Raven's LB Ray Lewis offers words of encouragement to Raider's QB Jamarcus Russell after another Raider loss.
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Sports In The Bay
The Raider's season came to an end yesterday with a 21 -13 loss to the playoff bound Baltimore Ravens. Their season ends at 5 - 11 marking the seventh straight year of at least 11 losses. Though they played well at times this year, and beat several quality teams, they could not put together any offensive consistency to compliment a pretty good defense. Here are ten questions that the front office, er, Al Davis will need to address this offseason.
1. What to do with Jamarcus Russell?
2. Will Richard Seymour return?
3. How can they generate enough fan interest/ticket sales to lift the TV blackouts?
4. Will Al Davis retain Coach Tom Cable?
5. Who will they draft, and why?
6. Will they hire a General Manager?
7. Can they keep their most talented players?
8. What to do with Darrius Heyward Bey?
9. Will a talented free agent want to sign with the Raiders?
10. Will they be able to truly restore the greatness of this historic franchise?
You have to give much respect to the die hard fans of Raider Nation. They may not have turned out in large numbers this year, but they remained passionate and loyal to the team. However, with the current state of the economy, and the high price tag for tickets, the Raiders don't have any more good will to squander with their fan base. The standards for the organization are in place, and the Raider tradition is as strong as ever. They need to make the playoffs next year. Anything else will be unacceptable.
Click HERE to listen to post game interviews with Coach Tom Cable, LB Thomas Howard, DE Richard Seymour, Raven's LB Ray Lewis, and NFL Legend MacArthur Lane.
