Im a die hard Charger fan, and over the last 5 years I've viewed the Broncos as the team to beat. After this years draft, I have changed my mind. Wow, thats the best draft I think Ive ever seen the Raiders go through, and my hats off to you.
The Broncos continue to move progressively backwards because of McDaniels. I think betting the farm on Tim Tebow was the most foolish move made in the draft fhis year by far.
The Raiders were sitting pretty, Rolando McClain and all of your draft moves made perfect sense. But when the Raiders acquired ...
Good cooks often look at the color of a meat or vegetable to determine if it is fit for consumption. We expect Tom Cable and Hue Jackson to "cook up" success for the Oakland Raiders.
What will be the color of success brought to us by the coaching of Hue Jackson?
"Hue" means color. We expect that Hue will help Tom Cable bring back brighter days, and will help us see a pot of gold (success) at the end of the rainbow.
Let's take a journey back to the basics.
We need a fresh start with the Oakland Raiders, with a bright, rich color to ...
Jason Campbell will have a familiar face with him in Oakland. Chick Hernandez of CSN Washington reports that Rock Cartwright is headed to the Oakland Raiders. The versatile runner can help at tailback, special teams, and on kick returns. We wouldn't be shocked to see him play some fullback. Cartwright played eight seasons in Washington, totaling 222 kick returns to go with 215 carries.
I think this move is great. Rock will fit in perfect in the Black Hole, plus the fact that he already has a relationship with Jason Campbell.
Cartwright should fit in perfect along with Darren Mcfadden ...
For football fans, the offseason is long and tedious. We are provided with two pacifiers: the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft.
For Oakland Raiders fans these pacifiers are a time that we get ridiculed by the press for our draft picks, for overspending on free agents, and for the franchise's overall decision making—at least during the last few offseasons.
This year is very different.
The feeling is not one of anguish, but of hope and expectations. The Raiders have made some decisions that have this team going in the right direction—they are putting together a winning team.
This change all started last year.
During ...
The Oakland Raiders put the rest of the AFC West and NFL on notice during draft weekend.
The message was clear: "We're back."
While many skeptics will be quick to dismiss the idea of the Raiders reaching the playoffs in 2010, it really isn't that far fetched anymore. Their schedule isn't as brutal as last years, and their division is still weak outside of the Chargers.
Let's take a look at why the Oakland Raiders can make a surprise playoff push in 2010.
Quarterback
Jason Campbell was acquired from the Redskins during draft weekend. This could signal the end of the JaMarcus Russell ...
Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders appear to have turned the corner.
2010 is seeing Davis and head coach Tom Cable guide the Oakland Raiders organization back onto the road to respectability. If the talent they've acquired play as well as the team drafted, 2010 could be a great year for Raider Nation.
The best linebacker in the draft, one of the ten best defensive tackles and an offensive tackle with first round talent in the fourth round are now Raiders.
However, Rolando McClain, Lamarr Houston and Bruce Campbell were just the beginning.
Oakland added depth and talent to most of their need ...
Waking up on Sunday, I almost believed that it had all been a dream.
So many years I have woken up after the draft with a feeling of disappointment, and then had to dig down deep to find some kind of optimism and positivity for the coming season.
But not this year.
This year, more than any year I can remember, I think the Raiders have drafted and traded their way to improving this football team enormously.
Yes, we drafted some athletes, but the Raiders' draft was made up of quality players at need positions. This was also true of the trades we ...
Okay, so perhaps we in Raider Nation have merely had our hopes inflated this past weekend.
Merely because Al Davis did not take that mysterious player named "Mark Skywalker" that haunts my dreams each year around the draft.
In the dream, even Mel Kiper Jr. doesn't know who he is.
Or perhaps, 2010 will be the draft remembered as the weekend in which the Raiders finally returned from the NFL doldrums.
I dare to say that Jason Campbell was the best acquisition over the weekend and could be a steal remembered for years to come.
I say that because when you look at Campbell's ...
Some guys wake up, work hard, and finish first—even though winning was not even possible in the minds of the naysayers.
It's clear that JaMarcus Russell needed a little more help from the offense and defense. It is also clear that he can do more to get the position that some folks think he is entitled to have.
But the rules of entitlement don't work in professional football.
In fact, in this generation, those "entitlement rules" may not work anywhere in American society.
The NFL players who have "the gift" will become victorious and will know that those victories will make room for them to stand before, and ...
Since being released by the Bills, wide receiver Terrell Owens has yet to be signed. There were rumors of him with the Bengals all of that. Nothing has happened yet. He's still looking for a job and I believe someone will sign him soon. But who?
Donovan McNabb would love to have T.O. but does he want him? Probably. There's a lot of rumors coming up for the kid. He is old but he doesn't play like it and he has stuff left in the tank.
So without a further ado, here are some possible destinations for Mr. Owens. Begin Slideshow