Heading into the 2011 NFL Draft, it was reported that the Oakland Raiders would have drafted Colin Kaepernick if they came across the right deal to trade up for him. That didn't happen, leaving the Raiders without a QB for the long-term future. Jason Campbell is the man right now and for years to come. He is just entering the prime of his career, and I believe the Raiders got him at just the right time. Having your QB situation set for the next four years or so is the perfect time to acquire a young, talented QB to groom ...
There has been a great deal of talk about the resurgence of the Oakland Raiders in practically all forms of media. This is arguably the best Raiders teams in 10 years.
The limelight has been handed to the likes of Lamar Houston, Jacoby Ford, Rolando McClain and Jared Veldheer who stepped in as rookies and made an instant impact on the team and contributed to the turnaround. Although he wasn't a rookie, Marcel Reece, in his first year as a starter with the Raiders, hasn't drawn much attention from the fans and sports analysts, but will become a major issue for ...
A recent story that is floating around the media circles has pegged the Oakland Raiders as a team considered to be moved to Los Angeles, via a deal from billionaire Philip Anschutz. The deal, in simple terms would have Anschutz become a majority owner, the team would play in the newly-named Farmers Field, which is still being constructed. To date, this offer sounds like it has been tested against five teams, including the Vikings, the Chargers, the Rams and the Jaguars. Some clubs have already pulled the plug on the rumor, but as the Raiders go, two things run suspect ...
George Atkinson fathered twins many years ago, and those twins are outstanding football players who both have been selected by Notre Dame. It was exciting to read about the twins, Josh and George Atkinson III, because they have had a distinct advantage in their training to be in touch with one of the NFL's finest players and a great, aggressive Oakland Raider. Can you imagine the pride Atkinson must feel that both of his twin sons are at a very fine school? In fact, Tim Brown—another outstanding Oakland Raider—played for Notre Dame, and that territory has produced other fine players who ...
In the midst of their (still) ongoing 10-game losing streak, adding players outside the organization to the roster doesn't seem to be an option at this point. But with a new manager, lineup adjustments and utilizing their farm system—including entertaining trades for their veterans that have value—must be considered to jump-start their woefully impotent lineup, which ranks in the bottom five of all of MLB entering Friday's action in these offensive categories: Runs (227 in 64 games), HR (35), Total Bases (755), BA (.239), OBP (.304) and SLG (.347). Begin Slideshow
The Oakland Raiders 2011 schedule is on the website, www.raiders.com. There are four preseason games, but most of us are focused on the first game of the regular season, when the Raiders jump on and ride the backs of the Broncos. The Oakland Raiders have an overall average of .549. This exceeds the win-loss record of the Denver Broncos. It is an indicator that the Raiders are stronger than the Broncos, in my opinion. Let's look at a few patterns in the data for the Oakland Raiders and see if there are good trends. We are expecting the Oakland Raiders ...
Michael Bush is a very important part of this Oakland Raiders team! He was tendered right before the lockout but who knows if it will hold up under new C.B.A. rules. Therefore, Raiders owner Al Davis must get on his J.O.B. and get Bush re-signed to remain a Raider. Losing him would be a big blow to what the Raiders are building these days. Turn the page to see why.Begin Slideshow
Measuring how good a football player is—that's very complicated.But when it's my Raiders, the task gets a bit easier.I'd like to think that I know Oakland's roster like the back of my hand, and with the NFL lockout in full swing, I've decided to power rank the top 30 players currently with the Raiders.About once a month we see articles all over the web about top former players; what about the present? Isn't that what's most important?Nobody agrees with these types of articles. Not a perfect one exists. However, I'll try my best.Here goes nothing.Begin Slideshow
In a move that doesn’t come as much of a surprise, the Oakland A’s have fired manager Bob Geren. The A’s were 27-36 at the time of Geren’s firing and were 0-7 in the month of June, riding a nine-game losing streak. Unfortunately for Geren, he was a victim of two things: poor communication with his players and unrealistic expectations. Though we covered Geren’s issues with closer Brian Fuentes and his former closer Huston Street two weeks ago, Geren has also had problems with his coaches in the past as well. Of course, winning cures communication problems and ...
"Bob Geren relieved of his managerial duties..."These were the words I heard as I walked out of 7-11 this morning with my Rockstar drink in hand, listening to Sports Radio 95.7 through the Tune-In application on my Blackberry.I have to admit, I didn't quite believe what I was hearing. My walk back to my car turned into a quick jog, for all of 15 feet. I turned the ignition and turned up the radio as quick as I could. The application on my phone had just gone to commercial, the lag between the internet streaming feed and the real-time radio ...