Quote:As do I.  He's a special player.  The Raiders this season are everything I was hoping the Jaguars could be and they're doing it with our old coach! 

 

  In my vehicle,  I have NFL Sirius radio and usually listen to some programming on NFL Radio/ Channel 88 most days each week.   During the off-season,  one of the major themes on at least some of the shows was the Raiders and Jaguars were the consensus choices to make a considerable jump forward.   At the very least,  these two teams seemed like good choices in that regard. 

 

  I'm shocked at the records of both teams.    I didn't expect the Raiders to be a serious contender for a playoff bye.  Going into the season,  they looked like a team that could be a borderline playoff team.   And w/o saying,   I didn't expect the Jaguars to be in contention for a top 5 pick.   QB play and coaching certainly have factored in very heavily in terms of what has transpired.   JDR and Derek Carr are in major contention for NFL individual awards.

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