My best friend is a diehard Raiders fan for life. Every year our conversations go like this:

June-early July "The Raiders are going to the playoffs and have a shot to win the Super Bowl!"

Late July-Mid August "The Raiders could go over .500 this year, that is a big improvement for us!"

Late August-first couple of weeks of the season "Damn it I don't know what's wrong, we should be decent this year"

Game 4 of the season " We may not win a game all year!"