After what is by far the worst loss of the young season, Jon Gruden and Derek Carr have much to atone for. @sik0simmons The Raiders are not paying them, combined, almost a quarter of a billion dollars for an 0-3 start filled with near misses. Between bad reads, missed timing, and questionable calls, the Silver […]
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A loss is a loss and most fans don’t want to hear excuses, however, Jordy Nelson shined in another squandered opportunity for the Oakland Raiders in Miami. Let’s not forget the Raiders came out firing on all cylinders in the first quarter with Nelson totaling 139 receiving yards in the opening quarter. Throw in the
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The struggles for the Oakland Raiders will continue onto Week 4 despite a promising start against the Miami Dolphins today. Jordy Nelson had his best game this season with 139 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 1st quarter alone, but it wasn’t enough. While the season is not over by any stretch, this 0-3
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Two weeks into the season and the Oakland Raiders have yet to get into the win column. Going to Denver to play the Broncos is never an easy task, and this game ended in a 20-19 loss. Regardless of the score, this was a team that began to create an identity and began to lay
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The second week in the NFL regular season has come and gone, and for the Oakland Raiders, the struggles continue as they now sit at 0-2. However, there were definitely some positives to come out of this contest despite the difficult loss, with that said take a look at what some of the writers at the Raider
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New head coaches went 0-7 in the NFL for Week 1 of the regular season. One of those coaches was Raiders HC Jon Gruden and his football team is now 0-1. Rory’s Ruminations: 5 Questions After the Raiders’ Loss to the Rams The Rams are an expected Super Bowl favorite for most pundits so the
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Week 1 records Rory: 7-8-1Â Â Â Chris: 6-9-1 Year to date record: Rory: 7-8-1Â Â Â Chris: 6-9-1 These lines are from the Bovada sportsbook as of 9/12/2018. Bal @ Cin +1.5 Rory: Trusting Joe Flacco is always dangerous. Cincy is better so getting points is a bonus. Chris: I don’t think we saw the real Ravens last
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The Oakland Raiders’ Week 1 debut probably did not go the way head coach Jon Gruden envisioned. Or maybe in some ways it did? Those expecting a hostile press conference filled with player immolations and “Grudenisms” were left sorely lacking. Instead, the press conferences of both Gruden and Derek Carr seemed almost upbeat, as if
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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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Hysteria! Dysfunction I say! That was the negative notion media folk took when Jon Gruden dropped a CM Punk-esque pipe bomb during the media presser after Wednesday’s practice. “You look at the film, we had him wide open deep,” Gruden said of Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper. “We didn’t go there. He was open a
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