The honeymoon phase for the Raiders and coach Jon Gruden is ending before it ever started. Three games into the season Raider Nation is on edge and with an energetic Baker Mayfield led Browns team coming to town, fear is setting in. However, early season turmoil is not foreign for good teams. Example, the Patriots, […]
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January 9, 2018 Raider Nation, This is a big f’ing deal! -Mark Davis Over eight months later, these famous words are now an afterthought to a tumultuous opening month for John Gruden and the Oakland Raiders. Khalil Mack is gone and most realistic people know the trade was uneven. Reggie Nelson somehow stays employed, while
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After what is by far the worst loss of the young season, Jon Gruden and Derek Carr have much to atone for. @sik0simmons The Raiders are not paying them, combined, almost a quarter of a billion dollars for an 0-3 start filled with near misses. Between bad reads, missed timing, and questionable calls, the Silver
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Trying to find the Silver (and black) lining in yet another Oakland Raider loss.
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A loss is a loss and most fans don’t want to hear excuses, however, Jordy Nelson shined in another squandered opportunity for the Oakland Raiders in Miami. Let’s not forget the Raiders came out firing on all cylinders in the first quarter with Nelson totaling 139 receiving yards in the opening quarter. Throw in the
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The struggles for the Oakland Raiders will continue onto Week 4 despite a promising start against the Miami Dolphins today. Jordy Nelson had his best game this season with 139 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 1st quarter alone, but it wasn’t enough. While the season is not over by any stretch, this 0-3
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Last week there was an error made and the picks for both the Green Bay at Minnesota game and the Houston at Tennessee game were omitted accidentally. Both Rory and Chris took Green Bay and Houston in their respective NFL matchups. Degeneration R: Picking the NFL Lines Week 3 The lines as usual are from
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Two weeks into the season and the Oakland Raiders have yet to get into the win column. Going to Denver to play the Broncos is never an easy task, and this game ended in a 20-19 loss. Regardless of the score, this was a team that began to create an identity and began to lay
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The second week in the NFL regular season has come and gone, and for the Oakland Raiders, the struggles continue as they now sit at 0-2. However, there were definitely some positives to come out of this contest despite the difficult loss, with that said take a look at what some of the writers at the Raider
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Ryan Smith is back with the silver (and black) lining, this time about Oakland’s 20-19 loss in Denver.
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