Silver And Black Pride May 4, 2019
Silver Mining 5/4: Raiders begin rookie minicamp
RAIDERS NEWS Jon Gruden explains declining Karl Joseph's fifth-year option. Raiders want Hunter Renfrow to be more than slot receiver | Las Vegas Review-JournalHunter Renfrow’s path to playing time with the Raiders is to master the playbook, not just the slot position — his primary role on offense — but others as well. Jon Gruden says Raiders ‘comfortable’ with Doug Martin as three-down back, rookie first rounder Josh Jacobs has got to beat him out - Silver And Black PrideLast Thursday, the Raiders made Josh Jacobs the top back selected in the draft at 24 overall in the first...
ClutchPoints May 3, 2019
Raiders coach Jon Gruden claims Doug Martin will be a ‘great mentor’ for Josh Jacobs
The Oakland Raiders managed to shore up their backfield by bringing back Doug Martin and taking Josh Jacobs in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. It appears head coach Jon Gruden has high hopes for the dynamic between these two running backs. There is no question that Jacobs has been brought in as […] The post Raiders coach Jon Gruden claims Doug Martin will be a ‘great mentor’ for Josh Jacobs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Silver And Black Pride May 3, 2019
Gruden ‘comfortable’ with Doug Martin as 3-down back, Jacobs has got to beat him out
Last Thursday, the Raiders made Josh Jacobs the top back selected in the draft at 24 overall in the first round. They touted him as the complete package who could stay on the field all three downs due to his ability to block and catch passes out of the backfield as well as be a power runner. True, Jacobs did display all those skills at Alabama, but he never did so as a workhorse back and Jon Gruden wasn’t going to go all in and say the young back was ready to take on a full load or even if he was capable of it due to Jacobs being a part time back for the Crimson Tide. Already on the...
Silver And Black Pride May 1, 2019
Marshawn Lynch reportedly willing to return to Raiders if they want him
Now this is an interesting development. The same day the Raiders lost Isaiah Crowell to a torn Achilles and brought Doug Martin back to replace him, we hear that the reports that Marshawn Lynch retiring have been greatly exaggerated. A source close to NFL Network’s Steve Wyche says that should the Raiders ask Marshawn Lynch to return, he would. Source: If the Raiders want him, RB Marshawn Lynch would return.— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) May 1, 2019 Not only does this go against the notion that Marshawn is done with football, as was suggested with the reports that he wouldn’t return...
ClutchPoints May 1, 2019
Oakland Raiders bringing back running back Doug Martin
The Oakland Raiders suffered a big loss on Tuesday, as running back Isaiah Crowell tore his Achilles and will miss the entire 2019 campaign. It didn’t take long for the Raiders to find a replacement, however, as Oakland had decided to bring back fellow halfback Doug Martin, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Martin […] The post Oakland Raiders bringing back running back Doug Martin appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Silver And Black Pride May 1, 2019
The Douggernaut is back!
Literally ten minutes after putting out a list of potential running backs the Raiders could sign to replace the injured Isaiah Crowell — which included Doug Martin — the Raiders have re-signed the 2018 team starter, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garaffolo. The #Raiders are bringing back RB Doug Martin, sources tell me and @wyche89. Martin ran got 723 yards with Oakland last year. Rejoins the team following the loss of Isaiah Crowell.— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) May 1, 2019 I’ll just repeat what I said in the previous post as the reasoning behind this move. You could...
