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**MileHighRaider** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 01:48 AM

Fox has their new rankings out...

FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Super Bowl foes top offseason Power Rankings

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26 — Oakland: Al Davis was quite generous this offseason. Just ask Javon Walker, Gibril Wilson, DeAngelo Hall, Tommy Kelly, Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden — all beneficiaries of Mr. Davis's desperate commitment to excellence. Who can argue with the money he shelled out? The Raiders are a nauseating 19-61 over the past five seasons and haven't sniffed the playoffs in years. I'm actually pretty excited about the JaMarcus Russell-Darren McFadden combo out of the backfield. The SEC meets the Black Hole. Hopefully, with it, come a few wins along the way. Camp: Napa Valley, Calif.

26 isn't a bad starting spot. I'd like to be top ten at the end of the season!

**buckwild187** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 01:52 AM

I can't wait for people to start crying and whining about us being disrespected and how this writer is a hater.

**MileHighRaider** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by buckwild187

I can't wait for people to start crying and whining about us being disrespected and how this writer is a hater.

I personally feel we should be ranked higher than the Donkeys, as they've gone backwards this off season IMHO.

But I can't whine or cry about it... we have some proving to do before my opinions mean anything.

MMARaider · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:00 AM

Sounds about right....hopefully we can climb the power rankings this season and get some wins.

ALLRAIDERWORLD · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:03 AM

He has Cincinnati, St. Louis, Arizona, Buffalo, Denver, Houston, Baltimore and Chicago ranked ahead of us. I disagree!!!

xivRAIDER · #6 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:03 AM

WTF Baltimore 25 they should be higher then that.

**MileHighRaider** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ALLRAIDERWORLD

He has Cincinnati, St. Louis, Arizona, Buffalo, Denver, Houston, Baltimore and Chicago ranked ahead of us. I disagree!!!

I'd put Cinci, Buffalo, Houston, Baltimore and Chicago above us until we beat them.

Denver, I agree. We beat them twice last year (I'm a sore loser) and they had a crap off season.

St. Louis and Arizona are, well,.... Jr. High teams.

RaiderLovinGal · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:10 AM

Schrager didn't say (type) anything that we didn't already know. Glad to see he's excited to see JR throw.

I do find it interesting though that he thought the Rams are in a better position than the Raiders are, given they did considerably worse than the Raiders last season and the Raiders did quite a bit more to address their on-field issues.

All this stuff is speculation anyways. We al know that on Any Given Sunday.... anything is possible.

**MileHighRaider** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RaiderLovinGal

All this stuff is speculation anyways. We al know that on Any Given Sunday.... anything is possible.

True.

And there's a long pre-season to work through. Lots can change between now and game one.

**buckwild187** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MileHighRaider

I personally feel we should be ranked higher than the Donkeys, as they've gone backwards this off season IMHO.

But I can't whine or cry about it... we have some proving to do before my opinions mean anything.

Exactly. Once we win more than 5 games in a season then we will get the recogniton we deserve.

**MileHighRaider** · #11 (**permalink**) 07-24-2008, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by buckwild187

Exactly. Once we win more than 5 games in a season then we will get the recogniton we deserve.