[simple simon]

i was just reading this article on FORBES.com, and it got me to thinking

im wondering if the yearly spending by the Raiders, which is around $80 million less then the league average, could be part of the cause of their bad play on the field

In the nine years that FORBES has calculated team valuations, the Raiders' cumulative operating income ($116 million) is 42% below the NFL average of $200 million.

A New Test For an Old Raider - Forbes.com

[Lefty Noob]

Well, that money certainly could be spend on a better QB, a premium RB, some more OL help and another playmaker or two on defense. There are definitely holes they could fill in Oakland, as there are on any team. Its just that most teams don't actually have the money to do something about it. If the Raiders do, then there's no excuse for them not putting a better product on the field.