31 Mar
For season ticket holders, the preseason is just another excuse for the NFL to squeeze every last cent out of your wallet.
For casual fans, it is just another excuse to throw the first BBQ of the football season and invite friends over.
For Raider fans, the 2009 preseason is all business.
Now that the NFL is slowly [...]
Posted in Raiders, Schedule by: Chris Shellcroft
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30 Mar
It’s déjà vu all over again for the Oakland Raiders.
March Madness is not isolated to the dreams of adolescent basketball players on hardwood courts across the United States this time of year. There is also a Madness that causes nightmares for countless owners, general managers and coaches in the profession of football.
The 2009 NFL draft [...]
Posted in Draft, Raiders by: Chris Shellcroft
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27 Mar
And so it came to pass that the final week of March, in 2009, was spent lampooning Raider quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
With each passing day, another website would publish a diatribe against the former number one overall selection in the 2007 draft.
One site explained why Matt Cassel was better than Russell and yet another one twisted [...]
Posted in Raiders, Recaps by: Chris Shellcroft
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26 Mar
March Madness has begun!
Never mind the NCAA tourney, we’re talking football in March.
Thanks to all of you who voted for the worst bust in Raider history. The majority went with Todd Marinovich, that was a given as he grabbed over 70% of the vote. In a distant second was a man still on the Raider [...]
Posted in NFL, Off-Topic/Other, Raiders by: Chris Shellcroft
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25 Mar
Now that Samson Satele is searching for a home in the East Bay, it is time to take a look at what has been gained and lost in the trade that brought the Hawaiian center from South Beach to the Yay Area.
To begin, let’s examine the details of the trade.
The Raiders traded a sixth round [...]
Posted in Raiders, Recaps, Roster by: Chris Shellcroft
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24 Mar
The line separating factual sports journalism from fan opinion/analysis has been forever blurred thanks to the good folks at Disney.
It has now become impossible to watch – what is supposed to be a newscast – without being bombarded with more opinion than facts.
Last night I decided to watch a few highlights before going to bed. I [...]
Posted in Off-Topic/Other, Raiders by: Chris Shellcroft
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23 Mar
For the first time since 1970, the Oakland Raiders will be playing on Thanksgiving Day.
The NFL has announced the latest edition of the heated Raiders and Cowboys rivalry will be played on Thanksgiving in Dallas.
It has been four years since the Raiders and Cowboys have met in the regular season. The last installment was a [...]
Posted in Breaking News, NFL, Raiders by: Chris Shellcroft
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23 Mar
That gaping hole in the middle of the Oakland offensive line has just been filled.
Various media outlets are reporting that the Oakland Raiders have traded an “undisclosed draft pick” to the Miami Dolphins for third year center Samson Satele.
Satele was selected in the second round of the draft by the Dolphins in 2007 and has [...]
Posted in Breaking News, Draft, Raiders, Roster by: Chris Shellcroft
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