Dave U. Random
09-11-2008, 05:48 PM
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Warren Sapp, who finished his NFL career with four
miserable seasons with the Oakland Raiders, doesn’t see
much hope for the Chiefs’ home-opening opponent.
“As far as where the Raiders are going, they have
unrealistic ideas about what their people can do,” Sapp
said on a conference call to promote...“Inside the NFL”...
“That was the experience I had in the four years I was
there. They asked people to do stuff they were physically
impossible of doing.
“They asked a guy who hadn’t coached for 12 years to
coach,” he said of former offensive coordinator Tom Walsh.
“They’re going to suck.”
Sapp saved his harshest criticisms for former teammate and
defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, who signed a new contract
during the off-season with $18 million in guarantees, even
though he missed the final nine games because of a knee
injury; and for cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who signed for
$24.5 million in guaranteed money after he was acquired
from Atlanta.
“DeAngelo Hall has been getting burnt since he was in
Atlanta,” Sapp said. “This is nothing new. DeAngelo Hall is
the flashiest, burnt-up corner in the history of the game.
He gets burnt more than anyone else, and he all of a sudden
is this great Pro Bowl cover corner. I never saw that in
DeAngelo Hall. He would gamble and do everything unsound on
the corner.
“As for Tommy Kelly, he never played (tackle), he was at
end. Then he had a knee injury, and I never had the chance
to teach him the intricate parts of the three-technique.
(He is) a 6-6, 330-pound country kid from Mississippi who
is strong as all outdoors. Can he play the position? Yes.
But there are certain things about (defensive tackle) …
“If you (stand) too high, he’s going to get knocked around,
and at 6-6, low man wins in the trenches, and once you get
knocked around, you get a little apprehensive.”
Warren Sapp, who finished his NFL career with four
miserable seasons with the Oakland Raiders, doesn’t see
much hope for the Chiefs’ home-opening opponent.
“As far as where the Raiders are going, they have
unrealistic ideas about what their people can do,” Sapp
said on a conference call to promote...“Inside the NFL”...
“That was the experience I had in the four years I was
there. They asked people to do stuff they were physically
impossible of doing.
“They asked a guy who hadn’t coached for 12 years to
coach,” he said of former offensive coordinator Tom Walsh.
“They’re going to suck.”
Sapp saved his harshest criticisms for former teammate and
defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, who signed a new contract
during the off-season with $18 million in guarantees, even
though he missed the final nine games because of a knee
injury; and for cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who signed for
$24.5 million in guaranteed money after he was acquired
from Atlanta.
“DeAngelo Hall has been getting burnt since he was in
Atlanta,” Sapp said. “This is nothing new. DeAngelo Hall is
the flashiest, burnt-up corner in the history of the game.
He gets burnt more than anyone else, and he all of a sudden
is this great Pro Bowl cover corner. I never saw that in
DeAngelo Hall. He would gamble and do everything unsound on
the corner.
“As for Tommy Kelly, he never played (tackle), he was at
end. Then he had a knee injury, and I never had the chance
to teach him the intricate parts of the three-technique.
(He is) a 6-6, 330-pound country kid from Mississippi who
is strong as all outdoors. Can he play the position? Yes.
But there are certain things about (defensive tackle) …
“If you (stand) too high, he’s going to get knocked around,
and at 6-6, low man wins in the trenches, and once you get
knocked around, you get a little apprehensive.”