As an Oakland resident, I probably get a closer look at the utter meyhem that is the Raiders. The things you hear about this franchise make you wonder how they even function… let alone win games. This article on SFGate.com gave a rundown of the things that have gone on in the offseason, as well as a few quotes from former players:

Warren Sapp told the St. Petersburg Times his time with the Raiders was as “dark as a black hole.” Chris Carr said it was difficult to win in Oakland because there was “so much other stuff going on there.” Stuart Schweigert talked about “a thousand-pound bear” being lifted off him when he was released by the team, and Jerry Porter said being a Raider had become a “burden.”

They make playing for the Raiders sound like being in prison.

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