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Lately, there is a lot of talk among Raider fans of the possibility of us landing veteran QB Donovan McNabb in a trade. He would be an instant upgrade at QB over JaMarcus Russell and Bruce Gradkowski. But at what cost and is it worth it? I say no way. Along with the Raiders there are other teams who have inquired about Donovan: the SeaHawks, the Rams, the Bills, and likely a few ...

Coming into an uncapped year, most teams seem to be holding on to their free agents. At least for now. One of the more active teams releasing players this year is the Philadelphia Eagles. They've released former starters like Will Witherspoon, Brian Westbrook, Shawn Andrews, Darren Howard, and Kevin Curtis. They are also reportedly trying to trade one of their three quarterbacks. I'm not suggesting that the Raiders should make a move for Michael Vick, ...

Two nights ago, many Raider fans were amazed by the great news, former Raider and Hall of Famer, Willie Brown had about JaMarcus Russell. Willie confirmed the rumor that JaMarcus had been training at the sports institute in Arizona. We were told he was in the shape of his life, Thinner, stronger and following a diet with professionally planed meals. Some of his teammates even added to the optimism. Marcel Reece said," JaMarcus looks ...

With the Raiders recent acquisition of Kamerion Wimbley a good deal of questions have rose: What will his role be on the defense? Was he brought in to play linebacker or defensive end? Could the Raiders be switching to a 3-4? Some people have suggested that since Mike Haluchak(Raiders current linebacker coach) was Wimbleys' linebacker coach in Cleveland that means Wimbley will be playing linebacker in Oakland. Likely on the strong side. Others have suggested ...

Lately there are alot of Raider fans who choose to blindly support a no name QB. In support for that no name sorry excuse for an NFL QB they cling to anything that gives that QB any hope of starting. Including an empty comment by Tom Cable. "Let the job be competed for," Cable said Sunday at the NFL combine. "That's where we're at in terms of our starting quarterback." Those same fans have dubbed a ...

Many Raider fans are under the train of thought that the Khalif Barnes re-signing means the Raiders won't draft an OT in the first round. They are assuming Mario Henderson and Khalif Barnes will be the Raiders starting tackles. But is that a good idea? There are a fair share of arguments for and against Barnes, here's a look at some of them. First the good. Barnes was a great offensive tackle in college ...

Passing blame and judgment is easy, especially in unfavorable situations. And that blame often falls on authority figures and people in position of power. For years, the masses and media blamed President Bush and those in power for the state of the economy, unemployment, and even obesity. Now with Barack Obama in power, nothing has been changed but the people we place blame on. Yet no one ever stops to think maybe ...

The zone blocking scheme was developed foráa fewáreasons: First in order for teams to counter line-shifts without the o-line having to adjust assignments. Second so that smaller (athletic) line-men can be effective despite size and strength disadvantages. And to counter increasingly athletic pass-rushers by utilizing more athletic o-linemen. Today in the NFL the ZBS is catching on witháabout a dozenáof the teams in the league running it. And it hasáseen some success: Mike Shanahan installed ...

This year heading into the off-season the Raiders have alot of work to do. They also have alot of questions and uncertainties. The Raiders ended the year with the o-line in shambles. They have 4 line-backers, all of who started last year at one point, entering free agency. And the FB postion is foggy: Oren O'neal may be the answer, but he may also be deemed to injury prone. Luke Lawton and Gary Russell ...

There is no sugar-coating it. Ever since Rich Gannon retired the Raiders have been bad. And since then Gannon has been a harsh critic. Publicly stating his displeasure for the way the Raiders organization is being run and for how the team is being coached. Lately Gannon has been making a lot of noise regarding the Raiders on his sports talk show on Sirius Radio or as a CBS sports analyst. First Gannonáallegedlyáwent ...