Kiffin, 33, was the youngest head coach in the N.F.L.'s modern era when maverick owner Al Davis hired him last year. But he fell out of favor before his first season was over and he was fired four games into his second season.
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If I were a gambler I'd take a serious look at these games.
New Orleans Ain't over Crazy Al's Raiders by 7
Baltimore takes the 4.5 against the Colts.
New York Favres give 6 to the Cincinnati Bungles.
Vi-Queens give 13.5 to the Lions
As for fantasy? Adrian Peterson, Tavaris Jackson and Adrian Peterson (obviously) from the Vikings seem like great players to start this week. Carson Palmer's out. Try getting in on some of Washington's offense. The Redskins are likely to score big this week.
The Raiders fired Lane Kiffin by telephone Tuesday, according to the New York Times.
Here's a segment of the story:
Lane Kiffin's brief odyssey into the bizarre world of the Oakland Raiders ended -- finally -- when his long-rumored firing finally came Tuesday. By telephone.
Kiffin's firing has been anticipated since the off-season, but it became clear that Kiffin would not survive the Raiders bye week when Davis began interviewing possible replacements Monday evening -- before Kiffin was let go. The next coach will be the eighth in 13 years. Kiffin is the second NFL coach fired in as many days -- Scott Linehan got the ax in St. Louis on Monday. And last week, the Detroit Lions dumped team president Matt Millen. And the season is just four weeks old.
It only took 84 losses in seven years, but someone in Detroit stepped up to the plate and did the right thing by firing Matt Millen, the Lion's GM. Fox Sports is reporting that Millen was shown the door today.
This from Bloomberg.com
Millen learned of the firing last night and was packing his office and telling employees this morning, the News Corp. unit reported without saying where it got the information. Lions spokesman Matt Barnhart didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
The firing comes two days after Lions Vice Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. told reporters that Millen should leave his post. The Lions have the worst record in the 32-team league since Millen took over as president in 2001, and fans have staged protests against him and petitioned for his removal.
Here's an interesting blog post from deadspin:
Every legendary movement begins with one daring act of civil disobedience. As close as I can tell, the Fire Millen phenomenon began one crisp December day in 2005, when a fan was manhandled by stadium security for brandishing a "Fire Millen" sign during a home game with Minnesota. Had Lions officials not overreacted that day, the most dramatic grassroots effort to get a person fired in the history of the NFL may never have been born.
But it did happen, and the beatdown of the "Fire Millen" guy served as the movement's Boston Massacre. It didn't take long for idea to gain traction, and before long "Fire Millen" was, seemingly, the official slogan of the state of Michigan. It turned up on banners, on Tee-shirts, and appeared at Pistons games and on college campuses. On Dec. 11, 2005, the crowd chanted "Fire Millen!" at a Lakers-Pistons game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A "Fire Millen" sign was shown in the background of a February 3, 2007 broadcast of ESPN College Gameday at the University of Kansas. A web site sprang up. There were marches and other organized protests. "Fire Millen" became the new millennium's "John 3:16."
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