Quinton Bell Oakland Raiders Jersey , Khalil Mack holdout ‘grueling’ for Raiders Latest Raiders newsRaiders got 2019 5th round pick from Steelers for Ryan Switzer which is decent compensation | Silver and Black PrideFinally a trade the Raiders made this offseason in which is didn’t feel like they were robbed. Today Jon Gruden revealed the Raiders received a 5th round pick for Ryan Switzer, who the team had acquired during the draft for Jihad Ward. The Raiders also send a 6th rounder to Pittsburgh in the deal.Raiders sign DT Connor Flagel, cut T Breno Giacomini | Silver and Black PrideTrading Ryan Switzer and signing Jarell Carter was just the start of the Raiders’ moves today, as the team has signed former Central Missouri and Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Connor Flagel and cut offensive tackle Breno Giacomini. They have also placed WR Griff Whalen on the reserve/injured list.‘Heartbeat of this team’ Khalil Mack contract holdout has been ‘grueling’ for Raiders | Silver and Black PrideThe Raiders coaches don’t absolutely need Mack to participate in the offseason program or minicamp or training camp or even the preseason. Hell, Derek Carr has taken 13 snaps this preseason, so how much of a difference would having Khalil Mack make? Gruden thinks it would make a big difference.Raiders’ Donald Penn vows to master right tackle before season opener | Mercury NewsIt’s Penn’s starting spot to lose, and he’s confident he’ll have the switch down pat come the season opener on Monday Night Football.‘Very possible’ Mike Nugent is Raiders kicker to begin season with Eddy Pineiro out with groin injury | Silver and Black PrideIt’s not known yet how long Pineiro’s injury will have him out. Leading to the inevitable question if the Raiders kicker heading into the season will be Mike Nugent.Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie welcomes quick introduction to Raiders | SF ChronicleRodgers-Cromartie, 32, spent most of the offseason as a free agent after being released by the Giants in March. He now is tasked with learning as much of the Raiders’ defense as possible before their Sept. 10 opener against the Rams.Raiders sign former Titans, Cardinals CB Jarell Carter | Silver and Black PrideCarter is probably nothing more than a camp body, but he will certainly be doing his best to stand out in the Raiders’ fourth preseason game to show out for other teams who need help at corner- and there are always plenty of teams like that.AFC WestAdam Jones practices with Broncos for first time, says ‘he’ll be ready’ | ESPNJoseph said he didn’t know if Jones would see any time in the Broncos’ preseason finale Thursday night against the Arizona Cardinals. But he is expected to make the team’s 53-man roster and play in the regular-season opener, Sept. 9 against the Seattle Seahawks.Former Broncos’ Eric Decker and Julius Thomas retire from the NFL | Mile High ReportDemaryius Thomas is the last man standing of the famous Four Horsemen of the 2013 record-setting Denver Broncos offense. Wes Welker retired a while ago and now both Eric Decker and Julius Thomas have joined him in the same week.Gus Bradley: Derwin James will start week 1 | Bolts from the BlueFrom the moment he was drafted, there was no doubt that James would end up starting for the Chargers defense, but now we know that the Derwin James era will begin week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs.Six Chargers Predicted to Be Among Best in the NFL | Chargers.comOn Monday morning, ESPN released their predictions for who will be the Top 100 players in the NFL this season. Six Chargers made the list, tying the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars for second-most amount of players ranked. The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles are the only teams with more (seven).Chiefs will phase in new tailgate policy: Go into stadium or head home after kickoff | The Kansas City StarWhen a Chiefs game begins, tailgaters will be asked to move toward one of two places: into the stadium if they have tickets or out of the parking lot if they don’t.Tyreek Hill: Chiefs will have the best offense in the NFL | NFL.com“I know that we will be the best offense in this National Football League, without a doubt in my head,” Hill told NFL Network’s Stacey Dales on Saturday. “We got the best tight end, the best running back, we got two of the best deep-ball threat receivers -- Sammy Watkins addition, who can do it all -- great offensive line, Hall of Famecoach. So the sky’s the limit for us. It’s up to us to put all the pieces together.”Around the leagueGiants sign Odell Beckham to 5-year, $95M extension | NFL.comThe New York Giants signed Beckham to a five-year, $95 million contract extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, per sources informed of the deal. He receives the highest ever fully guaranteed amount for a receiver at $41 million with $65 million in total guarantees, per Rapoport. The extension also averages $20 million over the first three years, Rapoport added.Report: NFL team hired a private investigator to follow Odell Beckham Jr. | For the WinAs trade rumors circulated in March, one NFL team reportedly went as far as to have the Giants wide receiver followed by a private investigator.Shaq Mason agrees to 5-year, $50M Patriots extension | NFL.comThe New England Patriots have agreed to terms with guard Shaq Mason to a five-year Quinton Bell Jersey 2019 , $50 million contract extension with $23.5 million guaranteed, according to a source informed of the transaction. Mason will earn close to $30 million over the first three years of the new deal, the source added.NFL and players’ union reps meet over national anthem policy on Monday | Washington Post The meeting was to include players and owners, along with league and NFLPA officials, and came as the regular season nears. It is not clear if the two sides will be able to reach a compromise on a new anthem policy by the Sept. 6 season-opening game in Philadelphia between the Eagles and Atlanta Falcons.Marqise Lee will undergo season-ending knee surgery | NFL.comThe Jacksonville Jaguars will place the receiver on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury during Saturday’s preseason game versus the Atlanta Falcons. Lee will undergo surgery. Greetings, Raider Nation! What a game that was, as the Raiders put the Denver Broncos out of their misery with a 27-14 victory at the Oakland Coliseum. If that’s the last football game played there, it was a memorable and magnificent one.So, who stood out and who should step down?WINNERS1) Dwayne HarrisHarris has been a stalwart return man all year, and we’ve seen him make some highly intelligent plays on special teams this season. However, none were as impressive as the one he had tonight. After the Broncos punted on their first possession, Denver attempted to down the ball inside the Raiders one yard line. However, they did not do so, and Harris picked up the ball and ran it all the way back for the game’s opening score. He got the crowd fully into the game and his returns helped Oakland maintain advantageous field position all night long.2) Doug MartinThis may have been Martin’s best game as a Raider, and this performance is the sort of thing Jon Gruden was looking for when Martin was signed. The Muscle Hamster ran for 107 yards on only 21 carries and he brutalized the Denver defense, running defenders over on a regular basis. He also had a catch for nine yards and was a huge part of Oakland being able to sustain drives.3) Raiders secondaryThe Broncos offense didn’t have a whole lot of success going down the field. They didn’t have a ton of success on short or medium routes either. Part of that was the terrible field conditions, but a lot of it was because the Raider secondary was tough as nails tonight. In the last two Denver possessions, the Raiders ended them both by intercepting Case Keenum, and the safeties and corners were stiff against the run. Special mention of Karl Joseph inasmuch as he hit people extremely hard this evening and was the only Raider to sack Keenum.4) Brandon ParkerIf there’s one Raider who has taken, and deserved, a lot of criticism from Raider fans and media this year, it’s rookie tackle Parker. But tonight he was a man, shutting down Bradley Chubb who has become one of the best young DEs in football. Parker made Chubb look like an undrafted chump. Could he be coming into his own as a starting-caliber player?LOSERS1) Vance JosephIt’s one thing to get outcoached. That happens to even the best coaches sometimes. But it is another thing to have your team completely give up and quit playing for you, each other, their city, or the logo on their helmet. That’s what has happened to the Broncos under Joseph’s watch. Tonight the Broncos were an absolute mess, woefully underprepared and gave minimal effort. That is completely on Vance Joseph, a man who was a bad defensive coordinator before being upjumped to head coach for no reason. Joseph should be fired tonight, and frankly John Elway should too.I’ve heard a rumor that Marvin Lewis wants Joseph on the Bengals staff, and I have to say that Lewis, Hue Jackson and Vance Joseph would be the most unintentionally hilarious coaching staff of all time. Hook that Hard Knocks up to my veins, bro.2) Case KeenumWhen John Elway signed Keenum to a big offseason deal everyone was like “uhhhh....okay?” because this right here Cheap Quinton Bell Jersey , what we saw tonight, THIS is the real Case Keenum. He is not a guy who will go out and win you games on his own, put the team on his back and will them to victory. He is a guy who plays just about as well as the rest of his team does. When the defense and receivers play great, so does he. And when the team gives up, he throws for just over 200 yards and two back-breaking interceptions. The entire game was garbage time for the Broncos and Keenum still threw for 5.5 YPA and a passer rating of 72.1. Just a dismal performance when the team needed a hero.3) The City of OaklandOakland and losing sports teams to other cities, name a more iconic duo. The Warriors will be on the other side of the Bay soon, and the Raiders have been rendered homeless because of a stupid and frivolous lawsuit that city brought upon themselves through a series of bad decisions and fatal miscalculations. The Coliseum is, by any measure, a terrible place to play, and yet tens of thousands of people come out to support the Raiders when practically nobody comes out to support the A’s even when they are winning. And so the city, in their infinite wisdom, prefers baseball over football. There is no environment in American sports quite like the Black Hole, like Oakland on a football gameday, and the city has flushed it down the toilet because reasons, leaving fans high and dry. It’s a pathetic display all around, made doubly painful when you saw fans tonight, long after the game was over, still faithfully in their seats to say goodbye to the team and the stadium. The Coliseum is dead, long live the Coliseum.4) The Pittsburgh SteelersThe Steelers lost again on Sunday, this time at the Saints, in one of the worst officiated games I’ve ever seen that didn’t involve the Raiders. Now the Steelers know what it’s like to be on our side of the fence. They choked the Charger game away, got trounced by the Raiders (even though the score was close, Oakland dominated that game start to finish), and sandwiched a win over the Patriots between that and fumbling away a game at New Orleans. Now, they have to rely on the Browns to beat the Ravens if they want to make the playoffs.Let’s be clear here. The Browns, right now, are the best team in the AFC North. The Steelers have no business making the playoffs this year because they suck. Mike Tomlin is the most overrated coach in the NFL and Roethlisberger is the most overrated quarterback. The only good parts of the team are their pass rush and receivers. The Browns and Ravens are better in nearly every facet of the game and I, for one, laugh heartily at the misfortune of the Steelers. May they be terrible for the next 50 years. The Browns will win that division next year and will absolutely dominate it for the next decade and there is nothing the Steelers can do to stop it, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
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