As reported earlier, Javon Walker became big news Saturday. When ESPN's Chris Mortensen broke the news about his attempted retirement, we decided to take a 'wait and see' approach to the news. Even though it's rare that Mortensen whiffs, when it comes to the Raiders ESPN has a way of turning into   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/03/oa....

Preseason games are nothing more than a double edged sword for coaches. One edge, the blunt one, is the improvement of the team and for getting everyone on the same page prior to the season. The other edge, the sharp one, is where you try to keep the players you really need healthy. Winning   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/15/oa....

Day 8 of the Raiders 2008 training camp is in the books, and so far the team is still a work in progress, not unlike the other 31 teams at this point in the season. The stars of the team continue to provide highlights, the underachievers are, for the most part, still underachieving, but all around   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/01/oa....

Tonight's edition of the ongoing "Camp Battles" series focuses on the strength of the Oakland Raiders' offensive line: the guards. The tandem of Robert Gallery and Cooper Carlisle led the resurgence of the Raiders' running game in 2007. Can any of the guys in training camp displace either of these   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/06/26/oa....

As you can see, MVN still has us up and running. As far as we know, we could be down at any time, but until that we'll continue to report about your Oakland Raiders. From what we've been told, we could go down for site maintenance at any time, so if you can't get to our site that's probably   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/30/br....

Last season, average backs turned the Oakland Raiders into roadkill. Elite backs? Just say its a good thing that Adrian Peterson was out when the Raiders went to Minnesota last year. This year, the Raiders need to be much better in that department for the revamped secondary to fully do its job.   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/07/27/oa....

It's the final preseason game, practically none of the starters and some of the backups will be playing, and due to mine and Patrick's 53 man roster analysis, you may find yourself wondering,...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/08/28/93....

As we conclude the offensive section of the "Camp Battles" series, we look at the one player who starts every play, the center. The Raiders have a great tradition of centers that started with the original Raider Jim Otto and continued through Dave Dalby and on towards Barrett Robbins before his   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/06/27/oa....

The Raiders roster is now at 53 after a round of cuts today.A Here are the players gone: LB Adam Archuleta, C Jesse Boone, CB Darrick Brown, DE Derrick Gray, DE Greyson Gunheim, WR Jonathan Holland, FB Luke Lawton, DB Nate Lyles, WR Chris McFoy, P Glenn Pakulak, RB Louis Rankin, FB Marcel Reece, G   more...
Original Story: http://www.raidersgab.com/?p=232.