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Between November 4, 2009 and December 5, 2009

I Like The Way The Oakland Raiders Are Setting Up In 2010

Okay, okay I know, it is too early to talk about how the 2010 Raiders are going to turn it around. That's not where I'm going with this though, so bear with me...please. What I mean is that this team now has real life starters...

Written by Bret Armstrong about 18 minutes ago 3 reads 0 comments
WHAT CAN BILLIONAIRES DO FOR OAKLAND? WHAT HAVE THEY ALREADY DONE?

Since 1996 the NFL has been using a system called 'parity' you know something we couldn't even understand but were all for because it was supposed to end dynasty supremacy...

Written by edward abram about about 3 hours ago 20 reads 0 comments
Can and Will Al Davis Change His Ways?

Uncle Al, your house is a mess. For years, your cherished team was considered one of the finest teams to play on the gridiron...

Written by Raider Card Addict about about 23 hours ago 267 reads 23 comments
What Will It Take for Al Davis To See the Signs?

It is official: the Raider Nation is the most dysfunctional team and fan base in the NFL. Even with our lowly three wins we are worse off than the Browns, Redskins, Chiefs, Lions, Buccaneers and the Rams...

Written by Ramone Brown about 1 day ago 362 reads 21 comments
If You Dont Like Al, Get The Hell Out Of The Nation!

The Raiders are easily the most hated team in all of professional sports. The media hates them when they win, and they REALLY love to hate them when they lose...

Written by Keilyn Ellis about 1 day ago 111 reads 6 comments
Oakland Raiders Week 13 : Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns

Welcome to another exciting edition of pressures, hurries, and knockdowns for our beloved Raiders. Let's take a look at what's going on this weekend: PRESSURES Al Davis It's finally happened...

Written by Justin Smith about 1 day ago 175 reads 8 comments
Al Davis, the Fans Have Spoken

The Associated Press has reported that over 20,000 Oakland Raider fans have signed a petition asking owner Al Davis to step down as the team's general manager, and have even bought a billboard reading "Mr...

Written by Dominick Pansini about 2 days ago 588 reads 40 comments
Is Raiders DT Tommy Kelly Earning His Paycheck? Or Stealing Al Davis's Money?

Tommy Kelly has been a center of controversy ever since he signed a seven-year $50.5 million contract prior to the 2008 season. The Raiders had hopes of him replacing the over-hyped, over-paid and over the hill Warren Sapp...

Written by Ramone Brown about 2 days ago 404 reads 30 comments
Raider Nation: Al Davis get a GM Petition

This is an effort to keep the buzz alive and to help send more members of the Raider Nation as well as everyone else who is sick of seeing the Raiders at the bottom of the league. Here are some reminders as to why the Raiders need a GM...

Written by Elias Trejo about 2 days ago 153 reads 10 comments
Oakland Raiders: A Thousand Theories and Yet No Real Solutions

While the Oakland Raiders had a fairly quiet offseason this year by their standards, the twists and turns of the regular season have kept fans on their toes wondering what is in store for a once great franchise in the very near future...

Written by Bret Armstrong about 3 days ago 620 reads 24 comments
Billboard Up Over The 880 Freeway In Oakland

Raider fans all over the world have had enough of the losing way's. To voice their displeasure they didnt just go on blogs and rant and rave no they went the extra mile and got a billboard put ...

Written by Adrian Espinoza about 3 days ago 127 reads 1 comments
Davis will be tempted to hire Weis and draft Clausen

Now that Charlie Weis has been let go by Notre Dame, the next question is where will the former Patriots offensive guru end up? Weis has reportedly told folks in South Bend that six NFL teams are interested in his services...

Written by TIM PETERSON about 3 days ago 392 reads 8 comments
Are Thomas Howard's Days in Oakland Numbered?

Thomas Howard is a clear fan favorite for the Oakland Raiders, and many consider him the Raiders second-best defender behind Nnamdi Asomugha. But his future with the team has come into question...

Written by Ramone Brown about 3 days ago 752 reads 19 comments
Why Vince Young's Success Is Bad News For Raider Fans

After taking an extended break from writing about Raider football, I've decided to come back because there is something that has struck me as somewhat urgent...

Written by Marc Tejeda about 3 days ago 155 reads 0 comments
HOW WOULD DENNIS DIXON LOOK IN SILVER AND BLACK?

While watching Sunday night football with my wife, she asked a simple question, one I still seeking an answer to. "Why is this Steelers’ quarterback better than our quarterback?" she asked...

Written by Barnavicious X about 3 days ago 140 reads 13 comments
Lessons Learned: JaMarcus Russell, The Failed Experiment

As Oakland's season now is simply running out the clock, one has to look back at all that has gone wrong. Injuries piled up, play-calling was shoddy, players underperformed. Sure, some players did perform well, on occasion...

Written by Raider Card Addict about 4 days ago 1,315 reads 41 comments
Raiders Treasure Map To Successful Season

The JaPorky Russell era seems to have ended.Is he the answer at QB ? Unless he develops into a Jeff Garcia/Drew Brees/Doug Floutie type Qb the answer is no! We have had a few Good Highs this Season as well as a number of terrible Low's...

Written by Ruben Martinez about 5 days ago 264 reads 6 comments
Why Charlie Frye Won't See the Field In Oakland

There is clearly a production problem with the QB position in Oakland. First JaMarcus Russell completely bombed the first half of the season with a 51.6 completion rate and nine interceptions this season...

Written by Ramone Brown about 6 days ago 673 reads 53 comments
Why Al Davis Should Hire Joe Lombardi As Offensive Coordinator

Recently, I wrote an article in support of Raiders coach Tom Cable, after I had written an article earlier this season that expressed my discontent with the Raiders coach...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 7 days ago 386 reads 9 comments
Why I Support Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable

So far this NFL season, Raiders fans have seen much of the same old same old. But what has been different, it seems, is that the players are starting to care when they lose, rather than brushing it off carelessly because they get paid either way...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 8 days ago 421 reads 23 comments
Gobble Gobble: Raiders Look to Stuff Romo's Turkey.

When I first began pondering this turkey day match-up, two people immediately came to mind; Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger...

Written by Barnavicious X about 9 days ago 152 reads 14 comments
WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?

Holla at me RAIDER NATION! I just wanted to take a moment and address a topic that I've been reading too much about; That topic would be the praying for the downfall of our "God-Father", Al Davis...

Written by Terrell White about 9 days ago 57 reads 15 comments
Do the Oakland Raiders Have the Next Great Safety Tandem?

In the NFL great safeties are a luxury and teams with two great safeties are few and far between. Great safetie tandems are a QB's worst nightmare...Well, maybe second worst behind the second coming of Lawrence Taylor...

Written by Ramone Brown about 9 days ago 806 reads 17 comments
Starting Gradkowski Could Spark Controversy

No doubt about it, Raiders coach Tom Cable made the right decision by sitting starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell in favor of back-up Bruce Gradkowski. Sounds like Monday morning quarterbacking, but its not...

Written by TIM PETERSON about 10 days ago 210 reads 11 comments
Flukes No More: Is Power Shifting in the AFC West?

Winning games is no small feat, especially for a Raiders team that has seen them few and far between in recent years...

Written by Bret Armstrong about 11 days ago 611 reads 17 comments

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Al Davis Article Archive

I Like The Way The Oakland Raiders Are Setting Up In 2010

WHAT CAN BILLIONAIRES DO FOR OAKLAND? WHAT HAVE THEY ALREADY DONE?

Can and Will Al Davis Change His Ways?

What Will It Take for Al Davis To See the Signs?

If You Dont Like Al, Get The Hell Out Of The Nation!

Oakland Raiders Week 13 : Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns

Al Davis, the Fans Have Spoken

Is Raiders DT Tommy Kelly Earning His Paycheck? Or Stealing Al Davis's Money?

Raider Nation: Al Davis get a GM Petition

Oakland Raiders: A Thousand Theories and Yet No Real Solutions

Billboard Up Over The 880 Freeway In Oakland

Davis will be tempted to hire Weis and draft Clausen

Are Thomas Howard's Days in Oakland Numbered?

Why Vince Young's Success Is Bad News For Raider Fans

HOW WOULD DENNIS DIXON LOOK IN SILVER AND BLACK?

Lessons Learned: JaMarcus Russell, The Failed Experiment

Raiders Treasure Map To Successful Season

Why Charlie Frye Won't See the Field In Oakland

Why Al Davis Should Hire Joe Lombardi As Offensive Coordinator

Why I Support Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable

Gobble Gobble: Raiders Look to Stuff Romo's Turkey.

WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?

Do the Oakland Raiders Have the Next Great Safety Tandem?

Starting Gradkowski Could Spark Controversy

Flukes No More: Is Power Shifting in the AFC West?

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