Whenever Kiffin happens to be fired, I'll actually be happy about it. He's not done much for us lately other than being responsible for two losses, getting bad publicity, and hurting morality.

Publicity- It's no secret that Lane has gotten us very bad publicity. He made the biggest mistake a Raider coach can do other than lose, he blamed Davis. He needs to learn that this is Al Davis's program and blaming him, or his best friend Rob Ryan for that matter, is like wearing a suit made of bloody sausages and jumping into shark-infested waters. I love how on the week of our triumph over KC all anybody could report was how bad Kiffin was stepping in it.  This publicity maddens me to no end and I'm sure it maddens Al.

Morality- This ties into publicity. With word of Kiffin's possible firing buzzing around the locker room, all the players' hopes of this finally no longer being a dysfunctional organization evaporated. They knew it was and will be only a matter of time till Kiffin bids "Adieu". It's hard to stay when a coach that was very well liked by the players is leaving. Some players would start to blame themselves or others for this. While others (mainly the defense) have actually elevated their play. I guess the morality issue works both ways.

Two losses- aka Kiffin's bum play calling. I love how in the SD game, rather then run the ball; which has been our strength the past two years, he decides to pass on first and second which leads to more passes on third down. We aren't the Colts or the Cowboys, we don't have the talent to be passing on every down. This is a run first team. And after a long defensive drive rather than give the D a break by running the clock a bit, Kiffin calls more pass plays. Passes don't keep the clock rolling, or in our case, get first downs. In Buffalo, all the D needed was some rest. But Kiffin decides to save timeouts that he would never use and not give the defense a break. In the past two games, the best until that's been on the field as been our defense. All that it needs is some time to get some rest and catch their breaths, instead Kiffin give them maybe a minute. That's not enough for the effort and intensity our defense brings.

I can't wait to hear that Kiffin's been fired. His play calling has been atrocious and is partly to blame for our losses. I took one thing from Pete Carrol's press conference after their loss to Oregon State, "There's no excuses. Oregon was more prepared and more motivated" Actually the Raiders wanted this far more and judging by the defense, was more prepared. Question is, was Kiffin?