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Calláme the eternal optimist. Or, call me completely delusional. Reading through the media in the last couple days you would think the Raiders have lost the last two straight seasons 0-16 and we are resorting to calling Jeff George out of retirement. Folks, it's been one loss. One. For the season, we are 1-2, in third place in the AFC West. San Diego is 2-1 and Denver is at 3-0. Why am I not running like a ...

Ugh. If I had paid $600 dollars for a flight, $76 dollars for a hotel room and then another $80 for the ticket...I'd want my money back. The Raiders, who were 1-1 going into this game, discovered there are a lot of problems to fix. Some things were out of our control, obviously. You can't replace Robert Gallery and expect his replacement to be as good. But for the Raiders and the Nation, not ...

After the most recent news out of Oakland was regarding the attempt to ban Rich Gannon from his duties with CBS, it opened up some questions in my mind. When does a player, to the fans, stop being a Raider? I'm not talking about the obvious ones. Randy Moss came in, opened the drawers, made a mess, and then pouted until the team shipped him and his ego out. Some players, such as ...

For two teams in the AFC West, this matchup is going to be pivotal. For the Denver Broncos, a win would move them into the forefront of the AFC teams playing. For the Oakland Raiders, it would help prove the team is moving forward and back towards respect that has been lacking for years. But this game means oh so much more than this. For Denver, it is a chance to face an AFC ...

If the picture looks crowded, you are seeing it right. The AFC West, which many thought would provide a repeat of an 8-8 champion to take the glory, has in two weeks produced very little evidence of any team ready to step forward. Denver, for example, has a 2-0 record. On further review, they beat the Bengals on a miracle catch and also topped the Browns, which ranks up there with beating ...

If the picture looks crowded, you are seeing it right. The AFC West, which many thought would provide a repeat of an 8-8 champion to take the glory, has in two weeks produced very little evidence of any team ready to step forward. Denver, for example, has a 2-0 record. On further review, they beat the Bengals on a miracle catch and also topped the Browns, which ranks up there with beating ...

Question, how do you win a game when you're out-gained by over 240 yards, out-rushed by 100 on the ground and your starting QB has only seven complete passes out of 24? Timing, and a really determined defense. Oakland, coming off a short week and a close game with San Diego took a couple steps back on their offense. JaMarcus Russell, for most of the day was throwing everywhere, but ...

I can just imagine the Chiefs players not looking forward to this. Darren McFadden last year came to Kansas City last year after a ho-hum start to the season against Denver in the opener. His stats in week one? Nine carries, 46 yards. And the stat line against the Chiefs in Kansas City? Twenty-one carries, 164 yards, one touchdown, and 7.8 yards per carry. Sadly, just like a lit candle, Darren McFadden's game of glory ...

As one old Raider used to say, "It's in the can." The meaning was simple: the game is over, don't dwell on it, and move on to the next week. For the Raiders, it was a tough game that ran two minutes too long. But, as it goes, the Raiders learned some good lessons. For one, they have a defense that, if allowed time to rest, could be potent. They dropped several players and ...

It's a sad day in the NFL when one bad call changes a game. For the Raiders, this one has to sting, considering they had the lead, they had scored, and were less than three minutes from winning. If an earlier TD was allowed to stand, the game would have gone into overtime and would probably have had a different outcome. Oakland, who was hot and cold on offense tonight, was tied with ...