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Already the stuff of a pretty good team had been gathered by Ernie Accorsi, the general manager since 1984, when Schottenheimer replaced Sam Rutigliano eight games and seven losses into another sad season. Rutigliano's locker-room slogans had grown tinny; Schottenheimer had them removed. A bespectacled and thoughtful sort of 43, he favors the English major he once was at Pitt more than the linebacker he tried to be in Buffalo. As Accorsi is inclined to credit Schottenheimer, the coach is given to praising his assistants...
...first round of the draft. Oakland has picked up players washed up at other teams, like Quarterback Jim Plunkett, and players other teams had washed their hands of, like Linebacker Ted Hendricks, and they have thrived. Such rehabilitations have embarrassed more than one team. Says Cleveland Coach Sam Rutigliano: "I won't trade with him, and when we shake hands, I check to be sure I still have five fingers." Davis' retreads and rejects are fiercely loyal to the man who saved their careers. Says Defensive End John Matuszak: "Oakland was my last shot. Al Davis decided...
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