Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Time for the NFL to Take the Oakland Raiders from Big Al

This is just getting silly, I am not even sure who or what Al Davis is looking for.  No offense to Hue Jackson, but Tom Cable did a great job considering the circumstances and I am not just saying that because I predicted their exact 8-8 finish either.  In his first year following the Jamarcus Russell experience the Raiders looked respectable and to some degree and NFL franchise.  This was done despite years of awful drafting done by none other than Al Davis, who in all respect is an NFL icon and deserves a ton of credit but it is time for him to head to Shady Acres and since he isn't going to do it on his own I have my own suggestion.  The NFL should take the team back in a move similar to the government taking a piece of property through eminent domain.  Al Davis has put in his blood, sweat and tears into this organization so he should be given fair market value just as any property owner would be.  I mean the guy just picked up another punter because Shane Lechler, the pro bowl punter just about any team in the league would be happy to have, spoke out because of the firing of Tom Cable.  Please let him go and add that to the list of insane moves this franchise has been a part of lately.  The scariest part of this is the fact that I really thought the organization turned the corner this year through their drafting and then with this year's performance.  Instead of doing their usual, pick the fastest guy with your first pick they showed a bit of restraint and waited until the middle rounds and Picked up Jacoby Ford, who turned in a great rookie year.  They also went out and picked Rolondo McClain with their first pick and most likely have their defensive captain for many years going forward.  So it seems you will never know what to expect with this organization as long as General Davis is in charge.  So I plead with the NFL to save this organization from him so we can go and focus on the Bengals being the worst organization in football, that is something that makes sense to me.  Just saying!

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