Back in 2012, the Oakland Raiders announced that they would be hiring a scout out of Green Bay by the name of Reggie McKenzie. Most of Raider Nation did not know what to expect. From practically 1972-2011, Raiders fans only knew of one guy who called the shots in football operations — Al Davis.
This was a transitional period for the Raiders franchise. The future looked bleak, and it seemed like the Raiders were on course for another decade of consistent humiliation and losing.
In 2012, in McKenzie’s first year, he would hire Dennis Allen. With little to no cap space to work with and nearly no draft picks, the Raiders were in full on tank mode.