Bleacher Report - Articles by SNOOPY Dawg

Al Davis Attends Lane Kiffin's Deposition...But Why?

SNOOPY Dawg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:39 -0400

Not being a legal eagle, I can only speak of what I have personally experienced, but when we talk about depositions, I know that the only ones who need to be there are the one being deposed, a court reporter, and the opposing counsel doing the deposition.

So reports that Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis attended former head coach Lane Kiffin's seven-hour deposition are puzzling.

I mean, who really knows why Al does things the way he does? Al was a mystery even in his heyday, and is much more so today in his waning days of thunder. But, for whatever it's worth, I'll take a guess.

All Davis simply wanted was to intimidate Kiffin, to either shake him a bit or rattle him a lot. It fascinates me how Al Davis, in his blind zeal for revenge, has become in many ways clueless to how ineffective he is.

Think about it. This kid has been in the game of football since birth. He has grown around the game in every aspect, in every facet and at every level. He's lived around Hall of Fame superstar players and coaches.

Forget about the fact most people refer to Al as Mr. Davis. Lane Kiffin still calls him Al to his face, so I will too.

Tell me, Al, how does attending something you don't need to attend help the team? How is it furthering the cause of the Raiders when, instead of working on the upcoming draft, you’re wasting time pussyfooting around watching depositions? Are your lawyers so incompetent that you need to be there to oversee their work?

This may be a shock to you, Al, but you can't intimidate Lane Kiffin. Not today, not tomorrow, not even when he comes back to own the Raiders.

Own the Raiders, you ask? Yes, Al, when you're forced to deed this team over to him when you lose the case—and you WILL lose the case—that could be a reality. Well, perhaps that's just wishful thinking. But sir, you ain't got a chance to win this case.

No wonder we're in such dire straits. There is nobody around with enough intestinal fortitude to tell the old man it's stupid to waste his time. Granted, Kiffin was the only guy ballsy enough to stand up to Davis, so maybe that's why Davis wanted to be there...to see someone with an opinion who's not afraid to express it and fully back it up. Someone other than just another yes man who Davis can willy-nilly throttle, bash, slander, and push around.

It must be cold walking around with no clothes there, Al.

Before you gear up to respond, bear in mind that I'm a lifelong Raiders fan who supports them heart and soul. Believe me, I really don't take anything too seriously. I understand the game and it's OK to disagree.

Truthfully, in many ways, writing here has been very humorous, to say the least. After all, this is the Internet and it is not my life. This is just an opinion.

One last thought: There's only one nation, folks, and that's the Raider Nation!

China Losing Face at Olympic Games

SNOOPY Dawg — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:10:05 -0400

Are the Chinese losing face? Let me count the ways...

1. Fake fireworks. (If we'd done that we'd have been tarred, feathered, and set ablaze.)

2. Putting little girl in blatant Milli Vanilli-like act. (Some of my Chinese friends have rationalized this as okay until I ask them, what if it was your little girl?)

3. Double standard judging on women's gymnastics. (Like a tie goes to China.)

4. Allowing obviously under-aged girls to compete as 16-year-olds. (Please!)

5. Falsifying birth certificates. (Who's going to challenge the Chinese government?)

6. Flag blowers to fake a breeze. (This is not that bad, but it is evidence of a certain mindset.)

My question is, what else is there that we haven't discovered? How can China go from a relative nothing to having so many gold medals that even though we have more overall hardware so far, it's clear who the winner is?

Personally, I wouldn't care if China got all the golds and we got all the others. Except for Phelps', basketball, and a few others, they can have them.

The problem China has is that cloud that hangs over these achievements. It is so thick and toxic you'd think you were strolling down one of Beijing's streets.

That's another thing. Their smog is so awful, yet the world wants to exempt them from the global warming Kyoto accords. But of course we're the bad guys there.

I'm tired of the bias, the double standard, and the corruption. China has lost face big time in my book because it has been blatantly cheating and (in at least some of the events that I have seen) cheating is how they have been winning.

Heck, Belichick probably has a few scouts over there right now.

Oops. Sorry, Patriot fans, I saw the door and I just couldn't help but walk right through.

Why Shouldn't Brett Favre Have to Right to Keep Playing?

SNOOPY Dawg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:21:05 -0400

About retiring athletes... these guys are competitors, winners and take charge kind of individuals. Leaving something you have done since you were a growing child has to be a tough thing to do, unless you have a career ending injury or just completely lose it, a la John Elway.

He admitted he just couldn't play at the same level anymore. That was the main reason he didn't try for a third Super Bowl win.

Is Brett Favre living in an illusion? Probably. Does he have the right to never give up? Heck, that's what turned fans on about him in the first place, who are we to tell him he has to quit NOW?

This man is a warrior... He will never give up until he believes he can't do it anymore and people, them's the FACTS.

Stud athletes are given the choice because of what they were, and if some team out there wants to take a risk, then heck guys, more power to him.

The least we as fans can do accept it. If that's what he wants to do, then so be it.

I'm a big Raider fan, and Favre has caused us more pain than we have caused him. Yet, I see a guy like Brett as a player that I would have loved to see in silver and black.

That is NOT just because he's "Brett Favre," but because I would love to see any player who is at the top of his game in a Raider uniform.

Favre deserves our total backing simply because "He's Earned It!"