With Blackouts Looming, Should the Raiders Return to Los Angeles?

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Published: September 4, 2009

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... of an uncapped NFL season in 2010, I must wonder about the fates of "small market" teams.

I say "small market" in quotations because I often wonder about the veracity of that term.  For instance, the Oakland Metropolitan area alone has a population greater than the state of Massachusetts, where Boston is considered a large market.

With that said, it is undeniable that the Raiders suffer from being in the unfavorable market of Oakland. Why it is unfavorable is another question.  Meanwhile, the NFL has had no interest in seeing the Raiders play in the favorable market of Los Angeles.

Before I continue, if you actually believe the people that seek only to assassinate the character of Al Davis, then you're a fool.  Why would they do that?  Thanks in large part to Al Davis, the NFL has twice been ruled an illegal monopoly back in the 1980s.

Subjective journalists such as Jay "Marionette" Mariotti have openly admitted that they believe any a...

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