Published on: 3rd April, 2010
Some people looking at the Donovan McNabb deal may shake their head at the present situation and say, "How can McNabb not want to come to Oakland?" At the same time, looking at the standing situation, it's kinda hard not to blame him for digging in his heels. First of all, look ...Published on: 1st April, 2010
As much as the media has been playing up and down the Donovan McNabb deal, two questions keep resurfacing that make the Raider Nation uneasy. The first one is obvious...does this mean that JaMarcus Russell just got tossed under the bus? Or does this mean that Al Davis wants another quarterback ...Published on: 25th March, 2010
For any fan of the Raiders, history serves as a good teacher on experience. Oakland, and for a short while in LA has had a hard time home-growing their own quarterbacks. With the lone exception of Ken Stabler and Tom Flores, the Raiders have always found gold or silver in their ...Published on: 23rd March, 2010
OK, we've looked at one potential option, with the Raiders moving up. The ideas abound, from us going into the top three, swapping off a key player in the secondary and hoping that everything turns out well. The risk, is that opposing teams would eat us alive in the passing game and ...Published on: 20th March, 2010
Al Davis, when he wants to be a tactical genius, can be really, really good. When he wants to be as mean as a junkyard dog, he can fit that personality as well. It has been said that when you're a friend of Al Davis, he will go out of his way ...Published on: 19th March, 2010
Two of the greatest quarterbacks the Raiders had in their early history, can serve as a good lesson for today's team: Daryle Lamonica and Ken Stabler. Daryle Lamonica, for his numbers, wasn't well-received on arrival in the Bay Area. Fans had warmed up to Tom Flores and aside from injuries, looked ...Published on: 9th March, 2010
Oh, what might have been. Oakland today made the news pretty clear that, when the Raiders had signed Javon Walker for Randy Moss-like money, they were hoping more than predicting good things. Javon, who had decent seasons in Green Bay and Denver before his personal demons unraveled his life, was supposed to ...Published on: 6th March, 2010
It is one of those choices, that isn't easy for anyone. The Chargers had to let LT go, when all the player had done was spend nine years trying to reach the Super Bowl. For the Raiders, today was Justin's turn. For the recap, Justin Fargas came to Oakland from USC, not ...Published on: 6th March, 2010
For the players, coaches, owners and agents out there, it had to feel like the holiday season, all over again. The salary cap was off and over 500 players—some with strings, and some free for the taking—went on the market to kick off the free agency period. Some shocks were announced, like ...Published on: 27th February, 2010
And no, no one in their right mind would say this to his face. Al Davis never learns a lesson, from anyone...he simply adapts things to "his" point of view. Recently an article had appeared, mentioning the Raiders were giving up on the stopwatch, long thought of Al Davis' primary tool for ...