http://www.realfootball365.com Oakland Raiders Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15052 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15052 The Raiders have a lot of key free agents to sign. Guys like Zach Miller, Michael Bush, Robert Gallery, Michael Huff, and Kamerion Wimbley all will hit the open market when free agency begins. Depending on the CBA some of these guys might be restricted free agents and the Raiders would get a draft pick in return if they sign elswhere. Al Davis has always made room to sign a hand full of guys... bigrockhogg@yahoo.com (big ROCK) Oakland Raiders 2011-02-23T05:23:06-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15040 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15040 As many expected, the Oakland Raiders named offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as their newest head coach yesterday and will present him to the world at large today at 1:15PST. Al Davis will undoubtedly sit next to Jackson, tossing out his sound bites about the greatness of the Raiders and how Jackson is the kind of coach Davis has wanted all along. He might even compare Jackson to Tom Flores and... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2011-01-18T14:47:05-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15038 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15038 The NFL post-season is underway, with a wild, wild, wildcard weekend in the books. While the four games last weekend brought three upsets including one by a team in the playoffs with a worse record than the Raiders, news out of Oakland still managed to grab some spotlight and let everyone know the real Raider roller coaster still races on in the East Bay. The biggest news so far is the pending... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2011-01-11T14:42:14-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15028 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15028 Note: This article was written prior to the news about Tom Cable being fired. Al Davis must think he’s living in the Twilight Zone. In what world does it makes sense that the Oakland Raiders can sweep all of their AFC West opponents, yet not land the Division Championship crown? The same world where a seven win Seattle Seahawk team can make the post season tournament by defeating the St. Louis... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2011-01-05T22:38:14-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15014 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15014 When you have a 24-hour period involving the Raiders sweeping one division rival and watching as another fires their coach while spiraling out of control, it’s a good day indeed; especially when the spiraling is coming from Mile High. To make it even better, Oakland is a combined 4-0 against their AFC West rivals right now for the first time in recent memory and have a legitimate shot at winning... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-12-07T23:11:52-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15008 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15008 When you’re a maverick head coach, know for winning in unorthodox manner at every level you’ve achieved, you can blaze your own trail and do things no other coach has done before - and do them well. Guys like Vince Lombardi, John Madden, Chuck Noll, Bill Parcels and Bill Belichick are coaches that proved that thought. Tom Cable isn’t. So, when you’re not one of those storied, glorified coaches,... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-11-30T23:26:24-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15003 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/15003 While the Pittsburgh Steelers as a team may have taken the wood to the Oakland Raiders last weekend, Raider defensive end Richard Seymour proved the old blood-feud between the franchises is alive and well when he dropped Steeler QB Ben Roethlisberger with a right hand that would make Mike Tyson proud. Rumors out of Raiderland ascribe the motive of the palm strike to Big Ben’s chin as one of... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-11-23T17:52:08-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14999 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14999 This may sound crazy but I think we should get Jerry Porter out of the gutter and give him a chance to give the Raiders depth . He could also be a veteran presence and mentor for the extremely young wide receivers. I personally think he could still be a really good player. Even when he played behind some of the worst offensive lines in Raider history he managed to make many game winning... enderle.inc@gmail.com (KidRaider) Oakland Raiders 2010-11-15T10:05:53-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14996 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14996 Don’t look now, but the Raiders are #12 on ESPN’s latest power rankings, behind six other AFC teams and noted with this: “Only three AFC teams have more wins and only one other (the Jets) is 3-0 in its division.” And, the raves and stats to back them up don’t stop there. If the playoffs started today, Oakland would be in on a wildcard berth. Darren McFadden is fourth in total rushing yardage,... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-11-10T10:00:42-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14989 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14989 Based on the Raider’s lack of execution in the pre-season and first few weeks of this year, I predicted Tom Cable would be looking for a new job by now. Obviously, I was wrong and more obviously, Cable knows exactly how to build some security into his job. The fastest way to owner Al Davis’s heart is by demolishing the Denver Broncos and Cable led his Raiders to do just that, while racking up the... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-10-28T12:58:55-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14979 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14979 When Oakland Raider safety Tyvon Branch snatched a Chargers fumble off the turf with only 1:10 left on the game clock, he held seven years of Raider misery in his hands. Once again, the Raiders had a slim lead late in the game over San Diego and once again it seemed as if Oakland would let Philip Rivers lead his potent Chargers offense down the field for another game-winning, come from behind... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-10-13T11:55:40-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14971 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14971 What would you think if an opposing team offered to sit their star receiver for the game and pull their star running back for the first-quarter? Sounds like the handicap of a lifetime, right? Well, the Houston Texans did just that, with Andre Johnson still recovering from an ankle injury and Arian Foster benched for the first quarter due to off the field conduct. So, what happened? Did Oakland... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-10-05T10:31:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14960 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14960 When the Oakland Raiders first picked up journeyman quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, his arrival was met with little fanfare and maybe even a few yawns. While Bruce himself, and maybe a few members of the Raider staff, believed in his ability not many others did. That is, until he took the field and pulled out some of the best Oakland offensive performances in the last seven years. Heading into... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-09-21T12:40:07-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14952 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14952 Oakland Raider Head Coach Tom Cable landed the job on the basis of his ability to coach offensive lineman, turning mediocre to good and good to great. So, when he decided Mario Henderson was the man for the most important job on the offensive line it’s a good bet that Al Davis might have actually bowed to Cable’s alleged expertise in such matters. The concept of a head coach tying his fate to a... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-09-15T11:12:58-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14940 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/14940 Impatient fans, tired of the seven year drought of anything resembling greatness want a fourth Lombardi Trophy in Oakland next February. Many pundits are giving Oakland a solid shot at winning the AFC West, and even one columnist explores the possibility of Oakland being the best if they moved to the NFC West. However, when looking at it pragmatically, the team still has a long way to go before... mike@runemasterstudios.com (MikeBullock) Oakland Raiders 2010-08-31T15:16:45-05:00