Davis finally got around to firing Lane Kiffen. But it was not enough to just fire him, he had to undermine him as much as possible because the Raiders still owe Kiffen the rest of this year and next, and want to get out of the contract. Expect the lawsuits to fly within the next week. Al doesn't like paying people he likes, he's definitely not going to pony up some cash to someone he doesn't like.
The party line is that Al has forgotten more about football than Kiffen will ever know. I don't agree. Kiffen may be inexperienced, but he's no fool. He'll probably end up at Kansas City and lead them to a championship while walking over the Raiders the way Shanahan and Gruden did.
But even if the party line were true, the problem is that the football that Al remembers doesn't cut it in today's game. Davis is still basking in the glory days and can't seem to grasp the concept that the glory days and the circumstances that led to them are long gone and will not return. The Raiders cannot win without a strong, independent head coach. Shanahan proved it. Gruden proved it.
Kiffen may not have been the coach to lead the Raiders to glory, but then who is? As long as Davis insists on micro-managing every aspect of the team, they will never get a head coach who can lead them to a championship. The only coach they will get are cast-offs, failures and untried novices like Kiffen.
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