Al Davis
Al Davis
Allen "Al" Daviswas an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football Leaguefrom 1972 to 2011. Under Davis' management, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in professional sports. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby." Davis was active in civil rights, refusing to allow the Raiders to play in any city where black and white players had to stay in separate hotels...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1929
CityBrockton, MA
decision way honest
Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
games waiting wake-up
Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
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Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.
football team nfl
No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
years games nfl
If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.
important consistent
It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
down-and quarterback hard
The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
obvious points score scoring win
It was so obvious that it wasn't being done. We weren't scoring points, and you have to score to win in the NFL. ... We didn't score enough points with the firepower that we had.
adequately depend factors game kerry maybe pass press protection reasonably running seen talk
I would think that would depend on who we talk to, what is available. I think Kerry did adequately well considering other factors maybe not seen by the press or fans. I think he did reasonably well. We had no running game and our pass protection slipped.
adequately game kerry pass protection running
Kerry did adequately well ... He had no running game and our pass protection slipped.
direction good job offered sean turned
I don't think Sean Payton turned down the job because Sean Payton was never offered the job. Sean Payton has a lot of good credentials, but I don't know if that's the direction we're going.
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Bill was a great friend, a brilliant performer and an exceptional man. I say this with great admiration and love that Bill becomes one of the people that I give the cloak of immortality. Time never stops for the great ones.
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It's not my intent to denigrate what he has done. But the big thing is we didn't win. You have to win, and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.
raiders short
It may take us a short while, but we'll get that nastiness of the Raiders back.