Raiders Owner Al Davis made a subtle, nonchalant statement: Thoughts from a Reader’s Side

RaiderSithLord posted 4/18/2008 from mvn.com [flag]

Stepping away from mocking the draft for a few minutes we have some crack analysis from our reader and first time contributer to Thoughts from a Reader’s Side with Captain Blues Buckholz aka Raider Blues. Blues wins the award for the furthest traveled to get here as his post made it in from Afghanistan. The Raider Nation is world wide. Blues takes a look at the statement that Al Davis has made ... [link]

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