Oakland Raiders: An Outsider’s Perspective

I'm not a Raiders "insider". I have no connection to the team, other than being a passionate, loyal and sometimes overly optimistic fan for over thirty years. I do feel, however, I have spent enough of my life following Raiders football to feel connected in some way.

So, for argument's sake and for the point of this article, let's define "outsider" as someone who has no passion or hatred for the silver and black. Someone who is knowledgeable, and what I would consider objective, in an assessment of the Raiders.

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