2007 Oakland Raiders NFL Predictions & Season Preview

June 5, 2008 | Posted By Larry Cook

The worst team in football is what many people are calling Oakland with their 2007 Raiders predictions, and we have to agree. The team has been absolutely dreadful now for four years, and the last two editions might be the worst two teams we have seen take the field for the NFL. As a result Art Shell is gone and Lane Kiffin has been brought in, and at 31 we simply can’t estimate what Al Davis and company were thinking. The good news is that the defense was pretty solid last year, but the offense is in such a rut it will be tough to find a way to make the defense matter.

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The quarterback situation is pretty unsettled for the start of the season. Oakland went out and drafted JaMarcus Russell with the first pick of the NFL draft, but he’s still pretty raw and won’t be ready to take over right away. That leaves Josh McCown who didn’t take a snap in Detroit last season, and put up dismal results in the desert of Arizona. The team decided they want a stable of runners in the backfield, so they drafter Michael Bush to go with Justin Fargas, LaMont Jordan, and newcomer Dominic Rhodes. Who will see playing time and when remains to be seen. Randy Moss was shipped away, but one disgruntled employee remains in Jerry Porter. Porter is hoping a new coach will mean more balls thrown his way. After Porter there is Ronald Curry, who led the team with 62 receptions a year ago, and Mike Williams coming over from Detroit.

Oakland’s front four is a strength with Derrick Burgess being an absolute monster at end and Warren Sapp having a great comeback year at tackle. Terrell Sands is another good run-stopper and Tommy Kelly fills out the front of the defense. The linebacking group is solid with a couple of youngsters. Kirk Morrison solidifies the middle of the field and Thomas Howard may be one of the fastest guys playing the position in the league. Sam Williams has proved worthy of the other starting spot when he can keep of the injury list. The secondary is pretty much a mystery. Nnamdi Asomugha didn’t have a pick in his first 48 games as a starter then came through with eight last year. Michael Huff was a rookie from Texas last year who was solid but didn’t cause any big plays. Fabian Washington is the best of the bunch, and continues to get better year after year.

Where can you go but up if you are Oakland? Well, we think that most likely you are going to find more of the same with this team They have four solid home games against Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Houston that will give them their best shot of winning. Other than that they are going to most likely be underdogs, so we are going with UNDER 5 wins.

Odds on Season Win Totals:
Sportsbook: o5.0( -130) u5.0( +100)

Odds to Win the AFC West:
Bookmaker: +2200
Sportsbook: +1200
BetUS: +1200

Odds to Win the AFC:
Bookmaker: +6500
Sportsbook: +3500
BetUS: +7000

Odds to Win the Super Bowl:
Bookmaker: +10000
Sportsbook: +7500
BetUS: +15000

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