Oakland Raiders: Did Barrett Robbins Really Break the Mirror?

"Well I ain't superstitious but black cat just done crossed my trail"

Words by Willie Dixon (I Ain't Superstitious)

Conventional wisdom dictates that the past seven years of Raiders history is the story of a megalomania gone wild. This notion has seeped into the minds of even those who call themselves fans of the Silver and Black. 

After looking at the last seven years, I'm more inclined to attribute the losses to Barrett Robbins breaking a hotel mirror during the week of the Super Bowl than I am to the crazy Al Davis theory. I will agree that Al Davis had a hand in things, but not to the extent the mediots would have us believe. Let's take a look at some of the myths and misses.

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