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.
Draft weekend is in the books. The draft analysts have turned their draft grades in and the rage is still top of mind for most of Raider Nation. Now organized team activities have started up and we are seeing glimpses of what we hope will be a successful upcoming campaign. Although there are no games and not even real padded practices, there are many dynamic storylines to keep an eye on this off-season.
Between this article and the next, I will be touching on a variety of the storylines that have been tossed around Raider Nation. This week based on the Twitter poll, I will be touching on the five storylines I buy. VEGAS style of course. Â
At my core, I am a Raider fan. Before Fridays on the radio covering high school football, before the blogging, the podcasts, and everything else, for me, there was Raiders fandom. I remember the bad football in the 1990s watching those games with my family after long hours at the tailgate. Those seasons were bad, …
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This entire offseason has been one long theoretical debate about what the Raiders can and will do in the 2018 NFL draft. The VEGAS Archives: 2018 NFL Raiders Mock with Trades Personally, I have been all over the place, but I have not formally said exactly what I think will happen in a little less …
In an offseason highlighted by change, it’s time for Raider Nation to become prepared for some radical changes on the defensive side of the ball, specifically the 425 defense. Paul Guenther, the new defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders, comes from a defensive school that is significantly different from what fans saw from Ken Norton …
Wide receiver is one of those odd positions where no team (Raiders included) ever has enough of them, but there is no irrefutable evidence that talented receivers make the overall impact to justify a huge investment at the position. The reality is, wide receiver by its nature is all about the eye of the beholder …
One of the positions that has Raider Nation entirely on edge is space linebacker. To be clear, space linebacker for me is a linebacker that is not considered a pass rusher. Each scheme whether it is a 3-4, or a 4-3, or any of their variations, utilizes these linebackers differently. Most importantly, small differences in …
So far in my short stint with The Ramble, I have used the VEGAS Archives as a way to sort draft prospects. This week, I will be modifying the acronym to make a case for why the Oakland Raiders should trade for Martavis Bryant of the Pittsburgh Steelers. March 15 was a big day for …
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Last week I was invited to join the gents from the Pillaging Just For Fun podcast and we spent an hour discussing the Oakland Raiders’ cap situation. At least we did when I was not going full Grand Theft Auto in the streets of humble Modesto, California. You really should listen to it was a …
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