Oakland Raiders News and Events.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:56:27 PST |
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Filling the NFL head coach openings (SportingNews.com) Black Monday came and went eight days ago and, still, the NFL's coaching carousel is moving at a crawl.
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10-Pack: Jump on the NFL coaching carousel (SportingNews.com) This week, instead of taking a look at 10 story lines regarding the games that were played over the weekend,...
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Raiders Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
When it comes to the Raiders, the postseason is essentially the green flag for another coaching search.
Interim coach Tom Cable led the Raiders to impressive victories in the final two games of the season—the first time that has happened since they won the AFC championship in 2002.
Reports are circulating about coaches owner Al Davis is reportedly interested in hiring.
Cable's name was included, but others included:
• Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, who interviewed by phone on Saturday. The Raiders can't talk to him again until after the Giants' season is over, and Gilbride is considered a long shot for the job. • Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, a former Raiders assistant under Bill Callahan in 1993...
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Davis, Raiders not 'officially' interested in Gilbride (Yahoo! Sports)The Oakland Raiders on Sunday confirmed that managing general partner Al Davis spoke with New York Giants...
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Don't be surprised if Cable ends up keeping job in Oakland (Yahoo! Sports) According to the San Francisco Chronicle, fans of the Oakland Raiders should not be stunned if interim coach...
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Raiders talk with Gilbride about coaching opening (AP)
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis had a 90-minute phone conversation with New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride about the team's coaching vacancy. The two spoke Saturday after Gilbride had expressed interest in the job through his agent, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said Sunday. Gilbride is the first outside candidate to talk to Davis about the job.
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Davis still deciding fate of Cable in Oakland (Yahoo! Sports) Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is deciding whether to remove the interim tag and make Tom Cable the permanent...
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As teams search for coaches, Shanahan joins list (AP) NFL teams searching for coaches saw a big name stunningly burst onto their radar screens. The Denver Broncos fired Mike Shanahan, the league's second-longest tenured coach, on Tuesday after 14 seasons that included Super Bowl titles in 1998 and '99. But the Broncos blew a three-game lead in their division with three games to go this season to miss the playoffs.
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Raiders begin search for new coach (PA SportsTicker)Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis will begin interviewing candidates for the team's vacant coaching position this week, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Giants' Spagnuolo, Gilbride are in demand (Yahoo! Sports)The New York Giants were able to keep their entire coaching staff together after winning the Super Bowl last...
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Cable, Raiders head into offseason on winning note (AP)
The last time the Oakland Raiders went into the offseason on a winning note, they ended up claiming division titles the next three seasons. Interim head coach Tom Cable believes the team is again in position to do that and is hoping owner Al Davis will take away the interim label and let him lead the team in 2009.
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Which NFL team choked the worst? (Yahoo! Sports) Because the Cowboys are the Cowboys, the media will claim that their implosion was the biggest choke job of the...
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’08 NFL stories: A Giant year (Yahoo! Sports)A Patriots' perfect season likely would have topped the list had the Giants not gotten in the way.
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Winners and losers: McNabb, Reid stay alive (Yahoo! Sports)Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren't quite done in Philly.
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NFL Today, Week 17 (AP) STARS Passing -- Drew Brees, Saints, threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in New Orleans' 33-31 loss to Carolina. -- Matt Schaub, Texans, had 328 yards and two touchdowns in Houston's 31-24 win over Chicago. -- Aaron Rodgers, Packers, threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns in Green Bay's 31-21 win over Detroit.
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Roethlisberger expected to play in postseason (AP) The Steelers endured the nightmare of every NFL team that has clinched its playoff positioning: watching a star player go down with an injury. Pittsburgh seems to have escaped the worst-case scenario, as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to be ready for the postseason after sustaining a concussion in Sunday's rout of the Cleveland Browns.
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Raiders ruin Buccaneers' playoff hopes, 31-24 (AP)
Warrick Dunn stared straight ahead, searching for words to explain how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers let a promising season slip away with a December swoon that left them out of the playoffs. "There's disbelief. There's shock. There's emotions, I'm sure, that I can't really describe," the veteran running back said Sunday after the team's fourth consecutive loss, 31-24 to the Oakland Raiders, completed...
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Raiders' Asomugha inactive against Bucs (AP)Oakland Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was inactive for Sunday's season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after not practicing during the week because of a neck injury. The Raiders had listed him as questionable. Stanford Routt replaced the sixth-year pro in the starting lineup. Oakland's other inactives were receiver Ronald Curry, running backs Louis Rankin and Marcel Reece, defensive...
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Raiders owner Davis fails to make trip to Tampa (PA SportsTicker)Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who has not missed a game since 1979, will not be on hand to watch Sunday's season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Struggling Bucs will need help to make playoffs (AP)Coach Jon Gruden forced a smile, noting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will need some cooperation from a couple of his former employers to ensure another trip to the playoffs. To get in, the Bucs (9-6) not only have to defeat the Oakland Raiders in Sunday's regular-season finale, but also need the Philadelphia Eagles to beat or tie the Dallas Cowboys later in the day.
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NFL's final weekend offers plenty of excitement (SportingNews.com) If you crave excitement, you could read a James Patterson novel, drive on a Chicago expressway any time day or...
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Russell showing signs of improvement (AP)JaMarcus Russell dropped back to pass, read the defense and then found Chaz Schilens with a fade in the corner of the end zone against man coverage. That play in last week's victory over Houston was just what the Oakland Raiders expected from Russell when they drafted him No. 1 overall in 2007 and what has often been lacking for much of his first full season as a starter.
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Intrigue, relevance stick through final weekend (Yahoo! Sports)From the Lions trying to avoid history to several teams hoping to make the playoffs, the league keeps fans engaged.
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In Oakland, Russell is starting to 'get it' (Yahoo! Sports) Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was drafted to save the franchise from its misery.
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Week 17 NFL picks: Watch out for reenergized Chargers (SportingNews.com) The San Diego Chargers have proved they have an electric offense, led by quarterback Philip Rivers.
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Coaching hot seat: Haslett done, Turner back? (Yahoo! Sports)Jim Haslett and Norv Turner are among the coaches who soon should learn of their fate.
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Titans help prove draft grades are bogus (Yahoo! Sports)Players who got low grades by "sudden" college football experts in April are turning heads in Tennessee.
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Cable lobbies for Raiders job (AP)Oakland Raiders interim coach Tom Cable lobbied for the full-time job Monday, saying that stability at the head coaching position would help the team make it back to the postseason. "I don't think there's any question. In order for it to move forward and be a playoff team next year, which I believe it will be, hopefully things will go in the right direction that way," Cable said.
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This is why you don't throw snowballs at Shaun Ellis (Yahoo! Sports) If a guy can get fined $7,500 for giving fans the middle finger , one has to wonder how much it'll cost Shaun...
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