Raiders Gab

The transcript of an interview Raiders owner Al Davis did with Sirius Satellite Radio host and friend Gil Brandt Tuesday:
Q: Why are the Raiders called the team of the decades?
Davis: Well, that’s because there are five decades in which the American Football League and the National Football League have played professional football. And during those [...]

Al Davis stands alone. In an era when fans and coaches are use to dealing with rich fat cats as the owners of their professional athletic teams Al Davis comes from a different place and time. This is why Al Davis is misunderstood.
Al Davis is the ultimate maverick. This was proven once again in the [...]

Now that former Raiders coach and Hall of Famer John Madden is done in the broadcasting booth, is there a chance of him coming back to the Raiders organization? Today’s SF Chronicle reports that Madden, who announced his retirement from being the color man on Sunday night football yesterday, would be the perfect fit [...]

It’s no secret that the Raiders have struggled in free agency, missing more than hitting. Sounds like owner Al Davis is also realizing that in an article today in the SF Chronicle:
Raiders owner Al Davis admits he made a lot of costly mistakes last offseason and he overspent on too many underperforming [...]

From: Oakland Tribune
The Raiders dismissed an ESPN report Sunday that said managing general partner Al Davis is negotiating to sell part of the team to a group with designs on moving it to Los Angeles. The report was written by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, who Davis called “a professional liar” on Sept. 30 for his [...]

From: Oakland Tribune
The Raiders on Sunday confirmed that managing general partner Al Davis spoke with New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride on Saturday. However, it was Gilbride who contacted the Raiders and not the other way around, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said. “We did not seek permission to interview Kevin Gilbride,” Herrera said. [...]

From: SF Chronicle
The “Cable for Coach” campaign swept through Florida, and what an Obama-like push Raiders candidate Tom Cable made to the regular season’s finish line. He kicked a team nemesis off the playoff ballot, won over players concerned with a slumping win percentage and energized the youth base of a down-and-out roster.
Now, all [...]

From: SF Chronicle
Raiders owner Al Davis did not attend Sunday’s game as he continues to recover from a knee injury, but team official John Herrera said the 79-year-old is doing fine. “I’m sure he’s doing a lot better after this,” his son Mark Davis said after the game. Davis was hospitalized briefly three weeks [...]

Tom Cable is just 3-8 after taking over for Lane Kiffin early in the season for the Raiders, but he’s hoping that the team will think twice before getting him and going back in the market for a new head coach. “I don’t think there’s any question. In order for it to move forward [...]

From: ProFootballTalk.com
On Sunday, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that Raiders owner Al Davis is interested in possibly hiring Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride to be the team’s next head coach. Gilbride, who has spent nearly five full seasons with the Giants, worked as quarterback Eli Manning’s position coach for three seasons before taking over the offense. [...]