Tom Cable says Jason Campbell will "probably" start in 13 days when the Raiders travel to face the daunting Pittsburgh Steeler defense. After Bruce Gradkowski was deemed the savior after the Rams game, Campbell has come on in relief of Gradkowski ... (Continue reading)
If you have followed the Raiders in recent years, the one constant has been their inconsistency. If you are a gambler, probably no team in the league has stung you quite like the Raiders. Going back to last season, the Raiders salvaged ... (Continue reading)
For the third straight year the Raiders have won in Week 2, only to be 1-3 headed into Week 5. It seems to be the same story with different characters. Each year, the lead role goes to a different villain. The ... (Continue reading)
1. There are four Raiders on pace to record 50-plus receptions. This has not happened since 2002. Those four players were Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, Jerry Porter, and Charlie Garner. The current receivers would be Louis Murphy, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Zach Miller, ... (Continue reading)
What a difference a bad tackling effort from Mike Mitchell, 3 missed field goals, and a delay of game from the goal line can make. If any one of those gaffes had not happened, the Bay Area would be buzzing ... (Continue reading)
Here we go again. What would a season in Oakland be without controversy? Raider fans have their quarterback this Sunday. Hue Jackson got his quarterback. And probably Bruce Gradkowski's biggest advocate, Tom Cable, got his quarterback this week. So what's ... (Continue reading)
Darren McFadden goes into Sunday's game at Tennessee as the Raiders' starting running back. Going into his third year in Oakland, it will be the first real opportunity for McFadden to be the team's featured back.He had a career day against the Chiefs ... (Continue reading)
It seemed like Tom Cable was just trying to give Stanford Routt some confidence when he hyped up the battle to start at corner. Based on his response, Chris Johnson did not seem to take it seriously either. Since Oakland drafted Routt, he has ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland Raiders shocked everyone (even their fans) when they selected Darrius Heyward-Bey No. 7 overall in last year's draft. Heyward-Bey possesses a set of physical skills that compare favorably to many of the top wide receivers in the game. ... (Continue reading)
Here's what we know: Jason Campbell Is the Starting QB The staff was probably looking for an excuse to name him the starter as quickly as possible. Gradkowski's injury took care of that problem. No 3-4 Base ... (Continue reading)