2010 NFL Team Odds, Preview, & Predictions- Oakland Raiders
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Oakland Current Odds to Win:
Raiders AFC West Odds – 13/2
Raiders AFC Championship Lines – 45/1
Raiders 2011 Super Bowl Futures – 80/1
Oakland Raiders Season Over/Under Win Total – 6
Ever since going 11-5 in 2002 and losing to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl, Oakland has gone into a tailspin that they have not been able to get out of. In the last seven seasons they have not won more than five games in any one season and have won four or less games four times. Plagued by a number of poor personnel moves, they had been extremely ineffective in using free agency and the draft to rebuild a once proud franchise.
We may very well look back on 2010 as the year that things finally started moving in the right direction.
After two long seasons with QB JaMarcus Russell at the helm, the Raiders finally pulled the plug on that ill-fated experiment and traded with Washington for Jason Campbell. They also brought in Hue Jackson as their new offensive coordinator to help reshape an offense that finished the 2009 season ranked 31st in total yards and points per game.
They still lack enough weapons at most of the other skill positions to turn things around overnight, but these two moves are a definite step in the right direction.
Look for RB’s Michael Bush and Darren McFadden and TE Zach Miller to have an expanded role in the offense this season as all three players are young and talented.
The real improvement in this team should be on the defensive side of the ball. After finally using the draft to properly address their needs, this defense should play well enough to keep them in the game against most of the teams they will face.
First round pick LB Rolando McClain and second round pick DT Lamarr Houston should be able to immediately help a run defense that was ranked 29th in the league, giving up an average of over 155 yards on the ground per game. All in all the Raiders used six of their nine draft choices on defensive players to add some depth to a unit that has some talent but has yet to live up to its potential.
Another positive move was the resigning of restricted free agent DE Richard Seymour to a one year franchise tender deal.
Last year this team finished 5-11, but included in those few wins were victories over Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati. With the burden of dealing with Russell finally off their shoulders, the Raiders are poised to take a positive step forward in 2010.
Playing in the weak AFC West and against the NFC West will also help their cause.
2010 Prediction: 3rd in the AFC West
Win Total: Over
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