... has the following to say to anyone who did not like the Oakland Raiders 2009 first round pick Darrius Heyward-Bey.

"Just wait, you"ll see. He's still very raw, and probablly could have used one more year, but his potential is limitless," Franklin said. "I think Al Davis understands that, sometimes in life, you've got to take an educated, calculated risk. You don't get where you want to go all the time taking the safe bet. Sometimes you've got to put yourself out there."

"I think they have a chance to look like genuises down the road."

That has always been the Al Davis and Raider way, the NFL Hall of Fame is loaded with players that Al Davis has taken a calculated risk on. As Mr. Davis has stated, "I would rather be ri...

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