Raider Nation Podcast: Las Vegas Raiders News with Raider Greg

TOPICS: Segment #1: "The Silencing of the Lambs".... Rams at Raiders Postgame Review The Raiders won their home opener by a score of 16-14 in a "tale of two halves". Jason Campbell played the first half, ending it with an interception and trailing the Rams at halftime 7-3. Coach Cable surprised the crowd, pleasantly, by opening the 3rd quarter with Bruce Gradkowski at the helm, and he led the Raiders to a hard-fought victory. Raider Greg was there and gives you his perspective. Segment #2: "Raiders at Cardinals Pregame Analysis" The Raiders fly to Arizona next Sunday to take on the Cardinals. The Cards suffered a 41-7 defeat to the Falcons in week two, and Raider Greg is a little nervous about the Raiders having to face a team in their stadium who will want to rebound from such a big loss. But he still thinks the Raiders will win and he will tell you why. Segment #3: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. Raider Jesse from Plano, Texas 02. Raider Jim from Kentucky 03. Raider Steve in Las Vegas, Nevada 04. Raider Tony in San Francisco, California 05. Raider Drew from Erie, Pennsylvania 06. Arkansan Raider 07. SanJo Raider from San Jose, California 08. Raider Maniac from Central Illinois 09. Raider Tatum from the Midwest 10. Raider Dan from Virginia 11. Houston Raider Steve 12. Uptown Raider 13. Raider Brent from Arlington, Texas 14. Jason Campbell 15. Raider Mike from Gainesville, Florida 16. Juan Jorge from Santa Rosa, California 17. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield, California 18. Raider Mike from Chico, California You too 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. Running time - 1:12:09

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Raiders at Tennessee Titans Postgame" After a promising offseason and preseason, the Raiders had a disappointing loss to the Titans of 38-13. Greg and I were at the game with our listener and traveling companion Juan Jorge. At LP Field in Nashville we met up with RNP Boneline and Forum contributor Virginia Raider, his dad, Thomas Coke of the Smokey Mountain Raiders Booster Club, and many more great people. The Titans fans were very cordial hosts, even after their big win. They have a very nice stadium, maybe the nicest we've been to. Raider Greg breaks down the game and tells you the story of our experience in Tennessee. Segment #2: "Silence The Lambs" The St. Louis Rams visit Oakland this Sunday, and Raider Greg gives a pregame breakdown of what the Raiders need to do. This game was reportedly close to selling out, but the latest news reports say that it will be blacked out locally. If you live in the Bay Area, get to the game and help cheer the Raiders to their first of hopefully many victories in 2010. Segment #3: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers, who were all patients in our Raider Nation Podcast "Group Therapy Session": 01. Western New York Raider 02. Raider CEO Pride 03. Raider Chris from Scranton, Pennsylvania 04. Raider Jason from Placer County 05. Raider Mike from Lower Alabama 06. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield, California 07. Raider Steve from Las Vegas, Nevada 08. Gorilla Raider from Atlanta, Georgia 09. Raider Jeff from Orlando, Florida 10. Obi-Wan Raider from Houston, Texas 11. Analicia from Western North Carolina 12. Upet LA Raider Fan 13. Tommy the New York Raider 14. Raider Ho from Indio, California 15. Virginia Raider 16. Hellraider from Wiley, Texas 17. Dave from San Jose, California 18. Blackout 25 from Socal 19. Millernation 20. Juan Jorge from Santa Rosa, California 21. Raider Sid from Moval 22. Raider D from Sheffield, England 23. Dr. Raider You too 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. Running time - 1:08:31

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Seahawks at Raiders Postgame Review" The fourth game of the preseason vs the Seahawks was necessary in order to make the final roster decisions, but the game seemed like it would never end! Maybe we're just anxious for the regular season to begin. Raider Greg reviews the final game of the preseason. Segment #2: "Cut To The Bone" - Raiders final roster cuts Greg goes over who we kept and who we cut, and gives his opinion on the final 53 man roster. Segment #3: "Titans Pregame Synopsis" We go over the players for both teams and Greg tells you what he thinks are the keys to the Raiders starting the season with a win for the first time in a while. Segment #4: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. LA Raider 02. Raider Bob from Knoxville, Tennessee 03. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield, California 04. Raider Damien from Placer County, California 05. Raider Eric 06. The Metal Raider 07. Loudog 08. Raider Darren from Utah 09. Anonymous in Kansas 10. Houston Raider Steve 11. Raider Mike in Gainesville, Florida You too 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. Running time - 1:07:24

TOPICS: Segment #1: "What's Up With The Injuries Around Here?" The preseason is taking it's toll on the Raiders roster as far as injuries go. Raider Greg reviews the injury situation. Segment #2: "Raiders vs 49ers Postgame - Battle of the Bay" The 49ers won a back and forth battle by the score of 28-24. Raider Greg reviews the game and gives his take on the Raiders performance so far this preseason and what he expects and hopes for the upcoming regular season. Segment #3: "Seahawks Pregame" The Raiders play the Seahawks tomorrow, September 2nd, in their preseason finale at Oakland. Greg gives a brief pregame synopsis. Segment #4: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 We had a little problem this week with the Boneline segment. Raider Greg was recording his responses to the Boneline callers, and thought he had done all of them....when actually he had forgotten to respond to the last 4 callers. Then he had to go into work at the fire station yesterday evening. I started editing the show, realized he hadn't responded to the last 4 callers....so in order to finish the show, Greg actually called the Boneline himself (in between running fire calls) in order to record his responses to the last 4 callers. So when you notice the dramatic difference in sound quality on his last 4 Boneline responses, that is the reason. Then the sound quality goes back to normal for the final show wrapup. Here are this week's callers: 01. Loudog 02. Jason Campbell 03. Raider Mike 04. Juan Jorge 05. Raider Tony 06. Raider D 07. Double X Raider 08. New Mexico Raider You too 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. Running time - 59:28

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Da Bears Dominated by Da Raidas...32-17" The Raiders starters opened their 2nd preseason gave against the Bears looking very sharp and crisp, moving the ball down the field in big chunks for an opening drive touchdown. Their defense looked very good as well, led by Kamerion Wimbley with his 4 first half sacks. Raider Greg gives you his thoughts on the game. Segment #2: "Battle of the Bay Pregame - Raiders vs 49ers" The Raiders play the 49ers on Saturday August 28th. Raider Greg gives us a little warm up. Segment #3: "Raider Greg's Visit to Raiders Training Camp" Greg and I (Randy) attended Raiders training camp along with several groups of Raiders booster clubs from around the area. One of our listeners, Raider Damien, allowed us to use his booster club pass into training camp. We had a good time, although it was HOT.....103 degrees. Greg says it was 106....but you are WRONG Greg....it was 103. I posted some photos I took that day on our forum (www.raidernationpodcast.com/forum) in the photos section. Coach Cable spoke with us after the practice, and the Raiders organization was very hospitable....providing all of us with several coolers full of cold bottled water. We also got to witness Coach Cable's after practice press conference as we were on our way out. Raider Greg tells the story. Segment #4: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. Kenny from South Lake Tahoe, California 02. Raider Jesse from Plano, Texas 03. San Jo Raider, San Jose, California 04. Juan Jorge, Santa Rosa, California 05. MillerNation from Southern California 06. Virginia Raider 07. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield, California 08. Raider Queef from Oxnard, California 09. Black Hole Lou from Fresno, California 10. Mrs. Raider Maniac from Central Illinois 11. HellRaider from Texas 12. Raider Dave from the East Coast 13. Aztec Raider from Santa Rosa, California 14. Gino The Windy City Raider 15. Savage Cher from Oakdale, California You too 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. Music Credit: Song snippet used in the background for the "what's on today's show" section was "Oaktown", performed by M.C Hammer. Running time - 57:40

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Raiders Deflate The Cowgirls Ego" The Raiders beat the Cowboys 17-9 in their preseason opener on the road. All of the Raiders points came in the 4th quarter with Kyle Boller in at QB. The defense looked good and kept the Cowboy's offense out of the endzone. Raider Greg gives him impressions of the 2010 Raiders so far. Segment #2: "Media Madness" The sportstalk people and the sports writers who have been slamming the Raiders at every opportunity are suddenly saying some positive things about the Raiders as we head into the season. Raider Greg tells you what he thinks about this. Segment #3: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. Raider Victor in Fresno, California 02. Raider Ed in Indio, California 03. The Metal Raider 04. Raider Enzo in Seattle, Washington 05. Pheromone Raider 06. Raider Jaime in Bakersfield, California 07. Raider Ten Guage 08. Houston Raider Steve 09. Keith Smith "The Crusader Raider" in London, England 10. Family Raider 11. Raider Gator in Florida 12. Raider Queef in Oxnard, California 13. Raider Steve in Vegas 14. Tennessee Blue Raider 15. RV Raider in Fresno, California 16. Raider Dee in Sheffield, UK 17. The Metal Raider (during the Dallas game) 18. Juan Jorge (just after the Dallas game) 19. Raider Jake (the day after the Dallas game) You too 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. Running time - 1:07:42

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Raiders Camp News Update" Lamarr Houston signed his contract and will be in camp. Players started arriving on Tuesday, practices start on Thursday (today). When Raider Greg recorded this show yesterday (Wed. 7/30/10), Rolando McClain had not yet signed...and Raider Greg stated as such. However, great news came out today that McClain has signed, so he will be in camp. Segment #2: "A Tribute To Jack Tatum" Jack Tatum passed away from a heart attack on July 27th, shocking the Raider Nation and sports community. The Raiders issued a statement recognizing Jack as a true Raider "warrior". We have included an audio file from local ABC television which covered the story very well. Raider Greg also gives his thoughts. Segment #3: "Why Is Raiders Training Camp Such A Secret?" Many NFL teams open their training camp up to fans, allowing them to watch their team practicing for the upcoming season. The Raiders have been known for keeping a tighter lid on their camp than most teams. Raider Greg and a lot of other Raider fans wish that the Raiders would adapt a more open policy. Segment #4: "John Herrera.....Saint?" The Napa Valley Register, the local newspaper in Napa....where the Raiders training camp is located.....did an article on Raiders executive John Herrera on this Tuesday. It details his long association with the Raiders, going all the way back to when he was 16 years old and began working for the Raiders. The article portrays him in a very positive light. Raider Greg tells the story, and gives his thoughts about John. You can read the newspaper article here: http://napavalleyregister.com/sports/article_d18d4e86-9938-11df-84aa-001cc4c03286.html Segment #5: "What Are Denver Podcasters Saying About Raider Greg and the Raider Nation Podcast?" Raider Greg got an email from Denver podcasters who do a show called, "South Stands Denver: The Fancast". They wanted to let Raider Greg know that they used a portion of our show #276 "Raider Greg's 2010 Crystal Ball" in their most recent show. We play you that excerpt from their show, plus their 2010 predictions for the Denver Broncos. Raider Greg rebuts a few comments that they had about Raiders fans and Greg personally. You can find the Denver Fancast here: http://www.southstandsdenver.com The show in which they talked about us is Show #41 (2nd half). Segment #6: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. Raider Dee from Sheffield, England 02. Raider Queef from Oxnard, California 03. San Jo Raider, San Jose, California 04. The Metal Raider 05. Raider Tatum from the midwest 06. Ohio Raider 07. Obi-Wan Raider 08. Raider Maniac from Central Illinois 09. Raider Jaime from Bakersfield, California 10. Arkansan Raider You too 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. Credits: The ABC newscast that covered the Jack Tatum story can be seen here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBGLFKAUM0 Running time - 57:41

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Raider Greg's 2010 Crystal Ball" Raider Greg breaks down the 2010 season game by game, giving you the "experts" opinions on how each game will play out, and then his opinion. Segment #2: "Richard Seymour - No Long Term Contract This Year" The Raiders gave up a 1st round pick in 2011 in order to trade for Richard Seymour in September of 2009. There was some criticism of this move at the time, with fans saying that it was risky to give up a 1st round pick to get Seymour for possibly just one year. No long-term contract was signed by the deadline, but the Raiders did make Seymour the Raiders "franchise player" for 2010, which means he will play a 2nd year in Oakland at a minimum. Any long-term deal will have to wait until after this season. Raider Greg gives his thoughts. Segment #3: "The Raiders NEW Linebacking Corps - Can They Defend The Pass?" A lot has been said about the acquisition of Rolando McClain, Kamerion Wimbley, and Quentin Groves during the off-season in order to help the Raiders in their run stopping abilities. In the last few years the Raiders lacked in this area, however, players such as Kirk Morrison, Ricky Brown, and Thomas Howard did defend the pass well....and they came up with quite a few interceptions. How will these new linebackers do in pass defense? Raider Greg discusses this topic. Segment #4: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. LouDog from Sunny Southern California 02. Raider A.C. from Portland, Oregon 03. Raider Queef from Oxnard, California 04. Houston Raider Steve 05. Anonymous in Southern California 06. Raider Manic in Central Illinois 07. Raider Jaime aka "The Bakersfield Raider" 08. Juan Jorge in Santa Rosa, California Credits: The Song featured during the "Crystal Ball" segment and at the show end was "South Oakland" by Raiderhed. Raiderhed plays the night before all home games at Ricky's Sports Theater and Grill, San Leandro, California. You can get more info. on Raiderhead from the following links: http://www.raiderhed.com/ http://www.myspace.com/raiderhed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPvmNRfc0I You too 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. Running time - 48:38

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Purple Drank" JaMarcus Russell was arrested on Monday July 5th for possession of a controlled substance, codeine syrup, as part of an undercover investigation. He was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court on July 20. Raider Greg gives you his take on this story. Segment #2: "40 Questions" The Raiders have sent out a questionnaire consisting of 40 questions to selected season ticket holders. This is basically a survey related to a possible new Raiders stadium in Oakland, and the Raiders want to get season ticket holder's feelings on how they would feel about fees they could be charged to help in the construction. This questionnaire follows another one that was emailed to all season ticket holders. Raider Greg tells the story. Segment #3: The Boneline (our toll-free voicemail line) 1-800-620-7181 Here are this week's callers: 01. Raider Nation Ice Cream Man, Palm Springs Desert 02. San Jo Raider 03. Houston Raider Steve 04. Virginia Raider 05. LouDog from Sunny Southern California 06. Raider Jaime, The Bakersfield Raider 07. Black Hole Lou 08. Uptown Raider 09. Jersey Raider 10. San Jo Raider 11. Raider Ed from the Cochella Valley 12. RaiderWilde from Down Under You too 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. Running time - 46:14

02. Raider Mike from Gainesville, Florida

03. Greg from Simi Valley, California

04. Nebraska Raider

05. Family Raider from West Virginia

06. Raider Maniac

07. Surface Raider from the UK

08. San Jo Raider

09. Raider Jaime

10. Loudog

11. Raider Joe from Columbus, Ohio via San Diego

12. Raider Bill in the South Pacific

13. Raider Stutters

14. Raider Mayak from the UK

15. Crusader Raider Keith Smith from the UK