Watching his offense repeatedly stall near the end zone, his defense get shredded by Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers, and his special teams get gashed for a 105-yard kickoff return was hard enough for Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson.
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January 03, 2012
For the Oakland Raiders after loosing a chance at the playoff spot and the AFC title this past Sunday with a loss to the San Diego Chargers 38-26. Hue Jackson started by first putting most of the blame on his players, in disgust. Having finishing the season 8-8 was simply unsatisfactory to the Jackson and quarterback Carson Palmer [...]
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December 31, 2011
The Oakland Raiders don’t control their destiny, but if they want to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, the team must take care of business and beat the San Diego Chargers at home this week. It is always a thin line between being aggressive and finding a way to play within the rules; however, had this team found a way to eliminate some of their foolish mistakes this season...
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January 02, 2012
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January 03, 2012
Raiders coach Hue Jackson said Monday nothing had been sorted out regarding his place in the chain of command in the post-Al Davis era acccording to Jerry McDonald of Bayareanewsgroup.com. "I would hope the organization understands that I have a pretty good idea of where we need to go," Jackson said at his season-ending news conference. "If not, then I shouldn'...
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January 03, 2012
Raiders senior executive John Herrera, when contacted by the Chronicle, said no one has been fired today. That was in response to a report that defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and assistant coaches Greg Biekert, Rod Woodson and Kevin Ross have been fired, according to 95.7 The Games Chris Townsend. Coach Hue Jackson has made it pretty clear in his comments the last few days...
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January 03, 2012
Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson said at his season-endng press conference Monday that he would welcome quarterback Jason Campbell back to the team in 2012. Campbell, who is scheduled to be a free agent, missed the last half of the season with a shoulder injury, and the Raiders paid a hefty price to acquire Carson Palmer from Cincinnati. "By no means do I say, hey, Jason Campbell...
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January 02, 2012
“In the end, the man said we will win”, said head coach Hue Jackson in last week’s press conference, referring to the late, grate Raiders’ owner, Al Davis.
In the end, all they had to do was win to wrap up the AFC West division title, with the Denver Broncos losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 7-3, Sunday evening. But in the end, fate flips the script on the Oakland Raiders...
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January 03, 2012
Black Monday Aftermath
Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy is on the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ list of head coach candidates. [ProFootballTalk]
Josh McDaniels is the lone surviving coach in St. Louis. [ESPN]
Winning four of their last five may help Chargers coach Norv Turner and GM A.J. Smith keep their respective jobs. [CBS Sports]
The Colts‘ Pollians aren’t so lucky...
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January 03, 2012
The Chargers are not a democracy, but a dictatorship. You don’t have a vote. I don’t have a vote. Philip Rivers doesn’t have a vote. Chuck Norris has a vote, but he chooses to abstain.
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January 01, 2012
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes and Richard Goodman returned a kickoff 105 yards for another score as the San Diego Chargers ended Oakland's playoff hopes by beating the Raiders 38-26 on Sunday.
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January 03, 2012
Would Al Davis, the deceased owner of the Raiders, fire coach Hue Jackson after his team finished the once-promising season 8-8 and missed the playoffs?
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January 04, 2012
Leading up to San Diego’s final game of the season, quarterback Philip Rivers passionately spoke up for his coach Norv Turner. After the game, Rivers defended Turner even more vocally to the media. And then he took the message directly to owner Dean Spanos. Rivers and “several other Chargers” went directly to owner Dean Spanos…
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January 01, 2012
While their late-season surge was not enough to get them to the playoffs, the Chargers at least had the satisfaction of ending Oakland's season with a 38-26 win on the road.
Fantasy Spin:
Philip Rivers was a stud with 310 yards and 3 TDs, one each to Malcom Floyd (7 catches, 129 yards), Antonio Gates (5 catches, 106 yards) and Vincent Jackson (2 catches, 29 yards). Mike Tolbert...
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January 01, 2012
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes and Richard Goodman returned a kickoff 105 yards for another score as the San Diego Chargers ended Oakland's playoff hopes by beating the Raiders 38-26 on Sunday.
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January 02, 2012
So, what does Dean Spanos do now?
The final whistle Sunday to the San Diego Chargers season-finale win doubled as the offseason's starting pistol, turning all eyes to the team president.
Spanos is expected, likely sometime toward the middle of the week, to announce the job statuses of coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith, who've drifted into hot water with playoff...
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