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Chiefs Finally Pull Plug On Matt Cassel

Any and every member of Raider Nation has experienced it. Some fan of one of our rivals gets all in your face during the offseason about some mundane move their franchise has made reminding you of why…Read More

We Need Not Worry About the Chiefs

I recently wrote an article predicting whom I thought would represent the AFC West in the playoffs this coming year (unfortunately, it’s the Chargers), but surprisingly to me, it wasn’t that prediction,…Read More

Reggie McKenzie Should Make Backup QB High Priority

The last time the Oakland Raiders went into a season without having a reliable backup plan at QB they wound up paying a relative fortune for the services of Carson Palmer. Currently the jury is still…Read More

Raiders Roster Moves Could Help AFC West Foes

There are no secrets in the AFC West. Not when you’re talking about some of the most historic rivalries in the history of football. Over the years coaches, players and front office personnel have freely…Read More

Carson Palmer Best of AFC West Quarterbacks

Four year from now the Raiders may regret the premium picks given up to get Carson Palmer. In the here and now the deal is looking like a steal. Now, let’s not get too carried away. I’m speaking in…Read More

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Raiders Pour Their Own Poison in 28-0 Loss to Chiefs

Jason Campbell had his right arm in a sling, was in street clothes on the sideline and yet never looked…Read More

Raiders Rain on Chiefs Parade

Kansas City might have won the AFC West but the Oakland Raiders owned the division. Never has a perfect…Read More

Raiders Need Shane Lechler Now More than Ever

Go ahead and chalk this one up to my extreme case of Raider Myopia. It might sound strange but it’s…Read More

Raiders Work Overtime to Defeat Chiefs

Just win, baby! Not always pretty, at times frustrating, the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs…Read More

Are the Raiders Up for Test in AFC West?

You learn no more about the NFL after one week than you do of a book by simply looking at its cover.…Read More

Will the real JaMarcus Russell show up in San Diego?

Is he a bust? Is he a prodigy? Is he uncaring? Is he even-keeled? Is he a follower? Is he a leader? With…Read More

5 Ways for Raider Nation to Survive JaMarcus Russell in 2009

Want to start a fight in the Black Hole? Just mention the name JaMarcus Russell. There is no more divisive…Read More

An open apology to Michael Huff

I’m taking a break from my normal Raider ramblings to do something that Colin Cowherd is incapable…Read More

Just Win Baby: Raiders get third straight victory in Kansas City

Clark Hunt and the Kansas City Chiefs might be paying the rent, but it is Al Davis and his beloved Oakland…Read More

5 Quick Fixes for the Raiders

Yes, I fully realize that this is just the preseason. But if what you’ve seen from the Oakland Raiders,…Read More

Raiders trade Burgess to Pats for future picks

Pro Football Talk’s Gregg Rosenthal reports that the Oakland Raiders have once again traded with the…Read More

Welcome to the AFC West Kyle Orton

Since I welcomed Kansas City Chief QB Matt Cassel into the Wild AFC West, it is only right that I roll…Read More

Cutler is gone, Bronco fans are losing one of their own

I love being right! The reports of Pat Bowlen finally giving in to the trade demands of butt hurt, Pro…Read More

JaMarcus Russell bashing is the flavor of the week

And so it came to pass that the final week of March, in 2009, was spent lampooning Raider quarterback…Read More

So long Jay Cutler

Mike Shanahan’s Cialis induced reaction for a strong armed passer from Vanderbilt ultimately cost…Read More