Oakland Raiders Need Fans to Show Support and Show Up at Every Game

After looking at a video on www.raiders.com, a bright idea came to mind.

There is so much criticism in the atmosphere after last week's heartbreaker, that I thought it would be a good idea to show a little love to the Oakland Raiders.

Someone presented his teacher with flowers. It was a surprise to the teacher because the grades for the students have not been too good on the past few quizzes. The topics are getting tougher, and the weak students are falling by the wayside.

Well, the competition is getting tougher for the Oakland Raiders. Falling by the wayside is not an option. Hanging in there, executing those plays and winning are what we expect to happen.

Tough love is good, but try "a little tenderness" just might be the right medicine for a tense situation.

Here is our tenderness: We really appreciate the joy of those three consecutive wins in 2010, Oakland Raiders. Those wins woke up a deep love for you, and those of us who were sitting close to the end zone got a kick out of hugging you when you got those touchdowns.

As Ray Charles would say, "Here we go again."

In this context, we believe that you can defeat the Denver Broncos. Don't break our hearts. We are believing in you, one more time.

As Marvin Gaye would say, "Let's get it on."

Again, what we are saying is that the Oakland Raiders get in the groove and give us those consecutive wins.

One more quote is from a song that probably inspired some of the great Oakland Raiders in the past:

"I heard it through the grapevine" that some NFL teams perform powerfully when on the road.

Well, this time we want to change the rumor and tell you that the Oakland Raiders will and must perform more powerfully at home.

I've got to go now and continue to listen to the old songs that fired us up to become the folks we are in our senior years.

We believe that the Oakland Raiders are responding to the tender love and care of the Raider Nation.

We are going to fill the stadium. Right?

We are going to continue pulling for our team and stand with them through thick and thin.

We are like an old couple who has been together since the 60's and we shout, "Raiders, just win. 'Cause when you lose, you give us the blues."

Go, Raiders! Your wins would give us "a little tenderness." Come on, Oakland Raiders, give us a little tenderness and please show us you love us by giving us a win.

Please!