey Huff a bum? He led the AL in extra base hits last year, hit .304 with 32 homers and 108 RBIs, and is on pace for a similar season so far this year. Pretty damn far from being a bum. As for Huff from the Raiders, I say let Moore and Horton develop, and we've got Landry.[/quote]

Huff is playing no where as good as he was last year at this time, heck i don't think any of the Orioles are and that's not saying much. Huff is swinging at too many first pitches during his at bats that result in outfield pop-ups.

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our secondary is pretty decent