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I know that Al Davis is notorious for spending extreme amounts of money on players in an attempt to pull our team out of our current 5 year slump, but who can blame him? He built this franchise and knows the feeling of winning 3 Super Bowls (A feeling I pray for everyday to experience just once!). During the Raiders "Glory Days" he was surrounded by some of the greatest players to ever play football...Fred Biletnikoff, George Blanda, Jim Otto, Marcus Allen...just to name a few. He has coached with one of the best and most respected head coaches of all time , John Madden. Al Davis didn't just live through Raider history; he LIVED it. He knows what it is like for teams to really fear the Autumn Wind and to have players who are passionate about the game. Al Davis doesn't want the Raiders to become a team of the past, whose fans can only talk about their history instead of the future. I understand his desire and drive to bring us back to the top. It's about that "Commitment to Excellence," no matter what it takes.
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