Times, They Are A Changin': From '06-12

back in 2006 as a high school junior
and what brings me here (literally everyday) is the amount of Raider love and news and blogging that takes place daily. Although I don’t post as much as I used to, I check this site maybe 20+ times a day, whenever I go online and even from my phone (which is a lot different from back in 2006 lol)
I kinda miss the fact that there were few of us so it seemed more tight knit, but the fact that we have grown as a blog to being unknown to having sponsorship is really cool, i would like to see us become so large that the main guys in charge get shots at being actual contributors to real sports networks so that there finally is a voice to the Raider Nation in the mainstream networks and websites. Keep it up Saint! Love this site, part of my daily life! RRRAIIIIDDDEEERRRSSSSS!

The first SBN site I found was Viva El Birdos, the site of the St. Louis Cardinals. Eventually I found my way over here.

I joined because I live in San Diego, and good Raider/Cardinal news/analysis is hard to come by. I like being able to see the opinions of ordinary people like us, something that isn’t found on a typical sports website. (Plus the whole commenting system here is like a dream. There isn’t a better one on the internet.)

Raiders release routt….

Lol! Crazy they just released em! I guess he was too expensive!

I joined back in 09’ I think. Never really post but like the first guy said I check everytime I reach for my phone. It’s bookmarked, in my favorites, and starred, you name it! Can’t say I miss anything! Just like to hear what the Nation thinks about news that comes out of Oakland to see if I agree or not!

I participate in posts and occasionally write one…

A LOT of level-headed, awesome fans here. I joined in August of 2011, but I have been reading the articles here since 08. Don’t know why I didn’t join earlier. Its great to chat about football among real Raider fans. I can’t think of any other website and I was really tired of arguing with the idiot Charger fans haha. Thank you for creating this site even thought it took me about 3-4 years to actually make an account.

I had been here a few times the past couple years just trolling a little and had been here during the lock out reading updates etc. Really enjoyed the stuff going on during the season and actually joined to be here for what I expect to be an interesting off season and since the end of the season this has been anything but boring. As I feel with our beloved football team I believe change is good and look forward to improvements here and on the field.

I created an account and started chiming in when McKenzie was hired. It’s nice to have a blog totally dedicated to the Raiders and I enjoy reading people’s opinions (most) on the team.

discuss all things Silver and Black. I joined recently (May 2011) but i’ve been around other Raiders blogs, and I gotta tell you this is the best one.

I was born a Raider (I was watching Raiders games sitting on my dad’s lap ever since I was a baby) and I have adopted the Raider mentality, I don’t like to follow the rules, I do things my own way, I wear black clothes, my room is black filled with Raiders memorabilia, my dog is black lol, my black Mustang has a Raiders license plate (that’s illegal down here in Mexico lol but i dont give a fuck)….anyways I bleed Silver and Black baby! (The Autumn Wind is playing right now, weird thing my Ipod is on shuffle mode).

Being from Mexico its really hard to find someone to discuss football (the NFL is gaining more and more popularity here so things are changing a little) let alone the Raiders so I like to come here everyday to discuss everything about our team with my second family the Raider Nation.

Keep it up Saint, you’ve been doing a great job, and thanks again for creating this blog for all of us Raider misfits!

Long time reader,etc.etc..Being in northeast its sometimes tough to be a Raider.The few of us constantly deal with NYG,NYJ,Buff and NE fans,but I have endured since I first became a fan as a child.This sight is a haven for information and rational opinions and discussions.I believe with Routt being cut,the message is sent…no more Effing around here…changes are coming.Notice Served.

I like the Oakland Raiders because they hire cast-offs,scoff-laws,malcontents and F%&-ups.They have lots of penalties,fights and paybacks and because Al Davis told the rest of the pig NFL owners to go get F%&ed.Someday the Raiders will be strong again and they will dip the ball in S#&t and shove it down the throats of wholesome,white heartland teams that pray together and don’t deliver late hits.
I love the Raiders and Carlin …but I don’t think this will work anymore..just a hunch.

When did you join?
I joined about 2-3 years ago, the same time a made the SB Nation account, and have been mostly a lurker for various reasons.

What brings you here?
The timely news updates, opinions, and insight by some here that improves my knowledge and allows me to watch the game in a more detailed way.

What do you miss?
Not sure if there is anything I can miss, seeing as I haven’t been here all that long

What would you like to see?
What most people want, but sort of an unrealistic of just feeding trolls less, and less panic mode comments. Just my opinion though.

Great website, Saint. Gonna be lurking for a long time here.

Thanks for starting this and persevering through a bunch of ugly years to keep it going.

And here’s the oldest post in the archives, the message still valid almost 6 years later:
http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2006/10/24/111253/12

I believe it was the offseason going on three years ago, and I was pretty heated having fought with the million trolls elsewhere on most blogs on the blogosphere being a fan of the Raiders. I quickly learned there’s little point in arguing with folks who don’t know what they’re talking about, and that’s what ultimately brought and has kept me here.

Man, what can I say, we all know the experience that is being a fan of this team over the decades, especially in the last, that we pretty much need this place to maintain our sanity! That being said, I’ve gotten a whole lot more out of it in that quest, and try to never take for granted the hard work and dedication that go into making it all happen, and am grateful to be a part of helping make it become all it can be, and hopefully better every day.

I miss Al already. It’s kinda why I’ve been away from writing for this long… It’s really weird internalizing this wholesale change. I’m with it, but it’s just not the same experience now, without that innate knowing that the late great Mr. Davis isn’t somewhere… such an awesome football mind, always thinking, gears turning, molding and shaping this football team to the best of his abilities, questionably at times but one could never question his motives or his passion for doing it… In fact, I’m having to learn a new voice to express the sentiment I feel as a fan of this team. While it’s impossible for anyone to have ever done so or do so, I came to feel that I understood to a degree how Al would proceed on given situations. I know that’s probably arrogant and more importantly—inaccurate, but it shaped how I viewed and shaped my own opinions and beliefs on how our roster would develop, how we’d draft, and how we’d proceed.

It’s a new day now, and I’m finding my way. For the record, I couldn’t do it without this place, and have to express thanks to you all, whom I consider the most educated and informed voices in Raider Nation.

As for what I’d like to see, I can’t say I’m not already enjoying watching it all evolve before my eyes enough! Cheers, Nation, and thanks again.

When did you join?

I believe it was about 2009 when I discovered sb nation, and Silver and Black Pride.

What brings you here?

Smart discussions about Raider football! And the great news articles…

What do you miss?

What do I miss? Not much has changed since I was here. I wonder what Rated-R is up to these days….

What would you like to see?

More Cowbell!

Oh wait… well… perhaps…. um…. I’ll pass. Nothing incredible is popping up in my head at the current moment.

I joined a little over a year ago. Although I seldom contribute, I come here every day and read anything on the front page.

I come here to stay up to date on Raiders news but I first came here because I am a relatively young man; therefore for a majority of my life when I’ve been old enough to appreciate football the Raiders have been a terrible team. If you want to get an idea of how young I am, one of my earliest memories of being a Raider fan was the tuck rule game…

I felt so alone and confused because I loved this team but they’ve broken my heart so many times. I needed to get plugged into a community of people who have shared in the good times and the bad. Those who didn’t jump off the bandwagon between 2004-2010 when it was so easy for some people to walk away. The fact that you guys are still here shows me that this is the true Raider faithful; and that is why I come here.

Silver and Black Pride has the perfect combination of fans: those who question every move the organization makes as well as those who drink the kool-aid. Every fanbase needs both. You need your skeptics but also need to close your eyes and have faith from time to time.

I would love to see more statistical analysis in order to get a better idea of how good/bad our players actually are. The burn rate data on Routt last season was great.

And I would like to see a Lombardi Trophy back in Oakland

I joined on Jun 25, 2009. I was tired of reading nothing but hate mail about Oakland, so I went searching and found (a) home here. Things have been pretty much the same as when I first logged in. I would like to see Skype used during the games. A group wide Skype Sunday. I watch the game solo most of the times. I live in STD country, so having the Nation to watch with you be awesome.

Thanks for the outlet Saint.

Jerry McDonald – RT @RAIDERS: The Raiders have added two assistants to the coaching staff, assistant special teams coach Keith Burns and linebackers coac … 02-09


Raiders | Johnny Holland hired

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:54:13 -0800

Updating a previous report, the Oakland Raiders have hired former Houston Texans linebackers coach Johnny Holland as their linebackers coach.


Raiders | Tim Krumrie candidate for DL coaching job

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:28 -0800

The Oakland Raiders are considering former Kansas City Chiefs defensive line coach Tim Krumrie for their defensive line coaching position.

When did you join?
During the end of the 2008 season. It was something about this team…..

What brings you here?
My love to talk Raiders, period. All I do is read as much raider inside stuff as I can.

What do you miss?
Al, and the Cover 1 man system. Now, some of you will say the system is outdated, but we have produced some of the BEST corners with that system. If we could only stop the run…..

What would you like to see?
More thought process and less adulation of players. Y’all know exactly what I’m talking about. Blaming other players for what one player lacks.

Some guy more than half of you can’t name

Not the basketball player

1/3 of the McCown family dynasty

Daniel Tosh and a walrus:

Bishop Don Magic Juan

Secret Millionaire

Vin Schmesel

No. Okay just once

All white guys looks the same

Because i’m worth it

S&BP HAS LIVED THROUGH ALL.
I joined in ’10 because being a Raiders fan is painful and I need a release.

Jerry McDonald says that Routt won’t be coming back.

I officially FEAR for our defensive backfield.

Joined almost 2 years ago. This site has been such a blessing to me. Football has long been my favorite sport, basketball a distant 2nd, baseball 3rd. This has been the only site I’ve joined here. I love talking about the Raiders. Always have. The problem I’ve run into in “real” life is that my friends are either not sports fans (which still stuns me to this day) or not Raider fans (perplexes me every day). I’ve listened to tons of shit from haters and those that view Raider fans as thugs. Most people are shocked I’m a Raiders fan, they claim I actually know football. This site is great, your opinions are so different and yet somehow we all love the same team. Great community and I really enjoy the comments. People on this site know football pretty well, but more importantly they know real Raider football too. And finally, on this site alone, I don’t come across as a complete hater of Tom Brady. Its just understood on this site, love it (and I hate Brady too). As for the future, shit I don’t care. I miss winning. I miss the playoffs. I miss when teams were scared to play this team. The best years I’ve went through was the Gruden years. I want that back. If Allen is the man for the job, so be it. Just win baby, that is all I want.

I was a lurker at the end of 2008 & joined in 09. I joined because this is my favorite sports team since I knew anything about sports and mainstream Raiders news is very biased and lazy reporting. I miss more posts from the usual suspects such as RR Superstar who had a very realistic view on the Raiders to balance out some of the outlandish predictions of most of the posters here. While I have no control over whether or not RRS feels like posting or not I do have thing I would like to see. More rec posts like other SB Nation blogs so the best ones stay on top where they deserve to be read. For some reason Raiders fans choose to not rec much of anything at all and I think that should change.

I lurked for a while as many did but being as opinionated as I can be…I simply had to join the ranks of the posters and have been more active lately. I live in Eastern Canada…4 time zones away. This makes it hard for me cause I’m up much earlier than many of you and I don’t look at the site when I’m at home too much unless a juicy piece of news pops up. Being where I’m from there really a re no other Raiders fan…mostly all fake pats fans which has been annoying over the past few years.

What I like about this site is the different personalities and point of views. I like to debate and argue and although I may not agree with some of you…I do enjoy the debate and am always open to criticism.

I would like to see some more opinion pieces…kinda like the post about Carson and his price tage vs JC and his price tag. It stirs up great debate and it’s nice to get different point of views and see people’s personalities come out.

I’m really going to try and make a trip to Oakland next season and see the Raiders live as I’ve never been to a game…not any NFL game actually but I’d like my first time to be with the Raiders and I want it to be special like a 16yr old girl would say.

Came out of the dark ages and got internet at home and the first thing I did is try to find REAL news about the Raiders. It didn’t take long to see this site was the only one with good info that wasn’t written by a a Raider hater. I joined soon after. Love the comment section. A lot of people with real opinions and good info. I would like to see a little more optamism from a few though.

Found my way here through a Yahoo sports link in March 09 and new right away this was the place for me… a place where you can state your opinions about the Raiders with other well informed individuals and have well rounded conversations.

I also greatly appreciate the light handed moderating, we are Raider fans after all and sometimes it get’s heated around here.

This truly is a one of a kind Raider blog and I consider it home and all of you guys (and girls) brothers, sisters and friends.

As we embark on our new path as the Al-less Raiders we will do it together as the Silver and Black Pride Blog, One family…One Nation… the Raider Nation!

but i joined because i love the nfl and these blogs do a better job than ESPN SI etc it started in 09 i was on yahoo nfl page i wanted the most up to date rosters so i could study them and i stumble on mhr and ap as well why AP because when i went to Denver they played KC and at first i was nerves about joining this site because of my writing and the den/oak rivalry but i took the leap and u guys are real cool people fair and balned types

Ive been a Raider fan my whole life but really got into football in high school and was totally bummed when they moved back to Oakland (yes i live in LA). I witnessed the rise to greatness and the fall in the mighty Gruden bowl and the freefall ever since. I never had a place to share my opinions or base of knowledge. Then a couple years I stumbled across this site and only read the posts but never created an account because I new some sites hated new people joining (like the Lakers Silver screen and roll). Once I created my account and starting posting you guys made me feel welcome and at home. So kudos to you Saint and all the loyal Raider Nation memebers (no bandwagoners here at this point)