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So much attention is being spent on the quarterback position with the Oakland Raiders. Let's change up a bit and spend some time looking at the cornerbacks.  The reports even tally the tardies of those who may be late to practice. Some say that JaMarcus Russell has not reported to practice at this time. The question is, will Russell come up to par and give us his best performance in 2010? When some of these ...

The temptation is too great. So, investing a little time in understanding some of the new talent that is being tested during the NFL's annual Scouting Combine is something I have to take a look at. This article focuses on potential wide receivers in the NFL, especially those who may fit with the Oakland Raiders. Since the list is long I decided to partition the 44 potential NFL players into four ...

In some cultures a man's name somehow directs his destiny. What might the name "Bush" mean for Michael Bush, an Oakland Raider who managed to increase his statistics from 2008 to 2009? Let's take a look. Here is a portion of Bush's data: We certainly don't want to focus on "beating around the bush," which means that we don't get to the point. Here is what we want: In the 2010 season let our ...

Now that Justin Fargas is gone, the media and others believe that Darren McFadden will share playing time with Michael Bush since Tom Cable may use a two-back rotation. Darren McFadden was a No. 4 pick of the 2008 NFL draft. Injuries slowed him down during last season, but it is believed that he has the potential of becoming an outstanding Oakland Raider. McFadden has a number of indicators of great potential, ...

Prologue This article is Part Two of an earlier article on retired Oakland Raiders. It was published in June 2009. I believe that the re-publication of this article may help to raise the level of awareness of an issue that is a silent crisis in the NFL, and particularly with some of the senior Oakland Raiders. á Article - revisited One sports writer who knows many retired NFL players andáwho I have admired for more ...

Timing is important.á Some men don't get the recognition they deserve because they are overshadowed by others.á The records show that Michael Vick may have overshadowed Ronald Curry, since Virginia is the home state of both pro football players.á Curry grew up nearby Hampton, Va.á These men arrived on the NFL scene during the same eraá Another famous athlete, NBA super-star Allen Iverson, may have also cast a shadow on the ...

There are so many opinions and so many ways to aggregate the data to describe the history of the Oakland Raiders. This articleáfocuses on the point-differential per season. It measures the amount of points the Raiders allowed their opponents to gather during each season. Several observations can be made: 1. In 1969, the Oakland Raiders outscored their opponents by 235 points. 2. In 1968, there was another all-time high of plus 220 points. In ...

"Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." The Baltimore Ravens are named for the poet Edgar Allen Poe who was born in America and had his early education in England. Poe's poem, The Raven, is a favorite in American literature classes. It's a poem about a bird; its a poem about depression, I believe. The ...

A Historical Graph of Oakland Raiders' History is worth a thousand words. During the first of the year, many of us reflect on our past experiences, and we made some assessments about our progress over the year, and over a decade. Since the 2009 season for the Oakland Raiders had its ups and downs, this aricle gives a pictoral account of the Raiders performance, in part. We have entered a new ...

As a teacher of a reasonably new curricular effort called Development Mathematics, students who failed to demonstrate proficiency were sometimes given a grade "IP" which stands for "In Progress." Applying this idea to the Oakland Raiders would give us a little more discernment of the performance behavior of our beloved team. The Oakland Raiders get a grade of "IP" for the period spanning 2003 to present. Here are charts to show the ...