As Pete Carroll begins his first year in charge of the Raiders, he is not interested in any prolonged rebuild or ramp-up period to get the franchise turned around.

He wants to win now.

“I’ve been winning 10 games a year for 20 years or something, you know?” Carroll said. “I mean, what are my expectations? We are going to win a bunch, and I don’t care who hears that.”

How feasible is that for a team coming off a four-win season? It helps that a new quarterback is in place in Geno Smith, and that dynamic rookie running back Ashton Jeanty is in the fold to bolster an offense that already featured one of the best tight ends in the game in Brock Bowers.

Certainly, new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly will be an upgrade in that role, too.

But for the Raiders to win more games than they lose

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