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Ugly Duck

01-14-2007, 01:30 AM

Sarkisian closes in

Posted by Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer on Saturday at 8:57 pm

At some point in the near future, possibly this week, expect Steve Sarkisian to be named head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

Call it educated speculation, which is better than an outright guess, but something less than an a multi-sourced news story stripped across the top of a sports page.

Sarkisian did so well in his interview Monday one league source told me he thought offered him the job then and there, although he also told me I'd better check it out before going with it.

Another source has told me on two separate occasions this week Sarkisian was the leading candidate, after both the Jim Fassel and Rob Ryan interviews.

Neither of these sources have spoken directly to Davis, but their information is usually reliable.

Sarkisian, in recent days, has gone underground. There are people I've talked to in Southern California who rarely have a problem reaching him, but now can't get him to return a phone call.

Open and chatty following his interview Monday with Medianews reporter Steve Corkran, Sarkisian is now unavailable.

Call me overly cynical, but it sounds to me like Sarkisian is acting in a way befitting a coach of the Oakland Raiders. Someone told him to zip it regarding his candidacy. He may have even been told to save it all for his press conference.

recent blurb on the guy: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635169858,00.html

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scorpio

01-14-2007, 01:34 AM

If I was Crazy Al, I'd make Rob Ryan the head coach. At least he looks the part.

Dukes

01-14-2007, 01:36 AM

Sucks to be that guy. That's easily the hardest place to coach in the NFL. He should have declined

watermock

01-14-2007, 01:39 AM

Classic...Crazy Al gets his next yes man, a 32 year old college assistant.

yavoon

01-14-2007, 01:40 AM

Sucks to be that guy. That's easily the hardest place to coach in the NFL. He should have declined

he's a college assistant! yah the raiders suck and they might even hurt his career if he was a super hot shot NFL coordinator or college headcoach. but the raiders have been picking high for a while now, the raiders are due relatively soon for a bounce back to 7-9ish. in which case he'll be the one that brought them back!

its still an NFL head coaching job.

Ugly Duck

01-14-2007, 01:44 AM

Classic...Crazy Al gets his next yes man

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.

watermock

01-14-2007, 01:49 AM

Pickin' high with WHAT? The have nothing at RB unless Fargas can stay healthy, both Porter and Moss want the hell out of there, they are in a craphole that only fills halfway, and don't have a QB.

Their star DT is Warren Foot in Mouth disease.

They bring in some hot shot draft pick and a totally untested assistant college coach and think they are going to get to 7-9? All they have is a fairly good but old defense in pass defense.

Merlin

01-14-2007, 01:51 AM

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.
Yeah, and he has been hitting nothing but HRs since Gruden ROFL! :~ohyah!: Hilarious!

Kaylore

01-14-2007, 01:51 AM

Someone should put "Rumor" in front of the thread title.

gunns

01-14-2007, 02:02 AM

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.

He didn't recognize it enough to hold on to him, either one.

And it's 25 for the Raiders and 17 for the Broncos. But I guess when you are as low as Raider fans have been lately you exaggerate to boost your ego, eh?

Ugly Duck

01-14-2007, 02:05 AM

All they have is a fairly good but old defense

?? I'll give you that the #3 defense may rate as "fairly good," but its also probably the youngest defense in the NFL. Sapp & Burgess are the only two old guys on the D-team.

Kaylore

01-14-2007, 02:06 AM

Ugly Duck

01-14-2007, 02:08 AM

And it's 25 for the Raiders and 17 for the Broncos. But I guess when you are as low as Raider fans have been lately you exaggerate to boost your ego, eh?

I apologize for the 35 that should really be a 25.... honest mistake. I've actually attempted to correct it over the years, but couldn't figure out how to edit the sig line - open to pointers or a kind & caring mod to fix it for me.

TheDave

01-14-2007, 02:19 AM

So the raiders are now combing the asistant coaches in the NCAA... Guess it beats calling the local bed and breakfast's

BroncoBuff

01-14-2007, 02:36 AM

It's not a Raiders coaching move 'til Adam Schefter says it's a Raiders' coaching move...

SoCalBronco

01-14-2007, 02:44 AM

I'm hoping against hope this isn't true, or that if it is, he will get fired by Al Davis and then win a Super Bowl with his new team.

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/photos/collegef/h_sark.jpg

Oh steve. How far you have fallen. :pity:

I knew it would be pretty tough for you.

Just look at it as a BYU guy movin on up. :thumbsup:

He was a pretty good QB...you guys had a great run with QBs in the 90s with Detmer, Walsh, Sarkisian, Feterik etc and ofcourse in the 80s too with that system.

Bronco LB 59

01-14-2007, 03:26 AM

cutthemdown

01-14-2007, 04:32 AM

It's a good hire. Raiders have to go young because no veteren coach wants the job. Plus Al doesn't want to spend alot. Plus Raiders have a young team so maybe a young coach is good. USC offense has been great. Is this hire for sure though?

ol number 7

01-14-2007, 06:16 AM

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.

And let them both get away (no superbowls) I dated a really hot chic once but never scored with her. Same thing.

ol number 7

01-14-2007, 06:22 AM

He didn't recognize it enough to hold on to him, either one.

And it's 25 for the Raiders and 17 for the Broncos. But I guess when you are as low as Raider fans have been lately you exaggerate to boost your ego, eh?

These college assistance look so good when you have like 4 number 1's and 7 number 2's recruited every year. Like Nebraska running backs in the day. Behind those corn fed, inbreed and brain dead 'roided up lineman they had they all looked like world beaters. They go pro and poof nothin.Remember SD with Mike Riley the boy wonder coach??

Kaylore

01-14-2007, 06:35 AM

I knew it would be pretty tough for you.

Just look at it as a BYU guy movin on up. :thumbsup:

He was a pretty good QB...you guys had a great run with QBs in the 90s with Detmer, Walsh, Sarkisian, Feterik etc and ofcourse in the 80s too with that system.

And we have the same system again! Jason Munns is going to surprise a lot of people. I actually liked Sarkisian as a player more than Detmer during that run. Anyway, Shanahan was a Raider so I guess it's not all bad. I'll just fire bomb Steve's house.:wiggle:

gunns

01-14-2007, 09:47 AM

Don't forget about Ryan Hancock!

LOL

Drek

01-14-2007, 10:51 AM

Hope it isn't too done a deal, for Al's wallet's sake. They still have yet to comply with the Rooney rule. Firing a minority doesn't mean you've complied.

Spider

01-14-2007, 11:19 AM

Bronx33

01-14-2007, 11:21 AM

http://origin.arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.media/mr-t.jpg

Whomever gets the job Mr T pities da fooooo.

footstepsfrom#27

01-14-2007, 11:27 AM

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.
That was back when he still had all his marbles.

Bronx33

01-14-2007, 11:42 AM

Oh hey now wait a minute there, Mock..... Mr. Davis was the guy that gave RatBoy his first break as HC. He's also the guy that recognized the talent in in young Gruden.

Like shanahan needed a break? he was going to a good team no matter what and suceed and let's not forget what scary alice did to those two coaches and let's not forget what those two coaches did to him. One world class blunder after another from the crypt keeper and his ego, and raider nation has payed ever since.