1. Can the Raiders give O*kland one last magical season before heading to Las Vegas for good?
With so much controversy surrounding the move, and all the drama in finding a home for the Raiders for their final season before coming to Las Vegas, Bay Area diehards got what they wanted when the team agreed to one more year-long deal with O*kland, which had its lawsuit against the Raiders and the NFL thrown out earlier this week.
With perhaps that bitterness behind them, the team and the city can enjoy one last hurrah before the team packs up and heads for Sin City. The team projects to contend in its first season off The Strip, but a magical season for the fans in the Bay could prove to be a ratings bonanza. Vegas fans are still learning their new pro sports team, so this season should see better ratings in the Southern Nevada market too. In O*kland, though, the question remains on who will “ride or die” with the Silver and Black no matter where the team plays its home games. If the team shows up and wins “for the fans,” it’ll make for a great sports story. Hell, Mark Davis didn’t even raise ticket prices despite the massive rent increase the city of O*kland charged the team to return for one last season.
The Raiders could make a run and shock the world but odds are low they’ll contend this season. Still, the Bay Area Raiders fans will get their taste of the 2020 Las Vegas Raiders during training camp. The team is still slated to train in Napa for next year’s preseason camp before making its much-anticipated entrance to Southern Nevada to open the season.
While this SHOULD be the #Raiders' final season in Oakland, they are slated to return to Napa for training camp in 2020. As it stands now, the @Raiders will have next spring's offseason training program in Alameda, training camp in Napa & THEN depart for Las Vegas grand arrival.
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) July 25, 2019
