Comments on: Lofton interview concludes http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/ A look inside the world of the highly classified Oakland Raiders from the writers of Bay Area News Group Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:29:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lofton http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-9/#comment-85477 Lofton Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85477 <strong>Lofton...</strong> The Raiders finished a day-long interview with James Lofton for an undisclosed position and senior e [...]... Lofton…

The Raiders finished a day-long interview with James Lofton for an undisclosed position and senior e [...]…

]]> By: giancarlo regazzi http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-9/#comment-85476 giancarlo regazzi Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:18:10 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85476 lofton will be a great addition to the Raider's coaching staff but we need better wide receivers.Hopfuly the Raiders will take some in the draft. Raider 4 life lofton will be a great addition to the Raider’s coaching staff but we need better wide receivers.Hopfuly the Raiders will take some in the draft.
Raider 4 life

]]> By: rodmoney http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-9/#comment-85475 rodmoney Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:03:34 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85475 I don't know about Al and Kiff but I'm ready to COMMIT TO EXCELLECE. Enough of this resign/fire me B.S. Water under the bridge now make what changes whether it be offensive/defensive coaches if we have a better one in store. If we are going to hire Lofton do it and improve on the WR play. Too much speed and potential and not enough plays made. Al and Lane sit down and discuss what FA will improve this team if we can get them to sign/resign with us without overspending. Evaluate the Draft which will be here before you know it and draft for need like the DL,SS OLB and on O WR, OT and RB. We are in a position to draft well whether we stay put or trade down for a pick in the 3rd and 5th rds which I prefer. Now it's up to the Head Raider in Charge to let the GREATNESS OF THE RAIDERS come forth. JUST WIN BABY. I don’t know about Al and Kiff but I’m ready to COMMIT TO EXCELLECE. Enough of this resign/fire me B.S. Water under the bridge now make what changes whether it be offensive/defensive coaches if we have a better one in store. If we are going to hire Lofton do it and improve on the WR play. Too much speed and potential and not enough plays made. Al and Lane sit down and discuss what FA will improve this team if we can get them to sign/resign with us without overspending. Evaluate the Draft which will be here before you know it and draft for need like the DL,SS OLB and on O WR, OT and RB. We are in a position to draft well whether we stay put or trade down for a pick in the 3rd and 5th rds which I prefer. Now it’s up to the Head Raider in Charge to let the GREATNESS OF THE RAIDERS come forth. JUST WIN BABY.

]]> By: BIG AL's GOON http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-9/#comment-85474 BIG AL's GOON Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:37:47 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85474 I couldn't have said it better myself Florida Pete. AL want's to win and win now. If AL doesn't believe in what Kiffin's selling especially after a 4-12 season, as the owner he has the right to make a change. Was AL suppose to retain Loser Callahan after his horrible 4-12 season? Was AL suppose to retain Norv Turner after his two years of failure? Was AL suppose to retain Art after his one year of horrible coaching? Was AL suppose to keep these coaches for the sake of consistency? Sure we'd be consistent, but consistent what? LOSERS. And as a life long fan of the Raiders not Kiffin or USC as the two seem to be the same, I want results not more excuses and BS both of which were plentiful this past season. I couldn’t have said it better myself Florida Pete. AL want’s to win and win now. If AL doesn’t believe in what Kiffin’s selling especially after a 4-12 season, as the owner he has the right to make a change. Was AL suppose to retain Loser Callahan after his horrible 4-12 season? Was AL suppose to retain Norv Turner after his two years of failure? Was AL suppose to retain Art after his one year of horrible coaching? Was AL suppose to keep these coaches for the sake of consistency? Sure we’d be consistent, but consistent what? LOSERS. And as a life long fan of the Raiders not Kiffin or USC as the two seem to be the same, I want results not more excuses and BS both of which were plentiful this past season.

]]> By: john d http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-9/#comment-85092 john d Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:56:46 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85092 good post from florida.. all's good in the hood n oaktown....a little dysfunctional, but that is the raiders. good post from florida..

all’s good in the hood n oaktown….a little dysfunctional, but that is the raiders.

]]> By: Florida Pete http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-8/#comment-85473 Florida Pete Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:14:20 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85473 ",,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole " are you kidding me??? if you owned the majority share of a business, would you expect to have to "shut your pie hole"??? you think Kiffin knows more about football and winning than Al Davis??? tell me... do you think it doesn't eat at Al Davis what has happened to his Raiders since Robbins went Tequila Sundown on the team??? Gruden gets disloyal... and shops for another gig for the previous two years... Callahan appears to have everything under control right up to the day before the Super Bowl... the very next year, with practically the same team, an injured Gannon falls out of the lineup and the Raiders head south in a hurry... Callahan thinks calling his team stupid in front of family and friends (oh, and the rest of the planet) is the tie that binds... the clubhouse revolts... Callahan is replaced with Norv Turner... who was terminated by D Snyder just when it looked like he had it turned around... the guy has remarkable success establishing strong running games... but not for us... and it is so dismal... that Davis figures Art Shell, a Raider legend and a reasonably successful coach, may have taken the previous 10 years to think about if "he only had one more chance"... hell, i wanted Art to have that chance and so did many of you... right up to the moment Art named his offensive coordinator... and i thought, okay... maybe Walsh is wanting that 2nd chance too... too bad Davis didn't interfere... i remembered what the Raiders were like under Shell... very, very good... they had to be... because every single man, woman, and child in the civilzed world knew what play the Raiders would run next... and so it was again... astonishingly so... unprepared... same game plan every single game... the same crap that presumably cost Shell and Walsh their jobs 10 years earlier... and so Al Davis thinks... this has got to get better... I need to find another Gruden type... a real football guy that I can trust and train... and who can bring these Raiders back to glory... and maybe he did find that guy... young Kiffin does remind many of us of Gruden... including Gruden's one fault... disloyalty... it appears Kiffin isn't as committed to the Raiders as Al had hoped... Kiffin apparently had been out shopping... for another job... and what does the majority of the Raider Nation have to say to Al Davis... is it: It's okay Mr. Davis, you'll find a better HC... no... it's: ",,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole " “,,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole ”

are you kidding me???

if you owned the majority share of a business, would you expect to have to “shut your pie hole”???

you think Kiffin knows more about football and winning than Al Davis???

tell me…

do you think it doesn’t eat at Al Davis what has happened to his Raiders since Robbins went Tequila Sundown on the team???

Gruden gets disloyal… and shops for another gig for the previous two years…

Callahan appears to have everything under control right up to the day before the Super Bowl…

the very next year, with practically the same team, an injured Gannon falls out of the lineup and the Raiders head south in a hurry… Callahan thinks calling his team stupid in front of family and friends (oh, and the rest of the planet) is the tie that binds…

the clubhouse revolts…

Callahan is replaced with Norv Turner… who was terminated by D Snyder just when it looked like he had it turned around… the guy has remarkable success establishing strong running games…

but not for us…

and it is so dismal… that Davis figures Art Shell, a Raider legend and a reasonably successful coach, may have taken the previous 10 years to think about if “he only had one more chance”…

hell, i wanted Art to have that chance and so did many of you… right up to the moment Art named his offensive coordinator… and i thought, okay… maybe Walsh is wanting that 2nd chance too… too bad Davis didn’t interfere…

i remembered what the Raiders were like under Shell… very, very good… they had to be…

because every single man, woman, and child in the civilzed world knew what play the Raiders would run next…

and so it was again… astonishingly so… unprepared… same game plan every single game… the same crap that presumably cost Shell and Walsh their jobs 10 years earlier…

and so Al Davis thinks… this has got to get better… I need to find another Gruden type… a real football guy that I can trust and train… and who can bring these Raiders back to glory…

and maybe he did find that guy… young Kiffin does remind many of us of Gruden…

including Gruden’s one fault… disloyalty…

it appears Kiffin isn’t as committed to the Raiders as Al had hoped… Kiffin apparently had been out shopping… for another job…

and what does the majority of the Raider Nation have to say to Al Davis…

is it: It’s okay Mr. Davis, you’ll find a better HC…

no…

it’s: “,,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole “

]]> By: Football » Comment on Lofton interview concludes by Just sell Baby…….. http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-8/#comment-85472 Football » Comment on Lofton interview concludes by Just sell Baby…….. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:52:46 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85472 [...] Just sell Baby…….. wrote a fantastic post today on “Comment on Lofton interview concludes by Just sell Baby……..”Here’s ONLY a quick extractJust sell baby…………Loften hated it here when he played for the Faiders, now the Faiders are interviewing fired offensive personal. Thus is why the Faiders are fading more. Al Davis, sell the team !! [...] [...] Just sell Baby…….. wrote a fantastic post today on “Comment on Lofton interview concludes by Just sell Baby……..”Here’s ONLY a quick extractJust sell baby…………Loften hated it here when he played for the Faiders, now the Faiders are interviewing fired offensive personal. Thus is why the Faiders are fading more. Al Davis, sell the team !! [...]

]]> By: JustBlogBaby | An Oakland Raiders Blog http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-8/#comment-85471 JustBlogBaby | An Oakland Raiders Blog Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:45:48 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85471 [...] a few comments that Jerry McDonald helped to shed light on. McDonald posted the report last night, following James Lofton’s interview. His interview (Lofton) this time was with coach Lane Kiffin and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, [...] [...] a few comments that Jerry McDonald helped to shed light on. McDonald posted the report last night, following James Lofton’s interview. His interview (Lofton) this time was with coach Lane Kiffin and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, [...]

]]> By: Florida Pete http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-8/#comment-85470 Florida Pete Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:41:56 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85470 maybe Nerve Turner was concerned that Lofton might take his job??? lot of ways to get fired from a job... one of the best ways is to be considered a threat to your boss's job... Lofton's a good coach... let's give him a chance... maybe Nerve Turner was concerned that Lofton might take his job???

lot of ways to get fired from a job…

one of the best ways is to be considered a threat to your boss’s job…

Lofton’s a good coach…

let’s give him a chance…

]]> By: perry ickes http://www.ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/comment-page-8/#comment-85469 perry ickes Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:39:51 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/raidersblog/2008/01/28/lofton-interview-concludes/#comment-85469 I am so sick and tired of this every year coaching change and problems with the raiders,,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole and let kiffin or whoever do gis thing to see if it works or not..i mean what do we raider fans have to lose, with 5 straight 10 digit loss seasons, some thing has to be better than what is now happening..davis just needs to let it go , he has proved that he is not capable if turning this team around any time soon. I have been a loyal fan since the fall of 1968, and this is so frustrating..I know teams will have their bad seasons, but this is worse than bad, this is a titantic that is sunk to the bottom of football's ocean floor.. Perry I am so sick and tired of this every year coaching change and problems with the raiders,,al davis just needs to shut his pie hole and let kiffin or whoever do gis thing to see if it works or not..i mean what do we raider fans have to lose, with 5 straight 10 digit loss seasons, some thing has to be better than what is now happening..davis just needs to let it go , he has proved that he is not capable if turning this team around any time soon.
I have been a loyal fan since the fall of 1968, and this is so frustrating..I know teams will have their bad seasons, but this is worse than bad, this is a titantic that is sunk to the bottom of football’s ocean floor..
Perry

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