Al Davis’ seemingly annual “Will he or won’t he” coaching decision will be sped up in 2011.
Steve Corkran of the Oakland Tribune notes that Davis is contractually obligated to tell coach Tom Cable by January 18 whether he intends to pick up a one-year, $2.5 million contract on Cable’s contract. There is speculation that Davis could turn the show over to offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, who could attract some outside job interest.
Davis has generally taken his sweet time deciding on Cable’s fate. He didn’t officially hire Cable until February of 2009 and last year publicly said they hadn’t made a decision on Cable’s job in early February despite all indications he would stick around.
From an outsider’s perspective, the Raiders have lived up to their talent level this season or even overachieved. We suspect Davis may disagree, seeing this as a playoff team that should be better than 7-8.
The Raiders could certainly help Cable’s case by winning in Kansas City and finishing 6-0 in the division.
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How did you get a picture of a corpse to look so real?
Al Davis is THE Ghost of Football Past
Pass the batton Al, have some self respect.
Al,
When did your face catch on fire?
And who put it out with a shovel?
Al better get everything done before the sun comes up, by the look of it.
Goodness gracious that photo is positively chilling. People want to talk about the owner of my team but I would have Jerry Jones over the Grim Reaper ANY day of the year!!
Tom Cable has done a better than average job coaching this team.
The team exceeded the expectations of most neutral observers and analysts.
The team has gotten markedly better since Cable took over.
The team is one win away from sweeping it’s division schedule.
Given the mountain of evidence that the franchise is heading in the right direction, Al Davis will make the only decision Al Davis is capable and fire Tom Cable.
Since when did Al Davis ever worry about paying what’s in the contract? If Cable wants the money he’ll have to sue and then ten years later settle for pennies on the dollar.
There are some great Al Davis photos out there; the one used in this article is one of them.
Worth noting: since Hue Jackson is black, there is no need for concern for the Rooney Rule, since hiring Jackson would satisfy the stipulation of interviewing of at least one minority for a head coaching position.
It’s a tall order for Cable to lead Oakland to a win at KC (unbeaten at home in 2010) on Sunday, but not an impossible task. Either way Oakland will miss the playoffs, though this is a chance for the Raiders to avoid a losing season for the first time since their 2003 AFC Championship campaign.
Maybe this is the year he passes on and Mark Cuban buys the team.
I bet he’s looking to trade Cable for a third round pick!!
I still love the Gruden trade. WHO TRADES THEIR HEAD COACH?!!!!
1st and 2nd round draft picks in 2002, a 1st round pick in 2003 and a 2nd round pick in 2004, plus cash.
Wow.
So 7-9 or 8-8 should make the pick at about #15. Thanks again Al, and give Big Sey our best.
Bahhahaha.
The Raiders are wicked losers hey.
To bad us long suffering Raider fans have to wait a lot longer then Jan 18 to find out that clueless Al Davis is no longer running our team into the ground. I have no doubt when Al is 90 he will still be doing the same thing. Al lost it over two decades ago….
With real coaches like Gruden & Harbaugh out there. The best we can hope for is a coach like Cable. Suks to be us Raider-Fan…
The only thing Al is good for now is a good laugh. This famous quote by the liveing dead is my favorite. “Jamarcus is a greaat playaaa. Get ovah it”……
Making fun of old people, nice, you we’re obviously raised well.
As for Jackson, that’s been the sexy rumor for a while now but I’d be shocked if Cable wasn’t retained.
All the players want him back and have said so.
Considering Al Davis drafted 4 players from the 2010 draft who are starters and all considered 1st round picks in a draft redux by Don Banks of SI, Al Davis still has it.
You can laugh all you want about how old he is and thus how he looks old, but in the end Al Davis is going to get the last laugh.
He nearly has Oakland set up for a long term run with a stable of studs on this team. A few more pieces and this team is going to be in the playoffs every year.
All you should be scared~!!!! VERY SCARED!!
AL IS THE UNDEAD!!!
infidels!
dallasbaby says:
Dec 31, 2010 1:04 PM
Goodness gracious that photo is positively chilling. People want to talk about the owner of my team but I would have Jerry Jones over the Grim Reaper ANY day of the year!!
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Because it is all about the looks. Stay classy pft.
Al still has it. My last statement is, What coaching decision? Cable has done well enough to keep. You all just you could have some Raider dirt so you can pull stick and laugh like a ratard.
George Lucas is going to sue you for using the likeness of Emperor Palpatine in your blog!
Come on … if Al had longer hair, eye liner, and an earring, he could pass for Keith Richards. How many guys his age can say they look like a rocker?
@tombradyswig: YOU ARE CORRECT, AL IS STOCK PILING THIS TEAM WITH YOUTH AND TALENT FOR THE LONG RUN, BE SCARED, BE VERY SCARED. WIN, LOSE, or TIE, RAIDERS TILL WE DIE……..
jeremyb91:
So having having the worst record of the last decade was all just part of his master plan, huh?
Using a top 10 pick on a wide receiver who can’t catch and has 35 receptions in two years was just part of nefarious scheme to make us all think he lost it?
Having a press conference (using an overhead projector!) to explain to everyone why he had to fire his coach because the coach didn’t recognize what a great QB Jamarcus Russell was going to be was all just to deflect us from his coming scheme to restore the Raiders to greatness?
I see where you’re going here, and I like it.
If you’re pitching a hilarious new sitcom to follow Blue Mountain State Wednesdays on Spike TV, that is.
like anyone can predict what al davis is going t do. I like the progress and fight in this team and that’s cable’s influence. The defense still erks me however, and marshall as continued dc is a big??? Consistency is key with this young team and lets hope AD thinks so too but who knows???
the new CBA and ongoing owners talks may come into play in cable’s future–but a kc win will help also!!!
Al who?
Listen, I admit I don’t get to see the Raiders but they are WY better than they were a few years ago. In my opinion a little stability wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Be scared very scared. At this moment Al is awakeing from a long sleep. 1st thing he does is check for what “false rumor mongers” like PFT and Adam Shefter are saying bout the greatness of Als Raiders. The minister of DISinformation John Herrera is about to be unleashed…..
Its sad to see how far down the toilet Al has flushed the Raiders. Now some Raider fans are happy with 7-9 or 8-8 against a cup cake schedule. No-one in their right mind should think Cable is a good H.C….The team does have some young talent. Just not nearly enough of it. dhBUST isnt a young talent. Just another fast guy Al drafted that cant play football. Then add in Campbell is a below average QB. The OL needs 3 replacements on it etc etc. Speaking of young talent. Without checking the rosters. I would say all of the playoff teams have more young talent then the Raiders. They also have better organizations, GM’s, coaches then the Raiders. We have Al as Owner/GM/head of scouting/head of player personell/part time DC. Doesnt get worse then that……
The Raiders could use some continuity on the coaching staff. I don’t see any reason to fire Tom Cable, the team seems to be headed in the right direction.
Of course, this means Tom Cable must be fired.
Looks older than Ralph C. Wilson!
Sadly, this Raiders master plan is a 20 year plan.
That’s about how long it seems to take them to go from good to bad to barely good again.
I agree Cable has been their better coach in years… but that isn’t saying much, but at least they’re competitive.
History of Raiders picks at this link… we won’t need more than one hand to count the keepers.
http://www.raiders.com/history/draft-history.html
Al Davis can’t stretch out his skin much longer, either.
Tucker Carlson said Al should be reanimated.
IM SOO SICK OF AL DAVIS! HIS OLD ASS NEEDS TO LEAVE THE NFL AND GO INTO A RETIREMENT HOME
Al is my Pal says: Dec 31, 2010 1:46 PM
So 7-9 or 8-8 should make the pick at about #15. Thanks again Al, and give Big Sey our best.
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We like Big Richard. Good luck with your pick.
polegojim says:
Dec 31, 2010 4:05 PM
History of Raiders picks at this link… we won’t need more than one hand to count the keepers.
http://www.raiders.com/history/draft-history.html
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Actually, you’ll need more than one hand to count the Hall of Famers from that list.
So either you’re an idiot or you don’t follow… oh never mind, you’re just an idiot.
Lets talk about Al Davis and his stable of draft picks and other players who have skills and can lead this team into the future:
DE’s Matt Shaughnessey and Lamarr Houston
DT’s Tommy Kelly (leads the league at DT in sacks) and Desmond Bryant
RB’s Darren McFadden and FB Marcel Reese
CB Nnamdi Asomugha
SS Tyvon Branch and Mike Mitchell
MLB Rolando McClain
LT Jared Veldheer
WR’s Louis Murphy and Jacoby Ford
TE Zach Miller
There’s a lot of talent on this team unlike any team Oakland has had in years and the right coach will make this team consistent. All the haters can laugh, because Al Davis has been drafting exceptionally well the past 4 years despite two major busts in Russell and DHB.
Adding a solid Center and RG and the O line can be set for the next 10 years. A better QB is needed, but to say Oakland is on the way down and not on the way up is ludicrous. Al Davis is going to laugh last and laugh loudest.
History of Raiders picks at this link… we won’t need more than one hand to count the keepers.
http://www.raiders.com/history/draft-history.html
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Any chance we can get a picture of your 57 finger hand? Of course.. I have included a few bit players in my list… but most have gone on to other teams at least to perform fairly well.. and this is just draft picks.. it’s not counting guys like Alzado and Plunkett that Al picked off the scrap pile.. seriously dude.. if you don’t know what the hell you are talking about, don’t post….
Jim Otto
Craig Morton
Fred Biletnikoff
Gene Upshaw
George Atkinson
Art Shell
Ken Stabler
Jack Tatum
Philip Villiapiano
Cliff Branch
Dave Dalby
Ray Guy
Dave Casper
Mark Van Eeghen
Rolf Benirschke
Rod Martin
Lester Hayes
Matt Millen
Howie Long
Marcus Allen
Don Mosebar
Bill Pickel
Greg Townsend
Napolean McCallum
Steve Beuerlein
Bo Jackson
Tim Brown
Steve Wisniewski
Greg Biekert
Napoleon Kaufman
Barret Robbins
La’Roi Glover
Grady Jackson
Charles Woodson
Mo Collins
Jon Ritchie
Eric Barton
Roderick Coleman
Sebastian Janikowski
Shane Lechler
Delawrence Grant
Nnamdi Asomugha
Robert Gallery
Kirk MOrrison
Michael Huff
Zach Miller
Michael Bush
Darren McFadden
Tyvon Branch
Mike Mitchell
Matt Shaughnhessy
Louis Murphy
Rolando McClain
Lamarr Houston
Jared Veldheer
Jacoby Ford
Stevie Brown
gotta love the haters…….Al knows whats up…it was just unfortunate that the year we got the #1 pick, we picked russell who was pretty much the concensus # 1 pick by all the so called draft experts……all of the no names al drafted, are the ones theexperts made fun of, contribute to this team……I have no problem with our draft pick….if people want to say DHB is a bust, I’ll just say he has been more productive then cliff branch thus far, and that is who he was compared to, and raiders clearly stated that he was a 2 to 3 year project.
Lets face it, it is a QB league…if the pats dont have brady, how many games do they win. How many do the colts win w/o manning or the saints win w/o brees, and so on and so on……In my humble opinion Jason Campbell is better then J-Bust, but not sure if he is the answer…….Palmer, Lienart, Young, Kolb,McNabb are all vets I would look at that will be available, along with rookies like Gabbert , Locker, Mallet, and the kid from Delaware that should be there late 1st early 2nd.
@alismypal…yep you will get a player of seymour talent at 15-18 for sure…….lmao
He’s the Robert Byrd of the NFL. Time to strap on a drool bag.