This will not be news to the rabid fanbase of the Oakland Raiders: The team has not won in over a decade. The Raiders are just the ninth team since the 1970 merger to go at least 10 seasons without a winning record and without making the playoffs. Just fail to compete, baby? For a team synonymous with black holes, the Raiders have been sucked into a black hole of losing which has produced the darkest era in franchise history. The good news: They’re only halfway to the NFL record of futility set by the New Orleans Saints (1967-86) when ...
After being selected in the third round of the 2011 supplemental draft by the Oakland Raiders, quarterback Terrelle Pryor has followed an interesting career path that some may compare to the polarizing Tim Tebow. Like Tebow, Pryor has flashed ability, but has been unable to make a breakthrough so far in the NFL as a quarterback. Both are similar not only in career paths, but both also share some of the same issues and strengths on the field, as ESPN's Skip Bayless pointed out:
Terrelle Pryor/Tim Tebow similar in QB ability. But Tebow makes more big plays, running option, completing big late passes, ...
With the young roster that GM Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen have to work with, the Oakland Raiders will have plenty of positional competition throughout offseason programs and training camp. As with any team, this type of competitive environment can do nothing but help moving forward—especially in the rebuilding stage the Raiders find themselves in. In some situations, incoming rookies could unseat veteran players, while several positions up and down the roster could stand to be upgraded through the ongoing free-agency period as well. Either way, most—if not—every position on the roster will be open for competition, and ...
Consult your crystal ball, the local psychic or a Ouija board and they'll all tell you the same—the Oakland Athletics are headed for their second consecutive postseason. How can you not see the signs? They're aplenty. From the playoff format to the schedule, the talent to a little bit of luck, the A's should have no problem making playoffs. They did it last season. Oakland earned the AL West title, taking all 162 games to do so. One month in, they've started 2013 off much better than last year. Only one sign is missing: evidence of a slow down. Let's ...
The Oakland Raiders are very much a rebuilding football team. Nowhere is that more evident than at the linebacker position, where the Raiders are potentially looking at new starters at every position this year.Among those newcomers to the Bay Area is a newcomer to the NFL. Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore, who racked up 72 tackles and 7.5 sacks for the Huskies in 2012, was Oakland's third-round pick in last month's NFL draft.Moore, who was a first team All-Big East performer a season ago, moved around the formation quite a bit at UConn. According to Jenny Vrentas of The Newark Star-Ledger, ...
The Raiders have options at QB in Matt Flynn, Terrelle Pryor and Tyler Wilson. Who do you want as their starting QB?Read more Oakland Raiders news on BleacherReport.com
Can Tyler Wilson become the second rookie in as many years to seize the starting quarterback job from Matt Flynn? For the second-straight year, Matt Flynn is the offseason starter for an unfamiliar team and has a rookie named Wilson vying for his starting gig. In exchange for a fifth-round draft pick, the Oakland Raiders acquired Flynn from the Seattle Seahawks while jettisoning Carson Palmer to Arizona. The sequence of moves signifies, in addition to the release of Darrius Heyward-Bey, Michael Huff and Richard Seymour, the Reggie McKenzie led-regime's plan to rebuild the Raiders organization. But do the Raiders foresee ...
Now that the Raiders have added players in the 2013 NFL draft, as well as the undrafted free agents which followed, we can begin to project what their final 53-man roster may look like heading into the regular season. Of course, those who are now on the roster are not the only candidates. With some glaring holes remaining, we can safely assume the Raiders will continue to add players via free agency between now and the end of the preseason. However, at this point, we must project a final 53 based on who is currently on the roster, while at ...
In 2011, the Oakland Raiders almost won the AFC West. In 2012, they were nine games behind the Denver Broncos.Oakland didn't contend at all in 2012, as it won a mere four games. The Raiders managed to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they were 1-12 against teams with more than two wins. In addition, the Raiders lost seven games to teams with losing records, while the Broncos, Ravens and Bengals—all playoff teams—demolished the Raiders.Carson Palmer quarterbacked the 2012 Raider team, and he racked up a solid number of passing yards (4,018 in about 14 games). However, he was extremely turnover-prone, ...
At the conclusion of the 2013 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders joined in with every other team across the league in a frenzy to sign their most desired undrafted free agents. As any general manager will tell you, there is plenty of value to be had in the undrafted free agency period the follows the draft itself. Just last season, the Raiders found an immediate impact player in WR Rod Streater out of Temple. Thus far, the Raiders have signed 14 undrafted free agents most of which come on the offensive side of the ball. Here are report card grades ...