This is the best I've felt about a Raiders team in years.
Two years ago, I forecast a seven- or eight-win season based on an easy Raiders schedule. That prediction turned out wrong as Oakland finished 5-11. What I saw on the practice field Monday indicates that -- regardless of the schedule -- the Raiders are headed in the right direction.
One of the problems in recent years is that the Raiders seemed like a baseball team swinging for the fences instead of just getting singles and moving forward. Al Davis would be mesmerized by incredible 40-yard times and athletic abilities instead of just getting good football players.
In the offseason, the Raiders added good players in linebacker Rolando McClain, defensive end Lamarr Houston, quarterback Jason Campbell and linebacker Kamerion Wimbley, just to name a few.
Yes, it looks like the Raiders' seven-year streak of 10 or more losses per season might end in 2010.
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