This why suck, Part 789

Jerry Mac, writing about why the Raiders didn't draft Larry Fitzgerald:

At the time, the Raiders felt pretty good about their receiving corps of Jerry Porter, Ronald Curry and Doug Gabriel. The following year, they would bring in Randy Moss.

Since that 2005 season, Fitzgerald has more receptions than any receivcer in the NFL (475) for 6,413 yards and 52 touchdowns. The Raiders recieving leaders during that span _ Jerry Porter, Ronald Curry (in 2006 and 2007), Johnnie Lee Higgins and Louis Murphy, combined for 249 receptions, 3,273 yards and 18 touchdowns.

But while Fitzgerald was available and brought in for a visit, it was purely for show. They never considered drafting him because he didn’t have a fast enough time in the 40-yard dash. Davis’ favorite receiver, I’ve been told by was Roy Williams out of Texas. (emphasis added)

Yes, this Roy Williams. I will now mix a qualuude-and-drano cocktail.

Bleacher Report: WTF?

I know I should not let the illiterate ravings of fucking assholes get me bent out of shape, but the Google Alert I have set up to deliver news about the Oakland Raiders keeps bringing steaming piles of shit from the Bleacher Report.

Exhibit A is this horseshit from Ricardo Urriola, "Are You Risking Your Life Attending a Raiders Game?"

He actually writes: "There have even been deaths at Raiders games—some gang related and some not."

Curiously, no evidence is sighted to back this up. There are no police reports, death certificates, quotes from law enforcement or league officials, absolutely nothing but this asshole Urriola's "opinion." He then goes onto say that using this "fan fear tactic can only help the team. Keep it up Raider Nation."

Help the team do what? Keep what up? What the fuck does that mean? We should keep murdering fans of opposing teams?

And we all know what opinions are like; and I guess any asshole can post whatever the fuck they want at Bleacher Report.

Just Fire Him Already.

Lowell Cohn has a column about the Al/Lance feud. It goes over the PR people handing out the Kreidler column, and he says he thinks Nancy's case about firing Lance for insubordination is pretty spot on. My favorite part:

There’s an element of self-loathing in Davis’ campaign against Kiffin. This I believe. He hired Kiffin after a whirlwind courtship — four days or something. You’ve heard of mail-order brides. Kiffin was like a mail-order coach. Davis hardly knew Kiffin when he hired him and now he regrets the hire and wants to get out from under the financial obligation. It’s a mean little drama all around.

I don't know the Davis mind, but reading what's been going on this week, this makes a lot of sense to me. I mean, we are no longer the Dumbest Team in America. We are the Dumbest Team in the World.

This is even less competent than the Bush Administration. At least they'll actually FIRE a person before they start leaking ugly things about him, or distributing damaging press columns about her.