As the camp battles series winds its way through the defense, we come to the linebackers. The Raiders have two 'backers who are knocking at the door of the Pro Bowl in Thomas Howard and Kirk Morrison. They form a dynamic duo and have become both fan favorites and top notch players. They combined   more...
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This is part one of a three part series where we analyze how the Oakland Raiders stack up with the other teams in their division. We'll start at the bottom and work our way up going by 2007 standings. This edition will have the Raiders going against the Chiefs.In 2007, these two teams tied for the   more...
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Since Kiffin took the reigns of the Oakland Raiders, he's continued to look for and find players that have more to offer than just playing their expected position. He wants players that can do at least a second job. In the NFL, 53 players are not enough to field an offense, defense, punt team, kick   more...
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As you know, we've been running a runoff vote for the Oakland Raider to rally around for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Since Kenny Stabler's DUI, Ray Guy has taken a commanding lead in the vote by 35 votes after nearly 1500 votes had been recorded. Calling a 2.3% difference   more...
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It looks our daily Chad Johnson rumor says he wants to go OaklandChad is looking to be traded to the Raiders .....................................Gotta love Chad's sarcasm
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Friday's FIO weekly fantasy football columns deals with those leagues that implement Individual Defensive Players (IDP) - co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter discusses some of the key defensive players to keep an eye on in Week 3. Check this article each and every week on Fridays.
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Friday's FIO weekly fantasy football columns deals with those leagues that implement Individual Defensive Players (IDP) - co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter discusses some of the key defensive players to keep an eye on in Week 6. Check this article each and every week on Fridays.
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One thing that the 2007 season showed is that despite the improvement there are still gaping holes in the Raiders' squad that need to be filled. The offense showed a renewed spark in the 2007 season, but the defense underperformed expectations. With the drafting of JaMarcus Russell and Zach Miller,   more...
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The main reason for this article to exist is the general feeling I pick up from other blogger's or Raiders fans that the best thing to do with the number one pick is to trade down. The thinking here being that the Raiders are so bad they need a large overhaul. While I could not argue last years   more...
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Recently, my partner in crime Rob stuck his neck out and said that the Raiders would be playoff bound. He was called a homer and a kool aid drinker for his efforts. The Oakland Raiders can be a playoff team this coming season if certain things break their way. Any Given Sunday is more than the   more...
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The results from the most recent draft are starting to sink in. LDizzle takes a look back at the last decade of Raider drafting and shows that the Raiders routinely do better with their second and third round picks than they do with the opening round. The Raiders used those picks to acquire   more...
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The yard lines have barely been erased from the field on the house of thrills and the debate is already underway in the Raider Nation as to whom the Raiders should draft with their top pick. The usual suspects are being bandied about such as Darren McFadden, Jake Long, Chris Long, and Glenn Dorsey.   more...
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One of the oldest adages in football is that to win a team has to be able to run the ball and stop the run. The Raiders of 2007 ran the ball very well much to the surprise of everyone outside of Alameda ending up with the sixth ranked rushing offense. On the other hand, the Raiders' defense was   more...
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With the talk of the Raider Nation, turning away from the 2007 season to look towards free agency and the draft its time to take one more look back and see which Raiders made an impact on the season. There will be plenty of time to debate the merits of picking Darren McFadden, Glen Dorsey, DeSean   more...
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Last year's Oakland Raiders were a team handicapped by a below average passing game and a porous run defense. New to TFDS in our ongoing Thought's from a Reader's Side segment, Jeff Little breaks down the unit that the Raiders and Raider Nation hope is the most improved part of the team in 2008,   more...
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