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Kinda lame. This wasn't worth 3 bucks.
Turns out Al Davis is pulling Hackett's strings
JASON WHITLOCK
OAKLAND, Calif. - A friend gave me a tour of the Raiders' facilities Friday night. We stumbled across a memo in Raiders owner Al Davis' office that shed quite a bit of light on what's been going on with the Chiefs' offense the last four years.
The friend, who signed a huge free-agent contract with the Raiders in the off-season, asked that I not use his name. He prefers to remain anonymous.
To: Paul Hackett From: Al Davis Subject: Operation Hackey Sack Dear Paul: Great work last week in Denver! When you emptied the backfield on third and short and let the Broncos know you were going to throw I thought maybe you had gone too far and Marty or Carl would strangle you right on the spot.
But they won't do a thing. Those pictures I sent you will keep those guys in line.
But what about this Sack The Hack campaign? Will that be a problem?
Do you need my help?
As you well know, Operation Hackey Sack is very important to me.
I planted you in Kansas City to ensure that Marcus Allen never makes it back to the Super Bowl. So far, you've done excellent work.
No one suspects that you're working for me.
But don't be so risky this week. Give Greg Hill the ball a few times in the first half.
Right now everyone thinks you're just incompetent. Let's keep it that way.
Just lose, baby, Al Davis Pick: Raiders 24, Chiefs 21 (seven field goals) 49ers (plus 1 1/2) at Rams Happiest man on the planet? George Seifert. Unhappiest man on the planet?
Steve Mariucci. It's no fun to coach the 49ers when Steve Young and Jerry Rice are unavailable.
Pick: Rams 17, 49ers 3 Broncos (minus 5 1/2) at Seahawks Seahawks owner Paul Allen considered postponing today's game so Seattle residents could continue to mourn the pundits, sportswriters and Seahawks fans who tragically died jumping off the Seahaw! ks' bandwagon after Sunday's 41-3 embarrassment to the Jets. A final number has not been announced, but the latest estimate puts the death toll at 1,123, with another 3,000 people suffering injuries that caused hospitalization and as many as 10,000 ankle sprains.
``In my long association with the league,'' commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, ``I've never seen so many people jump off a bandwagon at one time. '' Pick: Broncos 41, Seahawks 3 Buccaneers (plus 4 1/2) at Lions Someone forgot to tell me and Warren ``The Chronic'' Sapp that the NFL isn't a two-hand-touch league. Some people, particularly in the Bay Area, are criticizing Sapp for the two tackles he was involved in that injured Rice and Young. Baloney. They were great plays. Barry Sanders and Herman Moore better watch out today.
Pick: Buccaneers 13, Lions 7 Cowboys (minus 9 1/2) at Cardinals The Rev. Deion Sanders and coach Barry Switzer continue to clash.
Switzer is upset when he learns that Sanders plans to break-dance while rap evangel! ist Kurt Franklin performs the pre-game national anthem.
``Every time I ask Deion if the dancing will bother the bulging disc in his back, Deion shouts, 'G.P., are you with me? ' '' Switzer says. ``Why would the Green Bay Packers be with Deion? '' Pick: Cowboys 10, Cardinals 9
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