On Thursday local Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game posed a question: You have ONE season, same team, same personnel. Which Bay Area quarterback would you have at the helm? — 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) August 16, 2018 Let’s look at the FACTS to this argument and why Carr is the logical choice here. …
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Meet Chris Warren III, he’s an undrafted rookie from the University of Texas, who was one of three players to sign with Oakland following their rookie mini-camp in May. It was expected that Marshawn Lynch, Doug Martin, and either Jalen Richard or DeAndre Washington would fill out the running back position for the Raiders this …
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The content of this article comes from the ridiculous mind of A.J. DeMello and just for entertainment and comedy purposes. Securing your best player under contract always gets trickier year after year in the NFL, but this is insane. When you think Silver & Black, you don’t exactly think of a scalpel and racks. Now …
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Football! We had real actual football being played on a professional field with actual players and points were counted! Of course, the score and outcome did not matter, but it was actual football! To that end, this game was very enlightening in regards to where the Raiders are schematically and from a preparedness perspective. This …
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Football is officially back. The games may not count exactly but the Silver and Black are back playing football on a baseball infield. Jon Gruden’s second Raiders debut went about as well as could be expected. The starters looked sharp. The offense looked vastly more diverse than last season. And the defense, especially defensive line, …
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Donald Penn trotted on to the Oakland Raiders’ practice field on Tuesday donning his familiar No. 72 at a very peculiar spot on the offensive line. Restructured contract — check. Off the PUP list — check. Back at practice — check. At right tackle — what!? They talked to me about it, about trying it …
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In one game, the Oakland Raiders got a vastly different version of Connor Cook. Decisive, in command and confident. That is something the former Michigan State Spartan was not during his short time in Silver & Black. The label of a wasted draft pick was warded off — until the next game. Moments in the …
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The Oakland Raiders stampeded the gridiron for a combined 147 yards on 31 carries. Together the backs averaged 4.7 yards per carry in their first preseason matchup against the Lions. These eye-popping stats don’t include the 60-yard touchdown run Marshawn Lynch had called back on the opening drive. Let’s take a look at what each …
Football is finally back, Raider Nation, and while yes, it’s just preseason, there’s still plenty to dissect. With that being said, here’s what the team at RaiderRamble.com had to say regarding the action. Enjoy the quick hits. @HMAYBERRY8 My biggest takeaway from the first preseason contest was the performance of the Front 7 on defense. …
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With the first half of training camp over, let’s take a look at the leaderboard of the Raiders deepest position. Amari Cooper: It’s been a quiet off-season thus far for Amari Cooper, which isn’t a bad thing at all. Coop has come in even heavier than before, and the added strength could be for injury prevention. …
