There are several stand-outs on this year’s Oakland Raiders roster, but when firing on all cylinders, the “Cripplers” have proven this year that, between the five of them, they can win the game. The five C’s: Carr, Coop, Crab, Cook, Cord. This is a collection of men who can bring the game to the field, […]
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The 2017 offseason was eventful for the Oakland Raiders, mostly for one reason: Marshawn Lynch in Silver and Black. Now fans are wondering if they jumped the gun. Hometown folk hero Marshawn Lynch signed a 2-year $9,000,000 deal this offseason with the team he grew up watching, the Oakland Raiders. Raider Nation was all abuzz
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Andria’s Analysis this week looks at what was meant to be but never was, and how the Raiders approach their toughest contest yet Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Week 6 has come and gone, but unfortunately, it was not without incident. What should have been an easy win, or at least A WIN.
Andria’s Analysis: Backwards Week 6 and Hopeless Week 7? Read More »
After suffering through 13 seasons without a playoff berth, the 2016 squad posted a 12-4 record behind their franchise quarterback and MVP hopeful, Derek Carr. Only to have a late-season injury to Carr derail the Raiders just as they finally made it to the playoffs which resulted in an underwhelming exit, to say the least.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Johnny Burczak, a man who follows all things Kansas City Chiefs and co-hosts a podcast called WildWestAFC Podcast. Now I do not usually fraternize with the enemy because I am acutely aware that Raiders versus Chiefs is the best AFC West rivalry in my book, but in this instance, I was looking for another man’s opinion on perhaps Oakland’s fiercest rival.
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In the first part of the preview and prediction series, we looked at the AFC East, and it was a unanimous decision that the Patriots would have no problem winning the crown there. Now, we get to start in the Raider Ramble’s back yard; Let’s take a look at the most notable offseason moves made in the AFC West.
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Quite early for Peters to post bulletin board material as the teams won’t meet until October 19th for a Week 7 “Thursday Night Football” showdown under the lights of primetime television. The long-time rivals have found a newly competitive distaste for one another as both teams haven’t been as talented or league-wide successful in quite some time.
Rivalry lines have been drawn between the Raiders and Chiefs Read More »
Offense-oriented teams may be favored in today’s NFL, but defense wins championships as we have seen time and time again. The Oakland Raiders had the sixth-ranked scoring offense in 2016 in spite of playing some of the toughest defenses in the league. 2017 is no different so here’s a look at three of the top
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The cap saving move clears $10 million in the coming years against the Chiefs salary cap as the Chiefs were sitting at a meager $3.5M under the salary cap before the move. Now that the shock value of this move is wearing off, let’s decipher the implications on the AFC East and my top three potential landing spots for Maclin.
Too many Kansas City Chiefs, not enough cap Read More »
