The Raiders 2018 campaign has fallen flat on its face. The curious off-season moves drew both skepticism and optimism from Raider Nation, headlining with former coach Jon Gruden coming back to Oakland. The splash of trades, draft picks, and free agent moves alike have squandered the fans excitement, for this season at least. The team […]
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The national media has been in a frenzy surrounding the Oakland Raiders in recent weeks and specifically, Derek Carr has been the focal point of attacks being cast upon the team. From reporters and television pundits claiming Carr was crying on the field and allegedly having a fractured relationship with his team because of it,
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The Oakland Raiders have traded former first-round pick Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys per Josina Anderson of ESPN. Let’s take a look at how things shake out for what exactly the Cowboys are getting. There are two ways to look at this trade. The first being, the Cowboys acquire a 24-year old receiver with
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In the Oakland Raiders’ Week 5 loss to the L.A. Chargers, it appeared head coach Jon Gruden got a little too cute with his goal line play calling. There is no other way to put it; if you have a running back whose nickname is ‘Beast Mode’ it would be plausible to actually use him in situations where a beastly running back is needed.
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No NFL fan wants to think their season is over, but for Raider Nation, this is the case. The Raiders are 1-4 through five weeks, and the only team in the AFC West that they don’t have a head-to-head loss to is 5-0 and rolling. The team has one win after five games, and it
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The Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers have a long-lasting rivalry that dates back to the 1960’s. The Raiders lead the series 63-52-2 despite losing 13 straight from December 2003 to November of 2009. Until the Raiders were blessed by the presence of Derek Carr, the quarterback situation in Oakland seemed to be a
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After a crazy and emotional win over the Cleveland Browns in overtime last week, the Oakland Raiders go to Southern California to play the L.A. Chargers in what looks to possibly be another pro-Raiders crowd at the StubHub Center. There will be many storylines going into this key divisional clash, and we will now take
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There are few moments in football history that stand out as much as the infamous Tuck Rule game. Since that moment, the Raiders have a nasty chip on their shoulder against the Patriots, and specifically Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The faces of a team that crushed what might have been another era of a
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January 9, 2018 Raider Nation, This is a big f’ing deal! -Mark Davis Over eight months later, these famous words are now an afterthought to a tumultuous opening month for John Gruden and the Oakland Raiders. Khalil Mack is gone and most realistic people know the trade was uneven. Reggie Nelson somehow stays employed, while
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Ryan Smith is back with the silver (and black) lining, this time about Oakland’s 20-19 loss in Denver.
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