8. If the Raiders must remain in Oakland …
It’s all about Marshawn Lynch. The team needs to give its fan base a reason to show up while playing out the string in Northern California for the next three seasons. Surely that could come in the form of a consistently good product. It’s something we saw from the Raiders during their 12-win 2016 campaign.
Even then, it’s most definitely not a certainty that fans will show up to view their soon-to-be former team play on Sundays. As we mentioned above, this isn’t the way it works in today’s professional sports atmosphere.
So why not offer up the fans one of their own? Sign Oakland native Marshawn Lynch to help the Raiders go out in style in Northern California. It’s been something that we’ve seen bandied about for some time now. Lynch is a pure representation of what it is to be Oakland. He apparently wants to come out of retirement and play for the Raiders. As a running back, Lynch also fits a major need on the team.
If you expect your fans to show up and support a product that’s years away from being extinct, you need to offer them a carrot. In this case, that carrot would come in the form of an Oakland legend with still some juice left in his tires. What say you, Mr. Davis?