The Oakland Raiders didn't win a lot of games in 2009, but some of the games they won shocked a lot of people.
They beat the Eagles and the Bengals in Oakland. Both teams were playoff teams and the Raiders were not suppposed to hang with them.
The Raiders also beat the Broncos and the Steelers at their own place and helped ruin their chances at making the playoffs.
The Raiders have enough talent to compete with any team in the league, but they just don't do it on a conssistent basis.
This year the Raiders should have some surprise victories as well. Let's ...
Hue Jackson, the new offensive coordinator for the Raiders, was hired to provide Oakland with better play calling and instill more confidence within this young team. Confidence and having the ability to communicate with players has been a very critical part of Jackson, being able to build trust with players and helping them develop.
He's worked as a RB's coach, WR's coach, QB coach, and offensive coordinator. His track record as a position coach has been exceptional—his track record as an OC has not been as exceptional. However, he's had two opportunities and each one would be extremely difficult for anyone to take ...
Recovery of all types is a step by step process.
Recovery for the Oakland Raiders is no less difficult than the recovery of anyone who is addicted to low achievement and a fall from grace.
The challenge, however, is to find the step by step process that will lead the failed circumstances back to a victorious level.
It may be that a 21 step program similar to the Alcoholic Anonymous plan which has been adapted to other types of addictive behaviors is also adaptable to breaking the pattern of failures for the Oakland Raiders.
Sure, some progress has been made, and our past seven ...
As most Raider fans know, Zach Miller has been the strong point of the team's passing game since he was drafted with the 38th pick of the 2007 draft.
He was originally a first-round selection, but had poor combine numbers. It's a wonder that the Raiders took him, since it is said that the combine is one of the most important things in being selected by the Raiders.
But Zach has been pretty successful.
In his rookie campaign, he had 44 receptions, 444 yards and three touchdowns.
Not bad for a rookie.
Since then, he has gotten better every year. In ...
Things are about to get very interesting!
Assuming I am correct in part one of this series, the Oakland Raiders will enter the second quarter of the season at 4-0. This would be a good thing for the Raiders as the first four-game stretch might be the easiest stretch they have. Let's see how the next four play out.
Week Five: The San Diego Chargers
The first divisional test for the Raiders is in The Black Hole, which is good. Unfortunately this early test doesn't come against the Chiefs or Broncos, but against the most recent Kings of the AFC West mountain, the ...
A big topic of debate in Raider Nation is what our starting linebackers will look like. It is almost a given that Rolando McClain will start in the middle. And though Cable said not to put much thought into what we see at practice, Organized Team Activities suggest that Kamerion Wimbley is the starting strong-side-linebacker.
So who will be the Raiders' third starting linebacker?
It would seem as though there are two fan favorites and Raider Nation seems to be split on the two. Many Raider fans seem to love one and hate the other.
The first choice is Trevor Scott. Last year he ...
O.J. Atogwe is a free agent safety who recently parted ways with the St.Louis Rams.
He joined the league in 2005 with the Rams, and since then he murdered his wife and got away with it.
Wait, sorry wrong O.J.
Ahem, since joining in 2005 he tallied up 320 tackles, three sacks, 14 forced fumbles, 19 interceptions, and two defensive TD's.
O.J. seems to have some play making ability.
I know you may think the Raiders are set at the safety position, and I think they are too.
But O.J. is an every-down player, unlike Michael Huff and Hiram Eugene who rotate on running and passing downs. ...
The question of who is the leader of the Oakland Raiders can vary in many ways.
Some would suggest that the Quarterback is the anointed leader of a team, some say it is the coach, and some would suggest it's the Owner.
Someone should help me out here because I am little confused.
I've always thought the head coach was the leader of a football team in terms of production and performance, but in the Raiders case, It's the Quarterback, I think.
I've never heard a coach blame the mishaps of an entire team on one player. But on the Oakland Raiders the ...
Every year, there is always a surprise cut just before the season starts. Here are 4 releases that I think could happen this year for the Oakland Raiders. Please note that I'm not specifically saying that any of the players will be released. Comment and "Like"! Enjoy.Begin Slideshow
When you scroll through the names of the quarterbacks the Raiders have had in their history, you have some pretty great ones to choose from out there.
Names like Lamonica, Stabler, Plunkett, Gannon and even Tom Flores come to mind. Blanda, in a pinch was a great relief pitcher, to borrow a phrase from the Major League Baseball department.
Some, not so.
Cotton Davidson came to us after some decent games in the AFL, but was horrid by the end of his career. Marc Wilson makes most fans cringe at the thought of him taking a snap.
And no one wants to imagine how ...