Raiders finally fire Kiffin

[saden1]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

If it's a guaranteed contract... good luck. Also, good luck finding anyone decent to take that job.

I believe it is, Davis tried to get him to resign and Kiffin refused, now he wants to drag the whole thing through the courts. Classic Al move.

[Dblock804]

Wow dude needs a doctor. that pic is awsome.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

If it's a guaranteed contract... good luck. Also, good luck finding anyone decent to take that job.

Good. I truly hope Kiffin gets his money. He's a good man and a solid coach who got handed the keys to the worst team on earth.

Friggin Al Davis. What a POS. Fires him by telephone, has security escort him from the building, then says he won't pay him. He belongs in an old folks home getting spoon fed. The fact that he's still pulling the trigger on football decisions is flat out pathetic. No question the Commish needs to step in. This is not only a disgrace to football, but to sports in general.

[luvstar99]

Who would be sane enough to work for Al Davis and take that coaching job? Even Marty schottenheimer was asked on Sirius radio if he was interested on the job. He said he would rather jump of the Empire State building hahaha.

[GTripp0012]

It wasn't just Lane Kiffin. Some of our own Warpathers were a bit perplexed with the top of the draft in 2007 as well:

Originally Posted by hooskins 4/22/07

I mean is [JaMarcus Russell] really that much better? Quinn has more experience, NFL style offense in ND, incredible stats, and smarts. Is the whole "big game" thing holding him back?

Any experts here want to explain this to me?

Originally Posted by dmek

I'm not an expert, but i can see Russell being an NFL bust. i really think Quinn will be a pretty good pro. thank god we aren't the team making that choice

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think Edwards and Stanton might even be as good as Russell on the pro level.

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Ya know, Hooskins--you'd think the year Peyton Manning of all people won the super bowl, the big game arguement would get pissed down the drain as the worthless piece of garbage it is.

[Scouts] are unwilling to learn from their mistakes

I like the Raiders. Always have to a degree. And if they don't take Quinn, I'd consider it a draft error.

But I've given up on their ability to make intelligent decisions as a franchise.

I think, based on his college production, that Russell will have a very similar career path to Rex Grossman.

Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

If we were drafting a QB, I would only hope we would take Quinn over Russell. IMO there is a good chance Russell will be the next Leaf.

http://www.thewarpath.net/nfl-draft-...han-quinn.html

In the same thread, skinsfan69 asserted that Derek Anderson could really play, and regardless of what we think of his NFL future, that's the closest to a prediction of his 2007 season as we have ever seen.

Basically, I think Al Davis is correct in a lot of what he does, however, this twilight portion of his career will be defined by how JaMarcus Russell turns out.

I'm going to bold this paragraph because its a critical point: What JaMarcus Russell had in Lane Kiffin was a coach who understood that his Quarterback had serious limitations, and built an offense around his running game in which Russell could enjoy early-career success.

Without Kiffin, Russell loses his safety net, and without those wide open receivers in man coverage, I think the Raiders' passing game is really in trouble. Not just for this year, but as long as Russell is the Quarterback.

Prediction: These past games will end up as the best 4 game stretch of Russell's career.

[BleedBurgundy]

I think Al should just go back to coaching the Raiders. I want to see his team go 0-16 so he finally shuts the hell up about the "greatness of the raidas." Does he look like master splinter from the Ninja turtles to anyone else?

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

I think Al should just go back to coaching the Raiders. I want to see his team go 0-16 so he finally shuts the hell up about the "greatness of the raidas." Does he look like master splinter from the Ninja turtles to anyone else?

More like the crypt keeper

[mooby]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

More like the crypt keeper

Def. agree lol. Everytime I look at the face of Al Davis, I feel like I'm staring into the face of death, and if I stare too long I might regret it lol. I also wish I was trying to be funny here, but the sad thing is I'm being completely serious.

Either way, I think this will only be good for Lane Kiffin. That organization has been all the way at the bottom for several years now, and I pretty much agree the only way they will get better is once Al Davis moves on, to put it nicely.

[BleedBurgundy]

yeah, he's pretty damn scary in that pic. A little freddy krueger as well.

[jamf]

Raiders offensive line coach Tom Cable has been chosen as the successor to Kiffin, NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports.

[jamf]

The funny thing is Kiffin wanted to fire Rob Ryan( the D-Coordinator) but Davis refused to let him fire Ryan.
I honestly believe Ryan had his defense tank in the 4th quarter the last two games just so he could get Kiffin fired.

Goodell needs to get involved. They are a disgrace to the league.

[JoeRedskin]

He was fired "for cause" which is Al's attempt at firing him without paying him. I would LOVE to see the "cause".

Hmmmmmmm, wonder if there will be some litigation on this one. Anyone know the terms of Kiffin's deal?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

He was fired "for cause" which is Al's attempt at firing him without paying him. I would LOVE to see the "cause".

Hmmmmmmm, wonder if there will be some litigation on this one. Anyone know the terms of Kiffin's deal?

I bet there could be a lawsuit coming. Didn't he pull this with Shanahan too?

Cause? Like...making the team better than he inherited it?

Davis is a whackjob.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

I bet there could be a lawsuit coming. Didn't he pull this with Shanahan too?

Cause? Like...making the team better than he inherited it?

Davis is a whackjob.

He did and Shanahan won the case

[johnerotten]

it is really sick and pathetic to see al davis right now as i write this,trying to explain and justify why he fired laine kiffin,and why he's not going to pay him.the rest of the league's owners need to get together,and find a way to get rid of him. he's making the whole league look bad by his actions.the raiders will never be the proud franchise they once were as long as he is involved in any way with the organization.it must really suck to be a die hard raiders fan.as bad as the skins have been in the past,it's never come close to that.