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Pregame: San Diego @ Oakland 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The Chargers and Raiders games have always been close games and this shouldn't be any different. The Raiders and Chargers both have new Quarterbacks but the difference is Rivers hasn't started an NFL game.Keys on OffenseSan Diego
has one of the toughest defensive front sevens in the NFL. It will be difficult to come out and run the ball on them right away so the real key here is to establish the passing game to loosen up the defense. San Diego
's biggest weakness is their secondary so if we can score quickly through the air, it will make it easier to run the ball and could also take LT out of the game if we build an early lead.Keys on DefenseForce Rivers to win the game with his arm. Antonio Gates is a stud but the Chargers don't have a strong core of receivers. If we put 8 guys in the box to stop LT and get a decent pass rush on, we can force Rivers to make some mistakes and with our speedy defense we may be able to score some defensive points.PredictionRaiders 24Chargers 17 Read more:Oakland
The Wild Wild West 1970-01-01 00:59:59 AFC West StandingsThe current AFC West standings after the Sunday games is as follows:TEAMWINSLossesDenver01Kansas City01Oakland00San Diego00This presents the Raiders with a huge oppertunity. If we can beat the Chargers on Monday night football, we will hold the sole victory in our division.The Broncos didn't look too bad on defense but Jake Plummer threw three interceptions but the running game was still strong. Tatum led the way with 15 carries for 103 yards for an average of 6.9 yards per carry and Mike toted the ball 10 times for 58 yards for an average of 5.8 yards per carry and scored the Broncos only touchdown.The Cheifs were never really able to get anything established offensively and had a horrible scare when Trent Green was drilled while running the ball. Green was carried off the field on a strecher but had no damage to his back or neck. Read the story here. Read more:Wild West
WANTED: OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Offensive PerformanceThe root of all of our offensive woes was the poor play of the offensive line. The Chargers completely dominated the trenches and were able to force sacks and bad throws. The real question is will this 7 step drop offense work with our current offensive line? We either need to get our guys to block or switch to a shorter drop and shorter passing plays if we want to have success this season. I was glad to see Andrew Walter get some playing time once the game was out of reach but it wasn't very valuable time because he didn't get much time to throw the ball. Aaron Brooks actually looked pretty decent when he had time to throw the ball but once again didn't have much success with our poor offensive line play.Defensive PerformanceWhy did we play a nickel formation for the majority of the first half? With a Quarterback with no starts we knew San Diego was going to run with LT and yet we just sat back and let him run all over us. The defense started playing muc
Why we aren't doomed yet 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I've seen many experts and football fans predicting the Raiders doom now that we were shut out during our first regular season game. I've even seen Raider's fans calling for Walsh and Shell to be fired and declaring Robert Gallery a bust. It is way too early to be making those types of predictions and here are some reasons why:1) With our new coaching additions and offensive line shuffling we didn't know what to expectIn our first game no one really knew how well our offensive line would perform. This is hopefully the reason why we kept going with a seven step drop on passing plays. There is also the question of why we didn't "adjust" our offense at half time. I am unsure if this has to do with some rust on Walsh or maybe we haven't gotten that far into our playbook yet. Whatever the reason, give us another couple of games before judging Walsh or the offensive line too harshly.2) Both of our other Divisional oppenents lostDespite how badly we performed, there is only one Read more:doomed
What's in store for us? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 To really begin to analyze this week's matchup with the Ravens let's take a look at the Raven's shutout victory over Tampa Bay . Let's start with a peek at the Raven's offense.Steve McNair completed 17 out of 27 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. These stats may not blow anyone away but they are improved over what the Ravens have had to endure with Kyle Boller at the helm and they were done against a very solid Tampa Bay defense. This week our secondary will actually face a real test. If the Ravens throw the ball 25-30 times against us, I expect at least one interception from our secondary.Jamal Lewis carried the ball 18 times for 78 yards and a touchdown and Mike Anderson added 7 carries for 25 yards. Thats 4.3 and 3.5 yards per carry respectively. This guys are talented but they are not as good as we had to face last week. After watching the tape on us from last week, I would expect the Raves to come out running the ball like San Diego did. 4:49 PM 9/13/2006The Ravens
Moss: The QB Helper 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Out of curiousity, I compiled the stats of all the quarterbacks that started games on Randy Moss teams since he came into the league. Moss may not have produced all these numbers himself but this is what his presence on the field has yeilded.1998PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingRandall Cunningham1442525937043410106.0Brad Johnson2101657477589.01999PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingJeff George103291912816231294.2Randall Cunningham620012414758979.12000PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingDaunte Culpepper164742973937331698.02001PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingDaunte Culpepper113662352612141383.3Todd Bouman389517958498.3Spergon Wynn298484181638.62002PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingDaunte Culpepper165493333853182375.32003PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingDaunte Culpepper144542953479251196.4Gus Frerotte 2653869072118.12004PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingDaunte Culpepper1654837947173911110.92005PlayerGSATTCOMPYardsTDsINTRatingKerry Collins155653023479201277.3Marques Tuiasosopo126141241247.6As you can se Read more:Helper
Keys to the Game 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The GameThe regular season action kicks off for the Raiders on Monday, Sept 11, against the San Deigo Chargers. This will be a tough test to beginthe new season and will be a very good indicator on how our team will perform this season.Here are a few keys to the game:1) Stop the runL.T. is one of the best Running Backs in the NFL. He has been a large reason for San Diego's turn around. If the Raiders can hold him, it will cause the Chargers to pass the ball with first year starter Philip Rivers and that is what we want.2) Create TurnoversWe were one of the worst teams in the league at creating turnovers last season and it showed. Shell has been very committed to rectifying this problem and it has showed this preseason. If we can carry this over into the regular season, we will have more success this season.3) Pressure the QuarterbackGenerally, first time starters struggle when pressured. We need a strong pass rush from our front 4 and watch for Ryan to be sending some of our speedy de
The Preseason is over 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Poor offensive play overshadowed a strong outing by our first string defense and a 72 yard punt return touchdown by Chris Carr in a 7-30 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.The GoodAaron Brooks didn't do anything wrong in his limited time. He completed 2 of 3 passes for 17 yards.The Secondary looked very strong, especially Nnamdi Asomugha. If it weren't for a pass interference call, he would have played a nearly perfect game.Lance Johnstone and Tyler Brayton were both able to get a sack. Brayton looked especially sharp while in.The biggest play of the game came after Seattle's first possesion ( a three and out) when Chris Carr returned the punt 72 yards for a touchdown.The BadAndrew Walter played very poorly. He got frustrated and was never able to lead the team into the end zone.Our running game was non-existant. Lamont Jordan carried the ball twice for 0 yards and Justin Fargas was only able to muster up 15 yards on 8 carries.Hopefully this was just a poor night because play like th
What does the trade mean? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Most Raider's players and fans were shocked this weekend when the Oakland Raiders traded starting wide receiver, Doug Gabriel, to the New England Patriots for what is believed to be a fifth round draft pick.The positives about this trade are1) It gets Jerry Porter back to a starting role2) It will give Johnnie Morant an oppertunity to prove himself3) It means the coaching staff has faith in Ronald Curry healthWe were very deep at WR anyways but most speculated that Jerry Porter would be the one traded.
AFC West Week 1 Matchups 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Cincinnati at Kansas CitySunday, Sept. 101:00 PM ESTKansas City has a tough week 1 matchup now that we know Carson Palmer is healed and will play. Look for the Bengals to be very dominant in this game because of the potent offense and their defense's knack for creating turnoversPrediction:Cincinnati 34Kansas City 10Denver at St. LouisSunday, Sept. 101:00 PM ESTSt. Louis has a potential to be a potent offense but Stephen Jackson will face a tough test against Denver's front 7 and Holt will be facing off against Champ Bailey. This could be a close game but the edge has to go to DenverPrediction:Denver 24St. Louis 17San Diego at OaklandMonday, Sept. 1110:15 ESTBoth teams have numerous questions but look for Randy Moss to explode against this week secondary. Lamont Jordan may not have a great game because San Diego has a tough front 7 but our defense should be able to generate some turnovers off of some River's mistakes.Prediction:Oakland 17San Diego 14
Some Raider Info 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Fun FactsHere are a couple very interesting facts from Gil Brandt of NFL.com:"For the first season since 1978, the Oakland Raider
s will not have a Heisman Trophy winner on their roster."I didn't even realize that one. I guess the end of the Charles Woodson era ended this rather impressive streak. If we would have drafted Matt Leinert, like some fans wanted, this streak would still continue. I am happy about having Huff on our roster and think ending a streak is a good thing."If Randy Moss catches two touchdown passes, he will be the second fastest to100 touchdown receptions in NFL history. Jerry Rice did it in 120 games and Moss has played in 125 games."It's just too bad that Moss only had 8 touchdowns last season and played injured throughout the year. He also had injury problems during his last season in Minnesota but was still able to grab 13 touchdowns while producing under 800 yards receiving. It would be nice to see Moss go deep for 2 TDs on the Chargers on Monday night and loc
Tom Walsh 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many fans are pointing fingers at our offensive coordinator, Tom Walsh
, for our loss and they may be doing so correctly.Our offense was only able to generate 96 yards through the air and 87 yards on the ground. 32 of the 87 yards rushing were gained by Quarterbacks. This is unacceptable on an offense with Randy Moss and Lamont Jordan.We were dominated in the Time of Possession. We held the ball for 24:12 and San Deigo held the ball for 35:48. Time of Possession is a key part of the game. Our defense was tired after chasing LT around the whole first half.Shane Lechler punted the ball 9 times. I think the best players should always be on the field but that doesn't include our punter.The real key was poor offensive line play which partly can be attributed to bad play calling. We used 5 and 7 steps drops the majority of the game and Brooks held on to the ball too long when he did get time to throw. There were no adjustments made at half time and the Chargers continued to put our Q
A look at the AFC West in Week 2 1970-01-01 00:59:59 AFC West MatchupsKansas City (0-1) @ Denver (0-1)Jake Plummer played horribly in their season opener against St. Louis last week. Even if Plummer repeats last week's performance, the Cheifs will have a difficult time in this game without Trent Green.Prediction:Denver 20Kansas City 10Tennessee (0-1) @ San Deigo (1-0)San Diego's may have looked better than they are last week because of our poor offensive line play but they will be able to beat Kerry Collins again this season. The Titans are in a rebuilding mode but will improve because they have a good crop of young players coming up.Prediction:San Diego 27Tennessee 13Oakland (0-1) @ Baltimore (1-0)I may be a bit biased but I believe that Slaughter may end up holding the Left Tackle position for the rest of the season after Gallery's injury and will be able to provide more protection than Gallery did. Slaughter performed very well against Strahan last season. Our offense is loaded with talent if we can get the ball moving. I expect Br
Where you at Randy Moss? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Nearly everything has gone wrong this year for the Raider offense but one thing seems to stick out in my mind more than others. Randy
Moss is tied for second in an NFL receiver category and it isn't a good thing. He has dropped seven balls this season according to www.sportsline.com. The self-proclaimed best receiver in the league has no legs to stand when critisizing the Raiders offense because he first needs to look at himself.Another disapointment is Head Coach Art Shell. He definitely has not fixed our offensive line and one has to question his ability to coach. On monday night versus the Seahawks our offense needed a spark. There are two individuals I think could have helped that did see the field when we needed them too. Justin Fargas and Jerry Porter.Fargas has proved many fans wrong this season and has looked very sharp running the ball. Jerry Porter has whined his way to the bench but if he is dressed what is the point of keeping him on the sidelines? He is sure-han
Three Observations 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Questionable Coaching may have been a factor in our loss to the 49ers.1) When Justin Fargas starting running well, why did we quit giving him the ball and start giving it to Jordan again? Fargas carried the ball 8 times for 63 yards with a long rush of 19 yards. That's nearly 8 yards per carry.2) Why was Andrew Walter pulled out of the game? Walter had a couple of bad plays but it was the second start of his career. Late in the game would have been a very good experience for him and I believe Tui is in his last season with the Silver and Black.3) One real positive I have noticed this season is the improved tackling by Schweigert. It is disapointing when our free safety has to tackle the running back but Schweigert was consistently making good tackles, which he hadn't done the last two seasons.0-4 isn't a good place to be but we have some young and talented players who seem to be starting to step up which makes our future look a little brighter. Read more:Three
Best Offensive Performance Yet? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This loss against the Broncos may have been our offenses best performance of the season. Andrew Walter completed 18 of 33 passes for 214 yards and no interceptions or touchdowns. Another impressive stat is that 9 different receivers caught passes. Walter still held on to the ball too long at times but he seems to be improving and is starting to look like our Quarterback of the future.The running game was extremely disapointing. Zack Crockett led the way with 7 carries for 40 yards (5.7 ypc) but Jordan and Fargas both struggled to get anything going on the ground although both did have 21 yard receptions.Shane Lechler may have had the most impressive outing of his career. He had 8 punts for an average of 44.5 yards per punt and pinned the Broncos 3 times.The Raiders defense was impressive once again. Fabian Washington had 2 interceptions (should have been 3) and Nnamdi Asomugha had one. Warren Sapp had 2 sacks.The most impressive player on the defense this week had to be rookie T Read more:Performance
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Best Offensive Performance Yet? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This loss against the Broncos may have been our offenses best performance of the season. Andrew Walter completed 18 of 33 passes for 214 yards and no interceptions or touchdowns. Another impressive stat is that 9 different receivers caught passes. Walter still held on to the ball too long at times but he seems to be improving and is starting to look like our Quarterback of the future.The running game was extremely disapointing. Zack Crockett led the way with 7 carries for 40 yards (5.7 ypc) but Jordan and Fargas both struggled to get anything going on the ground although both did have 21 yard receptions.Shane Lechler may have had the most impressive outing of his career. He had 8 punts for an average of 44.5 yards per punt and pinned the Broncos 3 times.The Raiders defense was impressive once again. Fabian Washington had 2 interceptions (should have been 3) and Nnamdi Asomugha had one. Warren Sapp had 2 sacks.The most impressive player on the defense this week had to be rookie T Read more:Performance
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Another close loss 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Another close game lost in the fourth quarter. There were some encouraging signs but also some huge disapointments.First off, Aaron Brooks played much better than I expected him to for the majority of the game. His end zone interception was very disapointing but he was able to make it through the game with out taking a sack and his mobility greatly helped a struggling offense.Lamont Jordan started the game very well but incurred a knee injury that will take him out for the rest of the season. Justin Fargas carried the ball 19 times for 52 yards in his absense but Jordan will be missed.Moss may have had his worst game of the season but Ronald Curry may be re-emerging. He led the team with 5 catches for 85 yards and caught the pass that nearly set up the win for us.The secondary played very well but the defense as a whole struggled against Larry Johnson. Johnson carried the ball 31 times for 154 yards and 2 TDs. We all knew he would be a challenge but 154 yards was unexpected.
The Cleveland Browns 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Charlie Frye has played much better than many expected thus far this season. He has emerging receiving threats in Kellen Winslow Jr. and Braylon Edwards and could eventually form a very dangerous passing game.The good thing is Cleveland
has had similar problems as us along the offensive line. The Browns
have been unable to produce a running game and tend to give up a lot of sacks. If we want to win this game we will need to win the battle with our defensive line. Warren Sapp and Derrick Burgess will need to get consistent pressure on Frye and sack him in key situations. If we plug gaps and put Cleveland into third and long situations we should be able to keep them off of the scoreboard for most of the game.The Browns defense isn't anything special but they do have a couple of key players on the defensive line. If we want Andrew Walter to be successful, we need to keep Willie McGinest away from him. He is the biggest pass rush threat on the team. Ted Washington will also make it diffic
AFC West Standings: Week 3 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's a look at the current AFC West standings after week 3.AFC West TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadAFCNFCDIVStreakSan Diego2001.0006771-01-02-00-01-0Won 2Denver210.66736311-01-12-00-11-0Won 2Kansas City020.00016320-10-10-20-00-1Lost 2Oakland020.0006550-10-10-20-00-1Lost 2 The only AFC West team to play this week was the Broncos and they were able to beat the Patriots 17-7. Denver's defense allowed it's first touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter. They look to be a pretty solid unit but their offense is still hit or miss. Javon Walker scored a couple of long touchdowns and if he can be limited it would limit their offense.
Another Loss 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sunday's loss to Baltimore was bad but there are some positives to be taken out of the game. Here is a short list just to name a few:1) We didn't get shut out.Baltimore has one of the toughest defenses in the league and although we were not able to get the ball in the end zone, we scored 6 points. There were some other drives that went pretty well too before a turnover stopped it short. There are some things to build on now.2) Janokowski hit a field goal outside of 50 yards.Last year, Seabass missed all of the field goals he attempted outside of 50 yards and had a pretty rough season overall. Making two field goals may mean that the preseason was no fluke and Jano has fixed whatever was wrong last season.3) Warren Sapp had two sacks.Sapp is beginning to look more like the player we envisioned when we signed him as a free agent. His two sacks were against a strong offensive line and a mobile quarterback. Sapp is back.4) The Defense looked strong.Generally when a team scored 28 points
Tuesday Report 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Andrew Walter Well it seems that Aaron Brooks will miss two weeks with his injury which will put Andrew Walter as the starting Quarterback against Cleveland in week 4. Shell said that Aaron Brooks is still the starter when he recovers from his injury.Advice for Aaron Brooks: Hurry back if you want to keep your starting job. We have put the teams on our schedule with the best pass rush behind us and we should be able to throw the ball down the field against our next two opponents. Andrew Walter could have a very big day against the Browns. He should have adequate time to throw the ball and Randy Moss should be able to torch Cleveland's secondary.You'll hear some people saying that Walter didn't look that great and that he threw three interceptions and they won't fear him. This will be their mistake. Two of his interceptions shouldn't have been. The pass to Whitted when he tipped the ball in the air shouldn't be on Walter and the pass to Morant where he didn't see the ball coming Read more:Tuesday
Whats happening in the AFC West? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The AFC West has been a very difficult division to predict so far this season. There is only one team in the division that has been dominant and that is San Diego. But what does that mean? San Diego has looked like a very good team so far but they've only faced us and the Titans so far and neither team looked very good. Will San Diego and Rivers be able to hold up against teams that are playing much better? We'll have to see how Rivers handles the Ravens defense in week 4.The Broncos are sitting at .500 but haven't looked anything like a Super Bowl contender yet. They had a loss against the St. Louis Rams who didn't score a single touch down and then they were only able to beat a Trent-Green-less Cheifs by a score of 9-6 in overtime. The Chiefs offense has completely fallen apart this season leading them to a 0-2 start to the season. Trent Green's injury could put them into a hole they won't be able to climb out of.We have also started off 0-2. We have some question mark
Team of the Decades 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I know we are sitting at 0-2 right now but we were once known as the team of the decades because we had won a Super Bowl in every decade up until the 1990's. That is a trend that needs to get started again. Let's take a look at how we've done this decade.2000: 12-4, won the division but lost to the Ravens in the AFC Championship game2001: 10-6, won the division but lost to the Patriots by way of the infamous "tuck rule"2002: 11-5, won the division and advanced to the Super Bowl but lost to the Bucs2003: 4-122004: 5-112005: 4-12So that puts our overall record at 46-50 so far in this decade but we have won the AFC West 3 times in the last 6 years. I am confident that our organization will be fixed and we will enjoy more seasons like the first three listed in the near future. Read more:Decades
The long road to redemption 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Last week's loss at San Diego was a tough one. We dominated them throughout the majority of the game and then fell apart in the fourth quarter. Our defense looked good as they have for the majority of the season and our offense continues to improve so there is hope for the future. The "forward pass" call by the officials was a tough call to take. By the rules, it may have been the correct call but if that is the case the rules need to be changed. Here is some food for thought: Is Nnamdi Asomugha actually becoming one of the top corners in the league? I think so.The promoting of John Shoop to offensive coordinator was a good move. Tom Walsh struggled to adapt to our opponents defensive schemes and didn't call plays based on the abilities of our players. I am hoping that this move will provide a spark and maybe get Randy Moss "happy". The poor performance of our team thus far has brought to light some questions for the upcoming offseason. What do we do with Read more:redemption
Positives from a Negative Season 1970-01-01 00:59:59 2-11 isn't what most Raiders fans were expecting this season but even with all of the poor play and distractions that have occured this season there are a few positives.The most obvious is the vast improvement by our defense. I know the defense was torched by the Bengals but overall they have performed amazingly. Nnamdi Asomugha may be on his way to his first Pro Bowl appearence, he currently leads the league in interceptions and has returned one for a touchdown. Thomas Howard has played great for a rookie. He is second on the team in tackles and can play from sideline to sideline. Derrick Burgess and Warren Sapp have both had success getting to the Quarterback this season. Burgess currently has 10 sacks while Sapp has added another 7. Rookie Michael Huff hasn't made many impact plays but has been very solid in run support and has shown that he may become the Strong Safety that Derrick Gibson never was. Even on the offensive side of the ball there may be one positive. Ronald Read more:Negative
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Only 2 Remaining 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Sunday's loss to the Rams was one of our worst losses this season. There were some positives but they are few and far between. Despite our bismal season, we still will end up missing out on the Quinn sweepstakes because the Detroit Lions are just as pitiful and lost their best player for the season.Despite being shut out there are a couple of offensive performances that I'd like to analyze.Andrew WalterWalter came into the game late and made some nice throws. He completed 14 of 20 passes for 131 yards and two interceptions. The two interceptions turned a decent outing into a poor one but he really did show some progress. One of the interceptions was tipped up in the air by his receiver so that one shouldn't be completely on his shoulders but the other was his fault. Despite the interceptions I really feel that Walter showed he can be an effective Quarterback. He made some really nice throws and did complete 70% of his passes. I think he deserves a chance of playing the rest
Disapointing end to a disapointing season 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Well it's official. We are the worst team in the NFL this season which means it is finally time for us to look to our future. Here is a short list of things to think about this offseason. Will Art Shell be our head coach in 2007?Where will Randy Moss and Jerry Porter end up?Will we honor the contracts of Ronald Curry and Lamont Jordan despite large bonuses in the horizon?Who will be the first overall draft pick?Some of these questions will be answered very shortly but others may linger a bit too long. I think Art Shell will be our coach in 2007 but we will hire a new offensive coordinator and give him more control over the offense. Randy Moss wanted to go to Atlanta when he signed with us so that is a possibility but Minnesota is also interested by all early reports. Jerry Porter on the other hand could go just about anywhere. He is unlikely to get a lot of attention due to his large contract and poor production.The first pick in the upcoming draft is up in the air. I thi
The Coaching Search and the Draft 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The Search
for the Next Head CoachAs coaching candidates continue to come and go, the real question become "Who is the right coach for our team?" Here is a short list of coaching candidates that I feel could have a positive impact on our team.1) Rob RyanI know we could use a coach that has a great offensive mind but Rob Ryan is a great candidate due to the support he has from the players on our roster. Ryan has turned our defense into one of the youngest and most talented groups in the league and he would be a coach that shows passion and emotion on the sideline. The only drawback to Ryan as our Head Coach is that it could adversely affect the defense.2) Steve SarkisianThe main reason I have Steve Sarkisian on this list is because Al Davis has an outstanding eye for young coaching talent and this is an Al Davis pick all the way. Sarkisian is young and unproven which will allow Davis to pull the strings and select the rest of the coaching staff and well as handle the personel decisi Read more:Draft
Raider's Team Needs 1970-01-01 00:59:59 With the draft and free agency approaching, it's time to take a peak at our needs this offseason.QuarterbackAfter horrible seasons by both Andrew Walter and Aaron Brooks, it is time to start looking for a franchise Quarterback. The best option open to us for filling this position is the draft but there will be a few veteran QBs to take a look at like Carr, Leftwich, Plummer, Johnson and Schaub but the draft still remains the best route.Running BackLamont Jordan has done little to prove that he has the talent to be more than a good backup. It may be time to give up on him and look for another option. I don't think the Chargers backup Turner is much of an improvement but we could always try to make a move on a star like Clinton Portis but we would have to part with more than we'd like to. There are also some decent options in the draft but other needs will most likely force us to fill other positions first.*Wide ReceiverThis is marked with an asterisk because it won't be as press Read more:Needs
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