Raiders Run DMC “Making Cuts at Full Speed”

If Darren McFadden hadn’t suffered a Lisfranc sprain in his right foot week 7 of last year, he would have had a chance to crack 2,000 all-purpose yards. McFadden was also on pace to punch in 14 touchdowns for the silver and black.

Raiders: “No More Trading Away Future Draft Picks”

The Oakland Raiders are feeling the pain of spending too much too quickly and enter this years draft without their 1st-round pick (traded to Cincinnati), their 2nd-round pick (traded to New England), their 3rd-round pick (used in the supplemental draft) or their 4th-round pick (traded to Washington). In other words, the Raiders could easily be at one of the tables at your local pub with you watching the draft on the 26th and 27th.

The going rate of trading into a round for future draft picks is to upgrade the round by one. Meaning if a team wanted to trade into the middle of the second round, the price would be a future first round pick. That’s an expensive price to place on a player that may not pan out. The history of the NFL is loaded with deals where teams sell the farm to move up or into a round where they have no picks. If the team misfires on the prospect they got-to have, it usually creates a rippling effect of hurt for years to come.

Raiders All or Nothing With Carson Palmer Trade

This trade is very surprising to me, mainly because Cincinnati came out as the clear cut winners in this transaction. For years both of these two teams would trip and fall over poor decisions, but finally I can say the Bengals learned how to play the game…

Week 5 Fantasy Projections: Chargers vs. Raiders

San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders The Chargers have historically dominated these match-ups, in Philip Rivers’ starting tenure as a QB for San Diego he is 8-0 against the Raiders. And although these games have a tendency to churn out the grit of a division rivalry and the occasional intense match-up, clearly the Raiders have found a way not to pull off the win in recent history. Rivers has been performing as he usually does this season, that being at a peak level (at least for us fantasy players). He is ranked third in the league with 332.0 passing yards per game, and second in touchdowns with nine. Malcom Floyd will continue to benefit from…

Week 4 Fantasy Projections: Texans vs. Raiders

Houston Texans 2-1 vs. Oakland Raiders 1-2 Naturally, I don’t want to dwell too much on the Texans players. Given all the variables and how they apply to your league, you should know who to start amongst the Texans offense. Between Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Owen Daniels, Kevin Walter and Jacoby Jones, the Texans offense is loaded with fantasy protein, and if you didn’t draft any of their players you should regret it (though I hear Matt Leinart is available!). So this game might appear to be one-sided, from both a fantasy and reality perspective. Let me be one of many to tell you that’s a tad presumptuous. Oakland actually brings a lot…