How do you think the Raiders will do this coming season?
364037
i feel that if the raiders throw the deep ball to moss they will do amazing.\nusing him as the threat that he can be and tossing up that deep ball moss will light up the scoreboard himself. But it also frees up jerry porter by having moss draw the coverage. porter has amazing talent and for the raiders to be succesful the ball needs to be in porters hands as he is a possesion reciever. and again doing this also allows lamont jordan to do some smashmouth running by catching the defense off guard. I also belkieve that bringing in art shell was a really great desicion on the organizations part as he will help the raiders win
582587
9 & 7\n\nIf the division wasn't so tough, I'd even say wildcard for the playoffs.  Ballstothewall doesn't know what he's talking about.\n\nI think the offense is going to surprise some people who say it won't be good.  The O-line got the needed pieces in free agency and some depth in the draft as well over these last two years.  The Brownies have good skill players in place, they just never had the O-line to control a game.\nThe defense will be improved but unfortunately, they are going to need some time to jell with all the changes.  Players are still needed at NT, DE and LB as well.
458929
You have waited for so long, why bother to give up now.\n\nI agree with you that 6-10 is for 2006, but 2007 may be wild card year for Raider and in 2008, there may be superbowl winner.
1065649
It All Depends On Health,Any Of The Teams You All Mentioned Can Crap Out If Injuries Plague Them,Now I Think That The Raiders Will Shock some People,They May Not Be The Top Team But They Will Make The Playoffs
984738
I don't think Oakland will beat anybody, anywhere.\nSteady Eddie- WTF is Herman Moore? How can he be coach of the year if he doesn't exist?
885578
I would say they won't win........They have not been doing too good.\nI live about 1 hour from their homebase.......It's hard on the Raider fans here........From what I have seen.  Yikes...they need to crack the whip on those Boys.......They draw a good crowd normally.\n\nhttp://www.raiders.com/intro/raiders.com.html
427085
There is a remote chance.  There is a rumor that the Raiders might trade up to the #4 position.  If the Titans take Vince Young (another rumor floating around), then the Raiders might very well trade up for Leinart.
1084871
I think they will do better than last season, but still lack at defense. I don't think they will make the playoffs. Next year will be better. The stadium is built and games will be played there this season and the spirit is not broken to all you haters.
180454
The Raiders are trying to get back up Falcons QB Matt Schaub.They probably will have to give up a 4th or 5th round draft pick and a couple players for him though.Kerry Collins is gone.Andrew Walter and Tuiasosopo will battle for the back up position in training camp.There are still some moves Al Davis can make in free agency for a QB,its still early.The Raiders will not use their 1st round pick on a QB,I wish people will quit saying that.Im about 90% sure it will Matt Schaub
420645
well, I'm a huge Raider fan to start out.  When I saw that the Titans took Young and the Jets stuck with their guns and took D'Brickashaw I was like "WE GOT LEINART!!!! WE GOT LEINART!!!"  then it came time for the Raiders to pick and I vividly remember hearing the commish saying "....the Oakland Raiders select Mmm" and I threw my hands in the air in triumph "Michael Huff from Texas"  man....the life was sucked out of me.  If you would have said the Raiders are gonna get Huff in the draft I would have been happy as hell.  If you THEN would have told me, "by the way, Leinart would have been available and you would have passed on him" I would think you were high.\nBut from all accounts the Raiders have high hopes for Andrew Walter and wern't about to draft another QB from USC even though Leinart probably won't resemble Todd Maranovich in the least bit.\nI love Huff and love it even more that he'll be starting and making plays week 1.  Darnell Bing is gonna suprise some people on the Raiders and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets someones starting job this season.\nHoward I know little to nothing about, only that he's an energy ball and has alot to learn and know even less about Paul McQuistan even though Weber St is like 15 minutes from my house LOL\n\nGO RAIDERS!!!!
675489
Well, I'm from Los Angeles, quite frankly, i'm pretty neutral when it comes to football (if anything I'm an Eagles fan, but I don't think they'll make it), so I'm going to reach out on a limb and say...(don't be so shocked)...The Oakland Raiders. Here's my reasons why.\n\nCurrently the Raiders have one of the best wide reciever cores I've seen in a while, with each of them all with specific duties. Moss, Jerry Porter, a healthy Ronald Curry (who I see is gonna be a sleeper this year) and Doug Gabirel. There's no way newly acquired Aaron Brooks can give the excuse of "there's no one to pass to" with this kind of recieving core. \n\nThen on defense, Warren Sapp, Derrick Burgess, some new Defensive back rookies that could make an impact. Rookies like USC's Darnell Bing and of course Texas' Michael Huff.\n\nThen you look at coaching. The Raiders' bring back Art Shell and Rob Ryan finally has some real talent to work with on the defensive end. \n\nnow I'm not saying that they'll win the super bowl, but in my books, if they do start winning, they'd be fun to watch and they'll do it with style.
159606
For Sure Defensive side!!!!!!!!! \n\nI think there's a good chance at a linebacker
574406
If soon doesn't mean within the next 2 years then you can make an arument for just about any team: "Within the next 3-5 years, Team X will be something to watch". When you're inviting MARCUS VICK to your mini-camp, you're smelling a little desperate. Daunte Culpepper must prove himself without Randy Moss or Nate Burleson, and Chambers and Booker ain't no Moss/Burleson. Ronnie Brown will get his chance, but he had as many fumbles lost as TD's last year. Hopefully he ain't been hanging with Ricky in the offseason. O-line is a little sketchy, Secondary has LOTS of question marks, so...a lot of ifs. Then again, it seems lots of teams turn ifs into positives these days. But I would expect the team to take a step back this season while Saban gets more players under his system and shakes the rest out...There are LOTS more teams with LOTS more potential for the near future than Miami though.
611923
Culpepper was acquired but it's unclear how long before he recovers from last season's injury...they picked up Joey Harrington who is happy about the strict coaching staff and the system - he'll probably start the season if Daunte can't go.  Ricky Williams is suspended for the year so Ronnie Brown will have to carry the load...we'll see if he can.  \nThey had a decent offseason with some mediocre free agents signed and a lot of fairly solid rookies in the draft (Derrick Hagen, Roderique Wright, Jason Allen) so the future looks good.  The biggest concern should be the age of a lot of the starters especially on defense.  \n\nOverall, the team probably won't live up to hyped expectations due to:\n1.  Neither QB will have much time do develop timing with the WRs.\n2.  To old on defense.\n3.  The loss of Ricky Williams is huge since they only have Travis Minor backing up.\n4.  The fact the AFC east teams all play the AFC South (Indy, Jax, Tenn and Houston) won't make life very easy.  Indy and Jax are playoff teams and Tenn. and Houston will be far better this year with players returning from IR.\n\nThey finish second in the division after the Pats and miss the playoffs.
338879
It seems like it's going to be a coin flip where he goes. Some people have him going 3rd to the Titans some have him at 4th to the Jets and some even have him at 7th to the Raiders. I think where ever he goes his effectiveness will depend on how soon a team needs him to play. If he can hold a clip board a year or two under a Mcnair or someone of that caliber i think he will be a force to be reckoned with in the NFL.
984507
The Raiders are in one of those famous (and for the fans -frustrating) "rebuilding years". This team was ranked 32nd. out of 32 for most of the first half and was the joke of the NFL. Suddenly they are showing some real "Raider" class and they are NOT laying down but showing up for every game. They have had some excellent defensive efforts lately and yes their record could be better (NOT 7-4 under ANY circumstances!) but with luck, 5-6 maybe.\n\nThis is a team that shows real promise for the future. You put a real offense in there and watch out. (yeah, and get rid of Moss, this team needs TEAM players at this point...) This is definitely a team which is suddenly just a few good players short of real contention. I'm not a rabid Raider's fan, but I like to see them in the hunt, what's the NFL without the Evil Black and Silver?\n\n(We all rave about the Manning dynasty, father and two brothers, but has anyone noticed the Defensive Coordinator dynasty, the Ryans? Father - Buddy Ryan, DC of the 1985 SB Bears, one of the best defenses in NFL history, son Rob Ryan, DC of the mighty Ravens (who shutout, shut down and stomped the Steelers yestersday) and his brother Rex, now DC of the suddenly respectable Oakland Defense? How spooky is that?)
712920
im thinking 3. the raiders are on a roll, and the chiefs are nothing without a great larry johnson