As quickly as the rumors grew of the Oakland Raiders’ interest in surprise free agent safety George Iloka, defensive coordinator Paul Guenther played rumor killer on Tuesday. “I’ve been really kind of concentrated on getting ready for this ball game, and really evaluating the guys we have at safety,” Guenther said after practice. “I like […]
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It is no surprise that an NFL preseason game turned out to be a snooze fest, but the Raiders added sloppy to their list of adjectives for this game. Before preseason game week two kicked off, the Raiders announced they would not be playing any of their starters. Not only that, the game plan on
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The Oakland Raiders preseason schedule is in full swing and the performance in the loss against the L.A. Rams, whom the Raiders face Week 1 of the regular season, should breathe optimism around the franchise. Once again an undrafted free agent running back is making headlines and a major case to be part of the
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Oh, the riveting rumination that goes through one’s mind watching uninteresting and downright comical Oakland Raiders quarterback play. Aspuria’s Assertions: Is the Raiders backup QB depth FUBAR? It appears neither Connor Cook or EJ Manuel really want the primary backup gig to Derek Carr. Two sequences against the Los Angeles Rams this past Saturday brought
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Meet Chris Warren III, he’s an undrafted rookie from the University of Texas, who was one of three players to sign with Oakland following their rookie mini-camp in May. It was expected that Marshawn Lynch, Doug Martin, and either Jalen Richard or DeAndre Washington would fill out the running back position for the Raiders this
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Football! We had real actual football being played on a professional field with actual players and points were counted! Of course, the score and outcome did not matter, but it was actual football! To that end, this game was very enlightening in regards to where the Raiders are schematically and from a preparedness perspective. This
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Football is officially back. The games may not count exactly but the Silver and Black are back playing football on a baseball infield. Jon Gruden’s second Raiders debut went about as well as could be expected. The starters looked sharp. The offense looked vastly more diverse than last season. And the defense, especially defensive line,
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Donald Penn trotted on to the Oakland Raiders’ practice field on Tuesday donning his familiar No. 72 at a very peculiar spot on the offensive line. Restructured contract — check. Off the PUP list — check. Back at practice — check. At right tackle — what!? They talked to me about it, about trying it
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In one game, the Oakland Raiders got a vastly different version of Connor Cook. Decisive, in command and confident. That is something the former Michigan State Spartan was not during his short time in Silver & Black. The label of a wasted draft pick was warded off — until the next game. Moments in the
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The Oakland Raiders stampeded the gridiron for a combined 147 yards on 31 carries. Together the backs averaged 4.7 yards per carry in their first preseason matchup against the Lions. These eye-popping stats don’t include the 60-yard touchdown run Marshawn Lynch had called back on the opening drive. Let’s take a look at what each
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