Show Me on the Tackling Dummy Where the Bad Man Touched You.

Sports, WTF?

OK, just off the top, I am not a Raiders fan. Never have been. To some of their disturbingly cultish fanbase that makes me incapable of discussing the (cue freaky Al Davis voice) greatness of the Raiders (and man, would I love it if I could get some Raiders folks around here. They make the Paulbots look sane!)

Anyway, the latest great step the Raiders have taken is having their head coach punch out an assistant coach. And, here’s the kicker, it happened two weeks ago and the story is just now getting out. The assistant refused to identify his attacker! Yikes!

To my mind, this goes beyond the whole rough and tumble the NFL seeks to portray. You can cross a line between manly posturing and assault, and I would say this case qualifies. Add to it the bizarrely paranoid world of the NFL in general (taken to deliriously ridiculous levels by the Raiders) and something tells me Hanson will end up apologizing to the Coach!

But, on the plus side, it was the first hit a Raider has made in at least three years.

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  1. Andrew  •  Aug 18, 2009 @6:54 am

    *rimshot*

  2. Scott Jacobs  •  Aug 19, 2009 @7:15 am

    Since when did Bobby Knight become the head coach of the Raiders?

  3. Scott  •  Aug 24, 2009 @10:13 am

    I am a Raider fan and Al Davis makes me embarrassed to say that. The only hope for a once proud franchise to turn around is for Big Al to take a dirt nap. I just hope that Larry Ellison buys them and returns the win at all costs mentality. While I love Al’s track suits, his mind for football is long gone.

    Oh, and you are welcome for Crabtree. Idiot Raiders.

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