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Gannon, Raiders looking to bounce back

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Monday, August 16, 2004

NAPA, Calif. -- The storm started brewing in Raiders training camp last summer. Bill Callahan was so mad at the offense he ordered an impromptu team scrimmage during a morning practice. When a linebacker went down, Callahan tapered down the workout. But Raiders veterans grew more heated. The Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay was embarrassing enough, but they felt Callahan was so paranoid by losing to Jon Gruden that he instituted too many changes in strategy. On the Tuesday before the regular-seaso ...

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