Oakland Raiders NFL Season Preview: Seven Predictions For 2010

Al Davis has has likened the 2010 Oakland Raiders team to the one which won the Superbowl in 1980 with Jim Plunkett leading the way.

Praise indeed.

It has to be said, for a 5-11 team the Raiders have a lot of sports writers (even ESPN!) singing their praises and predicting a Silver & Black revival.

But what can we realistically predict for the 2010 season?

Given the moves and acquisitions in the roster (not to mention some addition by subtraction), I think there are a number of conclusions we can come to with some degree of probability.

Here are my top seven, both good and and bad.

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