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DAVIS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH MEDIA ON TUESDAY
Posted by Mike Florio on September 29, 2008, 10:24 p.m.

Though things are extremely fluid and uncertain at this point, we’re told that Raiders owner Al Davis currently is expected to meet with the media on Tuesday to announce that Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is out, and that the new coach will be either Greg Knapp, Tom Cable, or Paul Hackett.

We’re also told that Davis is consulting primarily with John “Get Your F–king Hand Off Me” Herrera regarding the situation, with general counsel Jeff Birren being consulted for the legal side of things.

Meanwhile, we wonder how defensive coordinator Rob Ryan will feel about not even being interviewed for the gig, given that he publicly went to bat for Davis three weeks ago.

Then again, maybe Ryan would have gotten an interview if his defense hadn’t given up 25 points in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Chargers.

Finally, we’re hearing that word of the interviews leaked because the assistants informed head coach Lane Kiffin that they’d be interviewing for his job. Kiffin then started talking about the situation, and word made its way to ESPN’s John Clayton, who might or might not have farted in amazement upon hearing the news.
 
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This is almost like the Brett Favre retiring stories we've heard over and over. It aint over until it's official lol.
 
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AL DAVIS MEETING WITH RAIDERS’ ASSISTANTS
Posted by Michael David Smith on September 29, 2008, 8:32 p.m.

The firing of Lane Kiffin could finally, mercifully, be near.

John Clayton of ESPN reports that Raiders owner Al Davis is having individual meetings this evening with three Raiders assistant coaches: Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, offensive line coach Tom Cable and special projects assistant Paul Hackett. The meetings are seen as a precursor to Kiffin’s dismissal.

Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Kiffin said Davis hadn’t told him about the meetings.

It seems like we’ve been hearing forever that the firing of Kiffin is imminent. Maybe the news that Davis is meeting with members of Kiffin’s staff — without Kiffin’s knowledge — is a sign that he really is about to be fired.
 
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Source: Raiders owner Davis making moves to start process of replacing Kiffin
By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Even though Lane Kiffin remained head coach of the Oakland Raiders long enough to meet with the Bay Area media Monday, the process of replacing him has begun.

According to a source, Raiders owner Al Davis scheduled one-hour meetings Monday evening with three members of the coaching staff -- offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, offensive line coach Tom Cable and longtime NFL offensive coordinator and current Raiders consultant Paul Hackett. The meetings, according to the source, were to discuss the possibility of replacing Kiffin, who has yet to be informed of any potential change.

Kiffin declined comment Monday evening when contacted. During his Monday news conference, he told the local press he was no longer going to discuss any of his conversations or meetings with Davis. It is believed Davis has not talked to him about a possible change.

"I just feel we're going to open up too many things, and those are conversations that I do or do not have with him that should stay between him and I," Kiffin said in his news conference.

The Raiders, off to a 1-3 start, have had leads of 12, 13 and 9 points over the past three games, but have won only one of those games. The Raiders are in a bye week, which is a natural time for a potential coaching change. In 1989, Davis fired Mike Shanahan during a bye week after a 1-3 start and Art Shell finished what turned out to be an 8-8 season.

"At times we're playing as well as anybody in the league. I know that sounds strange for you guys to hear, but look at the numbers," Kiffin said in his news conference. "Look at the way we're playing in the first three quarters of the last three weeks in a row; we're playing good enough to be on a three-game winning streak. All that being said, we're 1-3."

The 33-year-old Kiffin is in only his second season as head coach of the Raiders. His record is 5-15, but the team improved its offensive scoring by a touchdown last season, going from a little more than 10 points a game to 17. The Raiders have been using a run-oriented offense for first-year starter JaMarcus Russell, and so far he has thrown only one interception in four games, that interception coming off a deflected pass.

Davis has told Bay Area reporters he may speak to them at some point this week. Once he settles on a possible replacement, Davis could then inform Kiffin and make a change during the bye week.

John Clayton, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame writers' wing, is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 
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Damn, this is all bad. They never said anything on Total Access tonight about it being for certain but I have a feeling it's for real this time, guess I'll find out tomorrow morning on the Opening Drive with Shannon Sharpe and Bob Poppa
 
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Raiders to hold “significant” press conference
http://blogs.nfl.com/category/adam-schefter/

The writing on the tea leaves is now in BIG BLOCK LETTERS.

The Oakland Raiders will hold a “significant” news conference this afternoon, which currently is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT. Raiders owner Al Davis will be attending and speaking.

And if the Raiders are holding a “significant” news conference at which Mr. Davis is speaking, it is fair to assume that this will be the day that has been speculated about since February, when word first began to surface that Oakland head coach Lane Kiffin’s job was in jeopardy.

If so, it would mark the second straight day in which an NFL team has fired its head coach. Before yesterday, the last time a head coach was fired this early in the season was 1989, when Mr. Davis let go of Mike Shanahan, who had the same 1-3 record that Kiffin does now.
 
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