No one is going to argue last Sunday’s loss was another bleak showing in a long line of them for the Oakland Raiders. Still, there was a silver lining in the disheartening defeat. Silver Lining: Top 3 Raiders from Week 8 A trio of Raiders managed to shine in what was otherwise a pile of …
Perhaps the Oakland Raiders should only have three days to prepare for an opponent. Seriously. Given 10 days to prep for the Buffalo Bills and fresh off a dramatic turnaround win, Jack Del Rio’s merry band of marauders reverted back to the hapless bunch in a 34-14 debacle against the Buffalo Bills. It all started …
Fear. Straight up fear. That appears to be the reason behind the Oakland Raiders reverting back to the dink-and-dunk offense that drove fans and football pundits mad and kept the scoreboard dim. And look at the cost. A 34-14 shellacking in Orchard Park, NY at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. Why fear? When asked …
Point of no return is defined as: “The point beyond which one must continue on one’s current course of action because turning back is physically impossible, prohibitively expensive, or dangerous.” Captain Obvious moment here, but suffice it to say, the Oakland Raiders emphatically crossed that threshold in its 31-30 win over the Kansas City Chiefs …
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“None, Nada, Zilch” What’s been deemed by many a football scholar as impossible, the Oakland Raiders have accomplished. Zero. Interceptions. Let that marinate. In seven games, the Oakland Raiders (3-4 overall) have yet to pick off a pass. How wild is that? Wait, let me rephrase: how embarrassing is that? It’s very difficult to go …
“This game is never going to end!,” Tony Romo yelled from the CBS broadcasting booth after Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook couldn’t secure a would-be game-tying touchdown as time expired as a bright yellow flag lie in the end zone. Romo’s exclamation is how everyone watching Thursday Night’s instant classic felt. Yes, Oakland won …
Given the most favorable of odds, the Oakland Raiders failed to step up and take advantage. How could the offense — despite struggling the last four weeks — not take it to a Los Angeles Chargers team equipped with one of the league’s worst defenses? Absolutely mind-boggling, no? Count me as perplexed. Yet, funny things …
Anger, disbelief, grief, indifference, and rage. Emotions amongst the Oakland Raiders fan base is wide and varied as the team plummeted to 2-4 overall with a 17-16 loss this past Sunday at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers. The hysteria has run amuck. As WWE owner Vince McMahon would say, “It’s pandemonium!” Trask Drops …
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Life as a long snapper in the NFL — hell, in all of football — is a thankless job. For the vast majority of his career, Oakland Raiders snap whiz Jon Condo has been Mr. Reliable. And that’s what makes his botch this past Sunday that much more painful. Condo’s snap was off, holder and …
Instant post game reaction via RaiderRamble.com as the Oakland Raiders hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6. A high snap. Forget about the anemic offense that had splash plays. Forget about the defense which was competent up until it mattered most. Veteran long snapper Jon Condo’s misfire on the snap after an electric 47-yard …
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