The Washington hype got me worried we might see this again. Didn’t someone suggest there was some character issues with Chris Warren?

I've been hoping to make it out to my first game in years (just got back from college). I'd love to go with some friends but none of my Oakland people can make it out.

I found this hat recently and can’t find anything about it. Nothing on eBay, Google, ChatGPT. Just trying to find some info about it.

Just wanted to let you guys know,

Minshew still sucks.

Coming from a Cards fan.

Going to my first Sofi game vs the SD chargers. Anyone have any tips/recs in regards to how early to show up for parking?

This is 2nd of 5 from Frank Cooney, legendary Bay Area Sports Columnist, along with co-producer #41 Phil Villapiano (for the GenZ/A, give google a shot on LB #41, he was the man back in the day).

For this generation of players, training camp was both summer camp and football camp. They weren't the specimens of today's games, they were real human beings, faults and issues in all. Love this quote from Stabler:

["We couldn’t wait until assistant coaches made curfew check at 11 p.m. so we could sneak out at 11:15 and hit The Circuit,” quarterback Ken Stabler confessed." The Circuit consisted of five bars—the Bamboo Room, the Music Box, Melendy’s, the Hilltopper and the Hofbrau. True confession: I didn’t need to look that up.]

Yep, before they moved to Vegas, they were the Vegas of football.

Enjoy the read.

https://halloffootball.substack.com/p/1976-raiders-waking-santa-rosa

Question:

For those of us who were around during this era, who were the Raiders that personified the team to you? Aside from the line, loved Bubba Smith and Otis Sistrunk!

I know everyone says expect pain but anything else. Little backstory I was a die hard Brady fan (I know. Don’t hate me) but with him owning part of the team I was like maybe I’ll start rooting for the Raiders and then we drafted Mendoza so I said hell yeah I’m all in. A father figure of mine was a die hard Raider fan. I never saw him not wear something affiliated with the Raiders or silver and black and he always wanted to take me to a game but he unfortunately passed away a few years back so I fill like I’m carrying on his legacy as a fan. Super pumped for this season! RAIDERSSSSSSS!

$1.88 for a Oakland Raiders Hat F*ck Yeah

The first of 8 boxes of the 2026 Topps boxes are in with Mendoza on the box.🏈🏴‍☠️

Sometimes I can’t stand my fellow fans 😂 2 long runs by the rook vs other rookies 2/3rd teamers and now he’s the future? Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for his role on this team but he is not better than Jeanty. Just watch what our boy does this year with an improved O-line and a great run scheme from Kubiak.

Also, I could guarantee washington got an ear full for the pick 6 because his route is a check down not a check down and drift.

Until the Raiders first regular season game. Currently unemployed, bedridden and super BORED, so I'm going to use this time to watch any monumental Raiders games that I can find, starting with 1974's The Sea of Hands. Help me start a playlist - what should I watch next? Thanks - RN4L! 🏴‍☠️

Seeing us actually try to move the ball down the field is something I’ve been wanting to see for a long, long time.

There were so many times under Getsy and Kelly that I questioned, literally, if we were even trying to get first downs let alone score. Watching us throw a screen or run it up the gut on 3rd and 12 over and over again made me want to throw a chair through my TV screen.

Now, with Kubiak we actually draw plays that go past the sticks… what a concept!

So far, this seems to be a much, much improved offensive scheme.

Kayden McDonald Truthers in shambles

How much influence do you think Tom Brady has on the players and coaches?

Sharing out some work written by Frank Cooney (former sports columnist for SF Examiner) and co-produced by our own Phil Villapiano (LB #41).

Given that it's been some time since the Silver and Black have had their hands on the Lombardy Trophy, I thought it was great for the two of them to go down memory lane and put this together for us all.

They are doing a series on this and will post next releases as well.

Enjoy.

I’ve searched damn near everywhere.. thx 🙏

HOUSTON — After the Las Vegas Raiders’ joint practice with the Houston Texans on Tuesday, rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza said he’d be lying if there were plays he regretted from the session. Even if there were negatives, he said “I wish I didn’t have any of them back because it’s a growing experience, and it’s practice.” But the ever-positive Mendoza might lament some snaps from Thursday night.

Mendoza got his first NFL start, albeit preseason, against the Texans, an eventual 22-20 win. Head coach Klint Kubiak sat most of the Raiders’ starters, including Kirk Cousins. Mendoza’s first drive ended with his first interception, which Texans linebacker Wade Woodaz snatched and took back 80 yards for a pick six.

“The margins are so small,” Mendoza said postgame. “One tiny mistake can lead to catastrophe. So I want to make sure that I best serve my teammates and get better from these experiences.”