Raiders (Al Davis) Decline Tom Cable's Option

Okay so Al Davis isn't so old that he's slow on some decisions. He is senile though.

The Raiders decided to not exercise their option on Tom Cable for two more seasons at $5 million. The assumption now is that the Raiders will promote their Offensive Coordinator, Hue Jackson, to Head Coach considering that the 49ers have recently got permission from the Raiders to interview him for their Head Coaching vacancy. But this move has quite some controversy with it. Tom Cable is let go after the Raiders' best record (8-8) since 2002 when the Raiders were the AFC Champions. This record is actually a significant sign of improvement as the team was 5-11 in the previous season and actually won every divisional game this season.

Unfortunately for Tom Cable, the Raiders are run by an old man who gets cranky when things are not run in his way. This decision makes no sense to me. Instead of trying to development a team around a guy who has shown considerable improvement, they go with someone else and start fresh. Well, not totally fresh as Hue Jackson is in the organization. Still, you don't how he will do as a head coach. There is player development, scouting, trying to manage an entire game including tough calls to make in key situations. Of course Al Davis is going to do what he wants to do and for that the Raider Nation suffers.

P.S. Don't feel bad for Tom Cable totally. He'll definitely get another job as a head coach somewhere. But be careful, Tom. You can punch a guy in the face but your not allowed to improve your team's record (HA HA HA).

P.P.S. Maybe the news of Cable's punch is finally being heard by Al Davis after repeating it a million times in his ear. Then I'd better start saying this now. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AL. YOU'RE MAKING THE 49ERS LOOK REALLY GOOD!!!