Raiders fire Reggie Mckenzie

[Pattersonca65]

Knew he was on borrowed time with Gruden but never thought he would be fired before the season ended

 

[Fountain City Blues]

McKenzie has a real shot to see his son start a game at guard for the Chiefs in week 17 vs the Raiders right now. Could be resting starters that day.

 

[GNG]

Knew he was on borrowed time with Gruden but never thought he would be fired before the season ended

Gruden wanted more control.

 

[Pattersonca65]

Gruden wanted more control.

Gruden already has control. Gruden already has final say on personnel. McKenzie's control was done once Gruden was hired. I thought McKenzie would have left on his own anyway at some point.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Knew he was on borrowed time with Gruden but never thought he would be fired before the season ended

This was going to happen with Gruden onboard and we'll see if Chucky 2.0 is any better at personnel matters.

 

[mcnabb7542]

I bet they were hoping that Reggie would see the writing on the wall and walk out on his own.....

 

[CaptainStubing]

I bet they were hoping that Reggie would see the writing on the wall and walk out on his own.....

i think his contract pays him through 2020 ... he didn't want to give up millions of dollars by quitting ... can't blame him.

 

[CaptainStubing]

This was going to happen with Gruden onboard and we'll see if Chucky 2.0 is any better at personnel matters.

 

[mcnabb7542]

i think his contract pays him through 2020 ... he didn't want to give up millions of dollars by quitting ... can't blame him.

Shit forgot that part...

 

[Pattersonca65]

This was going to happen with Gruden onboard and we'll see if Chucky 2.0 is any better at personnel matters.

He better with all those 1st round picks next year.

 

[DJ]

This pisses me off almost more than them trading Mack.....he stocked the cupboard that got us our first playoff visit in eons.....

 

[DJ]

He better with all those 1st round picks next year.

11 picks in the next draft and I think we have 9-10 in the following one so far.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Everything I've been seeing is that he was likely leaving at the end of the year anyway and he was given a choice to stay til then or not. Honestly, I think he did a pretty good job for the most part.

 

[DJ]

Everything I've been seeing is that he was likely leaving at the end of the year anyway and he was given a choice to stay til then or not. Honestly, I think he did a pretty good job for the most part.

He and JDR did a pretty good job while they were there.


The assumption was they fired JDR because they wanted to get to the next level and just not make the playoffs (the 1 time we made it) and be an actual contender.

Gruden came in and it's now turned into a total rebuild after he convinced Davis it was needed or what is best.

 

[Brees#1]

He and JDR did a pretty good job while they were there.


The assumption was they fired JDR because they wanted to get to the next level and just not make the playoffs (the 1 time we made it) and be an actual contender.

Gruden came in and it's now turned into a total rebuild after he convinced Davis it was needed or what is best.

And that's the problem. Oakland wants to be elite or nothing, which is harder to do than being competitive.

 

[Rockinkuwait]

And that's the problem. Oakland wants to be elite or nothing, which is harder to do than being competitive.

I don't even think it's that big. I think McKenzie did a few things well, got them out of that cap hell. Had a few good picks (Carr, Mack, Cooper had a high price, taken over Gurley and Scherff). Some hits in FA Nice interior line additions). But a lot of picks didn't turn into plus players, and quite some misses in FA especially it seems on the defense (Irvin, Lofton, Dan Williams, Sean Smith.

And one would wonder how much of the Mack holdout was on him as well.

 

[Pattersonca65]

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