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Oakland Raider fans have to be asking themselves, is Al Davis, at the age of 78, completely delusional? In his long career, he has accomplished many great things, including three Super Bowl titles, five conference championships, and a plethora of division crowns. However, in the past few years, the Raiders’ organization has been drastically spiraling downward. They lost 15 consecutive games in the AFC West. That means they didn't win a division game during the entire 2005 and 2006 seasons and into 2007. If you thought things couldn't get any worse than 15 consecutive losses and a 2-14 record in ’06, they just went and spent $105 million on two players who don't even rank in the Top 10 of their respected positions.   First, there is the incredible signing of Tommy Kelly for $50.5 million.  The only certain thing about Kelly is his alma mater, Mississippi State. The only good thing about that is he's a SEC boy. At the age of 29, I feel he still has ... [link]

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