Oakland Raider Nation: It's Time to Put Up or Shut Up!
ballhype.com 4/8/2008 — For years, everyone in Oakland has been boasting about how good their team is. Every season, we all have to suffer from these rejects from the local Star Wars Convention, and every year they are more and more obnoxious. Unfortunately, no matter how many times they show their pretty painted faces, they still wind up hearing the same thing: RAIDERS SUCK! Yeah, that's right. I said it, as well ...

The case for McFadden
ibabuzz.com 4/9/2008 — If Darren McFadden is sitting there at No. 4, the Raiders ought to use all of one second out of their allotted 10 minutes before sending his name up to the podium. McFadden was in Alameda Monday getting the grand tour, which hardly qualifies as ...

Raider Nation: Meet Darren McFadden
mvn.com 4/9/2008 — Darren McFadden visited the Oakland Raiders today. Much of the talk on message boards, mock drafts, and with talking heads is that Al Davis covets the former Arkansas running back and is likely to take him in the 2008 NFL Draft. Here are a couple of videos that may give you insight into who Mr. McFadden is.

News - Bengals ink Gabriel - Cincinnati Bengals
bengals.com 4/8/2008 — Updated: 9 p.m. In response to the release of Chris Henry and the dwindling receiver corps, the Bengals signed free-agent wide receiver Doug Gabriel to a one-year contract. With 101 catches, Gabriel becomes the team's most experienced NFL receiver ...

Raiders Draft: Defensive End not critical with first pick
mvn.com 4/10/2008 — With less than three weeks left before the 2008 NFL Draft, the drums are beginning to beat louder for teams to make certain picks. The Oakland Raiders fans may be beating the loudest drums, just not the same ones. The sounds emanating from Raider Nation sound a lot like Chris Long, Darren McFadden, Vernon Gholston, or trade down amongst others. It seems like we hear this every year, but ...

Gholston Vs Mcfadden: Who Fits Oakland Best? — Bleacher Report - NFL 4/8/2008
Gholston vs. McFadden Who Fits Oakland Best? When evaluating incoming players, a team looks not only at performance and scouting, but also at how the player would fit the team's offensive or defensive philosophies. A run-first team might bypass ...

Miami is on the clock, looking at Chris Long — Latest Sporting News Articles for NFL 4/8/2008
No one really wants the first pick in the 2008 NFL draft.Not because there aren't good players, ...

Raider Nation: It's Time to Put Up or Shut Up! — Bleacher Report - NFL 4/8/2008
For years, everyone in Oakland has been boasting about how good their team is. Every season, we all have to suffer from these rejects from the local Star Wars Convention, and every year they are more and more obnoxious. Unfortunately, no matter how ...

Mock draft worth checking out — The Jet Stream - NY Daily News Blogs 4/8/2008
Year after year, one of the most insightful mock drafts on the Internet is produced by old friend Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. A former newspaperman (and a Syracuse grad, I might add), Hobson always solicits the opinions and wisdom of the men and ...

Chris Long to Miami in first mock draft — Boston.com -- Football news 4/8/2008
No one really wants the first pick in the 2008 NFL draft. Not because there aren't good players, but because there's not one great player, the franchise quarterback who can produce a title with one fling of his arm.