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Al Davis finally made good on his promise to relieve Lane Kiffin of his coaching duties. So, the luckiest man in the Bay Area today is probably Lane Kiffin. Not only does he get to exit this mess, but he does so looking quite well. Kiffin leaves the Raiders at a time when they were at ...
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Raising Zona | An Arizona Cardinals Blog — ... The Crowe over at Just Blog Baby is about ready to trade in his Raiders allegiance and join the 49ers.  Not a bad move in my opinion.  Al Davis is a joke.  He fired coach Lane Kiffin and also is not going to honor the contract and pay Kiffin for the rest of the season.  I hope Kiffin sues for every penny Davis owns.  Someone needs to tell Al the nursing home is calling. ...

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Fanster.com — ... The Crowe over at Just Blog Baby is about ready to trade in his Raiders allegiance and join the 49ers.  Not a bad move in my opinion.  Al Davis is a joke.  He fired coach Lane Kiffin and also is not going to honor the contract and pay Kiffin for the rest of the season.  I hope Kiffin sues for every penny Davis owns.  Someone needs to tell Al the nursing home is calling. ...

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