June 2017

Top 3 Quarterbacks during the Raiders’ “Dark Age”

Raiders History, Raiders News, Sports History / By Micah Schneidermann

As Raider Nation scans the 2017 horizon, one thing is clear, the “Autumn Wind” surely has begun to blow throughout the entire NFL landscape once again! Raiders fans across the globe are waiting with eager anticipation to watch their young talented team take the NFL head on and pillage and burn their way to an AFC West title for starters, thenÂ the AFC Championship, then claim the title as “World’s Best”. But one thing shouldn’t be forgotten; many dark days had to be endured to get to this point in Raiders history.

Raiders sign Gabe Jackson to a 5-year $56 million dollar extension

AFC West, Gabe Jackson / By Chris Reed

The Oakland Raiders signed Right Guard Gabe Jackson to a new 5-year deal. The extension will net the 25-year-old $56 million over the life of the deal with an average salary of slightly over $11 million. It’s the third highest for an NFL guard and will keep him with the team through the 2022 season.

2017 Outlook: Top 2 returning Raiders players from injury

Raiders News / By Micah Schneidermann

It’s no secret that injuries play a significant role in football and nobody knew that better than Oakland Raider fans in 2016. Indeed, Carr’s injury played the leading role in the demise of Oakland’s Super Bowl contention hopes last season, but two other injuries hurt the Raiders in 2016.Â

The Monster’s under Derek Carr’s bed

Analysis, Khalil Mack / By Philip Robinson III

It’s a well-known fact that the AFC West is a scary place for quarterbacks. The Oakland Raiders’ own Khalil Mack is the reigning and defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Von Miller was the Super Bowl MVP in 2016, in 2015 Justin Houston led the league in sacks and last, but certainly not least, Joey Bosa is the 2016 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Best of the “LB’s” the Raiders will face

AFC West, Analysis / By Philip Robinson III

Defensively the “Mike” linebacker is to the defense what the quarterback is to the offense. The Raiders face a lot of up and coming defenses in the 2017 season, and we’re here to take a look at some of the top candidates. Specifically, the best overall Mike, best coverage Mike, and the best run-stuffing Mike that’ll oppose the Silver and Black.

NFL Network: Derek Carr’s the NFL’s 11th best?

AFC West / By

Earlier this week, quarterback Derek Carr was voted 11 in the NFL’s Top 100 Countdown and although it is nice to be recognized and receive as many accolades as possible, we have to remember that this show is nothing but a filler during the offseason and there are better ways to determine how good a player is.

Richard Sherman’s wrong as quarterbacks shouldn’t be treated differently

AFC West, Drew Brees, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, NFC West, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady / By

Earlier this week and after an accurate depiction of the chemistry in the Seattle Seahawks locker roomÂ by Seth Wickersham, Richard Sherman in anÂ open press conference said something interesting about Russell Wilson and quarterbacks being treated differently.

Players leave Raiders camp with words of wisdom

AFC West / By Mario Tovar

Unfortunately, NFL players getting into trouble’s a sad reality as the urges that can be cast by things such as drugs is omnipresent, even getting into a fight on a “boys night out” can have serious repercussions in the Goodell-era league.

Oakland Raiders had 3 of the top position players in 2016

Kelechi Osmele, Khalil Mack, Raiders News, Rodney Hudson / By Mario Tovar

As the Oakland Raiders continue their offseason programs, Pro Football Focus recently shared some positional rankings on some of its key players. Safe to say the team has a lot of dominant talent that’ll keep the Silver and Black in prime contention for quite some time.

The NFL has a problem and the Raiders might have the solution

AFC East, AFC West, Analysis, New England Patriots / By

Earlier this week, Ryan Shazier of the Pitsburg Steelers talked about the New England Patriots being a problem for the rest of the NFL. He pointed out that his team needed to get over the hump in order to get to the Super Bowl and as most of the AFC knows and that includes the Oakland Raiders, the road to Super SundayÂ normally goes through New England.

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