Oakland Raiders Vs Tampa Bay Bucs: Old Vs New Raiders

Oh Chucky, if only we knew. Since Chucky's departure, minus one good year in 2002, Oakland has been a mess. With a number of coaches, QBs, players, a soap opera, and even general chaos, makes for an interesting background to this week's final game for Oakland, or possibly Tampa Bay's as well. If you consider since Gruden left, these two clubs have had an odd connection. Gruden, Bruce Allen, Tim Brown, and Philip Buchanon via Houston, came to Tampa Bay. Warren Sapp and Lane Kiffin, Monte Kiffin's son, joined the Raiders for a short time. For added oddity, Lane now will steal two coaches, one from Oakland and one from Tampa Bay, to build his staff in the college ranks. Plus Kiffin was the second to last coach for the Raiders, fired after a weak start and a inability to deal with Al Davis. So, to the game standpoint, how big is this game? Oakland is 4-11. They've been at or near the bottom the last six years. The few bright points they have, like the victory last week, do give a little hope to ... (link)