0 comments by Joe Messineo on 9/7/2016
It’s never too early to take a look at the teams that will be in the postseason for 2016. Let’s take a look at both the AFC and NFC to predict who will be battling for the right to play at Super Bowl LI in Houston this February. AFC AFC East – New England […]
0 comments by Joe Messineo on 8/31/2016
The Oakland Raiders are a team on the rise in the AFC. Many experts are predicting that they will make the playoffs for the first time since 2002. There are multiple rookies that are in Raider camp that will make the 53 man roster and many more that will not. Despite the Raiders coming into […]
0 comments by Asher Mathews on 8/8/2016
Building off Training Camp’s first week’s story-lines, here are the things that TFDS has been monitoring with the second set of training camp practices in the books: Iron sharpens Iron “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” ~Proverbs 27:17 – The Raiders offense and defense both appear better this year but it’s […]
0 comments by Joe Messineo on 8/6/2016
The Oakland Raiders head into the 2016 season full of intrigue, promise, and uncertainty. They are a possible sleeper that could make waves in the AFC, maybe even ending their 13 year playoff drought. The moves made by Raiders management this offseason were widely praised by the media but positive press isn’t worth anything in […]
0 comments by Asher Mathews on 8/1/2016
After today, the Raiders are through four training camp practices and have a day off tomorrow. You may not have been able to follow every snap of every practice so here are the main story-lines I’m following at this point: Ben Heeney is looking like a starter One of the most interesting developments of the […]
0 comments by Asher Mathews on 7/30/2016
The Raiders haven’t had a winning season since 2002, including the last four years when the Raiders have been helmed by first-time GM Reggie McKenzie. Despite no playoff berths and a poor return of wins in his time, McKenzie and the Raiders have agreed to a 4-year extension of his contract the team revealed last […]
0 comments by Joe Messineo, TFDS Contributor on 7/26/2016
The Oakland Raiders are poised to be competitive again in the 2016 campaign and there is plenty of excitement from the Bay Area. Fantasy Football aficionados should be sharing in the excitement, as well, because they will have plenty of Silver and Black options to pick from when their draft day comes. For the first season in quite some […]
0 comments by Asher Mathews on 7/24/2016
Training camp begins this week for most NFL teams and expectations are high for the 2016 Raiders. Fans and media alike believe that this is the year that the Raiders will make playoffs for the first time since the 2002-2003 season. Predicting playoffs alone is too simple, too plain for me. Here are 5 big […]
0 comments by Joe Messineo, TFDS Contributor on 7/14/2016
The Oakland Raiders have a lot of their starting spots filled for the 2016 season. That’s great news for a team that many consider a solid contender to earn a wildcard in the AFC. There will be fewer starting spots in the mix, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be camp battles worth paying attention early. Indeed, […]
0 comments by Asher Mathews on 7/12/2016
Thankfully, we are nearing the end of the NFL’s slow season – with training camp starting in a little over 2 weeks – and it has been a particularly slow year for the Raiders, who have been without much drama in recent memory. In fact, the only real drama around the team these days is […]
0 comments by Ticket Network on 6/29/2016
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0 comments by Zach Kruse on 6/20/2016
Interest is starting to gain steam in free agent running back Arian Foster. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Foster has been contacted by “at least” three teams in the recent days or weeks. The 29-year-old running back was released by the Houston Texans this offseason after playing in only four games during an injury plagued […]
0 comments by Zach Kruse on 6/19/2016
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr wears No. 4 in honor of Brett Favre, the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback who was once Carr’s football hero. One of Carr’s top receivers now believes the third-year quarterback has a little Favre to his game. “A gunslinger? He’s always going to be a gunslinger, and I love that,” Raiders receiver […]
0 comments by Mike Batista on 6/17/2016
Rex Ryan can claim that the Bills are the NFL’s 2016 offseason champions, but since pads aren’t worn during the offseason, that hollow title is up for debate. Offseason activities across the league ended Thursday with 25 teams wrapping up their mandatory minicamps. The other seven teams finished last week. So now we can look back at free […]
0 comments by Ticket Network on 6/1/2016
Leading up to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have breezed their way through the playoffs, sweeping their opponents in the first and second rounds, and beating the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games. In the West, the Golden State Warriors, who were down three games to one to the Oklahoma […]
