Gannon won’t call again
By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 12:00 pm in Oakland Raiders.
Rich Gannon’s response to the Raiders’ reaction to his offer for help on the Sirius Blitz on Sirius Satellite Radio:
“You know, it’s amazing. You try just to reach out to somebody and say something, that maybe you can help a young guy, and you get criticized for it. … I’m not looking for work. I have plenty of jobs that keep me busy. … People think I’m looking for a job. I’ve been offered jobs to get into coaching and to get into management. I have no interest in doing it.
“ I just was really looking at a young guy that’s really struggled and just thought that I could reach out to help him out. Listen, I’m not all the king’s horses and I’m not all the king’s men. I can’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. I can’t do that. But I was just looking to figure out a way to go out there and share with them some of the things that helped me as a player and prepare and get myself ready not only for the season but for games each week. I’ve done it with Aaron Rodgers and I’ve done it with quarterbacks in Tampa and Minnesota. But, hey, trust me, I won’t make that call again.”
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January 7th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Primero!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Trade DMAC for the rights to the first comment!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
NFL’s All Time 5 Worst General Managers.
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#4 Al Davis
Wow, a one-time genius is now stuck in the past. When an owner/general manager continues to use the phrase “commitment to excellence” over and over again to describe a team that has a record of 29-83 since 2003, 7 consecutive seasons of 11 loses or more, and 4 coaches in 6 years, you know he’s living in the past. The once proud franchise took a page out of Daniel Snyder’s business handbook on Football management. At one time, this franchise had the greatest winning percentage in all of professional sports, was a perennial playoff team and contender year after year. Somewhere along the way, Al Davis went completely insane, hired and fired coaches over and over again, and displayed a complete lack of understanding not typical of someone in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Known as a ‘maverick’, he’s certainly that as he’s ignored the conventional wisdom of hiring good people and leaving them alone. Instead, he’s known to interfere in play calling, chasing over the hill free agents, and drafting complete duds like Jamarcus Russell whose 3 year quarterback rating is an abysmal 65.2%.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2557245/the_nfls_top_5_alltime_worst_general_pg2.html?cat=14
January 7th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Wow.. Jerry with the cut and paste Fix.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Eeewwwwwww. Rich Gannon “did it” with Aaron Rodgers!?!?! If we needed “help” like that we would have kept Garthia.
Do all sweet QBs come from the Bay Area?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
How did we go from losing hundreds of thousands jobs a month to positive growth?
Someone is blowing smoke.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Raiders are such tools
January 7th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Way to go Rich!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
3rd!!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I wouldn’t call again if I were Rich either!! After everything he did for the organization, this is how they treat him. An absolute joke we have become!!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Richi, Richi, Richi!!!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Hey Mike I saw you at the Luxor on New Years. You need to go on a diet.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
How did we go from losing hundreds of thousands jobs a month to positive growth?
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Smart policies for a change.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1952349,00.html
January 7th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Trade DMAC for Mike Tyson!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
JR’s press release from the pool at the top of the Palms.
Tell Al the pool is heated and you can see all the big hotels on the strip.
And tell Rich to school Mario, Mophandle and that dam DHB. Spread some of that blame around.
See ya in the summertime!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Yes the liberal way, pass the blame for the last 11 months of job losses and take all the credit for the month of job growth.
I set the line of Dem Senators at 55 after next years election.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
damn I was late!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Jerry, your too late!
I already cut and pasted that on the last blog!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
December Auto Sales Show Broad Growth.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/27548/
January 7th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
LMAO @ Plunk.
If there is a growth, then I have missed it. I’m in the same situation I was in in 08, and it’s not getting any better.
Who cares about Gannon and Jabustus? Fire Cable, and hire a real HC and he can pick his own staff.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I wanted to kill that mothafyucker at the airport and eat his children!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
From the link uncoolkell lied about
(WASHINGTON) — A government report Thursday on claims for unemployment aid signaled that layoffs are easing and that the economy could be on the verge of posting the first monthly gain in jobs in two years.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time barely rose last week, after falling to its lowest level since July 2008 the previous week. And the four-week average of claims fell for the 18th straight week to 450,250. That figure has reached its lowest point since September 2008, when the financial crisis intensified with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
See TIME’s special “Out of Work in America.”
January 7th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Dec Auto Sales!! lol
January 7th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
U.S, Consumer Confidence Rises Again!
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-consumer-confidence-rises-again-2009-12-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp
January 7th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Plunketthead Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
From the link uncoolkell lied about
(WASHINGTON) — A government report Thursday on claims for unemployment aid signaled that layoffs are easing and that the economy could be on the verge of posting the first monthly gain in jobs in two years.
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time barely rose last week, after falling to its lowest level since July 2008 the previous week. And the four-week average of claims fell for the 18th straight week to 450,250. That figure has reached its lowest point since September 2008, when the financial crisis intensified with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
See TIME’s special “Out of Work in America.”
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????????? I guess you can’t read. lol
January 7th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Unemployment continues at a 15 year high. Will I see that headline from you KoolKell?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
So what December’s unemployment is lower than November’s? It’s close to 30% higher than where it was in March and April.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Unemployment continues at a 15 year high. Will I see that headline from you KoolKell?
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Don’t be disingenuous Vegas. I know you’re not stupid, like some of your brothers. You know what was inherited.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Unemployment only counts people Recieving unemployment as unemployed, so once you stop recieving it, you Are Not Unemployed. Regardless if you found work or not!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
But grasshopper
We have not seen any job growth
You need to stop yodeling, drop the ledenhosen, and seek professional help.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Speaking of unemployment, hopefully Jamarcus is unemployed next year, but I doubt it.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
The Raiders just tried to ban him from the stadium… What the hell was Gannon thinking?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Did that make any sense? lol
I promise to stop bonging and writing at the same time.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Just let me know when the “inherited” excuse run’s out, that’s all I want. When can any situation, both good and bad, be 100% you know who’s either blame or credit?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Jim Harbaugh is the next Head Coach for the Oakland Raiders!!!!
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/07/jim-harbaugh-a-stealth-candidate-for-bills-raiders-jobs/
January 7th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Vegas
Here’s your guy.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushabdullahhands.htm
January 7th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Gannon is like an ex wife! They just don’t let go!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I believe the 9/11 attacks happened on the Bush/Cheeney watch, no?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Jim Harbaugh a “stealth” candidate for Bills, Raiders jobs
Posted by Mike Florio on January 7, 2010 2:58 PM ET
There has been some speculation that the Buffalo Bills (who don’t currently have a head coach) and the Oakland Raiders (who currently do) could be interested in hiring Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.
A league source tells us that it’s more than speculation; the brother of Ravens coach John Harbaugh is, we’re told, a “stealth” candidate for both jobs.
Secrecy is critical (oops) because Jim Harbaugh currently is in the midst of recruiting season. If Harbaugh acknowledges that he’s a candidate for any job other than the one he has, his recruits will scatter like members of the Cardinal band in the end zone of a game that isn’t yet over.
For any college coach plotting a move, the news needs to come swiftly or not at all, and Harbaugh will have to use the “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach” routine until, you know, he ultimately becomes the Alabama coach.
(Then again, there’s a chance that Jim Harbaugh is already the Baltimore coach.)
In NFL coaching circles, neither the Bills job nor the Raiders job is regarded as incredibly attractive. But the reality is that there are only 32 jobs in NFL head-coaching circles, and Jim Harbaugh simply doesn’t strike us as a guy who is destined to spend his career as a college head coach. With his brother making it to the playoffs twice in his first two seasons with the Ravens, the interest in the Harbaugh who was a pretty good pro quarterback only will increase.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Kell
That is hilarious. “whisper cha-ching in my ear”
January 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Jim Harbaugh would be awesome. Captain Comeback.
Just don’t see a hot coaching prospect like him going to Oakland to work with Al Davis and Jamarcus Russell. Call me crazy
January 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Thanks r8eray for that!
Too late RaiderDogg!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Raiders will get Jim as a Coach and draft Toby Gerhart in the 3rd RD!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
The greatest threat to America is the Republican Party. They almost destroyed America. Now we have to rebuild it.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Fire Cable!!
Hire Harbaugh!!
Legalize it!! That will help the economy. I know it will help Cali’s.
There are more substance abuse among “Whites”, but there are more minorities in jail for it.
That’s a fact! I learned that at school. lol
January 7th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
r8eray Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Thanks r8eray for that!
Too late RaiderDogg!”
I saw your link and just thought I would provide the entire piece for the lazy folks that don’t want to click on a link
Also I wouldn’t hold my breath for Harbaugh, don’t get all happy yet r8erray. Harbaugh has worked for the Raiders and unfortunately he knows first hand how things are run in Oaktown.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Fire John Herrera!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Keep minorities out of jail, then fire Cable!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
My bad!!
btw, how do you wink??
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
add ; and ) and you get
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
R8erray
Nothing was your bad btw
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
How does one become a John Herrera?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I take that back!
Fire Cable, then TRY to keep minorities out of jail.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Vegas Raider, I think you have to be an accomplished kisser of old men’s asses.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
How does one become a John Herrera?”
Join a fraternity but never graduate and then find someone with power to kiss ass to.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
R8eray,
How did you end up in that 1100AM college pick contest? I have 398 points for a solid 194th place, lol.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Raider O Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Unemployment only counts people Recieving unemployment as unemployed, so once you stop recieving it, you Are Not Unemployed. Regardless if you found work or not!!
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actually it’s a combination of things…
what you said …
and corporations have run out of people to lay off…
January 7th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Watch my boy McClain today. I heard he was sick and didn’t practice much.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
vegas raider Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
How does one become a John Herrera?
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it starts with swinging from someone’s gnads…
January 7th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
It has to go beyond kissing ass. He is like the face of all things Raider media and PR, and a complete tool.
I don’t know if someone could do a worse job and get worse results than what Herrara does if they tried to.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Pete,
LMAO!!!!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Vegas…you told me about it!! Remember..you member!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I was in last place?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
O,
You are a big draft junky like me. 3 Bama prospects on D, Cody, McClain and my boy Javier Arenas.
Who do we look for on the Horns, besides McCoy?
January 7th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
“run out of people to lay off”
Still LMAO
I’m going to use that!
January 7th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
A typical scene in the Raiders HQ:
John Herrera’s assistant: Mr. Herrera, I have a Kenneth Stabler on the line. He says he wants to help the team out of it’s 7 year slump.
JH: Stabler??!? Tell him to F off!! We have Jamarcus Russell. Tell Stabler to win something, then call me back.
Assistant: Mr. Herrera, I have Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes on the line, they would like to offer their assistance with our Defensive Backs.
JH: Are those guys crazy?? We have Stanford Routt!!! Why would we need any help? Tell Lester to n-n-n-n-ever c-c-c-all a-g-g-gain.
Assistant: Mr. Herrera, your doctor called. He said he thinks he has found a way to remove your head from your ass. Should I pass him through?
JH: No!! Tell him everything is fine.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Vegas,
They have that S, but I’m not interested in a S from Texas! No thank you.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
The little scroll just came on ESPN and McShay has MT. Cody at #52 and #7 DT. Arenas #53, and #5 DB
Some LB named Kindle for Texas was the #2 LB to McShay.
I think it is going to be a great game, Texas will make it closer than people think.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
OT Drew Davis for Alabama is solid.
January 7th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I like the way the Raiders treat a former MVP, last QB to post winning seasons for the organization, take the team to playoff games, and to a Super Bowl. They tell him to pound sand. I always calculated that the Raiders, as an organization, fell apart the minute Gannon was injured in the Tampa Bay game. The Raiders had a winning record to start that season, and then disintigrated once Gannon was injured and Collins came in. Since the loss of Gannon, the Raiders have sucked. That is how important a QB is to a team!
January 7th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Thank you VARaider!! Finally somebody that makes sense around here. I always felt the same way. Gannon wasn’t very well-like in the locker room, but even Al has said he doesn’t care about locker room chemistry. Gannon was a leader, though. And he would study his ass off. Jamarcus is neither a leader, nor does he study (except for the menu at Burger King).
January 7th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
What John Herrera and Al both missed was that they just did Rich Gannon a big fat favor. If they wanted to end the story, they would have quietly given him a call back and said, “thanks, we are actively working on the situation, if our plans don’t work out, we’ll take you up on the offer.”
In business this is known as the polite blow-off.
Instead what John and Al did was give Rich what he craves and needs most: PUBLICITY.
I’m traveling on the east coast and the talk show hosts on the FAN here are talking about it. No doubt this will make Rich a more sought after NFL personality.
January 7th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Vegas Raider Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
It has to go beyond kissing ass. He is like the face of all things Raider media and PR, and a complete tool.
I don’t know if someone could do a worse job and get worse results than what Herrara does if they tried to.
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Vegas, I thought I explained that yesterday.
Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact; often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of authority, and for this reason the appointer appoints individuals who will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary to those of the appointer.
January 7th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Classic raiders, backing DuhMarcus, congratulations on the past 7 years big Al….the worst 7 years on record in the history of the nfl….oh yea, the lions, yes the lions were ONE game worse than the so called committed to excellence Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders……complete embarassment at every turn, how sad…..
January 7th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
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January 7th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Herrera’s response to gannon’s offer to help the J. Russell is in disaccord with true professionalism as a spoke person of the Raiders. Herrera, he was not contesting the value of staff the Raiders have now. He was soley trying to offer his expertize.Many Raider players and fans express gratitude for his contributions as a Raiders. please, use restrait when addressing a former Raider MVP.These types of incongruities do not seem to heed the Raiders motto commitment to excellents.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Fire Herrera must be 1st & foremost; I just realized who he is.
Follow me now
Mr Al Davis was the Maverick of the NFL, intelligent , wist, and schrewed.
Pride did rise up, but the desire to win was always paramount.
Now he has looked not only old but, fragile, weak, & paranoid as he seems to be withering away;
We have Herrera equating Mr. Rich Gannon with terrorists from 9/11 and other nonsense, telling Al what he wants to hear as the Raider Nation collapses upon itself;
therefore Herrera must be Grima Wormtongue!
January 7th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Its either that or Herrera is actually raidermick…lol
January 7th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
It’s hard to know what goes on behind the scenes on either side but it is very sad to see a former Raiders player (who played extremely well although for a short time) be ostracized and preventing a QB from getting help. Especially when that QB needs all the help he can get.
January 7th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Herrera’s and Davis’ arrogance and complete detachment from reality is really sad to see. The good old days are definitely gone.
January 7th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Wow! This is how we treat our former players…one that helped the Raiders restore its glory. This organization has become a joke…all because of Senile Al and his puppets. What a waste!