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Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush
Maybe this thread should be deleted, and replaced with a thread about an actual rival. There is no rivalry without a respectable opponent.
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Nobody cares about the Chargers. They will never be a true rival.
I think it's fair to say the Raiders have approached a futility level equal to the Chiefs for most of the 70s and 80s. Since their Super Bowl loss to Chucky, it's been 18 years with one playoff appearance, no division titles. They only have one winning season (their playoff appearance year, 12-4) and over half (10 of 18) those seasons have seen them go 5-11 or worse. Actually, I'm pretty sure KC likely has more wins over their futile 2-decade stretch than the Raiders do.
But Denver? Ohhhhh no. I might consider placing them in Oakland territory if they go through what the Raiders have, but it's only been a few years into their streak of no playoffs. Talk to me in 10 years after they've continually missed the playoffs, and I'll still want them to suffer.
I'll call that a rivalry, absolutely. It's one-sided, and it's a massacre, but those ****s over at the Mane are already begging for mercy, and it's only round 1. They have zero perspective. They think they're the ****ing Patriots. They think their history is as rich and storied as the Steelers or 49ers. And they seriously believe this bad stretch they've gone through since the Super Bowl is so bad that it surely can't last much longer before they become a good team.
Idiot fans. No perspective. No character or honor. They will continue to receive my hatred for a long time no matter how terrible they are.