Merry Christmas Raider Nation, from TFDS
tfdssports.com 12/25/2008 — Rob, LDizzle, and I would like to wish the Raider Nation a Merry Christmas. From the staff here at Thoughts from the Dark Side, we sincerely hope that all of your Christmas wishes come true. We would also like to thank you all for sticking with us through our arduous transition to our new ...

TFDS Prayer of the Week: The Raider Nation on Thanksgiving
tfdssports.com 11/26/2008 — Pastor Mando of Nation Ministry is back! Before we get into why, as you can tell the topic of the week is Thanksgiving.  Here at TFDS, we'd like to let you in on a few of the things that we are thankful for, and of course our family and friends are excluded for this discussion, but ...

Raider Nation still believes
eagletribune.com 12/12/2008 — First thing's first. Raider Nation preceded the moniker Red Sox Nation by more than a decade. That is important this week. Because it will explain what awaits the Patriots on Sunday. The Patriots will show up in Oakland and win. They have to win. ...

Raider Nation planning mutiny
tfdssports.com 12/8/2008 — The Raider Nation has had enough with the losing and drama with the Oakland Raiders. There are movements afoot to form boycotts and hold demonstrations to demand changes within the Raiders organization. Of course, there is one man who holds the key to the success or failure of those actions. He ...

TFDS responds to flawed Raider repair plan
tfdssports.com 11/20/2008 — Yesterday, my colleague over on Outsider Greg Trippiedi offered up a flawed plan to "fix" the Oakland Raiders, however as a Raiders writer I felt compelled to refute his flawed and at times contradictory plan. You can find my own plan for the long term health of the Raiders franchise here.

Reasons for the Raider Nation to be thankful
examiner.com 11/27/2008 — Happy Thanksgiving to all in the Raider Nation, and the fans of all the lesser teams as well. It has been a trying year for the Nation with all the drama and losing that our beloved team has undergone. However, there are still many reasons for us to be grateful on this holiday.

Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders: TFDS Keys to the Game
tfdssports.com 12/21/2008 — By now, Raider Nation has probably already heard about all of the negatives that they can bear. From the rumors relating to the eventual Lane Kiffin firing to the recent possibility that they'll lose both Nnamdi Asomugha and Shane Lechler this coming offseason, the Nation's faith has taken a....

TFDS Predicts; Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders
tfdssports.com 12/20/2008 — The Houston Texans come to Oakland for the fourth meeting between the two teams since Houston's admission into the league. The Texans are 3-0 against the Raiders, and the only team the Raiders have never beaten.

New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders: TFDS Keys to the Game
tfdssports.com 12/14/2008 — Randy Moss and Lamont Jordan come to Oakland to face the Raiders for the first time since both packed their bags and took the cross-country trip to New England to become Patriots. When this game was originally put on the schedule, many in Raider Nation salivated at the chance to see a much...

TFDS Predicts: New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders
tfdssports.com 12/13/2008 — Randy Moss returns to the Oakland Coliseum as member of the New England Patriots to face the Oakland Raiders for the first time since he was shipped out of town. The Raider Nation will be ready to great him with extreme vitriol. The question is whether the Oakland Raiders will be as ready for ...

It's Time to Fix The Oakland Raiders... Before It's Too Late — Bleacher Report - NFL 1/3/2009
I’ve had some fun with Oakland Raiders fans in the past, but it’s time for me to come clean. Secretly, I admire Raider fans. I really do. And I’m not being sarcastic. Go back to the late 80s and early 90s. The Patriots of that ...

Al Davis Signs Satan As Oakland Raiders' General Manager — Bleacher Report - NFL 1/3/2009
RRRRRRiiinnggggggg, RRRRRRRiiiiinnggggg, RRRRRRiiiNNGGGGG "Hello, Hells Hotline, this is Gladys, how can I direct your call?" "Hello Gladys, it's Al Davis, I need to speak to Lu, it's urgent" "Sure Mr. Davis. I will get Mr. ...

Derrick Burgess Is The Cause of the Raiders Woes Against the Run — Bleacher Report - NFL 1/3/2009
If I were to say Derrick Burgess is the reason the Raiders run D is bad, I would be looked at like I had 8 heads. But, if you really look at it, you may find that I'm right. Derrick Burgess is simply a freak and I could write a page on this beast, ...

A Season In Review Shows That Cable and Russell Are Connected at the Hip — Bleacher Report - NFL 1/3/2009
As the regular season comes to a close, the holidays are spent with family and friends, exchanging gifts and eating our body weight in holiday cookies, I can't help but have that empty feeling again of another post season without the Raiders. It's ...

Raiders Respect: Does it Still Exist? — Bleacher Report - NFL 1/3/2009
Where Has the Raider Mystique Gone? Optimism is at an all time high for Raiders fans this off season. Back-to-back wins to close out the '08 season, rare offensive production, sustained touchdown drives, and clock management. Defensive pressure ...