If you had to make a report card on the progress of the Oakland Raiders, what grade would you give them early in the season?
Here are the grades someone gave them.
Preseason Draft Decisions
A
Preseason performance 3-1 win-loss record
B
Performance in First Game of Regular Season
D-
Quarterback Performance
C
Offensive Line
C-
Defensive
D
If you are trying to raise the level of concern of the players on the Oakland Raiders team, you need to grade them.
Don't puff up or inflate the grade because you love the team. Grade them in a manner that inspires them to be the best that they can be.
Is Jason Campbell the best that he can ...
The Raiders face a must win game on Sunday following their loss to the Tennessee Titans. There were reports coming out that the Raiders were over confident heading into Tennessee.
While many reporters and fans think it is stupid for the Raiders to have that type of confidence, I think it's great.
Now that they were humbled they can get back to work like they should. Confidence and Swagger has been missing for a long time in the Raider locker room so it's good its coming back.
Let's take a look at ten players that must step it up against the St. Louis Rams.Begin ...
Nothing lasts forever, especially in the NFL. "Not For Long" is how many best feels describes the NFL. A head coach is hired to be fired, even though Penn State University's Joe Paterno seems intent on dispelling this myth. Many of the greatest head coaches ever have been fired. Hall of Famer Tom Landry was axed after 29 years with the Dallas Cowboys, a team he built from nothing and won two Super Bowls with in five appearances along with 250 regular season victories. Rest assured, someone will lose a job in the head coaching ranks of the NFL before the ...
The St. Louis Rams had the worst record in the league last year and got the first pick in the draft. The Oakland Raiders have the worst record in the league over the last seven years.
The season is less than two weeks old and both teams are looking for their first win of the season. The Rams lost a close game to the post Kurt Warner Arizona Cardinals.
The Raiders were blown out by an up and coming Tennessee Titan team.
Is this an early season toilet bowl?
It may very well depend on who wins.
The Rams are clearly in rebuild mode with a rookie quarterback among other ...
The Oakland Raiders host the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, September 19 2010. Game time is 4:05 PM ET. This is sure to be an entertaining matchup for Week 2 of the season, and the NFL odds show the Raiders -4 over the Rams with a total set of 37.5 points.
The Raiders cannot be feeling good about its disappointing 38-13 season-opening loss to the Tennessee Titans. With a new face at quarterback and a revamped defense, this was supposed to be a better year right? Wrong.
After jumping out to an early three-point lead, it ...
I know it's only week 2 of the regular season. I know this may seem a little premature. I also know if the Oakland Raiders don't beat the St. Louis Rams this Sunday the 2010 season is essentially over.
The loss to the Titans last week was not completely unexpected. The way the Raiders lost, however, in my mind was. The team looked unprepared, scared and totally out of sorts. They did not compete.
One could chalk up last weeks poor effort to a number of things. The Raiders are a young team with many new players. They were on the road ...
Hello again, Raider Nation, and welcome to the Week 2 edition of Oakland Raiders PHK.I was hoping to have fewer pressures, more knockdowns, and generally a more positive vibe to work from this week, but unfortunately our beloved Raiders didn't give us much to smile about last Sunday.As a result, many folks are under pressure again this week, only that pressure has been amplified due to an extremely disappointing opening game.Without further ado, I give you Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns, Week 2.Begin Slideshow
Tom Cable will bring the Oakland Raiders home for their first game of the 2010 NFL season at the Colosseum against the St. Louis Rams.Raider Nation will be in full throat and regalia when the Raiders take the field on Sunday afternoon.Following a tough loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Rams could provide some much needed confidence building. However, these are not the same old Rams, as evidenced by their strong showing in a tough loss against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1.The Rams are a team that finds itself in the midst of a rebuilding process.A rookie quarterback, questionably ...
So its only been one game however the Post Game analysis from the Coaching Staff sounds the same as last year's. I keep hearing "we need to pay attention to detail".
What does this mean? Who is this directed to? Both Coaches and Players or just players?Only Players who got burned or all players or all coaches?
What does this mean to the Raiders Coaching Staff really? I would like to hear more about these so called "Details".
To successfully execute by paying attention to detail means to first know what detail to pay attention to. For the sake of this discussion lets say ...
We all saw what happened to the Raiders in Week One, but it's time to move on. And nothing will be better for the confidence of Raider Nation than to watch the Raiders do to the Rams what the Titans did to the Raiders.
So how do the Raiders defeat the Rams and get their record to 1-1? Let's take a look.
Welcome Sam Bradford to the NFL
Bradford threw 55 passes against the Cardinals in Week One, three o which were intercepted. The Raiders need to get a few picks, as well as some sacks, to get Bradford to feel uncomfortable in The Black Hole.
No ...