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Jon Gruden with Mark Davis.<\/p>\n
The Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> haven\u2019t been consistently good for a very long time. A big reason for that has been bad coaching, poorly constructed front offices and baffling roster decisions.<\/p>\n However, the one constant has been ownership. The franchise started to decline under Al Davis as he got older, but things didn\u2019t get any better when his son, Mark Davis, took over. The Raiders have just two winning seasons since he became the owner in 2011.<\/p>\n Davis likes to keep out of the spotlight, but that\u2019s been hard to do considering he\u2019s hired and fired more coaches than any other owner during his tenure. He\u2019s also cycled through several general managers. The Athletic\u2019s Zak Keefer<\/a> put out a detailed report about some of the dysfunction that the Raiders have seen under Davis\u2019 ownership.<\/p>\n \u201cDavis, who declined to comment through a team spokesperson, could be both odd and indignant, former employees said,\u201d Keefer wrote. \u201cOne remembers him screaming at his mother on the team plane when the Wi-Fi didn\u2019t work; another time, he complained about play calls loudly enough for the offensive coordinator to hear but wouldn\u2019t address the issue directly with the coach.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis Thinks Like a Fan<\/p>\n Unlike other owners who have struggled to build winners, Davis doesn\u2019t meddle with day-to-day football operations. However, that comes with its own set of problems. According to sources Keefer spoke to, there isn\u2019t a lot of respect in the building for Davis\u2019 football knowledge.<\/p>\n \u201cDavis, the former employees said, was as hands-off as they come, sleeping in most mornings and never involving himself in personnel decisions. \u2018He has no idea what he\u2019s doing,\u2019\u00a0one former staffer said. \u2018He thinks just like a fan.\u2019 Al Davis had worked his way up the coaching ranks and served as the commissioner of the American Football League before taking over the Raiders. His son was simply handed the team,\u201d Keefer wrote.<\/p>\n Another problem with Davis is that he doesn\u2019t seem to differentiate himself from what his father liked in a football team.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a way, he\u2019s great to work for because he lets you do your thing,\u201d one former employee told Keefer. \u201cBut he\u2019s nothing like his dad. He doesn\u2019t know anything football. \u2018Oh, my dad liked fast guys? Where are all the fast guys?\u2019 \u2026 It was all about The Raider Way. That thinking is so archaic. It\u2019s not even relevant anymore. They gotta be good football players, too.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis Doesn\u2019t Respect GM Position?<\/p>\n Finding the right general manager is arguably as important as finding the right head coach. A good general manager can effectively run all of the football operations.<\/p>\n However, Davis doesn\u2019t seem to fully buy into that notion.<\/p>\n \u201cAntonio (Pierce) was given a (expletive) roster. Pete (Carroll) was given a (expletive) roster,\u201d one source told Keefer. \u201cThe underlying issue is that Mark has never really respected the GM position. He let Gruden pick Mayock. Then he let Josh McDaniels pick his best friend as GM, Dave Ziegler. Now he lets Tom Brady do the same thing with Spytek.\u201d<\/p>\n Just because John Spytek had a previous relationship with Brady doesn\u2019t mean that he\u2019s not qualified for the general manager job, but he has to hope that Davis doesn\u2019t get impatient with him the way he has with previous general managers.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAustin Boyd<\/a> has covered the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com since 2019. A Los Angeles native now based in Las Vegas, his featured work at Heavy includes interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes look at “The Shop.” More about Austin Boyd<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Raiders\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Jon Gruden with Mark Davis. 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