Proud Raiders fan here!!!

[Teroy]

Ever since yesterday when they fired Norv Turner!!!!


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[cat_man]

Go DENVER!!!![cool][]
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[Teroy]

ya ya ya, rub it in lol
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[BEARCLAW]

Something definately had to give and Norv was the biggest problem. (IMHO). Who do ya think Al will pick as Norv's replacement? I hear there's talk of trying to lure Art Shell. Anyone else hear who might take over?
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[Teroy]

That Art Shell rumor flys alot when the raiders are seeking a coach. Not sure if I believe or not, but I would love to see him come back!


I would like to see Mike Tice come over now that he is free from the vikings. I think he could get the raiders more disiplined then Turner could which would cut down on the penalties and with Moss, Porter, and Collins (as much as I cant stand him) I think he would get the passing game up to par.
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[BEARCLAW]

I've also heard that Jim Fassel is a possibility. Evidently he's got ties to Al and the bay area and of course has been involved with collins in the past. I think I'd rather see Tice rather than Fassel. At this point it's anyone's guess. I think all Raider fans would like to see Shell back at the helm. Heck, Al Davis himself has been quoted as saying he regreted letting Shell go in 94 after they went 9-7.
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[Teroy]

Who ever it is, I just hope they can get the Raiders to play more disiplined ball. I hope we do well in the draft too.
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[BEARCLAW]

Amen Brother!
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[davetclown]

Lions have been reported snooting up your fired coach along with new orleans fired coach.

leave it to matt million to find some one else to blame for his own shortcommings and then fire him in a couple more years.
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[shewicker]

GO PATRIOTS!!!!!!
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[Teroy]

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GO RAIDERS!!!!!! [/reply]
There, I fixed it fro you.[cool]
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[cat_man]

Go Chargers!! wait....uh......nevermind....ha ha!
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[BEARCLAW]

Go Chargers? I know better than that! You're a Broncos fan in chargers clothing[]..
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[Teroy]

ahhhh the Chargers. Talk about falling apart LOL
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[BEARCLAW]

Looks like it came true this time Teroy. Lets hope he straightens things up for us.[]...

Shell hired as Raiders head coach [url "http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v5|338b|0|0|%2a|f;44306;0-0;0;10732674;238-150|30;0|0|0;u=Q4s@WQq0C44AAHARLdM;~sscs=%3f"][/url][url "http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/sponsorships.nfl.com/fs/stories;arena=nfl;feat=stories;type=psa;team=OAK;user=Anonymous;cust=no;vip=no;sz=150x30;tile=5;ord=931041139864794?"][/url]
NFL.com wire reports
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2006) -- Art Shell was introduced as the [url "http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/OAK"][#001a79]Oakland Raiders[/#001a79][/url]' new coach, returning to the franchise more than 11 years after he was fired following his first stint.
Shell, a long shot when the 5½-week search began after [url "http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/9141349"][#001a79]Norv Turner was fired Jan. 3[/#001a79][/url], first talked to owner Al Davis about taking the job last week. The 59-year-old Shell emerged as the leading candidate when Pittsburgh offensive coordinator [url "http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/9220478"][#001a79]Ken Whisenhunt told the team he didn't want the job[/#001a79][/url].
"It's coming home," Shell said. "It's coming home to finish what I started. "
[font "verdana"][size 1]Art Shell also had a 2-3 record in the postseason. [size 1] [/size][/size][/font] Shell, who had been working as the senior vice president of football operations and development for the NFL, hasn't been a head coach since the Raiders fired him following the 1994 season in a move Davis has said he still regrets.
Davis was praising Shell on Feb. 11.
"It's tradition, history, excellence, leadership. It's wrapped up all in one when you mention the name Art Shell," he said.
Davis has gone through five coaches in 11 seasons since firing Shell, possibly scaring some candidates away from the job.
"As I said at the end of the season, changing the coach staff won't do anything if the players don't want to go out there and play," safety [url "http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/235039"][#001a79]Jarrod Cooper[/#001a79][/url] said in a phone interview. "It's on us to get this done."
Shell did have success while working with Davis. The coach had a 54-38 regular-season record with the Raiders, leading them to the AFC Championship Game following the 1990 season. But he didn't get a second chance as a head coach until now.
He worked as offensive line coach for two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and four with the Atlanta Falcons before stepping down following the 2000 season.
The Raiders have had only three winning seasons since Shell was fired -- one less than he had in five full seasons as coach.
"I'm excited about having a coach. I'm even more excited having a former Raiders player as coach," linebacker [url "http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/187516"][#001a79]Danny Clark[/#001a79][/url] said in a phone interview. "He has been in that locker room, played for that owner and knows what it's like to be in silver and black."
The first black head coach in modern NFL history when the Raiders hired him in 1989, Shell becomes the seventh one currently in the league. Of the 10 openings this offseason, the only other black coach hired was Herman Edwards, who was traded from the New York Jets to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cyrus Mehri, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who partnered with the late Johnnie Cochran to pressure the NFL into establishing minority hiring guidelines for teams after the 2002 season, said he believes Shell's long hiatus has to do with a "double standard" when it comes to giving second chances to coaches.
"He definitely has the fire in the belly to get back in coaching," Mehri said. "We had him as one of the people we thought deserved serious consideration because we know how much he's ready to get back into this."
Mehri said Shell's hiring took "the sting" out of disappointment of no new black coaches getting a chance at a head job, but said there's still more work for the NFL to do.
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