• My Two Cents: Oakland Raiders Defensive Secret Weapon, Sio Moore

  What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite cantankerous Raider fan, Old Timer. This week we are going to talk about Raider 3rd round draft pick, Sio Moore. Although UConn is well known for turning out quality basketball players, it is not exactly well known for turning out NFL quality players (only about [...]

  

• My Two Cents: Oakland Raiders QB Controversy?

  What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite archaic Raider fan, Old Timer. This week I want to talk a little about all of the hubbub going on about the Raider QB situation. The Raiders currently have 4 QB’s and if any of them were to do sufficiently better than the others, they [...]

  

• My Two Cents: Oakland Raiders; Rebuilding Or Reloading?

  What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite old geezer Raider fan, Old Timer. Today we will discuss a topic that has been bantered about for a while now. A lot of people feel the Raiders are in full rebuilding mode right now. Yet the organization is careful not to use the term [...]

  

• RAIDERADE: Acquisitions and Upcoming Events

  Whasappening Raider Nation! Welcome to another thirst quenching installment of Raiderade. The Raiders organization has quietly moved through the draft and free agency somewhat undetected. The Raider players have to maneuver themselves through organized team activities (OTAs), camps, preseason and roster cut downs all in preparation for the 2013 NFL season. It appears the Raiders organization has drafted a pretty [...]

  

• My Two Cents: Oakland Raiders 2013 Draft So Far Part 2

  What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite ancient Raider fan, Old Timer. My apologies to all of our readers for my recent absence from posting. I was back in the hospital again. I had gotten blood clots in my legs from the initial hospital stay, and they broke loose and traveled to [...]

  

• Back in Silver and Black: Raiders sign Charles Woodson

  May 21st wasn’t just another day at the Oakland Raiders’ Alameda facilities. As the players prepared for their second OTA practice, roughly a hundred Raider fans gathered around the entrance of the team’s headquarters with one person in mind. In the words of their own message that flew all over the internet via social media, they were there to “woo [...]

  

• Raiders Free Agency Update #14: Kluwe signs, Woodson visits, OTAs begin

  General manager Reggie McKenzie has already stated a few times that he wants to see competition bring the best out of the current Oakland Raiders squad, even at the punter position. After seeing Shane Lechler leave in this year’s free agency to the Houston Texans, all signs pointed towards to the job falling into Marquette King’s lap. But the former [...]

  

• Raiders Free Agency Update #13: Josh Cribbs signed, Charles Woodson rumored

  With the first Organized Team Activity (OTA) set to start on May 20th, the Oakland Raiders are still searching the market for players to improve its current roster. Earlier today, the Silver & Black signed wide receiver and return specialist Josh Cribbs. Also, the Raiders offered a contract to their former first round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, defensive [...]

  

• The 8th Round: Raiders ink 14 Undrafted Free Agents

  The NFL Draft process does not end with the nomination of “Mr. Irrelevant”. After selecting D.J. Hayden on Thursday, Menelik Watson and Sio Moore on Friday and seven other players during the third day of the draft, the Oakland Raiders turned their sights on what is called the “8th Round”. After searching through the vast pool of undrafted free agents, [...]

  

• NFL Draft Grades for All Four AFC West Teams

  Another year, another draft. Hopes everywhere are high. Fans are going over their team’s pick, figuring out where each player fits into their scheme and how they might help bring home a Lombardi Trophy. Here at Silver and Black Daily, we know that the knowledgable Raider Nation fanbase cares not only about what the Silver and Black are doing, but [...]

  

Other News

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In Reggie We Trust: Did the Raiders Get It Right?

As every Raider fan, I sat with anticipation and waited to see what Raiders GM Reggie Mckenzie would do with his first full draft as the Raiders man in charge . Although I didn’t see the big splash that late former owner Al Davis would make, it did leave me scratching my head just the same. Like many Raider fans I [...]

by L.C. Williams / on April 28, 2013 at 7:59 pm /

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NFL Draft Day 3: Raiders Select Seven New Players

Heading into the 2013 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders had seven selections to work with. But thanks to three trade downs performed by general manager Reggie McKenzie and his crew, this year’s draft class brings ten new players to the Silver & Black. Seven of those were selected during the third day of the process, which held rounds four to [...]

by Felipe Amaral / on April 27, 2013 at 7:45 pm /

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My Two Cents: Oakland Raiders 2013 Draft So Far

What up RaiderNation? Welcome to this week’s edition of My Two Cents, with your favorite old Raider fan, Old Timer. Well, it has been an exciting couple of days hasn’t it RaiderNaion? We have had a full compliment of picks so far thanks to some brilliant maneuvering by Reggie and company. While planning to take arguably the best CB in [...]

by Old Timer / on April 27, 2013 at 8:41 am /

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NFL Draft Day 2: Raiders select Menelik Watson and Sio Moore

After going with cornerback D.J. Hayden in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday, the Oakland Raiders went back to action on the second day of the player selection process with two picks to work with. Differently from what happened yesterday, the Silver & Black stayed put and did not negotiated any of the selections. Instead, they [...]

by Felipe Amaral / on April 27, 2013 at 12:05 am /

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Raiders Trade Down: Take D.J. Hayden with 12th Pick

Do you believe in miracles?  D.J. Hayden certainly does.  He has gone from a near death experience to the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.  As Don King would say “Only in America.” Reggie McKenzie had his first 1st round pick with the 3rd overall selection in the 2013 Draft, but he decided he could get his top [...]

by Aaron Morales / on April 25, 2013 at 8:27 pm /

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Raiders Draft Possibilities: Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher

We continue our Raiders’ Draft Possibilities series with Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher, who are widely considered the top two prospects at the offensive tackle position. The Oakland Raiders seem to be pretty happy with what they got in LT Jared Veldheer, but that might not stop them from drafting another OT with their first round pick, the third overall

by Felipe Amaral / on April 24, 2013 at 11:12 am /

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Last Minute Complete Mock Draft: Oakland Raiders

To get to the picks that I finally decided on, I took many things into account. First and foremost, team needs. Given the laundry list of needs on the current team, that doesn’t exactly narrow it down much. Second, is “best player available” at the time of their pick. I also considered which way I think Reggie McKenzie may be leaning, given his history and comments he’s made in regards to his approach as a GM.

by Aaron Morales / on April 24, 2013 at 3:33 am /

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Raiders Draft Possibilities: Sharrif Floyd and Star Lotulelei

Continuing our Raiders’ Draft possibilities series, we take a look at the top two prospects at the defensive tackle position. The Oakland Raiders will certainly look very different over that spot of

by Felipe Amaral / on April 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm /

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Raiders Draft Possibilities: D.J. Hayden and Miguel Maysonet

CB D.J. Hayden and RB Miguel Maysonet have been directly linked with the Raiders at some point during the draft process, which could lead to their names being called by the Silver & Black at the end of this week.

by Felipe Amaral / on April 22, 2013 at 7:50 am /

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Schedule Release: Best and Worst Case Win-Loss Scenarios for the AFC West in 2013

Today, I’m sharing my numbers on the 2013 AFC West with the loyal readers of Silver and Black Daily as well as a brief explanation as to how I got them. Let me first say I am 100% impartial to any team (including the Raiders) and my fanboy allegiance is directed elsewhere.

by Jesse Scott / on April 21, 2013 at 4:55 pm /