Silver Mining 1/10: PFF ranks Raiders front 7 at the bottom of the league in final 2018 rankings

Raiders News

Raiders front seven finishes last in PFF’s final 2018 rankings
Raiders front seven finishes last in PFF's final 2018 rankings

How well has Mike Mayock evaluated interior offensive linemen?
How well has Raiders GM Mike Mayock evaluated interior offensive linemen?

Raiders’ Derrick Ansley a candidate for Bulldogs’ coa
ATHENS -- Georgia’s search for a defensive coordinator is winding down, and sources close to t...

Raiders, Nevada DMV to Release Raiders Branded Specialty License Plate
The Raiders and Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will release a specialty Raiders branded license plate on Monday, January 14.

Ranking the Raiders' top five needs heading into free agency, NFL Draft
The Raiders have roughly $78 million in cap space and 10 NFL draft picks to rebuild their roster this offseason. Here's what they should prioritize with all that.

Raiders’ free agency: Team’s best players might not return - SFChronicle.com
By the end of Jon Gruden’s first season back as the Raiders’ head coach, the active roster included only 15 players who played in a game for them in 2017. More change is surely on the way.

Top five Gareon Conley plays of Raiders 2018 season - Silver And Black Pride
If there is a silver lining to the 2018 season it was the development of several young players including second-year former top pick cornerback Gareon Conley.

AFC West

How Patrick Mahomes landed with the Chiefs - The Washington Post
At 23, the presumptive MVP is perhaps the most valuable asset in pro football. Here's how the Chiefs acquired him -- and kept him away from other pursuers.

Colts-Chiefs rides on Patrick Mahomes' golden arm
Whether the weather on Saturday in Kansas City is fair or foul, it’s hard to imagine the Colts not putting up some points. But the good news for the Chiefs is that their offense is uniquely primed to score.

Daughter of Brandon Mebane of Los Angeles Chargers dies after seven weeks
Chargers defensive tackle Brandon Mebane intends to play Sunday against the Patriots as he and his family mourn the death of his daughter Makenna, who died Thursday at 7 weeks old.

Chargers Wild Card win hangover review - Bolts From The Blue
The Chargers showed up! This did not look like the same team that played the Ravens two weeks ago. They came out energized and thirsty. Here are the things that shocked me.

Hiring Vic Fangio, naming Gary Kubiak OC earns big praise around the NFL - Mile High Report
Broncos players were mostly quiet on social media, but nobody else was.

Broncos hire Vic Fangio, giving offensive control to Kubiak, Elway | SI.com
As nearly every other NFL team makes young, offensive-minded hires at head coach, Denver goes the opposite, hiring a longtime defensive coordinator (most recently for Chicago) in Vic Fangio.

NFL News

NFL coaching carousel: Who landed where, who's still searching? - AOL News
Six of the eight head coaching vacancies in the league have now been filled as struggling teams look to turn around their fortunes.

Lucky moves that shaped all eight NFL playoff rosters - 2018
The Cowboys wanted other quarterbacks over Dak Prescott. Sean Payton settled for the Saints job. Here's how these teams were built by accident.

Biggest injury questions for the eight remaining NFL playoff teams
We've reached the divisional round. NFL Nation reporters update the key situations for all four games this weekend.

Report: A’s expect Kyler Murray to enter NFL draft - The Washington Post
The quarterback was a first-round draft pick by the A's in June, before he won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Oklahoma, and he might also become a first-rounder in the NFL draft.

Trevor Lawrence should be rare exception to NFL draft eligibility rule - SBNation.com
Retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz explains how in special cases, the NFL could tweak its rule that only permits players who are three years out of high school to enter the draft.