Mike Florio

He works harder than anyone.

He's got a will to win.

He's told us stories at the Super Bowl how other players on the team will say, I want to be like you.

How can I be like you?

And he'll say, all right, show up at the gym tomorrow at 5 a.m.

And they come for a day or two and then they stop.

So he makes that commitment to be great.

And when you have a guy like that in the locker room, ideally with guys who are going to be influenced by that, it's going to make your team even better.

Mack wanted nothing to do with John Gruden.

That was well documented.

And as that season unfolded and the Raiders thought maybe they could prevail upon Khalil Mack to stick around.

He was in his fifth year option at the time.

He held out, held out, held out.

And then that deal got done.

So, yeah, I think it's smarter if you're the Raiders to recognize if Crosby really is done.

that he means it and your best play is to maximize the trade possibilities and do the deal.

This assumes the Raiders are going to realize that they need to do it.

It's hard for the rational mind to predict the behaviors of the irrational.

And all due respect to the current power structure there, the owner is still the owner.

Mark Davis is still making these calls.