Raider Nation,

Many of you will disagree with me but that is why we have this forum. I was just looking at our roster  picking out all the QBs. We have SIX of them on the roster. Because of the poor play of our backups i.e. Walter & Tuiasosopo in recent years, we brought in Garcia, Gradkowski & Frye. I did not include Southwick because we all know  that he is just an extra arm to throw to receivers in the training camps.

Not sure about you guys but I find it sad that Walter couldn't live up to his potential. My research tells me that Walter can outthrow all the aforementioned QBs. My research also tells me that Walter and Derek Anderson were drafted in the same draft with Walter going in the 3rd and Anderson in the 6th. The fact that Anderson has outperformed Walter bothers me. Of course, Walter played for some of the worst Raiders teams in Raider history.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I wish Walter's performance could've turned out differently for the better. He had a chance to redeem himself last year against Carolina Panthers but did not help himself just like when Tui was not able to help us in relief a couple of years back. Sometimes I wonder if maybe our past offensive systems were to blame for putting too much on the QB's plate i.e. the support system wasn't there for the backup QB to stage a comeback victory putting most of the pressure on the QB himself. With the horrible play of our OL during Walters first several years, even Brett Favre would've been a mere mortal.

For Walter's own sake, I hope his career can be resuscitated. But I think his days as a Raider are numbered. I disagree with his decision to stay away from the QB clinic run by Tollner/Hackett. Not a good career decision! So what if he is the 3rd team  QB behind JaMarcus and Garcia. He should've looked at his demotion as deserving after his poor play last year and come back with renewed vigor to compete for the backup spot with Garcia. Watch the Patriots somehow acquiring Walter and turn him into a Matt Cassell ! LOL.