OK...OK...OK...It's one win but MAN!!! that one win came a full calendar year PLUS for Raiders fans..AND at the expense of one of your rivals. Only thing that would've made it sweeter for me was for it to be against the broncos.
This team has a lot of bright spots on it. There are pieces to build from. That couldn't be said as early as 2 years ago. We are beginning to see the development of players on the defense like:
Sio Moore, Khalil Mack, Justin Ellis, TJ Carrie and DJ Hayden
offensively has to lead off with your General: Derek Carr, Latavious Murray, Gabe Jackson, Lil Wiz, Streator, Andre Holmes, Brice Butler and James Jones. There are also other players in the mix that we hope are developing and will see some major PT soon like McGill, Dowling and Watson.
Again, all positives we couldn't point to a couple years ago. Now, I said there's a reason why the Raiders may want to consider keeping Sparano as the head man. Consistency. The Raiders will still likely get the first pick in the draft. At worst a top 5 for sure. That means there's still a lot of work to be done and still quite a few more pieces to be added. Why not keep a guy who has the players respect? He's been a rebuilding coach before. He's considered a top coach with the offensive line and let's face it we still have some work to do to get these guys in a better position to succeed. The Raiders will not contend for a playoff spot next year--no shock to the realistic fan. For some of my Raider Nation brethren I may have just put myself on the most wanted list for that statement. Either way, I believe it to be true! Keep Sparano around for a few more years and see what that type of consistency can do for Carr/Mack/Moore and the other foundation pieces the Raiders have. Sparano could turn this into a playoff contender with the right pieces if GM Reggie McKenzie can get him what he needs. The Raiders are still looking for a permanent home. No deal is forth coming. What is there to gain but hoping a marquee coach REALLY wants to come there for anything less than a Brinks truck with all the trimmings!
Give Sparano a chance to put his model in place. We are starting to see some of the young talent Reggie brought in so let's tie the two together for a couple more years. We're out of cap hell and have a full compliment of draft picks. We have (what we believe) is our present and future signal caller, so let's keep it moving with the guys we got. Sparano will likely make some moves with the assistant coaches in the off season--so be it. I say consider him for the top job rather than settle/hope we find the next big thing in coaching. Rebuilding a team doesn't occur overnight. We made the wrong choice 3 years ago in a guy w/o head coaching experience, let's roll with what/who we know.
...or is it just me?
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