Article: Davis

Article: Jon Gruden doing his team, Al Davis a disservice.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  January 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... family member's commitment to Davis. Gruden has been repeatedly disloyal ... Zook. If the Raiders lose and Davis fires Gruden with a year left on his contract ... calling too predictable. Yet Davis has allowed Gruden to turn last year's power ...

Article: Jon Gruden doing his team, Al Davis a ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... family member's commitment to Davis. Gruden has been repeatedly disloyal ... Zook. If the Raiders lose and Davis fires Gruden with a year left on his contract ... calling too predictable. Yet Davis has allowed Gruden to turn last year's power ...

Article: Gruden will prevail as long as Davis embraces ...
Sporting News;  August 3, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... has for any other coach. Davis is enamored with Gruden, and he should be. The league ... had to be convinced of it by Davis, Gruden, defensive coordinator Willie ... through July have been as much Gruden's team as Davis' That's why the players ...

Article: Davis' hiring of Gruden stands as a great move
Oakland Tribune;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... quarterback signed by Davis, at Gruden's insistence. Signing ... players fed off his vibe. Gruden even grew on Davis -- and not because ... To the contrary, Davis merely tolerated the West Coast principles of Gruden's base offense. The ...

Article: Davis vs. Gruden is intriguing.(SPORTS)(Patrick ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... tension to be found in another matchup: Al Davis vs. Jon Gruden. Davis is the owner of the Oakland Raiders. With ... the game. Gruden's success did not change Davis' world view. Gruden, rebelling at Davis' dictatorial ways, refused ...

Article: Gruden and Davis in the spotlight.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... in a game Oakland owner Al Davis thought Gruden could never get his team to. Davis, only a few years removed ... silent vindication while Gruden protege Bill Callahan shepherded ... contrarian organization. Davis figures to remain silent ...

Article: Davis will come out a loser when Gruden mess ...
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  February 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... money and power, and Davis will concede neither. Gruden was given more of an ... a natural. Even if Davis fires him next week, Gruden could make as much money ... interested in working for Davis after seeing how the Gruden situation has been handled ...