54 Results for oakland raiders

Change Is Good (Or Not)

John Clayton And Jason Langendorf

Either way, the NFL off-season has given most fans plenty of hope for their teams

Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009

First-Round Knockout

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay have plenty of opinions about how Round 1 will play out. Come Draft Day, at least one of them will probably look smart

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

3-2-1 ... Meltdown

Seth Wickersham

Quick: your team's down five, ball in the red zone, 28 seconds left, no timeouts. What do you do? If you don't have a clue, don't feel bad. Neither do many NFL head coaches.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2009

Right Leg, Don't Fail Me Now

David Fleming

From 2002 to 2007, 12 playoff games were decided by late field goals. Want to know what to look for in these situations?

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2009

Just Crazy Enough To Work

Eddie Matz

When the game's on the line, there are certain skills you need. Here's how people pull 'em off.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2009

In Defense Of The Prevent

David Fleming

John Madden threw it under the bus. We defend it.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Beating the Spread in the Playoffs

Chad Millman

How did every playoff team do against the spread?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Shock to the System

David Fleming

Wowed by The Wildcat, Spread HD and A-11? You ain't seen nothing yet. An offensive revolution is coming to the NFL. Can anyone stop it?

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2008

Cracked Code

Alan Grant

Training camp fights are as common as two-a-days, but there was nothing routine about the brawl between Marcus Williams and Bill Romanowsk-or what came next

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008

Handy Man

David Fleming

Daunte Culpepper is on a mission to Motown. And there's a certain old target who won't be there to distract him

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2008

Living Scared

David Fleming

A year after Sean Taylor's murder, NFL players still live in fear.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Just Win, Please

Seth Wickersham

The gang in Oakland is creaky, confused and, worst of all, well-behaved. This isn't bad only for those crazies in the black hole-it's a disaster for Raiders haters everywhere

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2008

If I Only Had The Nerve

Michael Lewis

The author of Moneyball and The Blind Side says that when it's fourth and close, NFL coaches are gutless. Shockingly, the coaches disagree

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

The Edge Of Reason

David Fleming

JaMarcus Russell carries the kind of talent that makes scouts throw logic out the window. But can he lift a franchise?

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008