Oakland Raiders: The Bullying Has Commenced In the AFC West

November 2, 2010   ·   BW Black   ·   Jump to comments

At the end of training camp, Oakland Raider's offensive coordinator Hue Jackson referred to the mind-set in Oakland by saying, “we’re trying to build a bully here.”
This bullying was not evident through the first six games of the season as Oakland compiled a 2-4 record. The Raiders ran into a red brick wall—the “red zone”—there was no production, whilst on defense opposing running backs were given the red carpet treatment.
But, following a 17-9 reversal to the 49ers, the Raiders had an epiphany somewhere between Candlestick Park and Alameda. This team was sick of losing.
The Raider Nation has suffered greatly over the last seven years, enduring a record number of double-digit losing seasons. It has been a long road.
It was evident progress was being made and improving on 5-11 last time out still seemed a realistic aim. But still a break-even season (8-8) was dreamland. The playoffs were fanciful, despite the paucity of play...

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