The Black Hole Sun

Not again.... strikes blow....

The Associated Press reports the executive director of the NFL Players Association, Gene Upshaw, said Thursday, Jan. 31, that if NFL owners opt out of the current labor agreement later this year, the players' union is ready for a strike. In the 2006 agreement, players received an extra $850-900 million in the form of revenue sharing, raising the salary cap for 2007 to $107 million. Upshaw said the biggest disagreement is within the league, between small-market and large-market owners who disagree over non-shared revenue, such as local advertising, concessions and parking.

Not again.  Greed is sick.  Frankly, the last think I want to hear about right now is players wanting more money.  I've been watching such sub-standard ball over the last 5 years that they should be paying me money.

Lofton not a shock to Kiffin

Now it sounds like bringing Lofton on staff was not a shock to Kiffin.  Lane is mainly staying out of the media because he has no interest in playing along with their game.  The media in turn is speculating that silence equals truth.

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Raiders (Al Davis) Inexplicably Re-Sign LB Williams

Kiffin Out of the Loop on Lofton

Morrison Wants Lane

Raiders Go Deep … To Find a Media Friend

Kiffin in Dark About Lofton

Gay: Davis Directly Involved in Moss Trade

Randy Was Right to Quit on the Raiders

Morrison on SIRIUS

Kirk Morrison was on SIRIUS Radio today talking up Lane Kiffin.  He expressed what a great attitude he has brought to the team after the last two attempts.  The winning attitude had begun to show on the practice field as the season went on and Morrison felt that it was starting to show on game day as well.  2008 will be about bringing the wins to the field.

This is an extreme difference from what the major media would want us to believe about Kiffin and the Raiders.  I'd be curious to know exactly who is leaking all this information to the media.

Al Saunders NOT a Raider...

Bill Coats, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports the St. Louis Rams hired Al Saunders as their new offensive coordinator Wednesday, Jan. 30. Saunders was a Rams assistant coach in 1999 and 2000. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

It appears Kiffin isn't going to be threatened by Saunders in '08.

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Hurricane Passing?

A New Frame of Mind

2008 Off-Season Primer

Gannon, Young Go with Pats

Moss Buys Into Team Concept

Moss: From Dogging It with Raiders to Big Dog

Sam Williams Signs One-Year Deal to Remain a Raider

Sam Williams re-signed...

We just solved part of our linebacker depth problem by signing Sam Williams for another year.  This was likely for the veteran minimum considering his injury history.  It sounds like Al Davis is keeping around one of his favorite sons.

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How Will Davis-Kiffin Feud Play Out?

The Man in Charge

Lofton Interview Concludes

Lofton's Visit

Talk of Kiffin's Demise Premature

Off the Field with Oren O’Neal

Kiffin's Looking for a Few Assistants

Cheap and Easy Fix to Raiders' Woes

Comments just got easy....

Posting comments just got easier.  You no longer need to register.  All you need to do is type your note and confirm your not a machine by typing in the security code displayed.

To celebrate the shift in administrative anal-retentiveness, here's a lesson for our defense on how to tackle.  Notice how well the defender wraps up the receiver....

Players crying about Kiffin... but in a bad way...

Jason Jones, of the Sacramento Bee, reports Oakland Raiders players have begun calling managing general partner Al Davis to express their displeasure with head coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin's insistence on wanting to fire defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, defensive line coach Keith Millard, linebackers coach Don Martindale and defensive backs coach Darren Perry is considered a reason for the players' displeasure.  The last time I checked, the players don't get to pick their coaches.  Also, the last time I checked, if you go to the CEO to complain about your bosses boss, you got your ass fired.  Who runs this asylum?