Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie agrees with QB Carson Palmer’s assessment that the team has a shot of reaching the playoffs this upcoming season. ‘I think after being around these guys the whole offseason, being around the coaching staff and the players, I definitely think we have the makeup of being a playoff team,’ McKenzie said. ‘I feel what Carson is saying, as far as where we’re headed. We’re headed in the direction to where we can get there … everybody seems to be on the same page. We just need to keep progressing. We can make this happen.’

Our View: This is only true because the Raiders play in a division that was won with an 8-8 record last year. Head coach Dennis Allen, McKenzie and Palmer are still at least a year away from making this team a real contender.
Raiders | GM believes playoffs are possible