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How you like them apples? All these Al apologistas that write about how it's NOT Al's fault are so enamored with Al and his vision of the Raider mystique that they'll absolve him of any fault no matter what the decisions and the consequences are.á The same feeble minds have the audacity to defend JaMarcus Russell, pulling out the race card as usual. Because God forbid that Russell might actually be a ...

In the history of this historic franchise, the Oakland Raiders never had more than two consecutive seasons of losing 10 or more games, in fact from 1960 to 2002 the Raiders had only had a total of four seasons (this right, FOUR).áá In 1961 (2-12) and 1962 (1-13) were the only two consecutive years, then again in 1987 they went 5-10 and finally in 1997 the Raiders went 4-12 and ended ...

Passion is the nemesis of reason.á A desired outcome can sometimes blind the reality of the situation.á Don't get me wrong, I want the Raiders to win a Super Bowl again before I die, I'd like to be able to die someday and know that we were winners. In 2003 I paid a month's salary to go Tampa to see the Raiders, only see them embarrass themselves.á But I kept hope... Hope is ...

Please keep in mind, I'm not blaming Russell for the Raider woes, he's only a part of it, but even those woes go way beyond incomplete passes and a couple fumbles, so as you read this, please keep in mind I don't believe that it's all on him. I was never a fan of Jamarcus, so upfront I'm confessing that I have no loyalty to the guy in terms of wanting ...