2013 Oakland Raiders
Surprise, surprise, the Oakland Raiders still suck. The black and silver have been a laughingstock pretty much ever since they were in the Super Bowl in 2002. They have undergone a quarterback and coaching carousel, each successive regime failing just like the last. The defense perennially is near the bottom of the league, and the lone bright spot on offense, Darren McFadden, has never played a full 16 game season in his whole career. Matt Flynn was brought in to run the offense, but if he struggles, it will be interesting how long he will keep the starting quarterback job over Terrelle Pryor, who has shown some flashes of ability. To me, there is only one guy on this team worth a fantasy roster spot, and that is wide receiver Denarius Moore if he is still available around round 12 or so. There isn’t really anything else to say about this team, other than the fact that they have the best-named kicker in the league: Sebastian Janikowski. So that’s it. Another bad season for the Raiders. Let’s see just how bad they will be.
Schedule
Week 1: L at IND
Week 2: W vs JAC
Week 3: L at DEN
Week 4: L vs WAS
Week 5: W vs SD
Week 6: L at KC
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: W vs PIT
Week 9: L vs PHI
Week 10: L at NYG
Week 11: L at HOU
Week 12: W vs TEN
Week 13: L at DAL
Week 14: L at NYJ
Week 15: L vs KC
Week 16: L at SD
Week 17: L vs DEN (could be win if DEN starters are rested)
That’s four, maybe five wins for Oakland this year, which means they will be bad again, but not pathetic like the Jets (even though they will lose to New York anyway). I do have a horrible feeling that they might upset the Giants in Week 10, because that’s just the kind of mid-year game the G-Men lose. So let’s settle on a 5-11 record for Oakland and leave it right there.
Bold Prediction: Denarius Moore will catch 1,000 yards OR 10 TDs.
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