The following is part of Defector’s NFL preview series, “Why Your Team Sucks.” We’re republishing it here for the disgruntled Oaklanders of Raider Nation. Be forewarned that some of the language from fans is a little coarse by The Oaklandside’s standards, though none of it would’ve been out of place in the old Black Hole.

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Your team: Las Vegas, née Oakland, née Los Angeles, née Oakland Raiders.

Your 2024 record: 4-13, the first time in team history that this is their final record, although in fairness the boys have had six other four-win seasons in the last 22 years, all of them in the 16-game era. They do four wins the way Derrick Henry converts third-and-2. But that’s history, a

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