Some people are fans of the Oakland Raiders. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Oakland Raiders. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group.
Your team: Oakland Raiders
Your 2013 record: 4-12. In the past 11 years, the Raiders have had five or fewer wins nine times. If you offered any Raiders fan a magic pill that made it so that Hue Jackson and Carson Palmer had never left, they would take that pill and then chop it up, snort half of it, and sell the other half in the parking lot for a street value of seven dollars.
Your coach: Dennis Allen. Here's an actual headline: " Dennis Allen not too concerned with Raiders pass defense deficiencies." O RLY? Why not, guy who's going to be fired four months from now?
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: your new 49ers starting RB. Brian Westbrook joined KNBR in San Francisco to talk about getting the opportunity to contribute after having only having a handful of carries through the team's first 10 games, how much it may or may not have bothered him to be doubted and seemingly given up on this past year, his thoughts on loyalty in the NFL from both the team and player perspective, how he thinks nothing but the utmost respect and appreciation for Donovan McNabb the person, competitor and teammate, how he thinks McNabb's steadfast refusal to point fingers has caused him to …

data-mm-id=”_ts2kyvmfd”>Week 9 brings us past the halfway mark of the NFL season and we're in store for some fabulous matchups, including a heavyweight showdown between the top two teams in the AFC, the Patriots and Ravens. Who will come out on top? Here are our picks for this week based on lines from the Westgate Superbook on Tuesday. Last week, Ryan Phillips continued his hot streak with a 7-3 record while Bobby Burack and Ryan Glasspiegel went 5-5. Liam McKeone and Stephen Douglas went 4-6 and Brian Giuffra was away. Season Records: Ryan Glasspiegel: 44-35; Bobby Burack: 41-38; Stephen Douglas: 40-39; Brian Giuffra: 35-34; Ryan Phillips 41-38; Liam McKeone 33-4649ers (-9.5) at CardinalsGiuffra: 49ers 27, Cardinals 21Glasspiegel: 49ers coverMcKeone: 49ers 38, Cardinals 17 Dougla…

data-mm-id=”_ynkjbh9kh”>Drew Brees – QB, New Orleans SaintsIt's weird to think of Drew Brees in a uniform other than the Saints, though he did start his career with the Chargers. His contract is up at the end of the year, so there is a chance, however minute, that he might end it elsewhere too. Even at age 41, Brees has put out no hints of retirement anytime soon whether he wins the Super Bowl or not, and after another record-smashing season, plenty of teams will pay top dollar for him.Dak Prescott – QB, Dallas CowboysOne of the most inescapable stories hovering over this season is the saga of Dak Prescott's contract. Every rise and fall in Prescott's performance has been followed by questions of whether he's worth the $30-$40 million he may or may not be seeking. U…

data-mm-id=”_f77gisnp5″>The New York Giants and New York Jets will play home games without fans in 2020 unless something changes. The Giants and Jets released a joint statement on Monday citing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's announcement that there should be no outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people. The rest of the NFL should now follow the Giants and Jets' lead and bar all fans from attending games in 2020. Joint Statement from the Giants and Jets pic.twitter.com/e8MGmXpimv— New York Giants (@Giants) July 20, 2020In addition to the general interest of public health, any team that was able to play with fans would have a competitive advantage over any team that was forced to play in an empty stadium. Sports without fans felt weird at first, but the world has had no choic…

data-mm-id=”_uiidsea8u”>UFC president Dana White is throwing cold water on the idea of a fight between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou. During a chat with ESPN's Brett Okamoto on Thursday, White shut down talk of a bout due to Jones' financial demands. Check it out:"For the amount of money [Jon Jones is] asking for, it’s not gonna happen. You couldn’t be asking for a more absurd amount of money at a worse time.”@danawhite on why Jones vs. Ngannou won't happen right now (via @bokamotoESPN) pic.twitter.com/JrNewyK4d3— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 28, 2020White is clearly not happy Jones is asking for so much money to make the mega-fight happen. That said, Ngannou is a monster and everyone should demand a lot …

data-mm-id=”_46glor4ro”>Remember when we thought MLB would start its season off during Fourth of July weekend, thus catapulting itself back into the national consciousness right when the sport needed a boost? Ah, better times they were. However, rather than celebrating our nation by watching our nation's past time last weekend, we instead discovered how seemingly broken MLB's testing for COVID is. It started with a report from The Athletic that COVID tests for the Oakland A's were waiting to be sent to a lab in Utah just hours before Oakland was scheduled to hold a full-team workout today. Players must test negative to take part in the workouts and because the A's didn't have their results, they weren't allowed to gather as a group. The delay was reportedl…

data-mm-id=”_sbcyz2sv5″>Jamal Adams isn't messing around. The Seattle Seahawks safety made a serious threat to fellow safety Quandre Diggs and it he should take it to heart. If Diggs gets ejected again, Adams says he'll unfollow his teammate on Instagram and Twitter, and delete his number. Heavy stuff. Diggs was ejected from Seattle's game against the New England Patriots on Sunday night after hitting receiver N'Keal Harry with his helmet. Video of the play is below:#Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs has been ejected for this helmet-to-helmet hit on N'Keal Harry. pic.twitter.com/FsjCP7vNDR— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) September 21, 2020Diggs claimed the hit was unintentional and actually reached out to Harry about it. The two appear to be on good terms, as Harry…