This is why this franchise will NEVER get anywhere. Until the old bastard is dead, because he will NEVER EVER SELL, this franchise, once feared because of how good they were and the franchise players LOVED to play for.....is the laughing stock of the NFL BECAUSE of Al Davis. How can the players concentrate on football when this shi** stain does NOT give his head coach the freedom of hiring and firing his own coaches??!!


Report: Davis, Raiders set to fire Kiffin as soon as Monday

ESPN.com news services

Updated: September 14, 2008, 9:05 AM ET

The job of Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin has come under fire again from the one person that matters, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

In late January, ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Chris Mortensen reported that Raiders owner Al Davis had drawn up a resignation letter for Kiffin a week into the year and asked the coach to quit.

Now, Davis is preparing to fire Kiffin as soon as Monday, regardless of how the visiting Raiders perform Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Mercury News has reported, citing several front-office sources.

"You have to look at the history. History is what it is, that he doesn't keep people very long," Kiffin said Wednesday of Davis, two days after the Raiders lost their season opener 41-14 to the Denver Broncos in Oakland.

"He's not the guy I hired," Davis said in mid-August, according to the report in the Bay Area newspaper.

Speculation about Kiffin's status began in early January after reports surfaced following the season that he wanted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. The Raiders dismissed those reports and announced that Ryan was staying on as coordinator.

Kiffin was reportedly upset that he didn't have control of his coaching staff, leading Davis to ask for his resignation. If Kiffin were to resign, he would not be paid for the remaining two years of his contract.

"We don't have a general manager; everything goes through the owner," Kiffin said Wednesday. "That sets up a difficult situation at times. Knowing who the owner is, you know from Day 1 there's no job security."

Kiffin, 33, became the youngest man to coach a game in the NFL since Harland Svare took over the Los Angeles Rams as a 31-year old in 1962.

The Raiders went 4-12 in his first season in Oakland, doubling the team's win total from the previous year and showing signs of improvement in many areas.

But it marked the fifth straight year that Oakland has lost at least 10 games.

ESPN - Report: Davis, Raiders set to fire Kiffin as soon as Monday - NFL

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"This is why this franchise will NEVER get anywhere. Until the old bastard is dead, because he will NEVER EVER SELL, this franchise, once feared because of how good they were and the franchise players LOVED to play for.....is the laughing stock of the NFL BECAUSE of Al Davis. How can the players concentrate on football when this shi** stain does NOT give his head coach the freedom of hiring and firing his own coaches??!!"

Al Davis is the cancer of this franchise. This franchise will not get anywhere until this guy, well......dies because he's not selling it.

Last I checked, the Raiders were leading the Chiefs 6-0.

At least Kiffin could go out on a high note!

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They were never feared for being so good.

REALLY??!! This franchise was once one the most feared teams in the league. No team hit harder, ran harder and you were ASSURED a few of the injuries to the other team....and lost to the Raiders on top of that. Ask the Steelers, Dolphins, Broncos, Chiefs, Browns...all those teams with long history since the 70s.

I am gonna assume you were trying to be a smartass......

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"ESPN killed sports journalism. It hired, overpaid and showered our best and brightest with fame, turning many of them into jig-dancing clowns unprepared to insightfully examine the sports world they allegedly cover.' ....Jason Whitlock

This begs the question WHO in their right mind would take the Raiders job now? Is Davis going to have to hire some ex Raider sycophant like Art Shell again? He makes George Steinbrenner look rational.

Anders....you and I have disagreed many times...but you could have not hit it more on the nose!

Who would want to caoch a team that has NO GM...and ALL player personnel decisions are done DIRECTLY by Davis....INCLUDING coaches.

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"ESPN killed sports journalism. It hired, overpaid and showered our best and brightest with fame, turning many of them into jig-dancing clowns unprepared to insightfully examine the sports world they allegedly cover.' ....Jason Whitlock

Somebody should give him a swift kick to get some sense in him. He just doesn't understand that unless he steps back from making personel decisions it doesn't matter who he puts in there as head coach. They will not succeed.

While were at it firing owners, can we include The Ford Family in the list of owners to be FIRED !!!

Jimbo

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Salsa, maybe he's to young to remember them back in their hey day.

Jimbo

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