Cable done as early as Monday?
At one point a few weeks back, it looked like Tom Cable had saved his job with the Oakland Raiders; the team had found some magic with Bruce Gradkowski under center, and everyone seemed to have forgotten about the whole Randy Hanson incident. But according to what people close to Al Davis have told Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune, the Raiders owner and managing partner is "inclined" to fire Cable. NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweets that Cable and his staff will meet with Davis next Monday to learn their fate.
Speaking of replacements, there hasn't been too much chatter as to who would take over Cable's spot were he to be fired, but one name was posited by Bill Bradley of the Sacramento Bee over the weekend: recently-deposed Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach. Leach loves a pass-heavy offense, which is right up Davis' dark, intimidating alley, and he also has a well-known love for pirates. Perfect.
So, let's get this straight: the Raiders would fire a coach that (allegedly) battered one of his assistant coaches in favor of a coach that (allegedly) ordered a trainer to lock a concussed WR in a dark electrical closet? We'll be interested to see the other names pop up if Cable is let go.
