Silver and Black Lining: Just Because
Don’t panic, the Oakland Raiders didn’t lose this week. There’s a Silver and Black Lining, because no matter how the season ends, it’s important to appreciate the progress that the team has made.
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Scouting the Houston Texans
The Oakland Raiders head into Reliant Stadium on Sunday to take on the Houston Texans. On paper these two teams are incredibly similar, with just one win separating the Raiders’ 7th place AFC position and the Texans 6th place position. Raiders: Scouting the Houston Texans A win over the Texans would go a long way …
Jon Gruden Building His Desired Identity Behind Josh Jacobs
Jon Gruden is taking the game back to the 90’s behind this power run philosophy as he rides the wheels of rookie Josh Jacobs. Many pronounced the Oakland Raiders dead before the season even started. Between one of the toughest NFL schedules ever, and off-field drama most didn’t expect the Silver and Black to do …
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Vontaze Burfict’s ejection adds to NFL’s double-standard
In recent history, the NFL has attempted to do its part to ensure player safety by handing out harsh fines and suspensions for plays that include helmet-to-helmet contact. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise to see the season-long suspension Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been given. Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict’s ejection adds to …
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Winning Cures Everything and the Oakland Raiders Need to Win
One of the few rallying points for the Raiders has been its disdain for former receiver Antonio Brown. The harmonious “disparaging remarks” picked up through ESPN live television microphones were sung by a sold out Coliseum full of strangers like a chorus at the Opera House. Monday Night Football against the Denver Broncos almost seems …
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Oakland Raiders Fans Must Trust the Process with Jon Gruden
No one likes rebuilds. But that is exactly what Oakland Raiders fans got when Mark Davis finally lured Jon Gruden back to the team with a ten-year $100 million contract. Davis gave Gruden full control of the team, and it was quickly torn down in preparation to build it back up to fulfill Gruden’s vision …
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Chiefs Leave The Raiders Seeing Red
For one magical quarter in Oakland, the Raiders could do no wrong on defense. Big boy football looked to rule the day and the Raiders were controlling the clock. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes proved while the Raiders have improved this season, they still aren’t ready to be dethroned …
The Silver (And Black) Lining: Week Two
Sadly, the silver (and black) lining series is back, making the best of a bad loss.
Don’t Sleep on the Oakland Raiders versus the Kansas City Chiefs
The Oakland Raiders shut down the noise. Everyone already counted the Raiders out. The team has one of the most brutal schedules in the history of the NFL. In what seems like a yearly tradition now, Oakland will yet again give up a home game to travel to London, setting up a period of five …
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Darren Waller: The Next Big Thing
Darren Waller has been a bit of a mystery to this point in his career, but Ryan Smith suspects the legend of Oakland’s new tight end is only beginning.