Published on: 1st September, 2010
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Raiders have interest in a possible trade for disgruntled Arizona Cardinal quarterback Matt Leinart. If the trade happened, it would be three former first-round quarterbacks on the Raiders roster. Leinart doesn't seem to fit what Oakland likes to do, so why would the Raiders be showing ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
With the San Francisco 49ers Oakland Raiders preseason game in the books it's time to breakdown how the Raiders fared. Due to the Bay Area rivalry, this was the Raiders most physical matchup to date. There were a number of shoving sessions and trash talk. This was the closest you ...Published on: 27th August, 2010
The third preseason game is typically considered to be the main "dress rehearsal" for every teams starting line up. A game plan is set and the starters typically play the whole first half and possibly more.The Raiders might have a slightly different mentality going into this particular preseason game against ...Published on: 13th August, 2010
Last night, the Raiders defeated the Cowboys 17-9 in their first preseason game. You take things with a grain of salt in the preseason, but there was a lot of telling information both for and against the Raiders. A few things I noticed: Offense Is Still A Work In Progress Jason Campbell made ...Published on: 6th May, 2010
I am not a JaMarcus Russell apologist. His performance on the field and demeanor off it all expressed a lethargy that has cost the Raiders $39 million over three seasons, and many profanities in my home. Time and time again, myself and other fans felt the tangible disgust that came with every ...Published on: 8th April, 2010
If you've just woken up from a coma, the Philadelphia Eagles have traded away Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins. Now that the post-trade buzz that overshadowed baseball's opening day has slightly calmed down, it's time consider who really should have left. Eagles fans are either jumping for joy or cursing ...Published on: 17th October, 2009
Last weekend was a blur of hippies, pretzel necklaces, and Hooters girls so I didn’t get to my prediction piece. I finished with 11 correct picks and am fighting for more in my NFC West Pick’Em League. (Don't know what I'm talking about? Click here for a ...Published on: 16th September, 2009
Forget moral victories. Forget playing better than expected. No matter how you look at it, the Raiders defeat courtesy of the rival Chargers was a bitter one. In the unpredictably competitive first week of the season, the Raiders displayed dominance on both sides of the line of scrimmage in the ...Published on: 4th August, 2009
While I was skimming through the Oakland Raider camp notes, and cringing at Darrius Heyward-Bey’s camp struggles, I came across the most recent wide receiver signing of Jeremy Maclin. Thinking to myself I said, “Great. So all the first round receivers are in camp.” Something seemed wrong about that statement ...