Instant impact

Rookie Renfrow leads Raiders wide receivers

Carr's future in question

About 24 hours after the Raiders’ season-ending loss to Denver, Derek Carr stood in front of his locker speaking to reporters as he prepared to make plans for the offseason.

The good, the bad & the ugly

First-round draft pick Clelin Ferrell admittedly didn’t have the type of impact he and the Raiders expected during his rookie season. As he cleaned out his locker following the end of the regular season, Ferrell vowed to come back bigger, stronger and better.

QB controversy continues

Would Brady be good replacement for Carr?

WALLER STILL BUILDING

OC: ‘He’s at the ground floor, we see a real high ceiling’

Brown back in black?

Antonio Brown is doing his best to distance himself from himself, all in the hopes of getting back into the NFL.

From the SILVER AND BLACK.com Message Boards

S&BI continually scans the message boards across Raider Nation to see what Raider fans are talking about. We chose some of the better posts and present them here, along with S&BI senior writer Mike Wagaman’s take on what’s being discussed.

AFC WEST ROUNDUP

Denver Broncos

Question Session With Charles Woodson

‘You think about all the things that made it special’

What They're Saying

“The Raiders were born in Oakland, and Oakland will always be part of our DNA.

SHORTHANDED SHAKEUP

Injuries expose Raiders’ overall lack of depth

S&BI's gift list for Raiders

Seeing that it’s the holidays and most everyone is getting into the Christmas spirit, we here at Silver and Black Illustrated didn’t want to be left out and so we compiled a gift list for some of the Raiders players and personnel.

Oakland era comes to an end…again

Raiders relinquish late lead in final Bay Area home game

Kizer's climb

Former second-round pick on third team in three years

Guenther's merry-go-round

Revolving door on defense leaves DC desperate

From the SILVER AND BLACK.com Message Boards

S&BI continually scans the message boards across Raider Nation to see what Raider fans are talking about. We chose some of the better posts and present them here, along with S&BI senior writer Mike Wagaman’s take on what’s being discussed.

Carr's crunch-time gaffes continue

QB’s questionable calls coming under fire again

AFC WEST ROUNDUP

AFC WEST ROUNDUP

‘Carr has bought into the whole thing'

QUESTION SESSION WITH GM MIKE MAYOCK

Rookie Risers

Mullen, Johnson earning opportunity

Pieces finally falling into place

After moving up and down the line, Ferrell finding fit

Jacobs Running To Roy

San Diego Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn calls Josh Jacobs one of the best running backs in the league today.

Gruden: ‘We are going to get what we deserve'

Many people openly questioned Jon Gruden’s return to coaching, and it seemed a legitimate thought considering what the Raiders did last year and their poor start this season.

Crosby, Ferrell form ‘Odd Couple'

Diverse DEs teaming up to terrorize quarterbacks

Anatomy Of A Kick

Daniel Carlson filled a big void on the Raiders roster last year when the former fifth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings made 16 of 17 field goal attempts. Carlson picked right back up again this season with success on six of his first seven attempts before hiccups in wins against Detroit and Los Angeles. Carlson sat down with S&BI recently to give a first-person account of what goes into his kicking, from the moment he gets the signal from special teams coach Rich Bisaccia to the moment the ball sails through the uprights. Call it Carlson’s anatomy of a kick:

AFC West Roundup

PROVING GROUND Brandon Allen replaced injured QB Joe Flacco, and has an opportunity to show his wares.

Stock Up Stock Down

QB Derek Carr: Had a passer rating of 103.7 or better in three of the first five games and threw at least one touchdown in four of the five.

Rookie Review

The Raiders put a lot of emphasis on their draft class this season, and with eight of the nine picks have played in a variety of capacities this season only reiterates that point. The ninth, Quinton Bell, is on the practice squad.

The Carr Conundrum

Fans are fast to defend, criticize franchise QB

On The Rise

After bottoming out, Waller now a top TE