Raiders Talk Podcast

Derek Carrier joins the Raiders Insider Podcast to discuss the 2019 season and his offseason plans, including a free football camp in his small Wisconsin hometown and significant time spent helping underprivileged youth. With training camp less than a month away, we also break down the state of the Raiders offense after so many offseason upgrades, and why there’s a strong belief the Silver and Black will make significant improvements in Year 2 under Jon Gruden. Derek Carrier’s a grinder to had to work hard for spots on an NFL roster, which is why he never takes a season for granted and appreciates the opportunity to help the Raiders thrive. 

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Cornerback Daryl Worley’s joins the Raiders Insider Podcast to discuss his second season wearing silver and black, and why he still feels beholden to Jon Gruden after the head coach took a chance on him following last offseason’s run-in with the law. Worley’s playing 2019 on a restricted free agent tender, and was candid about the fact he has considered what will happen in unrestricted free agency less than a year from now. There’s young competition now and in the future from 2019 draft picks Trayvon Mullen and Isaiah Johnson, but Worley believes he can beat out anyone as he truly enters his prime and expects to reach his maximum potential.

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Defensive line coach Brentson Buckner joins the Raiders Insider Podcast to discuss his relatively new gig leading a position group loaded with young talent, but very little established production to lean on. He welcomes the opportunity to improve what might be the team’s greatest weakness, and develop a young corps into productive NFL players. We dive into his plans to do exactly that, and his offseason evaluations of recent draft picks Clelin Ferrell, Maxx Crosby and Quinton Bell and how to get the most out of a diverse interior line. We also discussed why he believes Arden Key can unlock vast potential, how he got into coaching and what pre-game ritual landed him a nationally-televised Visa commercial back in his playing days.

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Raiders defensive tackle Maurice Hurst talks starting the Raiders offseason program this week with so many new faces, how he spent his first stretch of downtime since 2017, and why he expects to make a major improvements going from his rookie year to his second NFL season, And, since he played next to Rashan Gary for two seasons at Michigan, we asked for the inside scoop on someone going high in the 2019 NFL draft.

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We dive deep into the Antonio Brown trade with NFL Network reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala, who covered the superstar receiver extensively over his tenure in Pittsburgh. She provides unique perspective on Brown, including where things broke down with the Steelers and the potential impact he’ll have in silver and black as a producer and locker-room presence. We also get into how AB took control of his fate this offseason to get the trade and a fat raise he wanted, and why he’s more of a unique case study than someone who could start a trend of players putting owners on their heels.

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This week's Raiders Insider Podcast takes a close look at the Silver and Black’s search for a 2019 home venue, an issue that has taken several twists and turns already. Sports business consultant Andy Dolich helps us makes sense of all that and more, including how the Raiders have managed their lame duck years while waiting to move to Las Vegas in 2020. Dolich provides great insight on this unique situation, weighing out the pros and cons of each Bay Area stadium prospect, explaining how and why we got to this point and what should come next for the Raiders in their final year here.

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This week's takes a deep dive into Tom Flores case for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Respected sports journalists and longtime Hall of Fame voters Clark Judge and Jim Trotter brought great insight to this conversation, discussing pros of the Flores case and possible roadblocks on his path to Canton. The goal here was to provide information from all sides and gain a better understanding for why the legendary Raiders head coach with so many Super Bowl rings has had so much trouble advancing through the Hall of Fame induction process.

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NBC and Rotoworld writer and NFL draft analyst Josh Norris joins the show to recap last week’s Senior Bowl, where Jon Gruden and the Raiders coaching staff ran the North squad, which players stood out in Mobile, Ala. and why Gruden slapping Raiders stickers on his guys after making solid plays was a good idea. Josh and I also look forward to how the Raiders should use their plethora of high draft picks, including four selections in the top 35 overall.

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This episode takes a deep dive into the life of mysterious former Raiders receiver Warren Wells, who might be the best player you’ve never heard of. He was excellent over four seasons with the Silver and Black, but ran into some legal troubles, was forced into a cult-like rehabilitation center and was never the same again.

Few know the details of this sordid tale, but NBC Sports regional networks programming president Ted Griggs pieced the puzzle together in the documentary "Split End: The Curious Case of Warren Wells." We go behind the scenes and discuss exactly how an amazing talent's career went off the rails.

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Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther joins the Raiders Insider Podcast just one game from wrapping up his first full season with the silver and black. We talk about his working relationship with Jon Gruden and the 2018 season as a whole, from the disappointing start to an improved finish that shows Guenther his defense is on the right track. He also offers an offseason primer, and how much he’ll dig into scouting and personnel evaluation as the Raiders enter a pivotal period in this rebuilding project.

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