NAPA, California — A small Raiders helmet sits on a large workstation in a hotel room that has been converted to an office. Two desktop screens play cutups from not one but two servers. Within reach are a laptop, a stack of videos, a playbook and spiral notebooks. Also a highlighter, some pens and a cup of joe. The windows are covered, and the only way to know if it's day or night is by the digital clock.
On the other side of these walls, Raiders players breathe hard and talk of rejuvenation, passion and energy. Beads of sweat trickle down the sides of their faces.