Mark Davis weaves web for Raiders, Aces, Tom Brady; Davis watches Aces lose to Liberty in New York on Sunday, Raiders close to win again

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By Alan Snel, Publisher and Writer, LVSportsBiz.com

Mark Davis has this good problem again.

His Raiders will face the New England Patriots in Las Vegas at 1 p.m., while his Las Vegas Aces will look to take on the New England Patriots in Brooklyn at 12 p.m. Las Vegas time. Won WNBA championship for second time.

where to?

A scheduling conflict between the Raiders’ game and the Aces’ playoff run cropped up a year ago, so Davis’ dilemma about where to go on Sunday has been addressed before by the down-to-earth, fan-friendly owner.

With the Aces likely to defend their WNBA title, Davis sat courtside at Barclays Center next to Ellie Quigley, the wife of New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot .

They watched the Liberty fight hard and force a Game 4 in Brooklyn on Wednesday, beating the Aces 87-73. Not only did the Aces lose, they also lost point guard Chelsea Gray, who was seen collapsed in a hallway near the arena’s locker room late in the game.

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The common thread among the Raiders/Aces ownership is not just Davis, but retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady.

There was a time when UFC owner Dana White said he had arranged for Brady to play with the Las Vegas Raiders.

But Brady’s only game appearance in Las Vegas was for an Aces game.

Brady became a part-owner of the Aces when the WNBA recently approved the deal.

Davis also tried to sell Brady a stake in the Raiders.

But in the NFL, partial ownership sales don’t go well.

According to newspaper reports, the NFL Finance Committee didn’t like the fact that Davis was selling his Raiders shares at a steep 70 percent discount (in the 5 percent to 10 percent range). NFL owners are meeting later this month, so Davis’ departure from part of the Raiders to Brady isn’t a sure bet.

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Davis also seemed obsessed with the “Patriot Way,” which led to Raiders ownership hiring former Patriots director of player personnel Dave Ziegler as Raiders general manager in a package deal and Hiring former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as Raiders coach. The Raiders enter the 2022 season after going 10-7 in 2021 and entering the playoffs.

The Western Conference Patriots have struggled in terms of wins and losses with McDaniels, who moved into 17 games in 2022 after defeating Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots 21-17 on Sunday. Won 6 games and won 3 out of 6 games in 2023. The Raiders roster also includes former Patriots players such as Brian Hoyer, Jacoby Meyers, Brandon Bolden and Jacob Johnson.

Hoyer after the game:

The Patriots and Raiders have a preseason game in 2022. According to the regular season schedule, the two teams will face off in 2022 and Sunday.

The Raiders led 13-3 at halftime and 19-17 late in the fourth quarter.

The Raiders then reached the 20-point mark for the first time this season in the most unusual way, as defensive star Maxx Crosby held Patriots quarterback Mac Jones in the end zone. ) sack, extending the Raiders’ 19-17 lead to 21-17.

Two of Davis’ quarterbacks — Gray of the Aces and Jimmy Garoppolo of the Raiders — were injured Sunday.

Hoyer, a former Patriot, replaced Garoppolo at the start of the second half.

He mentioned that he just wants to play within his ability and let the defense do their job.

The Raiders travel to Chicago next Sunday to take on the 1-5 Bears.

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