Publicly, he and team owner Bob Kraft assured the faithful that an extension would get done. But, as months dragged on, and talk of a possible lockout loomed, there was plenty of uneasiness. Would Brady sit out preseason workouts and games? Would bad blood start to erode the reputation of a team that owed its success to its "all for one, one for all" unity?.EXPECTATIONS: With about 40 percent of salary cap tied up in "dead money" to players no longer in Oakland, Raiders still clearly in rebuilding mode in Year 2 under GM Reggie McKenzie, coach Dennis Allen. Team appears more likely to contend for No. 1 pick in draft than playoff spot.

They are not cocky, they have a strong conviction, and we even talked about that during the course of being down by a couple possessions. It certainly does not surprise us, but I think it is just another notch. We have had a lot of these type of wins, but never over a program like this."Jensen, who accounted for three