Say this for Al Davis, while other teams spend their off-season whining and moaning about the salary cap, paralyzed by numbers and arcane cap legalisms, the Raiders aren’t. After officially signing one of the best receivers in football, it’s looking like the Raiders are going to make their next big move and sign free agent running back, LaMont Jordan. Jordan, Curtis Martin’s backup on the J-E-T-S, is the best running back available on the free agent market, or at least the best one not smoking the kind green and dabbling in holistic medicine. Although his numbers aren’t great, many people in New York felt he should have been starting instead of Martin, one of the best and most underrated running backs in the league. This will bulk up one of the worst running attacks in football and one that was bound to get infinitely better just in having Moss playing. The best part of the move? Unlike other free agent signings, Jordan is neither old, over the hill, or a malcontent. Is Davis losing his touch?
Every year, Al somehow manages to pull money out of nowhere and sign some splashy free agent. Some work (Rich Gannon), some don’t (Warren Sapp). This despite obstacles that a certain owner on the other side of the Bay faces too, mainly an antiquated stadium with no cash-cow luxury boxes to milk. Yet unlike that certain owner, Davis has never shied away from spending money. Of course, one could argue that a team that’s won nine games over the past two years might find better ways of spending their money, but still, you gotta hand it to Al, the dude does want to win. Your 2005-2006 Oakland Raiders may still have a porous defense, but if you’re going to lose, lose in style, and nothing loses in style quite like 45-42 shootouts. Why, it’s almost enough to make on think about hanging out in the Raider Parking Lot.
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