6 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., OCTOBER 17, 1981
What's Wrong With
The Oakland Raiders?
By El son Armstrong, Jr.
When they arc on their
game, they truly repre
sent the characteristics of
the city that's their home
base. A hard-nosed no
nonsense bunch that
goes by the motto, "The
Pride and Poise".
Since their birth in
M960, the Oakland
Raiders have become one
of the winningest fran
chises in NFL history.
The bad boys from the
East Bay have won two
Super Bowls, finished se
cond in the showcase
game once, and seven
times came within one
game of making it to
Super Sunday. They
have compiled . the best
winning percentage on
Monday Night Games
and they hold a winning
edge over just about any
NFL opponent. They're
one of the few teams that
can boast of a winning
edge over the Pittsburgh
Steelers which was
voted the team of the
1970's.
Just last ' year , the
Raiders rose from the
ashes and rode the arm
of their quarterback, Jim
Plunkett, to a win over
Philadelphia in the Super
Bowl to become, the. first
wild card team to ac
complish this feat.
In less than a year, the
Raiders have gone from
the Penthouse to f the
outhouse. During the
past three weeks, not onr
ly have they been losing
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but they've been shut out
on-" three straight
weekends something
that has not occurred in
the NFL in 37 years.
What has happened to
the pride . and poise?
; Don't they have the same
team that went all the
5 way last year?, . 1
These questions are
hard to answer but there
are several intriguing
possibilities. First, to win
a Super Bowl,- a team
must be good and" lucky.
Oakland possessed both
qualities in 1980. They
. pulled out many games
that , maybe, , they
should've lost and on
Super Sunday, their
game plan was executed
to perfection.. . '
.'Another point, when
you're the champ.
Everyone's out for your
scalp the next season.
Just ask Pittsburgh and
Dallas how hard it is to
defend a Super Bowl ti-
tie. ..
Then" there's complacency.-
Once you win
the big one, it is only
natural that your head
will swell and the next
season you think you Can
win just by showing up.
During the Super Bowl
era, only Dallas and Pitt
sburgh have been able to
win on two separate time
spans.
The possibility of
dissension has got to be
considered. After
Oakland got past the
first round a year ago,
the media hopped on the
Jim Plunkett band
wagon. He was the most
interviewed player on the
team. That's natural
since the quarterbacks
have the most glamorous
position. Although it
hasn't surfaced publicly,
ihere've, probably been
more than one disgruntl
ed player on the Raiders
who believe that
Plunkett was' given all
the credit for the Super
win. '
The Raiders have also
been the center of 5 a
firestorm for over a yeaf.
Their rebellious owner is
involved in a landmark
court case in his attempt
to move the team to Los
( Angeles. The Raiders
. have almost become a
team without a city
i because the Oakland
fans who've; loyally sup-;
- ported them for over 15
irvodliifc reel ithkt they've
Hbeen slapped in the face.
Several Raiders have ex
pressed a desire to move
to LA and this could ac
count for their lackluster
play of late. '
Finally, this may seem
like a minor point, but
it's got to be considered.
The Raiders , have not
, been treated by fans or
the media like most
Super Bowl Champions
(except in Oakland).
When most teams win
the big one, it leads to a
swirl- of speaking
engagements and com
, mercial endorsements.
This has not happened in
Oakland's case.
If you didn't know
better, you'd think that'
Pittsburgh was still the
champs. You see them in
various V; commercials
.even though they didn't
even make the playoffs
last season. If it's not the
Steelers, then it's, the
Dallas Cowboys, LA
Rams, any team other
than Oakland. " W
For some reason, the-
Raiders aren't especially
popular with people wno
run Madison Avenue or
with NFL fans in
general. Many fans
believe that Oakland's
Super Bowl victory was a
fluke and the best team
didn't win this . past
season.
. When one asks what's,
wrong with the Raiders,
one has to take all these
factors into considera
tion. The Raiders have
won before and they'll
more than likely win
again, but for now,
they're only a shadow of
that former awesome
team from the East Bay.
Dawson's Sports
Briefs
Help Wanted;
FINANCE DIRECTOR - Town f'
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SuotrvlMi sccMintlng, purcrut- -
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Mississippi Valley will play at Grambline Satur-UBracitinoiuiictioni tor torn
day. Valley's second year head coach Archie Cooley . 400 tmpioym. Requkts
M Diuinns or punnc
rtipoow-
Tyrone Anthony, UNC Tar Heel's tailback who! m2 rTninctmamt: or.
replaced injured Kelvin Bryant, rushed for 224 any aqutv. Prafer MPA ar MBA.
yards in his first start Saturday against Wake wpwviwr wp. EDP-iyitar
Forest. Anthony's yards were the most gained by an jSW'-W 18K
ACC back this season. . .Gov. Jim Hnnt has pro- banafitt. Application racaivad
claimed October 23 as North Carolina Sports Hall v thro Novambar 9: Parsannal-FO;'
Of Fame Day, - , , ' 308 N Columbia, CH NC 27514. .
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uaj. iucj s sccuuu year ncau caacn Arcmevooiey m uu impioywi. .
says he'U reiy heavily oh the team's twelve returning $ bachelor's bMin" 1
starters to defeat Eddie Robinson's Tigers. . : ZLW!
GOTCH'A is what Northern's Kenny Keith said to Hillside's Brian Sullivan
in the Hornet's 14-13 loss to Northern Friday night at Durham County
Stadium. Photo by Silas Mayfield
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