Today is the day that the Oakland Raiders will trim the team to 53 men. The thought of the decisions today may already be causing some players emotional pain. The men who are on the roster knew that this day was coming. Some of them put their whole heart into making the team. Some fell short using their own standards to judge their performance. A coach's perception may not agree with the ...

Everybody is going to have their own opinion of who should have been cut and who should be kept on the 53-man roster for the Oakland Raiders . It's clear that you can't please everybody.  I personally liked Colt Brennan, but the performance of Kyle Boller is what shifted my opinion. It's good to see that the Oakland Raiders have a good group of quarterbacks. Now is the time for the wide ...

The Oakland Raiders drafted Travis Goethel in the sixth round in this past NFL draft. Goethel made the transition from outside linebacker at Arizona State to Middle Linebacker here in Oakland. The youngster has impressed in his three pre-season games, leading to him making Oakland's roster. However, Travis mysteriously missed Thursday night's game vs. the Seahawks with an undisclosed injury. He ...

Foreword The Oakland Raiders did a fine job in their game against the Seattle Seahawks. They had a strong start. In the second quarter, there were some concerns, but overall they got more aggressive as the game went along. Thanks for the victory. It gives us a basis of hope for more victories when the regular season starts. Here is an article for review. Perfect the art of war on the football ...

It's uncertain whether he'll play in season opener

No strangers to controversy, the Oakland Raiders have created some buzz amongst fans and pundits alike with a few unexpected last minute moves that have left us guessing, after an otherwise great and uncanny off-season. The recent cut of rookie safety Stevie Brown is the only move I've truly hated this off-season. At the expense of true depth at tight end and fullback, the Raiders cut tight end ...

Al Davis, Tom Cable, and the Oakland Raiders have made their choices and the roster cuts are complete. Some cuts were expected, some were surprises, and some don't make any sense at all. Let's just say, I was worried when I saw the initial cuts, but after seeing the practice squad list, I'm as excited about the upcoming regular season as I was on Friday evening. The team kept more players at ...

One of my colleagues seemed appalled that the Oakland Raiders have only one fullback. Since the first game of the regular season is with the Tennessee Titans , I did some research on their fullback, Ahmard Hall. It looks like Hall is a bad boy. He is a former U. S. Marine who did a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He helped the Titans rank high in 2008, and he is still on the roster. He seems to be ...

Three things Oakland needs to work on this week in preparation for Sunday?s opener at Tennessee: Balanced attack: The Raiders will unveil their new offense with Jason Campbell under center. Under the guidance of new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, Oakland is expected to be able to move the ball better through the air. Oakland had just 17 offensive touchdowns last season. To pull off the upset ...

Jason Campbell is always prepared. Handles his business. Carries himself the right way. "He's exactly what you want in your quarterback," tight end Zach Miller said. In other words: exactly what the Raiders didn't have in JaMarcus Russell.