5 Questions the Oakland Raiders Could Answer in the 2011 NFL Preseason

A year after finishing 8-8 and sweeping the AFC West, the Oakland Raiders fired their head coach, Tom Cable, and promoted offensive coordinator Hue Jackson to the position. 

Jackson will help provide a sense of continuity for the franchise, but there are still plenty of questions for the Raiders to answer as they approach the 2011 preseason. 

However, that is the case for nearly all 32 NFL teams. Offseasons typically create as many questions as they answer, and it's hard to project the answers to those until any football is played. 

Insert preseason games, which serve as the early proving grounds for players and the magic eight ball for many of the questions. 

Let's go over some of the questions that the 2011 preseason could answer for the Oakland Raiders.

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