By Cecilio's Scribe on Jan 25, 2008 with Comments 0
Is This the Look of a Sane Man?
We’re always pretty up front here. So, we’ll be honest. We didn’t watch the Oakland Raiders a whole lot this NFL season. That said, we don’t think we’re out of line to say that Al Davis is losing his grip on reality.
ESPN is reporting that Davis has sent a letter to rookie head coach Lane Kiffin asking for his resignation. Before we even get into the ridiculousness surrounding this…here’s the part we like best so far. Kiffin is apparently refusing to give his walking papers. We’re liking Lane a bit more than before.
NOW, as mentioned, Kiffin could very easily be another in a long line of college coaches who couldn’t cut it in the NFL, but how can you judge a guy trying to turn around a franchise that’s been putrid for the past four years and coming off at 2-14 season?? Not to mention the talent young Kiffen’s been handed…let’s just say his cup does not runneth over. To be honest, we’re not sure if there’s ANYTHING in the cup. Name a “star” on the Oakland Raiders. We’ll wait…take your time…
If you answered Shane Lechler (their Pro Bowl punter), we’d be inclined to give you a great deal of credit, while also rolling our eyes at your ability to take sports dorkness to the next level. Chances are you drew a complete blank as we did. Think we’re exaggerating? Peruse
the roster. I feel like Major League: who
are these guys??!!
Really, Mr. Davis? You hire a rookie coach to take over your 2-14, talent-lacking team…oh yea, and you equip him with leadership behind center of Josh McCown (a career bust), Daunte Culpepper (walking wounded) and JaMarcus Russell (still not sure which way to turn the playbook in order to read it). And you’re surprised at the outcome?? You should be shocked Kiffin managed to double your win total from the previous year with this bunch.
Now, if it turns out there’s some other non-performance related reason for Mr. Davis’s request, we’ll kindly apologize and rescind all these statements. If not, then he deserves heat. Kiffin is supposed to be an offensive guy. Why not at least let him have the keys to the new car (JaMarcus) and then see what you’ve got?
Our conclusion: Al Davis has officially lost it. Either way this goes, we feel for Raiders fans today.
Update: Apparently, Davis is considering hiring Dennis Green!!!!!!!! This keeps getting better. Now, we feel justified in our analysis. Davus = batsh*t crazy. Honestly, you couldn’t make up a better storyline. I’m almost a little annoyed that this elaboration on the situation has taken place since my original posting. Talk about tailor-made for ridicule.
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Tags: Al Davis • Lane Kiffin • Oakland Raiders
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Is This the Look of a Sane Man?
