Flukes No More: Is Power Shifting in the AFC West?

By Bret Armstrong
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: November 23, 2009

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... especially for a Raiders team that has seen them few and far between in recent years.

Is this most recent stunner a sign of things to come for Oakland, or is it just another fluke win for a team that will never see the top of the mountain?

That’s what head coach Tom Cable calls it: "seeing the top of the mountain" or "taking baby steps towards climbing the mountain."

His philosophy is that each game is a baby step. He believes that the Raiders have to win three straight games to get past their inconsistency and start winning on a long-term basis with confidence.

You have to wonder, still, why the Raiders can beat a team like the Bengals or the Eagles, two potential playoff teams, but can’t beat the teams they should be able to.

Granted, the Kansas...

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