Tony Sparano, Greg Olson, Al Saunders are candidates for Raiders interim coach
Dennis Allen was officially fired by the Oakland Raiders on Monday night, ending the least suspenseful 24-hour period of questions regarding his job status. The only problem with the firing was that it occurred three years too late.
Now that Allen is out, the question is: who will be in? Rather, which unlucky soul will lead the Raiders to finish out this terrible season?
As of now, it looks like Tony Sparano, Greg Olson and Al Saunders are the candidates to become the interim head coach.
Sparano is currently an assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Raiders. He was head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2008-2011 and was fired towards the end of a losing season in his fourth year as head coach.
Olson is currently the team’s offensive coordinator, which means he hasn’t been coordinating much of anything. He’s been an offensive coach in the league since 2003, most recently spending time with the Jags and Bucs.
Saunders is an offensive assistant and has been with the team since 2011. He spent 2001-2005 as offensive coordinator of the Chiefs, leading their high-powered offense. When he was with the Redskins, he infamously had a playbook that was thicker than the holy Bible.
Since you bozos in Oakland can’t get it right, let me help you out: make Sparano your interim coach. At least the guy won’t embarrass the organization any more than it already has been by Allen.