Post by Belle on Jan 18, 2011 9:02:33 GMT -6
January 18 2011
The final NFL head coaching vacancy was filled on Monday night when the Raiders announced they had hired Hue Jackson, elevating him from offensive coordinator.
Jackson, 45, will be formally introduced as the Raiders coach at a news conference on Tuesday. He replaced Tom Cable, who was fired two weeks ago after guiding the Raiders to an 8-8 finish.
The Raiders ended a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons but the team opted to part ways with Cable, declining to pick up his option amid reports he had clashed at times with owner Al Davis.
On Sunday, there was word that Cable had filed a grievance with the NFL seeking reimbursement of $120,000 in fines levied against him by the team this past season. The fine was imposed because Davis apparently was upset over the league's decision to strip the team of two OTA practice sessions for violations of league guidelines governing the offseason workouts.
The head coaching assignment is a first for Jackson, who has spent 25 years as an assistant in the college and professional ranks. He's a three-time NFL offensive coordinator, including this past season with the Raiders when he figured prominently in a resurgent Raiders offense despite injury related instability at the quarterback position.
For his part, Jackson received a ringing endorsement from Davis.
"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the Raider football team and the Raider Nation," Davis said in a statement.
The Raiders ranked sixth in the NFL in scoring, averaging 25.6 points per game. They were fueled by running back Darren McFadden's breakthrough season and the emergence of play-making rookie wide receiver and return man Jacoby Ford. The Raiders were the league's second-ranked rushing team and finished 10th in the league in total offense. Their 410 points scored last season more than doubled their total from the previous season.
Before joining the Raiders staff prior to last season, Jackson spent spent two years as the quarterbacks coach in Baltimore, where he tutored Joe Flacco.
Jackson was Atlanta's offensive coordinator in 2007 and the Washington Redskins' offensive coordinator in 2003.
nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/18/raiders-promote-hue-jackson-to-head-coach/
The final NFL head coaching vacancy was filled on Monday night when the Raiders announced they had hired Hue Jackson, elevating him from offensive coordinator.
Jackson, 45, will be formally introduced as the Raiders coach at a news conference on Tuesday. He replaced Tom Cable, who was fired two weeks ago after guiding the Raiders to an 8-8 finish.
The Raiders ended a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons but the team opted to part ways with Cable, declining to pick up his option amid reports he had clashed at times with owner Al Davis.
On Sunday, there was word that Cable had filed a grievance with the NFL seeking reimbursement of $120,000 in fines levied against him by the team this past season. The fine was imposed because Davis apparently was upset over the league's decision to strip the team of two OTA practice sessions for violations of league guidelines governing the offseason workouts.
The head coaching assignment is a first for Jackson, who has spent 25 years as an assistant in the college and professional ranks. He's a three-time NFL offensive coordinator, including this past season with the Raiders when he figured prominently in a resurgent Raiders offense despite injury related instability at the quarterback position.
For his part, Jackson received a ringing endorsement from Davis.
"The fire in Hue will set a flame that will burn for a long time in the hearts and minds of the Raider football team and the Raider Nation," Davis said in a statement.
The Raiders ranked sixth in the NFL in scoring, averaging 25.6 points per game. They were fueled by running back Darren McFadden's breakthrough season and the emergence of play-making rookie wide receiver and return man Jacoby Ford. The Raiders were the league's second-ranked rushing team and finished 10th in the league in total offense. Their 410 points scored last season more than doubled their total from the previous season.
Before joining the Raiders staff prior to last season, Jackson spent spent two years as the quarterbacks coach in Baltimore, where he tutored Joe Flacco.
Jackson was Atlanta's offensive coordinator in 2007 and the Washington Redskins' offensive coordinator in 2003.
nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/18/raiders-promote-hue-jackson-to-head-coach/