NFL Beware! The Oakland Raiders Are Scary Again

April 26, 2010   ·   Joseph McNeal   ·   Jump to comments

For football fans, the offseason is long and tedious. We are provided with two pacifiers: the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft.
 
For Oakland Raiders fans these pacifiers are a time that we get ridiculed by the press for our draft picks, for overspending on free agents, and for the franchise's overall decision making—at least during the last few offseasons.
 
This year is very different.
 
The feeling is not one of anguish, but of hope and expectations. The Raiders have made some decisions that have this team going in the right direction—they are putting together a winning team.
 
This change all started last year.
 
During training camp Coach Cable wore a T-shirt that had the following statement: "Wanted: 53 men committed to one purpose."
 
The media was speculating that the Raiders were going to fire him. The great part about this was that Coach Cable stood his ground and continued to d...

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