The Raiders need a quarterback with swagger and substance, and the team will rally around the play of Bruce Gradkowski.

Raiders coach Tom Cable would not select his starting quarterback for Sunday. And why would he? Todd Haley will not put in his best running back. Norv Turner likes to take out Ryan Mathews near the goal line. Why should Cable make life easier for the fantasy enthusiasts and select his starting quarterback? Did Jason Campbell bomb during six quarters of football? He did. Did Bruce Gradkowski rally his team and look much sharper at quarterback? Of course he did. So will Cable make the right decision to start Gradkowski? Eh. Now normally you would not care about starting a Raiders quarterback. Or any Raiders player, for that matter. But with a looming matchup against the Cardinals, Gradkowski is somebody [...]

Just three halves into his career with the team, the Raiders benched Jason Campbell in favor of Bruce Gradkowski with the Raiders trailing 7-3 going into the third quarter.

There is a burning desire to make Lions QB Shaun Hill a sleeper pick this week — maybe even a bold prediction — after he was selected as the starter vs. the Eagles. But I just do not have the fortitude to make such a pick.

Here is the thing that gets overlooked in a game like the Titans blowout of the Raiders. RB Darren McFadden actually had a good game. Seriously. Well, at least fantasy wise.

The Cardinals will give QB Derek Anderson a chance to prove that he should be the team’s signal caller as they travel to Chicago to take on the Bears.

Texans RB Arian Foster will be benched for the entire season!

At least that is the snap judgement in this edition of Overreaction Theater.

Did new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson know what he was getting into in Oakland?

Whenever I hear the phrase, “This is the year the Raiders return,” my mind immediately starts to wander and I wish for more Brett Favre updates. Honestly, I would probably much rather read about how cool it would be for the Cowboys to play in the Super Bowl in their home stadium! Because nobody has brought that up before. Ever.

Find out what I’ll be watching on Thursday night when the NFL’s preseason schedule continues with three games.

Tim Tebow might get a lot of press, but he shouldn’t be getting any attention in seasonal fantasy leagues.

How unpopular has Terrell Owens become? Even British Petroleum refuses to lobby for his return to the NFL. Teams continues to go out of their way to say that they have no interest in Owens. You almost start to wonder if the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL would take him – and they take anybody.

Rookie QB Tim Tebow is climbing up the Broncos’ depth chart.

Wednesday’s surprise name to be making the rounds in the news: Darrius Heyward-Bey.

Raiders coach Tom Cable is not going to select a starting quarterback in May. Cable calls it an open competition. Others call it a formality because newly acquired QB Jason Campbell was the hands-down favorite at the Raiders three-day minicamp over the weekend.