"Even with all the hope that placated the Raiders fanbase this offseason, the Carroll regime is in the same place Antonio Pierce was through nine games if you look solely at the record. When you dive deeper into the results, however, the Raiders have been far more competitive this season and are truly just a few bad breaks away from additional wins."
""It's been crappy, and this is not what I expected to happen," Carroll said. "I didn't feel like we would be this far behind at the start of the season ... It's a kick, it's a blocked kick, it's an OT catch. There are four to five games here that could have flipped just like that, just with small margins of better play, better execution, better calls, and all of that.""
The NFL scheduled a Week 11 Monday Night Football matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys with higher expectations for both clubs. The Raiders are 2-7 in Pete Carroll's first season, experiencing a four-game losing streak (Weeks 2-5) and a three-game drought beginning Week 7 that included a 10-7 loss to the Denver Broncos. Game results show frequent close contests and missed opportunities. Many losses have hinged on narrow events like kicks, blocks or contested catches. Carroll emphasized the thin margins separating losses from wins and noted several games could have flipped with slightly better execution.
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