Is Al Davis still a visionary? Does he still have guts?

(Hopefully Mark comes in soon as Al finally gives up doing this football owner thing)

for not only the Nation but the nfl itself but there is more to the game then just fast guys and cannon arms. a visionary yes but willingly to let some1 else run they Raiders doubtful but at the same time never underestimate Mr. Davis he has been known to pull a rabbit out his hat as for amy i think she might jus do a job but im not willing to quoted on this

that could be a buffer between coaches and owner which would allow the coaches to do their jobs and maybe go against the grain a little to get things done instead being forced to follow an antiquated system.

Some people will tell you it’s Al’s team, Al IS the Raiders, and he can do whatever he wants with it.

Is that true? Or are the Raiders YOUR team, YOU the Raider fans? (gonna take myself out of the equation here because I haven’t been a fan as long as a lot of you have) Would there even be a team without you? The Raiders can change owners, and the team continue on, but does it continue on if it’s playing to a completely empty stadium every home game? If nobody’s buying tickets, apparel, visiting the concession stand, etc. Will you still be a Raiders fan if it were to change owners?

I believe that the combination of factors resulting in another losing season, thanks in part by an incompetent coaching staff (most, but not all), led by Timid-Tom and the passing of Tatum, Blanda and Steinbrenner will move Al with a sense of urgency. He knows that time is not on his side and that the only way to re-energize this organization and its fan base ans sell tickets will be to bring in Jon Gruden at any cost.

I vote for the best available brightest mind being the gm of the raiders. Who cares if its a man,woman, alien etc. Leave no stoned un-turned in the search…

of course she would run things efficiently. She is a very smart and very reasonable person. My guess would be she is in line for more authority whenever Al dies but keep in mind, she is currently not part of football operations. Mark Davis will likely receive the CEO mantle. How he changes things or handles football decisions is an unknown because he’s not even in al’s shadow. He just plays golf.

Interesting your choice of words there, SOB. Actually there’s probably no debating that sentence, but was that the question you really meant to ask? Certainly drafting JaMarcus #1 overall was something nobody else would do. As for the radical force of change, I’d say yes to that, he is very progressive, especially in regards to race relations and, in the case of Amy, non-discrimination against women in the workplace. But wasn’t the overall issue the state of the team?

1 be the 70’s raiders again take no s 2 make a plan and stick with it 3 mr Davis will not give up oakland he been there 47 years 4 get a OL

Has done for the Raiders and the league in the past it is IN THE PAST! Yes Al used to be a visionary and never gave a damn about race he just wanted people who could get the job done! But now his vision is dim and fixed on the glory that was! not the horrifying debacle that is! Al Davis’ time has come and gone yet he still believes he is the same coach that took over the Raiders in 62 and turned them around from 2 – 12 to 10 – 4! but those days are gone and he can no longer be relied upon to make good choices. I really dont see him relinquishing the reins this side of the grave. he is not and has never been the kind of guy to give up control lightly! I just dont see any hope for him giving it over to Amy or anyone else to hire a GM and a real Head Coach. Not even Chucky as much as we would love to have him back.

Al will not relinquish control of his team until he dies , we all know that . Annointing Jason Campbell as the “next Jim Plunkett” should sum up how he is on evaluating talent these days . I personally would love to see a competent GM running the show like say Cowher maybe or Parcells how about bringing back Wolf ? It is obvious that we have top-notch scouts (look at our 4-7 round picks they are usually solid ) but the 1-3 picks are heavily influenced by Al’s lust for size and speed and thats sad because if Al would of picked like I wanted him too we would have one of the best O&D lines in the game . For example when we picked up H-bey we could of snagged BJ Raji when we got Mcfadden we could of traded down picked up Clady and had another pick . I like Mcfadden and Bey but they werent the best 1st round picks for us . I did however like last years draft it was for the most part pretty solid ! Al was once the greatest mind in football but I think time has caught up with him he needs to let someone else run the show and do fun stuff like hand-picking the Raiderettes and sitting back on gameday and enjoying watching his team win with a great gm and without a puppet coach !

knows anything about football, let him run things for awhile, and see if he can shake things up.

He is not going to live forever and no one knows what will come next so if he wants to run the that he made then all of us should thank him for everything he has given us to this point.

No one is trying to deny what he has done in the past. But the last 8 years are quite clear what he has not done as GM and president of the organization. The game has changed, and Al has refused to change with it. And it’s holding us back.

I’m a business major, and nothing is more apparent in Oakland than a digustingly poisonous, cancer-holding death-smog of a “corporate climate,” and it all trickles down from the top. Coaches, Players, Assistants, Staffers, all afraid to have an opinion or say something that might offend the Emperor Palpatine (minus the evil powers). Players whose gameplay is attrocious, looking around at eachother going “wasn’t my fault” secretly thinking (I don’t care, I’m making millions of dollars), coaches calling the same predictable run, run, deep pass, punt play calling they have been doing since the 90s. Coaches (Cable) who, instead of getting mad, disciplining players, and pre-paring for the next opponent ("its about our game, not the opponents’ what a joke, how about adjusting for the opponent), saying things like “this doesn’t define us” and “we wont dwell on this” blah blah so on and so fourth. All I’m saying is maybe Gannon was right, blow up the building and start from scratch, Amy Trask, you would be a sight for these sore Raider Eyes. Davis is Done, I could care less about what you did in the 70s and 80s, its 2010 and the game has left you behind, perhaps pass the tourch so your team can return to greatness.

     Al’s track record on Coaches and Draft picks over the last decade speak for themselves, I could go back to the 80’s and early 90’s as well, however, there is no need, J-Russ, DHB, amongst others all speak volumes of Al’s waste of draft picks, his coach selection and his firing of coaches has all be done with no thought of the real consequences of making decisions NOT based upon football. I will always have great respect for Al Davis, however, as in any industry everyone’s time comes to an end, it is time for Al to gracefully retire, turn over the reins and just act as a non-participating figure head. Right now the Raiders are not far from being a really good team, we need a Number 1 receiver, help on the O line, and D tackle, we can work with the rest and be competitive enough to win the AFC West…

The Raiders will never have a GM until there is new management.