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very different than Gruden’s.“He’s right where w - elaine95 - 12-14-2019
Two weeks ago Jon Gruden spoke of Arden Key’s weight Derek Carr Jersey White , suggesting that the edge rusher has yet to reach where the team would like him to be. Key was a slender 6-5, 238 pounds when the Raiders made..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders DC Paul Guenther seems to differ from Jon Gruden on Arden Key target weightNew,76commentsPDTTwo weeks ago Jon Gruden spoke of Arden Key’s weight, suggesting that the edge rusher has yet to reach where the team would like him to be. Key was a slender 6-5, 238 pounds when the Raiders made him their selection in the third round of the 2018 draft. He was known for having terrific bend around the edge and looked fantastic in training camp, but come the season, he just couldn’t get to the quarterback as often as he should have.Part of Key’s development was to get stronger. Adding muscle means adding weight. Just how much weight seems to be a point of contention.“We’d like to see Arden be 260 pounds someday, 270 pounds someday,” Gruden said following the first OTA session last month. This suggests that Key is probably hovering around 250 pounds.Tuesday, Defensive Coordinator Paul Guenther was asked where Key was weight wise, and his take on Key’s expected weight was very different than Gruden’s.“He’s right where we’re at,” Guenther said of Key. “I know there are some reports where [they say] he’s light. We drafted Arden to be a third-down rusher. That’s what it was. You don’t want to be a 260-pound slug out there. He knows exactly where we want him to be weight-wise, and his strength and conditioning is a progress thing for him right now.”With the way the Raiders coaching staff is set up, Gruden is pretty hands-off when it comes to the defense, so Guenther knows far better what he wants from his defensive players.Gruden also spoke of the need for more a defensive end who can rush on more than just third down. That’s where Clelin Ferrell comes in. He is 6-4 Bo Jackson Jersey , 267 pounds and is a three-down defensive end. Key is not. And they don’t expect him to be. With the trade of Khalil Mack and the eventual waiving of Bruce Irvin, Key was forced into three-down duties and that’s just not what the Raiders want from him. At least not right now.Follow @LeviDamien We now can be assured of one more thing in life, and that’s that everything is relative.Either that or after seven years, Vontaze Burfict found his spiritual home.The veteran linebacker, who stacked up suspensions and fines like tackles with the Bengals, took a shot at his former team while talking about the Raiders’ upcoming “Hard Knocks” appearance.“I just think it’s exciting for people to see what type of team we have because the team chemistry we have is just amazing,” Burfict told the . “This is my second team, but it’s the first time I’ve had a team like this and everybody gets along. It doesn’t matter what type of day it is. We’re all here to see each other get better and motivate each other. We’ve got a lot of characters, in a good way.”That must be it, that Burfict has just found his personal island of the misfit toys, a place where all the oddballs are just like him.What the Bengals might have lacked in personality to suit him, they made up for in actual football success, having won 22 more games over the last seven years (62-50 to Oakland’s 40-72) than his new ideal of what an organization is supposed to look like.