Oakland Raiders: Does Loyalty Overcome Losing?

After a day of reading, research, and number-crunching for college, I went through my usual routine for the day. Check messages, check the mail, check for packages...and I found my jersey had arrived. Not some simple, replica mind you. This is an authentic, home jersey, of Ted Hendricks, for the Raiders, No. 83. Hall of Fame player. I had decided a couple weeks ago, if I got a good paycheck off this last run, I'd look into a decent jersey, and finding three options in the right size, picked up the Hendricks. Shoot, look up his stats; any team would love to have him, just for the ability to block kicks or to tackle a person for a safety. Then it occurs to me...Sure, Oakland is having a bad year, and except for the 2000-'02 seasons, a bad decade. But if they are this bad, why am I still supporting them? Does loyalty overcome losing? I could ask a few of the local bleacher fans, who represent other clubs, to stop in, give me a little help with a project. Take Sayre for the Broncos. I know he's ... (link)