Tom Cable finally spoke at length about his situation in Oakland, about communication with Al Davis and, especially, about the Raiders’ quarterback situation.
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The Raiders have declared DE Richard Seymour their franchise player. Which again makes me wonder, can we please find a term to replace “franchise player”?
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A lot has been made of the four- and five-year NFL free agents, guys who are slated to go from unrestricted to restricted this year because of the expiring collective bargaining agreement. But there are also plenty of three-year free agents out there, guys who would have been restricted regardless of the labor situation.
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In December of 2008, assistant offensive line coach James Cregg abruptly bolted the Raiders to join Lane Kiffin’s staff at the University of Tennessee, and Tom Cable wasn’t a bit amused. Now Cal has stolen defensive assistant Clancy Pendergast.… Read More »

After locking kicker Sebastian Janikowski into a four-year, $16 million contract, the Raiders have six remaining unrestricted free agents. Here they are, ranked in order of the priority they should hold for the team as it plots its course in 2010.… Read More »

It was January 2004, and Sean Payton was going to be the Raiders’ new head coach.
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I spoke with Lincoln Kennedy a couple days ago, for a story I’m writing that will explore the yawning gap between the 2002 Raiders and more current incarnations of the team. Over the course of our conversation, Kennedy dropped an opinion that startled me. … Read More »

The Raiders weren’t shut out of the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team, not by a long shot. But the roster says a lot about what has happened to the franchise over the past 10 years.
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