The buzz lately has swirled around the Oakland Raiders and whether the NFL club should acquire newly released veterans such as wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh and fullback Tony Richardson.
Other intriguing names include tailback Willie Parker, center Justin Hartwig, offensive tackle Kirk Chambers, and nose tackle Jay Alford.
ESPN has also circulated a report by Adam Schefter about interest in released quarterback Matt Leinart, including interest by the Raiders—a report denied by the Raiders.
I would like to see the Raiders sign both Houshmandzadeh and Richardson.
Even though Houshmandzadeh can't run, he can catch. Since 2004, The Housh has always produced more than ...
After a long eight months, the new NFL season is here. The Oakland Raiders had a busy eight months as they made massive changes to the structure of the team.
On defense, there are changes at every position. The Raiders have a new set of starting linebackers, new defensive linemen, and a new starting corner opposite Nnamdi Asomugha.
The D-line has moved Richard Seymour to the inside and put Jay Richardson on the IR after he was waived. The new ends will be second year Matt Shaugnessy and second-round rookie Lamarr Houston. Tommy Kelly is the only starter from last year to ...
Darren McFadden is now under the heat lamp.
He has rushed for 856 yards and 5 touchdowns with a 3.9 average in his first two years in Raider Nation. During that time, McFadden also caught 50 passes for 530 yards.
Those are acceptable rookie totals but those are his first two years we're talking about. Much of his first two years were marred by injury and playing in an ineffective offense.
This is year three for him so he somehow needs to show he can stay healthy and produce.
Otherwise the bust label is coming.
There are many factors involved in where he's been and where he's going.
Turn the page to find out ...
The Raiders practice squad was posted on the team's official site today, and contained little surprises to those who have been following then during pre-season.A number of players cut by the Raiders yesterday cleared waivers and were resigned today. The practice squad has a limit has a limit of eight players, all of who have to be in their first two years in the league, and not have played any more than nine games on a team's active roster.This year's squad comprises of Stevie Brown (S), Manase Tonga(FB), Slade Norris (LB), Kellen Heard (DT), Alex Parsons (OL), Joe Porter (CB), ...
No team improved more this offseason than the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders completely overhauled their linebacking corps, added two defensive linemen, two offensive linemen, and added some much needed depth to their secondary. Oh, and did I forget to mention that they released the disaster who wore No. 2 and traded for Jason Campbell? Despite the upgrades made by the Raiders, few are ready to call them a playoff contender. Saturday's NFL cut deadline provided the Raiders an opportunity to end all debate over whether or not they are ready to compete for the AFC West. If the Oakland Raiders ...
Everybody is going to have their own opinion of who should have been cut and who should be kept on the 53-man roster for the Oakland Raiders.
It's clear that you can't please everybody.
I personally liked Colt Brennan, but the performance of Kyle Boller is what shifted my opinion. It's good to see that the Oakland Raiders have a good group of quarterbacks.
Now is the time for the wide receivers to come up to par. Clumsy and careless mistakes will not be tolerated.
Now, after reading a few articles, it just seems a bit premature to decide that the decisions to cut ...
Well, the cut to 53 players was made today as we all know, and there were a few surprises but in all, things shook down mostly as expected.
It was a bit of a surprise that, given the struggles of the run game, Manase Tonga was not retained. He showed excellent ability to block, and in the game against the Seattle Seahawks had a really nice catch and run that showcased some athleticism that people perhaps didn't know he possessed. I know I didn't.
Keeping Marcel Reece after the big play ability he showed in the screen game made sense; I just ...
I don't think anyone can argue that Jamarcus Russell is one of the worst quarterbacks of all time. Man what a bust. With the #1 pick in the 2007 draft, the Raiders passed on Adrian Peterson, Darrelle Revis, Brady Quinn, Calvin Johnson, Patrick Willis, Kevin Kolb and Sydney Rice just to name a few.With Russell finally gone, and Jason Campbell taking the snaps, the Raiders are finally poised to make a run at the AFC west title.Begin Slideshow
Today is the day that the Oakland Raiders will trim the team to 53 men. The thought of the decisions today may already be causing some players emotional pain.
The men who are on the roster knew that this day was coming.
Some of them put their whole heart into making the team. Some fell short using their own standards to judge their performance.
A coach's perception may not agree with the individual player's perception of how well he did during preseason.
It's sort of like the phrase "For whom the bell tolls." As Oakland Raiders and other NFL players sit and think today, the players ...
The former No. 4 prospect in baseball Jeremy Hermida signed a Minor League deal with the Oakland Athletics on Friday.
Hermida, 26, has been inconsistent in his major league career so far, as his best season was back in 2007 with the Florida Marlins, where he hit 18 home runs and drove in 63 runs while hitting .296 for the year.
After that season, he hit .259 in 2008 and .249 in 2007: clearly becoming worse as each new season started.
Earlier this year, Hermida signed with the Boston Red Sox, expecting him to be the 4th outfielder for the team.
He disappointed the ...