New exciting additions are helping shape the Raiders biggest asset on defense. There have been many conversations about how explosive the Oakland Raiders offense is going to be this upcoming season and with good reason. However, one area of the roster that hasn’t been talked about and is shaping up to be a strength this …
Player arrests haven’t received much attention recently, but that’s good news for the Oakland Raiders. In fact, none of their players have been detained in more than three years.
Despite not going deep into the playoffs since they last went to the Super Bowl in 2002 (last year they were “one and done” against the Houston Texans unfortunately), not having players going to jail on a constant basis is a good reason for the team and Raider Nation to celebrate.
Derek Carr’s on the rise, but Aaron Rodgers sets the bar Derek Carr just signed a 5-year extension worth $125 million, and in the last three years, he has positioned himself in the upper echelon of quarterbacks. Whether he’s elite or not is up for debate, but what’s clear is the fact that his performance …
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.
Earlier this week and after an accurate depiction of the chemistry in the Seattle Seahawks locker room by Seth Wickersham, Richard Sherman in an open press conference said something interesting about Russell Wilson and quarterbacks being treated differently.
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 Sunday normally goes through New England.
The recent reports of Sheldon Richardson praising the fact that wide receiver Brandon Marshall is no longer with the team go to show Reggie McKenzie was smart in not trading for the defensive linemen.
The NFL has gone out of its way in recent years to limit celebrations after player’s score touchdowns. Most of the times, a yellow flag has been thrown and a $12,000 fine imposed afterward, but that might change this week.
