Jets Are Collateral Damage to Raiders’ Stalemate
Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News writes a very interesting column on Lane Kiffin and his plight with the Raiders. In it, Kawakami talks about how Rob Ryan is a sticking point between Kiffin and Al Davis, but he writes this about Davis’ loyalty to Rob Ryan.
Davis, I’m told, is open to the possibility of letting Ryan go for compensation, but no team is going to give up draft choices or cash for a defensive coordinator. In addition, Davis really likes Ryan, who is probably the best defensive coordinator possible under Al. Ryan can handle Al’s meddling, is loved by his players, and is more than capable of running a tough four-man line scheme with man-to-man principles and very little blitzing.
So basically the Raiders are in a stalemate over their Defensive Coordinator, which means the Jets are in a stalemate over their Defensive Coordinator.
5 Responses to Jets Are Collateral Damage to Raiders’ Stalemate
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Zenlaw says:
The Jets can’t gamble and wait for the Raiders to reach a decision on Ryan. The Jets need to find a D-cord now.
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The Ed(itor) says:
The JETS can wait another three weeks or so to find their DC. I think Rex Ryan maybe better than his brother Rob.
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P in CO says:
Rex has timeout issues.
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Jeff says:
Buddy Ryan
maybe he shouldn’t have shot his mouth off about having a job in 2 minutes if the raiders fire him..