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Royal Ramble: The Raiders’ Linebacker Battle

Nothing is set in stone when it comes to Paul Guenther’s Raiders depth chart. The festivities in Napa are slated to solidify the fluidity. Yet, the Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator likely had two of his starting linebackers written heavily pencil in Derrick Johnson and Tahir Whitehead long before training camp. I mean, head coach Jon …

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Opinion: Mocking Raiders age is infantile, low-hanging fruit

The mocking of Jon Gruden’s old-ass Raiders knows no bounds. Sure, it’s all quiet on the front now, but as July 23 approaches — the day rookies report to training camp in Napa — the hackneyed “If you’re old, Gruden wants you” will accelerate at an exponential rate.

The underlying theme under the ridicule is the concern that Oakland’s aged roster won’t serve the team well — at all. They’ll wear down, they’ll be out of breath, they’re just not as fast and exuberant as younger cats.

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Quick Slants: Attitude Era returning for the Oakland Raiders

A mini-vacation is a good reprieve for Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders. A break from the daily NFL grind does both the body and mind good.

When the team reconvenes in a month for training camp in Napa, however, it’s imperative Gruden ramp up the attitude and maintain the same level-headed approach he’s shown in front of the media.

“We got a lot to prove yet, we’re a long way off. But we laid a very good foundation,” Gruden said during last week’s mandatory minicamp.

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Quick Slants: Raiders are “all in the same lane” now

“Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.” Translated into English, that Latin phrase becomes the all too recognizable, “One for all, all for one” phrase of Three Musketeers fame. How in the blue hell does that relate to the Oakland Raiders? I’ll let Gareon Conley explain: Quick Slants: Raiders are “all in the same lane” now …

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Gruden’s Choice: The tangible vs. the conceivable on the Raiders

The choice between veteran savvy with established play and youthful exuberance coupled with potential will become all too real for the Oakland Raiders as they grind towards the 2018 regular season. It’s the battle of the tangible vs. the conceivable. And that’s a dope time for NFL personnel peeps to earn their keep. Does a …

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Tight end says Raiders are Cook-ing under Gruden

Jared Cook was likely generalizing head coaches as a whole, but boy, it took a millisecond for Raider Nation to pinpoint one man in particular when the Oakland Raiders tight end dropped this dime on Tuesday: “He knows what he’s talking about,” Cook said about head coach Jon Gruden. “You can tell the difference between …

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