Thanks man. That was quite the fall from the 11 minute mark in the 4th quarter on Christmas Eve to the season being over 14 days later. What we learned over the last two weeks is that even with a healthy Carr (pinky still broken, of course), the defense would not have been good enough to beat New England and maybe not Pittsburgh.
I don't fault the Raiders for their lack of QB depth, nor do I blame them for not benching Cook for an injured McGloin. McGloin is a FA, so he will be in someone else's camp next year, and considering how multiple staffs have fallen in love with Scrappy McMoxie in Oakland, I imagine he will steal some more talented QB's job as a back up next year. It just won't be in Oakland, that will be Cook's job.
All of that said, 12 wins was two wins better than my pre-season expectations, so it was a good year overall, despite the fucking horrible and unfair ending to what seemed like it was going to be such a feel good story.