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You really aren't well informed on this topic. That field has been the source of complaints from players for 2 decades now, and is absolutely, without question a factor in the Raiders struggling to get quality free agents into the team. I live right here and have been watching it on the news for the better part of 2 decades. Not sure where you get your view on this, but it's simply not informed.
Saying "the stadium was good enough for all Raider players...until 2015" is flat out wrong.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/25102744/why-the-raiders-must-spend-but-cant-get-anybody-to-take-their-money
Sorry, 99%.FoxxyBrown1111 said:... and I never claimed that ...But it's not 100%
Anyway...
Funny thing is, the stadium was good enough for all Raiders players stepping on that field until 2015... including the glorious area.
Again: No player decides where to go coz of facilities... Alpe has more of an argument; may some players chose less money if staying near their backround.
You really aren't well informed on this topic. That field has been the source of complaints from players for 2 decades now, and is absolutely, without question a factor in the Raiders struggling to get quality free agents into the team. I live right here and have been watching it on the news for the better part of 2 decades. Not sure where you get your view on this, but it's simply not informed.
Saying "the stadium was good enough for all Raider players...until 2015" is flat out wrong.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/25102744/why-the-raiders-must-spend-but-cant-get-anybody-to-take-their-money
There are a host of reasons why the Raiders can't land top free agents. This first article I found in literally 2 seconds lists the stadium among the first. I'm certain you can find dozens of others dating back to the 90's. It's a problem, and it's not in question by anyone who is informed on the situation.Problem is, Oakland is back in the same predicament this season, again unable to lure big fish free agents to town for myriad reasons, yet also, at a time when trades were being made a dizzying rate on Tuesday, not a part of that free-for-all, either. And that's what gives me pause.
Owner Mark Davis's liquidity is always under question, and he has a decrepit stadium with the lowest revenue streams in the league.