MATT FLYNN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Tyler Wilson seems destined to become the Oakland Raiders starter over Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor

With competition underway to become Oakland’s starting quarterback this autumn, rookie Tyler Wilson has made a “very big impression” on the Raiders during the first week of offseason practices. Taken out of Arkansas with the 112th pick in last month’s draft, the 23-year-old Wilson “looks a little better than (the Raiders)” expected. The Silver and Black acquired signal...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

“Not A Stretch” To Think Tyler Wilson Could Beat Out Matt Flynn For The Raiders Starting QB Job

Steve Corkran of the Contra Costa Times writes that it’s ”not a stretch” to think fourth-round pick Tyler Wilson beat out Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor for the Raiders starting quarterback job. Corkran mentions that Wilson displayed the “poise and skills of a seasoned veteran” during recent practices. Wilson was able to dispel some of the common criticisms regarding...
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7 days ago  |  Discuss

Tyler Wilson could become the starter in Oakland

The Oakland Raiders are the latest team to bring in Matt Flynn to compete for their starting quarterback competition, but once again, a rookie with the last name of Wilson may beat him out of it, if we believe the early returns from the Contra Costa Times. Tyler Wilson, a fourth-round draft pick out of Arkansas, was once seen a potential first-rounder. He had an outstanding junior...
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7 days ago  |  Discuss

Raiders name Matt Flynn 'presumed starter'

Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie told Ian Rapoport of NFL.com that offseason acquisition Matt Flynn is entering camp as the team's "presumed starter" at quarterback. However, Rapoport adds that the Raiders QB situation in general seems to be "very open." From TA: #Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie told me Matt Flynn is "going into this offseason...
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17 days ago  |  Discuss

Raiders GM: Matt Flynn is “going into this offseason as the presumed starter.”

Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network that Matt Flynn is their presumed starter at quarterback right now. From TA: #Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie told me Matt Flynn is “going into this offseason as the presumed starter.” But sounds very open. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 2, 2013 On #Raiders rookie QB Tyler Wilson, McKenzie told...
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17 days ago  |  Discuss

Matt Flynn Is Raiders’ Starter For Now, Terrelle Pryor And Tyler Wilson Will Compete

Matt Flynn is getting the same old song treatment, and again with a new team.  Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie has made it known that Flynn is was acquired to be his starting quarterback. “We’re going to begin with Matt Flynn,” McKenzie said before the draft. “Now, the quarterbacks who will be on the roster from that point on, they will all compete. Like I said, every position...
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21 days ago  |  Discuss

Matt Flynn is the Raiders starter, for now

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Matt Flynn will be the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback heading into next week’;s organized team actitives. “We’re going to begin with Matt Flynn,” said general manager Reggie McKenzie. “Now, the quarterbacks who will be on the roster from that point on, they will all compete. Like I said, every position, it’s all about getting...
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21 days ago  |  Discuss

Matt Flynn says losing isn’t an option: ‘I want to be a part of something special’

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In NFL terms, which comes first: the trade or the expectations? Newly acquired quarterback has been a back up his entire NFL career, but now it’s his turn to face the firing squad. Win and your in, lose and get bruised, this is what Flynn will now take on as the starting signal caller for the Oakland Raiders. "I want to be a...
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April 04, 2013  |  Discuss

The Similarities Between the Raiders Matt Flynn and Jeremy Lin

So in case you were living under a rock, Matt Flynn is winning.  Again.  From seventh-round pick to backing up arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, Flynn beat the odds early on in his career.  He kept beating those odds.  After starting just TWO games in his career (including a 480 yard, six touchdown explosion), Flynn was signed to three-year deal with  the Seattle Seahawks...
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April 02, 2013  |  Discuss

3 paths for the Seahawks and Matt Flynn

Matt Flynn was set to be the Seahawks’ starter last year.  Then Russell Wilson happened.  Now Flynn is scheduled to lead the clipboard/headset/bench triple-option offense in 2013. When Matt Hasselbeck left for the Titans at the end of 2010, the Seahawks struggled to find a good quarterback.  Now they have two.  What’s a Superbowl contender to do with this problem? I see...
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March 07, 2013  |  Discuss
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