Why I Hate the Raiders in a Nutshell

That much I know you’re aware of. I do want to make it clear however, that this is not some blind hatred of an uneducated fanatic. I’m not the Red Sox fan who simply says “Yankees Suck” while they win 90-105 games each year. I also am not Johnny Hate Lately. The Raiders are an easy franchise to kick right now. I became a football fan in 1986 and have hated the Raiders from Day One. Raiders fans will probably not be surprised to learn I am a fan of the Denver Broncos. Yes all Broncos fans hate the Raiders so I am like a needle in a stack of needles and what makes my lowly opinion any more worth putting on paper than the next guys. My hatred for the Raiders is not only a long and brewing one, but a studied one. My hatred begins with the fans. This is a somewhat personal hate. I grew up with two uncles who were die-hard Raider fans. I would constantly have to listen to how great the Raiders were in the 70’s with Madden. I wasn’t alive so why would they think I would care? Or, I could be treated to an afternoon of them extolling the virtues of Marcus Allen and Bo Jackson. Again, I am not stupid so I will point out that Marcus Allen is a rightful Hall of Famer and Bo Jackson kicked ass in Tecmo Bowl, but together they never won a Super Bowl. I guess that was the most frustrating thing. Not just my uncles but Raiders fans all over, and there were plenty more then than there are now, could not stop talking trash. As a Broncos fan I quickly came to understand how uncreative or unintelligent the Raiders fans were the one-millionth time they called Elway horse-face. That’s where the ridiculousness of Raider Fan lies. While they talked trash about there team a generation ago the Broncos became the only AFC West team that mattered. From 86 to 07 the Broncos played in 6 AFC Title Games and 5 Super Bowls, winning two championships. The rest of the division played in 3 AFC Title Games. To their credit, they won twice. To their discredit, they were destroyed in both Super Bowls. Yeah, the Broncos took some lumps but we got ours. How’s it working out for the others? Chiefs Fan and Chargers Fan are excused though. Chiefs fans are a good wholesome group who expect and accept failure in the end. Chargers Fan doesn’t exist except for those 2 years of every decade when they matter. But Raiders Fan just kept on talking. Right up until 2002. The Raiders finally got back to the Super Bowl and didn’t you just love all the Raiders fans who came out of the gutters then, with both their teeth shining yellow in the sun and either Go and/or Raiders misspelled across their bulbous bodies. Even after having their asses handed to them, they just knew it was the beginning of a new era in Oakland or LA or Saskatoon it didn’t matter the Silver and Black was back, BABY. Their record since then is 19-61. The reasons aren’t conspiracies, luck, injuries or tuck rules but rather short-sightedness and poor decision making by a senile old man, but that’s another rant. Gow Raiters. They Just Suck, Baby.

Committed to Failure