The Raiders showed some of the fight that many felt they would show, but in the end, the result for first-year head coach Dennis Allen was the same as it’s been as of late. A loss. Carson Palmer threw one interception that thwarted a possible scoring chance, as it was much of the same for […]
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2012 NFL Week Ten Preview – Oakland at Baltimore
These are not the Ravens of the past, and the Raiders are hoping to get a taste of the ‘new look’ Ravens Sunday when they travel to B-More to take them on. While the Raiders haven’t been playing all that well recently either, they are hoping that an offense that showed up vs the Bucs […]
How the Raiders’ Zone Blocking Scheme Can Benefit Darren McFadden
By Lucas McMillan The Raiders hired offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and line coach Frank Pollack from Houston this offseason in the hopes of importing the famed zone blocking scheme to the Raiders’ O-line. That scheme, a finesse game that assigns linemen to clear an area of the field instead of sticking with just one man, […]
2012 NFL Week Seven Preview – Jacksonville at Oakland
The Radiers and Jaguars have had some entertaining games the past few seasons, but the games always seem to be in Jacksonville. Sunday in week seven, the Raiders will get a shot to play the hosts, as they host Jacksonville in a late afternoon affair. Oakland played well in their last game, losing Sunday in […]
Raiders Players Have Fun During “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood
Recently Raiders players Marcel Reece, Tawian Jones, Tyvon Branch, Jacoby Ford and Darren McFadden “screamed” their way through “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Hollywood. After completing an autograph session for hundreds of fans at Universal CityWalk, Raiders players “screamed” their way through “Halloween Horror Nights” visiting such terrifying attractions as “The Walking Dead: Dead […]
2012 NFL Week Six Preivew – Oakland vs Atlanta
The Oakland Raiders may have the toughest task of week six in the NFL, having to come off a bye week and go to Atlanta to take on the undefeated Falcons, who continue to ride high at 5-0. Atlanta is off to its best start in its history, and with Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Roddy […]