Archive for May, 2010

Cutting their losses – Davis and Raiders made the right move dumping Russell

Three years into the JaMarcus Russell reign as the future of the franchise for the Oakland Raiders – it’s over. It took a lot of courage for Al Davis to admit his mistakes on Thursday, flat out releasing the former first overall pick from LSU in favor of giving the starting job likely to former [...]

WR Chaz Schilens, Darrius Heyward Bey Predicted To Be Starting WR’s

The Contra Costa Times’ Jerry Mcdonald predicts that Chaz Schilens and Darrius Heyward-Bey will be the team’s starting wideouts in Week 1. This is a fairly bold statement as second-year receiver Louis Murphy appears to be the best option to us. Schilens had another foot surgery in the offseason and DHB was grossly ineffective a [...]

Schilens missing minicamp after offseason foot surgery

While a lot of the Raiders headlines during this minicamp has centered around quarterback JaMarcus Russell, another player is in the news, as wide out Chaz Schilens isn’t able to take part in the camp after offseason surgery to his left foot. Sidelined following offseason surgery to repair damage to his left foot, Oakland Raiders [...]