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Derrick Burgess, Brandon Marshall, and the Randy Moss Syndrome

Many factors conspire to make dealing unhappy players difficult for the teams holding those players contracts, not least of all, the Randy Moss syndrome...

Written by Greg Peterson about 3 months ago 611 reads 8 comments
Raiders "Al" in to Prove Experts Dumb

The NFL draft is nothing if not a crapshoot. After all the evaluation, hype, horse trading and strategizing, all NFL teams selections are at best, best guesses on the future...

Written by Greg Peterson about 7 months ago 3,209 reads 66 comments
Props Mike Florio, You Crybaby

Many of you readers, like me, are appreciative consumers of the excellent work Mike Florio does to bring us NFL news on profootballtalk.com...

Written by Greg Peterson about 7 months ago 202 reads 13 comments
Jeff Garcia Rumored to the Oakland Raiders

Mike Florio has it rumored on profootballtalk.com that free agent quarterback Jeff Garcia is drawing real interest from the Oakland Raiders. This would be an outstanding move in a good off season for the Raiders...

Written by Greg Peterson about 7 months ago 1,593 reads 21 comments
Is Tommy Kelly Really Overpaid?

It's been a year now, and ever since the Oakland Raiders signed Tommy Kelly's new contract, some Raider fans have been moaning their guts out about how much the Raiders overpaid their defensive tackle...

Written by Greg Peterson about 9 months ago 685 reads 28 comments
Fire Lane Kiffin? Don't Stop There

The bell tolls for thee, Lane Kiffin. Barring a completely unexpected and ultimate thrashing of the Chiefs in KC this Sunday, the death knell on Lane Kiffin's time in Oakland grows louder, week by week, until the bye...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 699 reads 10 comments
Mario Henderson More Than Bust Risk for Raiders

The Oakland Raiders 2007 draft class added a lot of talent to the team, but the group of players selected in the 3rd round of that draft have created more question marks than contributions...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 513 reads 1 comments
A's Robbed in Ninth Against Rivera, Yankees; Geren Doesn't Say Boo

Apparently Las Vegas isn't the only town in America where athletes from Oakland get mugged. Derelict, cross-eyed, slope headed, incontinent, suspected terrorist, and animal abuser, second base ...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 577 reads 6 comments
Al Davis, Raiders Playing a Hedge on Free Agency

Many critics panned the Oakland Raiders for Al Davis's spending spree this spring, saying it is too expensive and claim it caused Davis to second guess himself...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 4,741 reads 32 comments
Angels-A's: New Oakland Squad Impressive in Rout

In his first start for the Oakland A's, pitcher Sean Gallagher answered a lot of doubters who criticized the trade that sent pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Chicago Cubs. Even me...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 253 reads 4 comments
Chicago Cubs Win in Pitching Deal Duel

The bottom line for comparing Rich Harden and CC Sabathia is consistency, or lack of. Both pitchers are extremely talented, sometimes dominant, and maddeningly inconsistent for different reasons...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 423 reads 13 comments
A's Don't Get Enough for Harden and Gaudin

Early reactions to the Rich Harden trade indicate that this move does not sit well with A's fans. My own reaction is that trading Rich Harden was inevitable...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 243 reads 2 comments
Diamondbacks-Athletics: Brandon Webb Takes Beating As ERA Balloons

Before Tuesday night's game against the visiting Oakland A's, former Cy Young winner Brandon Webb was leading the Major Leagues in wins (11) and had the NL's fourth-best ERA 2.73...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 486 reads 1 comments
Open Mic: Why I Still Respect Al Davis

"I have a dream that...one day...[people] will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 I was born about four months before Martin Luther King Jr...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 579 reads 2 comments
Raiders: How Darren McFadden (scoring) Helps Stop the Run

How can a RB help a defense stop the run? Find peace grasshopper, and check this out: Can Score Can't scoreNE - 32 MIA - 26DAL - 28 NYJ - 25IND - 10 ...

Written by Greg Peterson about about 1 year ago 800 reads 40 comments

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Greg Peterson Article Archive

Derrick Burgess, Brandon Marshall, and the Randy Moss Syndrome

Raiders "Al" in to Prove Experts Dumb

Props Mike Florio, You Crybaby

Jeff Garcia Rumored to the Oakland Raiders

Is Tommy Kelly Really Overpaid?

Fire Lane Kiffin? Don't Stop There

Mario Henderson More Than Bust Risk for Raiders

A's Robbed in Ninth Against Rivera, Yankees; Geren Doesn't Say Boo

Al Davis, Raiders Playing a Hedge on Free Agency

Angels-A's: New Oakland Squad Impressive in Rout

Chicago Cubs Win in Pitching Deal Duel

A's Don't Get Enough for Harden and Gaudin

Diamondbacks-Athletics: Brandon Webb Takes Beating As ERA Balloons

Open Mic: Why I Still Respect Al Davis

Raiders: How Darren McFadden (scoring) Helps Stop the Run

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