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TwitterRaiders owner Al Davis will meet with coach Tom Cable “sometime this week” to discuss “all the reasons he’ll get fired,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. It is not know at this point if Davis will fire Cable for “cause” and attempt to withhold the remainder of his salary. Cable likely knew this was [...]
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Cable to be fired this Week
January 12th, 2010 
Nathan Nau JaMarcus Russell Benched!
November 16th, 2009 Nathan Nau Raiders coach Tom Cable refused to commit to JaMarcus Russell as his starting quarterback in Sunday’s post-game press conference. Owner Al Davis is a Russell supporter, at one point even calling the bumbling quarterback “a great player,” so beat reporter Jerry McDonald suggests that Cable’s stance will most likely cost Cable his job in the [...]
Raiders Plotting to Fire Cable?
November 11th, 2009 Nathan Nau Yahoo’s Jason Cole reports that Raiders owner Al Davis is hoping to fire head coach Tom Cable at season’s end without paying the remainder of his salary. Citing a “source familiar” with ex-assistant Randy Hanson’s case against Cable stemming from a training camp fight, Cole says the Jason Cole, Al Davis, Tom Cable, San Diego [...]
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Tags: Al Davis, Houston Texans, Jason Cole, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Tom Cable 
No Comments »Oakland Raiders – The Dysfunctional Family
October 2nd, 2008 Neal To many peoples non-surprise Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was fired Tuesday by owner Al Davis and would be replaced by interim coach Tom Cable who was the offensive line coach. Kiffin had a 1-3 record and Al Davis was not going to tolerate another losing season apparently. The firing of Kiffin is just the tip of the [...]
Posted in Oakland Raiders Tags: Al Davis, Art Shell, Football, John Madden, Lane Kiffin, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl, Tom Cable 1 Comment »Oakland Raiders
September 27th, 2008 Neal The Oakland Raiders became an AFL team in 1960. Oakland was a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise which became an NFL team. Oakland had problems right from the start when there was no home field for the Raiders to play on, they had to at Candlestick Park in San Francisco and Kezar Stadium, Oakland Coliseum [...]
Posted in Oakland Raiders Tags: AFL, AFL Championship, Al Davis, Black Hole, Candlestick Park, Football, Gene Upshaw, George Blanda, Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Howie Long, Jim Otto, Jon Madden, Kezar Stadium, Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles Raiders, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Raider Nation, Super Bowl XVIII, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vince Lombardi, Washington Redskins No Comments »Coach abuse
September 25th, 2008 Alston Al Davis. It’s a name that used to symbolize greatness; it used to symbolize being a winner. Now that name is similar to someone avoiding a plague. There is no current NFL coach or prospective coach that wants to have anything to do with working for Al Davis. What Al Davis has done to Lane [...]
Posted in NFL Tags: Al Davis, American Football, Football, Lane Kiffin, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders No Comments »