Al Davis likes shiny things

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The Mile High Report found this 5/10/2008 on www.pro-football-reference.com [flag]
My friends Sigmund Bloom and Cecil Lammey from the world’s best football podcast are fond of saying that Al Davis likes shiny things. I don’t know if it’s original to them, but it’s catchy. I don’t know why this thought popped into my head, but last night I wondered what team had the most former first-round picks on its roster. So I ran the query, and it ... [link]

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Al Davis Likes Shiny Things
Published 5/10/2008 by studbucket at The Mile High Report
... The Pro-Football-Reference Blog  has a short post on Al Davis and his infatuation with 1st round picks.  My favorite part of the article shows that of the two teams on which he had 22 former 1st-rounders, both were 4-12.  It's amazing to see how a team can stockpile so many 'talented' players, yet be so poor.  We can only hope the Darren McFadden pick continues the trend. Enjoy the read! ...

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