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Loading ...Raiders at the midpoint; what’s wrong? (Silver and Black Report)
Posted November 7, 2008 at 3:57 pm
After doling out huge contracts in the off-season, a 2-6 record at the midpoint isn’t exactly what the Oakland Raiders expected.
A 41-14 blow-out at home in the opener, the Lane Kiffin firing and the recent news regarding veterans that may be on the way out has highlighted a first half that has Raider fans losing [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Countdown to Paydirt: Carolina Panthers vs. Oakland Raiders (Silver and Black Report)
Posted November 7, 2008 at 5:55 am
It was a week of shake-ups and frank player reactions for the Oakland Raiders (2-6), who now have the daunting task of playing a Carolina Panthers (6-2) that won two consecutive games prior to their bye week and sit atop the NFC South.
Oakland released DeAngelo Hall and dealt with the aftermath all week, with players [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Routt out; Kwame, Henderson to alternate (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted November 6, 2008 at 5:12 pmNews, notes and analysis from Thursday’s practice and media sessions:
– The midseason shakeup of the Raiders also includes cornerback Stanford Routt, who not only was bypassed as the starter by Chris Johnson, but said he was also off the nickel and dime packages.
Routt said he was brought in and shown some film during which he [...]
Tags: Al Davis, Andrew Walter, Cable, Chris Johnson, DeAngelo Hall, Derrick Burgess, football, Gerard Warren, Gibril Wilson, Hiram Eugene, James Lofton, Jon Alston, Kansas City, Kwame Harris, Mario Henderson, media sessions, Michael Huff, National Football League, Nnamdi Asomugha, Rashad Baker, Ricky Brown, Robert Thomas, Ronald Curry, Sam Williams, Stanford Routt, tendonitis;, Terdell Sands, Tommy Kelly, Tony Stewart, Well, William Joseph (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Live from Baltimore: Ravens run game fuels their attack (Silver and Black Report)
Posted October 26, 2008 at 7:31 amBALTIMORE, MD — It’s no secret what the Baltimore Ravens game plan will be this afternoon when they face the Oakland Raiders.
Run the ball often and productively and hope to keep rookie quarterback Joe Flacco out of situations that the Raiders defense can take advantage of. Last time the Ravens faced the Raiders in 2006, [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Davis reportedly interviewing Kiffin’s successor (INSTANT RAIDERS)
Posted September 29, 2008 at 7:18 pmHas the end finally come?ESPN is reporting that Al Davis has scheduled Monday-night interviews with three staff members - offensive line coach Tom Cable, offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and advance scout Paul Hackett - ostensibly with the idea of promoting one of them to fill Lane Kiffin’s shoes as head coach.We’ve seen so much disinformation lately (especially from ESPN) that it’s hard to take anything …
Tags: Al Davis, Contra Costa Times, Cornell, Cornell Green, Denver, Greg Knapp, James Lofton, John Clayton, Lane Kiffin, Michael Bush, Paul Hackett, Quentin Jammer, Raiders HQ, Randy Hanson, Rob Ryan, Terdell Sands, Tom Cable (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sands changing defense (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted September 29, 2008 at 5:42 pmQuick hits from Monday’s press briefing with coach Lane Kiffin, who seemed to be undergoing a subtle shift in his public persona after three weeks of speculation regarding his job security:
– Terdell Sands has taken his share of jabs from Kiffin over his conditioning and lack of production last year after signing a contract extension [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Coming up: Lane Kiffin’s press conference, and then dwarf wrestling (INSTANT RAIDERS)
Posted September 29, 2008 at 1:39 pmTalk about Groundhog Day. Here we are again, waiting either for Lane Kiffin’s head on a silver (and black) platter, or for Kiffin to take the podium at 2 p.m. and tell us, in 38 different ways, that he doesn’t worry about what he can’t control, and as far as he knows, is still coach of the Raiders, and let’s prepare for the Saints.And as …
Tags: Buffalo, Darren McFadden, David Rivers, Gibril Wilson, Groundhog Day, Justin Fargas, Kalimba Edwards, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lane Kiffin, Michael Bush, Ricky Brown, Rob Ryan, Ronald Curry, Terdell Sands, wrestling (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Postgame wrap (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 8:26 pmQuick hits from the Raiders 28-18 loss to the San Diego Chargers at the Coliseum:
– While it’s impossible to isolate a single reason for blowing fourth-quarter leads in consecutive weeks, the Raiders could well be 2-1 if they weren’t such a disaster on third down.
A week after going 2-for-12 against Buffalo, the Raiders were 3-for-15 [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Story Stays the Same (Raidertopia)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 8:01 pmAs a Raider fan, I went into this game with low expectations. What, with the coaching turmoil and the many key injuries to Raider starters. Then, I saw Gerard Warren in there playing like a monster, and Derrick Burgess starting, as well as Asomugha and McFadden. Terdell Sands decided to play as big as his [...]
Tags: Buffalo, Derrick Burgess, football, Gerard Warren, Michael Huff, San Diego, Terdell Sands (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Third quarter: Raiders 15, Chargers 3 (Inside The Oakland Raiders)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 3:13 pmScoring
SD–Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 7:34
Notes:
– San Diego drove the ball to the Oakland 20 and faced a third-and-6 after Terdell Sands stopped LaDainian Tomlinson for no gain on the final play of the quarter.
– JaMarcus Russell’s first interception of the season glanced off the hands of McFadden on a dumpoff and into the hands [...]