Oakland Raiders Owner Al Davis Asks Coach Lane Kiffin to Resign, Wants Dennis Green

Just ask John Shanahan how easy it is to collect money from Al Davis after he fires you. He could fire Kiffin and then refuse to pay him, contract law notwithstanding, just to make a point. Done it before.

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I'm a RAIDER FANATIC! And apparently everyone agrees, that Kiffin can take us back!
And to all you BROKEBACK BRONCO fans, call another timeout, your gonna need'em next year!

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I'm a RAIDER FANATIC! And apparently, everybody agrees that Kiffin can take us back.
And for all you BROKEBACK BRONCOS fans, call another timeout, your gonna need'em!

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this just proves that Al Davis is out of touch with his team,and the NFL.Let the kid finish his contract,and by then,there will be a number of candidates to replace kiffin when his contract is up,or give this guy the benefit of the doubt,and allow him at least one more year to turn things around.Al Davis needs to turn the team over to somebody else to run,and by doing so,this may be the only way the Raiders may have a chance to build a quality team,and have a winning season.

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all you raider haters can suck a fat one!you all wont have anything to say when the raiders start pounding the ball down the throats of the entire league. (everyone knows it's coming)

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dennis green couldn't control an undisciplened viking team. he is not a man of authority.

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Al Davis give me a break. Maybe you should let the coach run the team instead of you running the team in to the ground. I am a die hard RAIDER fan!! But damn I am tired of losing. Kiffin did a good job this year and the team respects him. Give him a chance. Another words Al.... SHUT THE HELL UP!!

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IS AL DAVIS THAT STUPID ? . . . DAMN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE GOD KNOWS WHEN RAIDERS HAVE A NICE PROMISING QUARTERBACK AND THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE THIS YEAR OF GETTING THE BEST PROSPECT IN THE DRAFT ( MCFADDEN ) AND THIS FOOL IS LOOKING FOR A ANOTHER COACH ! . . . DAMN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SELL THE RAIDERS PLEASE SOMEONE OFFER THIS FOOL DOUBLE THE MONEY AND LET SOMEONE NORMAL AND SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY WANTS TO WIN A CHANCE TO BRING BACK THE RAIDERS TO THEIR GLORY DAYS !

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"Commitment to excellence" and "Just win baby" have become "let's get Al committed" and "just loose baby". You obnoxious Raider fans need to get Al in a rest home and take charge of your team so we can renew this Bronco-Raider rivalry where it means something. Both teams sucked this past season and it's not good for either of us. I think Kiffin is good and for the life of me, I will never understand why Al got rid of Jon Gruden.......

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Its Pathetic, standard Al Davis move though...lets see I really want to FIRE you but I dont want to pay the rest of your two years salary so just as a favor to me for hiring you..resign. Yea...right! The man needs to simply either give control to the GM and sit back or sell the team so it can improve..

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go big al - hire dennis green. a proven loser that
can continue the raider tradition. i need more teams like the raiders and 49ers when i go to the sports book at my local casino. a couple of sure losers make picks on the parlay cards a little easier. i am with you, al. go for it.

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i agree with #2 on the first page
this hurts so much for us raider fans
and i DEFINETELY agree with #48
i am tired of this losing and getting coach after coach every offseason isnt gonna help
kiffin much improved the team and is still young
we gotta keep this kid

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THE RADERS SUCK AND AS LONG AS AL DAVIS RUNS THE SHOW THAT WILL BE THE STORY.

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I agree with Sean F. Keep Kiffin

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As a die hard Raider fan myself, this doesn't make any sense, even for Al Davis. If you don't want Kiffin, then fire him. This asking him to resign and then writing up the resignation letter definitely does not sound like "Committment to Excellence", its sounds like "Committment to Committed". Al, what are you thinking?

Kiffin has done a very good job, considering he had no NFL coaching experience prior to being named Raiders coach . The Raiders, finally, seem to be in the right direction. Let Kiffin grow along with the core of young talent. Trust me, Raider Nation will not be dissapointed. The Chargers are fading fast, as well as the Chiefs and Broncos as well. Look how quick the Packers went from 4-12 in 2005 to hosting the NFC Championship Game in 2007. It definitely will happen as long as Al Davis butts out!

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Davis has to take a step back and give the situation an objective look see; I think he is capable of that.
Gotta remember Davis has overall a helluva track record. How on top of things he is now is questionable tho.
With some coaching stability I think Oakland has the makings of a good team.
While I think Ryan is a good coach the Head Coach should be able to pick his assistants without interference from the front office.
Get the emotions out of the situation and some reason in place.

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Al Davis is the one who should go. He ran a great team into the dirt for the last 4-5 yrs.

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Dennis Green??? LOL...that fat clown couldn't run a 7-11, let alone an NFL team...he proves it every Sunday afternoon.....

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MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY, I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

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It is stupid to replace a new, young, coach after only 1 year when you handed him a disaster of a 2-14 team to begin with. Add to that giving away Randy Moss for nothing and choosing with your #1 pick a quarterback who holds out until half the season is gone and losing your starting RB to injury, I would say Kiffin was lucky to win 4 games.
Dennis Green is at best, a below average coach with a big problem controlling his emotional outbursts. His last team, Arizona, was a catastrophe. Why would anyone want him after that trainwreck?

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