Al Davis - dead.

[SlyPokerDog]

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/team-raiders-owner-al-davis-dead-82-14695957

 

[PapaG]

RIP Al.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

RIP

 

[huevonkiller]

Very surprising, sorry to hear about that.

 

[Mediocre Man]

RIP Al Davis

As a Raider fan, this is huge news, but football fans in general should take this as huge news as well

 

[huevonkiller]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ys-plunkett_remembering_al_davis_100811

 

[ABM]

He was a football pioneer.

RIP, Big Al...

 

[BrianFromWA]

Link to the prehistoric roots of football.

 

[sov300]

RIP Al
First Steve Jobs and now Davis…wtf???

 

[44Thrilla]

RIP

Very surprising, sorry to hear about that.

it's surprising that an 82 year old died?

 

[MARIS61]

Suddenly nobody is calling him an idiot, an asshole or a crazy MF'r.

Respect for the dead?

 

[Run BJM]

RIP



it's surprising that an 82 year old died?

It was kept hush hush but people within his circle apparently all knew this was imminent. The signs were there too if you read into it. Many of the draft picks said they hadn't spoken to him "yet" (he talks to EVERYONE), he never appeared at training camp (had never heard of him not being at Napa for TC) and wasn't at practices, the team dedicated a game ball to him after the opener @ Denver, he missed his first game in decades when the Raiders were @ Buf a few weeks back.

Suddenly nobody is calling him an idiot, an asshole or a crazy MF'r.

Respect for the dead?

Hes basically been running the Raiders like a crazy asshole for the last couple decades so that is all the media would ever talk about. Rightfully so. Most of his contributions that we will remember occurred prior to the mid-eighties. His coaching, introduction of the vertical passing game, AFL/merger, super bowls, hiring of first black/latino coach, etc. Reporters can't continuously laud him for what he did decades ago. Now that hes died you revisit all of his achievements and reflect on his entire body of work, which is damn impressive. Its a shame that he became a running joke for the media recently but he didn't give a shit and obviously he hadn't made many friends in the media or around the league outside of the "Raider family". Its sad that he was disrespected for so long and just now that hes died peopled are coming out of the woodwork and sucking his dick after deriding him for years. But he brought it on himself.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Getting ready to watch the Fox pregame show. Does Howie Long cry or will Terry Bradshaw do it for him?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

He did a lot for pro football.

 

[huevonkiller]

RIP



it's surprising that an 82 year old died?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facetious

He had a good run at least. He laid the foundation for the Pats and how to cheat into 3 Superbowls.

 

[ABM]

Appears the Raiders are doing all they can to win one for the "Gipper".

 

[ABM]

Appears the Raiders are doing all they can to win one for the "Gipper".

Really, really good and exciting win by the Raidas over a very good Texans team.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Just Win Baby!!!!!!!

 

[PapaG]

Great win. A very emotional day for Raider Nation, and the players closed out the game.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

raiders suck, but track suit larry was a beast until about 10 years ago

rip and i hope his kid doesnt ever sell

 

[Run BJM]

Great win. A very emotional day for Raider Nation, and the players closed out the game.

I swear to god the ghost of Al possessed Heyward-Bey on that one TD lol.

Anyone see Hue Jackson crying after the game? Emotional stuff...

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Great win. With weeks against the Brown, Chiefs, a bye week, then Denver coming up, it's not outlandish to say the Raiders could end up being 6-2