To hear Oakland Raiders HC Jon Gruden tell it, the team is going to keep grinding away and will get some wins before the year is out. Of course, he says that with decidedly less enthusiasm and conviction than he did before the season began, but that’s neither here nor there.
The truth of the matter is that the Raiders gain nothing by winning. In fact, they could potentially be losing big by continuing the charade of trying to win.
First and foremost, of course, is that as of this writing, the Raiders hold the number one overall pick.