With the eighth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Rolando McClain from Alabama, and he has now been released (via ESPN).While McClain has shown flashes of being the star he was in college, he has not validated being a top 10 draft pick. His best year was 2011 when he made 99 tackles and five sacks. With a new regime in Oakland, McClain has seen his playing time diminished because he was too slow to be a sideline-to-sideline linebacker and he was coming off the field in the nickel defense.Not only was McClain demoted in terms of playing ...
A heavy situation between Rolando McClain and the Oakland Raiders has only gotten worse.According to an ESPN.com article:
Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain has been informed by the team that he will be released on Thursday, a source told ESPN.com's John Clayton. Coach Dennis Allen would give no more information about why he held McClain out. Allen said he did not know if McClain would practice Thursday.
Also, in an article by Paul Gutierrez of CSN Bay Area:McClain being listed as not participating in Wednesday's practice, despite being on the field at the start during the open media window, and the reason given -- coach ...
The Oakland Raiders are 3-8 and are a totally disaster at this point in the season. The offense can’t generate points until the team is behind by two or more touchdowns, and the defense can’t stop even the most pedestrian of offenses from scoring. About the only bright spot is that the three-win Cleveland Browns are coming to Oakland on Sunday. The Raiders have a chance to get their fourth win if they can take care of business against a below-average Browns team. The Raiders haven’t demonstrated the ability to put together a complete game in weeks, and ...
By now, most of you are aware of the big story in Raider land from Wednesday. The underwhelming Rolando McClain, in just his third year, is likely done as an Oakland Raider. I don't want to rehash this very much; I already said my piece on the Alabama linebacker.So let's move beyond that in the short term and get back to the issue at hand: Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.As the season winds down, suddenly this game has meaning. No, not the "we still mathematically cling to the playoffs" meaning. That's silly. But there's meaning when looking towards the ...
The rumor mill is swirling around about the future of Rolando McClain's current status with the Oakland Raiders. Although nothing is official, McClain himself stated earlier Wednesday on his Facebook page (all since removed) that he was "Officially no longer an Oakland Raider!".No matter the rationale behind it, McClain's off-field troubles, his generally bad attitude and his less-than-stellar play on the field should make it clear to both GM Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen that McClain should no longer be an Oakland Raider.I am not the type to put blame for a 3-8 team on one player's shoulders. ...
The Oakland Raiders have nothing to lose giving Terrell Pryor a chance to prove himself to finish what's been a lost season for the franchise.We already know what Carson Palmer brings to the table—a high volume of attempts and interceptions—and the Raiders haven't been winning with him behind center. During the past four games—all of which the Raiders lost in embarrassing fashion—Palmer has started regressing, throwing nine touchdowns and seven interceptions. His ability to spread the ball around has been impressive all year, but the fact of the matter is that the Raiders offense is predictable and doesn't threaten opposing defenses with ...
OK, Raider fans. Are you like me? Are you finally fed up with Darren McFadden and his injuries? Do you realize that our defensive secondary is similar to that of a freshman high school team? Are you gripping for a pickup....any free-agent pickup? There is hope, my friends. As it stands right now, the Raiders will receive the sixth pick in the 2013 NFL draft. That could go up or down a couple spots depending on how Oakland finishes the season. Unfortunately, it doesn't get so lucky in the second round, as the Bengals take advantage once again of its ...
The Oakland Raiders' once-anticipated season has quickly turned into one that fans would love to forget about.The Raiders have been blown out and completely humiliated over the last three weeks and would be last in the AFC West if Kansas City weren't there.Their failures this year go far beyond talent, yet talent is one of the reasons the team is playing so horribly.The silver and black has underachieved in every facet of the game, and the Reggie McKenzie era has left the Raiders with more questions than answers. Here is a position breakdown of who the Raiders should have their ...
"Commitment to Excellence"It used to be a mantra that the Oakland Raiders lived by and their fans held up as a badge of honor, but as the team sits on the verge of their 10th consecutive season without a winning record, that slogan has become more punchline than prophecy in the Bay Area of late.After getting pasted by the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12, the Raiders are preparing to host the Cleveland Browns in a game that means a lot more in regards to position for the 2013 NFL draft then it does in the standings, and a season that was ...
Once again and for the last time, let's look back at the special season that was 2012 for the Oakland A's. From Bob Melvin to Yoenis Cespedes to Josh Reddick to Jonny Gomes to Ryan Cook to Josh Donaldson, this was a team that truly was greater than the sum of its parts. As a journalist, they were fun to cover because it brought back memories of the early 2000s.But as a fan, I have never had more fun watching an A's team than the one in 2012. They defied expectations, a sluggish start and more rookies than a police ...