Raiders Have Building Blocks in Place, Cap Room to Take Big Leap Forward in 2015

February 25, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders may be mulling a move back to Los Angeles, but what really needs to change isn't the team's zip code.
It's the Raiders' view from the AFC West basement, a residence the Raiders have held for the better part of the past decade.
Of course, it's a view the team vows to change each and every season, and yet when all is said and done, the Raiders have wound up right back in the cellar.
This year, though, just might be different. In 2015, the Raiders enter the season with more than just loads of salary-cap space with which to add pieces in free agency and more than just another top-five pick in the NFL draft.
This time, the Raiders actually have a few pieces to build around, and that could make the difference between another season of wheel-spinning and the leap toward respectability that Raiders fans have craved for so long.
Of course, a quick look at the Raiders quarterbacks over that decade of futility goes a long way toward explaining why...

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