A Season In Review Shows That Cable and Russell Are Connected at the Hip

As the regular season comes to a close, the holidays are spent with family and friends, exchanging gifts and eating our body weight in holiday cookies, I can't help but have that empty feeling again of another post season without the Raiders. It's like having a favorite uncle being a 'no-show' at Christmas dinner. On the other hand this year I feel like that uncle is on his way.   Raider fans had high expectations in the upcoming '08 season. It was the year that we were going to shake off old mindsets and become a contender again. It was the year we were going to start our return to dominance. After all, we had the best CB tandem in the league in Asomougha and Hall, we had a strong-armed QB that had head coaches around the league taking notice. We had a monster at defensive tackle in Kelley and signed the No. 1 tackling and Superbowl-winning safety Gibril Wilson. We were set!!! We were back!!!! The dragon in '08 wore an eye patch!!!!   On Monday night, from the ... (link)