Gene Upshaw hears the complaints like clockwork."Every year at this time, I hear it again. They don't like how the rookies are paid," the executive director of the NFL Players Association said of owners and front-office personnel. " 'They need some kind of pay scale.' Well, I'm not going to limit   more...
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This time a year ago, there was only one major question surrounding a Raiders team filled with questions: Can this young kid Lane Kiffin make the Raiders better? Kiffin answered that question with a resounding, "YES," as he changed the culture of the team in his brief time as head coach of the   more...
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Tis the season for useless rumors to begin popping up from the corridors of the NFL. Usually they are from the pen of Raider-Haters like Nancy Gay or Lowell Cohn. This latest truckload of fertilizer comes from the same source that said that JaMarcus Russell was over 300lbs. This time he says that   more...
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Over the past twenty years, the NFL has seen more than a few number one overall picks go "bust." But there have also been some great players who lived up to the hype of being drafted first. Check out the full list with comments on each player.
Original Story: http://www.nflminute.com/2008/04/13/boom....

Stepping away from mocking the draft for a few minutes we have some crack analysis from our reader and first time contributer to Thoughts from a Reader's Side with Captain Blues Buckholz aka Raider Blues. Blues wins the award for the furthest traveled to get here as his post made it in from   more...
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My partner in crime here at Thoughts from the Dark Side, Rob recently went on record as predicting playoffs for the Oakland Raiders. I admire his optimism, but don't fully share it. There are eerie parallels to two recent pivotal years in the history of the Oakland Raiders 1999 and 2005. 1999   more...
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Miami, St. Louis, Atlanta, Oakland, Kansas City, and New York. Picks 1-6 of the 2008 NFL Draft complete with a couple of trade scenarios. 4 Lineman in the top 5? Tell me it aint so. In a QB rich draft like this year why are there 4 Lineman getting all of the credit. Continue reading to find   more...
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JaMarcus Russell has been busy this offseason, not working out in the weight room or on the practice field but at the local buffet. According to SI's Don Banks: "No one knows if JaMarcus Russell is ready to take over the starting job. There are rumors that he's close to 300 pounds and not exactly   more...
Original Story: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/wr....

Since SI's Don Banks reported Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell was overweight and close to 300 pounds, the Raiders have been in full denial mode. Yesterday, the NFL said his weight was south of 275 and today an unnamed Raiders front-office source was quoted saying; "Ridiculous; JaMarcus is nowhere near   more...
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Earlier today Al Davis made news for asking coach Lane Kiffin to resign. Kiffin went 4-12 his first season as head coach which doubled the amount of wins the Raiders had the year before. If Kiffin does in fact resign this was bad timing for the Raiders as other teams that needed coaches already got   more...
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It looks our daily Chad Johnson rumor says he wants to go OaklandChad is looking to be traded to the Raiders .....................................Gotta love Chad's sarcasm
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At the beginning of the year, I tried to evaluate the incoming class of rookies. It was a difficult task as we had learned the previous year when seventh round pick Marques Colston shocked the league as the best rookie on the New Orleans Saints. Now that 2007 is in the books, it's time to evaluate   more...
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One thing that the 2007 season showed is that despite the improvement there are still gaping holes in the Raiders' squad that need to be filled. The offense showed a renewed spark in the 2007 season, but the defense underperformed expectations. With the drafting of JaMarcus Russell and Zach Miller,   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-raiders/2008/01/12/th....

Here it is, the top 10 list of people that should be cut/traded/beaten/your choice. You've seen the studs, here's everyone on the other side of that list.Honorable Mention: Phillip Rivers, JaMarcus Russell, Donovan McNabb, Warrick Dunn, Ladell Betts, Tatum Bell, Rod Smith, Ahman Green, Ron   more...

JaMarcus Russell gets his first start next week in the season finale, but I don't think it will be much different than his short outings on Sunday. The Raiders offense is anemic and Russell is only a rookie and has horrible technique. He should have stayed at LSU, he'd be playing for a National   more...
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