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I remember being ridiculed by friends saying that KC wouldn’t win in the playoffs because they were shelving Gannon.

KC lost their 1st playoff game and I knew it would happen!
I was extremely impressed w/ Gannon that year and when I found out Gruden was going to bring him to Oakland, I knew he had found his guy and we would be on our way.

So Gannon wasn’t a complete unknown , he just hadn’t been given a shot yet.

And the rest is history as they say.

Dedicated to Al Davis, Raider duct tape (boy does it hold) and the Coliseum rodents

Week 1: Alex7: Chargers 27 Raiders 20 (22/14)
Week 2: R8eray: Dolphins 20 Raiders 13 (35/13)
Week 3: Plunketthead Raiders 30 Steelers 27 (34/31) R
Week 4: Amysincharge: Denver 48-7 (37-6)
Week 5: Klas Tjorborn: Falcons 35 Raiders 20 (23/20)
Week 6: qodrn: Raiders 27 Jags 20 (26/23 OT) R
Week 7: raidermarty/VaRaiderNation Raiders 27 –
Chiefs 17 (26/16) R
Week 8: No Winner.
Week 9: JONGRUDEN2012: Baltimore 47 Oakland 13
Week 10: GG: Saints 45 Raiders 17
Week 11: To be reconstructed when I feel better
Week 12: backstageatapupptshow: Cleveland 27 Oakland 13 – reverse winner – Albert B. Paine 20/17

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Says: Broncos 72 Raiders 23
GG Says: Broncos 45 Raiders 20
qodrn: Raiders 24 Denver 23 (if Seymore replacement punches out Manning)
Raider O Says: Denver 34 Raiders 16
RaiderRockstar: Raiders 30 horse humpers 17

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When I said on here Gruden lightning the torch signaled his return people took me literally and thought it was a stupid thing to say.

I am pretty sure when Gruden was in Alameda for that ceremony he had to have crossed paths with Mark, which most likely resulted in a conversation between the two. I am pretty sure if they had a conversation that maybe, just maybe the subject of the current state of affairs as it pertains to these sorry a$$ Raiders was brought up by Mark who no doubt seeked Gruden’s opinion on what his approach would be to try to fix the mess.

Gruden probably voiced his displeasure about the ZBS, how the talent on the roster was misused, probably identified to Mark the check cashers that needed the boot.

That conversation IMO has led to this rumor we keep hearing about.

Mark Davis Was Seen Leaving The “NFL In LA” Meeting Along With The St Louis Rams Owner, Kroenke, According To ESPN Radio