What constitutes a great game?
That question can be answered in many different ways depending upon who you ask. For a Forty-Niner fan, Super Bowl XXIV was a great game. For a Bronco fan...not so much.
I consider a great game to be a game that I can enjoy whether my favorite team is involved or not. To me, Super Bowl XXXVIII was a great game even if it wasn't for Panther fans .
It had everything that makes football great. Back and forth, lead changes, one great play followed by another, culminating in a game winning ...
Michigan has a long history of getting some top high school prospects from the state of California and hoping they become college football stars. Michigan lost out on the 2010 version when Sean Parker headed to Washington, the 2009 version is Tate Forcier, and Donovan Warren became a Wolverine in the 2007 class. There was also a guy named Tom Brady that came from California to play in Ann Arbor.Michigan fans will remember a California football star in 1998 that came to Michigan with high expectations named Justin Fargas. Justin was the son of TV Star "Huggy Bear" from Starsky ...
This is the HARDEST pick bar none. Bar none!
It is so hard because Al Davis is about as predictable as the lottery. You never know who he'll draft.
This is a guy who drafted a punter in the first round of the 1973 draft who had a broken foot! Thankfully for Al, it was Ray Guy, arguably the greatest punter of all time.
Throw in Darrius Heyward-Bey last year at wide receiver over Michael Crabtree just because Bey had the fastest forty time coming out of Maryland.
Well, after consulting with fellow colleague and Raider writer Jay Dee, I have come to a conclusion ...
Like many Raider fans, I eagerly awaited the start of the free agent signing period. I fully expected Al Davis to quickly make a big splash with a flashy signing. I'm still waiting.
Are the Raiders showing a newfound discipline? Is Al out of money? Do they even have any players targeted? These are the questions that hopefully will be answered leading up to the draft.
So far, I'm actually happy with our team's inactivity. Dunta Robinson is the only player who has signed, as of now, that I would have liked to see in silver and black. Playing opposite Nnamdi I ...
In some cultures a man's name somehow directs his destiny.
What might the name "Bush" mean for Michael Bush, an Oakland Raider who managed to increase his statistics from 2008 to 2009?
Let's take a look.
Here is a portion of Bush's data:
We certainly don't want to focus on "beating around the bush," which means that we don't get to the point.
Here is what we want: In the 2010 season let our guys ambush the opponent and get touchdowns to the dismay of the opponent. That's stating it bluntly and directly.
Also, we don't want to focus on "to beat the bushes for," which ...
Now that Justin Fargas is gone, the media and others believe that Darren McFadden will share playing time with Michael Bush since Tom Cable may use a two-back rotation.
Darren McFadden was a No. 4 pick of the 2008 NFL draft. Injuries slowed him down during last season, but it is believed that he has the potential of becoming an outstanding Oakland Raider.
McFadden has a number of indicators of great potential, including a Wonderlic score of 17. Before any of us make a judgement about a score of 17 on the 12 minute, 50 question Wonderlic Test, it is suggested that ...
Drafted out of Arkansas with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, the former two-time Doak Walker award winner, and Heisman runner-up, has yet to experience the same success with the Raiders, due to a variety of stumbling blocks. McFadden’s 2009 campaign was hampered by nagging injuries, causing him to miss four games, and see very limited action in several others.
In the games he did play in, he produced little to no fantasy value for his owners, registering double-digit carries only four times, and failing to rush for 100 yards in any single game.
The abysmal state ...
According to the Oakland Raiders, 30 year old veteran running back Justin Fargas was released by the team after failing a physical Saturday.
A few days ago Adam Schefter reported Fargas, along with Gerrard Warren, would be released before their roster bonuses were due and it would seem he is at least half right so far.
Though it is unlikely, Fargas signing with another team or even with the Raiders again is not completely out of the question.
So with it almost certain Justin Fargas won't be wearing silver and black next year, what does that mean for the rest of the team?
Many ...
It is one of those choices, that isn't easy for anyone.
The Chargers had to let LT go, when all the player had done was spend nine years trying to reach the Super Bowl.
For the Raiders, today was Justin's turn. For the recap, Justin Fargas came to Oakland from USC, not exactly Marcus Allen, but not exactly Nick Bell, either.
Fargas, drafted in the third round of the 2003 draft, did not see any major starting times until the 2006 year, which was also the season of Art Shell. Even considering everything, Fargas put up 659 yards and a touchdown.
Fargas would go ...
The Oakland Raiders are in no rush to sign anyone of the remaining unrestricted free agents in the league. They did, however, make a move to sign one of their own guys, offensive tackle Khalif Barnes.
So what does the signing of Barnes mean for the Raiders going forward?
Well, let’s start from the start. Originally, Khalif was brought in to compete with Mario Henderson for the starting left tackle position. Unfortunately, at the beginning of training camp in 2009, he suffered a broken ankle.
Barnes would not return to the practice field until about week six of the regular season. ...