Oakland Raiders: Predicting Top Offensive, Defensive Stat Leaders

If 2011 was an indication of things to come, the Raiders should have a prolific offense in 2012.

Darren McFadden and Carson Palmer have yet to step on the same field and the Raiders have a nice set of receivers, a fullback and a solid offensive line to complement them.

Predicting the stats of the offensive players is tough, but it can be done. The projections should be realistic and based on reality, but not short-change what these offensive players have done to this point.

The defense is very different. It's a new scheme and a lot of new personnel, while defensive statistics themselves are much more difficult to predict, that's why fantasy football revolves around offensive players.

Despite that, there are a few Raiders poised to be stat leaders and who may or may not surprise you.

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