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Today's morning mail contained a reminder to renew my membership to the Insider's Club of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. I joined the club because I plan to make regular visits to the Hall of Fame to continue doing research on the Oakland Raiders and the NFL. The reminder contained a colorful and informative brochure with pictures of the seven men who will be inducted in the ...

Jason Campbell is the guy Oakland is depending on to move "from the red to the black" in victories and franchise value. When an accountant says you are "in the red," it means you have less money than you have debt. That type of labeling could easily be applied to the win-loss record for the Oakland Raiders. If you look at the 2009 5-11 record and subtract the two numbers, you ...

Tom Cable used a powerful phrase during his press conference on May 19. The phrase was "situational football." What does this phrase mean to the average fan? An attempt to define the phrase and to make connections will be given. First, situational football assumes that the coaches have a collection of scenarios which cover almost all of the possibilities of actions and reactions on the football field. In another area, the following conditions must be ...

In the movie "Facing the Giants" the powerful scene depicting a coach shouting, "Keep going, don't quit. Keep going, don't quit," was poignant. It has inspired this writer to research the heritage of the coaching staff of the Oakland Raiders. In some ways, the Oakland Raiders have been facing "giants" over the past seven years. Now it's time to shout out and embrace a "keep going, don't quit" attitude in the coaching staff and ...

Some Oakland Raiders get more exposure than others. Here is a list of players who are on the 2010 roster. Let's get to know a little more about them. The target group for this article are those players from colleges in Louisiana, Texas, and California. Why those three states? No reason but one. Years ago the migration pattern for people looking for opportunities was the following: Folks moved from the farmland and swamp land ...

Sometimes it is necessary to re-teach or repeat a lesson in order to assure comprehension and retention. This idea is applied to the Oakland Raiders. A few good grades on draft choices and releasing some players is good, but more lessons need to be learned. A lesson on harmony and on being of the same mind might help synchronize the actions and reactions of the Oakland Raiders. The Article Harmony is a beautiful ...

Mother can stand for M, mercy O, optimism T, trust H, heart E, extra and eternal love R, respect and honor I remember a mother, named Mrs. Julia who never gave up on her son. When her son was young he was quiet and seemed shy. Her son would invite me to their warm and loving home, and then he would be too shy to sit by me, face to face in their living room. When I met Mrs. ...

Years ago, a young man who was considered a model athlete had the great fortune of being a first round pick with the Oakland Raiders. Eldridge Dickey was his name. He attended one of the finest high schools in the Houston Independent School District. Dickey was so good in high school that some said he was not coachable, according to Ric More who was interviewed on May 8.  The label did not stick because ...

When things go wrong for too long, the spectators or the Raider Nation, become somewhat like a bewildered herd. In Noam Chomsky's book, titled "Media Control" there are a lot of concepts that seem to need adjustment for 2010. First of all, the Internet is an outlet for public opinion. The men who own the powerful traditional media have to answer to the thousands of opinions that bang on their ears and glare ...

"Hi neighbor!" is what a Raider Nation fan might say to a 49ers' fan. After all,  Oakland Raiders territory and San Francisco 49ers territory are contiguous. They share a boundary. Neighbors, though they may be, have a feud developing, so to speak. The Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers have a few things in common. San Francisco had a 2-14 record in 2004, followed by a 4-12 record in 2005. Although the years are ...