Four years into Reggie McKenzie's tenure and eight games into Jack Del Rio's in Oakland, and the Raiders look like a completely different team from years past.
They're competitive week in and week out, with several promising young players on the roster.
The Raiders are off to their best start since 2010-2011 under Hue Jackson, and before that, 2002, the year they made the Super Bowl with Rich Gannon under center and Jerry Rice and Tim Brown as the wide receiver tandem.
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This year it's quarterback Derek Carr at the helm, with weapons galore, including budding star receiver Amari Cooper and former first-rounder Michael Crabtree on the outside.