Al Davis must be up there smiling

[CR91]

to finally after so many years of misery have a good raider team. carr and cooper are gonna be a fun tandem to watch for years to come

[crazycolt1]

I agree with the Raider and their talent. The sad part is what Davis become in the later years of his ownership. He was a pioneer for the NFL-AFL and football as we know it. He became so possessed with fighting with the NFL that he overlooked what was best for his team.

[amfootball]

Raiders put a thumping on the Jets that for sure would have Al smiling. Carr and Cooper are a great tandem.

[CR91]

Raiders put a thumping on the Jets that for sure would have Al smiling. Carr and Cooper are a great tandem.

More like it made you smile

[amfootball]

More like it made you smile

Oh yes. Anytime Jets lose is a good day.  

[Synthetic]

Oh, please. For all the superstition in this world, you're going to jinx this poor team when we could all use someone right now to knock over the big elephant of the AFC called Denver. 

[Moose Of Woe]

I'll give Del Rio credit - the Raiders have come a long way. Still a long way to go to be a serious contender, but they're not a joke any more.

[Jules]

Something tells me the ghost of Al Davis will be smiling and laughing the most if/when the Raiders ever get revenge on the Patriots in the playoffs.......

[The Old Crow]

He would be cheated in heaven by Tuck Everlasting !

[coltsfanatic24]

The Raiders are legit. Carr is a top 10 QB and both of the lines are great. He now has a #1 Wr in Cooper. The AFC west will be the Raiders division by next year.

[Blue Horseshoe]

Why would he be smiling?  He was the one who made one horrible decision after another which turned them into the mess they've been for 12 years.  All this success shows is that they can be good again now that he is no longer making any kind of decisions for them.

[BOTT]

Why would he be smiling?  He was the one who made one horrible decision after another which turned them into the mess they've been for 12 years.  All this success shows is that they can be good again now that he is no longer making any kind of decisions for them.

Give the guy a break.....not sure he was firing on all cylinders in his old age. They guy was a living legend and did a lot for the game.

[crazycolt1]

Why would he be smiling?  He was the one who made one horrible decision after another which turned them into the mess they've been for 12 years.  All this success shows is that they can be good again now that he is no longer making any kind of decisions for them.

I guess your memory is pretty short or you don't know the history of Al Davis. Yes he did make some bad choice in his later years but that can never over shadow what the Raider were before. He took what was thought to be a has been QB (Plunkett) and won a super bowl with him. He is also directly responsible for the success of John Madden. So you can sit back and judge Al Davis for the bad times but it wasn't always that way. There is a thing called respect, would it be possible for you to show some?

[Blue Horseshoe]

I guess your memory is pretty short or you don't know the history of Al Davis. Yes he did make some bad choice in his later years but that can never over shadow what the Raider were before. He took what was thought to be a has been QB (Plunkett) and won a super bowl with him. He is also directly responsible for the success of John Madden. So you can sit back and judge Al Davis for the bad times but it wasn't always that way. There is a thing called respect, would it be possible for you to show some?

 

Exactly how is giving a completely honest appraisal of his dreadful performance since 2002 doing any disrespect for his earlier career?  How many coaches being hired and fired in a calendar year is too many?  How many draft pick busts, including the biggest bust in history Jamarcus Russell, does it take?  How many hideous trades, especially with New England are enough?  If he is going to smile at anything he would smile at seeing his son finally undoing the damage and restoring the team to its former winning ways.

[crazycolt1]

Exactly how is giving a completely honest appraisal of his dreadful performance since 2002 doing any disrespect for his earlier career?  How many coaches being hired and fired in a calendar year is too many?  How many draft pick busts, including the biggest bust in history Jamarcus Russell, does it take?  How many hideous trades, especially with New England are enough?  If he is going to smile at anything he would smile at seeing his son finally undoing the damage and restoring the team to its former winning ways.

That's a good way to show respect for the dead.