Nov 5th 2008 1:05AM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, NFL Rumors, Overpaid NFL PlayersEarlier this evening, Michael David Smith passed along the big news that the Oakland Raiders were prepared to part ways with, perhaps, the worst off-season pickup in the NFL, DeAngelo Hall. While Hall’s poor play — magnified by the hefty price tag he comes with — hasn’t been a surprise to, well, pretty much anyone outside of Al Davis’ inner-circle of crazy, it a surprise to see them be willing to part ways with him after just eight games.

I, for one, applaud them for owning up and, essentially, admitting that they made a huge, huge mistake. Well, two mistakes, actually. The first mistake was trading for him, the second mistake was giving him a brinks truck full of Benjamin’s.

Having said that, it’s equally surprising to see ESPN’s tag-team duo of Chris Mortensen and John Clayton report that Davis has a list of players currently on his bad side, and that many of them could be released in an everything-must-go-style roster trimming. The other big name, allegedly, on the list? Perhaps the second worst off-season pickup, Javon Walker. The only thing that keeps Walker from being the worst, in my mind, is the fact the Raiders didn’t have to give up a second-round pick to acquire him. Just a lot of money.Continue Reading