Darren McFadden Has Carroll Sleepless in Seattle, Cable Tries for 2 Straight

October 30, 2010   ·   Dallas Davis   ·   Jump to comments

You've heard it a million times: The Oakland Raiders haven't won back to back games since 2008.  I'm no mathematician, but given this fact, it means that the silver and black typically plan on achieving an 8-8 record at best.  In the Rich Gannon era, circa 1999-2002, Oakland boasted the winning-est record in football, as the PA announcer would commonly reiterate to a once packed house in the East Bay.  Times have changed, as Oakland now deals with having one of the worst records of this decade.  But can Run DMC change all that?
The Raiders sit at a decent 3-4 within a battered AFC West division, excluding Kansas City.  As the Seahawks come to town under the Pete Carroll college trust system, (meaning taking a chance with former USC wide-out Mike Williams, and reeling in one time USC opponent Marshawn Lynch), Oakland looks to establish the dual threat run game with Michael Bush and D-Mac against a dominant Seattle run defense, sitting at #2 in the NFL,...

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