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| Gruden lands in Monday Night booth |
NFL Football |
05/18/2009 |
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| t 9-3 before the stunning collapse. Tampa Bay boasted a 57-55 regular-season record under Gruden, and a 3-2 mark in the postseason. Gruden's Bucs had brought home NFC South titles in 2002, 2005 and 2007. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Gruden guided the Oakland Raiders to a 38-26 regular-season mark from 1998-2001. He took Oakland to the AFC title game in 2000 and a divisional playoff game the following year. Ironically, his Super Bowl championship came against the Raiders. Gruden's first Monday night appearance w |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Offseason Power Poll |
NFL Football |
05/15/2009 |
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| ad coach Todd Haley's offense. The real key to K.C.'s success, however, will come on defense, where crusty veterans like Zach Thomas and Mike Vrabel are going to have to combine with youngsters such as Tyson Jackson to make an immediate impact. 29 - Oakland Raiders (5-11) The Raiders' selection of Darrius Heyward-Bey ahead of Michael Crabtree had the NFL nation laughing at Oakland once again, though for a few months there, it really looked like the Silver and Black were headed in the right direction. It all st |
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| Line of Scrimmage: NFL Draft Grades - Part I - The AFC |
NFL Football |
04/27/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - If you'd like to view a case study for what reputation means in the NFL circa 2009, take a look at the 2009 Draft hauls of the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. The Raiders, the media's whipping boys of the current decade for reasons that are mostly deserved, had the laugh meter peaking on Saturday afternoon when they passed up Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree in order to select Maryland's Darrius Heyward-Bey, a player who you have to imagine was ranked low |
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| NFL Draft Update |
NFL Football |
04/26/2009 |
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| 2. St. Louis Rams - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor); 3. Kansas City Chiefs - Tyson Jackson (DE, L-S-U); 4. Seattle Seahawks - Aaron Curry (OLB, Wake Forest); 5. New York Jets - Mark Sanchez (QB, U-S-C); 6. Cincinnati Bengals - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama); 7. Oakland Raiders - Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR, Maryland); 8. Jacksonville Jaguars - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia); 9. Green Bay Packers - B.J. Raji (DT, Boston College); 10. San Francisco 49ers - Michael Crabtree (WR, Texas Tech); 11. Buffalo Bills - Aaron Maybin (DE, P |
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| Stafford goes No. 1, Jets trade up to take Sanchez at No. 5 |
NFL Football |
04/25/2009 |
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| e lineman in the nation, as a junior in 2008. He was also a unanimous All-SEC First Team choice and was named to the 2008 All-America squad by several sources, though was ruled ineligible to play in the 2009 Sugar Bowl after contacting an agent. The Oakland Raiders made a surprising choice at the seventh spot, taking Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree -- a two-time All-American and two-time Fred Biletnikoff Award winner -- was seen by many as the top wideout in this year' |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - The Mocking Continues |
NFL Football |
04/20/2009 |
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| a tackle like Smith or Monroe at that number. But, since both will be gone, finding someone who can solve the team's longtime pass-rushing woes would be a prudent move. Orakpo has the ability to play in either a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme, which is nice. 7. Oakland Raiders (5-11) - Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri (6-1, 200) Having selected a quarterback (JaMarcus Russell) and running back (Darren McFadden) with their initial pick of the past two seasons, the Raiders find themselves in desperate need of a pass-catcher to c |
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| NFL announces 2009 schedule |
NFL Football |
04/14/2009 |
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| tures a Sunday night clash between the three-time AFC West Division champion Chargers and Pittsburgh in the Steel City. Thanksgiving features the traditional games hosted by Detroit and Dallas. The Lions will welcome the Green Bay Packers, while the Oakland Raiders visit the Cowboys. In a Turkey Day nightcap, the Denver Broncos will play host to the New York Giants. Two more highlights in the schedule come in late October and early December when the NFL continues its international series of regular-season game |
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| Raiders land veteran QB Garcia |
NFL Football |
04/06/2009 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - Veteran quarterback Jeff Garcia will return to the Bay Area, but this time as a member of the Oakland Raiders, who signed the 39-year-old signal-caller on Monday. Garcia spent the first five years of his career in San Francisco, where he threw at least 18 touchdowns in each of his final four seasons with the 49ers. After one-year stints in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, the San Jose State product went to Tampa Bay, leading the Buccaneers to the 2007 Playoffs in his first y |
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| Report: Raiders land veteran QB Garcia |
NFL Football |
04/06/2009 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - Veteran quarterback Jeff Garcia will return to the Bay Area, but this time as a member of the Oakland Raiders, who signed the 39-year-old signal-caller to a one-year deal, according to the Contra Costa Times on Monday. Garcia spent the first five years of his career in San Francisco, where he threw at least 18 touchdowns in each of his final four seasons with the 49ers. After one-year stints in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, the San Jose State product went to Tampa Bay, le |
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| Selig appoints committee to study Oakland stadium situation |
MLB Baseball |
03/30/2009 |
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| akland-Alameda County Coliseum runs out in 2010, with only three one-year club options beyond that date. Oakland has played in the Coliseum since relocating to the Bay Area from Kansas City in 1968. The building, which the team shares with the NFL's Oakland Raiders, has undergone significant changes over the past 41 years. "Lew Wolff and the Oakland ownership group and management have worked very hard to obtain a facility that will allow them to compete into the 21st century," Selig said in a release. "To date |
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