Why The Raiders Should Be Encouraged And The Chargers Discouraged

There are several possible explanations to the Raiders and Chargers game last night.

1) The Chargers are not as good as people thought

2) The Raiders will be better than people thought

3) The Chargers were "rusty," but will build speed

4) The Raiders played impressively and will iron-out the mistakes through the season

Of course, as a Raider fan, I'm inclined to believe that the Raiders will be better than people thought.  Meanwhile, San Diego coach Norv Turner made a comment (about injuries) that will likely reflect the opinions of San Diego apologists that the game "probably isn't as bad as it looks."

Turner made that remark in regards to the apparently high-number of injuries suffered by San Diego, in what may have been a Pyrrhic win for...

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