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Upper Hand Staff
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Aidan O'Connell 'Trending Towards Playing' in Week 16 vs Jaguars
Aidan O’Connell can’t get back into the starting lineup soon enough. In his first start and full game as the starter, Desmond Ridder...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Aidan O'Connell Avoids ACL Tear, Diagnosed with Bone Bruise
Rarely do we hear positive follow-ups on injuries after a player exits in the fashion that O’Connell did yesterday, but this is the...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Aidan O'Connell Suffers Apparent Knee Injury, Does Not Return vs Bucs
The Raiders’ QB room was already obviously lacking quality, but it’s starting to become a quantity issue as well with O’Connell suffering...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Jakobi Meyers (Ankle) Added to Injury Report Thursday with DNP
Meyers was a surprise addition to the injury report yesterday with an ankle injury and didn’t practice. That could suggest that the...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Gardner Minshew Suffers Broken Collarbone, Out for Rest of Season
Minshew wasn’t in any starting lineups besides the most desperate over the past few weeks, but his primary impact has been in sustaining...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 18, 20241 min read
Raiders' RBs Alexander Mattison, Zamir White Exit vs Dolphins
The Raiders already had a quality problem in their backfield between the three of Mattison, White, and Abdullah – but now, they could be...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 12, 20241 min read
QB Changes Potentially Looming for Giants' Daniel Jones, Raiders' Gardner Minshew
As expected, Daniel Jones has played at a below average level for most of his sixth season as the Giants’ starting quarterback. Things...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Davante Adams Traded to Jets Following Months of Speculation
Apparently, the last straw to set the trade in motion was yet another loss for Gang Green, this time with interim HC Jeff Ulbrich at the...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Zamir White Not Spotted At Practice After Limited Session on Wednesday
The downward trend for Zamir White apparently continues. After being drafted as a potential upside starter at running back this...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 1, 20241 min read
Davante Adams Informs Raiders He 'Prefers to be Traded' Ahead of Trade Deadline
There’s been speculation about Davante Adams wanting out of Las Vegas since the Raiders allowed Derek Carr to walk two offseasons ago,...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Aidan O'Connell in Consideration to Start vs Browns in Week 3
One week after Gardner Minshew led the team to victory over the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, the same Minshew-quarterbacked team got...
Zach Rizzuto
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Is Davante Adams Truly QB Proof?
Davante Adams’ second year with the Raiders provided further evidence (not that it was necessary) that he is officially a QB-proof...
Upper Hand Staff
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Davante Adams, Agents Shut Down Speculation of Potential Trade to Jets
Rumors surfaced and immediately were shut down earlier this week regarding a potential deal between the Raiders and Jets that would...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Don't Write Off Davante Just Yet
Davante Adams is one of the best to ever do it. But at 31 years old in an iffy offensive situation, what should we expect? It could be...
Upper Hand Staff
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Aidan O'Connell Reportedly Has 'Slight Edge' Over Gardner Minshew for QB1 Job
It’s early, but the returns so far seem to be in favor of the second-year QB out of Purdue to draw the start in Week 1. Of course, the QB...
Zach Rizzuto
Jun 17, 20242 min read
Raiders QB Situation on the Surface Leaves Value in Drafting Davante Adams
It’s no secret that the Raiders QB situation isn’t exactly a general manager’s or fantasy manager’s dream; Las Vegas was heavily rumored...
Faraz Siddiqi
May 23, 20242 min read
Is It The Zamir White Show in Las Vegas?
With the NFL Draft behind us, it looks like Zamir White is set to be the Raiders RB1. How safe of a pick is he? To be honest, I’d...
Zach Rizzuto
Jan 2, 20242 min read
Davante Adams Has Career Day in Week 17 vs Colts
After five straight games of scoring double-digit fantasy points from Weeks 10-14 – and offering some consistency following a stretch of...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 21, 20231 min read
Josh Jacobs Expected to Return in Week 16 from Quad Injury
After missing a game where the Raiders scored 63 points against the Chargers, Jacobs is set to make his return against a tough Kansas...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Josh Jacobs Estimated as DNP for Monday Practice with Knee Injury
Jacobs exited the game early against the Vikings on Sunday and didn’t return, placing his status for the week in question given the short...
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