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Raiders Ramblings: Final Thoughts On McClain
My thoughts on Rolando Mcclain as recorded on my 30-minute commute home.
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8 days ago
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8 days ago
Discuss
The Game
Views, Opinions, and everything in between involving football and the real game, LIFE…NOTHING is out of bounds. So enter at own risk!
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22 days ago
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22 days ago
Scouting The Raiders Recent Front Office Changes
When Reggie McKenzie was hired he spoke of the fact that he planned to make changes within the Raiders front office. He brought up his vision of having everyone within the organization from front office employees to players on the field having one goal in mind and that is winning a championship. He went on to say that while not all changes would be immediate he would evaluate every...
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May 03, 2012
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May 03, 2012
Interview with Oakland Raiders’ 4th-Round Pick Miles Burris
Miles Burris (@MilesBurris) was nice enough to spend a few minutes with me to talk about where he fits into the Raiders’ 2012 plans.
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May 02, 2012
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May 02, 2012
Best of the Rest: Players That Should be on the Oakland Raiders Draft Board on Day 3
Defensive Tackle
Alameda Ta’amu
Josh Chapman
DaJohn Harris
Defensive End
Cameron Johnson
Jared Crick
Malik Jackson
Jonathan Massaquoi
Outside Linebacker
Ronnell Lewis
Nigel Bradham
Keenan Robinson
Kyle Wilbur
Josh Kaddu
Miles Burris
Travis Lewis
Tim Fugger
Inside Linebacker
James-Michael Johnson
Emmanuel Acho
Offensive Tackle
Bobbie Massie
Zebrie Zanders
Matt McCants
Nate Potter
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
Profile: OG Tony Bergstrom
Profile
Height: 6′ 5″
Weight: 313 lbs
Arm Length: 32″
Hand Size: 9″
40-yard Dash: 5.27 seconds
Bench Reps at 225: 32
Vertical Jump: 29.5 inches
Broad Jump: 8′ 5″
3-Cone Drill: 7.95 seconds
20-yard Shuttle: 4.84 seconds
Stats
UteZone.com
Scouting Reports
CBS Sports – NFL Draft Scout
National Football Post
Pro Football Weekly
CSN Washington...
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
Raiders Ramblings 4/18/12
I talk about the division, the schedule and the roster on my drive home.
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April 19, 2012
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April 19, 2012
2012 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Kaelin Burnett
Former Nevada defensive end Kaelin Burnett was kind enough to talk with Raidersblog.com about his visit with the Raiders.
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April 16, 2012
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April 16, 2012
Are the Oakland Raiders Rebuilding or Reloading?
With new management in Oakland comes many changes including personnel, schemes, philosophies and even media relations. By nature change tends to make people uneasy. It’s hard to get that comfortable feeling many fans are looking for this time of year when there is so much change happening all at once. Many will agree that change is not always bad, but its the unknown of it...
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April 01, 2012
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April 01, 2012
What the Oakland Raiders Free Agency Activity Means for Team in 2012
The Oakland Raiders came into the offseason with salary cap issues and needing to improve a team that finished a disappointing 8-8 last season. New general manager Reggie McKenzie was hired to reshape the Raiders’ front office and establish a new philosophy to guide the team into the future.
McKenzie has a plan and as time passes his philosophies will slowly be revealed. So...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Best Case & Worst Case Scenarios For Each Raiders’ Draft Pick
The Raiders aren’t making much noise in free agency and will attempt to build through the draft. Missing are five of their original seven draft selections and in their place are five players that may contribute in 2012.
A couple more selections may be awarded as compensatory selections, but that is yet to be determined.
What is the best case and worse case scenarios for the...
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
Raiders Free Agency Preview: Why Oakland Must Pursue These 11 Players
At 1 p.m. PDT, March 13, 2012 the NFL’s free agency period starts and the Raiders must be under the salary cap. There are a number of player contracts that have not yet restructured or otherwise addressed which will likely have an impact on the salary cap and the Raiders’ free agency plans.
Kamerion Wimbley
The two sides aren’t talking and extra guarantees are triggered...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Flight Risk: Raiders’ Free Agents Ready to Hit the Open Market
Free agency starts Monday and the Raiders are still hacking away at troublesome contracts to get under the salary cap. Once the Raiders are comfortably under the salary cap they will turn their attention to signing free agents.
It wouldn’t be uncommon for a team to end up signing the majority of their own free agents, but this is no ordinary year in Oakland. Reggie McKenzie...
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
Predicting the Raiders Defensive Starters
The Oakland Raiders may not do much shuffling on the offensive side of the ball, but the 29th ranked defense will be altered.
Stanford Routt has already been released and Reggie McKenzie promises even more change. Of the 11 positions on defense, only two have unquestioned starters.
Had the Raiders been healthy, the starters at the end of the season would have been nearly identical...
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March 05, 2012
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March 05, 2012
A Deeper Look Into Roster Decisions
This is the time of year where general managers earn their money. They are paid to make the right decisions for the team, whether it’s the most popular one or not. It is also the time of year when fans like to express their feelings on how the roster should be shaped. While the Raider Nation does know the Raiders very well, the reasoning behind each decision goes way deeper...
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March 02, 2012
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March 02, 2012
Branch to Receive Franchise Tag
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Raiders strong safety Tyvon Branch will receive the franchise tag.
With only a few days to go before the deadline to apply the tag the two sides remain far apart to reach a long-term contract.
It’s not impossible that the Raiders will reach a long-term agreement with Branch at some point in the future, but at least...
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March 01, 2012
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March 01, 2012
Free Agency Strategy: Play Moneyball
A lot has been made of the Raiders lack of draft selections in the 2012 NFL draft. The Raiders have just two, but are likely to be awarded a few more by the NFL when they announce compensatory picks in late March.
The best pick that can be awarded is a pick at the end of the third round and compensatory selections can’t be traded.
In the NFL there is a salary cap and salary...
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
Ranking the Oakland Raiders 2012 Offseason Hires
Al Davis carefully planned his estate so his son could retain full control of the team. It will be Mark Davis who leads the team into an era of Raiders football without his legendary father.
Mark Davis waited three months before making any changes on the football side of the organization, but changes were inevitable.
Perhaps the best slogan for the 2012 Raiders would be, “...
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February 20, 2012
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February 20, 2012
10 Biggest Roster Holes (via @BleacherReport)
The Raiders don’t have many draft picks, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t several holes the Raiders would like to fill through the draft. Reggie McKenzie may try to add more picks via trade and will also look to add players that aren’t drafted.
Not all of these holes will be filled with draft picks, but McKenzie would do well to address as many as he can....
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
Offseason Shopping List
As seen on Bleacher Report. The first offseason without the presence of legendary owner Al Davis will prove to be the most intriguing one in decades for the Oakland Raiders. Reggie McKenzie takes over as the main football executive and has already been working to shape the Raiders into his team. McKenzie started with the [...]
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
Access Denied
It’s clear that Dennis Allen is ready to take the reins as a head coach in the NFL. Allen is praised by his peers, he has earned the respect of his former players, he has even been mentored by some of the games finest, but the challenges of being a head coach are never fully [...]
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February 06, 2012
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February 06, 2012
Allen’s Coordinator Options
Defensive Coordinator Bill Johnson – Raiders denied permission to interview. Age: 65 Current Position: Defensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints Previous DC Experience: None Notes: Coached at Texas A&M during Dennis Allen’s playing career and got him hired by the Falcons. Johnson followed Allen to New Orleans. Too much history here to ignore. Billy Davis [...]
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February 02, 2012
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February 02, 2012
Overrated Oakland Raiders 2011
As seen on Bleacher Report: As with any fan base, the Raider Nation is not immune to overrating players. Every offseason coaches and front office personnel across the league lock themselves in the film room to study their own roster. It’s not uncommon for a player to lose snaps the following season after the team had [...]
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January 30, 2012
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January 30, 2012
Allen’s Coordinator Options
Defensive Coordinator Billy Davis Age: 46 Current Position: LB coach, Cleveland Browns Previous DC experience: 2005-2006 49ers, 2009-2010 Cardinals Ed Donatell Age: 53 Current Position: DB Coach, San Francisco 49ers Previous DC experience: 2008 (Univ. of Washington), 2004-2006 (Atlanta Falcons), 2000-2003 (Green Bay Packers) Brett Maxie Age: 50 Current Position: DB coach, Dallas...
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January 24, 2012
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January 24, 2012
A Defensive Scheme Mystery
There is always going to be a good debate between fans on how the Raiders should scheme on defense. It really doesn’t matter what side you are on, because there are good arguments for both sides. There has been speculation on what Reggie McKenzie prefers as his defense and he was asked in his introductory [...]
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January 24, 2012
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January 24, 2012
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