http://damox.com/oakland-raiders Raiders news, videos, and pictures Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:19:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en JaMarcus Russell needs a vacation, and I suggest we send him to the Pro Bowl, which will be played a week before the Super Bowl this season. I think it's in Miami, which has great weather and a fantastic night life that I'm sure Russell will love. He's earned this ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/10/27/lets-send-jamarcus-russell-to-the-pro-bowl/ The Raiders have signed a pigeon to their special teams crew. The pigeon lacks tackling ability but can be a distraction while blocking. Although he will not play with a number or even a jersey, he already wears silver and black. http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/10/19/raiders-add-pigeon-to-special-teams-crew/ For about half a quarter on Sunday, the Raiders looked like they could play with the big boys. The game was scoreless with about 8:00 left in the first quarter. The cable went out in my house at about that time. It came back about 30 minutes later, and f*ck ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/10/14/sundays-loss-makes-me-wonder-how-the-raiders-ever-won-a-game/ Buy tickets for this game for cheap The final Raiders regular season game will be on January 3 against the Baltimore Ravens at the Coliseum. The Ravens will probably be one of the better teams in the AFC this season, which is just one more good team on the Raiders already ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/25/baltimore-ravens-vs-raiders-january-3-last-game-of-the-season/ A lot of pro athletes have tricked out expensive cars, but none are like Darren McFadden's Crown Victoria. He's got a lifted suspension to accommodate the giant wheels (they must be at least 20 inches, and probably more like 24). The rest of the car seems fairly standard, which makes ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/24/a-look-at-mcfaddens-tricked-out-crown-vic/ Buy tickets for cheap on the secondary market The Washington Redskins and their revamped defense will visit the Raiders on December 13. This is the part of the Raiders home schedule where things get a little harder again. That NFC East is going to be one helluva division this season, and ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/18/washington-redskins-vs-raiders-december-13/ Like always, the Raiders were shafted by a terrible call last night. Those of you who watched the game know exactly which one I'm talking about. If a player catches a ball, goes down to the ground, rolls around a bit, celebrates the catch, carries the ball back to the ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/15/how-long-must-a-player-control-the-ball-for-it-to-be-ruled-a-catch/ Tickets still available on the secondary market The Bengals will make a trip to Oakland this season to play the Raiders on November 22. The Bengals have become one of those teams that has one good playoff year followed by about 4 terrible season followed by a playoff season... well, you ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/15/cincinnati-bengals-at-raiders-november-22/ I came across this today and it was so funny I just had to post a link here. This is a cheat sheet that Al Davis "allegedly" uses when deciding on which players he should sign and/or trade for. My favorites: "Can I bid against myself to sign him?" and ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/14/al-davis-free-agent-cheat-sheet/ Buy tickets for the game against the Chiefs The Raiders will face their arch-rivals at the Coliseum when the Chiefs come to town on November 15. The Chiefs take pride in the fact that Arrowhead Stadium is the loudest in football. I guess you've got to be proud of something when ... http://damox.com/oakland-raiders/2009/09/10/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-raiders-on-november-15/