[UPDATE] Raiders fired OC Greg Knapp

[Shred003]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet
Some movement for the #Raiders besides OC Greg Knapp being let go. Two more offensive coaches. Also LB coach Johnny Holland out.

Right, I've seen this report a few times.

"Two more offensive coaches" - such as who? DeFilipo? Who else?

[slvrandblkatack]

Knapp needed to go.

Accountability continues to be placed as a high premium.

Yep he had no reason to be worst than last year, worst case we should have been the same. We had 4 rushing td's all year UGLY! Knapp is a bum and even as bad as the D was at times Knapp took bad to another level and he can't blaim Russel this time!

[st13o0]

we got to give pryor more game to play

[krsonekth]

On e thing that has kind of bothered me regarding everyone's opinion on Allen hiring Knapp is that who was available other than Knapp at the time? Also, who else of the available guys would have come here under the circumstances?

I'm sure that there was a lot of wait and see stance on whether the chain of command had actually changed in Oakland.

Knapp was a poor choice, we all agree, but I'm not yet ready to hang this on Allen and most of all McKenzie. We're making McKenzie culpable for the decision to hire Allen based on the perception that Allen made a bad choice in hiring Knapp. This is speculative thinking at best. Imagine if Allen had made another choice and we had gone say 8-8, I imagine that the opinions would be drastically different here.

Let's see who is available this year and is willing to help in our ressurection before we tar and feather two good men......

Finally a voice of reason.

[BlackWidow]

Woohoo!

[NC_RaiderFan5]

Right, I've seen this report a few times.

"Two more offensive coaches" - such as who? DeFilipo? Who else?

I've read a few different places it's probably DeFillipo and Pollack. They were Knapp guys.

[Raiders420]

This is sadly the best thing to happen to the Raiders all year. Too bad it took this long to realize he's a *******. Now im excited to see who Allen brings in.

[krsonekth]

Wow! Knapp got fired and we picked up a top 5 RB? Who is it?

Now that is some funny **** right there.

[shaun1983]

"The Oakland Raiders have released offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, special teams coordinator Steve Hoffman, offensive line coach Frank Pollack and linebackers coach Johnny Holland."
http://www.raiders.com/news/article-...f-7b222041ee3c

[NC_RaiderFan5]

Paul Gutierrez ‏@PGutierrezCSN
#Raiders officially announce firings of Greg Knapp, Steve Hoffman, Frank Pollack & Johnny Holland

[GeniusLoci]

Good start to the offseason boys... great way to roll into '13.

[NC_RaiderFan5]

Michael Schottey ‏@Schottey
Just heard an interesting name (opinion, not reporting) for Oakland OC...Jeff Tedford wouldn't have to move very far.

[krsonekth]

This is great news. I think all of us hear new that Knapp being back in Oakland was going to be a trainwreck and it was. Good to see the Raiders saw the error and have corrected it. Now lets bring in a quality OC for a change.

[NC_RaiderFan5]

Vic Tafur‏ @VicTafur
“Decisions like this are very difficult,” Dennis Allen said in a statement. “I have a great deal of respect for all of these men."

[Raiders420]

its like a huge dumb *** monkey has been lifted off my back. Hopefully they don't hire a bigger, dumber monkey.