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Bruce Gradkowski is “punctual.” That’s the word used by KNRB 680/1050 AM’s The Razor and Mr. T Show. “We are a good football team and the only thing we have to work on is being consistent and that’s going to be the number one goal this year,” said Bruce Gradkowski, the fan favorite choice to be the starting QB for the Oakland Raiders this year. “I know no different than to be ...

The former Raider and penalty-prone offensive tackle Cornell Green has signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Buffalo Bills, according to Raiders beat writer Patrick Patterson. Green was a favorite of head coach Tom Cable, but nobody can argue that his knucklehead penalties at the most inopportune times will not be missed. This is just another step in the Al Davis youth movement. With the recent release of Justin Fargas, Javon ...

The Oakland Raiders are in no rush to sign anyone of the remaining unrestricted free agents in the league. They did, however, make a move to sign one of their own guys, offensive tackle Khalif Barnes. So what does the signing of Barnes mean for the Raiders going forward? Well, letÆs start from the start. Originally, Khalif was brought in to compete with Mario Henderson for the starting left tackle position. ...

Allow me to be the first to welcome the 2010 Oakland Raiders draft class into your living room. There will no doubt be surprises this year, the draft is deep. Some rookies will rise and some will take the inevitible plunge of doom into the late first round/second round range. The draft is always a good time and never fails to ammuse my small mindedness. This year I've been getting involved ...

Tom Cable spoke to the media from the scouting combine on Sunday, addressing several topics on the Oakland Raiders upcoming season. Reporters at the combine started the conversation off on the right foot, swinging straight for the jugular topic: JaMarcus Russell and the Raiders QB situation. ôJaMarcus is working and doing things he should be doing right now. And heÆll get himself prepared to compete for the job; thatÆs the only ...

Heading into the 2010 NFL combine, many people said Bruce Campbell was the fifth best talent at OT in the draft this year. Coming out of the combine, the Oakland Raiders, and more specifically Al Davis, could consider him the best raw talent of this year's offensive line class. The 6Æ6ö, 314 pound lineman from Maryland is making a case at the combine to prove that he is a better athlete ...

Raiders head coach Tom Cable thinks his team is ready to take the next step towards becoming that playoff team that they want to be. Trouble for him and his team is that the season is over, so they will have to wait until the 2010 season to prove whatever it is he thinks they can prove. It was troubling times in 2009 for the future of the franchise, quarterback JaMarcus Russell. ...

I'm going to give you a solution to a problem that has been agonizing to fans for the past several seasons. Follow my steps and you'll be on the quick road to a successful run defense in 2010 Oakland Raiders. The first thing that you need to do is get Richard Seymour back. Not hard. I think he wants a nice fat chunk of change, so give it to him. He ...

The Raiders' season has come to a close, so let's tackle the big question of the offseasonùwill Tom Cable be back on the Oakland sideline in 2010? A lot of people, including Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic from ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning, say Cable has this team pointed in the right direction. Many people agree that if the Raiders could have been a playoff team this year if ...

If the score isánot closeáin Oakland and the Raiders get beat down on their home turf Sunday,áI will not be a bit surprised. If they come out and go toe to toe with theáRavens trying to take something positive into their offseason and give the Ravens early seats on the couch this year,áI will not be surprised. The thing thatáI would most like for the Raiders to do is look inside ...