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Rookie Receivers and Run Defense: The Raiders prepare for the 49ers on Saturday

After locking horns in joint practices this week, the Raiders and 49ers will meet this Saturday in the annual Battle of the Bay. The Raiders won this fixture one year ago. In fact, it was the only win…Read More

Punchgate: The Wrath of Cable

Somewhere between Randy Hanson’s shattered jaw and the countless speculations that dot the blogosphere, is the truth about what happened at the Napa Marriott nearly two weeks ago.  Unfortunately,…Read More

Tom Cable goes Romanowski on assistant coach Randy Hanson

For a man who has done his best to create a drama free locker room, Tom Cable is now in the middle of the most salacious story involving the Oakland Raiders in 2009. According to a report, Cable punched…Read More

Is Terdell Sands not a part of John Marshall’s plan?

Yesterday, the Oakland Raiders officially released their unofficial depth chart. While the folks at Pro Football Talk have clearly been hitting the snooze on their coverage of the Oakland training camp,…Read More

B.J. Raji and Ron Brace: The two that got away

After the 2009 NFL draft, most of the debate centered on the Oakland Raiders selecting Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree. The pundits had a field day lampooning the misguided Raider front office…Read More

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What Will Define Tom Cable’s Offense?

The ball is in your court, Coach Cable. You spent the free agency period convincing Al Davis to sign…Read More

Final Thoughts on Raider OTAs

The OTAs have come and gone. Now, we’re all just waiting until training camp starts in July for…Read More

Is Greg Ellis in and is Derrick Burgess out?

Numerous outlets are reporting that the Oakland Raiders have signed former Dallas Cowboy Greg Ellis…Read More

Just give Darren McFadden the damn ball!

The numbers don’t lie and since Tom Cable is calling the plays in 2009, I hope he’s more…Read More

The top 10 reasons why Michael Oher could be a Raider

With just over a week  remaining until the NFL draft is underway, the picture is as clear as a foggy…Read More

Tom Cable talks draft, defense and Jeff Garcia’s role

The Oakland Raiders allowed a few members of the Bay Area media behind the iron curtain today for a…Read More

Raiders get serious about safety: Eugene re-signs, Vaughn visits

Raiders.com has listed safety Hiram Eugene as the 12th Oakland Raider to re-sign this off-season. Eugene…Read More

Raiders must make stopping the run priority number one

If John Marshall is reading this, then he knows all we’re doing here is stating the obvious. When…Read More

Raiders re-sign Sam Williams, rethink BJ Raji

Tom Cable continues his workmanlike rebuilding of the Raiders by starting from the ground up. The reconstruction…Read More

Raider preseason is filled with intrigue

For season ticket holders, the preseason is just another excuse for the NFL to squeeze every last cent…Read More

Could the Raiders be moving Morrison?

What begins as speculation on message boards can become fodder for bloggers to deabte and later is given…Read More

Cable’s staff selection indicates a turning of the tide

Yesterday the Oakland Raiders introduced Jim Michalczik as offensive line coach for the 2009 season and…Read More