Oakland Raiders http://www.oaklandraidersschedule.org Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:16:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Raiders hire Saunders as offensive coordinator /2011/01/27/raiders-hire-saunders-as-offensive-coordinator/ /2011/01/27/raiders-hire-saunders-as-offensive-coordinator/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:16:14 +0000 steve http://www.oaklandraidersschedule.org/?p=16 The Oakland Raiders have hired Al Saunders to be their next offensive coordinator, taking over for Hue Jackson.

Saunders spent the past couple of seasons with the Baltimore Ravens as an offensive consultant.

He is known as one of the brightest offensive minds in the game but had trouble finding another job after an ugly stint with the Washington Redskins.

He is best known for his success with the Kansas City Chiefs when they put up a bunch of points behind quarterback Trent Green, running back Priest Holmes and tight end Tony Gonzalez.

It’s somewhat surprising he would be willing to take a job with the Raiders and owner Al Davis, but he must have been really desperate to get back into coaching on the sidelines.

]]> /2011/01/27/raiders-hire-saunders-as-offensive-coordinator/feed/ Raiders to can Cable /2011/01/13/raiders-to-can-cable/ /2011/01/13/raiders-to-can-cable/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:28:00 +0000 steve http://www.oaklandraidersschedule.org/?p=14 The Oakland Raiders have declined the option on head coach Tom Cable, ending his time with the team.

Cable guided the Raiders to an 8-8 record, which is their first non-losing season in several years.

His firing is somewhat of a surprise given the fact that the players really seemed to buy into him.

He also seemed to significantly improve the Raiders, who suddenly look like a promising young team.

It will be interesting to see what direction Al Davis goes in, as many prime candidates will want to avoid working for him.

]]> /2011/01/13/raiders-to-can-cable/feed/ Frye to have wrist surgery /2010/08/20/frye-to-have-wrist-surgery/ /2010/08/20/frye-to-have-wrist-surgery/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:58:06 +0000 steve http://www.oaklandraidersschedule.org/?p=12 Oakland Raiders quarterback Charlie Frye is set to undergo wrist surgery, meaning he will miss extensive time.

Frye was one of several quarterbacks vying for the backup job behind new starter Jason Campbell.

Kyle Boller has played surprisingly well throughout the preseason while Bruce Gradkowski recovers from a pectoral injury.

The team already released JaMarcus Russell back before the start of training camp, taking one quarterback out of play.

It’s unlikely that Frye will make the team this year if Gradkowski is ready to return in a few weeks.

]]> /2010/08/20/frye-to-have-wrist-surgery/feed/ Raiders kick off 2010 slate at Tennessee /2010/04/22/raiders-kick-off-2010-slate-at-tennessee/ /2010/04/22/raiders-kick-off-2010-slate-at-tennessee/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:21:40 +0000 bud http://oaklandraidersschedules.greatseatsblogs.com/?p=9 By Bud L. Ellis

The climb back into the AFC playoff picture begins for the Oakland Raiders in Nashville.

The National Football League has released game times and dates for the 2010 season. The Raiders, coming off a 5-11 season, begin the new season with a road game at the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 12.

The home opener is Sept. 19 in week 2, against a St. Louis team that went just 1-15 one season ago. Oakland then visits NFC West champion Arizona before playing host to a two-game homestand against Houston and AFC West champion San Diego.

A pair of road games is next, at San Francisco and at Denver, before a pair of home games with Seattle and Kansas City brings Oakland to its bye week Nov. 14.

Four of the final seven are away from home, starting with a Nov. 21 contest in Pittsburgh. Miami comes to town the next week, before Oakland travels to San Diego and to Jacksonville. The home portion of the slate concludes with back-to-back home games with Denver and AFC champion Indianapolis. Oakland concludes the regular season at Kansas City on Jan. 2.

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]]> /2010/04/22/raiders-kick-off-2010-slate-at-tennessee/feed/ Raiders’ schedule ranks in middle for difficulty /2010/03/21/raiders-schedule-ranks-in-middle-for-difficulty/ /2010/03/21/raiders-schedule-ranks-in-middle-for-difficulty/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:06:25 +0000 bud http://oaklandraidersschedules.greatseatsblogs.com/?p=7 By Bud L. Ellis

Last season the Oakland Raiders gave up 182 more points than they scored, the worst ratio in the AFC by a longshot.

The road to closing that gap, and returning the program to respectability, takes Oakland through a schedule that ranks in the middle of the road this season.

The National Football League has published the list of every team’s home and road games in 2010. Dates and times will be determined later this spring.

Based on opponents’ winning percentage, the Raiders’ schedule ranks tied for 16th with Buffalo, Miami and the New York Jets.

Oakland will play two home games against playoff teams from a year ago: against AFC champion Indianapolis, and against AFC West champion San Diego. The rest of the home schedules includes games with Denver, Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis, Seattle and Miami.

On the road, the Raiders play two playoff teams: the Chargers and NFC west champion Arizona. Trips to Denver, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San Francisco and Pittsburgh round out the schedule.

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