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News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| about 1 year ago
Calif. Al Davis has had an easy time changing coaches in recent years, with Tom Cable becoming the fifth coach of the Oakland Raiders in the past six years when he replaced the fired Lane Kiffin this week. Altering the losing course of his once-...
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News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 year ago
The bizarre news conference at which the 79-year-old Raiders owner fired coach Lane Kiffin was an indication that it may be time to let someone else run the team, without interference. Bill Dwyre 7:32 PM PDT, October 3, 2008 These are sad days for...
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News Source: Merced Sun-Star
| about 1 year ago
Davis ain't senile -- just a paranoid loser Mean, vindictive, arrogant, egotistical. Al Davis has been all of those things right from the beginning, when he burst into professional football more than four decades ago.
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News Source: Sacramento Bee
| about 1 year ago
One of the biggest revelations or claims (depending upon your allegiance and point of view) to come out of Al Davis' public firing of Lane Kiffin on Tuesday was the notion that the former Raiders coach was not 100 percent behind the selection of...
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News Source: United Press International
| about 1 year ago
Former Oakland defensive tackle Warren Sapp told a cable sports program Thursday that Raiders owner Al Davis treated fired Coach Lane Kiffin unfairly. The possible hall of famer told Showtime's "Inside the NFL" that he tells any person that calls him...
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News Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
| about 1 year ago
Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was caught off-guard by a claim by owner Al Davis earlier this week that former head coach Lane Kiffin was against drafting Russell last year. Russell, the first overall pick in 2007, felt he had a strong...
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News Source: Star Phoenix
| about 1 year ago
At a press conference to explain the firing of coach Lane Kiffin on Tuesday, Davis levelled the tampering charge as he blamed Kiffin for wanting to get rid of Moss. "That guy in Green Bay thought (Moss) couldn't run any more. Even Denver, where they'...
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News Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News
| about 1 year ago
Colo. (AP) _ Mike Shanahan feels Lane Kiffin's pain — or is it relief? Like Kiffin, who was jettisoned by the Oakland Raiders this week, Shanahan was fired by Al Davis four games into the 1989 season with a pledge by the enigmatic owner not to pay...
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News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 year ago
Sapp's sentiment was echoed by players still inside the locker room, such as Justin Fargas, whose career flourished under Kiffin. "I understand what he was trying to do here," Fargas said. "To bring in new things and change the culture around here...
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News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 year ago
Russell earned high praise from Kiffin this year by showing up early for off-season workouts, putting in extra time to catch up on the things he missed his rookie season and embracing an offensive philosophy that centered on the running game and...