In one week since firing coach Josh McDaniels, the amount of goodwill the Raiders have engendered from the rest of the football world has ticked decidedly upward.
First, there was the general mood of Las Vegas's players in the immediate aftermath of the firing—joking around and playing with a mini basketball in the locker room in spite of the team's mediocre record.
Then, the Raiders actually won—authoritatively, in fact, shelling the Giants 30-6 in Nevada on Sunday.
