Raiders Coaching Inteviews [Archive]

RaiderIVlife

01-14-2006, 01:45 PM

For some reason I like hearing this news. Perhaps it's going to be an Al Saunders at HC, James Lofton at OC and Marrineli at DC arrangement? Even though I've largely been in favor of retaining Rob Ryan, I also like to see an HC pick his own staff. I think it's time for Willie Brown & Fred Belitinikoff go IF the new HC wants to go in a different direction.

I think I could roll the dice with something like that. It's sort of an end around to interviewing an entire staff? Could Al be that far thinking? I definently think so.

I still believe in the old dude. At least enough to give him one more shot to fix this franchise.

Plunkett16

01-14-2006, 03:45 PM

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_3402281

The Oakland Raiders received permission Friday to speak with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive line coach Rod Marinelli about their head coaching vacancy, an NFL source confirmed.

Plunkett16

01-14-2006, 03:48 PM

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Raiders | Team meets with Lofton
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:34:13 -0800

Updating previous reports, the Associated Press reports the Oakland Raiders met with San Diego Chargers wide receivers coach James Lofton for their vacant head coaching position Thursday, Jan. 12.

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Plunkett16

01-14-2006, 03:50 PM

Raiders | Team trying to arrange a meeting with P. Hill
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:34:54 -0800

Updating previous reports, the Associated Press reports the Oakland Raiders are trying to arrange a meeting with Fresno State head coach Pat Hill about their vacant head coaching position.

XLRaider

01-16-2006, 03:59 PM

Is Marinelli being interviewed as a HC or as a DC?

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_3407048

CrossBones

01-16-2006, 04:05 PM

Is Marinelli being interviewed as a HC or as a DC?

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_3407048Seems to me all the interviews right now are for head coach.

Apparently Pat Hill is coming in on Wednesday for a sit down. My guess is after that Al will make a decision pretty quickly -- maybe by the weekend. I think Saunders is our guy unless Hill absolutely blows Al's socks off.

The dance with the other guys could be to try and line up coordinator possibilities. All this is just guessing on my part which is about the best you can do when trying to figure out what the Raiders are doing!

Plunkett16

01-16-2006, 04:15 PM

Raiders | Team may consider Petrino
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:44:27 -0800

ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports there was talk in the press box of this weekend's playoff games that the Oakland Raiders may consider Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino as a candidate for their head coaching opening.

here is another possible candidate for hc as well. I also feel if saunders was his davis guy he would have hired him already. I have a feeling al is gonna hire someone who really impresses him.

I don't know about saunders cause some raider fans wants him and i am also hearing how some raider fans wanting to stop watching raiders football if they hire saunders as well.

here is his bio
http://uoflsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/petrino_bobby00.html

Plunkett16

01-16-2006, 10:15 PM

Jets | Ryan could become defensive coordinator
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:30:56 -0800

Steve Corkran, of the Contra Costa Times, reports there is some speculation Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan could wind up joining his fellow New England Patriots assistant coach Eric Mangini with the New York Jets. Ryan would become the Jets' defensive coordinator. Ryan's contract with the Raiders expires next month, and owner Al Davis has offered no assurances that he will be asked back.

Raiders | Team confirms Marinelli interview; but for what position?
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:31:48 -0800

Steve Corkran, of the Contra Costa Times, reports the Oakland Raiders confirmed they interviewed Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive line coach Rod Marinelli Monday, Jan. 16. What remains unclear is whether Marinelli was in town as a replacement candidate for ousted head coach Norv Turner or as part of a much larger agenda that the Raiders are keeping private. Raiders' owner Al Davis tends to hire coaches with offensive backgrounds and Marinelli has coached defensive linemen for all but one of his 30 pro and collegiate seasons. Marinelli could be a candidate for defensive coordinator and not head coach. As noted earlier, current Raiders' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan's contract expires next month and he may not be back in Oakland

Rupert

01-16-2006, 10:22 PM

CrossBones

01-17-2006, 09:22 AM

I thought Ryan did a good job with the shit he was given, and the team did a remarkable turnaround last season, not that they improves a whole hell of a lot statistically. But when you run a nickel nearly the entire season and don't get absolutely shredded, I think that's an accomplishment.

But just like Gruden, if Ryan wants to go play with his friends, Al will let him walk. Al doesn't want people that aren't totally comitted to the Raiders. If Ryan's heart is elsewhere, bye.I was not a Ryan fan at the beginning of the season. Just seemed he was trying to make chicken out of chicken soup (or however that goes). I was particularly critical of him turning all those DE's into LB's. It really didn't work. There was a rumor out there that Al Davis in fact told the coaching staff to stop running the 3-4. Dunno if that is true but if so makes a guy wonder. Anyway that is when the defense started to look better.

I also have to say that I think the defense looked so much better to us because we were so obsessed on how poorly the offense was doing. how much they were underachieving. In the mean time I feel that every time the defense needed to stop somebody with the game on the line they were unable to do it. JMO.

I don''t expect Rob Ryan to be around. When change is made it's generally pretty sweeping.

gst8

01-17-2006, 09:58 AM

I'm betting we can kiss Ryan goodbye and frankly I don’t blame him. NY seems to be a much better situation for him.

I agree with Rupert that he kept the defense playing hard but some of that can be attributed to the enthusiasm of young players happy to be getting playing time IMO. As much as I like Ryan I like the sound of Rod Marinelli even better. Probably just a pipe dream though... :(

Rupert

01-17-2006, 10:11 AM

Well, I felt the defense improved. Consider the following:

We broke in two new corners and two new safeties.
We played with only two legit LB's all season.
We went back to the 4-3.
Our sacks went up from 25 to 36.

But consider the following counterpoints as well:

Believe it or not the offense controlled the ball for 1:20 more per game this season.
Our int's dropped from 9 to 5.
Before the end of the season we had improved from 30th to 22nd but by the end of the season it was down to 27th.

Overall I thought the effort was much improved and the results showed lots of promise. I didn't see the defense as confused or out of position as under Bresnahan, and they were around the ball more than they were in 2004. But at the same time it wasn't a stellar performance because the team in general faded down the stretch.

I still think Ryan has a future as a head coach since he was able to keep the guys focused and motivated. He did his best with what was available. I don't think many guys could have made much out of the personnel we had this season, so I don't hold that aginst him. Maybe I was just stoked about elements of the defense and the promise shown by much of the youth movement.

gst8

01-17-2006, 10:53 AM

You can throw the stats out the window. There is no denying that our defense improved under Ryan and it wouldn't bother me one bit to see him stay. Actually I would like it from the standpoint of grooming him as a future HC. However, I'm also a bit infatuated with Marinelli's resume. I guess I'm just a D-Line kinda guy.

01-17-2006, 11:52 AM

How close does everyone sense we'll be to finding a new coach...I have this strange sneaking suspicion we are a ways out.

I really think AD wants to have a crack at talking to Ken Whisenhunt after the playcalling he has had at OC for Pittsburgh. I wish that we had half the creativity that he does, and it's all predicated on the run, but can adapt...I mean that shit was brilliant coming out slinging the rock through the air against Indy, but we don't really have the same personel.

Rupert

01-17-2006, 12:16 PM

Al Davis is going to try to compose the entire coachign staff in his mind before he settles on a head coach.

RaiderIVlife

01-17-2006, 12:23 PM

It's also probably an indication that the next Raider HC will have the authority to select his own assistants ( I HOPE !!). RR realizes that and his hedging his bets.

I'm predicting Saunders (HC), Marinelli (DC) and my long shot OC will be James Lofton.....

gst8

01-17-2006, 12:56 PM

How many HC positions are still available?

I'm thinking that Marinelli would prefer to skip DC and move straight to the top. From what I've read he seems to have been on the NFL radar for a couple of years now. If he was willing to take a DC job then I imagine there would be better opportunities than Oakland.

R4L: I like your Saunders/Marinelli prediction but I'm not sure about Lofton. If Saunders is going to be the HC then I would prefer he bring in someone familiar with his system. Say..... KC's line coach. ;)

Plunkett16

01-17-2006, 04:20 PM

I know everyone doesnt like inside info but i am gonna tell you what i heard i hear ryan has signed an extension with raiders 2 yrs but it hasnt been reported yet. take it as grain of salt.

01-17-2006, 04:28 PM

You know, it's rather sad when the worst job IMO gets filled before us, I guess that may make us the worst job.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2295741

Updated: Jan. 17, 2006, 6:21 PM ET
Sources: Saints to name Cowboys' Payton head coach

Sean Payton, the Dallas Cowboys assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach, has accepted the New Orleans Saints head coach job, according to sources close the Saints and Cowboys, ESPN.com's John Clayton reported.

Payton could be introduced as early as Wednesday at the team's practice facility in Metairie, La.

Payton and Saints general manager Mickey Loomis negotiated a multi-year contract Tuesday, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans reported.

Payton worked for the last three years under Bill Parcells with the Dallas Cowboys. He was assistant head coach/passing game coordinator for the Cowboys this season and the assistant head coach/quarterbacks for the two previous seasons. Before that, he was Jim Fassel's offensive coordinator with the New York Giants -- a stint that included the Giants' NFC championship in 2000-01. He played quarterback at I-AA Eastern Illinois, followed by a brief pro career in the CFL with Ottawa and the NFL as a replacement player with Chicago during the strike season of 1987.

Payton succeeds Jim Haslett, whose tenure lasted six years. The team compiled a 3-13 record for 2005, a season in which all of their "home" games were played on the road because of Hurricane Katrina. The Saints had an aggregate .500 record during Haslett's first five seasons.

Payton met with Saints officials about the head coaching job on Thursday, and his interview lasted an hour longer than expected.

His interview followed those of New York Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson and Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon. Mike Sherman, recently fired as the Green Bay Packers' head coach, and former St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz also interviewed for the job late last week.

Rupert

01-17-2006, 05:00 PM

Bah! JC4 I just don't care what anyone else does. They have their own methods. I'll wait and see what Al Davis does and then talk about it. I have no expectation up front, and the length of time will not make me feel better or worse about the selection.

Plunk: What's the source?

Plunkett16

01-17-2006, 05:16 PM

just inside info from friend who got it from guy name wdr like i said take it grain of salt until it is officially announced.

I am not keen on al saunders at all seems like most raider fans want him. do not think he is the answer at all but who knows.

The Executioner

01-18-2006, 06:07 PM

I like Saunders just because he knows the AFC west and he knows what he is doing on for the offense, thats for sure. He was the offensive coord for the chiefs, they had a damn good Offense and he was the Wide Recivers coach for the Rams and he sure used Holt and Bruce quite well....

01-20-2006, 08:32 AM

So who now?

Fassel? :(

Haslett? :mad:

Grimm? :)

Whisenhunt? :cool:

God, this seriously is Norv Turner all over again.

Plunkett16

01-20-2006, 09:27 AM

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/sports/football/nfl/oakland_raiders/13660944.htm

aww more bad news, looks like jimmy raye will still beour oc. why didn't we just hire saunders as our oc

also, looks like collins is gonna be here in 2006

01-20-2006, 11:33 AM

I missed in that article where Jimmy Raye is staying...

Plunkett16

01-20-2006, 04:36 PM

I missed in that article where Jimmy Raye is staying...

it wasn't in that article. over ah kaoz site someone posted some coaches who not coming back and jimmy raye was not on the list. so i just assume we are keeping jimmey raye.

Plunkett16

01-20-2006, 04:38 PM

here are the name of coaches not coming back apparently

Defensive line coach Sam Clancy,
Defensive backs coach Clayton Lopez,
Outside linebackers coach Pat Jones
Defensive quality control coach Clark Griswold are free to pursue other opportunities.

Crow

01-20-2006, 11:29 PM

Crow

01-20-2006, 11:31 PM

So who now?

Fassel? :(

Haslett? :mad:

Grimm? :)

Whisenhunt? :cool:

God, this seriously is Norv Turner all over again.

Cameron...

Be forewarned. Martz let it be known that he'd consider an OC position somewhere. He's catching on. I wonder if Al decides to go ahead and assemble an offensive staff too...

Angel

01-22-2006, 11:57 AM

The guys on ESPN think Al is gonna hire Art Shell :)

Plunkett16

01-22-2006, 12:29 PM

Espn are idiots. If he was gonna hire art shell he would have done so in 2004:rolleyes:

Crow

01-22-2006, 08:24 PM

Espn are idiots.

No more need be said.

Plunkett16

01-24-2006, 09:53 AM

Raiders officials watched the AFC Championship Game and now intend to ask the Steelers for permission to interview Ken Whisenhunt for the head-coaching vacancy, though rules say Oakland will have to wait until after Super Bowl XL.
-- NFL.com

looks like he is waiting after the super bowl and he is looking at ken whisenhunt

Plunkett16

01-26-2006, 10:42 PM

more coaching news

according to nfl network raiders are looking to bring in mike martz for an interview./ didnt say if it waS for hc or oc position though

01-28-2006, 08:08 PM

Two days after interviewing with the Raiders, Mike Martz pulled his name from consideration for Oakland's head coaching job and is now contemplating whether or not to join the Detroit Lions' staff.

Martz is talking to the Lions about becoming their offensive coordinator and will attempt to make a decision no later than Monday.

YIPPIE!!!!

CrossBones

01-28-2006, 08:38 PM

MOre on Martz...

Martz passes on Raiders job
By Jim Thomas
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
01/28/2006

Just two days after interviewing in Oakland for the Raiders’ head-coaching job, Mike Martz is pulling his name out of consideration.

According to sources close to Martz, he enjoyed his interview session with Raiders owner Al Davis, and said working for Davis would have been a blast. But he said the situation in Oakland just didn’t feel right, so Martz no longer is a candidate.

Since Oakland is the last of 10 NFL teams to name a new head coach this offseason, Martz’s withdrawal on Saturday evening means he will not be a head coach in the NFL next season. Martz had previously interviewed for the New Orleans job, but that position went to Sean Payton.

Martz could still find work in the league next year, however, because Detroit is believed to be interested in talking to him about being offensive coordinator for the Lions.
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Martz' statement about things not feeling right in Oakland is troubling. Is it sour grapes because Al told him to 'git along? Hard tellin' but something isn't right in Raiderland!

Plunkett16

01-29-2006, 08:11 AM

I think al is waiting for ken w and he really wants him too so he passed up on martz. I feel alot better with ken w as our hc over martz.

Rupert

01-29-2006, 07:37 PM

Nah! Martz knew he wasn't getting $3.2 million from Al. He will get it from Georgia for sitting on his ass, so why stand up?

CrossBones

01-30-2006, 04:13 PM

Here is a good article by Fat Lenny P on our future HC... :)

Article (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2311962).

Crow

01-30-2006, 05:46 PM

Great read, Bones. But, that does it. I'm officially excited about this guy. That means Al will scare him off.

01-30-2006, 10:57 PM

Whisenhunt, 43, is likely to meet with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis sometime shortly after Sunday's game to discuss the league's last head coaching vacancy. If he is as smart as he appears, Whisenhunt can leave his résumé home, and merely walk into Davis' office with the celluloid documentation from the Steelers' last three games. Of course, there are those who contend that if Whisenhunt were really savvy, he would avoid Davis' overtures altogether, and wait for a better opportunity.

It's these kinda comments that make me want to punch Pastabelly right in the ovaries, straightshot.

Angel

01-31-2006, 06:49 AM

Great read, Bones. But, that does it. I'm officially excited about this guy. That means Al will scare him off.
Well that's pretty much what you expect anyway ;)

Ghost Poster

01-31-2006, 09:52 AM

I will not get my hopes up........ I will not get my hopes up..........
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I will not get my hopes up........ I will not get my hopes up..........

Are coach will be Bob Shoop or Jim Fassel there is no reason to be excited or happy.

Al will hire a yes man..........Al will hire a yes man
Al will hire a yes man..........Al will hire a yes man
Al will hire a yes man..........Al will hire a yes man
Al will hire a yes man..........Al will hire a yes man
Al will hire a yes man..........Al will hire a yes man

Angel

01-31-2006, 10:56 AM

Naw....Shoop isn't going anywhere this year....you can hope for Fassel still though :)

CrossBones

02-01-2006, 09:21 AM

Sources say Whisenhunt is interested (http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/20060201-9999-1s1afcnotes.html) in the Raiders coaching job.

He's being coy about it but it seems clear that he's anxious to talk with Mr. Davis. So what's the deal? they gonna have dinner after the Super Bowl? :p

Angel

02-01-2006, 12:00 PM

TommyGirl

02-01-2006, 12:57 PM

I heard Whisenhunt yesterday during the Steelers conference saying he has NOT been contacted by the Raiders at all. :eek:
True, but he also had glowing things to say about the Raiders organization. In fairness, I'd be saying the same thing, considering it's the last head coaching vacancy out there right now.

Plunkett16

02-01-2006, 07:14 PM

Angel, they can't contact whisenhunt do them being in the sb or they will get fined. they can'te even request to interview him

he also said he is honored to atleast he is being considered possibility of candidate for hc for raiders.

raiders cannot even speak to him til feb 6th so of course he hasn't been contacted by raiders.

02-02-2006, 06:31 PM

Well, Martz turned the Lions OC job...I guess him coming here had nothing to do with money??? BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Plunkett16

02-05-2006, 03:26 PM

ohhhh angel

Raiders | Team will interview Whisenhunt after Super Bowl
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 10:43:43 -0800

The Associated Press reports the Oakland Raiders will interview Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt after the Super Bowl. If Whisenhunt makes a good impression on Raiders owner Al Davis and senior personnel executive Michael Lombardi, things could progress quickly for the team to hire a new head coach.

Angry Pope

02-06-2006, 10:33 AM

No Shoop for you...

Former Bears offensive coordinator John Shoop, who has discussed the Oakland Raiders' head-coaching vacancy with owner Al Davis, is under consideration to return to the coordinator's role under Dick Jauron in Buffalo

Angry Pope

02-06-2006, 10:48 AM

I should have waited and posted the full article....

DETROIT -- Former Bears offensive coordinator John Shoop, who has discussed the Oakland Raiders' head-coaching vacancy with owner Al Davis, is under consideration to return to the coordinator's role under **** Jauron in Buffalo.

"I love John and think he is an excellent coach," Jauron said. "I talked to John on the phone about a number of things, but he's pretty set out there, very happy."

Shoop is the Raiders' quarterbacks coach and his wife, Marcia, is minister of a congregation in Oakland.

"I know John so well and have talked so much football with him," Jauron said. "He's got a great mind and is so driven to be good at what he does, and he is very interested in what you know. I can only imagine that conversation [with Davis] because I bet John asked a lot of questions as well because Al is a great football mind.

"After that interview, he said it was a great experience."

Jauron did hire Bears secondary coach Perry Fewell to be his defensive coordinator.

"I have a relationship with Perry from Jacksonville, and I've watched him develop and think very highly of him," Jauron said. "Very smart guy, high-energy, very honest guy, doesn't panic and is a hard worker. I'm really excited about being back together with him."

Angry Pope

02-06-2006, 03:09 PM

A question and an answer from Cowher (one of a number of questions asked after the Super Bowl)...

Q. Ken Whisenhunt looks like he's going to interview with Oakland. Will you or the organization try to do anything to keep him in Pittsburgh?

COACH BILL COWHER: We'll talk. I just saw him briefly after the game. It was kind of a whirlwind, I'm sure we'll talk in the next couple of days. Like I said, I've never been one to stop anybody from having an opportunity to live out the dream. And if that's the right situation for him, I would talk -- if he wants any advice from me, I'd give it to him. But certainly the decision would be his and I'd share with him any advice that I would give to him. We'll see. We'll see what happens and we'll go from there.

Angry Pope

02-06-2006, 05:59 PM

Take it for what it is worth...

Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports Art Shell met with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis recently about their vacant head coaching position

Plunkett16

02-10-2006, 08:42 AM

here is some more news from kffl
Raiders | Shell the leading candidate?
ESPN.com reports Art Shell has emerged as the leading candidate to become the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

Raiders | Fassel spoken to by phone only
ESPN.com reports Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Fassel has spoken with the Oakland Raiders by phone about their head coaching vacancy. However, ESPN.com's John Clayton reports that Fassel has not interviewed in person with the team.

Raiders | Team has mystery candidate in mind
ESPN.com's Chris Mortensen reports that there is yet another "mystery candidate" with considerable NFL experience who is a candidate to become the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

Raiders | Lofton remains a candidate
ESPN.com's Chris Mortensen reports San Diego Chargers wide receivers coach James Lofton remains in the running to become the Oakland Raiders new head coach.

Raiders | Petrino was offered job
The Associated Press reports University of Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino was offered the Oakland Raiders' head coaching position but he rejected the offer, according to a Louisville football spokesman. Petrino announced shortly after interviewing for the Raiders' post on Tuesday, Jan. 17, that he would return to Louisville.

Raiders | Whisenhunt did not receive offer
ESPNews reports Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt did not receive an offer from the Oakland Raiders to become head coach and has decided to remain with the Steelers' coaching staff.