Why Aren't the Oakland Raiders Prime Time? Look at Al Davis

On my daily browse through the Internet world, I found a video of Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on NFL.com commenting on the Raiders and how they "aren't even close" to competing. According to Asomugha, "We wonder why we don't get the prime-time games." He then goes on to cite the debacle of this past Thursday's game with the Chargers, a 34-7 loss, as well as the 41-14 loss to Denver on Monday Night Football in Week One. The Pro Bowl cornerback also wonders how many people are "upset, or even care," about the Raiders misery this season. One can't feel any joy at Asomugha's situation. Here is one of the best players in the NFL, who was franchised last year by Raiders and will likely get the tag again. He goes out there and plays well on a daily basis, and is a player who just wants to win. The problem in Oakland is Al Davis. Davis himself has created this atmosphere of losing, of people not caring. While Davis himself might care a great deal, he's not making the right ... (link)