The greatest coach in Raiders history is John Madden. He played for the Eagles in his short NFL career. Madden hurt his knee and learned most of his football knowledge while watching game film with Norm Van Brocklin, the Eagles star QB.
The last coach who built the Raiders into a powerhouse was Jon Gruden. He got the Raiders job after doing great work as the Eagles offensive coordinator.
The coach who actually got the Raiders to the Super Bowl, Bill Callahan, had worked under Gruden in Philly.
Another Raiders coach, John Rauch, was a QB for the Eagles.
The Eagles and Raiders played each other in Super Bowl XV. For some odd reason, I can’t seem to remember who won that game.
There are quite a few guys who have played well for both teams.
LB William Thomas
CB Eric Allen
LB Bill Romanowski
DE Derrick Burgess
OT Bob Brown
FB Jon Ritchie
I’m sure there are some other players I’m leaving out.
The one thing you notice…the Raiders have benefited from the Eagles quite a bit. Several good players and coaches came out of Philly and helped the Raiders win quite a few games. Even a Super Bowl.
In return, the Raiders let the Eagles have Nnamdi Asomugha.
Gee, thanks.
Nnamdi Asomugha. Pfft c’mon now Tommy
Asomugha… now that’s hilarious!
Charlie Garner is another guy who played well for both teams – obviously much better for the Raiders though. He wasn’t utilized as much in Philly due to Ricky Watters and Duce Staley getting the bulk of the carries, but he was explosive when he had the ball in his hands. I knew he’d do well Oakland because his talent was obvious.