Hue Jackson has been fired as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, according to multiple reports.
The story was first reported by Adam Schefter and confirmed to Comcast SportsNet through Hue Jackson.
Comcast SportsNet's Henry Wofford talked with Jackson, who said he is shocked by what happened.
Jackson told Wofford that he was called into Reggie McKenzie's office and was told that the team no longer needs his services.
When Jackson asked why, McKenzie responded that he was starting from scratch and bringing in his own guys. Jackson also asked if he was being let go because of his coaching or his relationship with players. McKenzie would not provide details, but said it has nothing to do with his reportedly bad relationship with the players.
Said Jackson to Wofford: "Come on Henry, you know I did everything possible to keep my job. McKenzie said I was not in his plans for the future."
A press conference will be held in Alameda Tuesday at 2 p.m. to introduce McKenzie.
Read more: Report: Raiders fire Hue Jackson
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Po mom misljenju, tri glavna razloga zasto je izgubio posao:
1) Situacija sa Campbell-om i Palmer-om. Previse dato za matorog QB-a, a nisi uspeo da udjes u PO. Dakle, dzaba. Pritom, Campbell-a svi zivi gotive i nije se dopalo igracima sto je tako brzo doveden Palmer.
2) Situacija sa McClain-om. E tu je izgubio poverenje gomile igraca (navodno), jer ga je uvrstio u tim protiv Miami-a, iako je bio uhapsen (i jos se kezio pred kamerama, k'o budala) te nedelje, a Hue je bezbroj puta rekao da svako u timu odgovara za svoje postupke na terenu i van njega.
3) Gomila krajnje cudnih izjava tokom sezone koje su kulminirale na kraju sa "popizdeo sam na svoj tim, nismo usli u PO, igraci moraju da shvate da su odgovorni". Iako tu ima istine (ovo za igrace), to se ne kaze nikada pred kamerama. "Vlast" mu je udarila u glavu, bacio je gomilu pikova ni za sta, nije se skoncentrisao u potpunosti na svoje duznosti kao HC i tako su se i desavali problemi sa "clock management"-om, tupavim TO, itd, itd...
Ipak, na pocetku sezone su ljudi u najboljem slucaju mislili da ce OAK imati skor 7-9 (najcesce prognoze), a sa timom koji je izgubio startnog RB, QB, TE, prva tri WR, i pola svojih DBs uspeo je da dogura do 8-8. Da li se moglo vise kako je sezona odmicala? Jeste. Porazi protiv BUF, DET i DEN su besmisleni i Hue je kriv za jos jednu stvar koju nije uradio: otpustanje DC Bresnahan-a odmah posle poraza od BUF. Pre sezone se znalo da ce odbrana da duva, taj poraz je i te kako to pokazao, a nista se nije promenilo i u daljem toku sezone.
Oh, da - umalo da zaboravim: tu je i taj divan rekord po broju kazni i jardi izgubljenih zbog istih
Ovaj tim nema katastrofalan roster, ali cinjenica je da se par rupa mora popuniti. I da se dovedu krsteni treneri.
Sve to na stranu, ako bi Hue ostao u klubu kao OC, to bi bilo sjajno. Od DHB-a je napravio WR-a, ubo je par dobrih pikova u napadu i taj deo tima je sve bolji u poslednje dve sezone.
