A spirited defensive showing from the Oakland Raiders? Say it isn’t so! The statistics may say otherwise, however, here’s the most valuable piece of info from the stat sheet: The Dallas Cowboys were 3-for-10 on third-down conversions. “Some good work. Some great tape to evaluate,” said head coach Jack Del Rio after the game. “A …
The Oakland Raiders were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 24-20 in this highly anticipated third preseason game.
No surprise that in last week’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals that Oakland Raiders’ quarterback Derek Carr did not see any action, however, E.J. Manuel did, which resulted in many impressed observers.
You heard it here first! Derek Carr is the man who just got paid and whose sole purpose now is to dominate the NFL and win an MVP award.
Carr is on a path to greatness thanks to having the correct mindset that you need to play in the league and whether by design or destiny, he has learned from the mistakes of his brother David determined not to let history repeat itself in his family.
The NFL Pre-Season officially kicked off this past week; the first taste of real football to trigger the fans around the world into a frenzy. For the next three weeks, the media coverage will tap into their crystal ball of power rankings, win-loss predictions and forecasting individual performance award nominees. It is nearly impossible for Raider Nation to resist after years of pre-season prediction coverage delegated to failures.
Now should we “sip the kool-aid” of Super Bowl contender status? Before you settle on that matter, take a look at a parallel I have noticed between the upcoming 2017 Oakland Raiders and the 2009 New Orleans who went on to win a Super Bowl contender.
Raider Ramble en Español: Los Raiders calientan motores con movimientos claves para arrancar la temporada 2017. Entre rumores de que Calvin Johnson pudiera jugar para los Raiders, la contratación del assistant coach John Pagano y las extensiones que firmaron el quarterback Derek Carr y el guardia offensivo Gabe Jackson durante la offseason, los Raiders se …
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Earlier this week, the Oakland Raiders locked up one of its core players in offensive guard Gabe Jackson, a signing that’ll help lead to quarterback Derek Carr staying on his feet for the coming years.
RaiderRamble.com’s Robert Wykowski shares some brief thoughts on the Raiders The Oakland Raiders are part of the ever competitive AFC West, meaning they’ll face the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs twice this season; a task that only gets harder each season. If rising superstar quarterback Derek Carr can stay healthy, …
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While many still feel that Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are the “elite” of NFL quarterbacks, the fact is that the next generation of “greats” is already here. Case in point, who’ll hoist up the Lombardi trophy first, the Oakland Raiders’ Derek Carr or the Dallas Cowboys’ sensation Dak Prescott.
Derek Carr’s on the rise, but Aaron Rodgers sets the bar Derek Carr just signed a 5-year extension worth $125 million, and in the last three years, he has positioned himself in the upper echelon of quarterbacks. Whether he’s elite or not is up for debate, but what’s clear is the fact that his performance …
