Coach Kiffin at end with Raiders?

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:36 pm

Davis is prepared to fire Kiffin before season's end

In a conversation about Coach Lane Kiffin in mid-August, Raiders owner Al Davis said, "He's not the guy I hired."

The endgame is coming soon, according to several front-office people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. They say Davis is prepared to fire Kiffin before season's end, perhaps as soon as Monday, regardless of the outcome of today's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Neither Davis nor Kiffin could be reached for comment. However, on Wednesday, Kiffin said: "You have to look at the history. History is what it is, that (Davis) doesn't keep people very long. We don't have a general manager. Everything goes through (Davis). That sets up a difficult situation at times. Knowing who the owner is, you know from Day One there's no job security."

Davis has fired a coach during the season only once in 46 years with the Raiders. That happened in 1989, when he jettisoned Mike Shanahan after four games.

Davis has numerous head-coach candidates on his staff, though it remains unclear who would be the favorite.

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Fooberman · Post #2 » by **Fooberman** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:48 pm

The firing this early in the season is a bit of a surprise, but this thing is in end-game... I'm siding with Kif on this...

HDMAVS760CA · Post #3 » by **HDMAVS760CA** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:54 am

Al Davis sure loves 2 live in the past. Too bad he keeps repeating the bad stuff he did in the past. Remember Mike Shanahan? If Al doesn't watch it, Kiffin could end up KC or SD coach & owning the Raiders also.

Bay_Areas_Finest · Post #4 » by **Bay_Areas_Finest** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:52 pm

Please, Al....Just die already. I'll even pay for your funeral. Thats how much I want it to happen.

I like Kiffin.

Yi Jian Lian · Post #5 » by **Yi Jian Lian** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:01 am

I like Kiffin too. What has he done wrong? He always has crappy players around him.