November 26th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Thanksgiving is an odd time to be watching the Raiders, and on Thursday in Dallas they made most of their fans rather sick, putting up a rather ugly fight in 24-7 loss to the Cowboys. It was a rather workmanlike outing for the Cowboys vs a team that was coming off an upset win a [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Raiders Place LB Jon Alston on IR
The Raiders have placed linebacker Jon Alston on injured reserve due to ongoing problems stemming from a concussion, ending his season. Alston has been dealing with post-concussion syndrome, according to published reports. Meanwhile, the Raiders promoted linebacker Slade Norris from the practice squad to the active roster.
Now What?
A QB that can make reads, convert 3rd downs to win the field position battle, give its defense a rest, and force the opposing teams to take chances versus going with a vanilla offense gives any team a possibility. Bruce Gradkowski showed on Sunday that the Raiders, as constructed, are able to compete against anyone [...]
Raiders Not Ready to Commit to Gradkowski Long Term
The Sporting News reports that the Raiders are not ready to commit long term to QB Bruce Gradkowski: Raiders head coach Tom Cable has committed to QB Bruce Gradkowski for the rest of the season but no further. He isn’t ready to say Gradkowski is a long-term solution. He also isn’t sure what to make [...]
Raiders to End Up in Santa Clara?
The SF Chronicle reports that the Raiders could wind up in Santa Clara with the Niners: Santa Clara voters may be getting a lot more than they bargained for if they approve the new 49ers stadium – like maybe the Oakland Raiders. Consider: Both the environmental review and the design for the proposed 68,000-seat stadium [...]
Bengals Fumble, Late Janikowski FG Helps Raiders Upset Bengals 20-17
The Oakland Raiders, by and large, are an unlucky team that happens to be offensively challenged, as well. And as luck would have it, they on Sunday would have to host the Cincinnati Bengals over at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Bengals’ rushing attack was better than expected and their run defense stopped the Raiders, for [...]
Tags: Black Hole To Remain Raiders Home
It looks like the Oakland Raiders will continue to call Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum their home as the team and the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Authority announced Wednesday that they have reached a tentative agreement to extend the Raiders’ lease through the 2013 season; the original lease was to expire after the 2010 season. According to Oakland city [...]
Russell Ineffective, Chiefs Beat Raiders 16-10
The Kansas City Chiefs have a couple things going for them, despite their abysmal win-loss record: Jamaal Charles and an affinity for playing at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. In reference to Charles, he is quickly making Chiefs fans think, “Larry WHO?” Meanwhile, the Chiefs have had their fair share of success at the Coliseum as they [...]
