Oakland Raiders: Preparation, Passion, Perserverance, Perpetuity, Power

The game of professional football is a game of power.

The question is: do the young Oakland Raiders give deep thought to the characteristics of what it takes to have power?

The young Oakland Raiders need a lesson on what it takes to become powerful, which is not necessarily popular.

Now, power may not translate to popularity. Quite frankly, there is an old saying that says power breeds contempt.

And that is what happened to the Oakland Raiders. They wielded power so well for so long that they are resented, and some of the rules of the NFL have attempted to control them.

Since the rules are changing and have changed, the ones who want to regain power must also rotate to another dimension and pursue what it takes to transcend that which se...

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