Random thoughts from the Dark Side: Madness in March
tfdssports.com 3/21/2009 — Another insomniac evening, and no real news to cover on the Oakland Raiders. Maybe I should have focused on college basketball today like everyone else. I do have periodic random thoughts that I have to get out from time to time, and that is what I will be doing tonight.

Random Championship Weekend Thoughts from the Dark Side
tfdssports.com 1/18/2009 — Yet another post season without the Silver and Black. It has gotten old to see the Raiders home by January. Instead of being in the playoffs, the Raiders are on yet another of their endless strings of coaching searches.

Random Division Weekend Thoughts from the Dark Side
tfdssports.com 1/11/2009 — The playoffs always seem to lose something without the Oakland Raiders present. However, with the way the playoffs are advancing there are interesting story-lines to follow. The Raiders, on the other hand, have been getting a lot of attention for a team whose season ended two weeks ago. The two ...

Thoughts from the Dark Side: Archives
tfdssports.com 2/11/2009 — Lechler signed: Door open for tagging Asomugha The Oakland Raiders announced the signing of Shane Lechler today for the highest contract ever awarded a punter in NFL history. Lechler signed the four year, $12 million contract with $9 million ...

Random "Super Hype Week" Thoughts from the Dark Side
tfdssports.com 1/25/2009 — Here it goes again, the useless week of hype the NFL has placed between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. OK, the hype is useless, but the extra week of preparation normally helps the team.

Random Oakland Raiders Thanksgiving Thoughts (from the Dark Side, of course)
tfdssports.com 11/27/2008 — Its a late Wednesday night or early Thanksgiving morning, depending on your timezone or perspective. Fortunately, the Broncos are the ones who looked like the turkeys last week, so the Raider Nation can enjoy the holiday with a measure of satisfaction.

Lakers' Jackson marches on toward 10th title as an NBA coach
nba.com 3/11/2009 — LOS ANGELES -- It's not often that you see naked toes on a basketball court. So when Phil Jackson comes to the Lakers' practice center in El Segundo, Calif., wearing sandals for the team's run-through before a three-game road trip, it's hard not to ...

Tourney Thoughts
thesports-guy.com 3/17/2009 — Some random thoughts about the brackets and the best month of the year, March and its ensuing madness

Raiders Quiet So Far This Offseason; Need To Make a Move Quick — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/10/2009
In the 2008 offseason, the Oakland Raiders gave away huge contracts to players who were believed to be able to change the Raiders habit of losing. They didn't. Instead, the Raiders won five games. This year Al Davis and his head ...

Oakland Raiders Need a Run Stuffing DT — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/10/2009
  As the Raiders approach the upcoming draft, the Raiders still have a major weakness: Stopping the Run! There is Tommy Kelly who plays a consistent 3-technique, just not that of a player of his pay grade. Then there are role players like ...

Michael Huff's Downfall: The Demise of an Oakland Raider — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/10/2009
Michael Huff was drafted by the Oakland Raiders as their first round pick (seventh overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was hailed as an exceptional talent and for being equipped as an astonishing athlete (4.34 40 yard, 21 reps, 40.5" vertical).  ...

Oakland Insider: Why not trade for Boldin? — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/10/2009
The Raiders have been rebuilding for quite some time now. Making many great additions and also making some pretty stupid ones have been the track record for the Oakland Raiders for the past six years. This years off season has looking interesting ...

Tennessee's Lane Kiffin Loved By BHB — Bleacher Report - NFL 3/10/2009
I have wrote about Lane Kiffin at Tennessee a number of times already. He seems like a walking recruiting violation and has called "out" about every program in the SEC after just only being on the job for about three and a half months. We ...