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Raiders: Townsend tops on rookie Ray-Dar

5 Comments / Uncategorized / Ray Leonard Aspuria

Using a draft pick on a punter is blasphemy to many in Raider Nation. Even using a late-round compensatory pick, the notion of using a selection on a boot specialist makes some fans projectile vomit.

In fact, a big portion of the football following world looks down upon a punter. Face it, they get dismissed faster than the junk mail that arrives in your mailbox or the spam that lands in your email filter.

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Carving Out Roles for the 2018 Oakland Raider Defensive Line

3 Comments / AFC West, Bruce Irvin, Jon Gruden, Khalil Mack / Holden Mayberry

Jon Gruden and Co. did their best to keep Gruden’s word of adding interior pass rushing help. In Rounds 2 and 5, the Raiders added a small school superstar in PJ Hall and a superstar with health concerns in Maurice Hurst. Also, Arden Key, the 2016 SEC sack leader, was selected in the 3rd round

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Opinion: Gruden’s gambles show his intent

AFC West, Jon Gruden / Ray Leonard Aspuria

That’s the jewel Marshawn Lynch dropped during media sessions before Super Bowl XLVIII. Turns out that quote is apropos for Jon Gruden. The Oakland Raiders head coach isn’t merely dipping his toes into the kiddie pool in his return to the NFL, he’s diving into the deep end. Scratch that. He purposely cut his toe,

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Opinion: NFL Draft in the UK you say?

Uncategorized / Gavin Brooke

The anxious wait for this years NFL draft was one of the most anticipated in recent history. But what does the future hold for the NFL draft going forward? It’s not completely out of the question that it could be held in an international venue. With growing popularity here in the United Kingdom, it would

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Ramble 101: The Maverick

Raiders History / Angria Trask

There are very few franchises in the NFL that can claim as large a historical contribution as the Oakland Raiders. After so many ups and downs through the franchise’s history, it’s time to revisit what makes them so great and why the Raiders are such an integral part of the game as we know it

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NFL: Ranking The Raiders Draft Picks

Uncategorized / nickpopio21

The 2018 Oakland Raiders draft could go down as one of the most historic and polarizing events in the illustrious history of the Silver and Black. From offensive lineman Kolton Miller to wide receiver Marcell Ateman, let’s break down the entire haul of choices made by Reggie McKenzie and Jon Gruden. 1. Maurice Hurst, DT,

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Entrenched: Gruden Intently Focused On Fixing The Lines

Uncategorized / Ray Leonard Aspuria

Protect the quarterback. Disrupt the quarterback. Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s draft-day intentions focused on exactly just that on Day 1 and 2: Round 1: Offensive tackle Kolton Miller (UCLA) Round 2: Defensive tackle P.J. Hall (Sam Houston State) Round 3: Offensive tackle Brandon Parker (North Carolina A&T) and Edge Arden Key (LSU) And

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Skeptics, Simplicity and a Solid Draft

1 Comment / AFC West / Philip Robinson III

I don’t really hear all the skeptics -Raiders head coach Jon Gruden Typically a review of draft picks comes with a grade assessment and talk of how good or bad this draft was. Grading drafts accurately areÂ impossible without the benefit of at leastÂ 4-5 years’ body of work to critique. What we can assess is what

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Quick Slants: It’s Miller Time in Oakland

3 Comments / Uncategorized / Ray Leonard Aspuria

Unbridled fury. That best describes theÂ visceral anger that spread like wildfire amongst Raider Nation when Oakland selected Kolton Miller with the 15th overall pick (after a trade) in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Throughout the day, any mention of an offensive lineman when it came to the Raiders’ first-round pick was met with ridicule,

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Why The Raiders Should Draft Another Guard

1 Comment / Uncategorized / Josh Alvarez

With many other position groups needing aid on the Oakland Raiders roster, it may sound laughable that Oakland should beef up their offensive line, but there is cause for concern. After receiving a massive contract extension, right guard Gabe Jackson saw a decline in production in 2017 following a 2016 season where he didn’t allow

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