Raider Take - The Original Oakland Raiders Blog

Friends, I'm going to let it rip. I can't hold back any longer.  I've been thinking a lot about this, and I've been running ...

The Raiders played the Broncos fairly closely last time in a stinker for the ages, but they're already down by seven in the first. We sh...

Well, here we are - the Clown Car is retroactive to last week, and let's hope for something better today. Honestly, I'm kinda at a l...

Friends, belated thanks for your well wishes during my travels, I was on the run but it didn't go unnoticed. I'm back in the saddle ...

Friends I’m traveling in foreign time zone so gonna keep it short, thanks for keeping the lights on and Go Raiders!

Just three years ago, the Broncos and Raiders were in very similar straits. One team has completely turned itself around, while the other se...

Well, here we are at midseason and I gotta lower the bar once again on another lost campaign. Simply put: don't make me run out the Clow...

Sorry I glitched out over the weekend.  How's everyone coping after we ran just 30 offensive plays and got absolutely worked by the Chie...

Y'all know what time it is...   GO RAIDERS.   

Well, here we are AGAIN. Waiting for something good to happen, for hope, for signs of progress. Trying not to watch a season get away from u...

I ask this in all seriousness: Is there a Raiders "contagion" or "infection" that maybe explains the past 20 years?  How...

Getting this one going early for two reasons: I'm gonna be on the run this weekend, and we need to wash the taste of last weekend out of...

This feels like a good 'measuring stick' game for week three.  The Commanders have the same record at 1-1. They seemed to have lost ...

I'm not gonna say that this is a must-win game, not even close. But I do think it will be a bit of a litmus test.  The Chiefs are vulner...

For opening day, I feel oddly unmoved.  How many years have we been right here, with all of the preseason hype and another new regime and cr...

Just as Jakobi Myers was cheerfully discussing his discontent with reporters, this news dropped: Amari Cooper is retiring after signing with...

Welcome to the 2025 season my friends. If you're still here, you have my gratitude for helping me keep the lights on. I may be losing st...

I don't really like Tom Brady, and I regret that a Patriot / TV Announcer has become a part owner of the Raiders. It feels corporate and...