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Some silver linings (really) (INSTANT RAIDERS)

Posted November 16, 2008 at 11:31 pm

I must be going soft. I’m about to hand out praise for a team that fell to 2-8 and hasn’t scored an offensive touchdown in 13 quarters.Actually, I won’t praise the team as a whole, because it’s pretty bad. But I’m singling out several Raiders who managed to shine amidst the muck in Sunday’s 17-15 loss at Miami.LB Thomas Howard: He had one of his …

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Live from Miami: 2nd Quarter (Silver and Black Report)

Posted November 16, 2008 at 12:23 pm

MIAMI, FL – The Miami Dolphins were driving deep into Oakland Raiders territory, as Chad Pennington connected with Ted Ginn on receptions of 9 and 23 yards on their first drive of the second quarter. Ronnie Brown had a run of 21 yards and it appeared that the Dolphins were ready to hit paydirt once [...]

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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 [...]

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Midseason musings (Inside The Oakland Raiders)

Posted November 4, 2008 at 1:28 pm

As the Raiders stagger into midseason with another 2-6 record, there isn’t the kind of intrigue present in past seasons because they were kind enough to put everything on display on Sept. 30.
That was the day Al Davis put the head of Lane “Lance” Kiffin on a stake in public square and spent more than [...]

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Countdown to Paydirt: Atlanta Falcons vs. Oakland Raiders (Silver and Black Report)

Posted October 30, 2008 at 4:42 pm

This weekend, JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders (2-5) face another team having a surprising season – led by a young quarterback – as Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons (4-3) fly into McAfee Coliseum for their 12th all time meeting.
Last time both teams met on December 12, 2004, the Silver & Black were defeated [...]

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Higgins’ kickoff play, and other bad memories (INSTANT RAIDERS)

Posted October 27, 2008 at 7:07 pm

Johnnie Lee Higgins was the toast of the Bay Area airwaves Monday. Actually, he was just toast. The second-year speedster was roundly lambasted for fielding a kickoff and running directly out of bounds at the 2-yard line in the second quarter.”He just really lost focus at that moment, knowing where he’s at,” coach Tom Cable said. “The trajectory of the ball and everything, it would …

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Thomas Howard Post Jets Game Interview (Silver and Black Report)

Posted October 20, 2008 at 7:54 pm

This is my interview with the always outspoken Thomas Howard and what took place before today’s game…
Thomas Howard exclusive audio

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Third quarter: Raiders 10, Jets 3 (Inside The Oakland Raiders)

Posted October 19, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Scoring
– Javon Walker 8-yard pass from JaMarcus Russell (Sebastian Janikowski kicks extra point), 9:35
Notes:

– JaMarcus Russell threw a 10-yard strike to Zach Miller on third-and-5 to the Oakland 32 as the quarter expired. As the third quarter neded, Russell is 11-for-17 for 100 yards and a touchdown.
– The Raiders defense got off the field for [...]

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Countdown to Paydirt: Oakland Raiders vs. New Orleans Saints (Silver and Black Report)

Posted October 9, 2008 at 9:21 am

The bye week is over. The Lane Kiffin era is over. Now, the Oakland Raiders (1-3) can start the second quarter of their season with less instability on the sidelines and a head coach who wants to impress the remainder of the regular season to knock that ‘interim’ designation from his title.
Tom Cable will make [...]

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Oakland Raiders News: Game Planning For The Saints (Silver And Black Pride: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 7, 2008 at 8:43 am

LiveAdam and I started comparing notes last night, so I figured that we should start a thread for all of us that saw New Orleans last night or that want to look up stats to help form the perfect game plan for Sunday’s game.

 
LiveAdam:
- Big question: Do you punt to Reggie Bush? Kiffin and special teams coach Brian Schneider dared Devin Hester to beat them …

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