Ray Leonard Aspuria, Author at The Raider Ramble

Puncher’s Chance: Raiders rookie Jacobs can be the KO shot in Arrowhead

When Jon Gruden famously said he’s not into dreams but into f*cking nightmares on Hard Knocks it wasn’t hyperbole. It’s the stone-cold truth. Because there’s nothing quite as horrific as his Oakland Raiders’ Arrowhead Blues.Â Conventional wisdom says a Raiders victor in the Kansas City Chiefs’ house isn’t in the cards.Â Digest these nuggets, real […]

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Anyone still questioning Raiders’ GM Mike Mayock?

Analysis / Ray Leonard Aspuria

How loud and annoyed Stephen A. Smith was when Mike Mayock landed the Oakland Raiders General Manager gig. Lambasting the Raiders, Smith boisterously denounced the hire and said he should be given the job due to being a TV guy himself and having zero experience running NFL team operations, like Mayock. Smith was one of

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Aspuria’s Assertions: Raiders’ Jacobs vs. Bears’ run game

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Remember all those comparisons and running tallies of Khalil Mack’s sack numbers and the Oakland Raiders lack of them as a whole? From Week 1 to 16 last season, there was a running count of No. 52s QB takedowns vs. the Silver & Black’s total number. They were disparaging and revealed a hard truth: The

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Raiders’ Gruden, Derek Carr have proper mindset

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Fire up the Jim Mora Sr. â€œPlayoffs!?” video and memes all you want on this one, baby. Because Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and the franchise’s quarterback Derek Carr have not only the proper mindset, but the only one the team should have when it comes to postseason aspirations.Â â€œI don’t feel like we

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The Gruden-Guenther Comparison is Stark

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Raiders HC Jon Gruden’s side of the ball is generating an outstanding 6.2 yards per play. That’s good for 4th in the NFL. See, Gruden still got it.Â Raiders: The Gruden-Guenther Comparison is Stark Paul Guenther’s group, however, is allowing an alarming 6.1 yards per play. That’s good for 5th worst int he league. See,

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Does Raiders’ Defensive Plight Fall on One Man?

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Let’s start with the statistics, shall we? According to Pro Football Reference, the Raiders defense has yielded 137 completions (out of 191 for a clip of 67.5 percent) for 1,810 yards and 16 touchdowns to three interceptions. The pass rush generated 10 sacks, 32 pressures, 11 quarterback hurries and blitzed 57 times. The Raiders are

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Quick Slants: Raiders Get Well-Deserved Belly Rub

Raiders News / Ray Leonard Aspuria

The post halftime report during Sunday’s broadcast of the Raiders-Beats tilt was thoroughly intriguing. FOX’s sideline reporter noted Chicago head coach Matt Nagy said it was nothing Oakland was doing and it was all about what his team was not doing as a reason for the 17-0 deficit.Â There’s a lot of truth in those

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Quick Slants: Return of the Mack

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If Tottenham Hotspur Stadium isn’t blaring Mark Morrison’s â€œReturn of the Khalil Mack” this Sunday when the Oakland Raiders square off against the Chicago Bears in London, well, it would be a damn shame. (An F-bomb would me more apt there, but I don’t want to get suspended for the season by the Powers That

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Dog ‘Taze: NFL shelves Raiders’ Burfict for the year

Raiders News / Ray Leonard Aspuria

You can’t accuse the Oakland Raiders of not having each other’s backs — that’s for sure. This is straight bullshit,” linebacker Tahir Whitehead tweeted reacting to teammate Vontaze Burfict getting suspended for the rest of the season after a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday. â€œNo way that hit calls for that.

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â€œSpooked” Raiders Can’t Get Any Worse, Right?

6 Comments / Raiders News / Ray Leonard Aspuria

Dissecting the Raiders’ Jon Gruden-Derek Carr “dilemma” is the hot topic among Raider Nation – and for good reason. The relationship between the head coach and quarterback, unlike any other bond, is a special one and can be the difference between success and failure in the NFL.Â Yet, in the Oakland Raiders loss to the

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