Successful football franchises have an identity to base their schemes, coaches and players on. Super Bowl champion and perennial contender Baltimore Ravens have had their model set for years now. After the 2002 Super Bowl team, it took deceased Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis a while ... (Continue reading)
After a season of regression, the Oakland Raiders really need to play their cards right in free agency and the draft. They have so many needs, there's no telling where the Raiders will start to try to fill them. Then you have that thing called ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland Raiders have the third overall pick in the NFL draft this year, and they can't afford to miss. They already didn't have a first-round pick last year and don't have a second-round pick this year. After watching Manti Te'o ... (Continue reading)
When first hired, Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie must have thrown his hands up and said, "What is all this mess?" upon learning the team's salary-cap situation. So he did what he had to do to get the Raiders under the ... (Continue reading)
In a surprising move to many, Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie hired former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen as the team's head coach.From the way things started when McKenzie was first hired, it didn't look like that was the ... (Continue reading)
I don't want to go through all of the crazy arithmetic that is the AFC playoff picture this year.So I'll just say that the Oakland Raiders are likely to get in the playoffs if they beat the San Diego Chargers ... (Continue reading)
A great football coach is one that puts his players in position to make plays by allowing them to do what they do best. Hue Jackson came to Raider Nation last year as an offensive coordinator and was promoted to ... (Continue reading)
Raider Nation is exhausted with Saturday night fever after the Oakland Raiders went to Kansas City to beat the Chiefs in a nail-biter. The game and the Raiders predicament can be summed up with that old BGs disco hit featured on the movie Saturday Night Fever."Ah, ah, ... (Continue reading)
In every sense of the word, the 7-5 Oakland Raiders now have their backs against the wall. The Denver Broncos have moved into a first-place tie with the Raiders for the AFC West division lead.While the Broncos are at home to ... (Continue reading)
Guess what, Raider Nation?Jason Campbell is throwing the ball around a little bit and looking to get back on the field. After going 4-2 as the Raiders' starting quarterback to start the season, he has quite a bit of fanfare. Despite his limitations, ... (Continue reading)