). This is the state of Bay Area football. I'm not sure if the contents of the letter that Al Davis wrote to Lane Kiffin about being on notice have hit the national news yet, but the story is that he's been told if he stays he won't be involved in the draft, won't be allowed any input in free agency, can't hire and fire his assistants, and is not allowed to order anyone in the Raiders organization to do anything without the express approval of "The General Partner" (if I'm ever the owner of an NFL team that's what I'm going by, no names or anything, just The General Partner). On the other side of the Bay we have the Yorks, whose missteps are well-chronicled. It's like they're having a stupid contest, and the debate is really to close to call, so I leave it to you.
