For Raiders, Winning Season Might as Well Be Over the Rainbow

If the Raiders were on the yellow brick road to Oz, Al Davis (the Tin Man) would be looking for a heart, Marcus Allen (the Scarecrow) would be looking for a coach with guts, and Todd Marinovich (the Cowardly Lion) would be looking for some experience--and maybe a better line.

Paraphrasing Dorothy, Art Shell must be thinking, “I don’t think we’re in Oakland anymore, Toto.”

BYRON SLATER

San Diego