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It's a pattern that's persisted all season. The Raiders just can't seem to get over the hump. Oakland hasn't won two straight all season.  Warren Sapp was right after all. The Raiders really are at their worst after a win. After the Week Two win at KC, they followed it up with a 23-3 loss at home. After the most surprising win in the NFL (other than Bucs over Saints) this season vs. Philadelphia, they followed it up with 38-0 ass whooping by...  

Undoubtebly the Raiders have quite a few holes to fill. Whether they be on the roster, the coaching staff or even the front office. There is no denying they are there. Could these holes be filled by former Raiders? I'm not suggesting giving Art Shell a third chance, hiring Warren Sapp as defensive coordinator and Bill Romanowski as JaMarcus Russells' nutritionist . I'm suggesting something much better. The biggest holes on the coaching staff...  

One of the marks of a true champion is not resting on your laurels, but easily forgetting the last victory and redoubling your efforts in order to claim the next one. Looking at the Oakland Raiders recent track record, it’s glaringly obvious why they haven’t been referred to as champions in a very long time. Since the Raiders’ loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2002 Superbowl, Oakland has ...  

RONALD MARTINEZ Getty Images Johnnie Lee Higgins returned three punts for 10 yards Thursday for the Raiders, who struggled against NFC East leader Dallas.The Bee's Paul Gutierrez fielded questions today about the Oakland Raiders. Replay it here.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders For the record, the Raiders aren’t overly concerned with the Las Vegas excursion by JaMarcus Russell, saying he was in Sin City accompanied by someone with the club, and have no intention of taking Rich Gannon up on his offer to help the team reverse the tide of seven consecutive losing seasons. Read [...]  

ESPN.com – AFC West – Blog Rich Gannon apparently got the Raiders’ hint. He’s done trying to help the team. Earlier Wednesday, Gannon said on his Sirius NFL Radio show he called Oakland owner Al Davis to help the team and struggling quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Gannon won the NFL MVP award and led Oakland to the Super [...]  

SFGate: Raiders Silver and Black Blog Former Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon called his old team headquarters Tuesday — and not to threaten to “blow the place up” in this post-911 environment. Gannon said he put in a call to Al Davis offering his help. Help for Davis. Help for Tom Cable. Help for JaMarcus Russell. “I did something… Read [...]  

ESPN.com – AFC West – Blog A team-by-team analysis of the division. The arrow indicates which direction each team is trending. Oakland Raiders Final Power Ranking: 26 Biggest surprise: The Raiders came alive against some of the better teams they played this season. In the end, the Raiders had another lackluster season at 5-11. But they had some real [...]  

Examiner The Oakland Raiders organization is so wrapped up in its own dysfunction, it can’t find the way out when it is offered. Former MVP quarterback Rich Gannon offered to work within the organization to help rebuild the franchise he once led to the Super … Read more.  

NBC Sports – Pro Football Talk There has been some speculation that the Buffalo Bills (who don’t currently have a head coach) and the Oakland Raiders (who currently do) could be interested in hiring Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.A league source tells us that it’s more than… Read more.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders Best guess at this point is still that Tom Cable goes and JaMarcus Russell stays, but to assume the their fates are intertwined would be to ignore how Al Davis operates. Read more.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders Rich Gannon’s response to the Raiders’ reaction to his offer for help on the Sirius Blitz on Sirius Satellite Radio: Read more.  

ESPN.com – AFC West – Blog Rich Gannon apparently is ready to let bygones be bygones with the Oakland Raiders. Will Al Davis feel the same way? Read more.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders Assuming he can get past John Herrera, Rich Gannon would like to return and offer advice to his former team. Read more.  

Inside The Oakland Raiders Conventional wisdom seems to be the Raiders ought to rip the bandage off the wound and be done with it. Read more.