Saturday, February 11, 2012

Raiders Rope In Al Saunders On Offense


Al Saunders, last seasons' offensive coordinator, will return to the Oakland Raiders as an Offensive Assistant; Whew!

In a nutshell, Saunders has been coaching in the NFL since 1983. He brings almost three decades of experience not to mention continuity for the Raiders offense. To have Saunders return is nothing but a win, win situation for the Raiders. Taking nothing away from new offensive coordinator Gregg Knapp, I feel a huge relief knowing that the man behind last season's offensive creativity before the injury plague hit us, will be doing his thing again in silver & black.

Running backs Darren McFadden and Michael Bush may not have been as successful were it not for Saunders tweaking the offense to fit their unique skills. Jacoby Ford, Danarius Moore and yes, even Darius Heyward-Bey may have never become the deep receiving threats were it not for Saunders.

The Oakland Raiders ended last season 9th in total offense. Imagine had they not incurred the offensive injuries that derailed their most promising season in years. Congratulations GM Mckenzie for not throwing out the baby with the bath water and retaining Al Saunders. He'll get the job done!


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