Count Tim Brown as one of the many Raiders legends miffed by Amari Cooper’s lack of production this season. But unlike the masses, the Hall of Famer isn’t pinning it solely on the wide receiver’s penchant for drops. No, for the man who has caught more passes as a Raider, it’s the play-caller who has …
Tim Will Tell: Raiders HOF WR wants Cooper to Get the Ball Read More »
After their second consecutive loss, this time at the hands of the Denver Broncos, the Oakland Raiders have a must-win game at home this week against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5. It will not come easy, even with a struggling Joe Flacco and an offensive line that hasn’t been able to protect him (welcome …
Reason for Optimism Despite 2-2 Start to the Season Read More »
The first quarter of the season came to a close in Denver Sunday for the Oakland Raiders. There have been some enjoyable highs but also some concerning lows through four games. The Raiders did quite a bit of traveling playing three games on the road with only their lone home opener. Three of their opponents were …
“Big Boy Ball” While Jack Del Rio didn’t outright call him out by name, that was the Oakland Raiders’ head coach’s sticking point when it came to then-offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave. How long before we hear Del Rio spout the same about Todd Downing? Yes, Downing is a neophyte when it comes to the play-caller …
To start the 2017 season, the Oakland Raiders won a convincing game on the road in Tennessee and thoroughly trounced a questionable Jets team at home. Since then? The Raiders were humiliated on the national stage by the Washington Redskins on Sunday Night Football and this last Sunday, and we got pounded by the Denver …
When it rains, it pours. If you somehow haven’t heard already, franchise QB Derek Carr is out 2-6 weeks with a fracture in his back. Raider Nation is, of course, falling apart. However, the Raiders can win some games with EJ Manuel if he is managed properly. Power Running When the Raiders hired new OC …
Instant post-game reaction via RaiderRamble.com as the Oakland Raiders visited the Denver Broncos in Week 4. The big question heading into the Oakland Raiders’ Week 4 divisional matchup versus the Denver Broncos was going to be, could they recover after an embarrassing performance on primetime last Sunday night? Early on in the game, we saw the …
Talking With Tovar: Instant Post Game Reaction Week 4 Read More »
The Oakland Raiders got mauled last Sunday in Washington. Unfortunately this has brought in some wild theories from the tin foil community.
A true measure of a team is not how they react when they win, but how they respond from a resounding defeat; this rings deafeningly true for the Oakland Raiders. The team’s mettle was never intended to be revealed until it languished through a despondent defeat. That came at the hands of the Washington Redskins …
Raider Rebound: Four Players Who Need to Turn It Around This Sunday Read More »
In the world of sports, as in many important things that occur in our everyday lives, we are often reminded that the “mental” aspect of a task is as important as the physical qualities needed to complete the task successfully. The question becomes, which is more important: a professional athlete’s physical ability or his or …
