... you know that I usually try to look at things with a glass-half-full perspective. It's good for the blood pressure, good for morale and the Raider Nation seems to enjoy having some hope to look forward to.

What does the other side of the table look like, has been a question thrown around, a lot, recently with the demotion of JaMarcus Russell.

Well, yes, things could be a whole lot worse for the Raiders, in many different ways.

For one, every offseason, Al Davis goes out and tries to find players to fill in the gaps when free agents or disgruntled players leave.

Granted, if Al is causing the gaps, at least he is filling them in. Can you imagine what our defense would be like if Greg Ellis and Richard Seymour had declined...

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