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NFL Network: Knapp a done deal

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Greg Knapp will return to Oakland as offensive coordinator, the NFL Network is reporting.

Knapp, the quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans for the past two seasons was hired by Lane Kiffin to work in that capacity for the Raiders in 2007 and took over as the primary play-caller when Kiffin was fired.

Those duties were eventually taken over by Tom Cable as the offense struggled under JaMarcus Russell, with Knapp leaving to become offensive coordinator in Seattle in 2009 and then moving to Houston in 2010 when Jim Mora’s staff was swept out in favor of Pete Carroll.

Knapp was offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers from 2001-03 and worked with Raiders coach Dennis Allen with the Atlanta Falcons, where both were working under Mora.

Allen declined to confirm Knapp’s addition to the staff in an interview with KNBR Tuesday morning, saying he and general manager Reggie McKenzie would meet and determine when to release information regarding staff hires.

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  • KK Munster Hypocrite POS, no comment ?

  • gtown1_sj

    Looks like the LA_Raiders are up in 2 years. Greg Knapp as an OC? Why not Mike Martz? Can we get any worse?
    At least all the McClain haters will have to STFU when he gets put into a “REAL” defensive system and he wont have a CLUELESS BRESNAHAN creating a dumb a$$ game plan.

  • RaiderRockstar

    A source told FOXSports.com that running backs coach Kelly Skipper will be retained and Greg Manusky was interviewed for the defensive coordinator position

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    cool. DK007 calls Skipper “the penguin”

    LOL

  • JLofty

    The difference JB, is I am not freaking out or throwing myself off the bandwagon just yet. I’ve just seen what Al Saunders can do with RBs and TEs with talent and size.
    Knapp’s alright but Saunders had some sauce!

  • Master Beeecham

    Does anybody else find Krappy’s 4th grade level grammar incredibility offensive?

    scorkran@bayareanewsgroup.com

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    KoolKell Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    I guess some people in here still wish Al Davis was hiring his Head Coach’s, Coordinators.

  • Dakota

    753.Bo Schembechler Jackson Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:30 pm
    MR, Gloria Allred had a kid at 20.

    Don’t be a judgmental bigot.
    ++++++++++++++

    He is just angry at his mom for getting knocked up when she was 15….by her cousin, who also happens to be named Danny……

  • hwnrdr

    No! Not Manusky!

  • Get over it?

    DMAC quit on my team in a playoff race. This ain’t the Cubs buddy, where they idolize losers.

    Bush RAN the ball. DMAC = welfare queen.

  • RaiderRockstar

    At least all the McClain haters will have to STFU when he gets put into a “REAL” defensive system and he wont have a CLUELESS BRESNAHAN creating a dumb a$$ game plan

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    G-town,

    ROMAC = Blackstock = R Brown = Goethel = S Williams

  • Just Win Baby

    Every other team in the league who might be willing to trade draft picks for McFadden know what we all know. He’s injury prone. He has bum wheels. Hes a Ferrari with bent rims. We are better off to keep him. I will concede that putting the franchise tag on Bush is probably more than his worth, but who are you going to replace him with? If we can get an equivalent back for less, I am all for it. If we can retain him without franchising him, even better.

  • President 0bama shows how loving owners transport their dogs. Are you watching, Mitt Romney?

    http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/01/30/how-loving-owners-transport-their-dogs

  • Dakota

    Possible career threatening lisfranc injury = quitting on the team?

    What planet are you from Bo?

  • Just Win Baby Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Every other team in the league who might be willing to trade draft picks for McFadden know what we all know. He’s injury prone. He has bum wheels. Hes a Ferrari with bent rims. We are better off to keep him. I will concede that putting the franchise tag on Bush is probably more than his worth, but who are you going to replace him with? If we can get an equivalent back for less, I am all for it. If we can retain him without franchising him, even better.

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    What I REALLY hope is we Franchise Bush and someone’s dumb enough to actually sign him. Then we get the two first-rounders, and our draft cupboard is instantly replenished.

  • And I’m sure Dakota would view a 20 year old Gloria Allred as a prime example of a woman who has her stuff together. Most women today with any kind of goals in life don’t have kids until their late 20s. That’s just the truth. It’s not bigoted.

  • JB

    JLofty Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    The difference JB, is I am not freaking out or throwing myself off the bandwagon just yet. I’ve just seen what Al Saunders can do with RBs and TEs with talent and size.
    Knapp’s alright but Saunders had some sauce!
    **************************

    You are more generous than I. My rating of Knapp is poor at best. IMO, our offense was just a couple of linemen away from being a top 5 rated O. Now, who knows what it’s going to look like. Fixing things that are not broken is NOT a good philosophy. Again IMO, picking Knapp over Saunders was Allen’s first BIG mistake. If they dump Palmer in favor of one of these so-called WCO QB’s, I’ll really be pissed. We finally now have a franchise QB, the caliber of at least Gannon, and now it appears that they are going to piss that all away.

  • Vegas they also know he will never play sore. No hulk in him.

    Admit it. I was right years ago to call for trading DMAC before his value plummeted.

  • raiderdav

    Greg Knapp = Tom Walsh

  • RaiderRockstar

    DMAC = welfare queen

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    BSJ,

    DMAC = Prez BO?

  • Just Win Baby

    Most women who have it together these days have already raised their kids by the time they are 40 and have learned from their mistakes. A 40 yr old divorcee who can earn her own keep and doesnt need me to raise another man’s kids. Yes please!

  • DonManoukiansNeighbor

    Sully quoting Cosmo. LOL!

  • RaiderRockstar

    Al Saunders = Ted Tollner

  • Mum-O-killowe

    Wow I just figured it out. Allen hired Knapp so he could blame our 3-13 record on him while avoiding giving Cincinnati another 1st and securing a high 1st for us in 1013. Then he has good reason to fire Knapp and hire a real OC like Norv Turner.
    The man is a genius.

  • Cork, I dont think posting political links here is protocol. Can we get this P.E.T.A freak out of here ?

    scorkran@bayareanewsgroup.com
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    KoolKell Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    President 0hbama shows how loving owners transport their dogs. Are you watching, Mitt Romney?

  • Lisfranc? sounds like a European disease. Take the fkin SHOT son!

  • Dakota

    Bo,

    Do you think the Texans’ fans are ignorant enough to claim Matt Schaub quit on their team because he suffered a lisfranc injury? I doubt it….they leave that stuff up to a few ignorant Raiders’ fans.

  • JLofty

    Yeah JB, it was fun watching Palmer make throws, I almost forgot what a pro QB could do. If he would just quit those cr@ppy lob balls he tosses into the middle I’d be down…

  • JLofty

    Bo, we’ve seen McFragile run/play with less 100% wheels and he sucked quite frankly…

  • 734.JLofty Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:24 pm
    Hey Chaos, there are a lot of delicate, and fragile psyches in here who “think” they are “providing content” for Steve and Jerry’s blog. Please don’t destroy that fantasy, repercussions would be non-trivial…

    ______________________________________________

    HAHAHAHAHAHA

  • inonewordraider

    inonewordphag: if I fly from Missouri to California to catch a Raider game, I’ll be chillin with my bros Dirt Lot, Hwnrdr, ROG & DMAC. I got no reason to whip your ace – hows that for an “internet tough guy” ???

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    don’t know what I said that hurt your feelings, talk to your wife about it, I don’t want to hear it

  • Knapp may not be exciting, but I would rather see the Raiders run more than watch Carson throw it 40 times a game.

  • Schaub hurt his footsies EVERY season?

  • Right on Lofty. Thus, trade the bum.

  • RaiderRockstar

    don’t know what I said that hurt your feelings

    ***

    inonewordphag: I said your “joke” was disgusting and you went all psycho like I hit your poodle with my truck or somethin’

    beef dropped

  • Raider Chaos, your blog just went from irrelevant and mediocre to utter dog crap with your last couple of posts.

  • Don, Cosmo clearly has a better grasp of responsible women than you and Dakota do.

  • YoungAmerican

    It’s entirely possible that a more conservative WCO is what Palmer needs in order to cut down on picks. Set up the long ball with short passes. Let DHB and Ford open things up with some catch-and-run plays. Keep the offense on schedule with a the run game.

    We’ll see, though. I thought Al Saunders was a perfect fit for the type of players roster, but I’m not going to pretend I know what Knapp plans to do playcalling-wise. We just have to wait and see.

  • gtown1_sj

    Mum-O-killowe Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
    Wow I just figured it out. Allen hired Knapp so he could blame our 3-13 record on him while avoiding giving Cincinnati another 1st and securing a high 1st for us in 1013. Then he has good reason to fire Knapp and hire a real OC like Norv Turner.
    The man is a genius.
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    More like –
    Poor coaching=Poor team=blackouts=less revnue=no new stadium = L.A. RAIDERS …

  • Dakota

    You know what Knapp spells backwards?

    ppank

    Yes it is time to ppank in Oakland!

  • Just Win Bay, by saying that you admit they were irresponsible when having children in their early 20s. Further demonstrating my point. I never said Mike was a bad guy for being 48 and a grandfather, just saying somewhere along the family timeline somebody was a little too drunk to pull out.

  • Dakota, go water a corn field.
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    Dakota Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    You know what Knapp spells backwards?

    ppank

    Yes it is time to ppank in Oakland!

  • Mistic1 Tha Supavillain

    It was fun watching palmer throw 16 picks in 9 games?!?!?!/

    GOOD RIDDANCE

  • Raiders.com added coaches back to their website, LOL:

    http://www.raiders.com/team/coaches.html

  • Dakota

    791.Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:58 pm
    It was fun watching palmer throw 16 picks in 9 games?!?!?!/

    GOOD RIDDANCE
    +++++++++++++++++++++

    lol, what crack is Mistic smoking today? Did we miss a post where Carson was traded? Did you just wake from a dream where Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb and Jason Campbell were signed by the Raiders or something?

  • SilverAndBlackBleeder

    r8dercain Says:

    we need a better right side of the oline to block better on fourth an 2

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    AMEN. Some people act like Bush is also blocking for himself on those short yardage mishaps. I can count numerous times, Carlisle, Satele, Barnes, etc. got blown up. If Bruce Campbell can’t earn himself a starting job this coming camp, he needs to give all those physical gifts and talent back to God.

  • RaiderLen

    YoungAmerican Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:56 pm
    It’s entirely possible that a more conservative WCO is what Palmer needs in order to cut down on picks. Set up the long ball with short passes. Let DHB and Ford open things up with some catch-and-run plays. Keep the offense on schedule with a the run game.

    We’ll see, though. I thought Al Saunders was a perfect fit for the type of players roster, but I’m not going to pretend I know what Knapp plans to do playcalling-wise. We just have to wait and see.
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    I really like when an O can throw deep off play action.

    A consistent run game, can provide this.

    Quick slants and timing routes enhance the speed we already have on the outside.

    Forcing the D to play closer to the line = Big p[lays down field.

  • DutchRaider77

    @YoungAmerican
    You think Knapp could just copy Kubiak’s offense? Knapp has been in Houston for 2 years? Also Knapp’s Wiki page is already updated to reflect he is Oakland’s OC…

  • DutchRaider77 Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    @YoungAmerican
    You think Knapp could just copy Kubiak’s offense? Knapp has been in Houston for 2 years? Also Knapp’s Wiki page is already updated to reflect he is Oakland’s OC…

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    Of course it is. We edited it this morning, right after the Fox Sports report came out. 🙂

  • Greg Manusky Was interviewed for the D-Coordinators position and Kelly Skipper will be retained as running backs coach….. No word yet on how Manuskys’ interview went…..

  • 784.Albert Says:
    January 31st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
    Raider Chaos, your blog just went from irrelevant and mediocre to utter dog crap with your last couple of posts.

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    Albert, your opinion went from ok to trash to I dont give a s*it what you say all in the span of about 2 minutes

  • doriangray

    welp .. i told ya so… i knew al saunders wasnt coming back. every raider fan wanted saunders back but i didnt understand why . sooo,, how was san frans offense back then ?

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