Hopefully the Raiders saved the best for last. With the 95 th and final pick of the third round of the 2012 draft Oakland grabbed Utah offensive tackle Tony Bergstrom. If you read JBB then you’ve already seen the book on Bergstrom. We had him pegged as a potential target to become one of the [...]

Ever since Hue Jackson made the blockbuster trade for Carson Palmer midway through last season, people have been doing nothing but scrutinizing the move. Yes, the Raiders paid an arm and a leg. And yes, by getting Palmer, the Raiders made it a certainty that Jason Campbell would not be back. But all that aside, [...]

The Oakland Raiders appear to be poised to add an experienced draft evaluator as they continue to rebuild their franchise after Al Davis. ESPN New York reports the New York Jets and Joey Clinkscales, their top college talent evaluator, will likely part ways after the draft. The report cites that the Raiders are interested in [...]

The much anticipated schedule for the Oakland Raiders 2012 season has been released. Now fans can start making plans for the upcoming NFL season, which is especially important for those of us who need to purchase airline tickets. While we still have a long nearly five months to go, just finding out these details makes [...]

The Oakland Raiders have re-signed safety Matt Giordano to a free-agent contract. The team announced the move Monday. Giordano played 15 games for Oakland last season. He led the team with five interceptions and added 66 tackles and one sack. The 29-year-old Giordano has history with the Raiders new hierarchy. He played one season in [...]

As you watch Reggie McKenzie and compare him with former coach Hue Jackson, who has been called a football czar, you see day and night. McKenzie represents “day” because he has had the courage to make extreme changes in the Oakland Raiders’ lineup. McKenzie is cool and careful, while Jackson was excited and talkative. McKenzie [...]

New general manager Reggie McKenzie took the reins of the Oakland Raiders and has reworked the defense in what would be considered a very short period of time by NFL standards. Next on McKenzie’s agenda is the draft, then he’ll go back to work on free agents before coming back to the players currently on [...]

The Oakland Raiders have addressed many of their most crucial needs this off season through the free agent market by signing three corner backs, a pass rushing defensive end and an offensive lineman. They have not, however, addressed the position that arguably had the most detrimental impact on the team last season. That position, of [...]

Basketball and football have always been connected in one way or another. Al Davis openly admitted that John Wooden’s defensive style was the biggest influence on his usage of the bump and run. For whatever reason every football player thinks he can ball. And for good measure these days most power forwards seem to think [...]

Tim Brown proved to be one of the great wide receivers in NFL history over his 17-career with the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There is no question about it. Not only did he match up statistically with the all-time greats, but his personality off the field made him one of the more [...]