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Shell putting emphasis on playmaking, not schemes

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

NAPA, Calif. -- Systems come, systems go. The Raiders? They've been through the system gauntlet in recent years. Bill Callahan had the West Coast offense. Norv Turner brought in the trendy, high-powered Rams/Air Coryell approach. The results: a combined 13-35 record the past three seasons. Just when owner Al Davis was about to reach into either the college coaching ranks or the NFL assistant circuit, he received one of his many phone calls from coaches agent Danny Moore. For years, Moore call ...

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