Ray Leonard Aspuria, Author at The Raider Ramble

Aspuria’s Assertions: Patriots Out-Raider-ing The Raiders — It Actually Happened

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d see not only the Las Vegas Raiders being the beneficiaries of a replay review against the New England Patriots, but also the Pats out-Raider-ing the Raiders with an epic boneheaded decision. But both happened on a wild Sunday afternoon inside Allegiant Stadium. And the byproduct …

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McDaniels Stan? Raiders owner Mark Davis gives his coach the absolution fans give the QB

Raiders News / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Absolution is an interesting thing, especially if you’re team owner Mark Davis. Some Las Vegas Raiders are given such freedom by a certain sect of the fan base while others aren’t providing such reprieve. Just peruse the Raiders timeline on Twitter and you’ll see what I’m talking about. One such benefactor of being absolved of …

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Outsider’s Edge: Take The Good With The Bad, Raider Nation

Uncategorized / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

The angst and skepticism emanating from Raider Nation are as warranted as they are well understood. Nice things don’t come easy for a loyal fan base that’s habitually let down by their beloved team. And certainly, the way the Las Vegas Raiders started the 2022 campaign, seething with anger, wasn’t surprising to Raider Nation. The …

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Resurgent Las Vegas Raiders Are An Apt Character Study

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

The Las Vegas Raiders are 3-0 since their visibly shaken franchise quarterback wept at the podium and the owner gave a much-maligned head coach a vote of confidence. Who would’ve thunk it? Only four games ago, following an inexcusable loss to an Indianapolis Colts team led by a high school football coach, the venom directed …

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Broncos Proved Why They’re Worse Than The Raiders On Sunday

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Most are definitely talking about Davante Adams cooking Patrick Surtain II. The walk-off 35-yard touchdown catch by the Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver immolated the talented Denver Broncos cornerback in the Silver and Black’s 22-16 overtime win Sunday â€“ and it deserves all-day type praise. The game-winner was a play executed to perfection by Adams, …

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Outsiders Edge: “Cash poor” Mark Davis, Miss Me With That

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Broke as a joke. Now, we’re not going to go that far, but that seems to be the general consensus when it comes to Mark Davis. The Las Vegas Raiders owner had himself quite the week, with his bank account being questioned as the fervor to dismiss his head coach became volcanic after an abysmal …

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Have Fans Seen The Worst From The Ragamuffin Raiders?

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Quick! Someone in the Las Vegas Raiders front office should get on the phone with Bret Hart. After all, “The Hitman” was billed as the “Excellence of Execution” during his pro wrestling glory days, and that’s a glaring omission in Silver and Black football. Case in point: The Raiders’ inability to secure a forced fumble …

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Outsiders Edge: No One’s Absolved On The Las Vegas Raiders From This Mess

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

No one on the Las Vegas Raiders deserves absolution from this mess the Silver and Black have found themselves in. Well, except maybe Daniel Carlson. Add in AJ Cole, too. Oh, and I forgot about Trent Sieg. That special team’s battery of kicker, punter, and long snapper, in that order, has done its job admirably. …

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No Josh-ing: Raiders are starting to see the fruits of their labor; can they maintain it?

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

I still distinctly remember editors’ rolling their eyes when reading the hackneyed phrase “a tale of two halves.” It’s something I grew weary of too, when I became a sports editor. But as overused as that phrase is, the game of football remains tried and true to timeworn phrases. The Las Vegas Raiders’ 38-20 victory …

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Las Vegas Raiders’ execution: Where art thou?

Las Vegas Raiders / By Ray Leonard Aspuria

Complementary football was there, then it wasn’t. What gives, Las Vegas Raiders? The Silver and Black showed how the three parts of footballâ€”offense, defense, and special teamsâ€”work together. This helped them jump out to a 17-0 lead against the Kansas City Chiefs in the very hostile Arrowhead stadium. It was such an outlandish advantage that …

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