Originally published on Silver & Black Report on Jan. 8, 2014
Weeks after telling Mercury News' Tim Kawakami that he needs "patience" with Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis allen, Mark Davis has decided to retain Allen as the Raiders head coach. According to Steve Corkran of Contra Costa Times, Davis met with Allen on Tuesday and the meeting "went well" and Allen will be the coach for the 2014 season. #Raiders owner Mark Davis said meeting with coach Dennis Allen "went well" tonight and that Allen will be the Raiders coach in 2014. — Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) January 8, 2014 Allen, the youngest head coach in the NFL, has been the Raiders head coach for the past two seasons and led the team to an 8-24 record, second worst over the last two seasons in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the only team worse with a 6-26 record. Though his team finished the disappointing six-game losing streak, Allen stated that he believed he should be allowed to be back next season. "I fully believe that I deserve the opportunity to come back here and get a chance to, as we’ve said, go through the deconstruction phase… I want to be part of the rebuilding phase," Allen said after their 34-14 loss to the Denver Broncos in their season finale. It appears that Davis will give McKenzie and Allen the opportunity to prove themselves with a full deck as they have suffered from the lack of draft picks and then the lack of salary-cap space in their first two seasons. Allen, McKenzie and Davis are expected to meet again to discuss the direction of the team, according to Corkran.
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Originally published on Silver & Black Report on Jan. 3, 2014 Just one week after earning a Pro Bowl selection for the second-straight year, the Associated Press announced Friday that Oakland Raiders fullback Marcel Reece has been named AP's second-team All-Pro. Though he is now a two-time Pro Bowler, this marks the first time that Reece has been named All-Pro. He marks the first Raider to receive the honors since both kicker Sebastian Janikowski and punter Shane Lechler were deemed All-Pro in 2011. Reece, who was originally a wide receiver at the University of Washington, has become a versatile weapon for the Raiders, playing fullback while also serving as an emergency running back with great receiving abilities. The 6-foot-1, 255-pound fullback saw action in all 16 games with 15 starts in 2013, ranking fourth on the team with 218 rushing yards on 46 carries with two touchdowns. Reece also totaled 32 receptions for 331 yards and two scores. In Reece's four years with the Raiders, he has 152 rushes for 723 yards and three touchdowns, and 138 receptions for 1,481 yards and eight scores. Originally published on Silver & Black Report on Jan. 2, 2014
The Raiders have announced that they have signed quarterback Trent Edwards to a Reserve/Future contract. The team also announced the signings of defensive tackles David Carter (UCLA) and Torell Troup (Central Florida). Edwards played his college ball at nearby Stanford University before being drafted in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Edwards remained with the Bills until 2010 with his career-best season happening in 2008 when he threw for 2,699 yards on 245-of-374 passing with 11 touchdowns and an 85.4 quarterback rating. Edwards has since been with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2010) and Philadelphia Eagles (2012), throwing just two pass attempts over the past three seasons. The former Cardinal was previously with the Raiders for training camp in 2011, and worked out for the team in October after being released by the Bears earlier. Edwards has played in 38 games in his career, making 33 starts, and has thrown for 6,033 yards on 563-of-929 passing with 26 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. The signing adds competition but there's no doubt that the Raiders will continue to look for a franchise quarterback. Carter was originally a sixth-round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals. He appeared in 32 games, totaling 29 tackles, one sack, two passes defensed and one forced fumble. Troup showed promise when the Bills drafted him in the second round (41st overall) but suffered a back injury that has kept him off the field since 2011. Troup spent the first two seasons of his career with the Buffalo Bills, playing 21 games, amassing 31 tackles and two passes defensed before the injury occurred. |
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