Raider Nation Podcast: Las Vegas Raiders News with Raider Greg

By Raider Greg - Las Vegas Raiders/Oakland Raiders O.G.Sports Football

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July 06, 2012 07/05/12 - Show #343: Happy 4th of July, New NFL Blackout Policy, and more
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Segment #1: "New NFL Blackout Policy"
The NFL announced a new local blackout policy this week, allowing a team to set it's own percentage of a sellout at which a game will be allowed televised locally. If a team does opt to lower the required sellout percentage below 100%, it must be no lower than 85%. Plus, to discourage teams from just setting it at 85% all the time, they will be required to share more of the revenue for any tickets sold after exceeding their required percentage. Also, teams cannot set different percentages for different games. It must be the same for all games, and must be chosen before the start of the season.
Segment #2: "Will Cedric Benson Come to the Raiders?"
There has been talk of Cedric Benson possibly coming to the Raiders, especially since he hasn't been picked up by another team and he could probably be signed fairly inexpensively. Raider Greg thinks it would be a good idea in order to prevent "using up" Darren McFadden.
Segment #3: "Rest in Peace Ben Davidson"
Raiders legend Ben Davidson passed away on Tuesday of prostate cancer at the age of 72. We partied with Big Ben last year at our away game in San Diego. You can see him in our video of that party here:
http://youtu.be/wzVk8V4Rrkg (at 4:32), and in this video: http://youtu.be/AqJSKuMi06E (at 1:41). Ben will be greatly missed.
Greg also pays tribute to Al Davis, as we always do on his birthday, July 4th.
Segment #4: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Aztec Raider from Bakersfield, California
02. Raider Ray from Stockton, California
03. Raider Tatum from the MidWest
04. Malik from Tucson, Arizona
05. Virginia Raider
06. Raider Eric from Wisconsin
07. Houston Raider Steve
08. The Troll from Chicago
09. Westside Pirate
10. Obi-Wan Raider
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC, Use Me by Bill Withers, and This is How We Do It by Montell Jordan. All available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 48:42
49 min
June 12, 2012 06/12/12 - Show #342: Raiders Start Mandatory Mini-Camp
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Segment #1: "NFL Refs Refuse to Sign Contract"
The NFL Referees refuse to sign the contract offer from the NFL. Will they strike? They say they've never talked about striking. The NFL has said the refs are replaceable. Will we have scab refs in 2012?
Segment #2: "New 49ers Stadium - Seat prices - What about a Raiders stadium?"
The "Personal Seat License" and ticket prices were released for the still to be built new 49ers stadium in Santa Clara. You can see the prices at this website: http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_20815154/san-francisco-49ers-tickets-at-santa-clara-stadium-double-candlestick-price
Raider Greg thinks the Raiders do not need a new stadium if it will mean these kind of price increases.
Segment #3: "Raiders start mandatory mini-camp"
The Raiders had day one of their final mini-camp today. A three day mandatory camp for the entire team. They had 100% attendance, and we hear from Coach Allen from the video you can watch on Raiders.com:
http://www.raiders.com/media-vault/videos/Coach-Allen-Talks-Mini-Camp/045cc1f8-2af6-48a6-ae56-fc4dc2ca2f4c
Segment #4: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. RaiderWilde from Australia
02. Raider Jesse James
03. Raider Chris from Scranton, Pennsylvania
04. Nebraska Raider
05. Raider K-Dog from Washington
06. Obi-Wan Raider from Houston, Texas
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 43:43
44 min
May 25, 2012 The 2012 Raiders - Our Most Promising Team in ages
Show #341 - Segment #1: "A Look At Coach Dennis Allen"
Raider Greg likes what he sees and hears from Coach Allen and tells you why.
Segment #2: "2012 Raiders Receiving Corps - Better than Brown/Rice?"
Raider Greg's predict - our wide receiving corps this year could be better than the tandem of Tim Brown and Jerry Rice.
Segment #3: "Warriors move to SF - What happened to Coliseum City?"
Does the Warriors moving to San Francisco put an end to Oakland Mayor Quan's vision of Coliseum City? We'll get Raider Greg's opinion, then hear a recent interview with Mayor Quan on 95.7 "The Game" on the Chris Townsend Show.
Segment #4: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Brandon

02. All Purpose Roto Bob

03. Raider Eric

04. Raider Kevin

05. Pennsylvania Raider

06. Raider Jakes from Conrad, Montana

07. Raider Christian from Champagne

08. Raider Sailor

09. Houston Raider Steve

10. Lil' Raider from East Oakland

11. Malik from Tucson

12. Bloodline Raider

13. Crusader Raider from London, England
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free.. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 1:17:58
1 hr 18 min
May 14, 2012 05/13/12 - Show #340: Raiders Rookie Mini-Camp Report
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Segment #1: "Plaxico, Plexico, what the heck-sico?"
Plaxico Burris told Rich Gannon on Sirius Radio that he would definitely consider playing for the Raiders, among a few other teams. Raider Greg doesn't believe that Dennis Allen or Reggie McKenzie would be interested in either Burris or Terrell Owens, and Raider Greg doesn't think it would be a good idea either.
Segment #2: "Raiders Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents…and look at 30 "Try-Outs"
Raider Greg goes over all 13 of the undrafted free agents that the Raiders signed, and he believes they were all good choices. We also played the audio portion of several training camp interview videos that were posted on Raiders.com….with the following draftees: 3rd Rd. pick OT Tony Bergstrom, 5th Rd. pick DE Jack Crawford, 5th Rd. pick WR Juron Criner, and 6th Rd. pick DE Christo Bilukidi. We also hear from Defensive Coordinator Jason Tarver, Offensive Coordinator Greg Knapp, as well as Head Coach Dennis Allen.In other late news, last night the Raiders fired their head of college scouting for the last 33 years Jon Kingdon. We will cover that story in our next podcast.
Segment #3: "D.H.B. gets a D.U.I. -- how D.U.M.B. is that?"
Raider Greg briefly covers the story of Derrius Heyward-Bey being charged with driving under the influence, after being pulled over on the Bay Bridge.
Segment #4: "Vikings are staying in Minnesota - Does this increase Raiders chances of moving to L.A.?"
The Vikings were one of the teams trying to get a new stadium, and were rumored as a candidate to move to L.A. They have apparently made plans for a new stadium in Minnesota. Raider Greg thinks this makes the Raiders the most likely team to move to L.A.
Segment #5: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
1. Nebraska Raider
2. Raider Allen from Redding, California
3. Raider Stud from Oakland, California
4. Raider Tatum from the MidWest
5. Houston Raider Steve
6. Raider Eric from Sacramento, California
7. ObiWan Raider
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. California Love by 2Pac, Roger Troutman & Dr. Dre. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 1:00:37
1 hr 1 min
May 02, 2012 05/01/12 - Show #339: Raiders 2012 Post-Draft Review
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Segment #1: "Raiders 2012 Draft Picks"
The Raiders first pick in the 2012 draft was a compensatory pick at the end of the third round. Going into this draft, we were only slated to have five picks, but Reggie McKenzie got us an extra pick in the 7th round by making a late hour trade. Raider Greg will review our six new members of the Oakland Raiders. We also hear from Raiders Coach Dennis Allen by way of an interview he did on 95.7 The Game's "Wheelhouse" with co-hosts John Lund and Greg Papa. This interview was recorded after the conclusion of round one of the draft.
Segment #2: "Matt Leinart coming to Oakland?"
As of our recording of this podcast on Monday April 30th, Matt Leinart was scheduled to work out with the Raiders the following day. Raider Greg was anticipating in this story that the Raiders would sign Leinart as Carson Palmer's backup. LATE BREAKING NEWS: As I am posting these podcast notes and preparing to upload this show to the internet, I see late breaking news that the Raiders have indeed signed Matt Leinart today (Tuesday May 1st). The Raiders have officially confirmed this on their website.
In other late news, last night the Raiders fired their head of college scouting for the last 33 years Jon Kingdon. We will cover that story in our next podcast.
Segment #3: "Raider Greg's 2012 Hopes, Opinions, and Predictions"
Raider Greg is optimistic about the Raiders 2012 season, in spite of the opinions of many analysts that the Raiders will finish last in the AFC West. Wouldn't we all love to prove them wrong?
Segment #4: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Raider Chongo from Copperopolis, California
02. Raider John from Rhode Island
03. Raider Adam from Leeds, England
04. Raider Sid from Moreno Valley, California
05. Houston Raider Steve
06. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 1:06:29
1 hr 7 min
April 11, 2012 04/07/12 - Show #338: Raiders' 2012 Offseason Team Activities Begin
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Segment #1: "Our team - like it or not"
We talk about what the positives AND the negatives are in this Raiders offseason, and how things are shaping up. This is our first offseason without Al Davis in charge, and things are very different. Raiders OTA's, "organized team activities" began last Monday with the Raiders strength and conditioning program. Coaches are not allowed on the field with the players, with the exception of the strength and conditioning coaches. We hear from Dennis Allen in an audio interview care of Bay Area FM radio station 95.7 "The Game"…hosted by the "Voice of the Raiders" Greg Papa and radio cohost John Lund.
Segment #2: "Draft 2012"
Reggie McKenzie needs to perform like a wizard in this draft, due to the Raiders having limited picks and not much cap space. Raider Greg goes over the pre-draft situation.
Segment #3: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Raider Tony from Monterey
02. HellRaider from Texas
03. Allen from Redding, California
04. Raider Chris from Scranton, PA
05. Raider Eric from Sacramento, California
06. Raider Tatum from the MidWest
07. AC Raider in Orange County, California
08. The Surface Raider from the UK
09. Raider Ray from Stockton, California
10. Raider Todd from Fresno via East Oakland
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 1:13:25
1 hr 14 min
March 21, 2012 03/21/12 - Show #337: Peyton Place
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Segment #1: "Peyton Place"
The Peyton Manning saga went on and on until he finally announced he was signing with Denver on Monday. What does this mean for the Raiders and the rest of the AFC West? The Broncos have $30 Million in cap space, enough to offer Manning a $95 Million contract over 5 years, and enough left over to sign a supporting cast of free agents and draft picks. Raider Greg says the Raider Nation is definitely not scared of Denver or Manning, and we welcome the challenge.
Segment #2: "Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie making some moves in Free Agency"
Raider Greg reviews all the latest free agent acquisitions by the Raiders and other potential moves on the horizon.
Segment #3: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
1. The Surface Raider from the UK
2. Raider Chongo from Copperopolis, California
3. Raider Sailor from San Antonio, Texas (1st Time Caller)
4. NC Raider Ray
5. Raider Sailor from San Antonio, Texas (on Manning to Broncos)
6. Raider Steve from Vegas
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 36:10
37 min
March 14, 2012 03/14/12 - Show #336: 2012 NFL Free Agency Period BEGINS!
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Segment #1: "Raiders and NFL News Stories"
Breaking News…..Free Agent Jason Campbell signed a one year contract with the Chicago Bears today. We also cover the story of Randy Moss being signed by the San Francisco 49ers, and we hear some audio from Bay Area radio station 95.7 "The Game" featuring Zack Crockett. Zach is currently an Oakland Raiders scout, and he gives his recollections of what Randy Moss was like as a Raiders teammate.
Segment #2: "The Free Agent Fiasco"
The 2012 NFL Free Agency period began today with over 600 free agents! Normally there are around 400, but the lockout has resulted in 50% more free agents than usual. This should mean players being available at relatively lower salaries with all the competition for spots. It will be interesting to see who Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen decide to go after. Raider Greg gives his opinion.
Segment #3: "The Cap Crap"
The Redskins were recently penalized $36 Million and the Cowboys $10 Million for salary cap violations prior to the 2010 season. Unfortunately the Raiders were found in violation also, to a lesser extent, so they will not be able to share the extra cap money that is being divided by 28 teams. The Saints also will not get the 1.6 Million in extra cap space.
Segment #4: "Raiders Shaking It Up In Free Agency"
Raider Greg recaps some of the recent moves the Raiders have made in order to clear some cap space and get ready for free agency. We also hear from Raiders insider John Dickinson during an interview on 95.7 "The Game", plus more from Zack Crockett.
Segment #5: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Raider D from Southern California
02. Raider Eric from Sacramento, California
03. Keith Smith from London, England
04. Raider D
05. Nebraska Raider
06. Raider Tatum from the midwest
07. OC Raider from Orange County, California
08. Raider Rob from Maryland
09. Obi-Wan Raider
10. DK Raider from Fontana, California
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 58:34
59 min
February 23, 2012 02/22/12 - Show #335: Will 2012 Be A 'Rebuilding' Year For The Raiders?
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Segment #1: "Raiders Executive John Herrara Is Leaving The Building"
Longtime Raiders executive John Herrera is no longer going to be "Senior Executive" at Raiders headquarters. John started out at age 16 as a ball boy and running odd jobs for Al Davis, and eventually became the team's spokesperson for media releases. He became infamous during a Lane Kiffin press conference, when an interesting exchange between he and columnist Tim Kawakami was caught on tape (still available on YouTube). Mr. Herrera was not seen in a favorable light by many Raiders fans, and they are not unhappy that he is leaving. Raider Greg will give his thoughts on the subject.
Segment #2: "Will 2012 Be A 'Rebuilding' Year For The Raiders?"
After such a long time without a playoff appearance, approaching ten years, the last word that Raider Nation wants to hear is "rebuilding". Despite the unpleasant sound of that word, it may be a necessary stage we must progress through now that we have a new (and hopefully more effective) management and coaching team in place. We will also hear a few audio clips from local FM sports station 95.7 "The Game". Former Raiders running back and Pastor Napoleon Kaufman gives his thoughts on Stanford Routt signing with the Chiefs. Then Herm Edwards gives his insight into the Chiefs as well as some discussion on wide receivers and free agency.
Segment #3: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield
02. Raider Tony from Monterey
03. OC Raider
04. Houston Raider Steve
05. Raider John from Rhode Island
06. Raider Tonga from Copperopolis, CA
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by AC-DC. Available in the iTunes store. Also "Fantastic Voyage" by Lakeside, available on iTunes.
Running time - 53:40
54 min
February 16, 2012 02/15/12 - Show #334: The Raiders are Making Some Moves!
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Segment #1: "Dennis Allen's coaching staff is almost complete"
Coach Allen has his coaching staff almost complete. He retained Al Saunders as "Senior Offensive Assistant", which is being widely regarded as a great thing. His staff is young, and many are from the college ranks, but Raider Greg and many others are optimistic. We also listen to the thoughts of Raiders media man John Dickinson from FM 95.7 "The Game".
Segment #2: "Reggie McKenzie is moving and shaking"
Reggie McKenzie's general manager's sword came down and cut cornerback Stanford Routt. Was it a cap move? Was it performance related? Both? Is he sending a message to the other players? Looks like this off-season will be very interesting. Free agency and the draft are approaching. What other moves will McKenzie make to either pick up free agents or acquire more draft choice possibly? More radio clips from 95.7 "The Game", featuring insight from Rich Gannon, more from John Dickinson, plus Sports Illustrated's Don Banks and NFL executive Mike Lombardi.
Segment #3: "Our Boneline Voicemail Segment"
This week's callers:
01. Raider Mike Honcho
02. ObiWan Raider from a Houston hospital
03. Houston Raider Steve
04. Raider Ray from Stockton, California
05. Cogs the Raider from South Florida
06. 'Lil Raider from East Oakland
07. Mike from Buffalo, New York
08. Raider Tony from Monterey
09. HellRaider from Texas
10. Raider Steve from the I.E.
11. Raider Rob from Maryland
You can call in to the Boneline and get on the podcast yourself. Toll-Free 1-800-620-7181. Try to keep your call around 2-3 minutes long. If we get a lot of calls we may not be able to air all of them, so make them good. Preference may be given to first time callers. Sorry if your call is not aired. Please call back to get on another show.
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Music credit: Back in Black by Carlos Santana on the Guitar Heaven album. Available in the iTunes store.
Running time - 1:18:41
0 min

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