Raiders Shouldn’t Blame Fans for Their Troubles

Both Howie Long and Vann McElroy pine for the good old days in Oakland, where the stadium “hopped” with enthusiastic fans every week. Long says that the small, unenthusiastic crowds in Los Angeles don’t send chills down his spine.

It’s time for the silver and black to stop pointing fingers and face the facts--they don’t feel the chills because they seem to have left their spines in Oakland.

JOSEPH P. HUBBELL

Pismo Beach