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    Sources: Raiders finally fire Kiffin, consider promoting assistants

    By Chris Mortensen
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    Updated: September 30, 2008, 1:03 PM ET



    The inevitable became reality Tuesday when Lane Kiffin was fired by Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis without pay via the telephone, according to team sources.
    Tom Cable, the team's offensive line coach, was emerging as the leading candidate to replace Kiffin, a source said. Cable was among three coaches interviewed by Davis on Monday night; the others were offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and special consultant Paul Hackett.
    Davis is expected to have a press conference later Tuesday to explain his decision to dismiss Kiffin.
    Unlike the St. Louis Rams, who fired coach Scott Linehan on Monday, the news was not delivered by Davis in a face-to-face meeting. Kiffin was notified by a team executive Tuesday morning that Davis would call him at 9:15 a.m. PT to relieve the coach of his duties. The call came shortly after that time.
    Linehan also was allowed to speak briefly with his players on Monday. Kiffin will not be afforded the same opportunity, a source said.
    The news did not blindside Kiffin, who was informed by a team executive that he would be fired after the Raiders 24-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills in week three. Even though Davis didn't act a week ago, as Kiffin was told, many team insiders expected the Oakland owner to fire the coach during this bye week.
    The Raiders are 1-3, having blown leads in the fourth quarter to the Bills and the San Diego Chargers. During Kiffin's 20-game tenure, in which the team was 5-15, the Raiders took leads into the fourth quarter of 11 games.

    Davis hired Kiffin, who was USC's offensive coordinator at the time, as the NFL's youngest coach at 31 years old in February 2007. Even though many observers questioned the hiring, Kiffin ultimately gained respect around the league for fielding a significantly more competitive team than the Raiders had displayed before he was hired.
    Despite being competitive in the majority of games, Kiffin and Davis had a falling out on several fronts, starting when Davis believed Kiffin expressed private interest in the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas during the 2007 season.
    However, it was well-documented that their relationship disintegrated when Kiffin attempted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan after the 2007 season. A source said Kiffin suggested to Davis that the owner had reneged on an agreement that the coach would have control over his own staff. Shortly thereafter, Davis sent a letter of resignation for Kiffin to sign, sources said. Kiffin declined.
    Kiffin also opposed some of Davis' big free-agent signings such as wide receiver Javon Walker and, to a lesser degree, cornerback DeAngelo Hall, sources said. Kiffin also expressed public frustration that the team was not more aggressive in claiming other team's released players via the waiver process to strengthen the bottom of the roster.

    However, a Raiders source said that Davis privately sent a letter to Kiffin after the season's opening-game loss to the Broncos, attempting to "document" that the coach approved of the offseason acquisitions. A source close to Kiffin described that claim as "fiction."


    Chris Mortensen is senior NFL analyst for ESPN.


    Thanks Al, You the best friend AFC West teams have.

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    we all knew it was coming this is good for us though it will set the faiders back that much farther did you know only the lions have as many losses since 2002 as that sorry arss franchise

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    Quote Originally Posted by slc chief View Post
    we all knew it was coming this is good for us though it will set the faiders back that much farther did you know only the lions have as many losses since 2002 as that sorry arss franchise
    lol... I agree. This isn't the best course of action for the faders right now, IMO.
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    Yeah seems like it wasn't the smart thing to do right now. And the Raiders are coming off 3 good games actually, at least for them. Winning at Arrowhead, winning the entire game at undefeated Buffalo until the closing seconds, and winning 15-0 at the half against SD (and winning 18-15 in the 4th qtr). Undoubtedly the inner turmoil between Kiffin and the Faders organization is a big part in his dismissal now.

    So now the Lions, Rams and Faders have all done some very early firings this year. Wonder if Cincinnati will can Marvin Lewis next.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tornadospotter View Post
    Sources: Raiders finally fire Kiffin, consider promoting assistants

    By Chris Mortensen
    ESPN.com
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    Updated: September 30, 2008, 1:03 PM ET



    The inevitable became reality Tuesday when Lane Kiffin was fired by Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis without pay via the telephone, according to team sources.
    Tom Cable, the team's offensive line coach, was emerging as the leading candidate to replace Kiffin, a source said. Cable was among three coaches interviewed by Davis on Monday night; the others were offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and special consultant Paul Hackett.
    Davis is expected to have a press conference later Tuesday to explain his decision to dismiss Kiffin.
    Unlike the St. Louis Rams, who fired coach Scott Linehan on Monday, the news was not delivered by Davis in a face-to-face meeting. Kiffin was notified by a team executive Tuesday morning that Davis would call him at 9:15 a.m. PT to relieve the coach of his duties. The call came shortly after that time.
    Linehan also was allowed to speak briefly with his players on Monday. Kiffin will not be afforded the same opportunity, a source said.
    The news did not blindside Kiffin, who was informed by a team executive that he would be fired after the Raiders 24-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills in week three. Even though Davis didn't act a week ago, as Kiffin was told, many team insiders expected the Oakland owner to fire the coach during this bye week.
    The Raiders are 1-3, having blown leads in the fourth quarter to the Bills and the San Diego Chargers. During Kiffin's 20-game tenure, in which the team was 5-15, the Raiders took leads into the fourth quarter of 11 games.

    Davis hired Kiffin, who was USC's offensive coordinator at the time, as the NFL's youngest coach at 31 years old in February 2007. Even though many observers questioned the hiring, Kiffin ultimately gained respect around the league for fielding a significantly more competitive team than the Raiders had displayed before he was hired.
    Despite being competitive in the majority of games, Kiffin and Davis had a falling out on several fronts, starting when Davis believed Kiffin expressed private interest in the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas during the 2007 season.
    However, it was well-documented that their relationship disintegrated when Kiffin attempted to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan after the 2007 season. A source said Kiffin suggested to Davis that the owner had reneged on an agreement that the coach would have control over his own staff. Shortly thereafter, Davis sent a letter of resignation for Kiffin to sign, sources said. Kiffin declined.
    Kiffin also opposed some of Davis' big free-agent signings such as wide receiver Javon Walker and, to a lesser degree, cornerback DeAngelo Hall, sources said. Kiffin also expressed public frustration that the team was not more aggressive in claiming other team's released players via the waiver process to strengthen the bottom of the roster.

    However, a Raiders source said that Davis privately sent a letter to Kiffin after the season's opening-game loss to the Broncos, attempting to "document" that the coach approved of the offseason acquisitions. A source close to Kiffin described that claim as "fiction."


    Chris Mortensen is senior NFL analyst for ESPN.


    Thanks Al, You the best friend AFC West teams have.
    the news was not delivered by Davis in a face-to-face meeting.
    who the hell would wanna look at that face !!?? ill take the phone call anyday..............
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    did you hear al davis throwing kiffin under the bus he ragged on him big time

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    Quote Originally Posted by slc chief View Post
    did you hear al davis throwing kiffin under the bus he ragged on him big time
    I hope Al lives for many more years, cause no coach worth hiring will ever want to work for him now.

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    Did u guys hear that Kiffen got fired? And you can buy WOW gold from a$$packer. I hate spammers.
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    I'd take Kiffen.
    THAT quarterback is NOT a Pro Bowl quarterback. Never was and never will be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guru View Post
    I'd take Kiffen.
    Yeah, but then you'd have to give him bakc!
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