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The Oakland Raiders’ 33-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was a pretty stiff reality check for Raiders fans. They were reminded that the best time of year for Raider Nation has been the offseason lately. There’s a new coaching staff, good, young returning players, offseason acquisitions and high draft picks coming together. All of those things created optimism and expectations, but nobody was prepared for growing pains to begin the season for this roster.
All the talk about the return to greatness of the Raiders then the regular season starts and it’s back to reality.