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2017 Raiders Preseason Opener: 3 things to keep an eye on

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Borders has been getting rave reviews from many followers attending training camp. He has earned time with the first team defense, albeit from injuries and such. On Saturday night he may have to go one on one with future NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald being his first real game action test. That will be a match up to watch as the undrafted rookie gets the tremendous opportunity I am certain he has been craving for since joining the team.

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Raiders Quantum Leap: Expect to see changes in Year 2 for Joseph

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That was during a campaign where the Oakland Raiders’ heat-seeking missile of a safety readily admits he was not 100 percent mentally and physically. Not surprising considering Joseph did not participate much in offseason activities as he was mending from an ACL tear that wiped out most of his senior season at West Virginia.

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Raiders K: Sebastian Janikowski

The State of The Oakland Raiders’ Special Teams

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Even during the Oakland Raiders’ “Dark Age,” one of the beacons of hope that was and continues to shine, is the special teams unit. Led by Sebastian Janikowski and punter Shane Lechler, the Silver and Black had one of the most talented and efficient special team’s groups in the NFL. In fact, the team always ranked near the top of the kicking game thanks to the sturdy sets of legs these two brought, regardless of the record.

Flash forward to the present, and while much has changed from top to bottom in the organization, the “Sea Bass” persists. Now joined by walking meme Marquette King, the Raiders still boast two of the biggest and best legs in the game.

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Raiders OT Donald Penn

Eyes on the Future: 3 Left Tackles the Raiders should be looking at

1 Comment / AFC West, Analysis, Donald Penn /

With all of the recent commotion that Donald Penn has created by holding out of camp, I started to do a little digging into what the Oakland Raiders could soon do to address the left tackle position.

One thing is clear, the NFL above all else is a business, and though sometimes that fact is lost on fans, everyone from players to the people who run the organizations understand this perfectly.

Right now Penn has every right to ask for a raise yet the timing of his decision is less than optimal.

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Raiders QB Derek Carr

Revenge of the Seth?

AFC West, Analysis, Seth Roberts /

As superstitions go, Seth Roberts is a big part of a smirk-worthy, yet hard-to-ignore ritual. Get this: The Oakland Raiders are 9-0 in games where Roberts hauls in a touchdown pass. Word?

It’s stunningly true. The ninth of those victories came in a wild 35-32 home win over the visiting Carolina Panthers. Coincidentally, that game marked the final time Roberts found the end zone in 2016.

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Jon Gruden traded Amari Cooper

Raiders 2017 Fantasy Football: The Rise of Amari Cooper

1 Comment / AFC West, Amari Cooper, Analysis, Fantasy Football /

We’ve all had our calendars marked for quite some time now, but rest assure Fantasy Football season is here. The mumblings around the office coffee pots across the country has shifted to; clever FF league names, sneaky sleepers and draft values. Before you accept too many league invitations and squander the FF mock draft boards, first let’s acknowledge the year three explosion from Oakland Raiders wide receiver; Amari Cooper.

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Raiders Camp: Contract “Penn-ding” for OT Donald Penn

2 Comments / AFC West, Analysis, Donald Penn, Raiders News /

The Oakland Raiders 2017 Training Camp started with a league wide shocking report. Pro Bowl starting left tackle Donald Penn is holding out amidst a contractual dispute. In addition to Penn’s controversial decision, the team’s first round pick, Gareon Conley, got some good news as his legal drama might start to get behind him.

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Raiders Training Camp Conley

Oakland Raiders: The Cornerback Vexation

1 Comment / AFC West, Analysis, David Amerson /

The expectations for the Oakland Raiders organization to deliver a Lombardi Trophy to the Bay Area will lie heavily on how its defense can perform, in particular, the defensive backfield and its corners. Even after selecting an exceptionally talented cornerback in Gareon Conley in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, there’s still a lot of questions as we head into this weekend’s camp action.

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RaiderRamble.com Preview: AFC South Predictions

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After Raider Ramble’s somewhat controversial pick in last week’s preview of the AFC West, we now turn our attentions to the AFC South. After finishing a combined 29-35, only two other divisions (NFC West & AFC North) finished with a worse combined record. However, it seems like this division is brimming with talent and perhaps this will be the season its teams put it all together. Let’s take a look at some of the most notable offseason moves made by each team.

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Derek Carr

The NFL’s Best Game Closing Duo

AFC West, Analysis, Jalen Richard /

Carr and Mack are the perfect game closing duo as team captains. From the locker room to the huddle, every player has faith in the duos ability to win under any circumstance. That’s a powerful tool for a team that has a challenging 2017 schedule. With a coach earning the fan title “Black Jack” Del Rio for showing his willingness to take risks late in games because of them, it’s hard ever to count the Raiders out. It doesn’t also hurt to have one of the leagues all-time best kickers in Sebastian Janikowski on the sideline, a trio perhaps?

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