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Originally Posted by disposeablehero
Dude, that has been established ages ago, sigh. That's fine and good, but it is time we get a real GM, unfrortunately, Al won't let it happen.
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what we need more than anything are on the field VOCAL veteran leaders who can be coaches on the field... primarily some that were drafted as Raiders or at the least have a strong presence in the locker room... look at every team that its the playoffs right now and they all employ several veteran leaders on both sides of the ball.... then take a look back to our roster over the last six years and tell me how many fit that category... the last time we made the playoffs we were overrun by veteran leadership... I think to have a consistent playoff caliber team year in and year out, you have to have an even mix of young contributing players and a strong group of vocal established veterans who can help coach/lead on the field... we've gotten away from that, more specifically, Al Davis has gotten away from that... over the last six years our downfall has been:
1. we've been too young across the board...
2. didnt bring in the right kind of veterans (Brooks, Moss, Jordan, Sapp) to counter-balance poor coaching hires (Turner, Shell, Kiffin)...
3. Have made poor choices in free agent/trade acquisitions
4. Drafted poorly... ( I like the last two drafts however)\
We need someone upstairs who can help Al make better decisions... someone who Al trust and that can work with him... He'll NEVER hire a Scott Pioli or Bill Parcells type, and honestly I cant blame him for that... but he does need to find another Bruce Allen type GM who can get the job done without stepping on Al's toes...