Wide Receivers: You’re hot and you’re cold…
December 9, 2010 by Alex Reside
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You may think that you need to have a good QB and good RBs to go into the playoffs, but chances are you are already locked in with these guys and you have been using them all season. A good boost to your team can be noting which receivers are hot and which ones are [...]
Oakland Raiders move Gradkowski to IR, sign a backup
December 3, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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The Oakland Raiders have placed quarterback Bruce Gradkowski on the season ending injured reserve list and signed another back up as an insurance policy. The Raiders have moved Kyle Boller into the #2 position behind Jason Campbell and signed veteran journeyman J.T. O’Sullivan as the #3 quarterback. Gradkowski was placed on the IR after suffering [...]
If Raiders fail to reach .500, should Tom Cable be brought back?
December 1, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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If the Oakland Raiders fail to reach .500 this season, should Tom Cable be brought back for 2011? Since shipping Jon Gruden off to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Raiders have struggled to find a replacement. Five coaches have tried, winning just 45 games along the way. There was Bill Callahan, Norv Turner, Art Shell, [...]
Raiders Gradkowski back out, Jason Campbell back in
November 30, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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There will no longer be a quarterback controversy for the Oakland Raiders again this season. Bruce Gradkowski is out and Jason Campbell is back in. This time Gradkowski is done for the rest of the season. It is being reported by the San Francisco Chronicle that QB Bruce Gradkowski suffered a third degree shoulder separation [...]
Bruce Gradkowski will start against Miami Dolphins
November 28, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting this morning that Bruce Gradkowski will be the starting quarterback today for the Oakland Raiders when they take on the Miami Dolphins. The Oakland Raiders were very quiet this week regarding who would be the starting quarterback this week. The Chronicle is reporting that the local media did not [...]
Start/Sit: Special Thanksgiving Edition
November 24, 2010 by Alex Reside
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Here’s what you’ve all been waiting for: The Special Thanksgiving Edition of Start and Sit. I hope you are setting your lineups and preparing to hunker down for a long day of sitting in your relative’s basement hiding from your crazy cousin whom you are ashamed to admit that you are related to. Let’s just [...]
Oakland Raiders-Miami Dolphins, one lives, one dies
November 24, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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After Sunday’s Oakland Raiders-Miami Dolphins game, one teams playoff hopes will live and the other will see them die. Both teams entered this season with some high expectations. Raiders fans thought this might be the year the raiders returned to respectability and possibly the playoffs. Dolphin fans thought the playoffs were within reach, but both [...]
Philadelphia Eagles’ Defense Succeeds With Game On the Line For Seventh Consecutive Time
November 22, 2010 by bryn.swartz
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Asante Samuel’s interception of Eli Manning and Darryl Tapp’s fumble recovery in the final few minutes of the fourth quarter marks the seventh time in the last 17 games that the Eagles’ defense essentially came through to win the game in the final few minutes. A quick recap… On November 22nd, 2009, the Eagles defeated [...]
Raiders dismantled by Pittsburgh Steelers
November 22, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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So perhaps last week wasn’t the best time to have the Oakland Raiders bye week, because they looked horrible being dismantled by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Oakland Raiders jumped out to a 3-0 lead midway through the first period and should have gone straight to the locker room after Sebastian Janikowski’s 41 yard field goal, [...]
Oakland Raiders can make a statement with a win over Steelers today
November 21, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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The last time the Oakland Raiders had a winning record this late in the season, the Raiders went to a Super Bowl, but win a win today over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Raiders could make a statement. Oakland has won four of their last five games and three in a row. A win this afternoon [...]