Al Davis recently said; 'My biggest mistake ever was not keeping Art Shell.' \n\nFirst off, Al Davis has made an abdunance of mistakes over his life. He has been successful as well. I believe Art Shell is another puppet within the organization & almost all decisions still come from Al Davis. In the AFL years and even in the 70's & 80's this style worked. Now however the Raiders are indeed the dumbest team in the NFL, penalties have proved this. They're also professional football's losingest team 3-years with their combined record, losing the tie-breaker with the 49ers and acquiring 7th pick in this years draft. The NFL has been gunning for their Raiders demise over 3-decades after all the litigation Al has filed. The team is a joke to tout their sloganeering as 'Team of The Decades',it's embarrassing to say the least. Al Davis claims he only loves the Raiders and just wants to win, but every bit of nastiness he displays has hurt the Raiders. Now,No sellouts & our rivals own us. ~UPSET~
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He needs to retire, or he needs to change his view on football.  He is obsessed with throwing the ball deep.  We need a stable running game and a smart coach.  \n\nAnd while Randy Moss is a good addition to the team, he's worth nothing if he doesn't have an accurate QB to throw him the ball.\n\nWe aren't "Commited to Excellence".  \nWe're "Commited to Mediocrity".\n\nIf Al Davis wants this team to stay in Oakland, then he should give up the team.
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too bad madden wasn't announcing last night,\nwould have been interesting to see what he had to say about his wonderful raiders.  \n\ni'd charge them with conspiracy and aggrevated assault.
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They've succeeded before, and they will do it again......The fact that he's there has nothing to do with it! I will admit that the raiders have sucked for the last few years, but it's not davis' fault!
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At the beginning of the year I couldn't believe they played so poorly. Last 3 weeks doing great. Don't get too excited, may be a couple years before they get back to their glory days. On side note they are battling with the city of San Francisco on a new stadium. Also, Bill Walsh is battling Leukmia, my prayers to the coach.
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how bout the bumber sticker "honk if you sacked brodie!"  dude, if i had the picture i'd send you a digital copy but i've never seen it. sounds like a great picture. \ndoubt we'll get to parker wilson as many times this saturday but we better be on our game and super fired up.\nwe got it handed to us last week so maybe this will fan the flames a bit more!\nwar eagle!~
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Okay here's how it goes!\n\nIts been three months and your question is just sitting here for someone to come along and say pick the first answer or why havn't you picked it yet. \n\nI spent all morning voting for answers that were 3 months old and all of them had something like that. \n\nIf you pick the answer yourself you'll get 3 pts back instead of 2. But if you vote you only get 2 pts back and the best possible answer probably won't get credit because they've long forgotten about it.\n\nO yeah' Go Raiders!!! *RZ*\n\nP.s "I don't agree with going around not seriously answering these questions but if I don't someone else will." \n\nO yeah if the above answers suck, delete your question or pick me! :) J/k I'd ask it again and don't let it get this old.~
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That is a good notion but for a team that is ready for the playoffs like the broncos or dolphins. The Texans are years from a playoff game(and playoff money) so they are rebuilting and a high price DT or OT from a playoff team with money isnt gonna help the rebuilting process. Plus a QB takes at least a year to forget the college system and Take in the new system unless your(kyle orton) i think if RB Davis had been 2 years older(5thyear) the choice would had been clearer.(B~U~S~H)..but i guess it was smokey...lol Also so vince taking 2 years to get ready would have cause a riot in Texas!Carrs life would have been in danger! But Here's my thing if your gonna stay with Carr, protect him!! and help the running back out in two ways...less men in the box cuz of a pass game and better run blocking up front They got 2 good vets and the rest are weak or draft picks......trust me they'll take a RB or M.Bush or a WR next year and they still be i the 1-5  draft slot..they got lucky in the third and some good OTs...ok i get it now!!!! Losing is there plan.. I mean that just has to be it cause anything else just seems silly!!!\n\nthey signed three vets\nSalaam, Ephraim T 6'07'' 295 06/19/1976 9 San Diego State \nFlanagan, Mike C 6'05'' 301 11/10/1973 9 UCLA \nWiegert, Zach G 6'05'' 309 08/16/1972 12 Nebraska \nand the all might been hurt at the end of the season!!!
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It wasn't the right choice.  Didn't Parcells say  if you ask him to cook you should let him shop for the groceries.  Zeke made this mess with all of his bonehead moves.  He needs to sit down with Joe Dumars.  Now that's an NBA executive who knows how to run a team (Pistons).  \n\nIsiah fired Brown and as president and general manager named himself as the replacement.  I guess Thomas figures he'll do what Pat Riley did.  He's no Chuck Daily!
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I hadn't heard he was considering it.\nInteresting.  I agree it'd be dumb. \nNot only is USC as close to a dynasty as there is in college football, but he already tried the NFL and didn't do so great.   He should just stick to what works.
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well, I'm a huge Raider fan to start out.  When I saw that the Titans took Young and the Jets stuck with their guns and took D'Brickashaw I was like "WE GOT LEINART!!!! WE GOT LEINART!!!"  then it came time for the Raiders to pick and I vividly remember hearing the commish saying "....the Oakland Raiders select Mmm" and I threw my hands in the air in triumph "Michael Huff from Texas"  man....the life was sucked out of me.  If you would have said the Raiders are gonna get Huff in the draft I would have been happy as hell.  If you THEN would have told me, "by the way, Leinart would have been available and you would have passed on him" I would think you were high.\nBut from all accounts the Raiders have high hopes for Andrew Walter and wern't about to draft another QB from USC even though Leinart probably won't resemble Todd Maranovich in the least bit.\nI love Huff and love it even more that he'll be starting and making plays week 1.  Darnell Bing is gonna suprise some people on the Raiders and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets someones starting job this season.\nHoward I know little to nothing about, only that he's an energy ball and has alot to learn and know even less about Paul McQuistan even though Weber St is like 15 minutes from my house LOL\n\nGO RAIDERS!!!!
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I love T.O... he's arrogant, yes, but many NFL players are. I'm sure ALL of this has had to humble him somewhat. He's talented and, more than likely, he'll be "cheap," so I'm sure some coach will take a chance on him. If he does get a contract, it'll be written in such a way to make sure he minds his p's & q's.
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Al Davis coached the Raiders from 1963 to 1966 before becoming their owner.  Not sure if other owners have been players and/or coaches.
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i like the 49ers. and no, we arent going to the playoffs any time soon.  frank gore our running back is turning into a great player.  alex smith is doing better than he was last year.  i think we are in the right direction. give it a few more years before we are playoff contenders.  and oh yeah, we are moving out of san francisco so we can build a new stadium...we'll still be the san fran 49ers but we're moving south like 30 miles.
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Travis Henry is too inconsistent.  Lamont Jordan has been a bust on a terrible Oakland team.   Big Ben has had an off season.  The rest of the team looks pretty good!
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People want Favre to retire, and this guy is still playing.  I love football and the NFL but, don't you think it's a little scewed up?  When one guy can still START every game day, take a hit, produce, run, throw and pretty much do anything you ask of him.  And the other is mediocre at best.  I believe in letting a guy leave on his on terms but, if the media wants to bug the crap out of someone about retiring, let it be Testaverde.
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The Texans are 5 yrs old.  You dont build a franchise around a DE...what moron made that decision.  I am not a Bush Fan cause I am a Horns Fan.  But you cant deny the fact that he is a big play guy.  He is a threat at RB, WR, KR, PR and anything else he decides to do.  Young is a great QB but the Texans have aready invested 5 yrs in Carr.  They should have taken Bush and build their franchise around Carr, Bush and Davis....what complete idiot takes a DE with the 1st pick in the draft....whats the best he is going to contribute...a sack a game?
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here are my vview on things:\nI'm reading through some of the comments about this situation "I hope it's not serious", "gee that's too bad, we hope he'll be all right"..."he's a great player, hope he can still play"... but I can't help thinking "what a waste."\n\nHow many of us would love to be living a dream, to be a pro football player, making millions? This kid is already on record as the youngest QB ever to win a Superbowl, he's got his whole life and career in front of him, and he doesn't care to protect all that he has to live for?\n\nOne article I read mentions how players past and present, as well as his coach have appealed to him to reconsider his celebration of freedom in not having to wear a helmet. Fellow Americans presumably equally in support of "freedom" yet were also able to consider what he potentially had to lose if he should meet in an accident.\n\nAnd here we are. The article I read said "injuries do not appear life-threatening." Will he play again? Sheesh, we are not out of the woods of whether he'll have a sound mind again, let alone make critical decisions with a blitzing linebacker zeroing in on him.\n\nAs a fan, this player attitude has always bugged me. The discussion issue to which I'm referring is whether athletes, paid by fans, should have some obligation to the fans. Ticket prices go up when big name players are signed, and if they are injured - especially preventable injuries - why shouldn't ticket prices go down and let insurance pay their salary, or refuse it if they insist on taking unnecessary risks?\n\nCase in point - at the beginning of this last NHL season, Toronto Maple Leaf captain Mats Sundin gets hit in the eye. He refuses to wear facial protection, and he's out for the first month. Duh.\n\nLike everyone else in the sports world, I join in wishing Big Ben a full recovery. I hope we get to see him continue what many are now confident must be a hall of fame career. Do I feel sorry for him? Sure...but, for crying out loud, at what point do we hold people accountable for taking unnecessary risks? Wearing a helmet might have rendered this a great story about how he had the accident yet was ok.\n\nThis may not be a popular position, but heck, don't we as parents get upset with our 7 year olds for playing near the stairs or not looking both ways before crossing the street? If we expect kids to make smarter decisions in the interest of their own safety, why is it so easy to make excuses for "adults"?