2008 an eerie mirror to past years for the Oakland Raiders, which way will they go?

RaiderSithLord posted 4/19/2008 from mvn.com [flag]

My partner in crime here at Thoughts from the Dark Side, Rob recently went on record as predicting playoffs for the Oakland Raiders. I admire his optimism, but don’t fully share it. There are eerie parallels to two recent pivotal years in the history of the Oakland Raiders 1999 and 2005. 1999 served as a launching pad for Jon Gruden’s Raiders to go on a run that ultimately culminated in a win ... [link]

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