Oakland Raiders: Run With The Pack Or Get Left In The Dust

January 13, 2011   ·   Justin Gonsalves   ·   Jump to comments

First and foremost, I know I have been extremely vocal and critical of Al Davis' decisions regarding Oakland, to the point where I have nearly lost all faith in him and his wacky ways but I have come to a conclusion on the matter..
He has experience.
He has 3 championship rings; it doesn't matter from what time-frame. That's impressive; it shows that he knows the game. Things have changed since the last Oakland run—but football will always be football and players will always be players.
The game doesn't change, aspects and rules may differ—but it's still offense versus defense, Al Davis knows this and despite the losing seasons, we never went 0-16.
People say Davis' "business ethic" is played out—is that the truth? Is that really a fact?
Al Davis was doing this for longer than most of us have been born. He loves his Raiders and while we may sometimes think he's out to sabotage the team like Moose'ifer and I thought—I don't thin...

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