AFC West Conference - Oakland Raiders PreviewThe Oakland Raiders had one of the highest payrolls in the NFL last season, yet they managed just four victories to show for it! A coaching change was inevitable after that debacle, so the hard-nosed Art Shell was re-hired to instill some discipline after the inmates ran the asylum here the last couple of years.Online football betting from the Web's best sportsbooks! While the Raiders should be more controlled this year, there is still an issue of talent and lack of youth. Except for running back LaMont Jordan, the rest of the key players on the roster are clearly past their prime, or in the case of quarterback Aaron Brooks were never that good to begin with! This only magnifies what we feel was a major blunder with the seventh overall pick in the draft, when Oakland passed on Matt Leinart in favor of safety Michael Huff. Now Huff may turn out to be a good one, but we simply cannot see passing on a cannot-miss like Leinart with the inconsistent Brooks currently topping the depth chart. Also wide receiver Randy Moss has never reacted well to discipline, so it will be intriguing to see if he and Shell can co-exist. Check out Bovada and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! BET on Sports & play Poker at BOVADA and receive a 20% FREE BET on your first deposit! The defense ranked 27th in the NFL last season, and yes it was that bad! The Raiders could do nothing on this side of the ball, allowing 128.1 rushing yards and 217.6 passing yards per game. To make matters worse, Oakland lost five defensive starters to free agency, and one of the returnees Warren Sapp is merely a shell of the great player he once was. Now Shell may somehow will this club to a few more wins than it probably deserves, but that will not be enough to keep the Oakland Raiders out of the AFC West cellar. Prediction for 2006: 4th Place AFC West After predicting multiple Super Bowl winners, expert NFL handicapper Mike "The Picker" Jones has returned with his 2012 Super Bowl XLVI prediction! His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling! Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on September 06, 2006
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