Being released from a team is never a good thing. Being released from the Oakland Raiders because you were outplayed by Terrelle Pryor has to be even worse.
It seems that the Raiders coaching staff couldn't even put a finger on what it was that Flynn was missing, but Dennis Allen explained it this way to ESPN's Paul Gutierrez:
Adam Schefter explained Flynn's release on Twitter:
But, alas, all is not lost for the former Flynn-to-Wynn superstar who made his name backing up Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, even setting all-time Green Bay records in both passing yards (480) and touchdowns (six) in his start that ended the 2012 regular season against the Lions. It's apparent that Flynn has some skill, but unfortunately it seems like another classic case of a backup who had one amazing outing who wasn't really ready for a starting job.
Being released from Oakland should be a positive thing for Flynn. Seattle and Oakland obviously didn't work out, and he had other quarterbacks who were hot that just outplayed him. Being released right now will give Flynn the opportunity to head to a team like Cleveland or Jacksonville that doesn't have any real, viable options at QB and take over, at least until the end of the season. If he had waited until the end of the season, all of the teams in trouble would've had time to find other solutions. This way he can go somewhere that needs immediate help and work up from there.
Flynn has the tools to get the job done. He won a BCS Championship with LSU in 2008 and put on a ridicul...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
