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I have been covering the Raiders for an Independent Media Site for about three years now, and this is the time of year where it becomes hard work. Frankly, there is not much to write about. Once the season ended, the drama with Al and Lane broke out and there were more ways to slice and dice that than Martin Yan with a bell pepper. That drama gave way to free agency which gave way to the draft lead in. There are only so many ways to analyze the draft class before it becomes total tedium.
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As someone who has been writing a Raider blog for a multitude of years on another site, I thought I would share some thoughts and suggestions for my raiderfans.net family who may be just getting started.

Do it because you love it. You love the the Raiders and you just want to talk about Raider football. Take the time to get in depth with what you want to say. This is more than just starting a thread, this is you adding your voice to the chorus of people talking about the Raiders....

For me to write why I am a Raider fan is next to impossible. I am a Raider fan because that is what I am. My dad took me to Raider and Niner games as a kid. He was more of a Raider fan, although he is a fan of both. Ultimately, I gravitated towards the Raiders despite the Niners dominance of the time because the Niners were not that interesting of a team. The Raider may not have been winning as much at the time, but they would hit harder and make it a game. Despite being winners, Niner fans at the...