The Raiders are back on the field Tuesday for their second week of organized team activities. Here are three position battles the team will have its eye on.
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The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
Six key Raiders players from a defense that surrendered the ninth-fewest points in the NFL last season are entering the final year of their contracts.
The Raiders have begun organized team activities, which means fans have questions about how the team is shaping up so far.
What if Mike Tomlin, Nick Saban, Tony Dungy, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McVay, Pete Carroll or Dabo Swinney were to be the next coach of the Raiders? Or will it be Rich Bisaccia?
A 36-33 overtime victory by the Raiders on Thanksgiving is the latest example of how balanced the 32-team league is this year.
Quarterback Derek Carr helps Raiders snap three-game losing streak by throwing for 373 yards and a touchdown.
How the Raiders performed in a 36-33 overtime win.
Circa sportsbook took sharp money on the Raiders-Cowboys and Bills-Saints games, and the South Point took sharp action on the Bears-Lions matchup.
The Raiders need to compete and coach as if their season depends on the outcome when facing Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
In the first seven weeks of the season, there were only two outright upsets by underdogs of seven points or more. But there have been nine such upsets in the last four weeks.
Another midseason slide seems likely after a 32-13 loss to the Bengals on Sunday.
At one point between this week and last, the Raiders missed converting on third down 14 straight times.
The Raiders rank just 28th across the NFL in rushing average (85.0) and yards per carry (3.7).