04-27-2009, 07:58 PM
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Year Of The Basel
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Criticism just rolls off Raiders
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ALAMEDA — Raiders managing general partner Al Davis has been down this road before. When you have been around for as long as Davis, you are bound to experience the gamut of praise and criticism.
Draft analysts, columnists and fans teed off on Davis and the Raiders for the selection of Maryland wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and Ohio safety Michael Mitchell in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the NFL draft Saturday.
To that, former Raiders coach Jon Gruden said Sunday, "Al Davis doesn't care about what any of us think."
So it was that Davis and coach Tom Cable on Sunday went about the business of restocking the roster with players they deem capable of making a difference and being a part of the team's transformation from a non-playoff team the past six years into a Super Bowl contender.
The Raiders added Wisconsin defensive end Matt Shaughnessy, Florida receiver Louis Murphy, Oregon State defensive end/linebacker Slade Norris, Missouri defensive end Stryker Sulak and Iowa tight end Brandon Myers in the final five rounds of the seven-round draft.
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Criticism just rolls off Raiders
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