Raiders expected to hire USC offensive asst Lane Kiffin as HC

[Bleu Star]

Decent hire. We'll see if Al keeps him around long enough to make a difference in the black hole.

Raiders to Name Lane Kiffin Head Coach

Posted Jan 22nd 2007 9:30PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Raiders, NFL Coaching
NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that the Oakland Raiders will name USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin their next head coach. The 31-year-old Kiffin is one of the youngest and least experienced men ever to become an NFL head coach, although the same could have been said of John Madden, Mike Shanahan and Jon Gruden when Raiders owner Al Davis hired each of them to be head coach.

Schefter was the first person to report that the Raiders would part ways with head coach Art Shell. At the time, the Raiders bashed Schefter and said his report was unreliable, but it ended up being correct.

Kiffin, who played quarterback at Fresno State, is the son of longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. Lane Kiffin has a reputation as being a particularly good coach of wide receivers, which is good news -- getting Randy Moss to play up to his potential will be one of his biggest jobs in Oakland.

http://nfl-videos.aolsportsblog.com/2007/01/22/raiders-to-name-lane-kiffin-head-coach/

 

[Avery]

If I was Kiffin, I'd lease an apartment.

He's walking into hell; I hope he's prepared.

 

[Bleu Star]

If I was Kiffin, I'd lease an apartment.

He's walking into hell; I hope he's prepared.

haha! Well, at least it is a somewhat cerebral signing. Al isn't known for that.

 

[Eddie]

I don't understand what's going on with Al Davis? He hires and then fires a HC after one season???