The game Sunday between the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos at Invesco Field had some interesting twists to it. Twist #1 being the physicality of the game itself. Twist #2 was that the Broncos’ run defense fell apart at the seams. The third – and most unusual – was that the Raiders used three quarterbacks [...]
There were 3 things that needed to happen if the Raiders are to change their 6 straight losing seasons and start progressing.
1) Offensive and Defensive Line were to focus on fundamentals and become a force in running the ball and stopping the run
2) JaMarcus Russell needed to become a leader for the [...]
Pro Football Weekly’s Mike Wilkening wrote an interesting piece on Darren McFadden:
I selected Raiders RB Darren McFadden in the fourth round of PFW’s 14-team office league draft last season. In retrospect, it was a mistake; McFadden rushed for only four TDs. Even more frustratingly, he made just five starts and missed three games because [...]
It was kept very hush hush, but the SF Chronicle reports today that Raiders WR Javon Walker had knee surgery last month, but just told the Raiders about it a few days ago. Walker didn’t take part in the teams mandatory minicamp practice on Friday. He’s the second Raider to have a quiet [...]
A report today from Pro Football Talk.com says that rookie back Darren McFadden had a recent secret surgery. Here is the report:
Raiders running back Darren McFadden had some injury problems as a rookie. The best known were two cases of turf toe.
The least known was a shoulder problem, which we don’t recall seeing [...]
The Raiders may get a lift in the running game, and first round draft chocie rookie back Darren McFadden could return as early as this week from a toe injury that has kept him out. Coach Tom Cable said that McFadden could be back in the lineup against the Dolphins. He is trying to come [...]
It was another frustrating week for the Oakland Raiders, as they were beat up on offense and ran over on defense at Baltimore on Sunday. This week they return home for an interesting matchup vs the Atlanta Falcons, a team that even though they lost in Philly last week, hung in with a team [...]
From: KFFL.com
Ravens RB Willis McGahee vs. Raiders run defense
McGahee broke out of his slump last Sunday, running for a season-high 105 yards and scoring a touchdown. He returns to M&T Bank Stadium, where he has gained 64 yards rushing in each game there this season. Look for those numbers to increase against the Raiders. In [...]
The Oakland Raiders are hoping a shift at the top of their coaching ranks will pay off as they travel to New Orleans on Sunday to take on the struggling 2-3 New Orleans Saints. Al Davis finally did what he said he was going to do for sometime, and that was fire coach Lane Kiffin [...]
The Buffalo Bills are looking to make it three in a row Sunday as they play host to the Oakland Raiders at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Buffalo has started the season with impressive wins over the Seahawks and Jaguars, while the Raiders come in 1-1 after taking apart the Chiefs in KC on Sunday 23-8.
The storyline [...]
