As the Vegas Golden Knights opened a third training camp on Friday, how last season ended undoubtedly offered a learning curve by which to embrace as a new one begins.
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The junior running back suffered a serious ankle injury in 2017, but now has produced two consecutive 100-yard games to begin the season.
Think of it as a silver and black exorcism, the faithful’s way of expunging from their minds any trace of Antonio Brown as the team beats Denver 24-16 to open its season.
It was March of 2017, inside a swanky Phoenix resort, where Mark Davis’ team received well above the 24 votes needed to approve the team’s relocation from Oakland to Southern Nevada.
For nothing else, beating Denver on Monday night would signal a positive first act to move past the drama that was Antonio Brown.
One step forward is yet again three steps back, the latest example being a 43-17 blowout loss to Arkansas State before an announced gathering of 18,742 on Saturday night.
Everyone had a good laugh while making light of the Brown-Raiders saga, but there might be something far more serious beyond the comedy of it.
Winning in pro sports — or at least the opportunity to do so, however slight those chances might be for the Raiders this season — is more important than anything not named breathing.
Wherever the truth lies within the silver and black cauldron of nonsense created by the Raiders trading for Brown, the conclusion should be obvious.