Al Davis Introduces Tom Cable As New Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders

February 5, 2009

The Raiders’ search for a head coach officially ended yesterday when Al Davis and Tom Cable agreed to a contract that would remove his interim tag, and make him head coach of the Oakland Raiders. A press conference was held today at the Raiders’ facility in Alameda, where Al Davis announced the appointing of Tom [...]

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Raiders Fan Shop Open For Business

February 4, 2009

After working tirelessly at assembling a Raiders ebay storefront of epic proportions, RaiderMystique.com is proud to unveil its new online shop. We’ll be bringing you more merchandise and collectibles over the coming weeks in our continued quest to assemble the largest collection of Raiders clothing and memorabilia available anywhere. Not to mention, all of the [...]

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Raiders Press Conference Set For Tomorrow

February 3, 2009

The waiting appears to be over. According to a team source, the Raiders are in the process of finalizing a contract with interim head coach Tom Cable that will appoint him as head coach of the Oakland Raiders starting with the 2009 season. The press conference is tentatively scheduled for sometime tomorrow.

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Raiders Expected To Announce Cable As New Head Coach This Week

February 3, 2009

For the past couple of weeks it has seemed all but certain that Tom Cable will lead the Raiders as head coach beginning with the 2009 season. Cable is expected to have the interim tag removed from his job title as early as today, or possibly Wednesday. Cable, who took over in week 5 after [...]

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Marshall impresses Raiders

February 3, 2009

John Marshall, the former d-coordinator for the 49ers, appears to be the leading candidate to fill the defensive coaching void for the Raiders. Marshall interviewed with the Raiders last Friday and apparently made a prettty good impression. He now appears to be the clear front-runner for the position left vacant by former Raiders’, and now [...]

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Tom Cable to be head coach for the Raiders next season

January 29, 2009

At least that’s what ESPN and other league sources are saying. The media reported on Wednesday that Al Davis is planning on removing the interim tag from head coach Tom Cable’s job description. Raiders’ senior executive John Herrera denied the imminent hiring of cable and told reporters that “no decision has been made yet”. Cable’s [...]

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Ray Guy passed over by the HoF yet again

January 26, 2009

Raiders’ legend and seven time Pro Bowler, Ray Guy, was once again left off of the ballot for induction into Canton this year. Guy, who spent fourteen seasons with the Raiders and played in all three of their Super Bowl victories, was once again eligible for induction but did not make the 25 man semi-finalist [...]

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Raiders to interview Linehan for offensive coordinator

January 23, 2009

Linehan, who turned down an offer from the 49ers this past Sunday for the offensive coordinator position, will be interviewing with the Oakland Raiders soon for the same job. Following a disappointing 0-4 start, the Rams let him go after three seasons as head coach. The Rams’ lack of production on O led to his [...]

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Cable looking like frontrunner for head coaching job

January 22, 2009

Although the Raiders have been dragging their feet a bit in the pursuit of a new head coach, interim head coach Tom Cable looks to be the guy. Unfortunately though for Cable, Al Davis’ reluctance to move forward with the promotion isn’t going to help his confidence any. Cable should be a shoe-in for head [...]

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Al Saunders to interview for the Raiders

January 21, 2009

The Raiders have announced that they will be interviewing the St. Louis Rams’ offensive coordinator Al Saunders as early as Wednesday. Saunders was part of the Rams’ coaching staff that led them to the Super Bowl in 2000. He returned to St. Louis this past season, but was part of the staff purging implemented by [...]

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