Ryan next in line to HC?

I'm all about Ryan getting a shot as HC, and when it's that time to start talking about coaching vacancies, I think his name will come up. The fact that Davis can't get a legitimate coaching candidate to take this gig will help. It's also a pretty good bet that Davis will listen when guys like Sapp and Burgess go to bat for Ryan.

For the record, I can't remember the last time Davis did something that I wanted, so I really don't expect this to happen...
 
SoCalRaider said:
I'm all about Ryan getting a shot as HC, and when it's that time to start talking about coaching vacancies, I think his name will come up. The fact that Davis can't get a legitimate coaching candidate to take this gig will help. It's also a pretty good bet that Davis will listen when guys like Sapp and Burgess go to bat for Ryan.

For the record, I can't remember the last time Davis did something that I wanted, so I really don't expect this to happen...
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Problem right now is Al is backed into a corner with Art Shell as HC based on that speech he gave a the press conference. :rolleyes: .

Unless Art steps down for some reason he's probably going to be the coach through next season.

Yeah greatness as a player does not equal greatness as a coach. Especially in this case.
 
Even if Ryan does become HC, he'd better get some serious help at OC and OL...
 
The only bad thing about Shell stepping down is that he'll assume a GM type role which is downright frightening.
 
I made the comment to Crow the other day that given Ryan's coaching this year, one more year like it and he will be a hot commodity in the league.

We might end up losing him if he can keep the defense playing like this.
 
Funny, I bet most of you wanted his head about 4 months ago. Now he's a potential future HC.

BTW, I agree, I'd rather promote him a year too early than risk losing him.
 
RaiderIVlife said:
Funny, I bet most of you wanted his head about 4 months ago. Now he's a potential future HC.

BTW, I agree, I'd rather promote him a year too early than risk losing him.
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Guilty as charged. :mad:

Yeah I thought Ryan was an idiot but only when he was insisting on running that 34 when we didn't have the players to do it. Bryaton to linebacker...:eek: , etc. Well the guy has really done well here. He's built this defense into a top 10 unit and frankly he looks the part of a RAIDER. I might like that more than anything. It would be great to see him roaming the sidelines as John "The Un-made Bed" Madden reincarnated. That would be a fucking breath of fresh air of you ask me.
 
CrossBones said:
Guilty as charged. :mad:

Yeah I thought Ryan was an idiot but only when he was insisting on running that 34 when we didn't have the players to do it. Bryaton to linebacker...:eek: , etc. Well the guy has really done well here. He's built this defense into a top 10 unit and frankly he looks the part of a RAIDER. I might like that more than anything. It would be great to see him roaming the sidelines as John "The Un-made Bed" Madden reincarnated. That would be a fucking breath of fresh air of you ask me.
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I have liked Ryan since coming here and the Brayton thing wasn't that big of a deal to me since we had NOTHING at LB last year.......
I wouldn't mind that once Sapp retires seeing some more of the 3-4 or 4-6 since Ryan is more familar with those.
It's just the fact we don't have the LB'ing crew right now for either one.
I tell ya what he has this Defense playing this well and they are playing a scheme (the 4-3) that isn't his strong suit.
Imagine what he can do with the right guys playing the 3-4 & 4-6.....We may have the best defensive team for a decade.....


I would love seeing him and his long grey hair running up and down the sidlines screaming at all the Refs and players..............but the only thing that I would worry about is can he pick a Offensive Co-ordinator?

Then again can it be a worse pick then Walsh?



So someone tell me how Stu looked last week since I wasn't able to see the game?
 
jatfly said:
So someone tell me how Stu looked last week since I wasn't able to see the game?
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Ask Stu...I read somewhere around here that Stu thinks our defensive is right now one of the greatest defenses of ALL TIME.

But then he thought we'd win 14 games this year. Just sayin'.
 
i think we're stuck with shell as our head coach for at least two more seasons. the thought of promoting ryan to HC is cool (long-silver locks, f-bombs, sideline rantings) but not very rational right now. now that he's pulled his head out and put guys in their proper positions and gotten some good talent back there, his unit is killing it but in my opinion shell will be afforded every opportunity to get things headed in the right direction - which may take a couple more seasons. lets just hope that raider football has finally hit the bottom and we can only get better from here.
 
Anybody else worried that some team is going to snatch up Keith Millard as their defensive coordinator this offseason?...
 
hawaiianboy said:
Anybody else worried that some team is going to snatch up Keith Millard as their defensive coordinator this offseason?...
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If he isn't under contract you'd think it's almost sure. And if I'm Millard I'm getting the fuck outta Oakland.
 
Can't say I'd blame him but that would really suck.
 
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