ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — After enduring three years of losing as he tore down and then tried to build back up the Oakland Raiders, general manager Reggie McKenzie is finally seeing the payoff of his work in year four. With a pair of strong drafts that have provided foundation pieces to the organization with quarterback Derek Carr, receiver Amari Cooper and pass rusher Khalil Mack and a free-agent class that has supplemented the young players, the Raiders (3-3) have already matched last season's win total and have showed signs of being able to compete in the AFC. It's been a long process as Oakland won just 11 games in McKenzie's first three years in charge, extending a run for the organization of 12 straight years without a winning record or a playoff berth. "You knew you had to take the punches," McKenzie said Tuesday in his first extensive interview with beat writers since the first week of training camp. "The key was really looking at the big picture, not get so down on myself and the team at that point knowing what was ahead of me.