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Loading ...Raiders’ offense struggles in loss to Dolphins (SacBee -- Raiders)
Posted November 17, 2008 at 1:00 amMIAMI – The Raiders were four yards away from the end zone near the end of the second quarter.It was the closest the team had gotten to the goal line since scoring a touchdown in Baltimore on Oct. 26.But somewhere, someone must have cued up rap artist KRS-One because from there the Raiders’ offense was suddenly headed for “Self Destruction.”Two false starts by left tackle …
Tags: Baltimore, Chad Pennington, Cooper Carlisle, Cornell, Cornell Green, Dan Carpenter;, Darren McFadden, Dolphin Stadium;, football, IEP, Jay Richardson, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Kwame Harris, Lane Kiffin, Luke Lawton, Mario Henderson, Miami, Miami Dolphins, National Football League, Oakland, Sebastian Janikowski, Ted Ginn;, Tom Cable, Zach Miller (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Live from Miami: 1st Quarter (Silver and Black Report)
Posted November 16, 2008 at 11:40 amMIAMI, FL – On the game’s opening drive, the Oakland Raiders in typical fashion looked out of sync, were non-threatening and went three and out. A Cooper Carlisle false start penalty on the first play put them in 1st and 15 hole they could no dig themselves out of.
Then the Miami Dolphins drove 9 plays [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders defense steps up, but offense stalls: Panthers win 17-6 (Silver and Black Report)
Posted November 9, 2008 at 5:34 pmOAKLAND, CA - Today’s game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be a monster of a test for the Oakland Raiders on many levels. Not because of any potential individual matchups, but rather because it will be a barometer of just where this team is after releasing cornerback DeAngelo Hall and the soon-to-come ‘shake [...]
Tags: Al Davis, Andrew Walter, Atlanta, Atlanta Falcons, California, Carolina Panthers, Chris Gamble;, Chris Johnson, Cooper Carlisle, DeAngelo Hall, DeAngelo Williams, George Blanda, Hiram Eugene, Jake Delhomme, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Julius Peppers, Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland, Oakland Raiders, Rashad Baker, Sam Williams, Sebastian Janikowski, Shane Lechler, Steve Smith, Tom Cable (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Raiders defense steps up, but offense stalls: Panthers win 17-6 (Silver and Black Report)
Posted November 9, 2008 at 5:34 pmOAKLAND, CA - Today’s game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be a monster of a test for the Oakland Raiders on many levels. Not because of any potential individual matchups, but rather because it will be a barometer of just where this team is after releasing cornerback DeAngelo Hall and the soon-to-come ‘shake [...]
Tags: Al Davis, Andrew Walter, Atlanta, Atlanta Falcons, California, Carolina Panthers, Chris Gamble;, Chris Johnson, Cooper Carlisle, DeAngelo Hall, DeAngelo Williams, George Blanda, Hiram Eugene, Jake Delhomme, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Julius Peppers, Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland, Oakland Raiders, Rashad Baker, Sam Williams, Sebastian Janikowski, Shane Lechler, Steve Smith, Tom Cable (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...More from the Jets game (INSTANT RAIDERS)
Posted October 20, 2008 at 9:14 pmSometimes there are just too many observations to fit into one or two sports sections. Here is a helping of “leftovers” from the Jets game. The Raiders were supposed to have a three-headed monster in backfield, but one of the heads is missing. Justin Fargas ran for 74 yards on 28 carriers against New York. Darren McFadden had 89 yards from scrimmage. And Michael Bush? …
Tags: Chris Jacke, Cooper Carlisle, Darren McFadden, football, Gene Upshaw, Green Bay, Hall of Fame, IEP, Javon Walker, Jon Alston, Justin Fargas, Ken Stabler, Lane Kiffin, Louisville, Michael Bush, National Football League, New York, NFL Players Association, Phil Villapiano, Raymond Chester, Ricky Brown, Sebastian Janikowski, sports sections, Tom Cable, Tom Rathman, Willie Brown (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Burgess gets a second opinion (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted October 10, 2008 at 3:07 pmIt’s not looking good for Derrick Burgess with regard to playing against the New Orleans Saints Sunday at the Superdome.
Burgess missed practice for the third straight day with a triceps injury and coach Tom Cable said the two-time Pro Bowl defensive would be seeking more medical advice.
Cable said Burgess would be on the trip to [...]
Tags: Ben Troupe, Cooper Carlisle, Darren McFadden, Derrick Burgess, Gibril Wilson, Isaiah Ekejiuba, Jay Richardson, Justin Fargas, Kalimba Edwards, Kansas City, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Nnamdi Asomugha, Tom Cable (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...`New’ Raiders: Just bland, baby (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted October 9, 2008 at 5:23 pmWe won’t know until Sunday if there’s any discernable difference between a Raiders team coached by Tom Cable as opposed to Lane Kiffin.
They seem to be promising a more aggressive approach with regard to the passing game, but it seems clear the post-Kiffin approach with regard to the media will be one of conservatism.
For instance, [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Russell gets advice _ from Kiffin (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted October 8, 2008 at 3:38 pmQuick hits from Wednesday’s practice and media session in preparation for the New Orleans Saints:
– JaMarcus Russell seemed to appreciate the advice, but chances are Al Davis isn’t going to take too kindly to the idea of Lane Kiffin coaching up his former quarterback.
Russell said he talked to Kiffin Monday night.
“He just called and talked [...]
Tags: Adrian Peterson, Al Davis, Ben Troupe, Charles Grant, Chester Taylor, Chicago, Cooper Carlisle, Cornell, Cornell Green, Darren McFadden, Denver, Derrick Burgess, Devin Hester, football, Greg Aiello, IEP, Isaiah Ekejiuba, Justin Fargas, Kwame Harris, Lane Kiffin, Mario Henderson, Martin Gramatica, media session, Minnesota, National Football League, New England, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland, Randy Moss, Reggie Bush, San Diego, Tom Cable, Tyler Mehlhaff, Will Smith (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Madsen returns, Wand to IR (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted October 6, 2008 at 11:25 amJohn Madsen waived on Sept. 19 to make room for tight end Ben Troupe, is back on the 53-man roster.
Madsen was on the field practicing during the media window during warmups and drills. Seth Wand out with a knee injury, was placed on injured reserve to make room.
In returning from the bye weekend, the only [...]
Tags: Ben Troupe, Cooper Carlisle, Darren McFadden, Derrick Burgess, Gerard Warren, Greg Knapp, John Madsen, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Justin Fargas, Lane Kiffin, Nnamdi Asomugha, Seth Wand, Stanford Routt, Tom Cable, Tyvon Branch (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The only NFL player who knows Tom Cable, head coach (INSTANT RAIDERS)
Posted October 4, 2008 at 6:53 pmThere is only one NFL player who has the real lowdown on Tom Cable as a head coach, and it isn’t Robert Gallery or Jake Grove or Cooper Carlisle.Some of the Raiders’ offensive lineman have spent more than a year and a half now with Cable, and they are intimately familiar with his style and qualities. But they know him as a position coach….
Tags: Colorado, Cooper Carlisle, football, Idaho, Jake Grove, Jake Scott, Lane Kiffin, Lewiston, Moscow, National Football League, Oakland, Robert Gallery, Tennessee, Tennessee Titans, Tom Cable, UCLA, University of Idaho, West Coast