Are the Oakland Raiders Poised for the NFL’s Biggest Turnaround in 2014?

July 18, 2014   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders have been an NFL doormat for a long time. Nefarious fans of other teams around the league like to remind Raider Nation of this fact every chance they get. 
It’s true; the Raiders haven’t been to the playoffs or had a winning season since 2002. They have been a perennial bottom-dweller in the AFC for over a decade and are averaging an astonishing 4.8 wins per season over the last 11 years. In far too many losses, the Raiders haven’t even been competitive.
The question every member of Oakland’s loyal fanbase asks now isn’t if this is the year the team wins it all, but if this is the year that it finally turns around its misfortunes. Some fans will always say yes, but there’s actually reason to believe things are different this year.
It sounds like an offseason cliche, but it just feels different this year. Fourth-year special teams ace Taiwan Jones concurred, via the team’s official website: "I truly b...

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