... 0in 0in 0pt;">For football fans, the offseason is long and tedious. We are provided with two pacifiers: the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft.

 

For Oakland Raiders fans these pacifiers are a time that we get ridiculed by the press for our draft picks, for overspending on free agents, and for the franchise's overall decision making—at least during the last few offseasons.

 

This year is very different.

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