ibabuzz.com - 1/19/2009
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Another one bites the dust.
Here is the Raiders official reaction to ESPN.com’s story that Don Martindale had a five-hour interview which made him a possibility to become the club’s head coach in 2009:
“Michael Smith’s story is totally untrue. Once again, ESPN has ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/19/2009
tfdssports.com - 1/17/2009
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tfdssports.com —
With the surprise announcement that Jon Gruden was
fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Raider Nation...
is abuzz with hope that the Prodigal Coach will return to Oakland and lead the Raiders out of the wilderness. The Nation is filled with visions of the days when Gruden led the Raiders to two ...
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Should the Oakland Raiders bring Jon Gruden back?
examiner.com - 1/14/2009
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examiner.com —
As is standard operating procedure for the Oakland
Raiders, Al Davis is conducting the coaching search on...
his own schedule. The Raiders vacancy is usually the last one out there, but does not increase the chances that the Raiders are going to land one of the "sexy" choices.
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Oakland Raiders coaching search crawling along
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The Raiders’ search keeps going… and going…
Kawakami —
... want a guy who I like so much and know so well and wants this job so badly? Haven’t I screwed up going that way in the past? Now, I’ve said that I think Al should accept the realities (this is a LOW level NFL job) and hire Cable swiftly, because the longer he delays the less and less credible Cable becomes. He needs to stand behind a coach. At some point. Apparently it’s not happening now. Whether or not Davis was or is seriously considering LBs coach Don Martindale for the top job ( they’re denying it), just that name floating up the ESPN transom further cements the logical ...
IS DON MARTINDALE A CONTENDER FOR RAIDERS HEAD COACH?
ProFootballTalk.com —
... that sources told him Davis was impressed with Martindale and is seriously considering hiring him. Throwing fuel on the fire was an immediate and emphatic denial from Davis’ favorite spokesman . “Michael Smith’s story is totally untrue. Once again, ESPN has chosen to air something that has no basis in fact. It is true that Mr. Davis met with Don Martindale for a couple of hours, but it had nothing to do with becoming the head coach,” Raiders senior executive John Herrera said. We’ve been down this road with the Raiders a million times, so it’s best to just sit back and see ...
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Al Davis: Bring In Captain Chucky! —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/18/2009
Al Davis—you have your chance now! Go get your prodigal sons back! They will steer your misguide ship back home. Your chance to plunder the AFC is in your grasp. Jon Gruden and Bruce Allen are only a phone call away. Bring them on board! ...
