NAPA, Calif. -- In comparing Khalil Mack to a six-story building but saying his elevator was only on the third floor, Howie Long was talking about the potential of the Oakland Raiders' All-Pro edge rusher. That should scare opposing offensive linemen, quarterbacks and coordinators.
Maybe that's why Mack's goal of racking up a 30-sack season, as leaked by Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, does not sound so outlandish ... even if the NFL record is 22.5, set by Michael Strahan in 2001.
"That's the number I shoot for, but I didn't want him to tell everybody else," Mack said with a grin at training camp.