I'm just sayin'

R. J. Salvi · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 26

From:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combine/1.html

3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders as their head
coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50 that he'll coach Oakland this
fall. Trust me on this one, Raider Nation. I'm not trying to stoke the fires
or keep beating a dead horse.

If you recall, I said in Week 17 of the regular season that I thought Kiffin
was even money to be fired. You'd think if he were still on board almost two
months later that everything would be smoothed over. But he's still not
talking to the defensive coordinator he wishes he could have fired after the
season, Rob Ryan; owner Al Davis prevented that coaching change. There's
more backbiting inside the coaching staff and front office than in any other
front office in football. As ridiculous as it sounds, I think there's just
as much of a chance that James Lofton will be head coach on opening day as
Kiffin.
--
I didn't write this...
--
RJ

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Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

"R. J. Salvi" wrote in
message $Pv2.40523@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net...
> From:
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combine/1.html
>
> 3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders
> as their head coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50
> that he'll coach Oakland this fall. Trust me on this one,
> Raider Nation. I'm not trying to stoke the fires or keep
> beating a dead horse.
>
> If you recall, I said in Week 17 of the regular season that
> I thought Kiffin was even money to be fired. You'd think if
> he were still on board almost two months later that
> everything would be smoothed over. But he's still not
> talking to the defensive coordinator he wishes he could have
> fired after the season, Rob Ryan; owner Al Davis prevented
> that coaching change. There's more backbiting inside the
> coaching staff and front office than in any other front
> office in football. As ridiculous as it sounds, I think
> there's just as much of a chance that James Lofton will be
> head coach on opening day as Kiffin.
> --
> I didn't write this...
> --
> RJ

Believe the lie!

The Truth is out there!

We need Mulder and Scully!

NW

Gary DeWaay · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42

R. J. Salvi's at rjsalvi@nospam.ambianceacoustics.com wisdom:

> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combine/1.html
>
> 3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders as their head
> coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50 that he'll coach Oakland this
> fall. Trust me on this one, Raider Nation. I'm not trying to stoke the fires
> or keep beating a dead horse.
>

LOL! Ja right Peter King.... give me a frigging break.

Didn't he just say that there was a good chance he would be fired within a
week a month ago?

And what do we know about the 40+ year history of Al Davis that suggests
that he would keep ANYONE on payroll that he wants gone for ANY reason?

Al is the KING of knee-jerk decisions... and if he didn't want Kiffin to
coach next season, there is like a ZERO percent chance that he would still
be doing anything with the Raiders. Anyone foolish enough to believe
otherwise is as looney as a UFO believer.

Now after next season if Kiffin doesn't get the Raiders to a minimum of 8-
8 (Al's tipping point of "excellence") I suspect he will be fired
immediately. Until then, the Al-haters (which PK is feeding raw meat to)
need to relax. It's getting embarrassing.

--
- Gary

The Raider on a Rock · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

On Feb 26, 7:03 am, Gary DeWaay wrote:
> R. J. Salvi's at rjsa...@nospam.ambianceacoustics.com wisdom:
>
> >http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combin...
>
> > 3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders as their head
> > coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50 that he'll coach Oakland this
> > fall. Trust me on this one, Raider Nation. I'm not trying to stoke the fires
> > or keep beating a dead horse.
>
> LOL! Ja right Peter King.... give me a frigging break.
>
> Didn't he just say that there was a good chance he would be fired within a
> week a month ago?
>
> And what do we know about the 40+ year history of Al Davis that suggests
> that he would keep ANYONE on payroll that he wants gone for ANY reason?
>
> Al is the KING of knee-jerk decisions... and if he didn't want Kiffin to
> coach next season, there is like a ZERO percent chance that he would still
> be doing anything with the Raiders. Anyone foolish enough to believe
> otherwise is as looney as a UFO believer.
>
> Now after next season if Kiffin doesn't get the Raiders to a minimum of 8-
> 8 (Al's tipping point of "excellence") I suspect he will be fired
> immediately. Until then, the Al-haters (which PK is feeding raw meat to)
> need to relax. It's getting embarrassing.
>
> --
> - Gary

PK = Bozo da Clown.

The Raider on a Rock · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

On Feb 25, 6:31 pm, "R. J. Salvi"
wrote:
> From:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combin...
>
> 3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders as their head
> coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50 that he'll coach Oakland this
> fall. Trust me on this one, Raider Nation. I'm not trying to stoke the fires
> or keep beating a dead horse.
>
> If you recall, I said in Week 17 of the regular season that I thought Kiffin
> was even money to be fired. You'd think if he were still on board almost two
> months later that everything would be smoothed over. But he's still not
> talking to the defensive coordinator he wishes he could have fired after the
> season, Rob Ryan; owner Al Davis prevented that coaching change. There's
> more backbiting inside the coaching staff and front office than in any other
> front office in football. As ridiculous as it sounds, I think there's just
> as much of a chance that James Lofton will be head coach on opening day as
> Kiffin.
> --
> I didn't write this...
> --
> RJ

RJ.. you posted it though. I commend you for your convictions but I
gotta tell ya, I am going to save this one for opening day and when
Kiffin is at the controls, we're gonna have a pow-wow.

Gary DeWaay · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 42

>
> LOL! Ja right Peter King.... give me a frigging break.
>
> Didn't he just say that there was a good chance he would be fired within a
> week a month ago?
>

Nope... I found the quote...

"Peter King estimated on HBO's Inside the NFL Thursday that there's a 75%
chance Lane Kiffin will be out of a job in the next couple of weeks."

2-01-2008

Next month he will say a 25% chance, and by the time spring training
starts, he will be pretending he never said it.

--
- Gary

Nuclear Waste · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 50

wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:31:52 -0800, "R. J. Salvi"
> wrote:
>
>>From:
>>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/24/combine/1.html
>>
>>3. Lane Kiffin may have been here representing the Raiders
>>as their head
>>coach, but I say it's no better than 50-50 that he'll coach
>>Oakland this
>>fall. Trust me on this one, Raider Nation. I'm not trying to
>>stoke the fires
>>or keep beating a dead horse.
>>
>>If you recall, I said in Week 17 of the regular season that
>>I thought Kiffin
>>was even money to be fired. You'd think if he were still on
>>board almost two
>>months later that everything would be smoothed over. But
>>he's still not
>>talking to the defensive coordinator he wishes he could have
>>fired after the
>>season, Rob Ryan; owner Al Davis prevented that coaching
>>change. There's
>>more backbiting inside the coaching staff and front office
>>than in any other
>>front office in football. As ridiculous as it sounds, I
>>think there's just
>>as much of a chance that James Lofton will be head coach on
>>opening day as
>>Kiffin.
>>--
>>I didn't write this...
>
> Neither did I. I think Kiffin will stick it out another
> year. If he
> develops J-Russ and gets the Raiders back to respectability,
> I expect
> him gone in 2009 unless Al gives him the type of control any
> normal
> head coach has. Kiffin may want a college job or he may
> force Al's
> hand ( as Gruden did ) and find his way to a pro team. I
> wish I could
> post something optimistic about this situation, but I don't
> see
> anything positive about a head coach who has been denied the
> right to
> hire his own DC.
>

I thought you guys said that if Kif and SOB denied it it would
set the rumor to rest. Does not seem to have worked...

NW

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