When Raiders owner Al Davis fired head coach Lane Kiffin three years ago, Davis said Kiffin was a “disgrace to the organization.†Kiffin says the real disgrace is that the organization is led by an owner who demands control but can’t get out of bed in time to get to work. In an interview with ESPN, Kiffin said he doesn’t see how a coach can win in the current climate in Oakland. "It is almost impossible," Kiffin said. "I don't know why I didn't listen, [because] so many people told me that. That's why, if you ask [Steve Sarkisian], he didn't go. He had a chance to go. You're just so far behind other clubs. You're waiting for [owner Al Davis] to wake up and come to work at 2 o'clock in the afternoon to make decisions that the rest of the league is making at 6 o'clock in the morning. You're still running videotapes over to the hotel so he can watch practice at night." During the press conference after Kiffin's firing, Davis used an overhead projector and Kiffin agreed that it seems like a metaphor for how Davis runs the Raiders. "Yeah, it was," Kiffin said. "It was sad, really, to see somebody who's accomplished so much in his career and been such a powerful figure in the NFL ... to see that was actually pretty sad to watch. But you're exactly right, an overhead projector -- that describes the pace that you're dealing with of the way an organization is being run." Source: ESPN
Good Lord....sour grape Laney? While I agree with him and I know he was asked the questions but damn. How bout " I appreciated the opportunity in Oakland and I'll leave it at that." Get over it.
