Wednesday, October 01, 2008

NFL Week 4 Team Rankings & Al Davis

No time for team comments this week, but I do want to comment on the Raiders firing of Lane Kiffin.

It seems easy for everyone to take shots at Al Davis, whose actions have marked him as clearly past his prime as an owner. However, what I heard in that press conference was a guy with a passion for his team from which many owners could learn. How many times do we see owners fly through the league for a few years then walk away with their profits? Not Davis. NEVER Davis. The Raiders are his passion. Even at his age, that passion shows.

Especially when it involves betrayal like he feels that Kiffin did. Davis would literally die for his team, and he expects nothing less from them. In this day and age of people changing jobs like pants, Davis is a leftover from a long ago era when people worked in jobs for their entire lives.

A lot of people say they would never want to work for Davis. While he is demanding, you would also know that he has your back. I cannot imagine anyone in the world I would rather work for.

GOOD

Giants
Redskins
Cowboys
Broncos
Panthers
Chargers

AVERAGE

Saints
Buccaneers
Bears
Eagles
Steelers
49ers
Patriots
Titans
Bills
Jaguars
Colts
Packers
Vikings
Texans
Ravens
Browns
Seahawks
Jets
Cardinals
Raiders
Bengals
Dolphins

BAD

Lions
Falcons
Rams
Chiefs

2 comments:

Myrhaf said...

The Raiders did not lose this week! On a roll!

EdMcGon said...

Sometimes coaching changes pay off. ;)