Al Davis
4 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 12, 2018 by Michael Lombardi · said 33 times in 1 episodes since 2018 · across every show →
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Nov 12, 2018 positive
Al Davis modeled the Raiders on Dodgers' speed and Yankees' power
“He was greatly influenced by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He grew up in Brooklyn. He was greatly influenced by the Yankees. So he wanted to combine the speed of the Dodgers with the power of the Yankees. And that's how he built his organization.”
Nov 12, 2018 neutral
Nov 12, 2018 neutral
Al Davis withheld knowledge while Bill Walsh taught every organizational detail
“His greatness was his ability to brand, but his weakness was he wasn't willing to take all his knowledge and share it with someone else and then learn it back himself. It was almost behind the iron curtain, whereas Walsh was very much about teaching you what h…”