But before we could even get to that dramatic Sunday the entire football world had to collectively weather the lockout storm. Once those clouds broke the madness began and initially it looked as if the Raiders were the craziest of all teams.
Many mocked Al Davis when he gave Stanford Routt, Kamerion Wimbley and Richard Seymour hefty raises while allowing Nnamdi Asomugha, Zach Miller and Robert Gallery to walk.