Oakland Raiders news and notes

2009 NFL season in review: Oakland Raiders

It is kind of hard to bag on a team that won five games, and one who is led by a former NFL legend. However it is clear that Al Davis is behind the times of the current NFL, and his record in the draft lately is highly questionable. It also seems, he is unwilling to give up on former number one overall pick QB Jamarcus Russell. Al shouldn’t take it too hard, we don’t see the San Diego Charges moping about the disaster Ryan Leaf was, but Al seems unwilling to move on, and that is hurting his football team.

Just how dumb is Al Davis anyways?

Sometimes it really amazes me how far people can self delude themselves. Sure at one time Al Davis was a football genius, sure at one time the Oakland Raiders were the model NFL Franchise, and they are still an elite franchise. However AL Davis’ time in this league is now at an end. Not because we want to see him gone, but because it is just time. Davis has just lost it, and his team suffers from poor decision making. Trust me I live in Detroit I have a PHD in poor football related decisions. This is not just bout him continuously hiring the wrong coach, but a litany of questionable calls that have set this team back for years to come.

Raiders fans buy billboard, want Davis to hire a GM

The story seems to suggest that the recession has nothing to do with sports, since a bunch of Raiders fans had enough money left over to buy a billboard in an effort to get Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis to give up the reins of his team and hire a General Manager. The Raiders are one of five NFL team’s that do not employ a General Manager. Of those teams; the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and of course the Raiders, only the Patriots have managed to be successful without a GM running the show

Raiders lose, but score moral victory

Lately it has been pretty easy to dismiss the Oakland Raiders as a once proud organization who had lost their way. They had a highly questionable 2009 draft, their head coach got in trouble for punching one of his assistants, and Richard Seymour didn’t want to report there after being traded from the New England Patriots. Then this team goes out on Monday night and very nearly defeats the San Diego Chargers, a team many have picked to go to the Super Bowl.

Seymour still a no show in Oakland

The New England Patriots traded DE Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders for a 2011 First Round draft pick, but Seymour still has failed to report to the Raiders organization. He is apparently upset over being dealt from a Super Bowl contender to the Raiders, who in recent years have become somewhat of a laughing stock. Seymour is doing more damage to his career by not reporting instead of fulfilling the final year of his contract with the Raiders and moving on somewhere else

Raiders impress in Pre Season debut

This time of year we have to preface everything said with the fact that this is merely the pre-season. With that being said  the pre-season game last night between the Dallas Cowboys andthe Oakland Raiders may have taught us a few things about the 2009 NFL regular season.

2009 Oakland Raiders Draft analysis

It should not surprise anyone that the Raiders are one of only five NFL teams that do not employ a GM. The Bengals, Cowboys, Patriots, and Redskins are the others. Of these five teams we can only call one of them (Patriots) successful.

What is Al Davis’ Legacy?

“Just Win, Baby.” We have all heard Al Davis and his famous Tag line. We all know him to be the patriarch of the Raider nation, and in the past few years we have all seen him become a sad joke of his former self. Davis has always been a sports owner who thought outside the box, but lately his outside the box moves have been highly questionable. One has to wonder is Davis hurting is overall legacy in pro football?