The Raiders started the 2014 season 0-10, but this year feels worse. Jon Gruden wasn’t paid $100 million to coach the worst team in the NFL and the fans are tired of hearing his unreasonable explanations. No one cares to hear from the general manager, either. Reggie McKenzie has been reduced to Gruden’s personal secretary, so his opinion doesn’t really matter anyway.
So it’s time to hear from Mark Davis.
Davis once fired a PR chief for a Sports Illustrated article he didn’t like, but at this point every news outlet in the country (and England) is laughing at the Raiders… and rightfully so. So where’s the outrage, Mark?
The Raiders offense is worse than it’s ever been in the Derek Carr era and the defense is it’s usual disgrace (although they played a little better on Sunday). Davis needs to step up and talk about how the ship isn’t sinking – even if it is. The Raiders move to Las Vegas is right around the corner and Davis owes the fans something, even if it’s just an apology. Unless he actually planned to throw away the season (it feels a little like that at this point), Davis should be completely disgusted with everything silver and black.
So let’s hear something, Mr. Davis. You’re team is swirling the drain and the longer you stay silent, the more it looks like you’re fine with it.
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I AGREE EITHER MARK DAVIS KNEW ABOUT EVERYTHING OR GRUDEN DECEIVED MARK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I BELIEVE MARK DAVIS KNEW OR HE WOULD BE VOCAL AND COULD EASILY UNDO THE CONTRACT WITH GRUDEN AS IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NO MEETING OF THE MINDS AS WELL AS BREACH AND FRAUD AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ACTIONABLE ISSUES I CAN THINK OF. HAVING SAID THAT EITHER MARK DAVIS IS A COMPLETE IDIOT AND HAS NO BUSINESS BEING AN OWNER (WHICH IS STILL FACTOR REGARDLESS), HAS COMPLETE RETARDS AS LEGAL COUNSEL, OR HE IS COMPLETELY AWARE AND SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE IDIOTIC MOVES MADE BY GRUDEN. LETS BE CLEAR ALL THESE VARIATIONS OF EXCUSES THAT ARE NOW POPPING UP REGARDING GRUDEN AND HIS STRATEGY ARE NOTHING BUT SUPPOSITION AND SENSELESS. GRUDEN HAD NO STRATEGY AND THAT IS CLEAR BY HIS OWN PUBLIC ADMISSIONS MADE THRU MEDIA AND EVEN BASED UPON HIS OWN ACTIONS. HE PORTRAYS AND ALLOWS NATIONAL SENTIMENT OF HIS BEING SOME GENIOUS FOOTBALL GURU BUT HIS HISTORY COACHING HAS NOT SUPPORTED THESE MYTHS. IT IS EASY TO TALK A GOOD GAME BUT HE HAS NEVER ONCE SHOWN HIMSELF TO BE ANYTHING BETTER THAN AVERAGE COACH. EVEN AS COMMENTATOR AND ANALYST ON TV HIS ASSESSMENTS AND OPINIONS DETAILING DRAFTS AND WHO RAIDERS SHOULD GET OR PLAYERS HE DEEMED WOULD BE GREAT (MANZIEL) ARE INDICATORS THAT HE IS NOT THE GREAT MIND PEOPLE HAVE ASSUMED HE WAS. IF HE BELIEVED IN A STRATEGY AND APPROACH HE WOULD NOT HAVE PUBLICLY DECEIVED FANS, MEDIA, AND HIS PLAYERS. THERE IS SO MUCH I COULD POINT TO AND AVER BUT WHY – PROOF BASED UPON FACTS ARE INDISPUTABLE SO THE ONLY QUESTION REMAINING IS WHAT ROLE IS MARK DAVIS IN ALL THIS MESS AND WHY WOULD ANY PERSON WITH AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE ALLOW SUCH A MESS TO OCCUR LET ALONE PAY SOMEONE OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DO SOMETHING ANY IDIOT AT MUCH LESS COULD COMPLETE?
Went full caps…. nice. I can tell how loud you’re typing
Richard, first of all your caps lock is stuck, secondly, please stop using words like supposition to try and fool us into believing you’re intelligent. You have very poor grammar, and well ok to put it simple, for your benefit, you are just stupid. Also, you’re another adult that takes football a bit too seriously, as if it’s some real life catastrophe. It’s not Richard, it’s football. Mr Davis of course was made aware during the hiring process the team, roster, would be purged. If you want to blame Mr Davis for anything you can, for that Derek Carr deal. Carr is a very below average, I call him a terrible one, who for the majority of one season got real lucky. The intense thirst for a franchise quarterback clouds the minds of about every team. From Oakland to Jacksonville to Santa Clara. Jimmy G got the biggest contract ever for what???? A handful of games? He was given a four game tryout with the Pats and couldn’t hack it. But lil Jed saw franchise. Ridiculous. Carr must go. He’s awful. Also he couldn’t care less about football. This was always at least a 2 year project back to decency, probably 3. Once the team gets the heck outta Oakland and into a fabulous stadium with real revenue stream, they’ll be able to operate like a legit franchise. So Richie maybe just stay away til then. You’re welcome.
Judy i appreciate the reply but insults r unwarranted. You dpeak anout grammar then go n say something grammatically retarded like “Carr is a very below average.” I do not use words as a means of desguising stupidity with intelligence or portray myself as something i m not. U also comment on how trivial football is n i should not take it so seriously. If that is the case y even respond 2 someone like me? It must b important 2 u as well. As far as ur comments bout Carr being below average – all i can say is since u r such the intelligent adult n dont tske football serious u clearly r a retard when it comes 2 football n ur knowledge or lack thereof clearly shows. Anytime u wish 2 compare IQs let me know… I have prob done a lot more impressive things in my life than u n my attending law school is by far the least of my accomplishments. Take care Teacher
Maybe the author of this post just doesn’t understand football. The Raiders are in year one of the rebuild. This is the tear down phase. Real Raider fans know this and are ok with it. The fake fans, and the author of this post should consider going away for a couple years until it’s safe for them to return.
Let’s just see what happens in the second and third years of this so-called ‘rebuild’. I tend to agree with Mr. Pomares’ assessment, i.e. both Gruden and Davis really don’t know what the hell they are doing. And I take umbrage with the claim that people like us aren’t real Raider fans. I had a PSL for 12 years, many of which the team really sucked and I could barely afford the tickets. So , I don’t need to hear any B.S. about how I’m not a real fan!
Anyway, time tell who is right here. My money is on the team continuing to fail until new and.much more capable ownership takes over.
Re-build? That’s a BS excuse, the Raiders had a solid foundation to build upon and REMAIN competitive, Gruden blew that with a hope and prayer dismanteling of key CORE Franchise players most notably Mack, how can you state that the team isn’t able to put pressure on the QB when you GAVE away a Hall of Fame DE? In addition both Gruden and the Raiders front office have a HISTORY of making bad decisions during the draft. Being a realist and realizing that Gruden has made some horrible “decisions” isn’t being a “Fake” Fan, but more importantly a REAL FAN. If you go home and see that your wife and kids are burning down the house, you don’t rush in and say “its ok, I’m sticking with you no matter what”… No you’ll run in the house and scream WTF are you doin? Have you lost your mind? That’s what true fans are saying because many of us have seen in a very short period of time that Gruden isn’t making logical, rational DECISIONS and has destroyed this team. Each game he shares the same drivel, “we just didn’t get it done, we need to get better” NO ****. Jack Del Rio was doing better than this self absorbed asshole. Wake Up Raider Nation, Gruden is NOT the Man, he’s the Fraud who’s hoodwinked the Raider nation and got away with a $100 million dollar guaranteed contract to boot. The only person who’s Fake is Jon Gruden as a Head Coach in the NFL.
Right on, David! Wake up Raider Nation, your team has been hijacked by idiots and fools. We’ve become the laughing stock of professional sports!
I agree
“Real Raider fans”, really? So you got to be good with these moves to be a “real Raiders Fan”? That’s just ridiculos.
Do you know Gruden’s draft history as a head coach? He drafted Aqib Talib in 2008. He had 5-probowl seasons. His other picks (in 6-seasons) have like three probowl appearances combined. Do you realize #KhalilMack has been a pro bowler as many times as the rest of those picks?! Do you know the odds of landing a probowler in the first round? Do you know the odds of drafting the defensive player of the year in the first round? You could double the number of first round picks Gruden has over the next 2-seasons and, based on his draft record, you’d get just 1-outstanding probowler (like Talib) and 3-probowl appearances.
He had a QB tv show featuring rookies but his only success with QBs was with veterans Rich Gannon and Brad Johnson. So is he a legit developer of that position?
The team Gruden has dismantled was 12-4 two years ago. Since then, the defense failed to improve because of other draft failures and Coach DelRio made a huge error when he promoted Todd Downing to Offensive Coordinator.
Gruden’s offense hasn’t scored a TD in consecutive weeks btw.
Facts are turn-arounds don’t happen when you’re not good at drafting and/or when you’re not as good of a play caller as the hype.
Respectfully,
A Real Raiders Fan.
I agree with Raider Nation. The team didn’t get in the state they are in overnight. Overnight is not going to fix it. It is hard for fans to watch, but they will get it right. Hang tough Nation!
Maybe i do not understand jow Raiders r in year 1 of rebuild n REAL RAIDER FANS understand this huh??? Well real raider fans were told this was not a rebuild it was Gruden bringing a chsmpionship 2 Oakland prior 2 them leaving. N no team has executed rebuild like this. Does New England do this? Hell no they plug pieces in n keep winning n winning 4 wuite sum time n thru contract spans n turnover of players so miss me with expressing ur understanding of Grudens lies cuz thats what everything has been. If he was simply rebuilding n has strategy y not just explain that – he still hasnt come rite out n like a man told us whats what. Look at his moves trades 4 Bryant from Steelers then waives him then brings him back. He hss been msking crazy moves like yhis entire time so get off his jock cuz his resume contains nothing special or anything worth more than 1 million in salary
Lol all this crying by these fans. Get a grip. I think sometimes guys just need something to cry about. Truth is this, when Jon returned and agreed to take this job one clue you should have picked up on was his TEN YEAR DEAL. Jon and every clear thinking person knew Jon would have to blow it up and make solid draft and FA moves. I love it so far, five, FIVE first rounders in the next two drafts. Three next year! That’s amazing!
F*ck Davis! ..and F*ck Gruden!!
Arm chair coaches and GM’s.. Mack did not want to be in Oakland unless he held the team ransom. He was offered a contract last year and refused it. The mistake that was made was, they should have allowed him to sit. Then trade him for a King’s ransom…