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Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Raiders Get Their Man but Lose Their Soul

Related Topics: Rooney Rule

The Raiders betray the spirit of Al Davis, a slow-moving coaching carousel and who might be the playoffs' biggest wild card. All that and more in this week's 10-Point Stance.

1. Raiders Turn Their Backs on the Rooney Rule

When the late Al Davis hired Art Shell to coach the Raiders, his message was simple: You're a true Raider, and I want you to coach my team. That was it.

His conversation with Tom Flores, the NFL's second-ever Latino head coach, was similar.

When he hired Amy Trask to become the first female team CEO in NFL history, there was no grand talk about gender.