Chris Limburg

How much longer with Al?



Posted: Friday, July 24, 2009

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Don't get me wrong if Al Davis died tomorrow, a lot of the Raider Nation would be glad.  Some might cry, some might reminiscence of the glory days, and some might just throw the biggest party on the west coast ever seen. However, a lot of these people believe the myth that one man can destroy an entire team.  Has it happened already, or is it crumbling might before our eyes and we are too full of nostalgia to throw in the towel. 

Let's ask the simple question. If Al goes, who takes his place? Who controls the stocks? Who signs the checks? Who controls the day-to-day issues of signing, firing, and negotiations?  Let's be honest because Al has his stamp of approval on everything.  Nothing gets done without Al being linked in every facet.   Let's ask a separate question, but one that would probably be easier to relate with. If you killed off a mafia don, a father of the family, does the entire family suddenly stop their actions and go turn themselves into the police? No, and if Al Davis dies, the Raiders would not suddenly win the Super Bowl.  We can all admit that, right raider Nation.  The black hole might be a little more fun and executives, scouts, and players might be more inclined to head out west.  Are we just dreaming?   

Right now as it stands, Al Davis controls a lot of the internal functions within this club.  As every empire has experienced since the dawn of time, too much powers corrupts.  What's the old saying, Power corrupts absolutely, but who the heck knows what that old saying is but we all know no model franchise in any sport is set up like this or has thrived like this. Either that, or someone else inside the club has a great job of doing puppet work...Might even say it's better than Penn and Teller in Vegas, now that is where this show can play to rave reviews. 

But for those who think if Al suddenly fell over in his corn flakes tomorrow at breakfast...How do you think the team is suddenly going to be better for his passing? In a couple years, I can see it being a change...But change requires time. I'm still holding out hope that his son or someone in the line convinces dad to hand over the keys.  Hopefully soon. 

Of course, I still believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus too. 
 
 
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