Heard a good one on the radio last night:
"The Raiders haven't been the same since Monty Kiffin and the Bucs totally deconstructed them in the Super Bowl. Maybe Al is hoping that Monty's son can put all the pieces back together."
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Now, of course I don't like the hire (what else is new) and I thought that Ryan was going to get the job. The (wasted) hiring of Jon Gruden notwithstanding, Al typically prefers either dudes that are going to be stars if he doesn't ruin them first - Gruden, Shanahan - or guys that are totally washed up and who never should've been coaches in the first place - Norv Turner, Callahan, etc.
Because Al also serves as the team's GM and because his talent evaluation skills are now in the shitter (no one is denying that he USED to be one of the best), though, I just don't feel that the kid is going to have any opportunity to succeed in Oakland.
