As I'm sure you know the Raiders had to use one of their franchise tags on Richard Seymour this off-season because they couldn't come to terms on a contract before the deadline.
As it stands right now, Richard Seymour still hasn't signed the franchise tag or showed up to practices in Oakland.
During mini camp Tom Cable was asked about Richard Seymours' absence and contract negotiations. Then Tom Cable sounded confident saying a deal would get done.
Fast forward to this week and suddenly Tom Cable doesn't appear nearly as confident. Suggesting that there hasn't been any progress on trade talks.
When asked if Richard Seymour ...
There is a buzz around Oakland and it's much different than in years past. The Raider Nation seems to have high hopes and a much better attitude after all the offseason moves the Raiders have made.
The coaches and the players all seem to have a very positive outlook on the season. Talking to the players and coaches, nobody would guess that they were coming off their seventh consecutive season of losing 11 games or more.
Fans were upset at Al Davis for putting the Raiders in a hole and they blamed him for the bad moves he's made to set the ...
If T.O. comes back next season, it's more than likely he'll be donning the silver and black.
Personally, as a member of Raider Nation, I like the idea.
Yes, I know he's a prima donna, but you can't deny that the man can play some ball. He has accumulated 148 touchdowns in his 16-year career and is one of four players in history to have over 1,000 career receptions, with 1,006 (side-note: If Owens comes to Oakland, the Raiders would have had three of those four receivers on their team at one point, with Tim Brown and Jerry Rice being the ...
The 2009 NFL rookie draft featured a pair of quarterbacks being taken in the first five picks with both performing well over the course of the season. Barring injury, the Lions and Jets appear set for years to come at quarterback with Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez leading their teams.
While the quarterbacks are always the headliners of any draft, the first round of the 2009 draft featured a number of players who either played well as rookies or who performed well enough that they are expected to earn bigger roles in 2010.
At wide receiver, Michael Crabtree played well for San ...
The AFC west has been a joke in past years. It's only been about the San Diego Chargers. The Raiders have had seven straight 11-or-more-loss seasons, the Chiefs are just as bad, and the Broncos just can't finish what they start. This article is my prediction (some people may say bold) for the AFC West and their teams.
First - San Diego Chargers
Last season the Chargers finished 13-3, but then lost to the Jets in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs. Since last season the Chargers have made some interesting moves.
First they released long-time fan favorite LaDainian Tomlinson. This ...
Tom Cable used a powerful phrase during his press conference on May 19.
The phrase was "situational football."
What does this phrase mean to the average fan? An attempt to define the phrase and to make connections will be given.
First, situational football assumes that the coaches have a collection of scenarios which cover almost all of the possibilities of actions and reactions on the football field.
In another area, the following conditions must be met in order to make the right choices in a particular scenario. A complete and exhaustive lists of scenarios would help to maximize the outcome for the Raiders.
The meaning of ...
There have been many instances in which the team with the best record didn't win the pennant.
In 1973, neither New York's most beloved team, the gutsy New York Mets, nor the New York Yankees' former unofficial farm team, the Oakland (Kansas City) A's, had its league's best record, but both were pennant winners.
The World Series, pitting two similar teams in what was to become a riveting showdown that went seven games, opened in Oakland, with the A's favored to win.
The only reason Mets and A's faced each other was because the playoffs were initiated ...
The Oakland Raiders have been known to make a mistake or two in recent offseasons, so it should be no surprise that the coaching staff, players, organization, and fans in the Raider Nation are more excited than usual after this offseason brought a lot of positive and pretty much no negative thus far.
With many pundits and fans alike are questioning the decision making, acumen, and general sanity of Al Davis in recent years, he rose from the ashes this offseason like Lazurus with a game plan: to improve the Raiders with sound drafting, solid roster moves, and consistency in the ...
One of the greatest things about receiving a press pass is the on-field access that comes with it.
Since I'm not allowed in the clubhouse—the Oakland Athletics were extremely gracious to extend the credential to Bleacher Report and (indirectly) me in the first place, but they didn't take COMPLETE leave of their senses—the time on the field before the game is my only chance to soak in a perspective of Major League Baseball that most aficionados never get.
The press box is definitely cool, but it's not all that different than watching a game with some of your most critical/passionate buddies.
In truth, ...
Every year in the NFL there are those unsung heroes who work hard but don't get the recognition they deserve and go overlooked.
The opposite is also true. There are players who receive far more praise than they deserve.
Here's a look at some players who received more praise than they deserve or vice-versa.Begin Slideshow