tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137675318244987711.post5476312877664084587..comments2023-10-21T04:24:57.045-05:00Comments on SportsPants -- Its Sports talk with a Relaxed Fit: Al Davis, Where You At?Brad Sealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01462682326448001043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137675318244987711.post-27187661981562918602009-01-09T10:00:00.000-06:002009-01-09T10:00:00.000-06:00I'm all in favor. For some time now, the Oakla...I'm all in favor. For some time now, the Oakland Raiders have been the NFL equivalent of a traveling circus. The team routinely goes out of its way to sign any clown or derelict off the street, clearly favoring freakish athletic ability over potential character issues. The problem, of course, is Al Davis' haughty belief in his staff's ability to harness this talent. All the lions & tigers in the world are only a pretty diversion without the proper leadership; which is why, in the end, the Raiders just keep getting bitten. Time will tell whether JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden become the dynamic Main Attraction that Oakland envisions them to be, or whether the lack of common sense in the organization renders them just a couple of ho-hum, error-and-injury-prone bells & whistles. There couldn't be a more apt name for their (interim and possibly full-time) head coach than Cable, since the job is really a high-wire act: the balancing of game management and sound football instincts on one side, with the whims of an increasingly senile owner on the other.jpkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660417611473809682noreply@blogger.com