Oakland Raiders
The New Raiders, Part 3
Hello again RaiderNation, it is time for part three of my article on the new Oakland Raiders. In this article, we are going to talk about the Raiders new Defensive Coordinator, Jason Tarver. I know a lot of you were calling for a big name such as Jack Del Rio or Steve Spagnuolo, but again, [...]
Report: Raiders will likely cut more players
According to Adam Caplan of the TheSidelineView.com, the Oakland Raiders may not be done purging their roster, since they still need to get under the salary cap by March 13th.
Right now the biggest problem the Raiders have is that they have a lot of overpaid veterans on their roster that’s currently tying up valuable salary cap space.
One player that’s been mentioned as a potential cap casualty is linebacker Kamerion Wimbley, who’s $11 million contract will be fully guaranteed once March 17th rolls around.
Other players that could either be asked to restructure their current contracts or be cut are, defensive tackle Tommy Kelly ($6 million base salary), linebacker Aaron Curry ($5.75 million base salary), safety Michael Huff ($4 million base salary), and defensive tackle John Henderson ($4 million base salary).
At the end of the day, Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie still has quite a mess to clean up as he tries to put a winning team together.
Can Carson Palmer Still Be an Elite QB?
One of the biggest factors in whether or not the Oakland Raiders will be successful over the next few seasons, is whether or not Carson Palmer can still be an elite quarterback. There is no question that since the retirement of Rich Gannon, the performance of Raiders quarterbacks has been anything but consistent. When the [...]
Did Jason Campbell Leave His Fiance At the Altar?
Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell was set to marry his fiancee Jenny Montanes this past Saturday in the Dominican Republic when the wedding was all the sudden called off. The website vibevixen.com called out Campbell for leaving his fiancee at the altar. Campbell addressed these rumors with these comments.
[Campbell] and his fiancé, Jenny Montes, mutually decided to hold off on taking their vows because of personal reasons.
Campbell told CSN’s Kate Longworth that he did not leave Montes at the altar, as had been reported. He said that was not in his character.
Campbell and Montanes met through a mutual friend on
Campbell’s first night in the city. The two were friends before they
started dating in January, 2010. Campbell proposed later that year, on
New Year’s Eve.
Now I know the media likes to hop on things pretty quickly and expect the worst from things, but you can’t just call a dude out for leaving his fiancee at the altar without any f…
Jason Campbell Out Indefinitely With Cold Feet
According to his wedding website, free agent quarterback Jason Campbell was quite excited to marry his longtime, on-again/off-again girlfriend, Jenny Montes, at the Paradisus Palma Real in the Dominican Republic. Campbell’s massive wedding party included other NFL players like Ronnie Brown, Carlos Rogers, Jacoby Ford and Louis Murphy. Somewhere, Cadillac Williams shed a single tear.
But apparently it all fell apart during the day leading up to the Super Bowl of Campbell’s heart. Reports are mostly vague as to why the couple called it off, so I chose to go with the most ridiculous source I could find, from a site that watermarked the NFL logo.
Take it away, Media Take Out:
Jason’s fiance Jenny is a beautiful woman, and an MTOer. She had been pursued by TONS of ballers, but she chose to date Jason, when he was a rookie and his NFL career was uncertain.
The two met and started dating 5 years ago, and after a long separation found each other again. Jenny and her family were excite…
Did Jason Campbell Leave Fiance At The Alter, Moments Before Getting Married?
Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell did the UNTHINKABLE, as it’s being reported that Campbell STOOD UP his fiance Jenny Montes this past weekend, right before the two were suppose to get married in the Dominican Republic.It’s being said that Campbell flew guest down to the country, as everyone was under the impression that a wedding would be taking place.At some point, moments before the two were suppose to get married, Campbell left the young lady and guest without saying a word.There’s other reports that describe a different story, as it’s being said Campbell DID NOT leave his fiance at the alter.CSN reporter Kate Longworth spoke with Campbell, as he says that in fact he didn’t leave his soon-to-be wife at the alter. It appears that maybe the two decided to hold off on the marriage for a little bit.
Jason Campbell Is A Runaway Bridegroom
Not a white woman? Nancy Grace says no thanks.
Ever since Jason Campbell shattered his collarbone back in October, forcing the Raiders to mortgage the farm on a broken down Carson Palmer, we haven’t heard a great deal from the man who KOGOD once promised us would win eleventy MVPs and a half dozen Super Bowls for the Redskins. At long last, the sentence that KSK readers love to hear will probably gloss over: WE HAVE A JASON CAMPBELL NEWS ITEM!
Oakland Raiders Star Jason Campbell was all set to be married to his beautiful fiancé’ Jenny Montes this past weekend but he stood her up just hours before the ceremony was to take place. Guest had flown out to the Dominican Republic where the bride to be is from to watch the nuptials take place. What a cowardly move. The couple had an on and off relationship for the past 5 years. So far no reason has been cited for the inexplicably standing up his fiancé’ at the altar.
Jason Campbell being indecisive? It’s funny because that’…
Some Sad Jason Campbell News
Seeing as how any Jason Campbell news clearly falls within our purview, here’s pretty much the worst thing ever:
Oakland Raiders Star Jason Campbell was all set to be married to his beautiful fiancé’ Jenny Montes this past weekend but he stood her up just hours before the ceremony was to take place. Guest had flown out to the Dominican Republic where the bride to be is from to watch the nuptials take place.
Being the JC apologists that we are, though, here’s a conflicting report:
[Campbell] and his fiancé, Jenny Montes, mutually decided to hold off on taking their vows because of personal reasons.
Campbell told CSN’s Kate Longworth that he did not leave Montes at the altar, as had been reported. He said that was not in his character.
Believe what you will, but here’s Jason and Jenny’s wedding site, as well as a “JC” tattoo on Jenny’s right shoulder (oof):
As always, we only wish the best for JC, Etc.
Oakland Raiders helmet concept design
Charles Sollers, a photographer from Missouri for Rivals.com has created a new concept design for Oakland Raiders helmets and they are stunning. By now you have probably seen some of Sollers work as he also has provided images of college team helmets and uniforms…
Former Raider News: Routt takes the rival route, Campbell calls off wedding
Oh, snap. Stanford Routt is a Kansas Chief. And…does anyone really care?I suppose some people care. Namely, Raider fans who see KC signing Routt as a good thing. Because now they get to hear “Pass interference, number twenty-six of the defense..” coming from an AFC West rival, rather than from one of their highest-paid, selfish players on a bad defense.
Let’s be honest here though; Routt was an above average corner but who was as undisciplined as a six year-old kid left alone with a C.B. radio.Routt’s 17 penalties and eight given-up touchdowns tied him for the most in the NFL by any cornerback for the 2011 season. Getting paid the big bucks like he was to do that was unacceptable to Reggie Mckenzie, as it should be. The money paid to Routt last year would have probably been better off donated to a stripper’s college tuition.The best news about Routt leaving and going elsewhere is that the Raiders will very likely target New Orleans free agent defensive-bac…
Jason Campbell Calls Audible At The Altar, Leaves His Fiancee
Well this is would be a real kick to the vag. According to the internet gossip site MediaTakeOut.com, former Washington Redskin and Oakland Raider quarterback Jason Campbell, LEFT HIS FIANCEE Jenny Montes, AT THE ALTAR DURING THEIR WEDDING THIS SATURDAY.
Talk about an audible as the play clock expires. Apparently the two started dating after they met at a night club in Washington D.C a few nights after Jason was drafted by the Redskins. After dating for a few years, the two went through a long separation, but got back together in January 2010 and got engaged….AWW…. Jason and Jenny, were expected to be married at Paradisus Palma Real in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. But thats not what went down, Jason SHOCKINGLY blew it, just hours before the ceremony was supposed to start and hasn’t publicly been heard from after.
Damnnnn…..that is low man. I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise…..I mean Jason has been a scrub since he entered the league, so blowing a wedding, in front of hundreds of g…
Back in 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders were “Wild Boys” (MUSIC VIDEO)
The steroid-feuled Alzado was a nightmare for opponents
Wow … this one really brings us back.
It was 1984, and a young MTV was sweeping the nation. In an attempt to tap-in to the up-and-coming music video market, NBC put together a series of sports highlights set to some of the day’s hottest hits for an end-of-year special. To give you an idea of how old I am, our high school football coach actually used to play these videos to get us fired up before games … and believe it or not, it worked. You’ve got to understand, at the time, most sports highlights were set to the old-school, classical, NFL Films-style music. So to see the game set to our favorite music – stuff that we actually listened to – was a revelation. Hell, “Walk of Life” by Dire Straits is a great song, but I remember watching the music video for it over and over and over again, simply because it was set to sports highlights.
One of the more memorable clips from the special was this video about the bad boy-era Los Ange…
Ranking the Oakland Raiders 2012 Offseason Hires
Al Davis carefully planned his estate so his son could retain full control of the team. It will be Mark Davis who leads the team into an era of Raiders football without his legendary father.
Mark Davis waited three months before making any changes on the football side of the organization, but changes were inevitable.
Perhaps the best slogan for the 2012 Raiders would be, “Under New Management.”
The Raiders have hired 21 new people on the football side of the organization and whereas a quality control coach will have little to no impact on the immediate or long-term success of the team, a general manager will have significant impact.
21. Eric Sanders, Quality Control – Defense
He’s been with the team for two years and even the most die-hard fan doesn’t recognize the name. Sanders coached linebackers at U.C. Davis for two seasons and he was a psychology major before joining the Raiders. He’ll make copies of play sheets and get the rest of the staf…
NFL Rumors: Could Michael Bush Be Heading to the Bengals?
For the Oakland Raiders, having Michael Bush was a huge plus when Darren McFadden was out. As many look to expect, it seems that the Raiders will offer Bush a franchise-tag.
Why so? McFadden is a great running back, no doubt. But there may be some questions with his consistency of staying healthy, which is why Bush is a need to help out and split carries.
However, now that may not be the case. As Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group says, the Raiders may develop McFadden more and Taiwan Jones instead, as GM Reggie McKenzie likes to develop out of cheap running back talent.
For Bush, though, there are options elsewhere and it looks like the Cincinnati Bengals may have the best shot at him.
Says Jamison Henley of ESPN:
“There will be several teams interested in Bush, but the Cincinnati Bengals have more salary cap room ($60 million) than most teams. This would be a homecoming of sorts for Bush, who grew up down the road in Louisville. His power running style would compliment…
Oakland Raiders Sign Brandon Underwood, Could Cut Michael Bush
Contrary to earlier expectations, the Oakland Raiders aren’t necessarily looking to likely franchise tag impending free agent RB Michael Bush, according to Steve Corkran of ContraCoastaTimes.com.
The Raiders’ up-and-coming restored regime still has many burning needs and not a lot of cap space to address them. They’re $11 million in the whole and have 22 players schedule to hit the open market.
Michael Bush, 27, is entering his fifth season and wants to become a starting running back. He’s well-aware that won’t happen in Oakland as long as Darren McFadden, 24, who’s also entering his fifth season, is on the roster.
With this in mind, the Raiders will have to decide whether to place the franchise tag on Bush—to the tune of $7.7 million or so for the upcoming season—as Bush isn’t likely interested in a long-term contract.
The 6-1, 245-pound back out of Louisville was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. While Bush had his wor…
