Bengals getting a young HC, with Superbowl experience!

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(01-29-2019, 05:28 PM)Earendil Wrote: I was actually having a discussion about that with someone the other day.  Sure, the Raiders played dirty in the 70s, but if you hit them, they just hit back harder.  The Steelers have always whined when someone hit back, it's part of their culture going back decades.  Like you said, they whined about the Raiders and the Oilers.  If the Browns ever get someone who hits them hard, they will whine about him.  I think that's what makes me hate them the most.

Then again, maybe my memory is a bit fuzzy because I'm not quite as old as some of the rest of you.

LOL....hey man, I was only around for 2 of the SBs Pitt had, and was 2 and 3 years old.  I'm not THAT old.   However, my brother is a life long Raiders fan, and is 10 years older than me.  He remembers them well.  I've read up on the old rivalries, and LOVED watching those old NFL films with John Facenda narrating.  I read the archived article on how the Raiders/Steelers went to court over Noll calling them "the criminal element of professional football".  What a Mary. Really Chuck?  Like you, that's the main reason I loathe them so much.....much moreso than the rivalry between us and them.  I mean, the Raiders and 80s/90s Oilers embraced the bad boy role, the Stoolers on the other hand, try to act like they're choir boys and cry foul when someone returns the favor.  Hard nosed football my ass.