The Oakland Raiders returned to the fields at Alameda to partake in the first session of a three-day mandatory mini-camp. The defensive side of the ball looked to be moving at a much faster pace than the offense, moving around the field and getting to the ball carrier. Defensive end Lamarr Houston consistently got into the backfield and applied pressure on the...

The Raiders have finished filling out their coaching staff with the announcement of the hiring of Bob Sanders as their new linebackers coach. The hiring of Sanders adds another veteran coach to the roster just a couple of days after naming Sparano the new offensive line coach, with Al Saunders still on the staff. Sanders has 33 years of experience in coaching...

Reports have surfaced that head coach Dennis Allen and the Raiders seem to have found their new offensive coordinator, hiring Jacksonville Jaguars quarterbacks coach Greg Olson. Though the hire has not been announced by the team, it has been reported around the league and is expected to be announced by the team in the next couple of days. The Raiders coaching...

The firing of offensive coordinator Greg Knapp on Monday signals another new offensive system for the Raiders to learn for the 2013 season. Head coach Dennis Allen fired offensive line coach Frank Pollack along with Knapp, suggesting that he may have recognized that the zone-blocking scheme that he defended all year may not be a right fit. It appears that the...

Although Raiders rookie Head Coach Dennis Allen was spared the axe (and rightfully so), the same couldn’t be said for now former offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, offensive line coach Frank Pollack, special teams coach Steve Hoffman, and linebackers coach Johnny Holland. Here is the full video press conference of Allen explaining what went wrong this...