Gunheim goes active
For the second straight year, defensive end Greyson Gunheim’s patience has paid off. The Sebastopol native and former Analy star was promoted from the Raiders’ practice squad to the 53-man roster today.… Read More »
Asomugha, Lechler going to Pro Bowl
The Raiders – and to be honest, their opponents – like to talk about how much talent this team has. That assumption was validated to some degree today when cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and punter Shane Lechler were voted to the AFC Pro Bowl squad. … Read More »
Stewart, Seymour sound off on weird calls
The most frustrating thing about the Raiders’ penalty-fest yesterday was that some of the most damning calls never showed up on the CBS telecast. Today, Tony Stewart and Richard Seymour talked about two of them.… Read More »
Raiders ready to play spoiler again
Doomed to another inactive January, the Raiders still have a chance for some fun this Sunday. They can knock a team out of the playoffs for the second straight year.
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Disregard the won-lost record
Am I crazy, or do the Raiders keep beating the playoff contenders and getting thumped by the bottom feeders? I mean, Philadelphia? Cincinnati? Washington? Sometimes intuition isn’t borne out by the facts, so I chewed the numbers.… Read More »
Raiders vs. 49ers on TV
This is weird. The Raiders are playing the Broncos on CBS right now, and the 49ers are playing the Eagles on FOX. When was the last time the Raiders and 49ers played opposite one another in the regular season? … Read More »
Frye and his mirror image, Kyle Orton
If Charlie Frye winds up a candidate for the starting job in 2010, the Raiders may take confidence from another NFL quarterback whose biography is strangely close to Frye’s: Sunday’s opponent, the Broncos’ Kyle Orton.
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Charlie Frye, Oakland hero
Too bad the Raiders’ next two games are on the road. If there’s one thing we know about Charlie Frye, it’s that he can win at the Oakland Coliseum.… Read More »
JaMarcus Russell: third-string QB
Have you heard? Charlie Frye will be the Raiders’ starting quarterback at Denver this Sunday, not JaMarcus Russell. The decision has drastically different meaning for two people in the Raiders organization.
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Judging Raiders’ 2-minute defense
Nnamdi Asomugha criticized the Raiders’ 2-minute defense after Sunday’s loss. … Read More »