Official 2008-09 NFL thread

[Decker]

KIFFIN IS FIRED

Tis OFFICIAL

[drone]

Sounds like it was done with true class as well. When Kiffin is coaching the Chiefs in 2 years and is constantly beating the Raiders twice a year, maybe Al will learn...

[KukriKhan]

M'gaw, heads rolling in week 5. This sounds like an upper-management problem, moreso than a play-calling or play-execution problem. He'll find work, no doubt.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Eagles assistant head coach!
Eagles assistant head coach!
Eagles assistant head coach!
Eagles assistant head coach!

A guy can dream, can't he?

-edit- Actually, I've reconsidered. Shanahan should hire Kiffin so they can swap Al Davis horror stories.

[Decker]

M'gaw, heads rolling in week 5. This sounds like an upper-management problem, moreso than a play-calling or play-execution problem. He'll find work, no doubt.

Well it is upper management. Not only with Shanahan, but also with Gruden. Gruden was doing WOOOONDERS with the Raiders, yet, he was still fired? Why would anyone hire a coach who made playoffs nearly every season and then the AFC Championship game the previous season. And next season showed that indeed Gruden would have carried the Raiders to the final and win... but that is all dreaming as apparently Davis doesn't like a coach hired to "fix" his team, talk back. It's simple as to why, but with Kiffin... well that's a WHOLE 'nother story. He made it public, but then he got stupid with his remarks and began alienating people within the organization.

I do think, however(from actually watching the game at home and also on TV), that Kiffin's play calling on offense was bad and that he was hindering and not putting confidence in his quarterback or his receivers. He never appeared to have control over his entire team. He appeared to make the wrong changes at halftime, continually call uncommon-sense-like play calls on the offense. 3-14 and he runs the ball up the middle. So for me, I feel that although he did put to light some the "hassels" that a coach at Oakland faces, he made some errors and then his work on the field showed also. All-in-all he could have done a better job going about his comments and play calling. But in the end, I believe that we'll be better off without him and Davis HOPEFULLY will make the right decision with the next coach.