Oakland Raiders News: The Raider Coaching Carousel Continues: Rob Ryan OUT, Tom Cable IN?
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Jan 8, 2009 10:59 AM PST
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PrintAmid the ever changing landscape which is the Oakland Raider's Coaching staff, there seem to be be only two constants. Tom Cable was interviewed to keep his position and James Lofton is the only coach on the entire staff that is still under contract for 2009.
It apears that Rob Ryan will be joining his buddy from the Patriots, Eric Mangini, in Cleveland and Tom Rathman has already signed on to reunite with the Forty Niners as their Running Backs Coach, a position that he held for 10 years prior to joining the Lions and Raiders for the past 5 seasons.
Lane Kiffin's entire staff looks to be leaving to either join him or other old acquaintances, including Greg "Gwen" Knapp, joining Jim Mora Jr. in Seattle and the assistant head coach whose name escapes me rejoining the USC staff.
The two assistants that I want to ensure the Raiders hold onto are Keith Millard, who may be a candidate for Defensive Coordinator, and Brian Schneider who worked wonders on Special Teams last season.
I am hoping that Al finds his GM and allows them to reassemble and rebuild this staff the way they want it. If he hires a Head Coach first, that would make the job less attractive to most GM candidates.
Jim Fassel is interviewing with the Rams today, so the Coach with the most experience that we were hoping for may soon be off the board as Al continues to drag his feet.
All I know is that he had better have a WHOPPER of a plan if he intends to avoid the mess that he created by dragging out the last Head Coach hiring and leaving him with scraps to fill in his Coaching ranks.
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“I am hoping that Al finds his GM and allows them to reassemble and rebuild this staff the way they want it.”
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
Bringing SHAME to OAKLAND
as a Oakland resident, the Raiders are bringing shame to this city. Al should take these coaches leaving as a sign that he needs to follow. I say go back to LA and stop making Oakland look bad. You guys need to start a petition for Davis to sell the team to the LA owner who wants a team in LA.
Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.
What? I though BART Police and crime were bringing shame to our city?
This may be the worst post ever…Enjoy driving to Santa Clara to watch your team.
But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Jan 9, 2009 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe
you should be a resident of SF instead because you are bringing shame to Oakland.
Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.
X10
But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Jan 9, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I thought
Mangini and Ryan were in NE together not the Ravens?
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
Correct
Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.
by TheRaiderWay on Jan 9, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Correcto Mundo
But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Jan 9, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Saint, quit worrying, coaches are a dime a dozen
For the most part I don’t think changing coaches is a bad thing. If Cable is retained then there is a certain continuity in the organization. The defense is probably due a new defensive coordinator although I liked Ryan well enough. For damn sure we needed a new offensive coordinator. I would sure like to retain Schneider on special teams but can understand if he would like to upgrade to another spot for some other team, that is the nature of assistant coaches, a stepping stone to higher jobs, read John Harbaugh. Things will be just fine, there will be a plethora of talented coaches wanting to come here.
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