Cable to Return as Head Coach!
The Oakland Raiders have decided on Tom Cable as their head coach for the 2009 season, a source close to another candidate for the Raiders’ head coaching job has told ESPN’s Michael Smith.
The source said the Raiders informed the other candidate Tuesday of their decision to go with Cable. A second source with knowledge of the Raiders’ operation also told Smith the Raiders have settled on Cable as their head coach.
ESPN reached Raiders senior executive John Herrera who denied that the club had decided on Cable as their coach. “The decision has not been made,” Herrera said. “That’s not correct. At some point here we will have a head coach, but as of now that decision has not been made. We are assembling a staff as you know, but a decision on the head man has not been made.” Cable served as interim head coach in 2008 after the in-season firing of Lane Kiffin. Cable has been considered the front-runner ever since he helped the Raiders finish the season with consecutive victories while winning three of their last six games. It is unclear the status of contract negotiations with Cable and when the Raiders’ decision will be announced. Information from ESPN’s Michael Smith was used in this report.
Tom Cable Deserves a Chance to Coach Next Year!
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Word on the Street is that Kevin Gilbride is in the picture for the head coaching spot in Oakland. But in my opinion after an impressive win against Tampa Bay, Tom Cable deserves a chance to coach this team from the start of the off-season on through as far as they can go.
As we have seen this year with the right coach and a few key pick ups in the draft and free agency a team can turn it around, just look at what Miami did this year.
Tom Cable seems like a decent coach and depending on how a few other areas are handled. Oakland could prove to be the Dolphins of 2009.
