Sunday was almost a year to the day since the last significant playing time for Oakland Raiders cornerback D.J. Hayden. The 12th pick of the 2013 NFL draft played only eight games due to injury as a rookie and missed the first seven games this season.
Injuries unrelated to the freak accident that nearly took his life during his senior year at Houston have stunted Hayden’s development. In terms of practice and playing time, Hayden is still a lot like a rookie, and he should get plenty of opportunities to prove himself over the final eight games.
Despite his lack of experience, ...
Most expect the Oakland A's to either trade multiple marquee players and restock the minor league system or make a simple trade here and there for depth.
What if I told you the A's could potentially pull off a surprise trade or two that keeps them as contenders in 2015? Is that something you might be interested in?
First, an example of a "simple trade" from last season would be Alberto Callaspo for Grant Green. A "surprise trade" from 2014 would be more like Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel for Dan Straily, Addison Russell and Billy McKinney. It's one you never saw ...
The Oakland Raiders are off to a winless start, sitting at 0-8 in the bottom of the AFC West division.
Will the Raiders win a game in 2014? Who are the bright spots moving forward? Why will the head coaching vacancy be a desirable job in the offseason?
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The 0-7 Oakland Raiders were huge underdogs Sunday in Seattle against the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks. It was 24-3 by halftime because the Raiders made mistake after mistake after mistake—as expected.
Then something changed in the third quarter. Perhaps the Seahawks relaxed a little bit, but the Raiders made a game of it before falling 30-24 to move to 0-8 on the season.
The Raiders may still be winless, but they proved Sunday they are not content to wither on the vine. No one is going to mistake the Raiders for a good team, but they’re improving. If they can stop ...
The Oakland Raiders went into Seattle with most experts expecting them to get run off the field, and after the first half, it seemed like that would be the case. But the Raiders came storming back after halftime, and the Seahawks unexpectedly found themselves with a game on their hands.
Oakland lost the game 30-24, but the team was an onside kick recovery away from going on a game-winning drive with under two minutes to go. This wasn't close because the Raiders scored in garbage time to keep it respectable. They fought their way back, and they deserved to be in ...
The Oakland Raiders came back as a heavy road underdog to make their Week 9 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks respectable but ultimately fell to 0-8 with a 30-24 loss at CenturyLink Field.
One silver lining to the disheartening bottom-line result was the combination of Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr and dynamic tight end Mychal Rivera.
The pair combined for two second-half touchdowns, and Rivera led Oakland with 11 targets—six more than his closest competitor. Both those scores were from just one yard away, and the last came inside the final two minutes, when Seattle had built a two-possession lead and were ...
The Oakland Raiders are winless after eight weeks of the season. They've played better in recent weeks, but they'll still have a tough time picking up that elusive first win Sunday when they visit the Seattle Seahawks.
While the Raiders are big underdogs going into this matchup—almost two touchdowns, according to Odds Shark—the result isn't a given. But it does exemplify just how difficult of a game this will be, and how much it's going to take to be successful on Sunday. According to ESPN.com's Bill Williamson, all it'll take for Oakland to come away with a win is "[a]bsolute perfection."
The ...
If general manager Reggie Mckenzie wants to improve the outlook of the Oakland Raiders franchise, he must address the defensive line.
Mckenzie had the right idea when signing free agents Justin Tuck, Antonio Smith and C.J. Wilson, but the trio hasn’t fulfilled expectations needed to solidify the front line.
Rookie nose tackle Justin Ellis is the only player on the defensive line drafted by Oakland, and that needs to change by the 2015 draft.
Both Tuck and Smith are under contract until 2016 with guaranteed money. When Wilson’s contract expires after this season, the Raiders should strongly consider drafting defensive tackle Leonard Williams ...