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Quarterback Struggles Or Improved Defense?

Apparently on Tuesday the Oakland Raiders Quarterbacks (Matt Flynn, Tyler Wilson, Terrell Pryor, and Matt McGloin) struggled to piece together some consistency as they tried to learn a whole new set of…Read More

Time For Raiders To Rethink Manti Te’o?

By the time the calendar hit October Raider Nation was already looking forward to the draft. We all knew the season was pretty much doomed the second Greg Knapp was hired but our worst fears were realized…Read More

Raider Nation Speaks

Greeting Nation. Here at Just Blog Baby, I’m tasked with staying in touch with the best fans in the world, the Raider Nation! I frequently chat with the diehards on Twitter and value their opinion and…Read More

Raider Fantasy Preview

The fantasy football season is upon us! If you play FF, this means you are up to your knees in magazines, stats, sleeper notes and are tired of ESPN’s lame “experts” running their collective mouths.…Read More

Raiders Go Receiver in Round 5, Draft Denarius Moore

Until now Oakland’s draft has been all about addressing needs. While I was well aware that Denarius Moore was on Al’s draft board, I didn’t honestly think they would take him. Low and behold, with…Read More

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Willie Brown to Welcome the Newest Raider

The NFL is taking a different approach to the second round of the draft this year. As part of the now…Read More

Raiders to Take a Look at Colin Kaepernick

Jason Campbell might be the incumbent starter but he’s not the long term solution for the Raiders.…Read More

An All-Silver and Black Mock Draft

NFL Draft Experts and our fellow FanSiders over at NFL Mocks put together a team specific mock for the…Read More

The Oakland Raiders Draft Class of 2010

Evaluating a draft class before any of its members has suited up on Sunday is as pointless as trading…Read More

Raiders trade Kirk Morrison, trade for Jason Campbell

The Oakland Raiders are done waiting on JaMarcus Russell and are just done with Kirk Morrison. After…Read More

The book on Rolando McClain

When all else fails, simply draft the best player available. This is a golden rule of drafting that…Read More

Rolando McClain highlights

With the first round of the draft in the books, it’s time for all the talking heads to get back on…Read More

Al Davis is tame, Raiders draft Rolando McClain

Unlike previous drafts, there were no moans or groans after Roger Goodell announced the pick turned…Read More

FanSided and CBS Sports Live Mock Draft

The FanSided.com Sports Network has teamed up with CBS Sports to conduct a live mock draft among NFL…Read More

2010 Mock Draft among Blogs: Raiders select Bruce Campbell

The staff over at NoLogoNeeded.com is conducting a mock draft among NFL blogs. They were kind enough…Read More

The Michael Mitchell Report

Perhaps you’ve seen those commercials for Dos Equis beer that feature The Most Interesting Man…Read More

Al Davis and Tom Cable: The Smartest Guys in the Room

The Oakland Raiders are to blame for the burgeoning swine flu pandemic. Those horrific business practices…Read More

Heyward-Bey to the Bay: Raiders draft a receiver with seventh pick

Tom Cable wanted an Escalade. Al Davis bought him a CTS. After looking over the prospects in the ’09…Read More

The Just Blog Baby 2009 Draft Diary

After months of hype and speculation, the 2009 NFL Draft is finally  here. I’ll be keeping a…Read More

A decade of Raider drafts

In order to properly evaluate a draft class, one must wait at least three years. When evaluating a franchise,…Read More