Raiders’ all-time roster: DL
OK, I’m gonna come right out and say it: D-line isn’t a position of strength on the all-time team.
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Six Raiders among HOF semifinalists
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its 25 semifinalists for the Class of 2010 and, not surprisingly, six Raiders made the cut. While the greatness of the Raiders is in its future (?!), the present pretty much sucks, so let’s duck into the past for a moment and review the chances of these Oakland/L.A. greats.
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Alston’s concussion symptoms confirmed
The Raiders finally confirmed what looked pretty obvious all along. Jon Alston is suffering from post-concussion symptoms, and will not play against the Cowboys on Thursday.… Read More »
Raiders’ linebacker shuffle
There’s a lot of shuffling going on at linebacker right now. Ricky Brown: out. David Nixon: in. Sam Williams: in. Jon Alston: out. Isaiah Ekejiuba: we’ll see. Slade Norris: maybe.
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Don’t hate the package, hate the blitzer
It’s clear defensive coordinator John Marshall has enough leash to blitz at least some of the time. Why not do it more when the results are so dramatic? CB Stanford Routt had an interesting answer to that question.
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Cable speaks truth about Raiders’ defense
Give Tom Cable some credit. For years I’ve been standing around Raiders headquarters, listening to countless players, and several coaches, talk about how if the defense could just eliminate a few big plays, it would be the second incarnation of the 11 Angry Men.
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DHB needs to make sweet love to the ball
I’m here at the Coliseum watching the Raiders and Bengals warm up at opposite ends of the field. To my left is (among others) Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati’s dynamic wide receiver. To my right is Darrius Heyward-Bey, who can only dream of that status.
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Raiders all-time team: offensive line
From 1970-74, they were like a formation of road graders for the Raiders: the incomparable Art Shell, the wily and athletic Gene Upshaw and the gritty Jim Otto. … Read More »
Confirmation: Gradkowski starting
Yep, it’s Gradkowski. Coach Tom Cable made it official less than a half hour ago. Bruce Gradkowski will start against the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday, the latest come-down in the sputtering career of JaMarcus Russell.
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Looks like Gradkowski will start
The official announcement of the Raiders’ starting quarterback is supposed to come from coach Tom Cable after practice in a couple hours. But before the media got booted off the field following special-teams and individual drills, we got a peek at Bruce Gradkowski nestling in behind center with the first-team offense.
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