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showing strength of schedule may Authentic Jared Cook Jersey not be so weak after all Every year we get caught up in the strength of schedule and what it means for a team’s chances the following season. And sure, there are some teams that will be just as good as they were the season before and some that will be just as bad. But there is also a considerable amount of parity in the NFL from season to season that can throw the SOS off by quite a bit.Take the Raiders’ strength of schedule this season. Supposedly they had the third easiest schedule this season. But if you watched the NFL slate this weekend, you wouldn’t really see that.If you think of it as 16 opponents counting division rivals twice, Raiders opponents went 11-5 over the weekend. And of those five losses, three (Ravens, Steelers http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/gareon-conley-jersey , Cardinals) lost to other Raiders opponents, so aside from a tie, there was no way around three of the Raiders opponents losing this week. In other words, of the ten games this weekend that featured a Raiders 2018 opponent, eight of them were wins.The Raiders now have seven match-ups this season against currently undefeated teams (Rams, Dolphins Womens Kolton Miller Jersey , Bengals, Broncos twice, and Chiefs twice) with five remaining, and just two against teams that are 0-2 (Seahawks, Cardinals). Even the 2017 winless Browns are looking pretty formidable. They are 0-1-1 this season and are literally a decent kicker away from being 2-0. They come to Oakland in two weeks.The combined record of Raiders opponents so far this season is 14-10-2. Or, if you count division rivals twice http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/p.j.-hall-jersey , 19-11-2 for a .579 win percentage. That’s a far cry from the combined .473 win percentage those teams had last season.It also means the winless Raiders are heading to Miami next weekend to face their third straight undefeated team.Follow @LeviDamienRaiders preseason week 2 snap counts vs Rams: Few starters means rookies lead the way With no starters on offense and about half the starters on defense, the rookies and roster hopefuls got a lot of work in the Raiders second preseason game against the Rams.Preseason week two snap countsOffenseDefenseSpecial TmsOffenseDefenseSpecial TmsNotes:In total, 28 players sat out this game, most of whom were expected starters. The only potential starters to play were Mario Edwards Jr, Gareon Conley, Rashaan Melvin http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/reggie-nelson-jersey , Karl Joseph, and Reggie Nelson.Conley and rookie Arden Key were both making their preseason debuts. Conley played just 11 snaps and Key just 9 snaps. Conley was replaced on the third drive by Nick Nelson. Key came in on third downs mostly.This game was a showcase for the rookies with undrafted rookie Chris Warren III and 7th round wide receiver Marcell Ateman leading the team with 51 offense snaps (85%) apiece.On defense, undrafted rookie Jason Cabinda led the way with 43 snaps (63%) and led the special teams as well with 25 snaps (89%).Cabinda was followed by two other rookies — 4th round pick Nick Nelson and undrafted Dallin Leavitt.Jalen Richard was the only other running back besides Warren to see time in the game. And yet he played just 9 snaps (15%). DeAndre Washington didn’t dress for the game. James Butler dressed but didn’t play.New addition Gabe Wright saw 17 snaps (26%)Follow @LeviDamien