It's Time to Fix The Oakland Raiders... Before It's Too Late
I’ve had some fun with Oakland Raiders fans in the past, but it’s time for me to come clean. Secretly, I admire Raider fans. I really do.
And I’m not being sarcastic.
Go back to the late 80s and early 90s. The Patriots of that time were the Raiders of today. We were terrible every season. Bad management held us down.
It wasn’t pretty.
Every season, my friends and I told the world we were the best 1-15 or 2-14 team in NFL history. Next season would be our year. It was coming.
All hail Dick MacPherson, because he’s going to hug his way into the Super Bowl next season!
The thing is, there were a couple of my friends, me, and a few other guys like this. For the most part, the Patriots were the forgotten team in New England.
The Red Sox hadn’t won in 80 years and everyone around here still loved them. The Bruins were run by a guy who paid his GM based on profits instead of wins, yet people around here still loved them.
The Celtics don’t count, ...
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