The Raiders Research Project

2009 offseason updates!

2009-03-05T11:02:00.000-05:00

I have begun making updates for the 2009 offseason, including changes to the Superlatives (congratulations, Hall of Famer Rod Woodson!), the Coaches and the Starters projects.

I also added Brad Van Pelt to the Memorial Wall. Rest in Peace. (I am holding out hope for missing LB Marquis Cooper.)

As always, the Roster is updated regularly as moves occur.

The Roster and the First-Year Star Award

2009-01-03T22:25:00.001-05:00

I'm in the process of transitioning the Official S&B Report Roster to 2009 offseason mode. Part of that is a change in the URL, as you can see in the above link or in the links list to the right.

In addition, I've begun the poll for the third annual "After Further Review" First-Year Star award, over at Raiderfans.net. So, don't wait, go vote!

At last, the massive Starters update

2008-11-16T12:12:00.000-05:00

After a lot of formatting and some further research, the starting lineups Project has finally been updated at S&B Report.

Hit the link on the right to check on the newly reformatted and updated list of Oakland Raiders starters from the franchise's inception to today.

A word of warning, data gets a little vague in the early years of the nearly 50-year-old organization, but I've done my best, and I can certainly say anything from the late 1960s to today is in fine shape.

Enjoy!

Goodbye, Gene

2008-09-10T13:47:00.000-04:00

Add Hall of Fame lineman Gene Upshaw to the Memorial Wall Project.

Perhaps better known today as the head of the players union, Upshaw died earlier this summer of pancreatic cancer.

Minor maneuvering

2008-09-06T16:18:00.000-04:00

Just a quick status update on some projects, as we near kickoff 2008:

I made some minor tweaks to the coaching Project to reflect updates in the 2008 Raiders media guide, which I've just acquired.

I'm still working on updating the starters Project and the lineups Project, as well as some other things.

Plus, I'm keeping up with the roster and schedule now that the season's in earnest.

The "AFR" First-Year Star Award gets a page

2008-07-17T16:30:00.000-04:00

The next Project I've added over at S&B Report is actually a continuation of something I created over at Raiderfans.net:

The "After Further Review" First-Year Star award.

This award, named for my column at RF.net (and now S&B Report) honors the Oakland Raiders rookie or first-year player who contributes the most to the team during a given season.

I nominate anywhere from a half-dozen to eight players, and the members of Raiderfans.net vote via poll.

Full details are at the page, which is now Project No. 10.

Project No. 9: The Memorial Wall

2008-07-10T00:28:00.000-04:00

This one is something of a downer, but I've added a "Memorial Wall" as Project 9.

It's a list of (former) Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders players who have died, many tragically, and at a young age.

Every sports franchise has its share of tragedies, and the Raiders are no exception.

May they rest in peace.

Project No. 8: The superlatives

2008-07-06T21:02:00.001-04:00

There's a quick little project I've put together while updating the Raiders starters for 2008: The Oakland Raiders Superlatives!

The superlative accomplishments are the kind of miscellany that individually attract attention but are not normally gathered in one place.

That includes such things as Raiders Super Bowl teams, winners and losers, or Heisman Trophy winners who have played for the Raiders.

Can you name the Raiders' three NFL MVPs? No? Then click on the list on the right and find out!

The coaching list is ready!

2008-07-03T15:17:00.003-04:00

I've updated the list of Oakland Raiders head coaches and their staffs over at S&B Report!

Not only is the Project updated, it's expanded... the prior one was from 1970-present, this one is an all-time list, from 1960-present. Though there are a few holes in the pre-Al Davis years...

There's a new tab for the Raiders Research Project, with a nifty dropdown menu. All the projects will be under that tab!

Watch for the starting lineups, in process of being updated, and a brand-new project coming soon!

More updates coming soon!

2008-06-07T23:44:00.000-04:00

I'm working on 2008 updates of both the coaching list and the starting lineup list.

Watch for them at Silver & Black Report, just as soon as we get a few transitional kinks out of the way!

The trade list gets an update!

2008-06-03T23:59:00.004-04:00

I've updated the Oakland Raiders trade list, adding trades from 2006, 2007 and the first half of 2008. Featuring the infamous Jon Gruden trade, and now including the coming, and going, of Randy Moss!

The list is now at Silver & Black Report, and the link at the right has been updated.

The roster moves permanently

2008-06-03T19:00:00.000-04:00

As of the Raiders' summer minicamp, I have moved the RRP roster permanently to Silver & Black Report and shut down the one at Raiderfans.net.

It's still the same roster - and still the same site, really - just in a new place and in a new format. The link at right is updated, as well.

The draft picks

2008-05-31T00:56:00.002-04:00

Even though many of the first six Projects need revision, the seventh Project is under way: The Raiders' draft picks.

This one can be found over at Silver & Black Report, and covers the 1998-2008 drafts, featuring a bar-chart format showing how long each pick was a member of the Raiders.

I hope to add more draft classes in the future, but this is a nice start. Consider this project ongoing as well.

A spring without football?

2008-05-28T23:45:00.003-04:00

If you're missing the late, lamented NFL Europe, never fear.

Not only have I updated the NFL Europe allocation list (Project No. 3), it's the first project I've moved to Silver & Black Report.

Hit the new link on the right to see the latest version, updated for 2008!

And watch for further migration and even some new projects, coming soon!

Project sources

2008-05-28T23:29:00.006-04:00

In an effort to move to a more blog-centric site, I have converted my sources page from an HTML page to a post: This one.

The sources for the various projects are as follows:
(Updated July 17, 2008)

Project 1: The Raiderfans.net and Silver & Black Report roster
Sources are listed on the page itself.

Project 2: Raiders lineups, 2002-05
NFL "gamebook" information via NFL.com.

Project 3: NFL Europe information
Raiders media guides, NFLEurope.com, NFL.com, ProFootballWeekly.com, ESPN.com, DatabaseFootball.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com, "The Vertical Game," "Dave's Ex-Claymores Page," CFL.ca, various college and pro teams' and fans' websites.

Project 4: Trade information
ProFootballWeekly.com, Ourlads Scouting Services NFL draft publications, 2006 NFL Draft coverage.

Project 5: Starting lineups
Oakland Raiders media guides.

Project 6: Coaches, 1970-present
Raiders media guides, Raiders.com, Wikipedia, RaiderHistory.net, Google Books.

Project 7: Draft picks, 1998-present
Raiders media guide, Raiders.com, NFL.com.

Project 8: Raiders superlatives
Raiders media guides, Raiders.com, NFL.com, Heisman.com, Databasefootball.com.

Project 9: Various Internet reports, Raiders.com, Raiders media guides

Project 10: Raiderfans.net voting, Raiders.com, NFL.com

The RRP is moving!

2008-05-27T23:13:00.001-04:00

The Raiders Research Project is moving... to Silver & Black Report, the brand-new media arm of Raiderfans.net.

Slowly, but surely, I'm going to migrate the current projects over to that site, as best as I can.

And then, hopefully, a long-awaited update of many of the projects and some long-hoped-for new projects.

Thanks for hanging in there. I always have high hopes in the offseason!

The first change: I have added a "1a" link to the "official" S&B Report roster, which is a sibling to my No. 1 link, the "unofficial" RF.net roster.

Updated unofficial roster!

2007-09-03T12:16:00.000-04:00

I have begun version 5.0 of the Unofficial Raiderfans.net Roster, for the 2007 regular season.

Go see the most through Raiders roster on the Web here.

The link at right has been updated, as well.

Project hosting change

2007-08-28T05:09:00.000-04:00

Please note, due to a change in my Internet provider, the URLs for the individual projects have changed.

The list at left has been updated with the correct links. If you have bookmarked any individual projects, please use that list to get the correct URL, then update your bookmarks.

I apologize for the inconvenience. If you spot any dead links, please shoot me a line.

And watch for more updates throughout the 2007 season!

Updated European allocations

2007-07-01T02:07:00.000-04:00

In light of the recent demise of NFL Europa, I've updated the WLAF/NFLE allocations page.

This is now complete as of the 2007 offseason, including the Class of 2007; it will be updated one more (final) time with the training camp/regular season fates of the class members.

In addition to the Class of 2007, I have added allocations for the 1991 and 1992 WLAF seasons. Thus, the project is now a list, as complete as I could find, of every player allocated by the Raiders in every European season.

The previous link to the project should continue to work.

I am working with a new HTML editor on updating some of the other projects, so this project may also get a slight makeover in the future.

Updated unofficial roster

2007-01-01T23:33:00.000-05:00

I've updated the unofficial Raiderfans.net roster to reflect the end of the Raiders' season.

This is version 4.5, for the 2007 offseason.

Watch for further updates to past projects, and upcoming projects, this offseason!

Updated unofficial roster

2006-09-03T01:22:00.000-04:00

The latest version of the Unofficial Raiderfans.net Roster is up!

This is version 4.0, for the 2006 regular season. Any information that was on the previous version, but is not on the current version, can be accessed on the old thread via the link below.

The link at right has been updated.

The coaching staff

2006-08-27T21:03:00.000-04:00

My sixth project is a record of the Raiders' coaching staff from 1970-present.

This is based on my media guide collection, so there may have been some midseason changes not reflected.

Also, I've done my best to show the assistant slots consistently across the years, although there are changes over the years. (For instance, what was once called "offensive backfield" I've listed as the more modern "running backs," although some coaches with the former title may have coached quarterbacks as well.)

The starting lineups

2006-08-27T21:01:00.000-04:00

My fifth project is a log of the Raider starters from the team's inception in 1960 through 2005.

Information prior to 1965 is sketchy due to my lack of resources, however. Thus, the list of starters runs from 1965 to present, with some (regrettable) holes in the '60s.

Consider this project ongoing.

Trading Places

2006-08-27T20:58:00.000-04:00

My fourth project is a log of the Raiders' trades from 2002 to present, including a breakdown of the heralded "Gruden Trade" of 2002.

The European allocations

2006-08-27T20:52:00.000-04:00

My third project is a compilation of the Raiders' allocations to the World League of American Football and NFL Europe since the rebirth of the spring developmental league in 1995.