For as much as fans want the Oakland Raiders to invest higher draft picks into the linebacker position, the team may continue it’s run on mid- to late-round prospects to fill that position group Despite former general manager Reggie McKenzie no longer running the NFL draft, current defensive coordinator Paul Guenther subscribes to the same […]
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The jury is still out on Marquel Lee, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. While it’s still too early to emphatically say that the 6-foot-3, 235-pound 2017 fifth-round pick is a long-term answer at the linebacker position, it’s equally premature to write him off as well. After all, Lee is only 23 (24 in
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Just when you think he’s a goner, Raiders WR Seth Roberts does something to redeem himself. That’s been the case since he arrived as an undrafted free agent back in 2015. The 6-foot-2 Roberts has carved out a niche career in Oakland since coming out of West Alabama. More renowned for his blocking acumen than
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Reggie Nelson last year with the Raiders wasn’t what everyone expected, not even Reggie Nelson himself.
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Which is more difficult, the Raiders finding a home for the 2019 season or the team remedying an anemic pass rush? Honestly, picking one conundrum as easier than the other is a difficult task. But both challenges are ones the Raiders need to overcome — triumphantly so. The latest debacle in the search for a
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Ray Aspuria talks about lessons the Raiders can learn from the latest Super Bowl.
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We’re a long a ways off but the speculation grows in intensity every single day for the Raiders as we get closer to the NFL draft. A rabid Raider Nation is salivating at the ridiculous amounts of possibilities with Jon Gruden owning a trio of first-round selections (No. 4 overall, 24 and 27). Will the
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Potential starter, quality backup, trade asset. It’s those three reasons why Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Mike Mayock should take a quarterback in the in the upcoming draft and everyone one after that. That doesn’t mean the Raiders decision maker — singular because we know Chucky is the final say —
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If you thought the Oakland Raiders’ roster overhaul was something fierce last season, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Jon Gruden isn’t done by any means as more reshaping, reconfiguration, and downright re-Chucky-fying is on the horizon with newly minted general manager Mike Mayock at his side. The process has already begun in earnest as Raiders’
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To those that determined the Chicago Bears are the unequivocal winner of the Khalil Mack trade, in the eloquent slang of Derrick Rose: “Kill yourself”. The requisite “pre” is missing before being determined due to the simple fact the trade cannot be truly judged until the Oakland Raiders select and develop the prospects they’ll eventually
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