With the announcement of the Oakland Raiders 2018 schedule, everybody has been poring over it, scrutinizing it like it holds the key to eternal life somewhere in all of the dates and times.
And of course, some are already hammering out their way-too-early, week by week wins and losses prediction pieces – not that we won’t, mind you, that piece isn’t ready to be published just yet though.
Oakland’s schedule presents an interesting mix of challenges. There are, of course, the inherent challenges posed by teams within the division. And suffice it to say, the Raiders haven’t done exceptionally well against the division in the Derek Carr era.