Source: Raiders owner Davis making moves to start process of replacing Kiffin

by StSaints408 on Sep 29, 2008 8:13 PM PDT Comment 10 comments

Link over here. Finally. Maybe they can find a replacement so the team can go back to playing football and not worry about whether or not they are going to have the same head coach next week. I for one think Ryan is going to get the nod for head coach, but I hope Davis can convince someone like Bill Cowher or Brian Billick to take the job and leave Ryan as the defensive coordinator.

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We are sunk with Ryan as Head Coach.

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by Masaryk on Sep 29, 2008 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, hopefully he doesn't do that

but all signs point to it.

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by StSaints408 on Sep 29, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

he better not

I’d much rather have Knapp, Fassel, or Lofton. Heck, I’d rather have Kiffin than Ryan. I’d take anybody to be the interim coach that isn’t named Rob Ryan. If they have to, put Al Davis himself in at coach, he already is.

"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honor." Omerta by Lamb of God

by KA1Z3R on Sep 30, 2008 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no way in hell Cowher or Billick would take the Raider job

The Raider Nation is the only Nation.

by oaklandSMASH on Sep 29, 2008 10:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We won't find a good coach.

After this debacle it will be hard for us to get a solid coach. Just another fill in. Until Al can be the bigger man and relinquish some power we are not going to be good for a long time and it’s sad because we have some good young players that need structure. Al put us in this mess soo deep he can’t pull us out.

by Raider76 on Sep 29, 2008 11:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It was inevitable...

heres hoping to rathman being appointed head coach and Jamarcus still making progress.

Lane I know you hate Davis, but we liked you man, dont come back to the AFC to haunt us……..

63, rest in peace man

by autumnwind on Sep 29, 2008 11:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately he will.

Al is ruining everything that he has worked soo hard to create. This is soo f#$king frustrating.

by Raider76 on Sep 30, 2008 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I forgot about Rathman

he’s be a pretty good coach.

by KA1Z3R on Sep 30, 2008 4:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am praying for Tom Rathman to be the Coach

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by saint on Sep 30, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll copy my comments about this from another post and place them here...

According to John Clayton, Al Davis is currently talking to many of the offensive assistant coaches without Lane Kiffin, to decide if Kiffin is staying or going.

Even though Lane Kiffin remained head coach of the Oakland Raiders long enough to meet with the Bay Area media Monday, the process of replacing him has begun.

According to a source, Raiders owner Al Davis scheduled one-hour meetings Monday evening with three members of the coaching staff — offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, offensive line coach Tom Cable and longtime NFL offensive coordinator and current Raiders consultant Paul Hackett. The meetings, according to the source, were to discuss the possibility of replacing Kiffin, who has yet to be informed of any potential change.

The "source" (aka Kiffin hater John Herrera) is likely the same one that had Chris Mortenson and Jay Glazer looking like idiots last week.

I for one don’t buy the idea that Kiffin is for sure out and Davis is interviewing replacements. I do, however, buy Clayton’s statement that:

The meetings, according to the source, were to discuss the possibility of replacing Kiffin

In my opinion, it is just as probable that Davis is discussing trying to keep the offensive unit together beyond this season, and making a decision on Kiffin based on whether he can keep Knapp, Cable, Rathman, etc. in the fold beyond next year (all of their contracts are done after this year and there are already rumors that they may leave to rejoin Jim Mora Jr. in Seattle.)

My justification for this idea lies in Kiffin’s press conference today. Even Jerry McDonald (sorry for advertising the competition) noticed that Kiffin was towing the company line a little more today, was being more tactful and less blunt about situations with himself and the coaching staff, placed a lot of the blame for the last two losses on his offense (a huge change from Week 1), etc. See for yourself.

I’ve been critical of Kiffin’s play calling, but I do like the direction he has the team going. Today’s press conference was filled with all the right answers as far as I’m concerned so I’d like to see him stay. Time will tell.

"I love being here. I love these players. I'm loyal to these players and this team, all right? I'm on the side of the players and the Raiders. And anybody who isn't on the side of the Raiders, then I'm not with them." - Randy Hanson, DB coach.

by LiveAdam on Sep 30, 2008 7:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs