Mark Davis of the Raiders Making Decisions That Define Our Legacy.
When he fired Josh McDaniels as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Mark Davis demonstrated his growth as an owner. Who will lead the Silver and Black going forward is perhaps the most important decision he will ever have to make as an owner. Here are a few of the choices Davis must make: · Davis has been a collaborative leader during his tenure as head of the Silver and Black. · He values feedback from individuals he enjoys working with. That applies to both friends and even former teammates.
· Davis made the decision to fire Josh McDaniels while keeping the public informed. McDaniels would go back to McDaniels, Davis had promised. He meant what he said, and he didn’t lie to him.
As the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Mark Davis is facing a moment that will define his legacy. Many in the NFL are curious about the extent to which he will rely on Tom Brady to make those decisions.© Candice Ward | 2023 October 8 © Candice Ward | 2023 October 8 · Davis made an evolutionary change, and we will now find out if he will stick with it or if it will become a new trend. · If Davis isn’t the only one making decisions about the future, then who will he listen to? · Tom Brady is the greatest football player of all time. · This is the most important question.
Davis has long respected and appreciated Brady. · Brady’s previous attempt to acquire a minority ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders was rejected by the NFL, but according to numerous team and league sources, “it isn’t dead” and “it is not a matter of if Brady becomes a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, but when.”
What is the extent of Brady’s say? It is reasonable to assume Brady will have a significant impact if Davis is not successful on his own. · You, the reader, have to decide if a great player can or has been successful in taking on an ownership role. · It will be interesting to see how much of Mark Davis’s ear he has, according to multiple teams and league sources who have also told me about another name. That would be Jim Gray, the highly regarded and well-liked journalist.
As a journalist, Gray has won numerous accolades in a variety of sports, and she currently co-hosts Tom Brady’s podcast, “Let’s Go.” · According to league and team sources, Davis values Gray as a friend and has a great deal of respect for him. · According to what I’ve been told, “Mark had a great deal of faith in Jim even though Jim was respected by Mark before they became friends. This is because Jim and Tom are very close.”
What about former teammates and associates? Davis hasn’t been available to speak publicly about who will be speaking with him at this time. · The real question that defines Davis’s legacy is whether or not he does this alone, and if so, to what extent. · “Mark has done so much good for the Raiders, I am really proud of him,” a seasoned NFL source told me for this article. “But that place was built and is all about winning.” If he doesn’t win, all the good he has done will mean nothing to that fan base and probably to him as well. It’s been a while, he’s not getting any younger, so he just needs to prevail, sweetie.