Confidence is the Patriots head coach Bill Belichick going for it on fourth-and-two on his own 40-yard line in the middle of the second quarter.
Or former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs starting backup quarterback Doug Williams in the Super Bowl against future Hall of Famer John Elway when the sports world laughed.
Confidence, too, is the boy David going up against the greatest of opponents when the world said he had no shot.
Confidence is another try, when you’d rather quit and cry.
Confidence is also the Raiders owner Al Davis, which he has showed throughout his career, giving castaways another shot, taking the ...
The Oakland Raiders' new coach, Hue Jackson, was king of the world for a moment Tuesday afternoon. He said the Raiders are chasing perfection and boldly predicted the team to win the AFC West next season.The exuberant Jackson displayed a “Jon Gruden-like" passion as a first-year offensive coordinator; delivering the Raiders a sixth-ranked scoring offense. A remarkable upgrade from last season, as Oakland (31st in offense in 2009) struggled with JaMarcus Russell at QB and Tom Cable as play-caller.Nonetheless, Jackson’s day in the sun was short lived. His strong talk about the Raiders becoming “Bullies of the NFL” was overshadowed by ...
With the promotion of Hue Jackson, Hue and the Raiders now have a few decisions to make.Before the team can decide what to do with free agents and the upcoming draft they first must fortify a solid coaching staff.The Raiders have reportedly been interviewing and evaluating members within the current staff and will need to make decisions on who stays and who goes.Here's my take on who should go and who should stayBegin Slideshow
"Chasing perfection" is a phrase that stood out in the interview of Hue Jackson on www.raiders.com.
It sounds aggressive. It is focused. It communicates a serious intent to get it right.
The positive comments of Jackson indicate that he is a man who knows what he wants. Even though it may have taken him 25 years to get there, he said, "I was born to do this."
The statement indicates that he is a man who clearly knows his purpose. He did not waver in his confidence during the video. You could feel his strength and focus coming through, like the fire ...
Raiders’ owner Al Davis might be a lot of things, but a wimp, he’s not.
Many in the sports world scrutinize Davis with a fine-tooth comb; from his draft choices, to his handling of coaches, his age and his appearance.
Regardless, Davis is a visionary on a mission to return the franchise, which he built, to the once-great franchise that bullied the football world despite his naysayers.
Davis is adamant about his expectations for the future saying, “We have the talent to get into the playoffs…” Though Davis is one of the most criticized owners in the league, he stands by his word ...
In December 2004, Jason Campbell led Auburn to an SEC championship and a 12-0 season—just as Cam Newton had done a month ago. Alas, Campbell’s Auburn squad was denied a shot at the National Championship game because the NCAA doubted the Campbell-led Tigers.
That’s the story of Campbell’s football career. In the suburb of Washington, D.C., the long-standing sounds of “Boo!” bombarded Campbell at FedEx Stadium nearly every other Sunday during the fall of 2009.
Yet, while Campbell stood behind a rotating carousel of matador offensive linemen, while opposing defenses went on “test drives” using Campbell as the “crash test dummy,” Redskins ...
The Oakland Raiders are coming off their most successful season since they went to the Super Bowl. However, excitement in the Raider Nation is tempered as the Nation watches all of the changes being made. This concerns many because continuity is important to a team attempting to change a losing culture that has been around for over seven years. Thankfully, despite the firing of head coach Tom Cable, the Raiders offensive players will not be forced to learn a new scheme as last year's offensive coordinator, Hue Jackson, was promoted to head coach. While maintaining the same offensive scheme is ...
Clearly, it was a disappointing season for Kurt Suzuki in 2010.
Many people anticipated him fully breaking out, but instead he regressed across the board:
495 At Bats.242 Batting Average (120 Hits)13 Home Runs71 RBI55 Runs3 Stolen Bases.303 On Base Percentage.366 Slugging Percentage.245 Batting Average on Balls in Play
The average is easy to throw away thanks to an incredibly unlucky BABIP. He makes great contact (9.9% strikeout rate in ’10 and 11.9% for his career) and doesn’t put an excessive amount of balls into the air (40.8% fly ball rate in ’10, 38.4% for his career).
There is every reason to expect a ...
Hue Jackson is now the head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
He got the opportunity from Al Davis after wowing him with the improvements he made with the Raider offense. The man took the offense from No. 31 in yards and scoring to No. 10 in yards and No. 6 in scoring.
So how did Jackson do such a thing?
He gave the Raiders an identity on offense.
That identity consisted of the power running game and the vertical passing game off play action behind it. This philosophy is what Davis believes in and led the Raider offense in the sixth best point total in ...
With Tom Cable out and Hue Jackson in as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, the former offensive coordinator has a few personnel decisions to make.While the team has greatly improved, there is still room for the Raiders to get better.Jackson will have to decide which players to keep, which to bench or start and which to let go. It will not be an easy offseason for the new head man.Let's have a look at the players Jackson should seriously consider getting rid of to improve the team even further.Begin Slideshow