Oakland Raiders

Welcome back to Karma of the Week. What a crazy week it has been. For the first time in the 14 months that I have been bringing you KotW, I have a three way tie for a bad karma winner. There will be no honorable mention and no runner-up, just three winners....err....losers. Here we go. Bad Karma Winner #1- Al "Crazy @$$" Davis fires Kiffin The crazy owner of the Oakland Raiders has struck again. After threatening to fire head coach Lane Kiffin after every week so far this season, he finally... Read Full Story

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive didn't use notes and didn't know how long he spoke. His message to his football coaches and athletic directors Wednesday couldn't be clearer: Stop the public verbal sparring of the past few months. Now. "I had all 5-9, 170 pounds of me into every word I said," Slive said. Slive hasn't been happy about the string of public exchanges over the past few months, almost all involving new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin. Coaches said the... Read Full Story

Lane Kiffin didn't back down or hand out apologies Tuesday before he met his fellow Southeastern Conference football coaches many of whom he has called out and insulted. The new Tennessee coach and his SEC colleagues gathered in Destin for face-to-face meetings at the annual spring conference. All the coaches individually addressed the media before the sessions began. In his first few months on the job, Kiffin has taken verbal jabs at several of the SEC heavyweights, including... Read Full Story

Although Al Davis seems to always be famously quick on the trigger firing head coaches, he is not exactly taking quick action to hire a new one, but maybe that is for the best. Davis isn't exactly in the good graces with anyone these days with his erratic and almost idiotic decision making, but I have to think he may have learned his lesson for being quick on the draw with this past decision like signing free agents DeAngelo Hall, Javon Walker and hiring a young head coach in Lane Kiffin. It... Read Full Story

Well, this decision seemed like to be inevitable. Crazy Raiders owner Al Davis has made his decision on the Oakland Raiders head coaching job, arguably the most undesired position in all NFL football. With finishing the season they way he did I think Tom Cable was a no brainer to be the new head coach for the Raiders. First of all, I don't know a single coach who would want to come to Oakland right now with all the drama Lane Kiffin endured last season, but Tom Cable seems to be up to the... Read Full Story

So there I am, patting myself on the back for calling this week’s upset as Johnnie Lee Higgens returned a punt for 93-yards with under 5 minutes to go. The Raiders defense, playing solid as usual, just had to shut down the Fish for one drive and I will become a self-ordained seer. Well no, a couple of big plays capped off by Oakland’s homegrown Devone Bess’ 17-yard grab got Miami into field goal range and here we are. Raiders lose 17-15 to the Dolphins as the offense, now under command of... Read Full Story

So there I am, patting myself on the back for calling this week’s upset as Johnnie Lee Higgens returned a punt for 93-yards with under 5 minutes to go. The Raiders defense, playing solid as usual, just had to shut down the Fish for one drive and I will become a self-ordained seer. Well no, a couple of big plays capped off by Oakland’s homegrown Devone Bess’ 17-yard grab got Miami into field goal range and here we are. Raiders lose 17-15 to the Dolphins as the offense, now under command of... Read Full Story

Oakland Raiders Somebody once commented on a post that I wrote that I needed to show Al Davis some respect. For what I don't know. Yes, 20 or maybe even 10 years ago the Raiders were once a great franchise with a winning history and rich tradition, but now the meddling owner has turned it into the laughing stock of the league. Maybe not as bad as the Bunguls, but bad none the least. From horrible draft day decisions to even worse free agent signings, the "PEED PANTS" one screws it up worse... Read Full Story

  Brady "Tucking" The ball Rejoice Raider fans, if you can’t get tickets to the game this Sunday, it’s probably because the game’s sold out. The game will broadcast live at 1:15 PM PST on local television networks and there’s no need to worry about a television blackout.   After two disappointing losses to division rivals the Chiefs and Chargers, the Raiders face defending AFC 18-1 Champs New England Patriots. The Patriots come into town amidst a three-way tie in the AFC East with... Read Full Story

As news of the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones’ recent separation with Terrell Owens, Al Davis must be salivating right now. With a young Raiders team far from turning the corner, no one in the league needs T.O. more than the Raiders.  While no player or coach wants to go to Oakland and where no team wants near T.O., Davis and Owens are meant for one another. Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis remain the likely contenders to enlist Owens’ services, the Raiders and Al Davis are the clear... Read Full Story