Published on: 22nd August, 2009
In the days of players trading teams, going for the money, or whining about playing time, it's been a fun ride for Justin Fargas. Picked up back in the 2003 Draft in the third round, Justin was dropped into a troubled ship, as the Raiders were just starting their nightmare of ...Published on: 18th August, 2009
Well, this should make for an interesting week of practice. On one side of the Internet, the story leaked out via AOL Fanhouse that Tom Cable sucker-punched one of his own coaches in a hotel back on August 5 or 6. From the general sounds of it, Cable broke the third-year assistant ...Published on: 17th August, 2009
It appears someone got a little angry. Tom Cable, head coach for the Oakland Raiders, sucker-punched assistant coach Randy Hanson, causing enough damage to send Hanson to the hospital, according to FanHouse.com and NFPost.com. It is not yet known what the injuries are exactly or what caused the argument. Randy Hanson was best ...Published on: 14th August, 2009
With the first preseason game in the books, the Oakland Raiders now have their first test out of the way. Coming into this game, several things had to be addressed. Would the Raiders be able to move the ball? Would the defense be able to hold up? Could the players limit ...Published on: 12th August, 2009
For some people, preseason games are a waste of time and talent, and delay the real football to be experienced. What some people fail to realize is those same games are the only door some free agents have to either start a dream of playing in the NFL, or seeing a final ...Published on: 7th August, 2009
Some people wonder if Michael Crabtree will ever play a meaningful game for the San Francisco 49ers. Work leaked out, first from ESPN, then via Yahoo Sports, that Michael Crabtree was contemplating sitting out a year and re-entering the NFL Draft, according to David Wells, an adviser to Crabtree at ...Published on: 3rd August, 2009
The players that have been going through the motions these last four days will finally get their chance to put the lessons to use. Monday, Oakland's players will get to put on the pads and take turns using what they learned earlier: how to get an inside cut on the linebacker, ...Published on: 14th July, 2009
As we're dying for training camps to open up around the NFL, there hasn't been a lot of good, valued news worthy to work with. Even more, people in various sites have been trying their hands at putting together "fantasy" guides, guessing at what teams are going to win it ...Published on: 10th July, 2009
Judging by the last couple of articles on the subject, there are some fans who would throw away JaMarcus Russell faster than a Todd Marinovich jersey. Then there are some who think the guy should get a chance to prove himself. After all, he's only started 16 games in his ...Published on: 7th July, 2009
In recent months more and more has been said regarding the Raiders, their owner and their titles fading into the distance. Their trophies, three in Oakland, one as an AFL winner, and one for LA, are part of a long-ago heritage. Many also like to think that this present darkness, ...