Oakland Raiders Are Sinking Fast: Can They Stay Afloat in the AFC?

November 29, 2010   ·   BW Black   ·   Jump to comments

 
 The Oakland Raiders’ Pirate ship has been holed below the water line and is sinking fast. Trying to sure up the holes won’t do anymore–there is too much structural damage.
Ahead, roaming the AFC seas, there are two rival craft, in much better shape and determined to finish off the good ship Silver-and-Black. They are hell-bent on reversing the victories the S&B inflicted a little while back.
The Raiders look doomed. The “jolly roger” is flying forlornly from the mast and there is talk of mutiny amongst the crew.
Second year man Mike Mitchell puts it quite bluntly: "Is everyone going to decide that we're done (expletive) around, and are we going to play?"
There appears to have been much (expletive) around since Oakland’s hot spell, when they racked up victories over Denver, Seattle and Kansas City.
Perhaps it started when they were all given shore leave following the win against the Chiefs; perhaps the...

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