This Time, Excitement Over the Oakland Raiders Is Justified

It seems like every year since the Raiders lost to the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, Raiders fans have found a reason to be excited about the upcoming season.

However, whether it was big name free agent signings like Deangelo Hall and Randy Moss or high draft picks like Darren McFadden, Robert Gallery, and the quarterback who shall not be named, the results were always the same: The Raiders ended the season at the bottom third of the league.

This season looks like it could be different.

In the past, many of the moves made by the Raiders in the offseason were attempts at quick fixes. The Raiders are notorious for drafting workout warriors and mostly at the skill positions (see Darren McFadden, JaMarcus Russell, and Darrius Heyward Bey). In the years after the Super...

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