Raiders Fire Coach Del Rio

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Jack Del Rio has been fired as coach of the Oakland Raiders, ending his three-year tenure after a disappointing 6-10 record this season.

Oh well, it had to happen. Expectations might've been higher than deserved, but Jack Del Rio couldn't even produce a .500 season. He had to go and hopefully the new coaching staff can get the team to play up to their potential. The Oakland Raiders are a talented team. They're much closer to being a champion than at any time since 2002-03.  The right coaches with the right schemes can give Oakland a football championship before the teams' exodus to the desert.

Rumor has it that owner Mark Davis is talking with former Raiders coach Jon Gruden. Do we really wanna see Chucky come out of the commentating booth to take a swing at coaching a team to a championship again?  Hasn't he been away from coaching for over a decade? Come on Raider Nation, we don't need our hearts being played with. Thanks for the memories Chucky but that boat done sailed many moons ago. We can do much better than having an out-of-touch Jon Gruden at the helm.

Whoever ends up steering the Silver & Black pirate ship come next season, they better bring something to the table that we can recognize as a winning plan. Jack talked a great game. But the talk ran out of gas. Now it's show-me time.