tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post4765003557516551207..comments2012-01-10T12:46:55.803-08:00Raider Takehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299337328980303772noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-86796315840609784042012-01-10T12:46:55.803-08:002012-01-10T12:46:55.803-08:00What has been said many times is that Mark Davis does not possess Al&#39;s football acumen, his specialty is business. According to Ron Wolf, Davis knows enough about football to know what he doesn&#39;t know. His father left him a list of where to go to seek the people with that knowledge.<br /><br />I think the way our new Davis will operate is to give all football authority to the best football minds he can identify, and focus his own efforts on restoring the Raider brand and value.<br /><br />It&#39;s going to be interesting to watch that happen.BlandaRockedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822139941091550917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-9343522057353600172012-01-10T12:46:32.851-08:002012-01-10T12:46:32.851-08:00&quot;OTB&quot;...<br /><br />I went threw that crap in 97 after sailing back to OakTown from Hawaii so I could enjoy the Raiders&#39; season...That was the Bugle year...SUCKED so bad...<br /><br />I will NEVER turn my back again!!!...I have proven that threw these past several seasons of losing...<br /><br />But Damn!!!....I hope Reggie shows us something today to get excited about because at the moment the air is out of the bag!!!PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-65868542592910571682012-01-10T12:45:56.267-08:002012-01-10T12:45:56.267-08:00And you all thought I was crazy....looks like McKenzie saw it like I did...now, I WILL give myself a big pat on the back....the truth lives on. I won&#39;t point out those who are now making out like they expected this (Gary, Panty, NYR, H, Blanda, Roy)....GO RAIDERS AND GO REGGIE MCKENZIE.<br /><br />JONESJONESnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-48576862114321596922012-01-10T12:43:35.515-08:002012-01-10T12:43:35.515-08:00New take is up, let&#39;s continue there.Raider Takehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299337328980303772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-20030353166330636092012-01-10T12:36:30.249-08:002012-01-10T12:36:30.249-08:00I separated myself and contemplated divorce from Oak in the Jamarcus Russell era... 2008 2009... and in my misery, played the field as a free agent fan, or so I called it. I dont know how many of you are at that stage, but, ugly as it may seem, nothing compares to Oaktown. This year was, for me, reconciliation, by experience, with the only Team in sports that matters. Noone cares if ANY other team goes thru this... just Oak. Remeber that while onboard this vessel that looks for fights with yhe enemies who have gold... there&#39;s a fourth trophy out there with our name on it, we just need to find it, and win it. This rebuild coulf earn us bragging rights, or bagging rights, but either way, I&#39;m on board, and I must trust the Captain... the Only one who knows what&#39;s needed.OakTown Blueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09193392366444881942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-29283300943320453112012-01-10T12:35:42.811-08:002012-01-10T12:35:42.811-08:00By the way, for local folks, the press conference will be on CSN National. Check your local listings. I&#39;m recording it for posterity. Although I&#39;m changing cable providers on Saturday, so I&#39;ll lose it then forever.BlandaRockedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822139941091550917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-26277565372503240942012-01-10T12:33:57.055-08:002012-01-10T12:33:57.055-08:00I think Jackson would be great for the Jets.<br /><br />What I didn&#39;t know was that Jackson had a bad relationship with the WRs. That&#39;s odd considering that WRs are his specialty. It also makes me wonder if there was something more to all the injuries on the WR staff.BlandaRockedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822139941091550917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-88434863060595994642012-01-10T12:28:01.102-08:002012-01-10T12:28:01.102-08:00The funny part is someone is already saying the Jets should hire Jackson.<br /><br />HHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818039766911841538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-50176104974665978712012-01-10T12:25:57.792-08:002012-01-10T12:25:57.792-08:00So who comes in...<br /><br />Bill Cowher...Now that&#39;s about the only name to get me excited!!!<br /><br />Jeff Fisher...<br /><br />Please Please NOT GRUDEN!!!PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-20675247708636558882012-01-10T12:21:44.801-08:002012-01-10T12:21:44.801-08:00Never dull in Raiderland. Mark Davis gave him authority over the coaching staff and he is exercising that authority.<br /><br />The flow of speculation is already reaching flood stage. I think I&#39;ll have a beer tonight and see if I can catch the news conference.<br /><br />HHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818039766911841538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-91380468253506589732012-01-10T12:19:45.556-08:002012-01-10T12:19:45.556-08:00i&#39;m glad this speculating is overwith. let&#39;s move on now guys. reggie knows what he&#39;s doing. he&#39;ll bring in a guy who will bring toughness to this team. i bet the new HC won&#39;t be gettin&#39; mani&#39;s and pedi&#39;s eh? sorry to say this but this team was SOFT! instead of building a bully, we got bullied BIG TIME! hue kept promising from day 1 to get stuff fixed but it never happened. unfortunately it was bad timing for him with the new GM. he should have kept his yap shut. 2012 here we come!scorpionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-23293112162819013572012-01-10T12:14:04.821-08:002012-01-10T12:14:04.821-08:00All I have to say is, see my last two posts.BlandaRockedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822139941091550917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-32490778876603126372012-01-10T12:10:46.946-08:002012-01-10T12:10:46.946-08:00here&#39;s a story from PFT<br /><br />“Hue Jackson wanted more power, and he wound up with no power.<br /><br />He’s out after going 8-8 in his only season as Raiders head coach. Jackson, who is friends with new G.M. Reggie McKenzie, was stunned by the development.<br /><br />&quot;He’s going to gut this place,&quot; Jackson told Henry Wofford of CSNBayArea.com. &quot;He [McKenzie] wants to bring in his own guys. No job is safe right now.&quot;<br /><br />That sounds like a promising development for the Raiders. While some will connect Jackson’s firing with the instability of the last decade in Oakland, McKenzie is making a clean break from that past.<br /><br />Raiders fans should want a fresh start, with changes at every level of the coaching staff and management. Get rid of the dysfunction. McKenzie is going to bring in people from Green Bay that he trusts.<br /><br />Jackson was understandably shaken Tuesday, reportedly so upset he could barely speak. He got caught in the crossfire.<br /><br />That’s unfortunate timing, but ultimately keeping Jackson would have added to the dysfunction. McKenzie reportedly said it didn’t have to do with Jackson’s bad relationship with some of his players.<br /><br />Jackson’s all-in trade for Carson Palmer was only one example that Jackson was looking out for Jackson in 2011, and not the Raiders organization long-term.<br /><br />Jackson ultimately took a big swing in his one year in Oakland. He missed. The team didn’t make the playoffs and Jackson coached an undisciplined, inconsistent team. Just like Tom Cable.<br /><br />McKenzie is the new leader in Oakland. His vision didn’t include Jackson, so the team is better off not wasting a year or two before McKenzie brought in a coach he truly wanted.&quot;PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-38161225439872976202012-01-10T12:10:05.452-08:002012-01-10T12:10:05.452-08:00Del Rio? If that piece of crap gets anywhere near our team I will fucking lose it. <br /><br />RoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-53903755995401814932012-01-10T12:07:53.364-08:002012-01-10T12:07:53.364-08:00Hue talks a lot - this is what Wofford tweeted<br /><br /> He Jackson had a poor relationship with the players,especially the receivers. He thought they may have cost him his job but was not the casePantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-28779728037885482752012-01-10T12:05:08.067-08:002012-01-10T12:05:08.067-08:00I don&#39;t understand...That &quot;O&quot; was working and Palmer was going to be great in it...This just looks to be a huge setback at the moment until I see who steps in to lead this team...PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-43541163271405345392012-01-10T12:03:06.242-08:002012-01-10T12:03:06.242-08:00I have no doubt that McKenzie will announce that the coaching search will begin immediately. However, I think he will choose from a team currently in the post season.<br /><br />This also probably means a new coaching staff from the top down. New OC, new DC, and likely most of the assistants. I can see Waffle staying, and O-line staff.<br /><br />I&#39;m not a big fan of the idea of Del Rio becoming HC. I think his offenses, for the most part, are pretty routine. Our talent level on offense, I think, requires something a little more flashy.<br /><br />If the final selection is Winston Moss, I see him implementing something similar to what they do in GB, and he&#39;ll likely bring someone from the coaching staff there as OC - maybe DC as well. In fact, if it is Moss, maybe he&#39;ll want to call the defensive signals.BlandaRockedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822139941091550917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-56778658409403688662012-01-10T12:02:50.225-08:002012-01-10T12:02:50.225-08:00Wow.<br /><br />From Wofford’s twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/HenryWoffordCSN<br /><br /> Hue Jackson so angry he could barely get his words out during our conversation. He said he can’t believe his friend fired him.PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-11612504953557011932012-01-10T12:01:40.342-08:002012-01-10T12:01:40.342-08:00I am completely bummed. We did not start competing until Hue got here last year. <br /><br />Well McKenzie owns this now, so I say three years to field a playoff team or he gets fired. <br /><br />I also don&#39;t want to hire Winston Moss. GB&#39;s defense sucks and he is the LB coach. <br /><br />RoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-85785909650691707902012-01-10T11:59:36.645-08:002012-01-10T11:59:36.645-08:00Well, I guess McKenzie made his decision. Time to move forward.<br /><br />HHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818039766911841538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-65254825693410965162012-01-10T11:59:17.556-08:002012-01-10T11:59:17.556-08:00Hue Jackson said he was shocked by his firing as head coach of the Raiders, a move that was made by new GM Reggie McKenzie in a Tuesday morning meeting.<br /><br />&quot;You know I did everything possible to keep my job,&quot; Jackson told Comcast SportsNet California. &quot;McKenzie told me I am not in his plans for the future.&quot;<br /><br />In an exclusive conversation, Jackson said he was called into McKenzie&#39;s office, and was told, &quot;We no longer need your services.&quot;<br /><br />Read more: Oakland Raiders Talk | CSNBayArea.com | CSNCalifornia.com<br />Tune to SportsNet Central at 6, 10:30 and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area for more on this story<br /><br /><br />Well I will admit I&#39;m NOT at all happy with this move and rather surprised by it as well!!!PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-52712698860497173292012-01-10T11:58:04.132-08:002012-01-10T11:58:04.132-08:00Jones,<br /><br />&quot; but when it came time for Hue to be a REAL HC, he blew it.&quot;<br /><br />As I said, Belichick blew it the first time around also. Just a statement of fact. So, Jackson only gets one shot at it?<br /><br />I am keeping it honest. You are calling for Jackson to be fired. So, what if McKenzie keeps him?<br /><br />His body of work over the season was pretty average. And, the record reflects it. Point is, can HE improve on it? That&#39;s what McKenzie has to decide.<br /><br />Flores took over and treaded water his first year then won a Super Bowl. For a rookie HC Jackson had a fairly tumultuous season. The mistakes were many, but there was some good stuff too.<br /><br />Like many, I&#39;m fairly ambivilent on Jackson at the moment. But, with the last almost decade is a one and done the way to go? At some point the revolving door needs to stop or at least slow down.<br /><br />HHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04818039766911841538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-66763804297068261732012-01-10T11:55:50.589-08:002012-01-10T11:55:50.589-08:00http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/raiders-talk<br /><br />Exclusive: Jackson reacts to firingPantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-13882099870574021592012-01-10T11:52:38.773-08:002012-01-10T11:52:38.773-08:00...Oaktown is getting leveled and rebuilt. Whatever it takes to WIN. Thanks for the effort, Hue... Just Win Baby, let&#39;s Commit to Excellence, from the ground, up... I&#39;m in.OakTown Blueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09193392366444881942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16702745.post-24985907026980842912012-01-10T11:51:21.274-08:002012-01-10T11:51:21.274-08:00So yes, this is a brand new era in Raidersland, and it won&#39;t be implemented gradually.<br /><br />It has to be a re-boot. It can&#39;t be a phase-in. There&#39;s just no organization in place, after the death of Al Davis, because he was the organization. Without him, there&#39;s nothing.<br /><br />Now it&#39;s McKenzie, period. Not HueJax and McKenzie. Not Amy Trask and Hue Jackson and McKenzie.<br /><br />Just McKenzie. He wanted to show that, and he did.<br /><br />And it&#39;ll make for a cleaner transition to the new regime.PantyRaiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678749591288465040noreply@blogger.com