As part of SB Nation’s theme week, all of our community sites are choosing the best team in the franchise’s history to never win a championship.
I made my pick and decided to reach out to a former Raiders’ player from that era to get his thoughts. I called Raiders’ great linebacker Phil Villapiano on Friday to get his thoughts.
“Hey Phil, I’m picking the 1974 team as the best team in franchise history to never win the Super Bowl, what do you think?” I asked the man they call “Foo.”
“Oh yeah, that’s the team, that’s the choice,” said Villapiano, who made the Pro Bowl that season.