From the moment Jon Gruden took over the Raiders early this year, he made one thing very clear; he was going to build his own team. Recent Raider staples like Michael Crabtree and Marquette King were shown the door, and Gruden brought in his own players, many of whom were older and relatively inexpensive. Those […]
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When the season began no one knew what to expect other than fireworks of some kind. There were some hints of the coming storm, but nothing that suggested this scorched earth policy through nine weeks.
In some ways, for all of the media fanfare, there is nothing else that can be written about the Oakland Raiders 2018 season. This painful truth places many reporters, beat writers, and even bloggers in the grotesque cycle of struggling to avoid replicating the same things being written all over the internet at the same time.
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Entering Week 11 of the 2018 NFL season, the Oakland Raiders have had a miserable season leaving their fans solely focused on the draft. The team is traveling to Arizona to play the Cardinals who are led by a rookie quarterback. Many Raider fans are rooting for a loss to maintain a stranglehold on the
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We are now halfway through one of, if not the most disappointing and depressing seasons in Raiders’ history. Through nine games, it has become very clear that the Oakland Raiders are punting this season, and building for the future. The future has a chance to be very bright, as Jon Gruden has essentially taken over
A Mid-season Review of the Raiders’ 2018 Draft Class Read More »
The 2018 season is officially half way thru and is all but over. After the recent debacle in San Francisco there is nowhere to go for the Raiders but down. It was one of the most infuriating nationally televised showcases for anyone who follows the Raiders as a fan. The Lifeless Raiders The defense is
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2018 has been disastrous thus far, however it is only going to get worse from here. With the Raiders most recent debacle at the hands of the 49ers and rookie third-stringer Nick Mullens, the Silver and Black have fallen to 1-7. And while it is still mathematically possible for the Raiders to reach the postseason,
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We’ll likely never hear the true reason why Raiders cornerback Rashaan Melvin has been banished to the NFL hinterlands known as “inactive”. But his outburst on social media was a large part of the reason. I’m done trying to change my style. It’s not me. Back to what I know and what got me here!!
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If you’re reading this article, you don’t need anyone to tell you that this is not how good football teams look. You can go ahead and stick a fork in the Oakland Raiders because the fat lady is halfway through her encore, and while the Raiders are headed to Las Vegas, Elvis has left the
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Perhaps Jon Gruden will get the last laugh and, as Troy Aikman alluded to on Thursday night’s broadcast, the Khalil Mack and other trades is the catalyst to a Raiders renaissance under Chucky. But, perception is reality and there’s a lot of Raider Nation seeing nothing but — as tight end Lee Smith eloquently said
Quick Slants: It can’t get any worse, right? Read More »
Being a parent, one learns the depth and extent of patience that you never knew you had. So, now that I’ve returned from baby bonding time, boy, what a shambled ruin we have in the Oakland Raiders, no?
Aspuria’s Assertion: “I’m back… To This?” Read More »
