Tooz72
05-01-2009, 11:45 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/austin_murphy/05/01/raiders/?eref=sircrc
Defenders of Davis -- who will turn 80 in two months -- say he's crazy like a fox.
And that is true -- provided the fox is aging, compromised and semi-delusional. But give Davis this: the man is always entertaining -- in the same way it is entertaining to try to divine the intentions of other such unstable autocrats such as Fidel Castro, Kim Jong-il and Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.
Regardless of how DHB and Mitchell pan out, we can be certain of this: if they succeed, Davis will bask in the credit. If they flop, and the team goes south again, he'll deflect blame until it's time to fire another coach, call another press conference and talk about how he was undermined. It will be painful for Raiders fans, but highly entertaining for the rest of us.
Defenders of Davis -- who will turn 80 in two months -- say he's crazy like a fox.
And that is true -- provided the fox is aging, compromised and semi-delusional. But give Davis this: the man is always entertaining -- in the same way it is entertaining to try to divine the intentions of other such unstable autocrats such as Fidel Castro, Kim Jong-il and Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.
Regardless of how DHB and Mitchell pan out, we can be certain of this: if they succeed, Davis will bask in the credit. If they flop, and the team goes south again, he'll deflect blame until it's time to fire another coach, call another press conference and talk about how he was undermined. It will be painful for Raiders fans, but highly entertaining for the rest of us.