No NFL fan wants to think their season is over, but for Raider Nation, this is the case. The Raiders are 1-4 through five weeks, and the only team in the AFC West that they don’t have a head-to-head loss to is 5-0 and rolling. The team has one win after five games, and it […]
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Four weeks into the season and the Oakland Raiders finally produced their first victory. It took overtime and the game ended with nearly 90 points, but in the end the Raiders were victorious 45-42 over the Cleveland Browns. Throughout the course of the game, Raider Nation went through an emotional roller coaster experiencing huge peaks
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After what might have seemed like an eternal four weeks for Raider Nation, the Oakland Raiders were finally able to notch their first win of the season. The 1-3 record is very deceiving and certainly gives pundits plenty of ammunition but the fact is the Raiders offense is rolling. And if this year is to
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The more you say it, the worse it sounds. In all honesty, this is quite a disappointing start to Jon Gruden’s second tenure with the Raiders. And while the internet, football analysts, and an angry mob of Twitter accounts are ready to throw in the towel for the season, there is still a lot of football
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January 9, 2018 Raider Nation, This is a big f’ing deal! -Mark Davis Over eight months later, these famous words are now an afterthought to a tumultuous opening month for John Gruden and the Oakland Raiders. Khalil Mack is gone and most realistic people know the trade was uneven. Reggie Nelson somehow stays employed, while
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Raider Nation has seen two sides of Derek Carr in his time as the team’s quarterback. The first version was a confident and aggressive quarterback, which was seen throughout the first three years of his career. This included an MVP Caliber season in 2016, a season that was good enough to earn him a $125
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Somehow, someway, we find a silver (and black) lining in an ugly Raider loss.
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There’s a 17-year age gap between former play-caller Todd Downing and current Oakland Raiders head honcho Jon Gruden. But, apparently, there’s no gap in mundane and rudimentary play-design and game calls between the two. Do you prefer Jon Downing or Todd Gruden? Opinion: Half-and-half chalk full of gaffes for Raiders The lack of a play-action
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After Khalil Mack was traded, much of Raider Nation and the rest of the NFL community were shocked that it actually happened. The Oakland Raiders had traded a future Hall of Fame player. Adding salt to the wound, in his debut Bears performance, Mack completely dominated the Packers offensive line as he finished with one
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Stop reading if you’ve heard this before, this year Cooper is expected to take a significant jump. With the return of Jon Gruden and his own admission of his plans for number 89, the spotlight is once again on the Raiders young receiver. However, unlike last season, the coaching staff seems to already have a
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