Silver and Black Report

At the end of the week, the Oakland Raiders will face their first live opponent in game action when they host the San Francisco 49ers.
But on Monday, they’ll have an opportunity to get most of their training camp angst and camp hostility out in drills versus their bay area rivals.
Structured practices are on schedule; with [...]

What’s going on with LaMont Jordan – is he being released or traded?
Ideally, the Oakland Raiders would love to deal Jordan and get some compensation in return. The organization already told him he can seek a trade and to stay off the practice field; and that may be a reason why other teams are not [...]

Darrell Strong (45) — One of a few tight ends looking to round out a slim unit
By Victor Cotto, S&B Report Staff Columnist
There is no denying that Zach Miller is atop the depth chart and will be a key cog in the Oakland Raiders’ offense this season after his 44 grabs, 444 yards and [...]

The Oakland Raiders are lining up for mini-camp this week 
By Victor Cotto, S&B Report Staff Columnist
The Oakland Raiders’ mandatory mini camp will open this week and SBReport.net will be there to bring you exclusive audio, action photos and coverage of daily happenings live from Alameda. In this edition of Monday Morning Musings, we’ll preview what to [...]

Drew Carter has been all smiles since arriving in Oakland
By Victor Cotto, S&B Report Staff Columnist
Carter’s Commitment
All signs are positive in Oakland for one of their acquisitions this off-season. Drew Carter inked a one-year $2 million contract in March and has been a fixture at the team’s facility working out and getting in sync with [...]

By Victor Cotto, S&B Report Staff Columnist

Oakland Raiders linebacker Sam Williams makes the stop
The Oakland Raiders overhauled their secondary and added some new talent along the defensive line during the off-season. But with the recent signing of Edgerton Hartwell, the Silver & Black hope that this under the radar transaction can pay large dividends on [...]

MONDAY MORNING MUSINGS: DRAFT AFTERMATH
Raiders select McFadden over Dorsey, Draft Assessment and Washington Traded
Monday, April 28, 2008
By Victor Cotto Raiderfans.net Staff Columnist

Darren McFadden
Raiders elected to go with ‘their guy’ instead of Dorsey on Saturday

Raider fans across the nation were not surprised to see Oakland select Darren McFadden on Saturday with the 4th overall pick. But they were taken aback knowing that one of the players available as the Silver & Black selected was Glenn Dorsey, the incredibly gifted defensive tackle out of LSU.

Considering that the Raiders have had issues along the defensive line for years, have been ineffective stopping the run consistently since 2003 and are depending on Tommy Kelly and Terdell Sands to solidify that unit in 2008, you can make the case that Oakland missed out on opportunity to grab the best defensive talent on the board.

Kelly prior to his injury in 2007 was outstanding. But that was at defensive end. And now, he is being moved back to tackle, coming off a torn ACL and after signing a seven-year, $50.5 million contract that has $18.125 million in guarantees and will earn him $25.125 million in the first three years of the deal.