Philip Robinson III, Author at The Raider Ramble

Raiders: One Team’s Trash Equals Reggie’s Treasure

General manager Reggie McKenzie recently made another of his splashy mash-unit signings in former Pittsburgh Steelers second-round pick Senquez Golson. Welcome to Oakland, @Quez_G. The Raiders have signed CB Senquez Golson: https://t.co/3RIxSouYJe pic.twitter.com/At7ALhgMFZ — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 6, 2018 Golson should start an anti-bullying campaign against the injury bug, but a change of …

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The Cap, The Rumors, and The Raiders

AFC West / By Philip Robinson III

Reggie McKenzie, general manager of the Oakland Raiders, is heading into free agency with a plan unlike something that Raider Nation is comfortable with, nor have they seen before. Sometimes winning free agency is as simple as not jumping to overpay guys, definitely not overcommitting yourself to stars, and having to destabilize the glue. Trading …

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2018 NFL Draft Pivotal To Reggie McKenzie Legacy

Uncategorized / By Philip Robinson III

Reggie McKenzie won Executive of the Year in 2016 and rightfully so. A combination of the players he drafted and the players he brought in during free agency racked up a league-leading seven spots in the Pro Bowl. The team finished 12-4 making the playoffs for the first time in 14 years; meanwhile, the 2017 …

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2018 State of the Oakland Raiders

AFC West, Amari Cooper, Jalen Richard, Jared Cook, Sean Smith, Seth Roberts / By Philip Robinson III

Coaching regimes change demand a changing of the guard. Jon Gruden has reentered the NFL coaching ranks in a highly favorable situation. Under contract is a franchise quarterback, an explosive misused wide receiver, arguably the best edge defender in the game, one of the best offensive lines in football and, after all of that, we …

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Kansas City Chiefs are the first to respond to “Chucky”

AFC West, Analysis / By Philip Robinson III

Jon Gruden’s return to the Oakland Raiders is going to be the biggest move of the offseason. His mere presence brings chills to the lumbar regions of his AFC West competition, but the back to back division championsÂ are fortifying theirÂ defense. News broke of the Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins deal in a move that …

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Mocking The Mock Draft

Uncategorized / By Philip Robinson III

The NFL’s 32 teams’ personnel departments are preparing for the shopping bonanza occupyingÂ the time in between the end of the season and the beginning of the new league year in March. Everyone and their brother knows which teams are drafting whom without having allowed for the normal cycle of the draft process. Beings of higher …

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Gru-some: Jon Gruden Reminds Us Of His Genius

Uncategorized / By Philip Robinson III

Jon Gruden hasn’t been away from football for the last ten years, in fact, he for all intents and purposes probably just revolutionized a process in which coaches can acquire information from all 32 organizations. Gruden ascended to heights unknown to anyone not named John Madden, the moment he left the sidelines. Gruden has been …

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Grumors vs. Perception vs. Reality

Uncategorized / By Philip Robinson III

Unless you have been living under a rock without power and wi-fi, or without a friend in the world then you probably are aware Jon Gruden has been rumored, reported, and expected to return as Oakland Raiders head coach. Losing seasons suck. Ownership is disappointed in the monies funneled into preparing and maintaining a professional …

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The Oakland Raiders 2017 Eulogy

Uncategorized / By Philip Robinson III

Dearly beloved, friends, family and Raider Nation we are gathered here today to lay to rest the Oakland Raiders 2017 season. The passing game which never got off the ground, the run game that often stood still and the defense who never quite seemed to be able to get off the field. Along the way, …

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Oakland Raiders: Black Monday looms

Analysis / By Philip Robinson III

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis must be furious, and even more so since he writes the checks for this six-win football team. With that said, we are now days away from the dreaded “Black Monday.” All season long a virtual “whos-who”Â rotation of the head coach, the quarterback, and the offensive coordinator stepped up and said, …

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