[simple simon]

well the Oakland Raiders have about as impressive a line up as it gets ........ but which of them is the greatest of all time ?

Al Davis ..... John Madden ..... Otto Graham ....... Fred Belitnikoff ..... Marcus Allen ..... Howie Long ........ or someone else ?

[simple simon]

personally i agree the Raiders have had plenty of great players, but i have to go with John Madden

i think he is one of the top 5 coaches of all time

[Lefty Noob]

Honorable mention to Ray Guy, the greatest punter of all time, but...

My vote goes to Marcus Allen. Outstanding RB and a personal favorite growing up. That Super Bowl run was a thing of beauty!

[simple simon]

oh yeah i remember reading in one of Maddens books about how during a Pro Bowl i think it was Guy hit a punt off the Scoreboard dangling over the 50 in the Super Dome

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Ken Stabler...he gave Oakland their swagger...and their first Super Bowl win.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Ken Stabler...he gave Oakland their swagger...and their first Super Bowl win.

didnt Stabler once leave training camp intending to leave the NFL, and Madden brought him back ?

seems to me Madden was more important

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

Al Davis ..... John Madden ..... Otto Graham ....... Fred Belitnikoff ..... Marcus Allen ..... Howie Long ........ or someone else ?

Otto Graham? Unless I'm mistaken, he never played a down for the Raiders. He was a Cleveland Brown.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Otto Graham? Unless I'm mistaken, he never played a down for the Raiders. He was a Cleveland Brown.

damn, i meant to type Jim Otto and apparently my brain froze up

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by simple simon

damn, i meant to type Jim Otto and apparently my brain froze up

I am not touching this sentence...

but yeah old #00...Otto...good player...

[Haynr8dr]

Being an ol' Raider Dawg (a fan since the "Heidi" game), there's too many to say. But, I've an obscure favorite, and not mentioned here yet.

A washed-up ex-Heisman Trophy winner wallowing his last moments away on the bench, he comes in for an injured Dan Pastorini, and the rest as they say - is history.

One of three siblings born to legally blind Mexican-American parents, the humble Jim Plunkett rose up from the ashes and was instrumental in leading the Raiders to two Super Bowl Championships - the MVP of SBXV.

The guy belongs in the HOF IMHO.

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, Plukett was a good one. Not sure he was Hall of Fame good, but a good one nonetheless.

[legend]

Stabler, LaMonica, Cliff Branch, Marv Hubbard- personally I think it was Stabler.

[vincesanity82]

Bo Jackson baby Bo Jackson..
Remember Bo knows football..

[azrael492]

Marcus Allen..for that TD run alone.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Bo Jackson baby Bo Jackson..
Remember Bo knows football..

Definitely would've been Bo, had he not gotten injured. He would've broke all the rushing records.