Kiffin talking trade

Just Blog Baby | A Blog For Oakland ... found this 4/24/2008 on www.ibabuzz.com [flag]

Lane Kiffin was floating the possibility Thursday of a trading the No. 4 overall pick, which could mean any number of things. Perhaps the Raiders are seeking more and better offers to what they already have for the right to select what could be Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. Maybe it was to disguise the fact that the Raiders will actually taken McFadden themselves. Or possibly ... [link]

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Raiders looking to trade?
Published 4/24/2008 by Christopher Perales at Just Blog Baby | A Blog For Oakland Raiders Fans
... Inside the Oakland Raiders is reporting that head coach Lane Kiffin has said today the Raiders are looking at the possibility of trading the 4th overall selection. After reading the title of the article, but before glancing at any of it, a feeling of disbelief came over me. Two weeks ago ...

Oakland Raider coach Lane Kiffin speaks on the coming draft
Published 4/25/2008 by Patrick Patterson at Thoughts from the Dark Side
... wore a red shirt in his press conference. I am surprised that SI’s resident hack Don Banks hasn’t come out with a story that guarantees that the Raiders are picking Darren McFadden. McFadden wasn’t mentioned specifically as a potential Raider pick, but is considered the top target of any partner looking to trade down. Of course some conspiracy theorists could put those two facts together and offer a guarantee that the Raiders will select McFadden. According to Jerry MacDonald of the Alameda Newspaper Group , Kiffin said: âThere are going to be guys there that people are ...

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Posted 4/26/2008 on Inside The Oakland Raiders

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Posted 4/26/2008 on ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Raiders coach Lane Kiffin just met the media in Oakland. He said Darren McFadden, who the Raiders took at No. 4, was his team's choice all along. Interesting, since Kiffin said at two separate times in the past month that he didn't think the Raiders need another running back and he wanted to trade down or take a defensive lineman. Sounds like another ...

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Posted 4/26/2008 on Inside The Oakland Raiders

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Posted 4/26/2008 on ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog

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Posted 4/26/2008 on FanHouse

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Posted 4/26/2008 on Inside The Oakland Raiders

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Posted 4/24/2008 on Serious Sports News Network

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