Oakland Raiders:
Created on 25 January 2013
As the Raiders start to transition from Greg Knapp’s offensive philosophies towards new coordinator Greg Olson’s, there are many questions about what sort of changes will be made. ...
Created on 27 January 2013
As we look back on the 2012 season that was it’s interesting to look back at the 2012 Raiders team that was, celebrate their strengths (few that there were) and discuss the weaknesses. There ...
Created on 31 January 2013
The Raiders may be without their top 3 2012 Defensive Tackels in 2013 as Richard Seymour and Desmond Bryant are both free agents and Tommy Kelly is thought a likely cap casualty. The only DT from ...
Created on 08 February 2013
This article is the opinion of contributor Ryan Marple
It has been a week since offensive remarks were made by San Francisco CB Chris Culliver at Media Day. For those of you who didn't ...
Created on 08 February 2013
The Raiders struggled on defense at various points last year and it's not entirely clear whether the Raiders will have any of 2012's starting linebackers other than Miles Burris back. Two ...
Created on 18 February 2013
There are a few different ways to grade football players. One is by looking at tape and grading what your eye sees. That can be highly subjective, however, with the viewer’s own prejudices ...
Created on 22 February 2013
The 2013 Combine kicked off today and the action starts tomorrow as the players begin their testing in font of scouts, GMs and coaches.
As the Combine gets ready to go, TFDS gives our final Pre-Combine ...
Created on 26 February 2013
Under the new Raiders regime the Combine isn’t expected to be as important as it was to the team under Al Davis. Davis famously and publicly coveted speed, size and athleticism and felt ...
Created on 26 February 2013
Raiders DT Desmond Bryant’s arrest for Criminal Mischief might have gone unnoticed in most circles – he’s not a household name after all – except for two things. First, ...
Created on 28 February 2013
Every team has 60 interviews they are allowed at the Combine. And, chances are that most if not all of the Raiders 2013 draft class had an interview with the Raiders in the Combine that started ...
Created on 04 March 2013
I’ve consistently heard questions since the end of the NFL’s season – “when will the Raiders going to start resigning their players?” “Why haven’t the ...
Created on 05 March 2013
The Raiders made their first significant off season move today when the team reached an agreement to a restructure of veteran Mike Brisiel’s contract.
Brisiel, the team’s most expensive ...
Created on 12 March 2013
The Raiders are unlikely to make an early splash in free agency but that doesn’t mean that they won’t be able to find some great players.
The Raiders have needs on the offensive line ...
Created on 13 March 2013
The Raiders made 4 moves late in the first day of the new NFL league year.
Declining to resign any of their 17 free agents the Raiders watched as both of their top free agents, LB Phillip Wheeler ...
Created on 13 March 2013
Yesterday via twitter (follow me at @AsherMathews) I asked my followers to complete this statement: "The NFL team I'd most like the Raiders front ofice to pattern themselves after is _____." ...
Created on 26 March 2013
The Raiders most recent free agent addition was, Vance Walker, a former 7th round DT taken by Atlanta in the 2009 draft. Walker, a long shot to make the roster as a 7th round pick, not only made ...
Created on 26 March 2013
Yesterday, Adam Schefter caused a stir with Raiders fans by tweeting that it was “highly unlikely” that QB Carson Palmer would be willing to restructure his contract.
This likely means ...
Created on 04 April 2013
The Raiders have been busy shedding contracts again this offseason and that included shedding the contracts of both of 2012’s starting defensive tackles.
Tommy Kelly had a good run as an ...
Created on 05 April 2013
Last week I posted a piece about the Raiders options with Carson Palmer. Since then, the Raiders have traded for a new QB, former Packer and Seahawk Matt Flynn. They also traded Palmer to Arizona, effective ...
Created on 09 April 2013
The Raiders' secondary already looks remarkably different from 2012's version and will likely look very different, again, next season.
Reggie McKenzie continued on his trend of signing ...





