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á Ask any Raider fan over the age of 40 what he most remembers of the Raiders, a tight group of names will come out. Some will speak of Ken Stabler's ability to move on the fly. Some will speak of Tatum hitting a guy so hard, he was knocked out cold. Some might even mention players like Daryle Lamonica, Tom Flores, Warren Wells or Tony Teresa long ago. The younger generation, might ...

Oh, the hope was something else for a while there. The Pro Football Hall of Fame had their first draft, of the players to be chosen for the 2010 ballot. Out of this batch, 25 names were picked and during this process, fans were allowed to vote once per day for their favorites. It is not surprising that the Raiders were dominating the top 10, controlling eight of the top 10 spots, ...

When looking around the media these last few weeks, there has been a lot of blaming going on. A lot of what ifs, if onlys, and a share of maybes, that do nobody any good. If only we pulled JaMarcus Russell. If only we have Gruden back. If only Al Davis fell off the planet. The list goes on. Some blame it on previous events, such as the constant switching of coaches, ...

Oh, the mess we love to be in. Oakland has a final game remaining on its schedule, with a home game against the Baltimore Ravens. While the Raiders have been playing injury-riddled and mostly for pride, they actually have a team that would like them to win. Enter the Denver Broncos. At last look, Denver was sitting in seventh place in the postseason rankings, meaning if the season ended today, the New York Jets ...

You sometimes truly hate to be a fan. Other times, you wish you could be an owner. On Sunday, I wish I could have been a player...and after being thrown out of a game for a ticky-tack penalty, I would have knocked a ref from the game. Let's recap. Oakland had started the game out nicely, was down only 6-10 when Cleveland's Alex Mack attempted to strike another player. Apparently, Jeff Triplette was ...

To some, it has to be the dream job. You get paid to play football, and make millions of dollars a week. The only catch is, your job primarily consists of beingáa cheerleader on the sideline or during the weekly practice, imitating the opposing teams' star wideout. Welcome to the world of Javon Walker, wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. Javon started out his career in good function, with the Green Bay ...

Like many Raider fans who tuned in for the game Sunday, they started out watching Charlie Frye have a decent day throwing against Denver. While he wasn't overpowering, the offense seemed to operate more smoothly, picking up a couple yards here, a couple there. Oakland managed to take a lead into the half, 13-6. Denver in the third quarter would storm back, putting up 10 points, while Oakland had a golden opportunity ...

Being a fan of the Raiders has not been a fun task, these last several seasons. Poor drafts, blowouts, the occasional annoying prediction from fans or "specialists" who know everything gets to you after a while. One recent idea that had been kicked around was to clean house again, start fresh and call it a year. What would be gain from this action? For one, Tom Cable's ideas, of working with rookies, building ...

For the fans who showed up in the rain yesterday, you got to see the best of times and the worst of times. When the Raiders had Bruce Gradkowski running around making plays, the Raiders looked like they wanted to win back-to-back games and prove that beating the Steelers wasn't just a fluke. When Russell came in, you could sense in so few words...oh crud. I'm sure other forms of ...

You have to admit, Robert Gallery is a deep-down blue collar Raider. Here is a guy the Raiders had hanged their hats on as a tackle, but then found a second life as a guard. He played his position well, with some murmurings that he should make a pro bowl selection, if the Raiders can win games. Now, the Raiders are going to be forced, to win without him. Gallery, did not want ...