OAKLAND, CA — Oakland showed that it was not going to allow the Bengals to run on them from the outset. With the Bengals going on offense first, the Raiders looked stout against the Bengals’ run attack. Even Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha got in on the action with a 5-yard loss of a tackle. But that would be the only thing the Raiders could stop...
Countdown to Paydirt: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Oakland Raiders
With a new quarterback at the helm, the Oakland Raiders (2-7) will take on the first place Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Bengals have surprised the league with a 5-0 record within their division and last week, they swept the Pittsburgh Steelers for the season. The contest will be the 26th between the two clubs, with the Silver & Black holding a 17-8...
Raiders late benching Russell; QB future is bleak
When the Oakland Raiders face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, their starting quarterback will be Bruce Gradkowski, not JaMarcus Russell. Tom Cable stated today, “Just felt like he would give us the best chance to win, and we need to get to playing better offensively and win football games.” Wow, it took Cable and the Raiders this long to come to that...
Rookie watch: Heyward-Bey struggles, Shaughnessy plays well
Yesterday; one reception for 22-yards. For the season six catches for 96-yards. Oh, lets not forget his two-carries for 19-yards. Darrius Heyward-Bey has been in over his head in his rookie campaign. The controversial seventh overall pick in April’s draft has done very little as a member of the Silver & Black. His route running has been critiqued;...
JaMarcus Russell: start of 2nd half, entering the ‘bust-zone’
This is the time in JaMarcus Russell’s career where you should see the young quarterback getting better, not worse. And the team he’s leading should be turning the corner and not looking like the mess they have been in prior seasons. Russell had a sampling of NFL life in 2007, but since the start of the 2008 campaign, he has been given the keys to the car....