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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The fact that Al Davis won’t be around in Oakland isn’t the only thing that will be different for the Raiders in 2012 and beyond. After yet another disappointing season and another season where Oakland ended up watching the playoffs from home, the Raiders brought in a whole new regime. ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
The Oakland Raiders haven't really been shy about stating that it's time for a new stadium. They also aren't hiding the fact that they'd like a new facility to come at the same location that the Coliseum currently sits on. That's the point that the Raiders' CEO Amy Trask makes ...
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Friday, April 6th, 2012
Respect comes from fear. These were the words uttered out by former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams the night before New Orleans would take on San Francisco in the NFC Divisional round in an audio file that has been leaked by documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon. In this four minute speech ...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
It was widely speculated that Reggie McKenzie would hire one of his former colleagues in Green Bay to be his first head coach in Oakland. McKenzie surprised many when he named Dennis Allen as Hue Jackson's replacement.
Allen wants to let Raiders Nation know that there is plenty of talent on ...
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
What looked to be a promising season in Oakland and a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2002, turned into a nightmare quickly for former head coach Hue Jackson and Raider Nation. There were just too many hurdles for the Raiders to try and overcome in 2011. ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
For Reggie McKenzie the journey to become a general manager in the NFL was long and it was tough. After 18 years with the Packers, he is finally getting his shot. And it’s with the franchise where he first began his NFL career as a player. McKenzie is well respected around ...
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Richard Seymour saved the Oakland Raiders season last week by blocking two Ryan Succop field goals. The first field goal that Seymour blocked was a 49-yard attempt at the end of the first half, and the second one at the end of regulation was ironically also from 49-yards. On the ...
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
It was just three weeks ago that the Oakland Raiders were sitting pretty in the AFC West with a record of 7-4. The trade for Carson Palmer initially looked to be paying some dividends for the head coach that pushed so hard for the player that he thought could bring ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
When the Oakland Raiders acquired Carson Palmer via trade from the Cincinnati Bengals following the injury to Jason Campbell, many people laughed, cringed, or some combination of both. It's hard not to argue that the Raiders mortgaged way too large a piece of their future gave up too much to ...
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Hue Jackson envisioned his blockbuster trade for Carson Palmer propelling the Oakland Raiders to a playoff berth. That plan may not come to fruition unless Palmer starts protecting the football better. Oakland is 0-2 since the Palmer deal, losing back-to-back games in the division to the Kansas City Chiefs and ...
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