Oakland Raiders: When Do the Colors Fade?

After the most recent news out of Oakland was regarding the attempt to ban Rich Gannon from his duties with CBS, it opened up some questions in my mind.

When does a player, to the fans, stop being a Raider?

I'm not talking about the obvious ones. Randy Moss came in, opened the drawers, made a mess, and then pouted until the team shipped him and his ego out.

Some players, such as Jerry Porter and Ronald Curry, both at one time were useful weapons for a roster looking for more stability. Both are now gone and at last check, out of the NFL.

But how about further back?

Ken Stabler, arguably one of our best QBs to take the snap was shipped to Houston. Dave Casper departed for several seasons before returning. Even Jack Tatum went on to Houston, for a final...

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