03/09/11 - Show #304: Interview with Former NFL Wide Receiver Gene Taylor, Raider News and more
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Segment #1: "Robert Gallery Quits On The Raiders"
Free agent Robert Gallery was "asking too much" to resign with the Raiders according to their official media statement. So the Raiders former first round pick will not be returning to the team in 2011. Raider Greg tells the story and gives his opinion.
Segment #2: "Chuck Bresnahan is the Raiders Defensive Coordinator"
Originally labeled simply as "Defensive Coach" after his hiring several weeks ago, the Raiders have officially announced that Chuck Bresnahan will be the Raiders Defensive Coordinator. Raider Greg predicted it all along, and so did most other people, and Greg tells the story.
Segment #3: "Interview with Gene Taylor, Ex-NFL Wide Receiver and now Firefighter Co-worker with Raider Greg"
Gene sat down and talked with Greg while they were on duty at the fire station on various topics concerning the NFL....least of which was the threat of an NFL Lockout. Gene had just started his rookie year in the NFL in 1987 when the players went out on strike, so he gives Greg his unique perspective on this topic. He also tells us all about his career which included playing for the New England Patriots, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Canadian Football League as well as the "World League" in Europe. Gene also has some Raider connections. Besides growing up in Oakland, one of Gene's college team-mates at Fresno State was none other than Raiders running backs coach Kelly Skipper. Gene also tells a story of how he crossed paths with Hue Jackson while playing in the World League. Hue was coaching for the London Monarchs, Gene played for the Barcelona Dragons, and they faced off against one another in the "World Bowl". Gene gives his personal insight on what it's like to play in the NFL, and I think you'll really enjoy this interview. This will be Part One of a two parts. Part Two of the interview will be on our next podcast, Show 305. You won't want to miss it.
Segment #4: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181
Here are this week's callers:
01. Raider D from the I.E.
02. Virginia Raider
03. Raider Josh "The Nature Boy"
04. Raider Maf from Uticca, New York
05. Raider B from Texas
06. Loudog from Southern California
07. Raider Vince from the I.E.
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Running time - 1:20:17