David Rosenthal

So within three days, the Raiders have signed away veteran star quarterback for the Rams, Roman Gabriel.

And the NFL makes another tactical error.

They don't respond to that.

They don't come to the table.

So a few days after that, Davis does unleash all-out war.

Talk about antitrust violations.

He directs the GMs of all the AFL teams to go out and sign all of the quarterbacks in the NFL.

And you're going to have to pay them a lot more to switch leagues.

So Lamar Hunt, of course, gets word of what's going on.

And meanwhile, he's in secret negotiations with Tex and Roselle for a merger.

And Hunt gets word from the Oilers, from their GM, that Davis just instructed him to go sign the 49ers quarterback.

And Hunt is talking to the Oilers like, no, no, no, no.

This is too far.

Stand down.

I'm canceling Davis's orders.

Don't go do this.

The Oilers GM gets off the phone with Hunt, calls up Al Davis and says, hey, Lamar just called me, heard about what we're doing.

He told me to stop.

Davis supposedly sits there for a second and asks, did you give Lamar your word that you wouldn't do it?

The Oilers GM says, yes.