Published on: 12th April, 2010
Twelve months ago the NFL Owners’ opted out of the CBA and set in motion a series of events that are gathering pace at alarming speed. Twelve months ago we were informed that the 2010 season would be an uncapped year and there would be restrictions on free agency movement. ...Published on: 5th April, 2010
Oakland Raider fans should not despair now that Donovan McNabb is joining the Washington Redskins. McNabb is is an injury prone 34-year old quaterback who, according to former center Hank Fraley, choked in the closing stages of Super Bowl XXXIX, nearly vomiting and struggling to call plays. In Bruce Gradkowski, the Raiders have ...Published on: 1st March, 2010
Given Al Davis’ track record, anything is possible for the Raiders in the upcoming NFL Draft and the imminent Free Agency period. As ever the Raiders have many gaps to fill and positions to upgrade. Coming off yet another abysmal season one wonders if (not when) the Raiders will ever ...Published on: 14th December, 2009
As part of his penance for his adulterous behaviour, Tiger Woods should be locked into a darkened room, chained to a chair, and forced to watch every single Oakland Raider game since the Super Bowl defeat of 2003. Upon emerging from such a harrowing experience, I am sure Tiger ...Published on: 2nd December, 2009
The importance of Notre Dame to the world of college football cannot be overstated. On the day Charlie Weis got fired, ESPN's College Football Live dedicated its entire 30-minute schedule to the Weis dismissal. Taking into consideration that Notre Dame is a 6-6 football team and has not won ...Published on: 16th November, 2009
We can now assume that the JaMarcus Russell era is over with the Oakland Raiders. Whether he starts next week’s game against Cincinnati is irrelevant. The fact that Tom Cable is now considering benching Russell in favor of Bruce Gradkowski as the starting quarterback means the former LSU player has ...Published on: 4th November, 2009
Back in 2003, the Oakland Raiders defeated the San Diego Chargers by a score of 21-14. Doug Gabriel returned a punt to win the game for the visiting Raiders. The win ended a miserable 4-12 season for Oakland one year removed from reaching the Super Bowl. Curiously, the Raider quarterback performances that day make JaMarcus ...Published on: 6th October, 2009
The Oakland Raiders’ ongoing disintegration shows no sign of abating and indeed seems to be progressing at an alarming rate. Raider fans are both exhausted and weary of the dissolution of this once proud team. The latest debacle—a humiliating 28-6 defeat to the Houston Texans—reinforces this oppressive mood. We, as fans, need to ...Published on: 30th September, 2009
This year, the Oakland Raiders celebrate their 50th anniversary andduring that time a celebrated list of Hall of Fame members have wornthe silver and black. From Marcus Allen to Fred Billetnikoff and Art Shell to Howie Long, theRaiders were a storied franchise during the 70’s and 80’s. The teamsassembled by ...Published on: 22nd August, 2009
It is obvious that many of today's media members have never set foot inside an NFL locker room. Training camp is an intense, secluded, pressurized period of time where many a coach realizes that the groundwork is being set for the forthcoming season, and in turn, so is their own future employment ...