- Feb 17, 2007
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Don't think Al Davis was right. Kiffin did all he could do with what he had. Off the field he was great. On field he just shot himself in the foot too many times, too conservative, didn't adjust his game plans. His game plans were like the titanic and he sunk with them like the the captain on the titanic.
I think Al Davis largely forgave off the field issues so long as you could produce on the field. If anything, I think that's what the Raiders were most known for when they took in terribly suspect personalities who could still perform. Local media in the Bay Area has long lampooned Kiffin for being a poor coach, aside from his prickly nature. I don't deny both qualities combined made firing Lane easier for Davis, just that he didn't perform like he was expected to.
And yeah, he had a terrible situation to begin with. But he should have known what he was going to get with Al Davis, as strange as that may sound.
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