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Since 2003, the sports media has led non-Raider fans to believe that the draft-pick flops by the Oakland Raiders were solely the responsibility of Al Davis. I however disagree, and I will explain why. In 2006, Art Shell called-out personnel director Michael Lombardi and banned Lombardi from the practice field for, "rooting against the team."  After the 2-14 season, Shell was let go, as was Lombardi as personnel director for the Raiders. As ...

The Raiders took an ugly win from the Chiefs in Arrowhead, but a win is a win nonetheless. Before the vultures decide to pick over an unbalanced performance by JaMarcus Russell, there is one big positive to say about J-Russ.  He led the winning drive. Russell is still learning after the Raiders made him the Number 1 selection in the 2007 NFL Draft.  It has also been after Michael Lombardi and Lane Kiffin attempted to ...

After the Monday Night game between the Raiders and Chargers, it is easy for us in Raider Nation to see some light at the end of the tunnel. With that said, the Raiders still have much work to do in order to contend, which I think they can do this year, as Minnesota did in 2008, by starting slow and ending hot. All the focus has been on JaMarcus Russell and his ...

Here is a question that has made me wonder. Obviously, I cannot speculate from first-hand experience, but it seems to me that Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell has accuracy problems when he throws at faster receivers. When he throws at tight-end Zach Miller, he seems to catch everything.  Miller fell to the second round of the 2007 Draft because of a slow time in the 40 at only 4.72. Meanwhile, Russell would connect with ...

There are several possible explanations to the Raiders and Chargers game last night. 1) The Chargers are not as good as people thought 2) The Raiders will be better than people thought 3) The Chargers were "rusty," but will build speed 4) The Raiders played impressively and will iron-out the mistakes through the season Of course, as a Raider fan, I'm inclined to believe that the Raiders will be better than people thought.  Meanwhile, San ...

(This story is intended to be an inspirational tale) Has it been eight years already? I realize that many of my articles have a tendency to be a form of gonzo history, in which I insert myself into the bigger picture of history. That might be because my AP History teacher (as a senior in 2001) would always tell me to see, "the forest from the trees."  Later that year, I could not ...

I was watching The Dan Patrick Show today.  Patrick would interview former Patriot Rodney Harrison, whom had retired after this season. During the conversation, the topic of the Richard Seymour trade came up. Harrison stated that if he had been traded to the Raiders, he would drive to Chicago in order to climb the Sears Tower and jump off—Patrick laughed. Harrison said, 'I was you, I'd kill myself.' I don't know about you, but ...

Here is a very interesting story for those who follow my articles. As you would know, I have written articles on why I believed that NFL suspensions by Roger Goodell have been excessive, because they have inordinately punished black players. Only recently, I decided to concede my criticism of Goodell (along with others), and instead dump all my criticism at one freeloader and incompetent journalist, Jay Mariotti. Now we have reports that ...