This last football season wasn’t the
best for the Oakland Raiders. They came into the season as one of the favorites
to reach the AFC championship game and one of the Super Bowl favorites as well.
All that talent that they had ending last season and they went out and added RB
Marshawn Lynch last offseason. That was like when the Warriors added Kevin
Durant last offseason and dominated the NBA on the way to a championship. It
looked as if that was taking place again in Oakland for this season, but then
things changed. A couple of early season injuries and a whole lot of under
performing during the season led the Raiders to a 6-10 and the loss of
employment for HC Jack Del Rio and the defensive coordinator Ken Norton earlier
in the season. But that led to a major change in the Raiders locker room for
next season and they started at the top…
The Raiders went out and got
themselves someone who the Raiders fanbase has been clamoring for since 2002
when he was traded to the Buccaneers by then Raider Owner Al Davis. This prompted
the NFL world to go crazy as they realized that the amazing Chucky was back in
Oakland, and that is a good thing for the Raiders. Look this was as huge as the
Raiders getting Lynch, this changes everything, this team will be good in 2018.
Gruden went 38-26 while with the Raiders
and lead them to the playoffs in 2 of his 4 years and was the coach during the
infamous “Tuck Rule” game. So, he gets a chance to make things right as he
takes ahold of this very young Raiders squad. Led by QB Derek Carr and WR Amari
Cooper the Raiders will take a squad that has a even balance of youth and age
to get them somewhere. Gruden will hit his 100-win mark next season (he sits at
95 right now) and he will lead them to the playoffs the question now is….Are
they ready to reach a Super Bowl??? We will have to wait and see…
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