If you thought things couldn't get any worse for the Oakland Raiders, they proved you wrong last season with a 2-14 campaign. Find out if new head coach Lane Kiffin has a shot to turn this franchise around in this 2007 Oakland Raiders predictions article for Point-Spreads.com. Sportsbook.com has the Oakland Raiders at 75 to 1 betting odds to win Super Bowl XLII.
The Silver and Black have a tradition of winning because of their commitment to excellence. However, the world excellence hasn't been mentioned in referring to the Oakland Raiders since 2002. Since reaching the Super Bowl in 2002, the Raiders have won just 15 games and have lost 49 and last season's 2-14 campaign was the worst or the worst.
Kiffin had no choice but to keep the defensive coaching staff in tact by order of Davis and rightfully so as the defense has lots of promise. Offensively, former 49ers and Falcons offensive coordinator Greg Knapp will be Kiffin's right-hand man. These two have their work cut out for themselves with an offense which scored just 12 touchdowns in 16 games last season. The offense needs to get something going to compliment a defense of the verge of stardom.
Kiffin will be calling the shots for the offense and leaning on Greg Knapp every step of the way. This duo will instantly prove to be better suited to calling the plays than Tom Walsh or John Shoop were last season. The game appears to have passed Walsh by and Shoop was thrown to the wolves.
While the offense remains in a state of turmoil until, perhaps, number one draft choice JaMarcus Russell can give us reason to believe otherwise, at least Raiders fans can take pride in Rob Ryan's defense which flies around the field making plays and busting heads no matter what the score. The Raider have fortunately drafted well, especially on defense, and the scouting is starting to pay off.
Al Davis is thinking that Lane Kiffin can bring some youthful fire to this once great franchise. This strong, exciting defense is in a position to win now, but a the Raiders' trouble offense is still at least a season away from holding its own.
San Diego Chargers 5-1
Indianapolis Colts 7-1
Chicago Bears 16-1
Baltimore Ravens 25-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 30-1
Cincinnati Bengals 25-1
Denver Broncos 25-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Dallas Cowboys 25-1
Carolina Panthers 25-1
Seattle Seahawks 18-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 35-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 60-1
New York Jets 40-1
Miami Dolphins 55-1
Tennessee Titans 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 60-1
Buffalo Bills 100-1
Washington Redskins 40-1
Arizona Cardinals 40-1
Saint Louis Rams 50-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 45-1
San Francisco 49ers 20-1
Minnesota Vikings 50-1
Green Bay Packers 40-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Oakland Raiders 75-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
