The Oakland Raiders have replaced their head coach. It happened sooner than we thought, and Dennis Allen was canned late Monday night. His replacement will be either OC Greg Olson or Assistant Head Coach Tony Sparano. The Oakland Raiders have a history of firing coaches four games in. See Lane Kiffin in 2008; Mike Shanahan in 1989.
Here’s what CBS Sports Jason La Canfora, said on Sunday’s edition of The NFL Today:
“The Raiders are there (London) today. Their Owner, Mark Davis, [is] mulling big possible changes. If he were to let go of coach Dennis Allen during the upcoming bye week, I’m told Greg Olson, their offensive coordinator, [is] very highly thought of as a potential replacement candidate.”
Tomorrow the Raiders will hold a press conference to first put a bow on the Allen era. Then they will officially name their new interim head coach.
The Oakland Raiders have had eight coaches since 2002, the most in the NFL, during the past 20 years. In that span they’ve also had 10 different coaches and only three winning seasons.
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