The 2nd most important schedule...

[jmt57]

My late night Raider guesses:

Week 1: @ Tennessee -- loss
Week 2: vs St. Louis -- win
Week 3: @ Arizona -- loss (if Leinart avoids hot tubs)
Week 4: vs Texans -- ???
Week 5: vs Chargers -- loss
Week 6: @ San Francisco -- loss/?
Week 7: @ Denver -- loss/?
Week 8: vs Seattle -- win/?
Week 9: vs Kansas City -- win/?
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: @ Pittsburgh -- loss
Week 12: vs Miami -- loss/? (travel factor for fins?)
Week 13: @ San Diego -- loss
Week 14: @ Jacksonville -- loss/? (travel factor for oak?)
Week 15: vs Denver -- win/?
Week 16: vs Indianapolis -- loss/?
Week 17: @ Kansas City -- loss/?

So I have one sure win, five sure losses, three likely wins, six likely losses, and a tossup; 6-10 is my prediction.

 

[eagle eye]

I see 5-11, with wins against the Rams, Cardinals, Seahawks, Chiefs (in Oakland), and Broncos (in Oakland). I can see it going either way with all of those, however...0-16?

5-11 is the best I can see for them and I think 3-13 or 2-16 is more likely.

 

[patsfan-1982]

i can see oakland going 7-9 or 8-8

 

[Tyler.Durden]

It depends how the rub of the green goes for them, they could have a tonne of injuries, who knows.

 

[Tyler.Durden]

My late night Raider guesses:

Week 1: @ Tennessee -- loss
Week 2: vs St. Louis -- win
Week 3: @ Arizona -- loss (if Leinart avoids hot tubs)
Week 4: vs Texans -- ???
Week 5: vs Chargers -- loss
Week 6: @ San Francisco -- loss/?
Week 7: @ Denver -- loss/?
Week 8: vs Seattle -- win/?
Week 9: vs Kansas City -- win/?
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: @ Pittsburgh -- loss
Week 12: vs Miami -- loss/? (travel factor for fins?)
Week 13: @ San Diego -- loss
Week 14: @ Jacksonville -- loss/? (travel factor for oak?)
Week 15: vs Denver -- win/?
Week 16: vs Indianapolis -- loss/?
Week 17: @ Kansas City -- loss/?

So I have one sure win, five sure losses, three likely wins, six likely losses, and a tossup; 6-10 is my prediction.

St. Louis still has jackson, he can run over anyone on his day.

 

[eagle eye]

That's an easy schedule, and the Raiders could show significant improvement.*

* As long as Russell isn't the starter

I'm telling you right here and now that Gradkowski is just as bad as Russell. The guy that worries me is Boller if he got his game together.

There is no easy schedule for a team that bad. You gotta think that both the Chiefs and Broncos will improve this season. And they play Pete Carroll's Seahawks which won't be easy either. Outside their division I don't think they are capable of beating anybody except maybe the Rams and/or fins.

In their division they will be lucky to win twice imo.

 

[patriotscpfc]

That looks an easy schedule apart from 5 games.

 

[Deus Irae]

I'm telling you right here and now that Gradkowski is just as bad as Russell. The guy that worries me is Boller if he got his game together.

There is no easy schedule for a team that bad. You gotta think that both the Chiefs and Broncos will improve this season. And they play Pete Carroll's Seahawks which won't be easy either. Outside their division I don't think they are capable of beating anybody except maybe the Rams and/or fins.

In their division they will be lucky to win twice imo.

I've seen both play a lot of their games. Russell is far worse, and the Raiders responded much better to Gradkowski than to Russell.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

I've seen both play a lot of their games. Russell is far worse, and the Raiders responded much better to Gradkowski than to Russell.

Russell may be worse than Gradkowski but Gradkowski will still be a bottom 5 starting QB. That is an easy schedule but it's tough to win without a QB.

 

[Marqui]

A lot of easy wins in there

 

[signbabybrady]

Week 1: @ Tennessee Winnable if Tenn starts like they did last year (likely a loss)
Week 2: vs St. Louis Very Winnable (call it a Win)
Week 3: @ Arizona Very Winnable with a New QB and no Boldin (Call it a pick em)
Week 4: vs Texans Texans are better but still winnable (loss)
Week 5: vs Chargers Division game you never know (loss)
Week 6: @ San Francisco Easy road trip but San Fran is better (loss)
Week 7: @ Denver tough call Denver is better except the second half of last year so what team does Denver bring this season. At Denver though so (loss)
Week 8: vs Seattle Very Winnable (call it a win)
Week 9: vs Kansas City home vs the crap of the division (win)
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: @ Pittsburgh (loss)
Week 12: vs Miami I know they won last year but Miami was better than and still is (loss)
Week 13: @ San Diego (Loss)
Week 14: @ Jacksonville travel far but winnable game (loss)
Week 15: vs Denver see first notes (give a win this time)
Week 16: vs Indianapolis colts back ups may be better (loss)
Week 17: @ Kansas City division game on the road (loss)

I give them 4 wins with a couple of toss ups. To me unless something happens at QB 7 wins would be the ceiling.