It’s Time the Oakland Raiders Met Expectations

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Published: May 28, 2009

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... haven’t had in a while: momentum.

True, a two-game win streak might not seem like much when the team’s overall record finished at 5-11, but when you’re an organization that’s won only 23 games since 2003, you’ll take whatever positives you can get.

This is in no way meant to be an apology for a tumultuous 2008 campaign, but for the Raiders to have finished on such a high note there's reason to believe that 2009 just might be the year the Raiders take that first step in the right direction.

However, the important thing to remember about such an optimistic outlook is that it should be at best curbed, if not guarded.

After all, these are still the Oakland Raiders.

As such, they’ll open the 2009 season with yet another new head coach, Tom Cable, and a slew of questions that desperately need to be answered before the season-opener Sept. 14 against San Diego.

Most of the questions on offense center around a pass...

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