The Best Reasons for Raiders Fans To Like Tom Cable

I like Tom cable, I admit it. Not just as a guy, but as a coach, and a head coach at that. Some people might not agree, and they might have good cause. Early on it appeared to me that Cable probably wasn’t going to be the man for the full time head coaching job, and I said so at the time. But there are a number of reasons why Cable might be the best fit for Oakland. I’m not going to list the fact there will be an extremely limited group of applicants for the job, that would just be giving it to him by default, and that isn’t what this article is about. But one reason to list is that Cable is an Al Davis guy, just like John Madden was, and just like Tom Flores was. This is Al’s team, it always has been and it always will be. While he is alive, nobody but Al is going to get total control of this franchise. But for those smarter and less ego obsessed coaches, Al is a help, not a hindrance. Al Davis has forgotten more about football than most of us will ever know. His ... (link)