Every offseason fans are reminded that the NFL media tends to have a terrible case of group think and this tends to generate storylines that are usually proved incorrect. For the Oakland Raiders going into this off-season, there are five storylines and talking points of sorts that should be rejected out of hand.
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The end of the draft signaled the beginning of the “slow time” for the NFL off-season. Teams have since concluded rookie mini-camps and moved on to OTAs, or organized team activities. OTAs are optional but that doesn’t stop fans from freaking out when a star player doesn’t report. Especially so if that player is All-World
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The Arena Football and Indoor Football Leagues are an underground conduit to the CFL and the NFL. Upon first recollection of successful transitions from AFL to NFL, one must remember a grocery bagger in Iowa turned NFL Hall of Famer. In what has become a breeding ground for second chances, Troy Evans Jr., has spent
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The Oakland Raiders expect to see a big year from quarterback Derek Carr and weapons have been added to help him meet that expectation. Carr deserves a stable that will stand up and work for him, and there are several of those guys on the roster now. Here are the final roster weapons, when all is said and done.
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With the next NFL draft a full calendar year away, there are still some positions where the Raiders didn’t draft long-term solutions.
A dominant linebacker in coverage is one that still needs to be filled for the long-term but a more pressing matter is at running back.
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It has now been over four months since Jon Gruden rejoined the Oakland Raiders as its latest head man. After a well thought out free agency period the Silver and Black was retooled with some questionable aging veterans.
Then came a risky three days in Jerry’s World during draft weekend. And of course, the impending move to Las Vegas that is still on everyone’s mind. It has led to a few analysts conjuring the topic of whether the 100 million dollar man is worth it
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Once fullback Keith Smith saw Jon Gruden jaw-jacking at a Raiders practice, he looked over at Rich Bisaccia and it all came together as to why the two former Dallas Cowboys are now in Oakland. Bisaccia is Gruden’s most trusted lieutenant dating back to their days as Tampa Bay Buccaneers and both are renowned for
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Jared Cook was likely generalizing head coaches as a whole, but boy, it took a millisecond for Raider Nation to pinpoint one man in particular when the Oakland Raiders tight end dropped this dime on Tuesday: “He knows what he’s talking about,” Cook said about head coach Jon Gruden. “You can tell the difference between
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Jon Gruden has been singing the same tune about Amari Cooper from the get-go: Coop is going to be the top weapon in our aerial attack.
The boss man is intent on not letting the former No. 4 overall pick get cooped up like he was last year.
From the minute Gruden was brought back to captain the Oakland Raiders, he’s waxed poetic about No. 89. The consistent sentiment rang true again during an exclusive conference call between the head coach and season ticket holders.
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When the pressure is mounting, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has been a magician. From Carr’s historic 2016 season where he seemingly drove the team to victory in the waning moments on a routine basis, to his epic Thursday Night Football performance against the Chiefs last season, Carr thrives when it matters most. Pressure isn’t anything new
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