Dear Al Davis, Please Leave Now

You are no longer welcome here in Raider Nation. Please pack up your things and leave!

Sincerely,

Everyone

That's what every person in Raider Nation is thinking.

Al, at some point you can't blame your coaches for youe mistakes.  It's not Lane Kiffin's fault that you overpay veteran players who haven't done anything (i.e. Ronald Curry), but boast a backup role on most teams.  

You talked Javon Walker out of retirement. It’s true that he was a great receiver for the Packers and even for a year with the Broncos, but he is past his prime.  

You drafted JaMarcus Russell and didn't even want to pay him?!  Come on Al, your options were either Russell or Josh McCown. Hmmm, let's look at the logic here.  

You've surrounded Lane with crap.  There are a few diamonds in the rough, but besides those "diamonds" there are very few players who can even contribute at this point.  

Instead of looking to fire Lane, maybe you should trade for some talent, or draft someone at a position that you may actually need. I'm not trying to take away from Darren McFadden, but Justin Fargas was great last year.

You draft great players whom you simply do not need. Maybe you should have sent some draft picks to Detroit to get a veteran player like Shaun Rogers who actually would have been worth the money you would be overpaying him.

Players have started going to the Raiders just to end their career so you end up signing old players who used to be great. Warren Sapp is a great example. He went to the Raiders because he knew you would overpay him.  

Players playing for your organization should get out while they can! Unless, of course, you're a player past your prime or a career backup then maybe this place is for you! Moss, Rhodes, Jordan, Collins—they're all salvaging their careers elsewhere.

Raider Nation used to be proud to boast about their team. You're only five years removed from a Super Bowl!

Al, unless changes are made this year (and we're not talking about your coaches or your players, we're talking about you), Raider Nation won’t even look back at you when you leave.  Be remembered as someone who turned this team around before he left, not someone who ran it into the ground.  But sadly enough, it may be too late for that.

Or maybe a better option is to see if Mark Cuban wants to buy the Raiders. I'm pretty sure he knows how to spend his money the smart way.