Give Oakland another season of the Raiders

Jerry McDonald of the East Bay Times thinks the Raiders should remain in Oakland for one more season despite the city’s lawsuit against the NFL franchise over their move to Las Vegas for the 2020 season.

“Lawsuit or no lawsuit, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis should come out and express his intent to play at the Coliseum in 2019. Do it this week before the Raiders’ home finale against Denver on Monday night,” McDonald wrote.

“Reward a fan base that did not expect or deserve the 3-11 product that started with a skunk in the bowels of the Coliseum in Week 1, and then took it on the chin 3016 Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“Consider the alternatives. Levi’s Stadium as a 49ers tenant? A weekly road show such as San Diego with the Raiders almost assuredly keeping Alameda as their home base? A hastily upgraded college site such as Fresno State or the University of Nevada? (Quarterback Derek Carr floated the Fresno State idea to CBS announcers during his production meeting Saturday).

“It’s hard to know what the atmosphere will be like when the Raiders finish out the home season on Christmas Eve. It could be sad, angry or both. The fans also might surprise some by simply rooting for the Raiders as they always have and by extension an organization which owes them so much more than they’re getting.

“Which is why Mark Davis should offer some payback in the form of one more year in Oakland. Let the lawyers work out the rest.”

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