Tom Cable and Shawne Merriman: Will Slanted Media Strike Again?
Published on: 6th October, 2009
Before anyone jumps the gun, the question that disturbs people of the Raider Nation, should be easy. Innocent or guilty? So far all we know regarding the case at hand was Randy Hanson went to a hospital with a broken jaw. As the media pounced on a leaked source, rumors circulated that ...Oakland Raiders: Decline Since Opener Shows Team Is Its Own Worst Enemy
Published on: 5th October, 2009
The truth is out there...and it's a scary prospect. Nothing is more frustrating than watching the team you love struggle, than watching the coach pretend things are okay. Tom Cable, things are not okay. And by the looks of it, they are not getting better each week. JaMarcus Russell is still the laughingstock of ...Tom Cable and the Raiders: Tightrope Time?
Published on: 3rd October, 2009
Sometimes you gotta wonder if this guy is paid enough. On one side you have the job as a coach. He has to look at the roster, figure out the opposing team, find weaknesses, bounce ideas off the coaches, talk to the media and then play babysitter to millionaires. All that, before ...Panic Sweeping The Raider Nation? Not All of Us, Not All at Once
Published on: 29th September, 2009
Call me the eternal optimist. Or, call me completely delusional. Reading through the media in the last couple days you would think the Raiders have lost the last two straight seasons 0-16 and we are resorting to calling Jeff George out of retirement. Folks, it's been one loss. One. For the season, we are 1-2, in ...Oakland Raiders: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Stripes
Published on: 27th September, 2009
Ugh. If I had paid $600 dollars for a flight, $76 dollars for a hotel room and then another $80 for the ticket...I'd want my money back. The Raiders, who were 1-1 going into this game, discovered there are a lot of problems to fix. Some things were out of our control, obviously. ...Oakland Raiders: When Do the Colors Fade?
Published on: 26th September, 2009
After the most recent news out of Oakland was regarding the attempt to ban Rich Gannon from his duties with CBS, it opened up some questions in my mind. When does a player, to the fans, stop being a Raider? I'm not talking about the obvious ones. Randy Moss came in, opened ...Oakland Raiders Vs Denver Broncos: Welcome to The Black Hole, Orton
Published on: 23rd September, 2009
For two teams in the AFC West, this matchup is going to be pivotal. For the Denver Broncos, a win would move them into the forefront of the AFC teams playing. For the Oakland Raiders, it would help prove the team is moving forward and back towards respect that has been lacking ...In The Can: Oakland Raiders Start to Look at Kansas City Game
Published on: 15th September, 2009
As one old Raider used to say, "It's in the can." The meaning was simple: the game is over, don't dwell on it, and move on to the next week. For the Raiders, it was a tough game that ran two minutes too long. But, as it goes, the Raiders learned some good ...Oakland-San Diego: Can Oakland Change History Again?
Published on: 11th September, 2009
If Tom Cable wants something to inspire his players with, maybe he should dust off the week 16 tape against the Houston Texans. Last year, Oakland was going into their last two games and most people were wondering if the Raiders would finish with a 3-13 record. For the Raiders, playing ...Left Hand, Right Hand: What Is Going On, Richard Seymour?
Published on: 8th September, 2009
Seems the rollercoaster ride for the Raiders has been about the same thing, all along. Money. Richard Seymour was to be traded from the New England Patriots to the Oakland Raiders for a first round pick in 2011. By the Patriots side and the NFL side, this is a done deal, with ...Featured Sponsors
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