Review for Retention and Revitalization of the Oakland Raiders
Al Davis made a presentation at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio in 2006. The win-loss record for the Oakland Raiders in that same year was four wins and 12 losses.
How do you think Davis feels now, having been given one of the highest honors in professional football (he was enshrined in 1992), yet his team had the worst win-loss record in a seven-year period? We look back, using hindsight.
We look at the present and we are grateful for the 8-8 record, but we expect more in 2011.
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This offseason, the Oakland Raiders have taken a similar approach to free agency to what they did last year. They are focusing primarily on their own free agents keeping them happy and in the Silver and Black.
Now, a lot of that could be due to the uncertainty around the collective bargaining agreement and the free agency period that may or may not begin. Regardless, the Raiders have recognized their need to keep the core of their players for the near future.
Some, however, may believe that unlike a year ago, the Raiders may be returning to their overpaying ways.
The Richard Seymour ...
Well, like most Raiders fans, I felt certain Al would find a way to sign Nnamdi Asomugha. Judging by the recent signings in Oakland though...it appears Mr. Davis has not only given up on signing Nnamdi, but has found his replacement. Stanford Routt. I'll let that sink in... Potentially $31.5 million over three years, roughly $10 million a season, with $20 million guaranteed. WTF! Talented, yes.Unproven? Hell yes! I initially hoped Oakland would shut down the draft board and use every pick on O-linemen, with possible prospects including Wisnewski, O'Dowd, Ijalana, Pouncey, etc. Well, s#!% in one hand and hope in the other and ...
As we all know, Al Davis is notorious for overspending when it comes to paying his players. We all still remember DeAngelo Hall, Javon Walker, Tommy Kelly and many other.It seems to me that while other owners (minus Dan Snyder) are giving out big contracts to elite players in their prime, Al is handing them out to his favorite players, past their prime.It looks like Al has changed his ways from overspending in free agency to overspending in house. Contracts need to be handled very carefully, especially without a CBA in place.Don't get me wrong, it's a good thing Al ...
Some in Raider Nation are in a frenzied panic.
"What the hell is Al Davis doing?!" they're thinking.
The fact of the matter is, Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis knows exactly what he's doing.
The Raiders have poured a lot of money into their players this offseason. They've given Richard Seymour $22.5 million for the next two years, Stanford Routt $10 million guaranteed this year and now have placed the franchise tag on Kamerion Wimbley, paying him $10 million in 2011.
Ouch, right?
Wrong.
The truth is, Stanford Routt played just as well as Nnamdi Asomugha for the Oakland Raiders. That's not opinion; it's fact. Routt ...
Every since he was the commissioner of the AFL, Al Davis has been at war with the NFL. He was able to sign many top notch collegiate players, forcing the NFL to pay players more to compete with the AFL.
Personnel wise, the NFL at that time was very conservative and had some racist tendencies. Davis and the AFL gave black players more opportunities to flourish, as they were the first to raid the talent pool of black schools.
The NFL was also conservative from a pure football standpoint with three yards and a cloud of dust as the main strategy. Davis and the AFL would ...
We have the freedom to ask questions of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Why aren't more Oakland Raiders honored in Canton, Ohio? Some of you know the answer.
I cannot pretend that I do not know.
Once a group of us hone our research skills and prepare proposals to challenge and charge the Pro Football Hall of Fame to come up with a better process, no doubt more Oakland Raiders will be enshrined.
For several years now, I have paid attention to the selection process of the HOF in Canton, Ohio. In fact, I visited there in 2009, and you can be sure that I am ...
A couple of weeks ago, I predicted that Kamerion Wimbley was most likely to get the franchise tag. It has been announced that he will indeed receive the franchise tag from the Oakland Raiders. Stanford Routt has also signed a three-year extension with the Raiders. This means that Oakland fan favorite Nnamdi Asomugha will most likely not be an Oakland Raider in 2011. Al Davis said in his press conference that the $17 million Asomugha would be owed in 2011 could help sign two or three solid players. It appears that Davis was already planning on Asomugha leaving, and now ...
Last year, many across the league released a collective gasp as the Raiders placed a first and third round tender on restricted free agent Stanford Routt. If that was not shocking enough, Al Davis has one upped himself.
The Oakland Raiders have signed cornerback Stanford Routt to a three year contract worth $31.5 million. That is roughly two thirds the size of the contract they gave Nnamdi Asomugha a few years ago.
This just does not make any sense. There is no way that Routt's value is worth two thirds of Nnamdi Asomugha's value. It is even more insane when you consider ...
I noted in an article two days ago that although the Oakland Raiders had decided to buy back Kamerion Wimbley's contract, there might be an issue because the buy back would violate the NFL's 30 percent rule. Lo and behold, news came out today that Wimbley and his agent successfully sought to have the buy back invalidated. In response, the Raiders moved quickly and placed their franchise tag on the team's sack leader from 2010. This is somewhat surprising for a number of reasons. First, the buy back option in Wimbley's contract would have meant that he would be making ...