Picking Favorites: Why the 2002 Oakland Raiders are NOT My All-Time Team

My favorite team of all time is not only outside the box, it might be downright blasphemous. I might have my Raider Nation membership card revoked and get lashed by Black Hole residents on my next journey to Oakland (speaking of which, if you ACTUALLY have a membership card, you're not a Raiders fan).

In other words, if I'm going to stick my neck on the guillotine, at least let me beg for mercy first.

I don't think a "favorite team" should be one the favoriter didn't see. That takes away all of the fun of going through a season.

Some guys get misty-eyed to choppy NFL Films footage of Jim Plunkett tossing TD's to Todd Christiansen, but I'm not moved by that sort of thing. It's like sleeping with someone's ex-wife...no...it's like being told what sleeping...

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