As Week Six approaches, the Raiders are 1-3, looking at the "soft" portion of their schedule.
That was before the Dolphins surprised people with a wildcat formation, and Ryan and the Falcons shocked the Packers.
But in all, you have bandwagon riders, people who scream and cheer for their team before the season (a few Charger fans I can think of), but when the season starts to look shaky...they're nowhere to be seen.
Like a guy that loses the Election in November...poof.
So, for the fans out there, I devised a little test. And, you can try this with any team, simply pass it off to your friends, enemies, and then ask them...How much of a fan ARE you?
Let's begin...Please don't use crayon on the screen.
Does your local channel stop showing your team if it's 2-6? And do you call them up and berate them for their actions?
Do you wear the colors, year round, or are embarrassed by a 4-12 record?
Have you ever gotten into an argument in the middle of a Wal-Mart, with an unwashed heathen?
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Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable Q-A
neworleanssaints.com 10/11/2008 —
Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable
Q: How are you doing in your first game week preparation and how different has it been?
A: A little bit, but at the same time, the plan’s in place to kind of keep this team moving ...
From the Locker Room Wednesday
raiders.com 10/11/2008 — Playing on the road in the NFL presents many challenges. This Sunday the Raiders return to the Louisiana Superdome for the first time in almost...
Raiders Silver and Black Blog : No gauntlet here
sfgate.com 10/11/2008 — Last year, the Raiders told all the world they would kick the ball to Bears star Devin Hester, then they promptly shut him down in every imaginable way. They won't be making that same decree this week, when they face Saints star Reggie Bush. "Let's ...
Hall knows he must press to impress
sfgate.com 10/11/2008 — Hall said it's been a struggle to learn the Raiders' way of playing defense, where the cornerbacks apply press coverage in man-on-man situations. If they're not in someone's eye black, they're not trying hard enough. "I'm probably not playing the way ...
Raiders say they won't challenge Saints' Bush
sfgate.com 10/11/2008 — "No grand proclamations out of me," Raiders special teams coach Brian Schneider said Thursday. "You ain't getting nothing out of me, that's for sure." No one knows what happened to the real Schneider, but he better not be harmed. This is the coach who ...
Oakland vs New Orleans: Sunday's matchup —
Bleacher Report - NFL 10/10/2008
Well, what a difference two weeks can make.
Since the Raiders last played, against the Chargers, they fired one coach, elevated another to head coach, and got busy training for this week's game.
The Saints, meanwhile, have had their own share of ...