Malcolm Smith has seen a team evolve from a decent team to a good team to a great team firsthand.
In 2011 – his first season as a member of the Seattle Seahawks – the team won seven games. The next season they went 11-5 and earned a trip to the postseason, and then in 2013, they handily beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
Smith joined the Silver and Black prior to the start of the 2015 season, and while the Raiders won just seven games, heading into 2016, Smith sees a surge in the team – the same type of surge he saw as a member of the Seahawks.