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I read today the Raiders are figuring on slinking back to Oakland even though the city is suing them. A big difference from back when I was out in the Bay Area in the late 70's when the Raiders were riding high. Sigh. Ken Stabler Lester Hayes Fred Biletnikoff Mark van Eeghen Ted Hendricks ahhh, the good old days. And Madden was the coach.

[Vrede too]

I read today the Raiders are figuring on slinking back to Oakland even though the city is suing them. A big difference from back when I was out in the Bay Area in the late 70's when the Raiders were riding high. Sigh. Ken Stabler Lester Hayes Fred Biletnikoff Mark van Eeghen Ted Hendricks ahhh, the good old days. And Madden was the coach.

Raiders reportedly negotiating to return to Oakland for 2019 season, despite opposition
This comes just months after Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the team

... According to NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai, City Council President Rebecca Kaplan said that "if the Raiders wanted to offer us a huge increased lease payment -- much more than we previously discussed -- in exchange for dropping the lawsuit, we might be willing to consider it."

Wow.

[neoplacebo]

I read today the Raiders are figuring on slinking back to Oakland even though the city is suing them. A big difference from back when I was out in the Bay Area in the late 70's when the Raiders were riding high. Sigh. Ken Stabler Lester Hayes Fred Biletnikoff Mark van Eeghen Ted Hendricks ahhh, the good old days. And Madden was the coach.

Raiders reportedly negotiating to return to Oakland for 2019 season, despite opposition
This comes just months after Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the team

... According to NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai, City Council President Rebecca Kaplan said that "if the Raiders wanted to offer us a huge increased lease payment -- much more than we previously discussed -- in exchange for dropping the lawsuit, we might be willing to consider it."

Wow.

Well, that don't sound like a welcome. If they had guys like those I noted earlier, it would be a win win but it not gonna happen

[Vrede too]

George Blanda, Daryle Lamonica!

[neoplacebo]

George Blanda, Daryle Lamonica!

I wonder if they would even let Blanda play in the current NFL. He did have that deformed foot that could be construed as an advantage. But then again he could claim discrimination. It would be a real quandary that Fox News would be uncertain about.....they'd probably wait until somebody make a sexual faux pas. Fuck that.

[Vrede too]

I wonder if they would even let Blanda play in the current NFL. He did have that deformed foot that could be construed as an advantage. But then again he could claim discrimination. It would be a real quandary that Fox News would be uncertain about.....they'd probably wait until somebody make a sexual faux pas. Fuck that.

George Blanda, placekicker and QB. My Mom, just 4 years younger than him, loved and was inspired by Blanda.

Are you thinking of Tom Dempsey?

[neoplacebo]

I wonder if they would even let Blanda play in the current NFL. He did have that deformed foot that could be construed as an advantage. But then again he could claim discrimination. It would be a real quandary that Fox News would be uncertain about.....they'd probably wait until somebody make a sexual faux pas. Fuck that.

George Blanda, placekicker and QB. My Mom, just 4 years younger than him, loved and was inspired by Blanda.

Are you thinking of Tom Dempsey?

Opps! My mistake. How gauche of me.....their names aren't even similar

[O Really]

Anybody catch the opener of the AAF last night?
Na, me neither.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2 ... 807748002/

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Opps! My mistake. How gauche of me.....their names aren't even similar

As for your question:

Dempsey is most widely known for kicking a 63-yard field goal as time expired to give the Saints a 19–17 win over the Detroit Lions on November 8, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

... in 1977, the NFL added a rule, informally known as the "Tom Dempsey Rule", that "any shoe that is worn by a player with an artificial limb on his kicking leg must have a kicking surface that conforms to that of a normal kicking shoe."

[O Really]

Anybody catch the opener of the AAF last night?
Na, me neither.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2 ... 807748002/

Hmm, maybe next week..
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/big-win-aa ... 03810.html

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Bob Costas says he was removed from Super Bowl broadcast due to comments on concussions, CTE in NFL

Yeah, I still watch, but I don't give any money to the NFL or college ball in any way.

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