Not So Fast On Cable

by TheRaiderWay on Jan 12, 2009 6:01 AM PST Comment 13 comments

Though the Raiders are rumored to make a decision this week on their next head coach, the choice of Cable for that position is anything but certain. With this past weekend's playoff upsets, there are now available coaching candidates from some of the top seeded teams. There are also other reports that former Raider OC Marc Trestman is also being considered.

That and this report from PFT on former Raider Terry Robiskie:

As the coaching search in Oakland continues to sputter along, Jay Glazer of FOX reported on Sunday that Falcons receivers coach Terry Robiskie could be nudging closer to consideration.

And though Robiskie is not yet on the official interview list, he reportedly has lined up a staff of assistant coaches who are all willing to join him in Oakland, if he gets the job.

Robiskie, 54, is a 27-year NFL assistant, and he has twice served as an interim head coach, with the Redskins in 2000 and the Browns in 2004.

I like the idea of Robiskie as he would come with a load of NFL experience and would not be considered a retread like Gilbride. Also, according to Howie Long during the Fox pregame, suggests that Robiskie "can work with the owner" and would bring in a staff that would be "unrivaled". If this is the case and maybe still find a way to keep Cable in the organization, then this could be a good move.

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I am starting to see Cable as Madden Version 2.0

I like his leadership and his loose attitude and his willing ness to make chand=ges for the better of the team.

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 Jan 12, 2009 8:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

My main concern is that if it is anybody

other than Cable then the team is back to square one with new coaches, new schemes, new everything and then we have another year of hearing how the players are learning and will get better “next year”. At some point and time the carousel has to stop and some continuity has to be established.

by Laoren on Jan 12, 2009 10:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Gotta make sure its with the right staff though

Not just continuity for continuity’s sake

by Brendan Scolari on Jan 12, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree 100%.

If we are going to do this we got to it right first.

by Raider76 on Jan 12, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

New coordinators

There is going to be new offensive and defensive coordinators anyway, so there will be new systems for the players.

Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.

by TheRaiderWay on Jan 12, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't mind Robiskie

just as long as Cable is somewhere on the team’s staff.

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by KA1Z3R on Jan 12, 2009 1:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

AND that we draft his son!!!

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 Jan 12, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

eh,

cable’s our guy. he knows what needs to be done to get us back on track

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Jan 12, 2009 6:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don't concern myself

with a new defensive coordinator, the team probably needs a new one anyway. My feeling is that if Cable is rehired then he has a good knowledge of this team and the direction he wants to take it, he will do the choosing of the coaches and will be hired based upon what Cable wants and expects. If a new head coach comes in, then everybody other than Lofton will be new and that is not good.

by Laoren on Jan 12, 2009 8:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Well said

Agreed. No more of this starting over. (Would I be saying this if he had not won his last two games? I guess we’ll never know).

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 13, 2009 4:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think it is interesting

that Rob Ryan has not gone anywhere. I think he is waiting to find out if his brother gets a head coaching job. I also think there is a chance he will stay in Oakland if his brother does not get a job and if Cable is rehired in Oakland. Today is the day that all the coaches contracts expire so things should get interesting now. Also interesting that Jim Harbaugh interviewed with the Jets but not the Raiders when all the talk was of him being a viable candidate in Oakland. Proof once again that it is best not to read the papers.

by Laoren on Jan 13, 2009 10:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs