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A few random thoughts gathered from shuttling kids to and fro Saturday and catching a little college football in between with the Raiders in their bye week: – The steady drumbeat of Jim Harbaugh to the Raiders will soon pick up steam, if for no other reason than the Stanford coach ...
Cable On the Outs?
Cable On the Outs?
blog.blitznation.com — As per Jason Cole from Yahoo! Sports, the Raiders are cooperating with law enforcement in the Tom Cable case(s). Cole says a source tells him Al Davis hopes to be able to fire Cable “with cause” at the end of the season so he doesn’t have to pay him. (more…) (more) Cable On the Outs?
Why Gruden won’t be back in 2010
ibabuzz.com — When the 2009 season concludes, it will be eight seasons since Jon Gruden was head coach of the Raiders. That’s twice as long as he was coach of the Raiders. Yet the topic of his potential return is never far from the minds of a ... (more) Why Gruden won’t be back in 2010
NOW wants Raiders coach Tom Cable suspended
contracostatimes.com — The National Organization for Women is calling for coach Tom Cable's suspension while the Raiders and the NFL investigate allegations that Cable physically abused his first wife more than 20 years ago and abused a former girlfriend in January. NOW ... (more) NOW wants Raiders coach Tom Cable suspended
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Morning 1, 2, 3: Trask running the Cable investigation, Harbaugh thoughts, spotlight on 49ers “D”
Kawakami — ... I don’t know precisely what this means for the Raiders or Trask–who has been in and out of Al’s favor the last few years, but is, in the end, the single executive he trusts most. It wouldn’t be difficult, though, to guess that Trask is assuming more and more authority amid the Raiders vacuum, as Al deals with health issues and mostly shows up just to rail about the team’s current state of disarray and everybody else in the office ducks and hides in order to remain employed. 2 ) ...

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