Oakland Raiders’ Path To the Playoffs, Part One

June 1, 2010   ·   Jay Dee   ·   Jump to comments

New Faces-New Season-New Oakland Raiders!
Raider Nation is rampant with excitement stemming from positive reports out of Oakland Raiders mini-camp. News of Jason Campbell picking up Hue Jackson's offense much faster than expected, much maligned wide receiver Darius Heyward-Bey catching everything that comes close to him, and Mario Henderson commenting on how it's nice to see his quarterback working as hard as everyone else are feeding the fans' fire.
A lot of experts are predicting a vast improvement in the play of the Silver and Black in 2010, but can the Raiders deliver? How much better can they be? Are we talking about a garden-variety improvement to respectable, or a full-on 180 degree jump to the playoffs? I think anything is possible, but a lot needs to happen for the Raiders to reach beyond average and into competitive.
A good start is going to be crucial, so let's look at the first four games and try to figure out what Oakland needs to do to set themselves up fo...

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