Raiders Head Coaching Search

[Bay Area Jat]

^^ i credit trestman for that year when we had one of the top 5 offenses of all time. the year we lost to tampa in the super bowl. yes that was a top 5 O of all time

[Wild_Elmo]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

["THE" MoSav]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

[Bay Area Jat]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

you either bleed silver and black like me or u hate em. Anywayz i dont think anyone besides Al has any clue whos gonna be the coach im hearing all kinds of shit. Its hard to gauge whats real and whats B.S.

[Wild_Elmo]

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

Really? care to expand on that.

[GangstaBoogy]

Hire Pat Riley. I hear he's looking for a coaching gig.

[Bay Area Jat]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

That bitch Adamn Schefter covered the broncHOES for as long as i've been a raider. if that ain't beef i dont know what is.

["THE" MoSav]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

That bitch Adamn Schefter covered the broncHOES for as long as i've been a raider. if that ain't beef i dont know what is.

thats not what i was talking about...
Adam Schefter made a report at the end of the year about week 16 stating that Art Shell would be fired at the end of the year saying he had a reliable source from the Raiders orginaztion, And a raiders personel member said that Adam Schefter was a sneaky reporter who isnt accurate and isnt trusted by anybody in the Raiders orginaztion, also saying No Decision had been made at the time about Art Shell. Adam Schefter replied by saying he stood by his word and Art Shell would be fired, and the Raiders should have denied it if it wasnt true....Well he was right.

[Bay Area Jat]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

That bitch Adamn Schefter covered the broncHOES for as long as i've been a raider. if that ain't beef i dont know what is.

thats not what i was talking about...
Adam Schefter made a report at the end of the year about week 16 stating that Art Shell would be fired at the end of the year saying he had a reliable source from the Raiders orginaztion, And a raiders personel member said that Adam Schefter was a sneaky reporter who isnt accurate and isnt trusted by anybody in the Raiders orginaztion, also saying No Decision had been made at the time about Art Shell. Adam Schefter replied by saying he stood by his word and Art Shell would be fired, and the Raiders should have denied it if it wasnt true....Well he was right.

yea i remember that shiet i just didnt know it was shefter that broke that news. ive been to denver for a few raider games over the years and have read what he had to say about the raiders

["THE" MoSav]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

That bitch Adamn Schefter covered the broncHOES for as long as i've been a raider. if that ain't beef i dont know what is.

thats not what i was talking about...
Adam Schefter made a report at the end of the year about week 16 stating that Art Shell would be fired at the end of the year saying he had a reliable source from the Raiders orginaztion, And a raiders personel member said that Adam Schefter was a sneaky reporter who isnt accurate and isnt trusted by anybody in the Raiders orginaztion, also saying No Decision had been made at the time about Art Shell. Adam Schefter replied by saying he stood by his word and Art Shell would be fired, and the Raiders should have denied it if it wasnt true....Well he was right.

yea i remember that shiet i just didnt know it was shefter that broke that news. ive been to denver for a few raider games over the years and have read what he had to say about the raiders

What did he say??

[Bay Area Jat]

shiet i dont remember exact details i just know he was talking shit about the raiders which is very common among all people that cover the bronchoes

[swangin and bangin]

i can coach that shitty ass team to a better record than they had this year.

[Bay Area Jat]

The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported the Raiders are waiting for New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to become available for an interview after the Patriots' season is over. If the Patriots play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, the Raiders couldn't talk to McDaniels until after the game.

The Raiders and Adam Schefter have some beef...

That bitch Adamn Schefter covered the broncHOES for as long as i've been a raider. if that ain't beef i dont know what is.

thats not what i was talking about...
Adam Schefter made a report at the end of the year about week 16 stating that Art Shell would be fired at the end of the year saying he had a reliable source from the Raiders orginaztion, And a raiders personel member said that Adam Schefter was a sneaky reporter who isnt accurate and isnt trusted by anybody in the Raiders orginaztion, also saying No Decision had been made at the time about Art Shell. Adam Schefter replied by saying he stood by his word and Art Shell would be fired, and the Raiders should have denied it if it wasnt true....Well he was right.

yea i remember that shiet i just didnt know it was shefter that broke that news. ive been to denver for a few raider games over the years and have read what he had to say about the raiders

What did he say??

especially since Al davis fired the rat

[Bay Area Jat]

Sark has been in Alameda for the past couple of days.

Apparently the good friend of a fellow Raider fan who works at USC said
Sark's office was empty and he said goodbye to several people.

Also, Lane Kiffin (yes, Monte's son... the one who Cover 2'd us up the ass
in the Superbowl) is in Alameda, presumably talking about the OC position.

I'd say that unless something drastic happens, we're looking at
Sark-Kiffin-Ryan.  I actually like it, mostly because I'm having a tough
time finding anything negative at all about Sark or Kiffin.

[M Dogg™]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2736706

In a strange twist that left the Oakland Raiders jilted by their first choice to succeed Art Shell, Southern California quarterbacks coach Steve Sarkisian on Friday evening rejected the team's offer to become its next head coach.

League sources who confirmed the move by Sarkisian gave no reason for his decision. The Raiders had offered a contract longer than the two-year deal Shell signed but further details were not available.

In a statement late Friday, the Raiders denied Sarkisian had been offered the job, and said he removed his name from consideration. The statement, in part, read: "The Oakland Raiders were not ready to offer the position and wanted to wait until after the weekend as the organization is still doing its due diligence."

In a separate statement, released by the university, Sarkisian said he wanted to stay at USC.

"I thank them for their interest in me," Sarkisian said. "While the job was never offered to me, at this time in my career, I've told them I want to stay at USC. I strongly believe that the Raiders' job is a great opportunity for whomever their next head coach is going to be."

The presumptive front-runner for the Oakland vacancy for much of this week, Sarkisian interviewed on Wednesday with team officials for the second time in two weeks. He then flew back to Los Angeles, but returned to the Bay Area on Thursday for another round of interviews.

In fact, the Raiders even interviewed Southern California offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, who was Sarkisian's choice to be his No. 1 offensive assistant, on Thursday. That prompted speculation that the club was close to finalizing a deal with Sarkisian.

In their statement, the Raiders said that Kiffin had made "no commitment" to join the staff if Sarkisian landed the job.

Sarkisian, 32, served as the Oakland quarterbacks coach in 2004 and, while he has not been a coordinator or head coach, he fit the mold of the kind of coach owner Al Davis has traditionally sought. Davis typically looks for candidates whose expertise is on the offensive side of the ball, and who are young and innovative.

A former Brigham Young quarterback who played three seasons in the CFL (1997-99), Sarkisian has a limited coaching resume. Beyond his two stints at Southern California (2001-2003 and 2005), Sarkisian was on the staff at El Camino (Calf.) Junior College in 2000.

In a related matter, San Diego Chargers wide receivers coach and Hall of Fame member James Lofton, who met earlier this week with Oakland officials, withdrew his name from consideration for the job.

Beyond Sarkisian and Loton, the Raiders have interviewed current Oakland defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel. ESPN.com reported Tuesday that former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green rebuffed overtures from Oakland officials to arrange an interview.

It is not known if Oakland will expand its search now or simply work from the pool of current candidates.

Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report