Las Vegas strolls into the bye with a 4-3 record after the first seven weeks of the campaign and ends 9-8 overall with two wins at the end of the year to not only bolster confidence, but show the team is building a foundation of what’s to come in following years.

In his return to the National Football League after a season away, Pete Carroll plans to do things the way he always has. The Las Vegas Raiders should develop into a better organization because of it.