Comments on: Report: Davis looking to fire Cable with cause

By: BUNYAN

BUNYAN — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:20:53 +0000

Some of you people keep saying that Al owes Shanahan money. What you never hear is that Shanahan owes Al money. Shanahan asked Al for a loan when he first became the Raiders head coach. Al lent him the money and was not repaid.

By: comment_submission_error

comment_submission_error — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:39:12 +0000

# Arizona Buckeye says: November 11, 2009 4:49 PM
Thank god for Al Davis… I am a Chargers fan and as long as this walking corpse is alive and making all of the decisions I get to laugh at how ridiculously bad his team is.
There is no arguing the ineptness of the Raiders. They have lost 13 straight to a team that has never won an NFL championship and has never failed to underachieve at some point during every season. Sure, it sucks to be a Raider fan, but Charger smack doesn’t sting.

By: raideralex99

raideralex99 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:54:55 +0000

Why doesn’t Davis fired JaMarcus and not pay him.

By: Arizona Buckeye

Arizona Buckeye — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:02 +0000

Thank god for Al Davis… I am a Chargers fan and as long as this walking corpse is alive and making all of the decisions I get to laugh at how ridiculously bad his team is. WOW what a complete ass this guy is. He is nothing more than an old, senile man living in the glory days and trying to find ways to keep his skeleton fingers on every dime he can by pulling stunts like this over and over.

By: writejon

writejon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:37:24 +0000

What’s stopped Al Davis before? Fire his ass. He’s pretty useless as a coach, certainly hasn’t inspired this team, so what are you waiting for? I’m a Detroit Lion fan, I know useless, lack of inspiration, failure to draft. The one thing we have in common is a 90 year old making all the decisions. My God, what does it take to realize what has and hasn’t passed you by?
Daryle Lamonica’s days are gone, has this not dawned on him yet?

By: Tornadoes28

Tornadoes28 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:21:34 +0000

I wish there was someone who would far Al Davis. That senile old bastard has ruined the Raiders.

By: writejon

writejon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:48:23 +0000

By: Opinionated Fool

Opinionated Fool — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:16 +0000

Al Davis = Montgomery Burns
Randy Hanson = Smithers
Tom Cable = Homer Simpson
Burns (Davis): “The irony in all this is that if I were to have Cable killed, they’d put ME in prison.”
Smithers (Hanson): “You could just fire him, sir…”
Burns (Davis): “And admit to the world I made a mistake? Pshaw!”
Smithers (Hanson): “Well sir, perhaps I could provoke a confrontation in which Cable beats me senseless, breaks a few bones, etc. That would give you CAUSE to fire him.”
Burns (Davis): “Excellent.”
(Can I get a golf clap people?)

By: Joe in Toronto, Canada

Joe in Toronto, Canada — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:32 +0000

dsmith4444: You’re absolutely right but the sheep eat it up, and that’s what Florio wants.
Just look at the comments by these imbeciles.

By: iusedtobeteddybayer

iusedtobeteddybayer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:32:16 +0000

Dear Mike Shanahan:
Doesn’t Al Davis still owe you money, too? Could this “not paying” thing be a trend?
Sincerely,
Tom Cable
Seriously, the Commissioner’s office should get involved here.

By: dsmith4444

dsmith4444 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:17:19 +0000

Florio,
Does someone pay you for the dribble that you write? The only thing that I can give you is this, most of the morons writing on this know nothing of the meida lathered up bullshit about this guy. You are sensationalistic liars, basking in your own creativity, as you spew your bombastic bullshit.

By: Booner

Booner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:03 +0000

Lex Luger stated:
Let me be the first to say, that I think Tom Cable is actually a fairly competent head coach.
To Lex Luger:
Let me be the first to say that I think you know absolutely nothing about football.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:08:36 +0000

It’s done. Marty Schottenheimer will have complete control given to him. Davis agrees to step aside.

By: 1nationraidernation

1nationraidernation — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:47:23 +0000

Bruce, and Jon part II

By: Patsfan1776

Patsfan1776 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:23:58 +0000

I have been against Cable over the broken jaw thing since it first came out. I think the local prosecutor gave the Raiders a pass because of the economics involved.
However, I will be backing Cable if he is fired with just cause after the season. If it is just cause, he needs to be fired immediately. You can’t wait and then fire a guy for just cause if the performance is bad.
And if we realistically look at the performance of the team along with the organizational structure, can we say the head coach for this team sucks??? Al specifically hires puppet coaching staffs and then tells them what to do. These coaches are doing exactly what Al wants. I hope Cable saves every email and notes from every meeting with Al. When they fire Cable and try to screw him out of the contract, he publicizes the emails and lets Raider Nation see the plain truth, Al is the problem and not Kiffin or Cable or Kermit the Frog. They are all just puppets.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:19:36 +0000

Brewster writes “Pete Rozelle got bloodied a few times in his fights with Al Davis, but at least he had the courage to fight.” AMEN! Whatever Davis once was to the sport, he’s now a liability to his team and to the league that the NFL can’t or won’t address.
The NFL should have investigated Cable v. Hanson when Hanson was injured. They didn’t. The DA did. Hanson couldn’t get his story straight and was trying to profit from his misadventure. A manager can’t be held accountable for the manipulations of an employee bent on extorting the company. The DA cleared Cable. If he’s suddenly fired now because of media pressure, it seems he’d have a valid wrongful dismissal claim. And as much as I hate abusers, I’m not going to condemn a man over allegations made two decades ago and dragged into the light to feed a media frenzy.

By: drbob1117

drbob1117 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:54:53 +0000

I think crazy Al has stumbled upon something here… if you hire enough disloyal, incompetent, or violent head coaches, you never have to pay another head coach again.. of course, that’s all he can hire now, because no sane, competent coach would ever work for the Raiders, or even interview with them. I think crazy Al has guaranteed that the Raiders will suck for the rest of his life.

By: ragin40

ragin40 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:47:42 +0000

Jason hole at yahoo is trying to save face for his rumor mongering. He has about as much credibility as Chrissy Mortison.

By: VonClausewitz

VonClausewitz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:41:55 +0000

The only thing that would keep Big Al from firing Cable is the knowledge that he really will have difficulty finding a replacement who is a lot better. I think he’s realized, finally, that the bad PR he’s helped perpetuate over the years has now created an environment where talent doesn’t want to work with him. Is this perception completely in sync with the reality of what it’s like to work under Al? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe it’s a situation which exposes the massive pussiness that pervades “management” in this day and age. Either way Al is on a sinking ship unless he can demonstrate the type of transparent “mea culpa”-ness that will convince risk takers that he’s actively changing his ways. Not an easy pill to swallow for someone who’s done it his way since he entered the league, and who has no tolerance for spineless whining candyasses.

By: footballisking

footballisking — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:37:47 +0000

I would love to be a fly on the wall to find out who Al Davis thinks actually wants this job

By: chgolaw

chgolaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:37 +0000

I do not know what kind of lawyer you were, but everytime I hear you pontificate on the law I cringe. Ever hear of the legal term “ratification”? A well publicized event takes place in August where an employee is hurt (according to some, by his own hand). The team does nothing, says nothing, and let’s the manager continue to run the operation. And four months later when the team is not doing well, you think it can fire that manager “for cause”???

By: Ross'sSweetMinus

Ross'sSweetMinus — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:35 +0000

Davis needs to get fired as well.

By: MNFANINAZ

MNFANINAZ — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:37 +0000

THAAAA RAIDERS!!
THANK YOU LORD, THANK YOU FOR BESTOWING UPON ME THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS AND NOT THE OAKLAND RAIDERS NOR THEE GREEN BAY PACKERS. YOU ARE A GOOD GOD, I LOVE YOU.

By: red13

red13 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:25 +0000

Davis has been firing coaches and not paying them for years (just ask Mike Shanahan about the money Al still owes him). Why any coach would sign a contract with the Raiders is beyond me, when it’s not even worth the paper it’s written on.

By: Joe in Toronto, Canada

Joe in Toronto, Canada — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:16:52 +0000

What a bunch of morons.
IF “Al Davis wanted to fire Cable for cause” and he already had it, WHY DIDN’T HE FIRE HIM AFTER THEIR LAST GAME, GOING INTO THE BYE WEEK?
Come on, at least Florio knows better and is trying to stir the pot.
What the excuse for the rest of you?

By: pondbridge

pondbridge — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:42 +0000

Mike, you know of course that simply by opening a channel to the light in these comments that you’re cut off from the Raid Duhs under Davis, correct? How dare you tell the truth!

By: Brewster

Brewster — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:58:46 +0000

How sad is this article?
It’s no surprise that Al Davis is looking to break another contractural obligation, he’s been doing it successfully for years in and out of courts.
It is reported that the NFL is apparently cooperating with The Raiders in an investigation of Tom Cable for violence toward women.
Where the hell were the NFL investigators in August when there was a possible workplace violence incident in the Raiders training facility in Napa? The fact that the NFL did absolutely nothing, zero, to investigate this (a possible OSHA violation) incident is a moral and corporate abdication of responsibility.
Goodell and his minions would rather fine Chad Ochocinco $5000 for wearing a black chin strap than launch an investigation into the Raiders organization, and risk another altercation with the Skelator, for a possible criminal act that happened on NFL property. Remember the league is a single entity when it’s convenient, like in negotiations to increase revenue.
A sad day indeed, Pete Rozelle got bloodied a few times in his fights with Al Davis, but at least he had the courage to fight.

By: I_Hate_Yams

I_Hate_Yams — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:54:39 +0000

As a Charger fan please let Al Davis hang around for another 10-15 years!

By: ninjapleazee

ninjapleazee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:54:17 +0000

Didn’t he also have a reason when he fired Lane Kiffin? Nice way to not play their employees. Man up Al Davis…. Raiders will only be successful is when you die.

By: Nevisyakker

Nevisyakker — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:51:08 +0000

The chaos continues and the only constant in this train wreck is Davis. As long as the sludge is still pumping through his veins Davis will screw up every draft and make life miserable for what ever poor idiot he can convince to come and take over the hot seat.
If Cable wasn’t the bottom of the barrel in coaching candidates he had to be right down there. Who is left that would be willing to go to Oakland and put up with the king of the Alzheimers ward?