In the 2008 NFL Draft, the (at that time) Oakland Raiders selected running back Darren McFadden with the fourth overall pick. Expectations were high – and rightfully so, as the Razorbacks product ran for an astounding 1,830 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in 13 games as a junior. In Week 2 of the 2008 season, …
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Was Josh Jacobs rookie season as good as other Las Vegas Raiders legends’?
With the 2019 season approaching, I figured it would be appropriate to determine an All-Raiders team for the last 19 seasons. In this article, we will exclusively look at the following positions: quarterback, running back and fullback. Other offensive positions and defense will come later (this is article one of six). Of course, there is a …
With Darren McFadden’s retirement and Sebastian Janikowski’s career possibly drawing to a close, it will be the end of an era for the Raiders. Yesterday, former Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden officially retired from playing in the NFL. The former fourth-round pick of the 2008 NFL draft played for seven years with the Silver …
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In part one of this series, we took a look at the top three quarterbacks of the Oakland Raiders’ “Dark Age”. I’ve deemed this time with such gloom immediately after the Raiders lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2002 NFL Super Bowl up through the 2013 season, the season before Derek Carr, Khalil Mack, and Gabe Jackson were drafted. During this period the Silver and Black combined for a total record of 53-123. So now we will take a look at the best running backs during from this disastrous period.
