Dennis Allen news conference transcript
By Steve Corkran
Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 8:06 pm in Oakland Raiders.
As promised, here is the entire transcript of the Dennis Allen introductory news conference in Alameda on Monday.
Mark Davis: Reggie McKenzie said as we embark on this new era of Raiders football. Change will be necessary. Reggie said the first course of business will be to identify the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Reggie said that he had a short list of candidates. His criteria was not necessarily offensive or defensive minded, neither former head coach or a coordinator. Most of all, the next head coach would be his guy. He wanted a winner who could lead this Raiders team into the future. Someone who could move it forward and into the new era. The new coach will be one who can motivate and lead us to victories and lead us to our ultimate goal of winning championships. During the past few weeks, Reggie would update me on his interviews until late one night I got a call. It was Reggie. With excitement in his voice, Reggie said, ‘Mark, I found my guy.’ With that, I’d like to introduce, please welcome Reggie McKenzie and his guy, the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Dennis Allen.
REGGIE McKENZIE opening statement:
“Today is a great day, a great day for the Oakland Raiders. As you know I wanted to execute a detailed search in finding the next head coach for the Oakland Raiders. This search quickly led me to coach Dennis Allen. To say I was excited after the interview with coach Allen would be a major understatement. Guys, I was extremely excited after this interview. Matter of fact, after the interview I quickly called two people, and that was Mark Davis and my wife. They could feel the excitement I had, and I wanted to let them know, ‘Guys, I think I found my guy.’ When I talk about the guy I was looking for, I’m looking for a guy that could lead these men, that was passionate about the game, that was passionate about teaching, passionate about the Oakland Raiders. Guys, not only did coach Dennis Allen do that for me, he exceeded those expectations. Coach Allen is extremely bright, extremely intense, and he’s focused on one thing — and that’s what we all are focused on – and that’s winning championships. And that is our No. 1 goal, is to win the championship. At the Senior Bowl I went and had another interview with coach Allen. After thorough conversations and going back and forth on a whole bunch of things, I let him know, ‘Coach, would you like to become the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders?’ And he gladly said, ‘Absolutely.’ Guys, I want to welcome you to the 18th next head coach of the Oakland Raiders, Dennis Allen.”
DENNIS ALLEN opening statement:
“I just want to start off today by just saying really exactly how excited I am for this opportunity. What a great opportunity for me and my family, to be a part of such a great organization. This organization has really been an outstanding organization throughout the years, and it’s a great privilege and an honor for me to be the next head coach, the 18th head coach, of the Oakland Raiders. I couldn’t be here without a lot of people. There have been a lot of people that have molded me throughout my career, throughout my life, made me the type of man that I am, made me the type of coach that I am. Unfortunately we don’t have all day, so I can’t thank everybody that I’d love to be able to thank, but there are a few people that I want to make sure I get an opportunity to thank, and some of them are in this room right now today. First and foremost, I want to make sure that I say thank you to Mark Davis, to Reggie McKenzie for giving me this opportunity, for having faith in me and believing in me and giving me the opportunity to coach this football team, and I’m going to do everything I can to prove you right and make you proud. I want to make sure I say thank you too my wife and kids. Family is extremely important to me. There’s nothing more important to me than my family. They’re sitting down here in the front row. This is my wife Allison (spelling??), sitting right here in the front, my son Garrison – stand up there bud – here’s my daughter Layla (spelling??), she’s the shy one. But they’re extremely excited about the opportunity. And I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them. Their support and their backing of me throughout my career – you know, as coaches, we work long, tireless hours at time, and we spend a lot of time away from our families at times. We need that rock at home to make sure everything’s taken care of, and that’s what my family is to me.
“I want to make sure I say thank you to my mom and dad. Obviously without them I wouldn’t be here today. They instilled a lot of my core values and things that I believe in and the things that allowed me to get to this position, and without them this wouldn’t be possible, and want to make sure that I say thank you to them. There are so many other people that I’d love to be able to thank and mention by name, so many countless friends, so many countless family members, countless coaches, teammates, all the way from Little League on that have helped get me to this point. I can’t call them all out by name, but I want to make sure to say thank you to all of those people.
“The Oakland Raiders are a team with a rich tradition, a rich history, a championship tradition, a team that’s won three world championships, a team that’s had four AFC West championships, a team that’s won 17 division titles in 41 years in the National Football League. That’s a great tradition and a great building block for us to build on in what we’re trying to get accomplished here. Al Davis was a big part of developing that tradition and a big part of setting the foundation for what we are and what we’re going to become. This is a new day in Oakland Raider football. We’re progressing forth and we’re going to set our own goals and aspirations and the things that we want to try to get accomplished within the organization. This organization is committed to winning. Mr. Davis used to say commitment to excellence, and we are committed to excellence within this organization. I remember watching the Oakland Raiders, growing up back in the ‘70s and ‘80s and just watching what a great team they were, and I just really admired the way that they played the game. They played with toughness, with physicalness, with passion for the game, they played with a respect for the game, and that’s the type of team that you’re going to see with the Oakland Raiders as we go forward.
“I want to take an opportunity just to say thank you to the fans, the Raider Nation. I know what an incredibly great environment it is over at the Coliseum to come in and play a game. It’s very tough, tough environment to play in. We had the opportunity to come here and play this year as I was with the Broncos, and it was an extremely tough environment to play in. We’ve got a great fan base of loyal, passionate fans, and we’re going to do everything we can to make you proud of the type of team that we’re going to put on the field, because we are going to put a team out there that is going to play with passion, that is going to play with emotion, that is going to play with discipline, that is going to play the game the right way with a respect for the game and a respect for the people that have played the game before them.
“The vision for the future of the Oakland Raiders is going to be just that. It’s going to be a tough, smart, disciplined, committed football team. See, you don’t win football games in the National Football League by talent alone. There’s a lot of other things that are a part of that. Those are the things that we’re going to develop, and those are the things that we’re going to preach on a day to basis to our players, because we do have talented players. We have enough talent in our team to compete for a championship, and that’s what our goal is going to be every year. We’ve got to play smart, we’ve got to play tough, we’ve got to play disciplined, and we’ve got to be committed to doing the things that it takes to win in the National Football League, and those are the things that we’re going to do.
“On offense, I know a lot of you guys probably want to know, hey, what’s your offensive philosophy, what are you going to do here, how are you going to play defense, what are you going to do there? I’m going to sum it up real quickly for you guys. On offense, we’re going to be up-temp. We want to be fast, we want to be aggressive. You’ll hear me use that word a lot, aggressiveness, and I think that’s critical in the game of football. We want to be fast, we want to be up-temp. We’re going to be able to run the football and run the football solidly so we can stay ahead of the chains on first and second down. And we’re going to be explosive in the passing game. We’ve got those weapons in place to be able to do that, and that’s what we’re going to do. On defense, again, I come from a defensive background, and my mentality has always been and always will be that we’re going to be an aggressive, attacking style of defense. We’re going to be an aggressive, attacking style of defense that’s built on stopping the run and getting after the quarterback, and those are the things that you have to do to be successful in the National Football League. And finally, on special teams, again, our coverage units are going to be fast and aggressive. We’ve got some of the best specialists in the game and our returners are going to be explosive.
“Guys, I can’t tell you how excited I am about the opportunity to be a part of the Oakland Raiders and to be the 18th head football coach of the Oakland Raiders. It’s a new beginning for us. We’re moving forward, and I’m excited about the opportunity. I’m excited about the things that Mr. Davis is doing, I’m excited about the things that Reggie McKenzie is doing, and this is a team that’s going to be committed to winning in the future. And with that I’ll take your questions.”
Agnes Sasaki: “Coach Allen, I’m Agnes Sasaki, and my husband Digger Sasaki. He has had season tickets from the beginning. When I met him, he was single. Thank goodness, he had two seats. Now, we have a 3-year-old granddaughter, and she’s been to three games already. She lives down south, but we’re interested in taking her to the Raiders (games), and she just enjoys it a lot. We’re privileged to be representing the Raider Nation, and I will be asking three of the questions. As Courtney said, there were so many submitted. But, once again, I will ask the questions from the fans.
Question No. 1 is from Paul, Beth and Emily Entwistle. Coach Allen, welcome to the Raider family. As season ticketholders, we are very proud of the Raiders unique and meaningful connection with former Raider players. In a post Al Davis era, how do you, as the head coach, fulfill Al Davis’ vision – the greatness of the Raiders is in its future – while continuing the Raider tradition of a strong connection with our past?
Allen: “Well, first and foremost, we do embrace the Raider tradition. There have been so many great players that have played here, so many great people that have been a part of this organization, and we do embrace that tradition. We welcome those people to be around because they are a part of the foundation of what the Oakland Raiders are and what the Oakland Raiders are going to be in the future. Moving forward, though, this is a new day. This is a new Oakland Raiders. We’re going to proceed forward, push forward, and be one of those teams that’s going to smart, tough, disciplined and do things the right way. We’re going to build a team that we want our fans to be extremely proud of. Every time that we go out on the field, we’re going to play with a respect for the game and a passion for the game that you can be proud of.”
Agnes Sasaki: “Question two is from Robert Johnson. First of all, he says, welcome to the Oakland Raiders, coach Allen. My question is this: I feel the talent level among NFL teams is fairly even. What’s the most critical thing that a head coach must do to get his players to play their very best?
Allen: “Well, a head coach’s job, and a coach in general, is to lead, motivate and inspire. That’s what our job is to do. We got to lead these men so that they want to follow us. We got to motivate them to play better than they’ve ever played before. We’ve got to inspire them to heights of greatness. Those are the things that we want to try to do with this football team. We do have the players in place to compete at the highest level of the NFL. What we have to be able to do is, we have to do it with more consistency and discipline on a day-to-day basis.”
Agnes Sasaki: “Thank you. Question three is from Charles Stokes. What is your No. 1 priority with the 2012 Raiders?”
Allen: “Our No. 1 priority with the 2012 Raiders is, we’re here to win a championship. At the end of the day, that’s why we’re in this business, to win championships. That’s what our goal is going to be every year that we step foot on the field.”
Q: What are you going to do to succeed in instilling discipline in this team, where so many of your predecessors failed?
A: “Well, I can’t speak for what’s happened in the past but I know, from what I’ve dealt with, the thing that we’re going to do … The only way that you create habits is through consistency, doing the same things over and over and over. Well, if you’re committing penalties, that becomes a habit. We’ve got to change those habits, alright? We got to develop the proper habits so that we’re not creating those penalties on a daily basis. It starts with how you operate in practice, OK? And we’re going to operate in a manner in practice that, we’re going to preach discipline, and discipline is going to be a fundamental factor in what we do every day. If we preach fundamentals and we preach discipline day in and day out, and we’re consistent with it as a coaching staff, the players are going to fall right in line.”
Q: Reggie, was Allen at the forefront of your thoughts when you commenced the search for “my guy?”
A: “Yes. Coach Allen, once I started putting my list together, I targeted coach Allen. I did not intend and did not want to throw out who my list of who I was looking at. But coach Allen was on my target list, absolutely, from the start.”
Q: Why did it take so long to hold the introductory news conference?
McKenzie: “To get from the Senior Bowl to here? Today? Well, we set the press conference for today. Once we agreed and the contract was signed, we started work that day. We just delayed to have this press conference so all the logistics … I was in Mobile, Alabama. We had too many things going on. But nothing particular.,”
Q: Enough talent on defense or radical changes coming?
Allen: No I don’t think radical changes are what need to be made. I do think that there … obviously just with all aspects of the game you’re always going to try to upgrade your team in whatever way that you can but I do still feel like there’s a talented defense. I feel like we got enough players, both on offense and defense, that we can win a championship with.
Q: Who’s the OC?
Allen: We’re in the process right now really of formulating our whole staff. Right now that process is going extremely well. I’m not going to get into who those guys are right now. There will be a time and place when we make those announcements but we are in the process of formulating our whole staff.
Q: Is Saunders in the mix?
Allen: The type of OC I’m looking for is really, at the end of the day, the same things I talked about offensively and what we want to do. We want to be a up-tempo offense that can run the ball and be explosive in the passing game. So those are the things that we’re looking for, for guys that can get that accomplished. Al Saunders is a guy that is under contract with us right now. Again, we’re exploring all our opportunities … err our avenues, excuse me, as far as what we’re going to do there.
Q: What about Allen drew you to him before the interview?
McKenzie: Researching coach Allen, to follow where he came from and what led him to Denver. When he got to New Orleans, going from the defensive line to the secondary, I saw how the secondary vastly improved. They won the Super Bowl with Dennis as the secondary coach. And what he did in Denver to turn that defense around, it made me take notice. So the more I researched, the more I talked to different people, I couldn’t get a bad word from anyone about coach Dennis Allen. So he was on my list and I needed to see for myself who this coach Dennis Allen was. When I did, you know, everything was good.
Q: Passion and discipline … two things you were looking for?
McKenzie: Those were some. Of course I was definitely looking for a coach with great passion. He had all of that and then some. I respect the man Dennis Allen. The more we talked football, the more I respected his detailed outlay for the game, his plan, how smart he was. I’m talking football smart. It was unquestioned. All of that was positive. To me he had everything that I was looking for in a head coach.
Q: Will you call plays on defense or let your coordinator do it, and have you talked to Carson Palmer yet?
Allen: Number one, I’m going to be heavily involved in all aspects of the game, in all aspects of the game-planning, offense, defense, special teams. I don’t believe the head football coach can do an effective job as the head football coach if he’s calling plays, offensively or defensively. So from that standpoint, on Sundays I will be a game manager on Sunday with a lot of input on what we do both offensively, defensively and special teams. In regard with your second question, I have talked to Carson Palmer. Carson Palmer is extremely excited about what we have going here. He’s looking forward to the future and he’s excited about the opportunities here.
McKenzie: Same here. I’ve spoken with Carson. Matter of fact I met with him. He came to see me and he’s excited and we’re excited for him.
Q: Biggest challenges going into first coaching job?
Allen: Anytime you go into a new venture, just the unknown is the biggest challenge. I’m not going to sit here and say I know everything there is to know about being the head football coach, because I don’t. But those are things … I’m a smart enough guy that you learn those as you go along, and I’ve got a great mentor, great resources that I can count on to give me advice anytime I need it. I’ve got Sean Payton, who is one of the … really a brilliant, innovative offensive coach but also an outstanding head coach. He understands exactly how to run a program and how to work with players. I just spent a year with John Fox, who’s really done a great job throughout his career with Carolina and then in Denver. There’s several resources. Dan Reeves is another guy that … he brought me into this league and gave me my first opportunity to coach in the NFL. I’ve got some great resources that I can rely on and lean on in times when I hit a situation when I need some help.
Q: What made this so attractive a job for you?
Allen: I heard a lot of people talk about what a great tradition that they had here with the Oakland Raiders. At the end of the day, what I was really concerned with was who are the people that are leading the organization now? The people who are leading the organization now are Mark Davis and Reggie McKenzie, and when I looked across the table at Reggie McKenzie, I knew that was a man that I believed in and that I trusted in. That was the only thing that was a concern to me, and that was what really drew me to this job.
Q: Strange you had the instant connection?
McKenzie: Strange but it was exciting. I was glad that I had that feeling. That’s what you go out to interview guys for. You want that connection. I wouldn’t say strange but it was good.
Q: How will you put your stamp on this team?
Allen: Really about the same way I was able to have a part in some of the other organizations that really were down a little bit and we were able to bring them back. When you look at the New Orleans Saints, we were 3-13, Sean Payton goes in there, I was a part of the first coaching staff there. We took a team and went to the NFC championship game the very next year. Four years later, we’re in the Super Bowl and winning a world championship. The Denver team last year was a down team at 4-12. We turned that team around, won a division title. Those are the same things that I intend for us to be able to do here. Listen, it’s not going to be an easy task but we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and go to work. There are a lot of things that can be accomplished through hard work and dedication and those are the things we’re going to try to get done.
Q: How do you get vets to buy in?
Allen: I think first and foremost if you want people to believe in what you’re selling you have to believe in it yourself. That’s the first and foremost thing that we’re going to make sure that we do. We’re going to preach the message that we believe in. If you’re passionate about the message that you believe in, I firmly believe you can get people to follow you. Our message to these players is that we’re going to look for tough, smart, hard-working, committed football players that want to be the best. We’re not going to settle for anything less than that.
Q: Are you a 4-3 guy?
Allen: The first question about 4-3, 3-4. I think a lot of times way too much is made out of whether you’re a 4-3 or a 3-4. That’s just the amount of defensive linemen or linebackers that you put on the field. We’re going to be multiple that we’ll line up. We’re going to do a lot of different things on defense. Again, we’re going to be attacking and aggressive in a bunch of different areas. I don’t’ really get hung up on the 4-3, 3-4 personnel. We’re going to find out what our players can do the best. We’re going to put them in the best positions we can so they can be successful and play the game at the highest level.
Q: Why four years for Dennis when past coaches got two?
McKenzie: Guys, I will not ever discuss contracts _ players, coaches, anyone in that fact. I will tell you this. I’m committed to Coach Dennis Allen and what we’re going to do within the next few years.
Q: What are the key areas to address on offense and defense?
Allen: First of all when you talk about key positions and key things we have to get addressed. Obviously the most critical position in all of football is the quarterback position. I’m excited about the fact that we have some guys here that I think are fully capable of competing at the highest level at the quarterback position. I think overall offensively we have a pretty good nucleus of guys that we think we can compete with. Obviously there are going to be a few things as Reggie and I go through the personnel together. There will be a few things that we’re going to have to make sure we address. Specifically from a defensive standpoint I think we’ve obviously have to look at some of the things in the secondary and make sure we have the right things in place there. I think we have the nucleus of a solid football team. With Reggie and I working together and seeing things eye to eye, we’re going to make sure we get the right people in here and we have the right people to get this job done.
Q: Is Jason Campbell in the mix
A: He’s a free agent, just like all the free agents. We’re going to evaluate the situation. We’re going to bring the best 80 man roster to compete. That’s all I can tell you. Without naming names If Jason is one of those guys that we target and we want him to compete. Then we’ll go after him. We’ll go after good players.
Q: Playoff level talent on defense?
Allen: Yeah, actually I do. I do think we have playoff level talent, and again, just like any other year, there’s always critical pieces you got to make sure that you add to that team to give yourself a chance to be successful. No different than any other situation. I do feel that we have a nucleus of talent, we’ve got some places that we’ve got to get better at. We’ve got some holes that we make sure that we fill. That’s what Reggie and I are going working out this offseason, to give us the best people and the best players to do that.
Q: Age 39, is there where you thought you would be?
Allen: First of all, I don’t think you ever want to set boundaries on yourself. I’m excited about the opportunity to be there, and I don’t think you can ever apologize for being young. Don’t set boundaries on yourself. Work hard, and just continue to do your best in everything you do and good things work out, I firmly believe that. And So whether I’m ahead of my personal schedule, I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m ahead of my personal schedule or not, but I certainly am excited about this opportunity.
Q: Divisional rival, how much of an edge?
Allen: I think just the fact that I’ve been in this division is obviously an advantage for me. At the end of the day, we’ve got to compete against the Kansas City Chiefs, we’ve got to compete against the Denver Broncos. This is a very, very competitive division and I’m glad that I had an opportunity to work in it for a year so I have a better feel for what we’re going up against.
Q: Raiders have had history of giving players a lot of freedom, latitude, you’ve been described a disciplinarian, is this a change of culture?
Allen: You know, I wasn’t here with Mr. Davis, so I don’t know exactly how things were run. What I do know is the way that I view, how you coach players, is you coach them firm and you coach them fair, and you hold them accountable to their actions, and that’s what we’re going to do here. I don’t know how it was done in the past because I wasn’t here, but I do know that that’s what I believe in.
Q: If I’m a gifted, undisciplined player, what do you tell me behind closed doors to get me on the right track?
Allen: At the end of the day, we’ve got to have a discussion about, we want to play the best players, we want to play the players that are going to make plays for us and the players that are not going to give up big plays for the other team. And at the end of the day, if we have talented players, but aren’t competing and aren’t making plays, then we have to look at making changes. That’s what being in the first year of your regime is all about. We’re going to evaluate every single player on this team and do everything we can to get them to play the best that we can play.
Q: Good defenses when you were there at Texas A&M, is that where fast, aggressive style came from?
Allen: I think that’s where we first got the fast, aggressive, attacking style, I mean, the wrecking crew there at A&M that I was fortunate enough to be a part of, that was a style of defense that we played, I was obviously fortunate enough to coach under Wade Phillips, who runs the same attacking, aggressive style of defense, so yeah, I’ve been fortunate to be part of some real good coaches and real good teams that have been able to run that style of defense, that’s kind of the philosophy that I take.
How will you be judged by this hire?
McKenzie: “This is the NFL, guys. You’re judged by wins and losses. That’s how we’re gonna be judged. That’s how I’m gonna be judged. We win, good decision. We don’t? Not so good. It’s really that simple. All right?”
What do you think of Rolando McClain?
Allen: “I see a talented football player. I see a very talented football player. I think, just like a lot of things that we’ve talked about already, we’ve got to do our best to make sure we get Rolando to play at the best of his ability on every single snap. Listen, that’s what the goal of any football coach is, is to try and develop and get the best out of their players. And that’s what we’re gonna do, and what we’re gonna strive to do with Rolando. He is a very talented player, and he can make an impact on this defense.”
McKenzie: “Hey, I’m not gonna reiterate what coach said. The guy’s got talent. I mean, hands down. I’m looking forward to getting him in here and watching him go through the offseason and into preseason. Not just him. All these guys. I’m looking forward to meeting these players and getting to know ‘em, getting a good feel for ‘em and seeing how they’re gonna fit into Coach Allen’s scheme.”
Is there an offensive system in the NFL that you particularly admire? At what point in your career did you think, ‘I can be a head coach’? And how many times did you interview for other HC jobs?
Allen: “Well, there’s a lot of great offenses in the National Football League that I’ve watched over the years, so to say that there’s just one that I’m really looking at, and ‘God, that’s what I wish that we could be…’ Again, the exact scheme that you run is not as important to me as I want to be a team that can – I think the more you can substitute, the more you can show ‘em different formations, the more you can show ‘em different shifts, and still at the end of the day be able to run a lot of the same plays and make it simple for your players, that’s what critical. Obviously, I’ll point out one that was extremely impressive to watch, because I was on the team, and that was the New Orleans Saints. They did an outstanding job, and that’s exactly what they did, as far as the up-tempo offense. On your second question about being a head coach – well, repeat the question so I can make sure I answer it the way you want it to.”
At what point did you think, ‘I can be a head coach’? And how many times did you interview?
Allen: “Well, I had two interviews to be a head coach this year. I interviewed with the St. Louis Rams and obviously the Oakland Raiders.”
And before this year?
Allen: “No other opportunities before this year. I think I knew at a young age – I did know at a young age – that I wanted to be a football coach. And it’s interesting, as you go along, when I was in junior high I wanted to be a junior high coach. When I was in high school I wanted to be a high school coach. In college I wanted to be a college coach. In pros I wanted to be a pro coach. So I think with every step that I took, I gained a little bit more confidence and a little bit more foresight to say, ‘Hey, maybe this next step is the step for me.’ So exactly when that was? I don’t know exactly when that was. But I was excited that I got the opportunity to interview with Reggie, and I was excited that he felt confident enough in me in naming me the next head coach.”
Can you break down the structure between GM and coach?
McKenzie: “This is a team effort. When we go about getting players, work on getting a staff in here, how we gonna do things on the football side, we gonna do these things together. It’s not, ‘I got this, you have this.’ We’re not doing it like that. The right hand will know what the left hand is doing. We’re in this thing together.”
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January 30th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
January 30th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
RAIDERS….
January 30th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Belichick’s kind of roster: Patriots have 18 undrafted free agents
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/belichicks-kind-of-roster-patriots-have-18-undrafted-free-agents/
I think Green Bay has a lot of no-names too.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Thec Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
It’s doubtful that The dischargers would allow Manusky to move laterally anyway. That’s why Richard Smith was a good choice.
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manusky got fired by the disc…
January 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
If you have a good Personnel evaluator/ epersonnel dept, you can find those UDFA gems. Thats what I hope McKenzie brings…As i said earlier, all 53 players do not need to be household names to get it done.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
I think Reggie will be similar. Lunch Bucket guys, instead of all the merely flashy guys.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
KoolKell Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
I think Reggie will be similar. Lunch Bucket guys, instead of all the merely flashy guys.
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Agreed…
January 30th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Thec Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Thec Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
It’s doubtful that The dischargers would allow Manusky to move laterally anyway. That’s why Richard Smith was a good choice.
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manusky got fired by the disc…
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Oh right!! Manusky was the fall guy, I forgot about that. Someone had to cover for AJ Smith’s poor drafts.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Raiders for life Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Some of you need to listen to Tesla “Getting better”
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Are you talking about Nikola Tesla, the greatest inventor of our time?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Oh right!! Manusky was the fall guy, I forgot about that. Someone had to cover for AJ Smith’s poor drafts.
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That is the absolute truth right there however, the guy has had 2 DCO shots in 2 years. This would be number 3.
I am a little leary however, wahtever the HC does I will support.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:18 pm
I want stand up guys committed to winning. From a defensive perspective, I want hungry guys. Guys that attack, hit hard, work hard, smart & dicipline guys.
I want football players, Real football players
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
M Lonetree Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Hwnrdr,
in my estimation you the man who keeps this blog together.
add a little Hawaiian magic to Alameda and the coaching staff to infect the players – all good
Thanks M! Time to get the Humuhumu’s going!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
I think Green Bay has a lot of no-names too.
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McKenzie did mention the UDFA route in his initial press conference. I wonder how much he was involved in the talent that was broguth in for GB.
This is a huge factor as we have very little picks.
the personnel dept will need to uncover those hidden gems.
Here is one area where McKenzie will pay dividends….
January 30th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
That’s good to know, but hey will be back using another name! Hopefully it was there IP banned!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Thec Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Oh right!! Manusky was the fall guy, I forgot about that. Someone had to cover for AJ Smith’s poor drafts.
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That is the absolute truth right there however, the guy has had 2 DCO shots in 2 years. This would be number 3.
I am a little leary however, wahtever the HC does I will support.
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I agree. I think Manusky is an Average+ defensive coordinator. Not bad, not great. Can we do better? I don’t know who is better out there right now, and we do have Dennis Allen to help Manusky. Might not be a bad selection.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Agree. Just sounds creep. I like ‘No Tell’ Donatell.
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Manusky sounds creep? Must be the last name, usky, does kind of sound like that sick fkers name, huh
January 30th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
I read a bunch of charger players hated manusky and petitioned the team to fire him
January 30th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
does kind of sound like that sick fkers name, huh
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wow…lol…
January 30th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Edward Teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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Yeah!!!!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Charger players hate themselves from time to time if you ask me! LOL…although they did play like they hated him!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
testing
1 2 3
testing
January 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Too bad they didn’t hate him on the last game of the season
January 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Carson Palmer = 2012 Pro Bowler
Dennis Allen = 2012 COY
Hue Jackson = earning less income in 2012 than half of the posters on here
January 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
8RaiderReign8 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Edward Teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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Yeah!!!!
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Agreed. This blog is supposed to be about FOOTBALL. Let’s keep it that way.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
edward teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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How do you know?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Raider Guy Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Too bad they didn’t hate him on the last game of the season
I know right?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
SEYMOUR,AVERAGE WOULD BE AN UPGRADE OVER THE CURRENT RESSIDENT DC..
January 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
I really like this Allen guy.
-4-3 and 3-4 is way overblown
-Rolando is majorly talented
-Carson is the starting QB
-HC shouldn’t be calling plays on gameday
JFB and Coach Allen in lockstep
January 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Carson Palmer = 2012 Pro Bowler
Dennis Allen = 2012 COY
Hue Jackson = earning less income in 2012 than half of the posters on here
Good One JFB!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Where can I watch the pressor on an I-Phone?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
LOL, I just read a comment on another blog that Allen should give Breshnahan a wedgie as he is thrown out the door!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
What do you guys think of making Singletary our DC? He would not take any crap from the players, we need someone like him. Thought on this!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
12.edward teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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Great news!!!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
WOLD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH MIKE SINGLETARY AT DC..
January 30th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
26.Power Couch Potato Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
edward teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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How do you know?
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I know they’ve been banned because Steve emailed me after I contacted him about the posts and asked me to pass on that their posts were deleted and they weren’t going to be posting any more. Said that if the message came from one of us it might help, maybe because he and others have asked for people to stop and they haven’t.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
JohnnyRaider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
What do you guys think of making Singletary our DC? He would not take any crap from the players, we need someone like him. Thought on this!
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I been saying this for three years but no one listens. Its a no brainer. Tried to get him during his tenire as HC over in #@$%^&* but wouldn’t leave the post. Surprised we did not get him when he got fired. No one listened.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
JohnnyRaider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
What do you guys think of making Singletary our DC? He would not take any crap from the players, we need someone like him. Thought on this!
I liked how he handled the prima dona over there across the bridge, but not sure if Minnesota will let him go!
Someone brought this up last week…not sure if there were responses!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
The question is why did they dislike Manusky?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Does Dick LeBeau have a son?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
edward teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
26.Power Couch Potato Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
edward teach Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
So, just wanted to pass on from Steve Corkran that Tweedy and another of his addresses, as well as Raider Ray, have been banned from posting for their racist comments in here.
Hopefully that will send a message to some in here that feel it necessary to denigrate a person because of his skin color or ethnic background, however thinly veiled said denigration might be. There is no place for it on this blog.
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How do you know?
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I know they’ve been banned because Steve emailed me after I contacted him about the posts and asked me to pass on that their posts were deleted and they weren’t going to be posting any more. Said that if the message came from one of us it might help, maybe because he and others have asked for people to stop and they haven’t.
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Thanks.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Manusky was coach only for a year right because Ron Rivera just took the Carolina job this year right?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Just Fire Baby Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
I really like this Allen guy.
-4-3 and 3-4 is way overblown
-Rolando is majorly talented
-Carson is the starting QB
-HC shouldn’t be calling plays on gameday
JFB and Coach Allen in lockstep
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“Obviously there are going to be a few things as Reggie and I go through the personnel together. There will be a few things that we’re going to have to make sure we address. Specifically from a defensive standpoint I think we’ve obviously have to look at some of the things in the secondary and make sure we have the right things in place there.”
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Looks like Rolando and Mitchell better start packing their bags like I have been saying all year.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Whats the chargers rank in Defense this year?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
What do you think of Rolando McClain?
Allen: “I see a talented football player. I see a very talented football player. I think, just like a lot of things that we’ve talked about already, we’ve got to do our best to make sure we get Rolando to play at the best of his ability on every single snap. Listen, that’s what the goal of any football coach is, is to try and develop and get the best out of their players. And that’s what we’re gonna do, and what we’re gonna strive to do with Rolando. He is a very talented player, and he can make an impact on this defense.”
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Translation: Maybe Rolando can work up his marksmanship skills and compete on some level shooting guns, cause it sure ain’t playing ILB in the pros.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:44 pm
realtruraider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Whats the chargers rank in Defense this year?
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Middle of the pack. Same thing with the Whiner defenses Manusky has called the last four years. The only thing in Manusky’s defense is the Whiner offense those years really sucked ass, but they haven’t been statistically much better this year, yet the defense played much better.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Steve Corkran
Broncos reportedly deny Raiders permission to interview linebackers coach Richard Smith for def. coord. job. Smith worked w/Dennis Allen.
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Guess it won’t be Smith at DC…
January 30th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
It sounds to me like Rolando is a lock to stay from what Allen said about him.
Sounds they wanna coach him up and he’s a key to the defense.
What did I miss?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
What up NATION!!
Just listend to the preseer, WOW!!
Dennis Allen= Exactly what the Doctor Ordered!
Luv that he has worked with Sean Payton, Wade Philips, John Foxy….
Reggie is THE Man.. A lot of you were panicking about. What the hell was Reggie Doing!!
I kept saying Reggie takes it “low and slow”. Reggie never let out his intentions and was targeting Allen!!
I like Papa Reggie more and more! Dennis Alle is gonna slap anyone Fat, stupid, or who is NOT disciplined!! I was sick to my stomach watching all of those stupid late hits, QB personal foul penalties AND all the pre-snap ignorant penalties!!
Finally!! Also a fast , up-tempo offense. You know Carson is staying for sure, smart fans knew that.
Very interesting how he spoke of Rolando. I believe with an off season with Papa Reggie and D-AL, Rolando will come into camp the best shape of his life, and be a BEAST next year!!
There was NO discipline at ALL last year. Hue really screwed the pooch with letting Rolando play vs Miami. NO way D-AL would let any of the crap that happened last year, happen during his watch!
THE NEW ERA HAS BEGUN!!!!!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
The more I see of Dennis Allen the more I realize that all my predictions are out the window. Allen is going to select his staff, we may not have heard of them but they are going to be first of the “Allen Tree”.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Ordinary Oracle Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
JohnnyRaider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
What do you guys think of making Singletary our DC? He would not take any crap from the players, we need someone like him. Thought on this!
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I been saying this for three years but no one listens. Its a no brainer. Tried to get him during his tenire as HC over in #@$%^&* but wouldn’t leave the post. Surprised we did not get him when he got fired. No one listened.
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I like Mike, but has ne been a DC in the NFL? Success?
January 30th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Rolando does have to get through trial though…sounds like he should though considering that it all sounded very shaky!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
D Allen is a great speaker, he has a quick mind, intense, focused, inspiring. Your team is always a reflection of the coach. Good things are coming!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Props to Digger and Agnes Sasaki.
lol
January 30th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Concerning Singletary…Nolan and him has to be credited for changing the culture in SF! As faras coaching, they were both over their heads though!
January 30th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
Great rap from Allen on discipline, and his philosophy on defense. Of course, it doesn’t matter what formation you play, as the game progresses teams employ multiple sets.
I like the idea of not calling plays, and just being a game manager. That’s a great turnabout from Hue and his egomania.
Wrong on Palmer, wrong on the talent on the defensive, wrong on Seymour, wrong on McClain, etc. etc. I know this presser is more politics than anything real.
Got to get it done, with whomever and whatever it takes, get it done or GTFO of Oaktown. Stop the BS, time to get real.
January 30th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
D Allen is a great speaker, he has a quick mind, intense, focused, inspiring. Your team is always a reflection of the coach. Good things are coming!
Agreed!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
HC: Dennis Allen
OC: Al Saunders or Joe Lombardi or Aaron Kromer
DC: Greg Manusky or Bill Johnson or Darren Perry or Mike Trgovac or Dennis Thurman
ST: Ummm…Who knows???
January 30th, 2012 at 9:01 pm
A lot of Fans I know said “Until Al dies, we will never start winning again”. God bless his soul and the 3 titles he brought to The Raiders.
This is a new ERA. Kudos to Mark Davis for just really allowing Papa Reggie to do what Mark said he would let Reggie Do!!
When you do it “The Right Way”, great things happen!!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
djohnnyg Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
It sounds to me like Rolando is a lock to stay from what Allen said about him.
Sounds they wanna coach him up and he’s a key to the defense.
What did I miss?
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“I think, just like a lot of things that we’ve talked about already, we’ve got to do our best to make sure we get Rolando to play at the best of his ability on every single snap.”
Listening to it live, it sounded like he didn’t think McClain played hard on every snap. Neither do I. Not playing hard on every snap is the kiss of death from a guy like Dennis Allen.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
With that said, I think everyone is on notice! No more BS!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
djohnnyg Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
It sounds to me like Rolando is a lock to stay from what Allen said about him.
Sounds they wanna coach him up and he’s a key to the defense.
What did I miss?
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“I think, just like a lot of things that we’ve talked about already, we’ve got to do our best to make sure we get Rolando to play at the best of his ability on every single snap.”
Listening to it live, it sounded like he didn’t think McClain played hard on every snap. Neither do I. Not playing hard on every snap is the kiss of death from a guy like Dennis Allen.
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On the other hand, 100% effort guys like Baby Wiz, Veldheer and DHB are going to LOVE playing for someone like DA.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Obviously.
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hwnrdr Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
With that said, I think everyone is on notice! No more BS!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Goodnight Nation!!! Hopefully those guys went back to work and we will hear who Dennis Allen’s assistants are soon enough!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
hwnrdr Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Concerning Singletary…Nolan and him has to be credited for changing the culture in SF! As faras coaching, they were both over their heads though!
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All things being equal I take Nolan over manusky. He had the miami D playing decent….
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Let me correct myself by saying that I don’t think they are going to cut McClain tomorrow morning. I am sure they are going to go thru training camp and see if they can’t coach him up. Once they realize they can’t, it’s waiver time!!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Guys, we are on to something great here. Two dedicated football men, they are on the same page, they know what it takes to build a winning football team. Needless to say, I’m ecstatic. This is beyond my wildest dreams.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
McClain, look out for the D.A.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Edward Teach, #12:
Thanks for the notice regarding Tweedy. BTW, congratulations on your position as the self-appointed liberal Archie Bunker of the blog…..the crown of your moral superiority.
The following is the final post I sent you from the last article in case you didn’t read it:
“I have never heard Reggie talk at all. I was only commenting on a previous post:”
Twocents Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
‘…but Reggie can barely conjugate a sentence.”
Well go hire an English professor to evaluate football talent and see how that works.’
“Please note Edward, I was merely making an observation. And be aware that I never mentioned Reggie’s speaking pattern in any post, but referred to an interview I saw featuring Magic Johnson.”
Remember: The power of speech, is the power to create.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
This could take all night.
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Let me correct myself
January 30th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Reggie and D Allen are polar opposites.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
On the other hand, 100% effort guys like Baby Wiz, Veldheer and DHB are going to LOVE playing for someone like DA.
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You are exactly right. This presser was a “love fest”, politically correct not to show anyone any hand, or piss anyone off. Mission accomplished. Dennis Allen remarked on problems in the secondary twice. And Dennis Allen knows something about coaching a pro secondary. Looks like Routt, CJ, Lito, Mitchell, and the safeties have to be fearing for their Raider lives.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Reggie and D Allen are polar opposites.
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No, I think you mean YOU are a bipolar POS. I may HAVE to be here all night correcting you.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Peymour666Glen,
Routt isn’t going anywhere he is the best DB on the roster, deal with it.
#numnuts
January 30th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
No one on the D should be safe….
If they cannot perform GTTFOH ASAP…
January 30th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
I’m stoked… I like how Reggie is plain spoken and genuine when he speaks… He tells it like it is…
I like Coach Allen’s energy and drive to succeed…
Also of note: Mark Davis did his part, and left the meeting to the General Manager and new Head Coach. I respect that. It shows he trusts the men he hired to do what he hired them to do. All too often in these parts, we’ve seen new Head Coaches become head coaches, nothing more significant at the press conference than the water glass on the table, if you read me…
Of course no one knows how good or bad the team will be in the coming months and years, but at least:
WE ARE LIKE EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE NFL; PLAYING BY THE SAME RULES OF PHYSICS…
All respect where respect is due… But dysfunction is LONG GONE…
Silver and Black Forever…
January 30th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
Peymour, did you let D Allen know Lechler isn’t a “placement” kicker ?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Seymour, yeah i thought u were saying he was good as gone basically right away.
I agree. Allen won’t put up with any of that half azz effort.
I’m still having trouble getting over that whiff he made on Stafford. That was mano e mano. Who wants it more?
Stafford did and that to me is a problem.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
MVTA, I liked the fact that Mark Davis left the proceeding too. I even like his bowl cut. Mark has decided that his only job is to hire good football men and get the Raiders a quality stadium.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I thought it was funny because noone was even bringing up the offense..it was like how are you going to fix this defense, defense, defense…
It reminded me of school where somebody fVcked something up really bad, and the whole class was getting chewed out hardcore, yet, you knew you didn’t do anything wrong so you had nothing to be afraid of..your head wasn’t going to roll..
That has to be what it feels like to be on the Raider Offensive side of the ball…The Defensive side of the ball however, just performed a synchronized *GULP*
They just got a big spotlight put on them. They know it was that side of the ball that cost this team the playoffs, and Hue his job…Allen isn’t going to make the same mistake.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Watching our old buddy Hoss play against NYG in the SB on NFLN.
I think we got him the next year?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
I’m watching the same game….
January 30th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
djohnnyg Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Seymour, yeah i thought u were saying he was good as gone basically right away.
I agree. Allen won’t put up with any of that half azz effort.
I’m still having trouble getting over that whiff he made on Stafford. That was mano e mano. Who wants it more?
Stafford did and that to me is a problem.
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Exactly. And it seemed that thing happened over and over and over again with McClain this year. The lst TD against GB McClain was left COMPLETELY UNBLOCKED, and couldn’t make the play. The lst two weeks of the season he had a combined 2 tackles. The Detroit game you are talking about. McClain is the one guy who the coaches have to take a long look at.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
D Allen may have worked on the Falcons staff with Cable (2002-2005)
January 30th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Was that John Herrera operating the camera at the press conference today?!!!!!
I mean come on team what he heck was that? Was that a four year old behind camera jerking it to left and right and constantly playing w focus?
I was hoping Tim Kawakami was gonna ask Reggie when he’s gonna fire Herrera. And of course Herrera would have attacked and jumped on top of Kawakami and all hell were gonna break loose. Lol.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
MikieG Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
I thought it was funny because noone was even bringing up the offense..it was like how are you going to fix this defense, defense, defense…
It reminded me of school where somebody fVcked something up really bad, and the whole class was getting chewed out hardcore, yet, you knew you didn’t do anything wrong so you had nothing to be afraid of..your head wasn’t going to roll..
That has to be what it feels like to be on the Raider Offensive side of the ball…The Defensive side of the ball however, just performed a synchronized *GULP*
They just got a big spotlight put on them. They know it was that side of the ball that cost this team the playoffs, and Hue his job…Allen isn’t going to make the same mistake.
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Dennis Allen also remarked that he thought the defensive line played well. Again it is the LB corp and apparently the secondary where Allen is going to focus.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Thanks Ed Teach, I got the email, too.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Reggie’s hair vs Mark’s hair
Good gawd…
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
D Allen may have worked on the Falcons staff with Cable (2002-2005)
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Allen was in New Orleans by then. You are confusing him with Hue Jackson. They were on the same staff in Atl. But you confuse a lot of things.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
67.Twocents Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Guys, we are on to something great here. Two dedicated football men, they are on the same page, they know what it takes to build a winning football team. Needless to say, I’m ecstatic. This is beyond my wildest dreams.
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Yes, and I like the fact he said they’re going for it THIS YEAR. Even if they don’t mean it (i think they do) it’s cool to hear him say that and out himself out there like that.
He could’ve said “Well, we’ve got a lot of work to do. Yes, I believe we have a lot of talent here but building a championship caliber team takes time but we’re gonna do all we can to get there as soon as possible”.
No, he said they’re going for it.
I’m getting old fast.
I need to hear that stuff.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Peymour, he will focus on the entire defense, ST’s, and offense. Wakeup out of that coma, son
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
apparently the secondary where Allen is going to focus.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
QUACK QUACK!!!!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
I think it would be a real mistake to get rid of Al Saunders…again..nothing wrong with our offense, and getting DMAC back and keeping him healthy is huge. Dude is the best RB in the league when he isn’t hurt..
God it sucks that he got hurt this year.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Peymour the clown,
Im watching the press conf right now on DV-R and they showed Allens coaching bio. He was with Atl 2002-2005. Go to the 40 min mark and see for yourself.
FK’ng tard.
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Allen was in New Orleans by then. You are confusing him with Hue Jackson. They were on the same staff in Atl. But you confuse a lot of things.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
My worst dream: We wait to long in naming a DC and nobody is left. ALL that is left is Bresnahan. Nnoooooooooooooooo!
Looks like Bones left for the Rams. I think we can do better than him so please Coach Allen, let’s get those coordinators signed up. At least Saunders is under contract so he can’t just up & leave – and, that’s a good thing.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Reggie is a LineBacker and he just hired a Safety!!
That’s what I’m talking about!!!!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Allen was with NO 2006-2007
#Derelict
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Allen was in New Orleans by then. You are confusing him with Hue Jackson. They were on the same staff in Atl. But you confuse a lot of things.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Peymour the clown,
Im watching the press conf right now on DV-R and they showed Allens coaching bio. He was with Atl 2002-2005. Go to the 40 min mark and see for yourself.
FK’ng tard.
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Allen was in New Orleans by then. You are confusing him with Hue Jackson. They were on the same staff in Atl. But you confuse a lot of things.
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Tom Cable was the Offensive Coordinator for UCLA in 05. I wish just once you would get something right. Hey at least Peyton Hillis is still on your Cleveland Browns team right?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
We really need to showcase the transition toward dynasty by dismissing McClain. The morale value of such a move would be unprecedented: Reg calls him in and says “you’re fired”, period!
It is possible the justice system in Alabama will remove him for us.
Hope so.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Peymour, he will focus on the entire defense, ST’s, and offense. Wakeup out of that coma, son
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Seymour Bush Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
apparently the secondary where Allen is going to focus.
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Uh, duh. Jamista things are too complicated for you. You need someone to help you. I don’t know who that is, but maybe the state can put you in an institution so you don’t have so many problems.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
#WINNING! http://raiderchaos.blogspot.com
January 30th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Fassel has joined Fischer in St. Louis; according to CSNBayarea.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Peymour666lenn,you are a brain dead little puke.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Raiders have lost the two assistants that had players under their coaching in the pro bowl.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Rolando will know the deal. It will be up to Rolando.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Peymour the clown,
Im watching the press conf right now on DV-R and they showed Allens coaching bio. He was with Atl 2002-2005. Go to the 40 min mark and see for yourself.
FK’ng tard.
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Allen was in New Orleans in 06 when Cable arrived. Sheeesh. It’s like explaining things to a one year old.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
HC: Dennis Allen
OC: Greg Knapp(!)
DC: Bill Johnson or Greg Manusky
January 30th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
92.RaiderChaos Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
QUACK QUACK!!!!
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January 30th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Would love to have the Raiders hire Mike Singletary as defensive coordinator; McClain just might turn his life around and become an elite LB.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Steve Corkran
Broncos reportedly deny Raiders permission to interview linebackers coach Richard Smith for def. coord. job. Smith worked w/Dennis Allen.
^^^^^^^
I wasn’t a Smith fan anyway. Allen needs to go after Niners secondary coach Ed Donatell to be his DC.
I’m iffy on Manuski. The Dis Charger fans hated him…almost as bad as we hated Chuck B!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
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Knapp’s a Bay Area guy and Rick Dennison is the OC there. Kubiak won’t stand in his way. Plus Knapp is a good QB coach.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
I think Rolando was disgusted with Bresnahan, too.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Peymour the Douche,
I said he “may” have worked with Cable. In other words I didn’t know Cables life story. Go Fk your blowup doll you pathetic little kunt.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Jamista men are talking Pro football. Read #101 again and see if you can’t be placed in lockdown somewhere.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Assuming Knapp takes the job, does Saunders stay on as QB coach, or does he go home this season and get paid for it?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
^^^^^^^
I find it hard to believe Gregg Knapp would come back.
If he does…at least he will have a legit shot with Palmer at QB ahead of JaBustas and Al not being around anymore.
However, the Raiders may go back to the ZBS system exclusively? Hope not…they need to mix up the blocking schemes like they have done the past two seasons.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
KK Munster, maybe you can show the Allen family one of your lavish listings in East Oakland?
Oh wait, you have none!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
BrownStains, you’re pathetic. Get a Life.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
^^^^^^^
I find it hard to believe Gregg Knapp would come back.
If he does…at least he will have a legit shot with Palmer at QB ahead of JaBustas and Al not being around anymore.
However, the Raiders may go back to the ZBS system exclusively? Hope not…they need to mix up the blocking schemes like they have done the past two seasons.
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I hope they stick with Wylie and/or Classic Wiz for OL coach.
If they don’t, it’s because they’re h@ll-bent on cleaning out the Hue regime.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Assuming Knapp takes the job, does Saunders stay on as QB coach, or does he go home this season and get paid for it
^^^^^^^
Hope he stays on as QB coach.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
KoolKell, #106,
So you think Mr. McClain “will know the deal”, huh ?? Hmmmm….well, if he didn’t know enough not to endanger a $25M contract by engaging in a little extra-curricular gunplay when he was supposed to be grieving for his deceased grandfather, I doubt he “will know the deal.”
Time to dump him.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
MistaBrown Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
KK Munster, maybe you can show the Allen family one of your lavish listings in East Oakland?
Oh wait, you have none!
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Why don’t you go show them how to scrap for food stuffs in dumpsters and what a great view you have living under the High Street Bridge?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Supposedly, when Al decided to fire Lance, he interviewed Cable, Hackett and Knapp, but Knapp flat-out told Al he didn’t want HC. Interesting that he would come back, except that it’s a completely different environment now.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
101.RaiderChaos Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
#WINNING! http://raiderchaos.blogspot.com
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Chaos, those pics are priceless.
The one where Allen and McKenzie and Mark are all shaking hands, and that sinister look on Allen’s face make ‘em look like a satanic triage plotting to destroy the universe.
And the one of Mark Davis? Don’t know what to say ’bout that one…he looks like a cross between Moe form 3 stooges, Bill Clinton and a stressed out asian seamstress.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
That’s why most of the time during the past 10 yrs. the Raiders were moving backward on the field. They were truly, as Callahan noted, “the dumbest football team in America.”
We really, really, really, need to get rid of those players.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
# RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
^^^^^^^
I find it hard to believe Gregg Knapp would come back.
If he does…at least he will have a legit shot with Palmer at QB ahead of JaBustas and Al not being around anymore.
However, the Raiders may go back to the ZBS system exclusively? Hope not…they need to mix up the blocking schemes like they have done the past two seasons.
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I hope they stick with Wylie and/or Classic Wiz for OL coach.
If they don’t, it’s because they’re h@ll-bent on cleaning out the Hue regime.
^^^^^^^^
I agree. The offense was not a problem last year. Wylie and Wiz did a good job with the OLine, but if they bring back Knapp as OC, then it seems the OLine coaches will not be coming back either.
I’m not a fan of revamping the whole offense and the system they were running for two years.
More work for the players to learn a whole new playbook and terminology.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Additions & deletions to the “This is their last chance list”:
Removed names:
• DHB
• Schilens – gone to FA
• MM34 – to be traded or released
Added names:
• DMAC
• Rolando McWhiffer
• Huff
• Seymour
• Wimbley
• BCampbell – Assuming he’s not cut in camp
• Curry
• Murphy – assuming he’s not traded
January 30th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Alex Marvez
@FOXSports.com exclusive: #Texans QB coach Greg Knapp offered offensive coordinator position with #Raiders: http://t.co/HmeFtUz8
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from Tweetbot for iPhone
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Knapp’s coming back?!?
^^^^^^^
I find it hard to believe Gregg Knapp would come back.
If he does…at least he will have a legit shot with Palmer at QB ahead of JaBustas and Al not being around anymore.
However, the Raiders may go back to the ZBS system exclusively? Hope not…they need to mix up the blocking schemes like they have done the past two seasons.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
The offense was a problem, because Hue didn’t tend it. Granted, most pieces seem to be in place, but it still needs a lot of work.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
# RaiderRetribution Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Fassel has joined Fischer in St. Louis; according to CSNBayarea.
^^^^^^^^
It’s smart for Waufle, Lal and Fassel to no wait around and let others decide their destiny. They were pro active and they found other jobs. Good for them.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
Hardline Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
KoolKell, #106,
So you think Mr. McClain “will know the deal”, huh ?? Hmmmm….well, if he didn’t know enough not to endanger a $25M contract by engaging in a little extra-curricular gunplay when he was supposed to be grieving for his deceased grandfather, I doubt he “will know the deal.”
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I think Allen, McKenzie and the new DC will make it plain for him.
Sounds like they are impressed with his talent. I hear he’s a film junkie. I think he get’s another year in the new organization.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
JB Says, #128,
I vote for JB as HC. One thing JB, what about Boyd, Jerome Boyd ? will you keep him ?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Hardline Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
The offense was a problem, because Hue didn’t tend it. Granted, most pieces seem to be in place, but it still needs a lot of work
^^^^^^^^
Defense cost this team wins. Along with DMC, Ford, Campbell, Moore and Jones going down had an effect on the offense.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
KoolKell, #106
Maybe he doesn’t get another year, but if he does they better let him know he is skating on thin ice. All that presupposes he beats the charges in AL.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
sorry, maybe he does ***** get another year….
January 30th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Interesting. I wonder how you Knapp haters from a few years ago and Allen lovers will feel about Knapp coming back and changing the O system…AGAIN!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Interesting how Bowles rejected our offer to come aboard the coaching staff.
Wonder if we offered the DC position or secondary position..
Saunders I gone too….
January 30th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
# RaiderRetribution Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Fassel has joined Fischer in St. Louis; according to CSNBayarea.
^^^^^^^^
It’s smart for Waufle, Lal and Fassel to no wait around and let others decide their destiny. They were pro active and they found other jobs. Good for them.
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Different situations, though.
Waufle and Lal took off when they was no HC, but after Reggie had stated that the new HC would get to pick all his own guys. It would have made no sense for them to turn down an offer when they didn’t know if they’d be wanted here or not.
Fassel left after DA had been named HC. Gotta think that if DA had wanted Fassel to stay on, he would’ve reached out. Fassel leaving probably means he’d been told he wouldn’t be kept.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
DKnight007 #134,
You are correct; it’s presumed at this point that the “D” was to blame for our loss of the playoffs.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
303Raider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Interesting how Bowles rejected our offer to come aboard the coaching staff.
Wonder if we offered the DC position or secondary position..
Saunders I gone too….
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Cork seemed to think Bowles was only offered the DB position.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
I missed commenting on the last post, but does it seem to anyone else that Cork is trying to tell us something about Chimdi?!?!?!?
January 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Gnite Gents.
January 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Peter King
Good conversation with new Oak coach Dennis Allen today. Thinking of leading Tuesday column with him. Yay or nay?
5 minutes ago from TweetDeck
January 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Interesting. I wonder how you Knapp haters from a few years ago and Allen lovers will feel about Knapp coming back and changing the O system…..AGAIN!
There were plenty of Kiffin and Knapp haters 3-4 years ago also!
January 30th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Tim Kawakami
For Raiders fans not used to this, if the choice is change vs. no-change, the McKenzie/Allen will probably choose the “change” option 99%.
1 minute ago from web
Tim Kawakami
Never saw Allen settling for Saunders as OC. Mark Davis got his guy, McKenzie got his guy, Allen’s supposed to take someone else’s guy?
3 minutes ago from web
January 30th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Interesting. I wonder how you Knapp haters from a few years ago and Allen lovers will feel about Knapp coming back and changing the O system…..AGAIN!
There were plenty of Kiffin and Knapp haters 3-4 years ago also!
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I was never a Knapp hater, because we never saw Knapp’s offense. Even after Lance left, it was still Lance’s offense with Lance’s personnel. Knapp couldn’t do much at that point.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Hardline Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
JB Says, #128,
I vote for JB as HC. One thing JB, what about Boyd, Jerome Boyd ? will you keep him ?
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He won’t make it out of camp.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Interesting, if you watch a replay of a game from 1970 and compare it to 1990 (20 yrs) there’s a huge difference in uniforms(helmets), refs, players, etc. and then u watch the difference between 1990 and today (20 + yrs.) there’s hardly any difference.
Watching this ‘91 SB replay the game looks like it could be happening today.
Not much has changed the last 20+ yrs.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Drunk. Going to bed before I ruin my reputation as an occasional, rational, read EVERY post and comment, predominantly choose to keep to myself, NOT AN MR CLONE (he’s a piece of…), die hard fan.
Also, I have a soft spot for Mcfadden. Please don’t trade him. Night gents (and !@#$!@#$@ers.)
Code Black? Am I allowed to say that? Here’s to hoping…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I will tell you.
IF Greg Knapp returns as the OC here under Allen, things will get quite interesting, if the offense regresses from what was achieved the last two years.
I like Knapp as a coach, but it’s going to depend if he plays to the strengths of his players skills on offense, like what Hue did or if he sticks to what he knows, which is a ZBS West Coast style offense or he goes with a Dennison style with ZBS running, and play action and roll outs.
I still want to see trapping, pulling , power blocking and counters when it comes to OLine run blocking.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:05 pm
I will tell you.
IF Greg Knapp returns as the OC here under Allen, things will get quite interesting, if the offense regresses from what was achieved the last two years.
I like Knapp as a coach, but it’s going to depend if he plays to the strengths of his players skills on offense, like what Hue did or if he sticks to what he knows, which is a ZBS West Coast style offense or he goes with a Dennison style with ZBS running, and play action and roll outs.
I still want to see trapping, pulling , power blocking and counters when it comes to OLine run blocking….
January 30th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
So… Raiders going back to Zone Blocking System…
I hate that sh!t
January 30th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Not happy with Knapp as OC over Saunders. The offense wasn’t broken so why fix it. Just needed a couple of tweeks on the O-line, DMac to stay healthy & the injuries to be reduced. Saunders would have called a smarter grouping of calls as compared to hue’s record. Changing the offense is a bad decision. If they go back to ZBS, they will fail miserably. Just saying…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
JB Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Not happy with Knapp as OC over Saunders. The offense wasn’t broken so why fix it. Just needed a couple of tweeks on the O-line, DMac to stay healthy & the injuries to be reduced. Saunders would have called a smarter grouping of calls as compared to hue’s record. Changing the offense is a bad decision. If they go back to ZBS, they will fail miserably. Just saying…
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It’s in no way a given that we’ll be returning to the ZBS. Wait until we see who the O-line coach is. Then we’ll know.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
There were plenty of Kiffin and Knapp haters 3-4 years ago also!
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Fk Kitten, Knapp just took some friendly fire.. imo…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
well they’re already jumping ship on twitter. How are yall dealing with the idea of knapp?
January 30th, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Not Knapp. Very predictable vanilla offense.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
408RAIDER Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
well they’re already jumping ship on twitter. How are yall dealing with the idea of knapp?
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In Reggie and DA I Trust. If Knapp’s their guy, then so be it. I trust their judgement.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Absolutely not on Knapp. They’d practically have to blow up the entire offense to retool it for the ZBS
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Knapp-tacular.
Sorry Saunders, you’re an Al guy bye bye.
Hello West Coast flavor. Ugh…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Why does everybody assume Knapp will run the ZBS? They run it in Houston where he’s the QB coach. Not his call. They ran it here, when it was Kiffin and Cable’s choice. Not Knapp’s call then, either.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Not keeping Saunders, at least for this upcoming year, was Allen’s first rookie HC mistake.
In my mind, he should have spent most of his time & effort focused on the D and then do whatever to the O the following year.
Knapp’s background does NOT match up with our current offensive personnel. Just a bad decision for change IMO.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Didn’t Knapp work with Vick in Atlanta? Pryor?
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
F**k Knapptime
January 30th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
WOW, why so much hate for Knapp, he’s not Kitten.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Realtruraider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Didn’t Knapp work with Vick in Atlanta? Pryor?
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That may have something to do with it. Also look at the production Houston got out of Arian Foster.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Realtruraider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
WOW, why so much hate for Knapp, he’s not Kitten.
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Because everyone keeps expecting these sexy names, and McKenzie and co. keep coming with “blah” names. This doesn’t change the fact that these “blah” names may very well do a great job here.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Saunders was one of the most respected and experienced OC’s around. We were damn lucky to have signed him. Not taking full advantage of what he has to offer is just plain dumb. Next thing you’ll hear is hat they are trading CP to the Jets for Sanchez. I’m with the older regime on this one: Power running and bombs away. West Coast offense sucks.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
# RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Why does everybody assume Knapp will run the ZBS? They run it in Houston where he’s the QB coach. Not his call. They ran it here, when it was Kiffin and Cable’s choice. Not Knapp’s call then, either.
^^^^^^^^^
Knapp ran the West Coast when was OC in Atlanta when they had Vick and when he was OC with the Niners before that when Garcia was QB.
If he goes back to just only running the ZBS exclusively like what they did him and Cable were in Atlanta and what him and Dennison were going in Houston, then I will be pissed.
Change for change sake is not good.
If the offense wasn’t broke, then why change it and try and fix it?
Ugh
January 30th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
# JB Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Not keeping Saunders, at least for this upcoming year, was Allen’s first rookie HC mistake.
In my mind, he should have spent most of his time & effort focused on the D and then do whatever to the O the following year.
Knapp’s background does NOT match up with our current offensive personnel. Just a bad decision for change IMO.
^^^^^^^^
Yep.
If Knapp winds up being the OC and Saunders is out, then chalk this up as Allens first rookie head coaching mistake as far hiring a staff.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Something else to consider: Allen’s OC is going to be calling all the offensive plays. Saunders is 64 now and hasn’t been the primary play-caller for a team for years. I’m not doubting that he COULD do it, but does he WANT to?
If he ends up staying with the team as a QB Coach or “Offensive Consultant” or somesuch, we’ll know the answer is “No,” and that could explain Knapp right there.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
I will tell you.
IF Greg Knapp returns as the OC here under Allen, things will get quite interesting, if the offense regresses from what was achieved the last two years.
I like Knapp as a coach, but it’s going to depend if he plays to the strengths of his players skills on offense, like what Hue did or if he sticks to what he knows, which is a ZBS West Coast style offense or he goes with a Dennison style with ZBS running, and play action and roll outs.
I still want to see trapping, pulling , power blocking and counters when it comes to OLine run blocking!!
If this happens, this is exactly what I was afraid of. Changing everything, just for change sake is not always a good thing.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
JUST SAY NO TO ZBS!
January 30th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
^^^^^^^^^
Knapp ran the West Coast when was OC in Atlanta when they had Vick and when he was OC with the Niners before that when Garcia was QB.
If he goes back to just only running the ZBS exclusively like what they did him and Cable were in Atlanta and what him and Dennison were going in Houston, then I will be pissed.
Change for change sake is not good.
If the offense wasn’t broke, then why change it and try and fix it?? Dammit!
Ugh
January 30th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
JB Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
JUST SAY NO TO ZBS!
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Wait and see who the OL coach is before you declare war.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
Is this official? we offered him the job?
I tried to think of some good things about him, but ya’ll are making me worried, I don’t want an exclusive ZBS, let alone the WC offense.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Realtruraider Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
Is this official? we offered him the job?
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According to Fox Sports, we did. And he’d be a fool not to take it: Carson Palmer, DMAC, Moore, and he gets to be the primary play-caller.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
CP is our real future for the next 3-4 years. CP and the West Coast Offense are not compatible. I just hope Allen hasn’t just screwed up our offense for the next 4 years.
DON’T FIX THINGS THAT AREN’T BROKEN.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
DON’T FIX THINGS THAT AREN’T BROKEN ON THE OFFENSE ALLEN!! DAMMIT!
January 30th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Chris Hansen
Knapp was an offensive coordinator from 2001-2009. His offenses ranked: SF 4, 8, 5, ATL 20, 12, 12, OAK 25, 29, SEA 21.
1 minute ago from TwitBird iPad
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And in those last three offenses, he had zero playmakers (except for McFadden, who had double turf-toe his rookie year). Now he has a bunch.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
The Texan Offense in 2010 after he arrived was 3rd overall, 4th in passing, 7th in rushing. It was Rick Dennison’s lst year in Houston as well. Something tells me some of the playcalling was done by Knapp.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Something else to consider: Allen’s OC is going to be calling all the offensive plays. Saunders is 64 now and hasn’t been the primary play-caller for a team for years. I’m not doubting that he COULD do it, but does he WANT to?
If he ends up staying with the team as a QB Coach or “Offensive Consultant” or somesuch, we’ll know the answer is “No,” and that could explain Knapp right there.
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Sorry, thats just the stupidest thing you;ve ever said.
Read up on wiki or something. Saunders is a genius. To claim he couldn;’t even call plays because he hasn;t for a few years is just ugh…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
If I hear that Ed Donatell is the new DC along with Knapp as the OC I will lose my f’n mind.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Going west Coast, getting Flynn, Packers West just like he said
January 30th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
183. NOw that the stupidest thing I’VE ever said Duck. My apologies. Mis-read what you said. MY BAD!!!
Ugh…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
RaiderWeaponX Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Something else to consider: Allen’s OC is going to be calling all the offensive plays. Saunders is 64 now and hasn’t been the primary play-caller for a team for years. I’m not doubting that he COULD do it, but does he WANT to?
If he ends up staying with the team as a QB Coach or “Offensive Consultant” or somesuch, we’ll know the answer is “No,” and that could explain Knapp right there.
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Sorry, thats just the stupidest thing you;ve ever said.
Read up on wiki or something. Saunders is a genius. To claim he couldn;’t even call plays because he hasn;t for a few years is just ugh…
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Do you even know HOW to read???
Go back and read what I said. I specifically said that Saunders COULD call the plays, but may not WANT that extra work and preparation, being near retirement age and all.
Next, you’ll be needing instructions on toilet paper…
January 30th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
187. And I similarly apologize as well. This blog needs an ‘EDIT’ function already.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Running only the ZBS run blocking system here exclusively would be a waste of our talent on the OLine and our RB’s. Hue played to DMC’s strengths. Knapp better do the same.
They better bring a good OLine coach. 4 different OLine coaches in 3 years? Sheesh
Need to include trapping, pulling, and counters to mix things up and confuse opposing DLines and LB’s.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Running only the ZBS run blocking system here exclusively would be a waste of our talent on the OLine and our RB’s. Hue played to DMC’s strengths. Knapp better do the same.
They better bring a good OLine coach. 4 different OLine coaches in 3 years? Sheesh
Need to include trapping, pulling, and counters to mix things up and confuse opposing DLines and LB’s.
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Hopefully, Wylie and/or Classic Wiz will stay on to coach the line.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
# wasbanned Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
If I hear that Ed Donatell is the new DC along with Knapp as the OC I will lose my f’n mind.
^^^^^^^^
I actually think Allen working with Donatell on the defense is a good thing, I can live with that.
However, bringing in Knapp and another OLine coach and starting all over on offense, I am not really down with.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Chris Hansen
I don’t think Knapp is bad. He wouldn’t keep getting jobs as an OC if he was. He’s had good offenses when he had a good QB.
just now retweeted by VittorioTafur from web
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Exactly. He’ll be fine.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I’m out for now. Nite guys. Let’s just hope that Knapp doesn’t screw-up all the good parts.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
# RaiderDuck Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Running only the ZBS run blocking system here exclusively would be a waste of our talent on the OLine and our RB’s. Hue played to DMC’s strengths. Knapp better do the same.
They better bring a good OLine coach. 4 different OLine coaches in 3 years? Sheesh
Need to include trapping, pulling, and counters to mix things up and confuse opposing DLines and LB’s.
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Hopefully, Wylie and/or Classic Wiz will stay on to coach the line.
^^^^^^^^^
Hopefully….but if Knapp is hired as OC, then I don’t see Wylie or Wiz being kept either.
If they leave, then I hope he hires Kromer as OLine coach and gives him a raise as Assistant Head coach or something.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Night, all. Back in the morning to discuss our new OC.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
DKnight007 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
# wasbanned Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
If I hear that Ed Donatell is the new DC along with Knapp as the OC I will lose my f’n mind.
^^^^^^^^
I actually think Allen working with Donatell on the defense is a good thing, I can live with that.
However, bringing in Knapp and another OLine coach and starting all over on offense, I am not really down with.
…….
From Oct. 2006…
From PFT…
We’re hearing that there was a huge blowup in Falcon-land after Sunday’s loss to the Giants, and that the problems spilled over into Monday.
The issue arose shortly after the 27-14 loss to the Giants, when defensive coordinator Ed Donatell got in offensive coordinator Greg Knapp’s face regarding the inability of the offense to sustain drives, which resulted in the defense being on the field for too long.
Word is that Donatell blamed several injuries sustained by his troops on the poor play of the offense, because the defensive players were exhausted late in the game.
We’re also told that, on Monday, owner Arthur Blank summoned Donatell and Knapp to his office, and that Blank wouldn’t allow head coach Jim Mora inside the room until Blank had a chance to talk with them. After the four men met, Knapp was angry — and word is that Knapp is openly blaming the performance of the offense on the limited passing skills of quarterback Michael Vick.
Stay tuned, folks. This one could get very ugly, and the Falcons have a big decision to make, especially since backup Matt Schaub will be eligible for restricted free agency after the season.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
lol @ Saunders being a genius.
Just like Hue Jackson was the real genius when Cable was coach.
Just like Cable was the real genius when Kiffin was coach.
And so on.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
I was hoping to see someone from former Colts staff or Saints staff.
Crap man. Multiple formation, 10 shifts, send 3 men in motion…. then throw a 3 yard pass.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Def. minded GM, def. minded HC. Those of you envisioning the Raiders as a high scoring offensive team better recalibrate your expectations.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Sullivan44 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
lol @ Saunders being a genius.
Just like Hue Jackson was the real genius when Cable was coach.
Just like Cable was the real genius when Kiffin was coach.
And so on.
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Just like Hue should’ve kept his job, and if you don’t do that then you better keep his coordinator who has the keys to the offense.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Sullivan44 Says:
January 30th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Def. minded GM, def. minded HC. Those of you envisioning the Raiders as a high scoring offensive team better recalibrate your expectations.
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lmao, what a waster that would be of Carson Palmer then.
January 30th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Ughh, I don’t like this at all, offense was fine, defense sucks, now we are changing everything, I’m going to miss double reverses and fake field goals, at least we have good players on offense with the exception of the right side of the line, now watch all those go away for t.j. yates and a bunch of o-line misfits that don’t fit our strengths, i bet we don’t even score 20 points a game next year. The defense #’s will be improved but only because other teams didn’t have to score as much to beat us
January 30th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Tricky, the point is, you hear a lot of these fans always crediting the assistant instead of the head coach. It’s a patter.
Cable was the true genius when Kiffin was here.
Hue was the true genius when Cable was coach.
Now, conveniently, Saunders was the real genius all along, not Hue.
By mid next season, they’ll be saying some assistant offensive coffee fetcher was the real genius and not Saunders, and so on.
January 31st, 2012 at 9:06 am
The last statement by McKenzie worries me a good bit. Why would McKenzie jump in and answer a question that was not directed towards him. Sounds more like McKenzie already has the “Al Davis” syndrome where it is going to be done his way, and only his way. Didn’t think it was going to be this way………….???
January 31st, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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