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Raider Nation: It's Time to Put Up or Shut Up!

 

Published 4/8/2008 by Ron Johnson at Bleacher Report - NFL

For years, everyone in Oakland has been boasting about how good their team is. Every season, we all have to suffer from these rejects from the local Star Wars Convention, and every year they are more and more obnoxious. Unfortunately, no matter how many times they show their pretty painted faces, they still wind up hearing the same thing: RAIDERS SUCK!! Yeah, that's right. I said it, as well as everyone else who has had to deal with the likes of the fans who just don't get it. What makes these fans worse is that they don't realize just how bad the Raiders truly are. From their infamous rivalry games with the Broncos to the unbelievable transition from worst to first and worst again, Oakland has left its fans with nothing to smile about.  It's become rather apparent that the loyal fans of Oakland are just looking for reasons to go off the deep end of the NFL ocean. Their team has been the laughing stock of the NFL for years. Even their Super Bowl run turned out to be a joke when they got there. ... (link)

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