The Bald Truth Of The Oakland Raiders

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Published: November 4, 2009

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... Gabriel returned a punt to win the game for the visiting Raiders. The win ended a miserable 4-12 season for Oakland one year removed from reaching the Super Bowl.

Curiously, the Raider quarterback performances that day make JaMarcus Russell look like Joe Montana. Rick Mirer and Tee Martin combined to complete six of 22 passes with zero touchdowns and one interception for the grand total of 35 yards (Actually, JaMarcus may be quite envious of those stats).
 
At the time we all thought that the post-Super Bowl season of 2003 was a
one off for the Silver and Black. The mighty Raiders will surely be winning and competing again in quick time. The Raiders' head coach at the time, Bill Callaghan, said that the Raiders were the dumbest team in America."

Surely, the only way was up.

Events have actually deteriorated greatly since that infamous comment.

Six years, 13 consecutive defeats against San Diego and the writer’s comple...

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