Allen Having A Rough Time Gaining Access To The Coaches He Would Like To Interview

by aa420 on Feb 2, 2012 10:40 AM PST

In a year that pool of available coaches and coordinators is thin at best, Coach Allen has had his search further complicated, due to being denied access to the candidates he would like to interview .

Like it or not the offensive staff is starting to take shape with the hires of OC Greg Knapp , OL coach Frank Pollack , and the retention of Kelly Skipper . Things are not going so smoothly as Coach Allen turns his focus to defense and special teams .

Coach Allen's first choice for defensive coordinator most likely would have been Richard Smith , who coached his linebackers in Denver . That option was taken off the table when Denver denied Oakland permission to speak with him. Dallas has also denied permission to speak to Joe DeCamillis , Coach Allens choice for assistant head coach , and Oakland is currently waiting to see if Green Bay will grant them permission to speak to cornerbacks coach Joe Witt , for the defensive coordinator job.

While the list of candidates interviewing with the Oakland Raiders seems underwhelming at best , keep in mind , the pool of candidates is thin this year , the unemployed candidates are unemployed for a reason , and the teams around the league seem less than enthusiastic about granting Oakland permission to speak to coaches they would like.

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On the bright side, the Colts snagged Manusky away from us.

by TrashyRambo on Feb 2, 2012 10:53 AM PST reply actions

whitt from green bay is going to talk with allen . reggie made the call and mentioned it to allen today so maybe tomorrow...

as the world turns in 49er/raiderland

by sports with steve on Feb 2, 2012 11:10 AM PST reply actions

can i have background on this guy?

by Assassin32 on Feb 2, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

Google

by SmashmouthFB on Feb 2, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

He's only 33 with little experience

He’s an unknown that’s for sure. I take it we are asking about GBay coaches cause they might the one team that wouldn’t deny us access to talk to their coaches because of McKenzie. I’d rather us talk to Darren Perry.

You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.

by Buster Bluth on Feb 3, 2012 5:07 AM PST up reply actions

agreed^

by aa420 on Feb 3, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions

Lets just go for someone on the Giants Defensive staff

by RaiderPride20 on Feb 2, 2012 12:42 PM PST reply actions

i thought they were goin after gilbride again untill things shook out

by aa420 on Feb 3, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions

Allen also wanted to interview Bill Johnson, the DL coach from the Saints

and was denied.

Very disappointing to see teams deny their employees a chance to advance their career.

You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea.

by Buster Bluth on Feb 2, 2012 1:38 PM PST reply actions

All kinds of wrong!

Al Davis the Greatest Raider of all times... You will live forever in the hearts of true Raider fans...RIP

by samiam2112 on Feb 2, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions

oops forgot ont your absolutely right , there are a couple really good former d coordinators that are looking for work because they didnt work out as head coaches too ,

singletary bombed as a head coach , but he would make an awesome d coordinator

by aa420 on Feb 3, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions

I'd like to think so

The Bears being my second team, but there was complaints about him in Minnesota being lazy as a LBs coach, showing up late, etc. Still if anybody could whip McClain into shape, it’s him.

by rightnasty on Feb 3, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions

too many military personalities will conflict

with each other and the players. They need someone that will win over the locker room but still know what they are doing. So I would have to rule Singletary out

by dawad34 on Feb 3, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions

I don’t know why they said anything about a ST coach…WE HAD A GOOD ONE!!! anyway…glad to see the colts saved us…shit we might as well pick up Mike singletary…

by Tony Evans on Feb 2, 2012 3:43 PM PST reply actions

I disagree. Seabass and Lechler will do their thing regardless of who is the ST coordinator. Our coverage unit was pretty bad all year. I want a beast kick and punt coverage unit like the Niners have.

by Slightly Hyphy on Feb 2, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions