Derek Carr Honestly 7-9 is not going to

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Derek Carr Honestly 7-9 is not going to

When the ' offseason program began, players were hardly the only arrivals. Arriving at the team's facility was also a fresh dose of optimism Mac Jones Men Jersey -- the kind of optimism a previously haple s franchise feels after finally piecing together multiple succe sful offseasons.Succe sful drafting brought them a franchise pa ser in , a star pa s-rusher in , and legitimate No. 1 wideout in . Last season, they finished with seven wins -- their best record since 2011's eight wins -- and a -40 point differential, which might not seem like a desirable number, but it is when you remember the Mark Andrews Youth Jersey Raiders were outscored by nearly 200 points in 2014.Now, after a succe sful free-agency period, the Raiders are gunning for more. For the first time in a while, they're raising their own personal expectations. Perhaps the best indicator of the Raiders turnaround? When general manger Reggie McKenzie, last month, talked about how it was nice to not free agents to come to Oakland.So, according to Carr, a 7-9 mark in 2016 isn't going to be an acceptable finish."What we did last year on the field was better, but we want the same kind of jump again this year," Carr said on Monday, "We want to be better than 7-9. Honestly, 7-9 is not going to cut it. It felt Pharoh Cooper Women Jersey good last year, I think we were close to winning 10 games. We have to Nick Chubb Men Jersey continue to push ourselves to do better than that." With the getting gutted in free agency and with the Raiders emerging as offseason champions, could Oakland really recapture the AFC West crown? Signing boosted an already The acquisitions of and bolstered the secondary. And landing gave the Raiders another pa s-rusher to pair with Mack.Meanwhile, Broncos And the lost their offensive coordinator and a The are also coming off a four-win season.So yeah, on paper at least, the Raiders appear to Matthew Slater Men Jersey be ready to compete for a playoff spot. "On paper it looks great. We don't want to be paper champs," Carr said. "We've got some good guys, but none of that matters unle s we put the work in. Everything can look good in theory and in practice it all falls apart. As a leader of this team, I'm going to concentrate on pushing to get better every day."
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