Published on: 11th November, 2009
For the Oakland fans, they've seen this before. 2-6 for anyone has got to be frustrating, as other teams are jockeying for playoff spots, your team is either looking at playing spoiler or looking at the College Bowl games for the next draft pick. With the Raiders, the bye week did provide ...Published on: 5th November, 2009
In the media age, almost anyone can accuse anyone of anything. Politicians can be accused of bribery, lawyers of falsifying information, and even the guy at the local burger joint for spitting on your food. But only in this odd mindset does the world like to accuse someone, take it for ...Published on: 31st October, 2009
The Raiders have never been like the rest of the NFL. No kidding...I can hear a few fans already saying that, or something cuter. But realize it, for all it's fun, it has worked better for this team to embrace the unorthodox. Take a look at the team in 1980. If you were a fan ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
For the Raiders, Sunday represents another game for the team to decide on being Jekyll, or Hyde. For the Chargers, it's a chance to kick a little more dirt on Al Davis's team, who have had a horrible streak. The Raiders have given their fans a trick-or-treat season, looking good in the ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
After two and a half months, Tom Cable can breath a little easier now. The Napa District Attorney elected to not pursue felony assault charges against Tom Cable, citing several key items that had come to light since the August 5th incident. For one, was the timing involved in such a case. ...Published on: 21st October, 2009
For Oakland, last week's win was a nice change of pace. Strong defense, aided by timely scoring by Zach Miller and Sebastian Janikowski. For Tom Cable, his basic statement on the matter said a lot. "Do it again." The Raiders have had issues in the past, having a good win, then sliding back ...Published on: 16th October, 2009
Oakland's offseason coaching changes were to be expected, difficult. When we played well against the Chargers, the belief is that we had started to find a proper course. After a number of games, the coaching is starting to look regressive. The fans have watched the team go from a close ...Published on: 14th October, 2009
Looking at the Raiders, it is not a simple thing that needs to be done for the Raiders to come back to respectability, but a series of actions, just to turn the corner. The Oakland Raider' defense started the season with some promise. Against the San Diego Chargers, the Raiders almost ...Published on: 13th October, 2009
Five weeks into a season that has gone from hopeful to chaotic, the Oakland Raiders have several options to look at regarding the team, what course of action to take, and hopefully salvage some wins. Or things could go down in flames. Looking at the team in the last few weeks, ...Published on: 9th October, 2009
For the Oakland fans, it hasn't been an easy season...and it has only been four weeks. We have watched a close loss at home, a late touchdown win on the road, a blowout loss at home, and then a disaster at Houston. We've seen a good game, a bad game, a sloppy ...