Gannon at Al Davis Memorial

[smucky]

Can't paste a link, since I'm on my iPhone, but on NFL.com he tweeted that he was at the event and glad to hook up with old teammates. I'm just glad for this new regime, that contributors like Gannon are welcomed and encouraged to come back.

[Hawaiian Raider]

Can't paste a link, since I'm on my iPhone, but on NFL.com he tweeted that he was at the event and glad to hook up with old teammates. I'm just glad for this new regime, that contributors like Gannon are welcomed and encouraged to come back.

Yep.

In that aspect, the ol' man was a little too sensitive.

[heavyD]

Yep.

In that aspect, the ol' man was a little too sensitive.

Nobody was more loyal to ex-players than Al....unless he deemed they wronged him somehow then look out. It's a shame the way Gannon was treated when he reached out to assist converting that fat QB into a real professional.

[MadBomber24]

Nobody was more loyal to ex-players than Al....unless he deemed they wronged him somehow then look out. It's a shame the way Gannon was treated when he reached out to assist converting that fat QB into a real professional.

Also no one was more petty or vindictive if he felt someone wronged him or the organization. Alot of times the reason for the rift was obvious and well known but other times it just seemed over blown.

[Hawaiian Raider]

Nobody was more loyal to ex-players than Al....unless he deemed they wronged him somehow then look out. It's a shame the way Gannon was treated when he reached out to assist converting that fat QB into a real professional.

Yep ...

Also no one was more petty or vindictive if he felt someone wronged him or the organization. Alot of times the reason for the rift was obvious and well known but other times it just seemed over blown.

and Yep.

[Naphtali]

Gannon said the whole building should be blown up, even if hes frustrated you can't say that...esp about a place that you forged your name, there's nothing overblown about that statement.
In any case I hope fans realise "(though most won't) there were philisophical differences between the 2 but that doesn't mean the respect wasn't there

[Raider17]

Gannon said the whole building should be blown up, even if hes frustrated you can't say that...esp about a place that you forged your name, there's nothing overblown about that statement.
In any case I hope fans realise "(though most won't) there were philisophical differences between the 2 but that doesn't mean the respect wasn't there

Gannon was truly out of line! Blowing the building up was a horrible choice of words.
It's obvious why Al was upset.
The real Raider mystery is what happened between Al & Marcus?
I respect that Al took it to his grave, but I still want to know.

[MileHighRaider]

Gannon was truly out of line! Blowing the building up was a horrible choice of words.
It's obvious why Al was upset.
The real Raider mystery is what happened between Al & Marcus?
I respect that Al took it to his grave, but I still want to know.

There are many rumors out there but one that caught my attention has to do with Marcus and the wives of other players. I don't know if there's any truth to it but if so you can imagine a scenario where Mr Davis and Allen may have had words over the situation that led to bad blood between them. And to his credit (again, not saying this rumor was necessarily true but speculating), whatever it was, Mr Davis did not air the dirty laundry.

Without us knowing, I lean on the side of giving Mr Davis benefit of the doubt that there may have been good reason for the rift and the silence surrounding it.

[raiders_fan67]

There are many rumors out there but one that caught my attention has to do with Marcus and the wives of other players. I don't know if there's any truth to it but if so you can imagine a scenario where Mr Davis and Allen may have had words over the situation that led to bad blood between them. And to his credit (again, not saying this rumor was necessarily true but speculating), whatever it was, Mr Davis did not air the dirty laundry.

Without us knowing, I lean on the side of giving Mr Davis benefit of the doubt that there may have been good reason for the rift and the silence surrounding it.

Marcus tried to make things right and that is all anyone could do. Marcus was a true raider and Mr. Davis was stubborn. That is why our raiders had so many bad years.

[TheDoctor]

Marcus tried to make things right and that is all anyone could do. Marcus was a true raider and Mr. Davis was stubborn. That is why our raiders had so many bad years.

It is interesting to ponder. Al was renowned as a player's owner, who treated those who were Raiders well, even after their career had finished. However when you look at the cases of Marcus Allen and Rich Gannon, it is perplexing as to know what happened there. I would be on the side of Davis and believe that there would have to have been something significant which happened to sour the relationship.

[MileHighRaider]

Marcus tried to make things right and that is all anyone could do. Marcus was a true raider and Mr. Davis was stubborn. That is why our raiders had so many bad years.

You have personal knowledge of this it seems. I can't make that claim.

Let's not turn what was a good thing (Gannon's tweet and the memorial) into another bickering session.

[cheapshotartist]

Yep.

In that aspect, the ol' man was a little too sensitive.

And he could hold a grudge!

[paul0660]

Knowing that he would not run into Al probably helped Rich.

Hopefully he cold ****ed Herrera if the two ran into each other.

[MileHighRaider]

Classy.

[HorrorSCope]

Nobody was more loyal to ex-players than Al....unless he deemed they wronged him somehow then look out. It's a shame the way Gannon was treated when he reached out to assist converting that fat QB into a real professional.

Gannon now has heavy Packer ties and I hope that means Reggie can get him back over here working with our QB's as you can see he did well with Rodgers.