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Posted by John Paulsen In the Oct. 19 issue of ESPN the Mag , Bruce Feldman argues that speed is far more important in college football , where the hash marks are wider, the preparation isn't as good and the talent disparity is greater, than it is in the NFL, where everyone is fast.

Appearing more relieved than vindicated, Raiders coach Tom Cable spoke publicly Friday for the first time since it was announced he would not face criminal charges for allegedly assaulting former assistant Randy Hanson.

At the half, the Jets lead 24 to nothing. The Raiders essentially gave them two touchdowns with turnovers.

Quarterback JaMarcus Russell looked much better under pressure, knowing when to dump off the ball or simply chuck it out of bounds.

The Raiders really went all out Sunday, throwing out the outdated 1970's style playbook and implementingA a new defense the likes of which Oakland fans have never seen before.

It's simply that the Raiders have won one game in a row before. The trick now is to turn this into a win streak and not merely a tripped-over acorn.

Praise God! The Oakland Raiders have arrived. Thanks to John Marshall and the entire Oakland Raiders defense for a gutsy performance against the highly acclaimed Philadelphia Eagle offense.

Oakland's offseason coaching changes were to be expected, difficult. When we played well against the Chargers, the belief is that we had started to find a proper course.

Randy Hanson's lawyer John McGuinn recently claimed that some of the Raiders defensive backs had been in contact with his client via computer to help them gameplan.

In the victory over the Eagles the Raiders mixed it up a lot on both offense and defense.

Louis Murphy sprinted upfield and laid out a defender with a punishing block. Not satisfied, he caught up to the play again and delivered a second block that allowed Zach Miller to cruise into the end zone on an 86-yard catch-and-run. Oakland Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt breaks up a pass to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin late ...

Yes, despite a 1-4 record and six-going-on-seven years of losing, there are still some very big egos in Oakland.

THERE WAS resiliency and pluck, with big plays at crucial times, all punctuated by a comeback finish worthy of celebration.

Don't believe everything you read, yet. At Raiders.com, there is no addition to the roster.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 9:45 pm in Oakland Raiders .

No one expected the game the Raiders would give the Chargers. NFL analysts had the Chargers picked to shread the Oakland Raider's defense and in not so many words - "It'd be in the Raiders best interest to not show up." The stage was set - Tom Cable making his Head Coacking debut in the regular season without the interim tag, Jamarcus Russell under ...

How can Belichick have so much up his sleeve when he never wears any? View full size photo uploaded September 7, 2009 For Belichick and for the Patriots, this suddenly appears to be a pivotal time in their evolution.

The Raiders traded for five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour on Sunday in a bold move that shows they aren't content with their roster and will go to great lengths to make it better.

In a dress rehearsal for the start of the first full season under coach Tom Cable, the Oakland Raiders looked an awful lot like the team that has lost the most games in the NFL the past six seasons.

Oakland Raiders Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will wear a cast on his injured left wrist but isn't expected to miss the team's season opener.